One For the Road: Harry Caray Talks While He Eats, Hates Cracker Jack

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Published July 16, 2010 at 5:30 p.m.
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Both Cubs and White Sox fans share an affection for the late Harry Caray. While he cemented a legendary career on the North Side, his years calling games with Jimmy Piersall in old Comiskey Park often veered into high art. But Harry was also something of a populist gourmand, as the two videos we've found show. The first one is a 1980 commercial for La Preferida Mexican food products. Caray was still broadcasting Sox games then, you could still make out what he was saying and, as you'll see near

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The High-Cost of Fandom: An Out-of-Towners Quest to Buy Bears Tickets

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Published July 14, 2010 at 3:00 p.m.
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There's a lot to love about living in Charleston, South Carolina. The beaches, the southern cuisine, the "winter" weather ... However, as good as I think it is here, there are downsides as well - the most prominent being the approximated 900 miles that separates me from the Windy City and my beloved Chicago Bears ... I visited Chicago, once, as a teenager with my parents. We trekked for two days, so my father could attend a Moose Lodge convention (super fun, right?). So, even though I came to

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All Star Break: A Brief History of the White Sox on TV

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Published July 12, 2010 at 9:16 p.m.

Since we have some time to kill until play resumes on Thursday, let's take a look back at the White Sox on TV.  Video, and more, after the jump ... The White Sox were originally on WGN-TV.  Jack Brickhouse split time between the White Sox and the Cubs.  They made the jump to WFLD-TV (Ch. 32) in 1968.  ... In retrospect, it was a bad idea because Ch. 32 wasn't nearly as powerful as Ch. 9.  Plus it was on UHF, which was kind of a hassle to tune in (old TVs had two dials.  One for Channels

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What Kenny might do at the trade deadline.

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Published July 16, 2010 at 9:56 a.m.

The White Sox start the second half of the season in first place, currently on one of the hottest streaks in team history.  The trade deadline is coming up soon, and with Jake Peavy on the shelf for the rest of the year, it's quite likely that Kenny Williams will try to pick up another pitcher ... Based on what he's done in the past, and where the team is today, I would not be at all surprised to see Carlos Zambrano in a White Sox uniform come August 1.  ... There are many better pitchers on

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'Baseball's Sad Lexicon': 100 Years Old Today

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Published July 12, 2010 at 4:00 p.m.
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Photo courtesy Jack Bales ... These are the saddest of possible words:"Tinker to Evers to Chance."Trio of bear cubs, and fleeter than birds,Tinker and Evers and Chance.Ruthlessly pricking our gonfalon bubble,Making a Giant hit into a double—Words that are heavy with nothing but trouble:"Tinker to Evers to Chance." ... This poem, penned by Franklin P. Adams and published in the New York Evening Mail a century ago, is well-known to nearly every baseball fan. (And though I have seen the

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How Can The White Sox Get More People In The Park?

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Published July 15, 2010 at 2:54 p.m.
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More photos » ... Jim Prisching - AP ... John Danks, bad ass. (AP Photo/Jim Prisching) ... Browse more photos » ...  The only thing a Cub fan really has when arguing with us White Sox fans is attendance figures. This is certainly revealing about their popularity contest mentality, but the fact is the Cubs have drawn more fans every season since 1993 after the shine of new Comiskey Park took two season to wear off. Before 1991, you have to go back to 1984 when the Sox were coming off a

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In the News: The Future (future, future, future)

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Published July 15, 2010 at 12:15 p.m.
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A week or two we looked at the past but, in today's "In the News," we look to the future. Specifically, Daver produces a strange and ornery crystal ball that reveals a few awesome truths (or half-truths, if you will) about the Chicago Cubs ... To read the rest of the post, be sure to visit us at www.viewfromthebleachers.com ...

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Game 90: All Aboard the Second Half Bandwagon!

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Published July 15, 2010 at 10:28 p.m.
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I decided to take a different angle at my first recap of the second half ... The second half starts now with a 12-6 cubs win and the bandwagon is moving on! Your either on or your off! ... To read the rest of the post, be sure to visit us at www.viewfromthebleachers.com ...

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GirlieView (07/16/2010)

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Published July 16, 2010 at 5:46 p.m.
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Learn about the upcoming Cubs' Cookbook (sales to benefit the Dempster Family Foundation) and enjoy the weekly recap of best VFTB quotes. Enjoy your weekend! ... To read the rest of the post, be sure to visit us at www.viewfromthebleachers.com ...

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Game 91: Aram-O-Rama

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Published July 16, 2010 at 8:00 p.m.
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Chet entertained us yesterday with thoughts of an Aram-O-Meter. I'm pegging this game Aram-O-Rama. Join us for a brief (?) game recap (among other chit chat) as we celebrate the Cubs' ... wait for it ... SECOND WIN IN A ROW!!!!!!! ... To read the rest of the post, be sure to visit us at www.viewfromthebleachers.com ...

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