For the first time since being 7-7 in early April.
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Crosstown Part 2
30 Day Music Challenge Day 07 – A Song That Reminds You Of A Certain Event
2005 was my first year as a White Sox season ticket holder. As the season wound down, the managed to hold off a storming Indians team and make the postseason for only the fourth time in my lifetime. Going down the stretch and heading into the playoffs, Don’t Stop Believing had become the team’s theme song, thanks mostly to Joe Crede and AJ Pierzynski. Former Journey singer Steve Perry made appearances at both the ALCS and World Series, and, finally, at the victory parade on LaSalle.
30 Day Picture Challenge Day 05 – A Picture Of Your Favorite Memory
As a partial season ticket holder, I was able to get tickets to Game 2 of the 2005 World Series. Paul Konerko connects on the first pitch for a grand slam to give the White Sox the lead. I also could have gone with the Scott Podsednik walkoff later in the game, but this one actually gave me the feeling that 1) we could win the game and 2) we could win the series.
30 Day Picture Challenge Day 04 – A Picture Of Your Night
What better way to spend an evening than watching a baseball game?
30 Day Music Challenge Day 03 – A Song That Makes You Happy
As I’m writing this, happy isn’t necessarily the word I would use to describe my feelings about He’s A Pirate by Klaus Badelt. Composed for the first Pirates of the Carribean movie, which I have not seen, it has been used as the soundtrack to the pregame video introduction for the White Sox for 6-7 years now. When the team is going good, there’s no place I’d rather be than at the Cell just as the game is about to start.
30 Day Picture Challenge Day 01 – A Picture Of Yourself + 10 Facts
10 Facts About Me:
- I am single
- I am an uncle
- I have been to 6 countries, and the picture above is from Switzerland
- I am listening to the Kevin Pollak Chat Show podcast with Lauren Graham as I am writing this
- I had a Wizard World Chicago panel report published on a comic news website and in an issue of Powers
- I just paid off my car a year and a half early
- I own PS3 games, but not a PS3
- I used to read comics
- I am a season ticket holder for both the Chicago White Sox and the Chicago Cubs
- I’ve had basically the same job for almost 14 years
Happy 20th “Birthday” US Cellular Field
20 years ago today, the White Sox opened the home portion of their 1991 season at the brand new Comiskey Park II. A lot has changed over the years, most noticibly the lost rows in the upper deck, the switch from blue seats to green, the revamping of the bullpens, and, of course, the name. Here’s hoping the next 20 years are as successful, if not more.
2011 Predictions
Since Mike and Mike were doing them all morning, here are my picks for the upcoming baseball season.
American League
East: Red Sox
Central: White Sox
West: A’s
Wild Card: Yankees
AL Champion: Red Sox
Cy Young: Felix Hernandez
MVP: Adrian Gonzalez
National League
2011 Opening Day Roster – White Sox
Starting Pitchers
Mark Buehrle, Edwin Jackson, John Danks, Gavin Floyd, Phil Humber
Buehrle, Danks, and Floyd have been stalwarts for 4 seasons now. Hopefully Jackson can build upon the success he had after coming over in a trade with Arizona last summer. Humbler fills in for the injured Jake Peavy.
Relief Pitchers
Matt Thornton, Jesse Crain, Chris Sale, Will Ohman, Sergio Santos and Tony Pena