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Loyal South Side fans have something to party when it comes to since their beloved White Sox at last won another World Series. The White Sox have been less than inspiring in the last fourscore and eight years, but they have at long last pulled out of their record-breaking slump. Maybe it was more than rut. Some believe it was the “South Side Curse,” caused by th “Black Sox.” This label was given to eight players from an early White Sox team that conspired together to throw the World Series in 1919. Whatever the cause, it seems as if the sun is in the long run shining on the Chi-Sox, after a pitiful record for most of the Twentieth Century. Let’s take a look: Of the four World Series the White Sox participated in for the duration of the last eighty-eight years, they won two. The introductory was an stimulating victory when the Sox beat their hometown rival, the Chicago Cubs in the extreme “Crosstown Classic,” the only World Series in history overshadowed by Chicago teams. For those that don’t know, the Crosstown Classic is an annual contest among the American League Chicago White Sox and the National League Chicago Cubs. The two teams alternate hosting the game each year, and this event kicks off the baseball season by firing up fans from both sides of town. The next Series the Sox played in was in 1917, when they overtook the New York Giants, four games to two. It was in 1919 that the “Black Sox” gained notoriety after measuredly throwing the Series to the Cincinnati Reds, permitting them to win five games to three. It would be a full forty years before the White Sox would snag another chance at the World Series. Unfortunately, upon challenging the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1959, the Chi-Sox experienced another defeat. The Dodgers beat them four games to two. Eighty-eight years after winning a Series, the Sox have in the long run pulled it off again. In October of 2005, the White Sox swept the Houston Astros, defeating them soundly in the initial four games of the Series. The scores were as follows: In game one, Chicago won by two points, with a final score of five to three. Game two was close at seven to six. The third game, a record breaker lasting more than five hours, resulted in the Sox winning by two, after an unheard of fourteen innings. This was the longest game in World Series history, and the final score was seven to five. Game four was another record-breaking game, as it was one of only six in which any team won the Series with a score of one to nothing. In all fairness, the Astros played a tough final game, with both team’s pitchers shutting out batters for the introductory full seven innings. Unfortunately, fans, players, and even the coach confess that the Astros did not play well all around most of the Series. Chicago fans are thrilled by their newfound status as winners. They are crossing their fingers in hope that the new millennium is the beginning of a new era for the White So Ball Club. Only time will tell, but sweeping the Series is a great start. |
