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* The Crosstown Classic begins today. They’ll play three games at Ricketts Stadium… um… I mean, Cub Park. With the Flubs’ owners all over the news, I thought fans of both teams might like a little trash-talking opportunity.

So, rather than a question, let’s go at each others’ throats in comments. Civility is out the window today (this is baseball, not politics). But keep your language clean.

Cardinals fans will get an opportunity next month when their club hosts the White Sox.

posted by Rich Miller
Friday, May 18, 12 @ 11:41 am

Comments

1. Top White Sox fan = White House
   Top Cubs fan = federal prison

   Sounds like old man Rickett’s has Blago-itis

   Comment by SportShoz Friday, May 18, 12 @ 11:44 am

2. I heard Mark Prior will be at Wrigley today to accompany Kerry Wood off the field one last time. Ambulances will be standing by.

   Comment by Davey Boy Smithe Friday, May 18, 12 @ 11:46 am

3. Both teams guilty of ugly public actions this week. The moneyman behind the Cubs earned national ridicule for a botched race-baiting campaign.

   The White Sox, meanwhile, plan to start Adam Dunn in left field.

   Comment by Boone Logan Square Friday, May 18, 12 @ 11:54 am

4. Back in 2010, Sports Illustrated ran a feature on the Cubs’ new management. Key quote:

   “The whole lovable losers thing? I hate it,” says Tom Ricketts, the Cubs’ new chairman.

   Perhaps this week’s news is his family’s attempt to rid the franchise of that image.

   Comment by Boone Logan Square Friday, May 18, 12 @ 11:57 am

5. The White Sox fans are winning in the early comment battle. Tough to beat Davey Boy Smithe, and Boone Logan Square seems to think it is 2011. Sox LF Adam Dunn is outplaying Cubs LF Alfonso Soriano so far in 2012.

   Comment by Robert Friday, May 18, 12 @ 11:57 am

6. I hope Wood gets a chance to pitch one last time.

   Comment by Wensicia Friday, May 18, 12 @ 11:58 am

7. Cubs, hit it to left. The over-priced Welfare Sox guy makes your over-priced guy look like a gold glover.

   And I’ll say it again while I still can, Welfare Sox, Welfare Sox, Welfare Sox.

   Comment by Jeff Trigg Friday, May 18, 12 @ 11:59 am

8. Dunn is a wonderful hitter this season. I speak solely of his defense in the outfield, which has always been offensive.

   Comment by Boone Logan Square Friday, May 18, 12 @ 12:05 pm

9. Minnie, Nellie and Jungle Jim

   v

   Ernie, Billy and Captain Midnight

   Comment by x ace Friday, May 18, 12 @ 12:08 pm

10. “THE FLUBS” I GET IT LOLOLOLOL SOUNDS LIKE “CUBS” LOLOLOL

    Comment by BluegillLover Friday, May 18, 12 @ 12:12 pm

11. BIG NATO march on RIVERS Casino, Des Plaines, IL to protest for days,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,A huge LOVE FEST !

    Comment by Hotel Ibiza Friday, May 18, 12 @ 12:21 pm

12. I think if Papa Ricketts were supporting an Obama Super PAC (with negative ads sure to come) this would be a non issue…Cubs will win 2 of 3.

    Comment by Cubs Fan Friday, May 18, 12 @ 12:33 pm

13. Rich, when do the Sox announce the trade Kenny Williams just worked out? (AJ for Woody)

    Screw the politics. Let’s play ball.

    Oh, and have fun trying to catch and hit it past Tony C. Short man representin’!

    Comment by Barton Lorimor Friday, May 18, 12 @ 12:34 pm

14. International NATO delegates, come see the Cubs, last time they won it all there wasn’t even a League of Nations and the Ottoman Empire still existed…

    Comment by OneMan Friday, May 18, 12 @ 12:36 pm

15. It turns out the Ricket’s feel one good negative ad about Reisdorf is all it would have taken to win it all in 2005

    Comment by OneMan Friday, May 18, 12 @ 12:38 pm

16. The Cubs still have a banner from their last World Series win thanking the Austro-Hungarian empire.

    Comment by OneMan Friday, May 18, 12 @ 12:40 pm

17. WGN had some pretty funny stuff today: http://t.co/4T2CAIYU

    Comment by Smitty Friday, May 18, 12 @ 12:45 pm

18. So Wood is retiring? I thought he was on the disabled list more than he played.

    Well the Sox will be at the place where the goat will arrive from the Southwest, to show them how baseball is played.

    There are so many reasons I am glad to be a Sox Fan.

    Comment by 3rd Generation Chicago Native Friday, May 18, 12 @ 12:46 pm

19. The Ricketts family has more moves than Gale Sayers.
    All I can say is,GO YOU WHITE SOX !!!

    Comment by Pete Granada Friday, May 18, 12 @ 12:51 pm

20. The Ricketts family has more moves than Gale Sayers.
    All I can say is,GO YOU WHITE SOX !!!

    Comment by Pete Granada Friday, May 18, 12 @ 12:51 pm

21. Rickett’s Urinal will be rocking today. Unfortunately, these six games are the only meaningful games that either team will play this year.

    Comment by Bill Friday, May 18, 12 @ 12:54 pm

22. I’d like to thank the Ricketts family for torpedoing their chances of getting any public money to renovate Wrigley for the near term future.

    Thank you.

    Perhaps a boycott of the team could be started which would drive the Ricketts into selling the team to some even wealthier individual or family. You know someone who might actually care about winning and wouldn’t beg for public money while pretending to be a conservative.

    Comment by IrishPirate Friday, May 18, 12 @ 1:10 pm

23. I just switched: I am a CUBS fan now!

    Comment by Ted Friday, May 18, 12 @ 1:18 pm

24. Will be at saturdays game,stop on by rich i’ll buy you a 312.

    Comment by foster brooks Friday, May 18, 12 @ 1:25 pm

25. “Winning Ugly”
    - Chicago White Sox, 1983-89

    “Losing Ugly”
    - Chicago Cubs, 2009-11

    “Just Plain Ugly”
    - Joe Ricketts, 2012

    Comment by Yellow Dog Democrat Friday, May 18, 12 @ 1:54 pm

26. @IrishPirate -

    I’d like to see the team owned by the fans.

    Comment by Yellow Dog Democrat Friday, May 18, 12 @ 1:55 pm

27. I just turned the game on. What happened to Konerko?

    Comment by Been There Friday, May 18, 12 @ 2:11 pm

28. Hit a homer, next at bat, hit in the face by a pitch that got away.

    Comment by OurMagician Friday, May 18, 12 @ 2:14 pm

29. Ozzie will make a guest appearance and give props to Stalin and Pol Pot.

    Comment by Anonymous Friday, May 18, 12 @ 2:21 pm

30. Could they have Rev. Wright say a few words of invocation before the game (in lieu of a ceremonial first pitch)?

    Comment by titan Friday, May 18, 12 @ 2:24 pm

31. AAH…so nice to get away from the fighting in Springfield and enjoy watching our teams engage in the cross town rivalry. None of the pettiness and in fighting of the GA, just Michael Barrett vs AJ Pierzynski, and Carlos Zambrano vs Derek Lee, North siders vs South Siders…

    Comment by LisleMike Friday, May 18, 12 @ 2:42 pm

32. The dirty Cubs hit Pauly in the face in his next at bat, after he hit a home run. Call NATO to protect the White Sox in case the Cubs keep up this dirty play.

    Comment by mokenavince Friday, May 18, 12 @ 2:46 pm

33. If anyone is interested here’s an interesting piece from Slate on why a political consultant might hype the “Reverend” problem regarding President Obama.

    http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2012/05/17/joe_ricketts_spending_10_million_on_jeremiah_wright_attacks.html

    Comment by IrishPirate Friday, May 18, 12 @ 3:43 pm

34. That makes it 46-39.

    Comment by Count Floyd Friday, May 18, 12 @ 4:50 pm

35. I wish Ozzie would have been at that game….

    Comment by Vote Quimby! Friday, May 18, 12 @ 7:32 pm

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