Tuesday, October 04, 2005
Go Go Sox!
Baseball games in October that actually mean something! Now, there's a concept we don't get to experience too often here in Chicago. The hometown White Sox open the American League playoffs today at home against the World Series champion Red Sox.
Yes, the Sox vs. the Sox. Every sportscaster in town has fearlessly predicted - at least once - that "the Sox will definitely win this series!"
But, wait...this isn't October baseball weather! It's supposed to be something like 88 degrees here today. The beaches have been closed since Labor Day...but it will feel like summer today.
Maybe that will bode well for our Sox...who really aren't used to playing much baseball in autumn.
Now that the Red Sox have broken their long World Series-less streak (1918), maybe the White Sox (1917) can do it this year.
Cubs? Don't ask. (1908)
If the Sox (our Sox) can hang on until the second round of the playoffs, we'll get to experience another rarity here: Four Chicago teams (Sox, Bears, Blackhawks and Bulls)...all in action at the same time.
We'll see.
