Tonight is the White Sox 60th interleague game at Wrigley Field.
I was at the first one (with my sister) — which sucked — on June 5, 1998 AND I HAVE THE CERTIFICATE TO PROVE IT!
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@SOXNERD RELIC OF THE DAY: FLY IT HIGH, FLY IT UGLY!
The flag celebrating the White Sox 1983 American League West Division title is framed and displayed on the dining level at Guaranteed Rate Field.
It is the last thing I see before heading into the scoreboard control room at the park.
The 1983 “Winning Ugly” White Sox carved out a permanent spot in team annals by winning 99 games and capturing the West crown by a record 20 games.
The Sox hoisted the championship flag above Comiskey Park on Sept. 18 the day after they won they West. Mike Squires, the longest-tenured Sox, helped raise the flag before a 6-0 win over Seattle before a charged gathering of 40,984 at 35th and Shields.
@SOXNERD RELIC OF THE DAY: GOOSE IS ON THE LOOSE
Celebrities signing the wall in the audio room is one of the many cool rituals/traditions we have in White Sox scoreboard control.
When Rich “Goose” Gossage visited us during the 1972 tribute weekend in 2012, we asked him to sign our wall and he gladly obliged.
For all his menacing histrionics on the mound, off the field Gossage has been nothing but accommodating to me in the few times I encountered him.
Gossage, a Hall of Famer, pitched for the White Sox from 1972 to 1976.
@SOXNERD RELIC OF THE DAY: NESTING DOLLS
The White Sox handed out nesting dolls in 2004 with the help of the Brookfield Zoo.
These dolls featured rookie manager Ozzie Guillen and pitchers Mark Buehrle and Esteban Loaiza, who was unable to attend the photo shoot.
@SOXNERD RELIC OF THE DAY: RAG BALL!
When the White Sox gave this rag ball away in the mid-1980s, it was pristine.
In the last 30 years or so, this ball has gotten a workout. I found it particularly useful indoors and with kids.
I will be making more use of the ol’ rag ball soon as I start playing catch with my grandson.
@SOXNERD RELIC OF THE DAY: HAPPY BEATLES NIGHT!
Professor Moptop of WXRT fame gifted me this replica ticket from The Beatles Aug. 20, 1965 evening concert at Comiskey Park.
As a rabid Beatles and White Sox fan, this was the perfect gift.
@SOXNERD RELIC OF THE DAY: GRAB SOME BENCH
This fully-functional and comfortable bench made of bats and bases sits outside the press/employee dining room at Guaranteed Rate Field.
The best part about this excellent example of craftsmanship, which pays homage to the 1983 “Winning Ugly” White Sox, was that it was made by Ron Kittle.
