Oct 01 2008
Tale of Two Teams One City
In a few hours the MLB playoffs will be officially starting, get ready for anything, as both Cubs and White Sox are in the post season. A task that has not been done even before the Great Depression. Which kind of sounds odd when we are in a financial mess currently in this country. At least for now, in Chicago and for fans across this country whom wear black and white or red white and blue with pinstripes with such pride, can maybe help us get through this whole debacle that is currently happening in Washington and Wall St. So many times sports can help the healing process and I believe this post season in baseball will be that temporary sense of, we will move on, and fight for a change for better tomorrow.
Back to business at hand the Cubs and White Sox are in playoffs, but as all we all know in Chicago, we now have to finish the job. All year long fans of both teams have been awaiting this train wreck that could be a meeting in the World Series. Remember thou, this town has seen success go down the tubes without us even realizing what just happened.
That is why it is key for both of these teams to not look ahead at their current opponent. Both the Dodgers and Rays are very good teams and are just as deserving to be in the post season with the White Sox and Cubs. On both of these opposing teams their is a lot of young talent with, Evan Longeria, with a good mix of experience with Manny Ramirez and a touch of couching from another Madden, and not John, and good old Joe Torey who always seems to make an appearance when something great in baseball is about to happen. All of this which is not only a common trait of a championship contender but a great Hollywood story if you ask me.
However this is the year for Chicago despite what every ESPN baseball analyst is saying, to go out and prove to everyone that White Sox and Cubs have what it takes to be a winner not only in these division series but in the championship series as well. Chicago fans like making believers out of doubters, that is what has made sports so great in this city.
The Cubs and White Sox have shared the ups and downs pf the season and both did win their very respected divisions. A task in itself is quite unique not only in our city but anywhere because some great cities out there still do not have a baseball team at all. As a southsider fan I am pulling for a clash between us and the northsiders and when it comes the White Sox will show then the rest of Chicago and the rest of the league that there still can be only one winner. Sox win in 7 and the Cubs will unfortunately have to wait till next year again. There will then be no bashing, bragging or taunting because in actuality the city of Chicago won in the end.
What is funny about what I am writing write now and what you are reading some guy in California and is thinking the same thing. Two teams one city colliding for a chance at the championship. It has happened on a few occasions including in New York and California and for fans in Chicago and in the mid-west we are ready to take on the torch and have our first two team World Series since 1906.
