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| Author: | 35thStreet Slick [ Sat Apr 12, 2008 11:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | Commemorative Statue for '05 Championship |
I'm a bit perplexed by this picture I'm looking at in the Sun-Times today. It is supposed to show Joe Crede hitting a key double, Paul Konerko hitting a HR, El Duque pointing during the Boston series and Uribe making a leaping catch. But the picture I'm looking at shows a left handed hitter (to the right hand side of Uribe) swinging a bat (it damned near looks like Thome - who wasn't even here in '05). The White Sox website shows the statue from the other side, and it shows two right handed hitter smacking the ball, and Uribe on the other side of the statue leaping for the catch. Something's just weird about it... I'm at the club right now, and this lousy computer won't let me copy links to .jpgs..... |
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| Author: | Beardown [ Sat Apr 12, 2008 12:09 pm ] |
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Could that left handed hitter be A.J? |
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| Author: | Frank Coztansa [ Sat Apr 12, 2008 12:43 pm ] |
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Or Pods? |
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| Author: | Swisher's Lack Of Talent [ Sat Apr 12, 2008 1:54 pm ] |
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I want to order like 100 of those. 2005 whooooowoooooooooooooo |
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| Author: | bigfan [ Sat Apr 12, 2008 3:39 pm ] |
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Sox have gotten a little Statue happy. Baines? Come on and putting them outside the park on 35th might have a little more effect. The 2005 would probably be more appropriate than any they have done |
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| Author: | Beardown [ Sat Apr 12, 2008 4:27 pm ] |
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bigfan wrote: Sox have gotten a little Statue happy. Baines? Come on
and putting them outside the park on 35th might have a little more effect. The 2005 would probably be more appropriate than any they have done I agree. Why put up a statue to commemorate the 2005 title? Jeez. What arrogance. How could they do something like that? I'll hand it to the Cubs Big Fan. They never put up World Series statues around Wrigley. Must be out of modesty. |
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| Author: | 35thStreet Slick [ Sat Apr 12, 2008 5:32 pm ] |
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It could have been AJ, but wouldn't he have been running down the first base line after a called third strike? 
Actually the sculpture said it featured FOUR players and key moments - so I have no idea who the lefty was. Maybe it was a mirror image from the other side of the statue. This picture from WhiteSox.com makes sense, but not the one in today's Sun Times: 
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| Author: | Apologist [ Sat Apr 12, 2008 5:34 pm ] |
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It almost looks like they printed it backwards... i cant see any words or signs to confirm this. *edit actually, no... you can clearly read the numbers and Uribe the right way. |
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| Author: | 35thStreet Slick [ Sat Apr 12, 2008 5:38 pm ] |
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Mystery solved. It's Geoff Blum - which was definitely another defining moment. The newspaper articles in both papers only mention FOUR moments, but the video here points it out: http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com ... 4819.story |
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| Author: | bigfan [ Sun Apr 13, 2008 12:29 pm ] |
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So Beardown when I said "The 2005 would probably be more appropriate than any they have done" You somehow took this as a Negative? |
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| Author: | Beardown [ Sun Apr 13, 2008 12:39 pm ] |
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bigfan wrote: So Beardown when I said
"The 2005 would probably be more appropriate than any they have done" You somehow took this as a Negative? No. I heard what you said Big Fan. I just wanted to make a snide remark. Cubs fans can take it. |
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| Author: | Beef Rockmore [ Mon Apr 14, 2008 6:58 am ] |
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Panther pislA wrote: Where is the World Series MVP on this f-ing statue?
What a slap in the face to Dye. It's racism!!!!!! Get Jesse Jackson on the case.... He loves statue controversies. Dye got his World Series MVP trophy - and he'll have it until he has to sell it on E-Bay to pay off debt, and he should be happy about that, as many thought others were more deserving. |
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| Author: | Frank Coztansa [ Mon Apr 14, 2008 8:21 am ] |
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"many" others? Konerko had one big hit...no one pitcher truely dominated. Pods had blum had one big hit apiece. Crede was the only one as deserving of the MVP as Dye was. If anything, i2005 was the ultimate team win. |
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| Author: | 35thStreet Slick [ Mon Apr 14, 2008 11:46 am ] |
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To clarify Franklin W Coztansa, the statue isn't for 'THE WORLD SERIES' games - it's for the entire playoff run. In looking at the numbers the MVP could have gone to several guys: Dye and Crede were the front runners - as you correctly pointed out You could argue Konerko(most RBIs), and how about Buerhle with the save? Or Jenks with four appearances, 2 saves and the most strikeouts amongst the pitchers. Truly a team victory: http://www.baseball-almanac.com/ws/yr2005ws.shtml Ahh...2005 - what a season. 
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| Author: | buckeyejake [ Mon Apr 14, 2008 4:14 pm ] |
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you know i dont ever remember the sox mentioning they were going to build statues for the 05 whitesox. we look dumb for celebrating 1 championship like this. |
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| Author: | Beardown [ Mon Apr 14, 2008 4:19 pm ] |
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buckeyejake wrote: you know i dont ever remember the sox mentioning they were going to build statues for the 05 whitesox. we look dumb for celebrating 1 championship like this.
We looked more dumb when, before this, we would celebrate division championships and commemorate those anniversaries. How many times were the 83 White Sox talked about and revered? They didn't even make the World Series. Hell, Cubs fans worship the 84 Cubs. They worship the 69 Cubs and they didn't make post season. No. It's fine. I think this is the first of it's kind in MLB. A statue celebrating a championship. Other teams will copy this. I find nothing wrong with it. |
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| Author: | kerchungathunk [ Mon Apr 14, 2008 4:34 pm ] |
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buckeyejake wrote: you know i dont ever remember the sox mentioning they were going to build statues for the 05 whitesox. we look dumb for celebrating 1 championship like this.
Then I hope we look just as foolish after this season. I'll suffer the indignities with aplomb and grace. 
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