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My guess is they were just fans of rock, punk, metal, and/or Steve Dahl, because both the 1979 Sox and Cubs a) were terrible b) drew poorly (16k/game for the Sox, 20k/game for the Cubs)

You're right; I stand corrected.

Does anyone know why we don't use any of their traditions against them in the same manner as them draping the L flag? Because they have no traditions. I guess we could run onto the field and try to beat up the umpire or first base coach. Or we could accuse them of cheating. Those seem to be the only White Sox traditions I can think of. And I've always been amazed the Sox never got in the market of selling the blue "L" flags after the "W" flags starting appearing. For a team that hates the Cubs as much as they do, it seems like a no-brainer. But Dybas and Ligue stole that tradition from Cub superfan John Murray. And for an interesting read, go read about which team those tools root for and where they'd been all day prior to their infamous nights at Comiskey. Anyway, there actually are a few traditions around Sox games: - Halfway to St. Patrick's Day - Dog Day - Elvis Night - Mullet Night (either the most embarassing or most brilliantly self-deprecating promotion in baseball; not sure which) - "Na Na Hey Hey" when the opposiing pitcher is yanked mid-inning - Fireworks after Sox home runs and victories - "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" during the 7th inning stretch, but the Cubs already co-opted that one - Hawk's terrible announcing, but again Santo seems to have that one locked up too. I realize none of these are as clever as flags or throwing garbage, but we seem to like them just fine.

You never know. This year's White Sox aren't very good, and even Detroit's hitting might not be enough to pick up the slack for their pitching. I've learned not to count out the Twins under the current management. And in the interests of proper context and full disclosure, I'm saying that as a White Sox fan.

Sean Tracey.

Dempster, before the 2006 season. Something about how he didn't like how the Sox were "parading through our streets." D. Lee made a remark last year about how it would be nice to finally bring a championship to Chicago. Those are all I can remember, but never anything as hostile as Danks' comments. Part of me suspects it's not actually about jealousy but just part of the Sox' marketing m.o. (see the "us vs. them" commercials from 2004). Not a bad idea from a purely business standpoint, although an admittedly lame one.