If there is any justice in this world, to be a White Sox fan frees a man from any other form of penance.
There is nothing like Ruth ever existed in this game of baseball. I remember we were playing the White Sox in Boston in 1919, and he hit a home run off Lefty Williams over the left-field fence in the ninth inning and won the game. It was majestic. It soared.
I imagine myself as the broadcaster for a Cubs-White Sox World Series, a Series that would last seven games, with the final game going extra innings before being suspended because of darkness at Wrigley Field.
I've said this over the years publicly - this is not a lucrative business. My goal every year is to break even with the White Sox.
Yes, I live in Chicago. Yes, I support Chicago.
I'm a White Sox fan, and the Blackhawks.
Baseball outfits went through their gaudy period during the disco '70's, when the White Sox looked like softball players and the Athletics looked like 'Saturday Night Fever' personified.
As a citizen of the great city of Chicago, I find it impossible to root against the White Sox. The White Sox organization has been much more consistent, in my lifetime at least, at putting a winning ballclub on the field.
I grew up in Dolton, just south of Chicago, about a 20-minute drive from old Comiskey Park.
Paul Konerko is one of the greatest players in White Sox history, not only for his strength and performance on the field, but also for his heart and leadership off the field.
The actors in 'Eight Men Out' really know how to play, and the background athletes are all professionals.
