Saturday, July 9, 2011

Chicago's Crosstown Classic: A Civil War in Town-- Part 1

From the July 3rd Chicago Tribune by Ron Grossman.

Hey, it's a Civil War because you have the North Side (you know, the Cubs) versus the South Side, (Da Sox). Maybe that's why I am a Sox fan.

According to Grossman, before the meaningless exhibition games that I grew up with (where the regulars didn't even play) and the great interleague series (where it counts), there was already a high stakes series between the city's two teams.

When the American League was founded in 1900, the Cubs, who were one of the best National league teams, were determined the remain THE CHICAGO TEAM. The new American League team, the White Stockings couldn't even use the city name and were forced to take minor league status.

But in 1903, the World Series came into being between the two leagues, pitting the best of each.

Each league had something to prove. The American that they were really major league and the National that those other guys were bush league.

So, starting in 1903, the Cubs and Sox faced off.

Who Da Best? --Cooter

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