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The White Sox took to Twitter on Saturday night to congratulate their crosstown rivals on earning their first World Series berth since 1945.

Two days later Jerry Reinsdorf took it a step farther.

The White Sox owner told Chicago Sun-Times' Michael Sneed that he'll be rooting for the Cubs when they begin their series against the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday.

"I think it would be great for Chicago if the Cubs won!

"Cubs fans have suffered enough. They deserve to have a winner. It would be great for the city.

"My White Sox fans won't be happy with me saying this. They'll think I'm a traitor. But that's how I feel."

Reinsdorf may have felt different had his White Sox not hoisted the World Series trophy in 2005. But he understands how Cubs fans feel; when the South Siders won the 2005 World Series it ended an 87-year drought. That was the second longest drought in MLB history, behind only the Cubs and their current 107-year streak.

Perhaps the fact that the Cubs are playing a White Sox AL Central rival in the Indians helps matters.

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Either way, Reinsdorf is hoping to see the Cubbies bring home the title for the first time since 1908.

"I have never been a Cubs fan," Reinsdorf said. "But I really do wish them well."

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

JR is rooting for his money to win

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Hawk is also rooting for the Cubs.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/ct-white-sox-fans-view-cubs-spt-1013-20161012-story.html

If the Cubs force the Sox to think they have to get better you have one fucked up organization

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

I know.

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I agree, but at this point if thats what it takes to kick Jerry in the ass and put a playoff team on the field, so be it.

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I have to admit that I was fine with the White Sox winning in 2005 for this exact reason: more pressure on the Tribune, especially after the 2004 collapse in September from that miserable roster of assholes.

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"When people want their version of the truth, they go find it, no matter how baseless their beliefs." -- Ken Rosenthal

What did you expect him to say? There are plenty of meatballs in this city to spread meatball vibes. He doesn't need to be the one doing it.

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"It's not exactly a rocket surgery." D.J.

Didn't the White Sox put up a crappy billboard near Wrigley when they won the World Series in 2005?

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I believe you are thinking of the 1997 billboard not from the Sox but from WMVP.

The one that said Major League Baseball: 8.1 Miles South?

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