tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394922.post112877404564572030..comments2024-02-19T00:54:37.767-08:00Comments on The Columnist Manifesto: Chisox and BosoxOscar Madisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05558650379298098292noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394922.post-1128884769697017072005-10-09T12:06:00.000-07:002005-10-09T12:06:00.000-07:00Yeah, but I think the ChiSox deserve to be cursed....Yeah, but I think the ChiSox deserve to be cursed. Any team with the black sox scandal in its history...<BR/><BR/>Phantom scribbler, amazingly enough said fans exist, I see them walking around and am forced to gawk in awe. But yes, the Cubs are the only true team for nihilists.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13660372664412873983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394922.post-1128825447278205162005-10-08T19:37:00.000-07:002005-10-08T19:37:00.000-07:00What are you babbling about "diluted with ... Pole...What are you babbling about "diluted with ... Poles', long-suffering or short-suffering, whichever. Poles don't dilute; they only 'add to' any thing or place (now you can resume your theorizing ...).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394922.post-1128801976783813022005-10-08T13:06:00.000-07:002005-10-08T13:06:00.000-07:00Actually they did make a movie about the other sox...Actually they did make a movie about the other sox... <A HREF="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095082/" REL="nofollow">Eight Men Out</A>.<BR/><BR/>And here I was thinking "Fever Pitch" was about Cricket or something, considering that the original novel was written by Nick Hornby (who also wrote "High Fidelity," which was also made into a movie, and starred John Cusack - who was in "Eight Men Out"). That convoluted connectivity should be worth something. Alas, I fear not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394922.post-1128787399976252772005-10-08T09:03:00.000-07:002005-10-08T09:03:00.000-07:00Does anyone know the history of the "Sox" names fo...Does anyone know the history of the "Sox" names for baseball teams? Why, e.g., there are white and red but no blue, green or yellow sox? There are a couple of minor league teams, like the Washington Aqua Sox or the Yuba Gold Sox to borrow the nomenclature, but when did it begin and what's with the color choices?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394922.post-1128783550429311872005-10-08T07:59:00.000-07:002005-10-08T07:59:00.000-07:00That's actually a great theory... I wish I'd thoug...That's actually a great theory... I wish I'd thought of that!Oscar Madisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05558650379298098292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394922.post-1128783438579676762005-10-08T07:57:00.000-07:002005-10-08T07:57:00.000-07:00Eh, I still question the existence of a White Sox ...Eh, I still question the existence of a White Sox fan base. My theory is that people who like lost causes prefer the Cubs.Phantom Scribblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03258384756183844406noreply@blogger.com