All good things must come to an end

[maidenvoyage]

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How anyone can have any compassion for a fanbase as bad as the White Sox is beyond me. I'm glad they aren't going to make it... Maybe their bandwagon fans will go back to the hole they came from until they make another run in 88 years.

Riiiight.... Damn the White Sox fans are a bitter bunch of sore losers.

Thankfully you erased the "nanny nanny boo boo" prior to submitting your initial post or someone might say the same of you.

[Psyblast]

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What, is it like impossible to have ANY thread about the White Sox without some kind of argument breaking out?

[maidenvoyage]

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What, is it like impossible to have ANY thread about the White Sox without some kind of argument breaking out?

I guess I failed to realize the depth of hatred the White Sox generated. I honestly thought flew under the radar for the most part. Up until last year I would have said that's like hating Northwestern . . . just a waste of energy.

[BGarrett7]

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I guess I failed to realize the depth of hatred the White Sox generated.

Not the White Sox, per se, more Ozzie Guillen and White Sox fans.

[Lintyfresh85]

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Thankfully you erased the "nanny nanny boo boo" prior to submitting your initial post or someone might say the same of you.

Right... I'm just tired of the White Sox having no fans until a few years ago and now they think they own the world when we all know they'll be gone at the drop of a hat if they have one or two down years.

[SlimKibbles]

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Not the White Sox, per se, more Ozzie Guillen and White Sox fans.

Agreed. The folks I encountered at the Reds/White Sox series this year were ridiculous as far as talking, taunting, whatever you want to call it. I yelled at one point, "Where were you all for the last 80 years?" I promptly got flicked off. The true fans that have stuck with them through thick-and-thin, I can deal with. Those that were casual to non-fans prior to success and then jumped on the bandwagon, started talking ****, etc., I can't stand.

[maidenvoyage]

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Right... point me to the post in this thread that I edited again? Oh right you can't because I haven't... good try though.

Oh good lord! It seems the words "prior to submitting" are beyond your comprehension? We'll add that to the list along with "irony" . . . as in the irony of someone who would make the following statements almost back-to-back.

How anyone can have any compassion for a fanbase as bad as the White Sox is beyond me. I'm glad they aren't going to make it... Maybe their bandwagon fans will go back to the hole they came from until they make another run in 88 years.

Riiiight.... Damn the White Sox fans are a bitter bunch of sore losers.

[shugknight]

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This is not about loosing faith in your team. It's called coming to terms with reality. Any knowledgeble baseball fan who's been watching baseball this season knows that the White Sox are out of the playoffs. Maybe not officially but it's just a matter of time.

And speaking of team support, I get the same reponse from guys at work about team support when I tell them the White Sox season is done. I'm not going to sit here and give you a rosey picture on how the Sox are going to win 11 straight games and make the playoffs because it's not going to happen. Not the way they've been playing this year. That's what Cub fans do. And speaking of Cub fans that's the same people at work who's telling me that I'm lacking team support because of the statement I said. They are the same guys who says that the season was not a total disappointment because we're 18 games over .500. THAT'S B.S! True White Sox fans shouldn't settle for anything less than the championship. The excuses are for the Northsiders. We're not going to the playoffs because we've been a huge disappointment. Maybe more disappointing than the Cubs. Beginging of the season the Cubs were not expected to do much BUT the White Sox were at least predicted to go to the playoffs. And not only we're not making the playoffs BUT we're going to finish 3rd!

Ozzie yesterday stated that if there's anyone to blame then blame him. YES OZZIE, we're going to blame you! But the blame falls on the whole organization. From Kenney Williams not getting a back-up CF. To the pitching staff for their horrdenous performance. To the hitters for gounding into a billion double plays in late inning. Everyone is to blame. Even some of these so-called White Sox fans who are going to disappear after this season after hooping and hollering last year. You know who you are!

MAN! I can't wait until NBA 2K7 drops on Tuesday. Take my mind off this disappointing season.

The one thing that disappoints me this season was the fact that we relied on the long ball (once again) to win games. I know we added Thome, but that should not have change the way we move runners on base. 2005 was the year that we perfected 2 things:

Pods gets on base.
Guch would move him to 2nd.

This year, Pods, when he would actually get on base (If rumors are true, I'd happily accept Chone Figgins over Pods) would not steal, simply because (I believe at least) he is still nursing his hammy. Pods was 2 steps slower this year, and you could see it. Unless he got the perfect jump, he wouldnt get 2nd.

And for some reason, Guch wouldn't bunt at all! It was like, 1 every 10 games where he would bunt. I saw guys in the 7-8-9 spot bunting more than Guch. But then again, maybe it was due to Pods not getting on base as often.

I really believe Vazquez might be hurting the team. It was like his play was contagious. Once he started having his 6-run 6th on a consistent basis, the whole staff would fall apart.

I'm afraid that this offseason, we do 2 things.. Trade Freddie Garcia (I know he throws an 89 mph fastball, but look at Kenny Rogers, if he perfects his location, he can be clutch just like he was the last month and a half) and trade Brian Anderson. I believe he can be a stud and that his first year was a fluke. He was a good outfielder, (making boneheaded plays every now and then) but he is young.

But I trust Kenny Williams..

[maidenvoyage]

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The true fans that have stuck with them through thick-and-thin, I can deal with. Those that were casual to non-fans prior to success and then jumped on the bandwagon, started talking ****, etc., I can't stand.

See, now this is where it gets tricky. My father grew up a few blocks from Comiskey Park. He worked there as as usher in the 40's and has suffered for his entire life with pathetic teams. Of course, being a good father, he passed that suffering on to me. Now, if you and I were to pass each other on the street and I happened to be wearing a black and silver World Champions shirt how would you know if I was a long suffering fan or a bandwagon jumper? Would you automatically hate me because I happen to like a certain team?

All I can say is I hope the Bengals win the Super Bowl for you this year and you can see what I mean first hand. Everyone who doesn't know you will likely assume you're just jumping back on board now that things are going well. As you try to have a conversation on a message board fans of other teams will jump on and accuse you of being an obnoxious Bengal bandwagon jumper. It's good fun.

[SlimKibbles]

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You're right, and honestly, that's crossed my mind. How do you really know? Assumptions only make an *** out of u and me.

I can tell you, I've been going to Bengals games since I was 2 (I was told I was freezing at that game against Buffalo in 1979 and we left at half). I've missed maybe a dozen of home games in the last 20 years. Anyway, yeah, unless people know me, how would one really know one way or another?

[Jistic]

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There's a ton of bandwagon Sox fans here in Chicago. That park was always empty not too long ago. Then when they won last year I noticed people that I knew for years wearing White Sox stuff, and they NEVER talked about 'em before that.

I hate the White Sox, and I took zero pleasure in them winning. I'm also glad that they're out of it so I don't have to listen to moron Ozzie Guillen on the news anymore and we can move on to the Bears and Bulls and Illini and DePaul with our local sports coverage.

Still they run a good organization, Kenny Williams is pretty dam good GM. And they won the big one. Something that I know the Cubs will probably never do in my lifetime.

[Meatball]

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There's a ton of bandwagon Sox fans here in Chicago. That park was always empty not too long ago. Then when they won last year I noticed people that I knew for years wearing White Sox stuff, and they NEVER talked about 'em before that.

I hate the White Sox, and I took zero pleasure in them winning. I'm also glad that they're out of it so I don't have to listen to moron Ozzie Guillen on the news anymore and we can move on to the Bears and Bulls and Illini and DePaul with our local sports coverage.

Still they run a good organization, Kenny Williams is pretty dam good GM. And they won the big one. Something that I know the Cubs will probably never do in my lifetime.

Damn Jistic, took the words right outta my mouth again...LOL.

[maidenvoyage]

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There's a ton of bandwagon Sox fans here in Chicago. That park was always empty not too long ago. Then when they won last year I noticed people that I knew for years wearing White Sox stuff, and they NEVER talked about 'em before that.

I hate the White Sox, and I took zero pleasure in them winning. I'm also glad that they're out of it so I don't have to listen to moron Ozzie Guillen on the news anymore and we can move on to the Bears and Bulls and Illini and DePaul with our local sports coverage.

Still they run a good organization, Kenny Williams is pretty dam good GM. And they won the big one. Something that I know the Cubs will probably never do in my lifetime.

It's not too late to turn to the "dark side".

[Graphik]

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There's a ton of bandwagon Sox fans here in Chicago. That park was always empty not too long ago. Then when they won last year I noticed people that I knew for years wearing White Sox stuff, and they NEVER talked about 'em before that.

I hate the White Sox, and I took zero pleasure in them winning. I'm also glad that they're out of it so I don't have to listen to moron Ozzie Guillen on the news anymore and we can move on to the Bears and Bulls and Illini and DePaul with our local sports coverage.

Still they run a good organization, Kenny Williams is pretty dam good GM. And they won the big one. Something that I know the Cubs will probably never do in my lifetime.

There were a crapload of bandwagoners after they made some noise last season. It disgusted me because after all those bleak years of non-sopport, ppl took notice and all of sudden claimed them thier team. I was never one of those ppl, I grew up on the southside, went to school blocks away from Comisky and was a diehard even during those low years.

Dont count the Cubbies out yet, after many ppl switched aliegences, I'm sure somebody in the Cubs organization will notice a drop off in profits....eventually and want to bring the title to the north side. It can happen all in a year as it was some years ago when you guys were hot.

[Jistic]

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It's not too late to turn to the "dark side".

Nah, if that would've happened it would've been last year. I'm too loyal to my teams. I hate the Sox, but respect them. And living my whole life in this town I know their fans suffering. But being a Cub fan I'm the king of suffering.