Fairweather Fan - GO WHITE SOX!!!

I grew up in a White Sox family. I never actually watched games, but that's who my dad rooted for, so I just followed the tradition...

When I moved into the city, the Cubs became the team to root for. And truthfully, Wrigley Field is in a better area, sells better beer and has the MOST FUN surrounding neighborhood. It was a quick bus-ride from my old apartment and the bars surrounding the field are SAFE and stumbling distance. And let's be realistic...I never really WATCHED the games, it was just great fun to hang in the bleachers.

Here's Wrigley Field (home of the Cubs)...


It's actually a "northside vs. southside" thing in the city of Chicago. It's a long story for another day, but essentially, the "south-side" folks are the White Sox fans, the blue collar people who talk in the traditional Chicago "accent" that Jamie Gertz unsuccessfully tries to copy on her AWFUL TV show depicting life in the south suburbs of Chicago. The Northsiders (North shore), Cubs fans, tend to be the white collar, better educated, hob-knobbers. Now, whether this is all true or not is not for certain, but there are definitely socio-economic differences between the two.

This is U.S. Cellular (home to the White Sox..)


But whether you root for the Cubs or the Sox, there is something brilliant about a Chicago team kicking a** and specifically, the White Sox beating the tar out of the Astros in a game that is was the LONGEST inning World Series game in history. The Sox have been an amazing team this season and the post season play that they'd put together was truly fantastic! Anyway, in spite of the many attacks that I face as not only a Cubs fan, but really, just a "drink beer in the stands fan".. I want to rise above all that and give props to the team that is making history and Chicago very proud!

P.S.

Ironically, I went to that "Chicago in Los Angeles" party a little over a month ago, right? We received these nifty gift bags just oozing with Chicago stuff...architecture guides, gift certificates and t-shirts. And of course, White Sox hats that we all scoffed at!! I will wear mine proudly!

P.P.S.

Vince Vaughn is actually from one of the North Sides most high-fallutin' suburbs, Lake Forest. Apparently, his family still lives there. Luh-key.