2008 Woodie Awards
White Sox commemoration a disgrace
By: Caitlin Ryder
Issue date: 2/19/07 Section: Sports
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Hmmm. This sounds familiar.
Don't the Boston Red Sox have a seat in Fenway Park honoring Ted William's historic homerun ball?
Paul Konerko's grand slam and Scott Podsednik's game-winning homerun in extra innings of the playoffs were both momentous occasions which should be documented as major accomplishments in White Sox history, but it is nothing less than a crime to do this the same way as the Red Sox.
First of all, Fenway Park is a landmark in the Major Leagues. Even when the old Commisky Park was standing, it didn't hold half the prestige of the green monster.
Konerko and Podsednik may have had decent careers so far, but they aren't even in the same league as Ted Williams, who is arguably the best player to ever lay foot on a baseball field. They certainly do not deserve to be immortalized in the new White Sox' stadium. Podsednik probably won't even have a starting job this season.
The stories involved are far from being comparable. Williams hit the longest homerun in the history of ancient Fenway Park. His historic homerun ball hit a napping Yankee fan in the head and the incident later caused him to become a Red Sox fan.
Konerko and Podsednik did not by any means hit homeruns of this historic merit and they certainly did not nail any visiting Cubbies fans and turn them into south side supporters.
As a White Sox fan I am embarrassed by the organizations decision and I find it insulting as a fan of the game to reuse an idea honoring the great Ted Williams.
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honopo
posted 3/22/07 @ 11:57 AM CST
your an idiot. Fenway is a dump. It may be a landmark, but it is a dump. Why not kiss some Wrigley ass while you are at it(bigger urine smelling dump). (Continued…)
Charles Comiskey
posted 3/22/07 @ 12:06 PM CST
After reading this article and seeing that you call yourself a White Sox fan, I am embarrassed to be a White Sox fan. Changing some guy into a Red Sox fan is bigger than winning a Word Series?? Idiot. (Continued…)
big g
posted 3/22/07 @ 12:56 PM CST
your a disgrace to all white sox fans. Don't ever go to Chicago. Move to Boston and kiss all their asses. They shouldn't be commemorated after helping us win our first championship in 88 years come on. (Continued…)
WHITESOX
Secret
posted 3/22/07 @ 1:52 PM CST
Your article was pure crap. Why don't you write about something you know. Hey moron if you entered the stadium at all last year you would have seen that the seats were replaced not painted. (Continued…)
southsidehinduhitman
posted 3/22/07 @ 1:54 PM CST
Are you on pot or something? The blow sawx never copyrighted that ritual. My god the White Sox aren't the only other team to do this. The Twins did this as well for Kirby Puckett's HR. (Continued…)
Disgusted
posted 3/22/07 @ 5:41 PM CST
Wow, this article is just garbage.
Do you study at the Jay Mariotti School for Journalism? The lack of research and unwarranted shots at the White Sox in this article are very similar to how that windbag writes. (Continued…)
RedHeadPaleHoser
posted 3/23/07 @ 6:39 AM CST
Are you kidding me? I few facts, which you obviously forgot to investigate, Jay Mariotti Jr:
1. The home runs were in the World Series. And, NOT in extra innings. (Continued…)
Ozzie Guillen
posted 3/23/07 @ 11:55 AM CST
first the seats were not painted they were replaced.
2nd Pods HR was in the 9th not extra innings.
3rd learn to spell Comiskey.
4th who is ted william? its Ted Williams
your not a sox fan. (Continued…)
Mike
posted 3/23/07 @ 3:13 PM CST
Are you really a White Sox fan? Becuase this has nothing to do with the great Ted Williams or the Boston Red Sox, but everything to do with the Chicago White Sox. (Continued…)
zimne piwo/radiohead rocks
posted 3/24/07 @ 12:37 AM CST
If you REALLY are a White Sox fan, isn't your April Fools joke a little early? I mean what White Sox fan in their right mind would downplay two of the greatest home runs in White Sox history? The other folks already addressed my other issues with your factual errors, so let me just add "ditto" to those. (Continued…)
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