First White Sox fan in the White House

by 815Sox on Nov 5, 2008 10:24 PM CST

Surprised we haven't had more fan posts about this but I think this is appropriate.

Whether you agree with his policies or not, this is truly a ground breaking moment in American history. It is nice to finally have a South Sider in the house. We did not win the World Series this year, but both the White Sox and Obama have both exceeded all expectations this year. It is a new day in the United States of America and a new day for us Sox Fans!

Hey Hey Hey.. Goodbye

I doubt it dawned on the crowd how appropriate this song was ;)

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I love it!

Having the official First Fan in the White Sox is awesome. And the White Sox made an obvious but very appropriate gesture to invite Barack Obama to throw out the first pitch of 2009:

White Sox Invite Obama

We were pretty successful the last time he threw out a first pitch in 2005…

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by Midwest Sports Fans on Nov 6, 2008 1:15 PM CST reply actions

and he's in favor of a College Football playoff too!

http://bears.fandome.com/video/105885/Barack-Obamas-MNF-Interview/

The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.

by The Wizard on Nov 6, 2008 1:53 PM CST reply actions

kenny has invited barack to throw the first pitch on opening day

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/chi-06-white-sox-chicagonov06,0,2512612.story

The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.

by The Wizard on Nov 6, 2008 11:33 PM CST reply actions

Way to read other people's posts.......dick

by JoeCoolMan24 on Nov 6, 2008 11:54 PM CST up reply actions

I somehow missed it...

sorry

The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.

by The Wizard on Nov 7, 2008 1:48 PM CST up reply actions

West Ham United?

At the other side of the globe, West Ham United has also lured Obama into returning to Upton Park anytime during his upcoming White House tenure.

The President-elect first walked to the Boleyn Ground in 2003 when family members brought him to watch a Hammers game.

The Premier League outfit sent a congratulatory message to Obama following his victory, adding that its grounds are open for him to visit if he happens to be in the United Kingdom.

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7012940927

The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.

by The Wizard on Nov 7, 2008 10:14 PM CST reply actions

big jim welcomes our new socialist overlord

http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2008/11/08/the-dugout-wordupobama/

The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.

by The Wizard on Nov 8, 2008 7:53 PM CST reply actions

on the hat

Almost every day since the election President-elect Barack Obama has been seen wearing a White Sox hat. He’s worn it to take his daughter’s to school and on the way to the gym. And despite the best efforts of White Sox executives, it’s been the same, worn-in hat for years, the Tribune reports.

“If you remember, in the middle of the campaign they had a day off and he took the family bike-riding along the lake,” said Scott Reifert, Sox vice president of communications. "The media was all over it. And he was wearing this hat.

"The next day, Jerry [Reinsdorf, Sox chairman] called me or sent me an e-mail, ‘You gotta get him a new hat.’ Because his old hat was just so battered and worn. So we picked out a couple hats, different styles, and we took them to his people.

“Their response was, ‘We don’t think there’s any way he’s going to take the old one off.’ It was pretty apparent it was his hat and he wasn’t going to put on a new hat. And I’ve never seen the two new hats. I don’t think he ever wore them.” …

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/12/obama-wont-replace-old-wh_n_143235.html

The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.

by The Wizard on Nov 12, 2008 8:39 PM CST reply actions

A real white sox fan?

I question how much of a White Sox fan Obama really is, considering he grew up in Hawaii and the Philippines.

On Wisconsin!

by Looney_Bucky on Nov 16, 2008 3:25 AM CST reply actions

one can assume from at least either '85 or '91

link

After four years in New York City, Obama moved to Chicago, where he was hired as director of the Developing Communities Project (DCP), a church-based community organization originally comprising eight Catholic parishes in Greater Roseland (Roseland, West Pullman, and Riverdale) on Chicago’s far South Side, and worked there for three years from June 1985 to May 1988.

and

After graduating with a Juris Doctor (J.D.) magna cum laude from Harvard in 1991, he returned to Chicago.

I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.

by thatshortkid on Nov 16, 2008 2:11 PM CST up reply actions

he posts that comment every 5 days or so. i wouldn't bother to explain that to him. i think it's all he has to say.

Cashing checks and having sex.

by MarketMaker on Nov 16, 2008 2:45 PM CST up reply actions

i know, i've just been meaning to post that since the first one went up

put it down on record, etc.

I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.

by thatshortkid on Nov 16, 2008 2:54 PM CST up reply actions

interesting.

if you grew up near chicago, i question how much of a wisconsin fan you are considering you grew up near chicago.
if you grew up in wisconsin, i question how much of a white sox fan you are considering you grew up in wisconsin.

"this is your life and it's ending one minute at a time."

by Toonderstrook on Nov 16, 2008 4:35 PM CST up reply actions

'Obama Bobblehead Night' comin g up

The Chicago White Sox are already making plans for Barack Obama Bobblehead Night next season, featuring a doll of the president-elect wearing the cap of his favorite Sox.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sidelinechatter/2008389187_chat14.html

The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.

by The Wizard on Nov 16, 2008 3:04 PM CST reply actions

reinsdorf?

“Actually, in our surveys, we draw more fans from the city of Chicago whereas the Cubs draw more from the suburbs. But from a national scope this is tremendous for us. We’re already working on an Obama bobblehead doll night with him wearing a White Sox cap. We’re going to milk this for all we can get.”

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/2008/11/08/2008-11-08_with_superfan_barack_obama_leading_cheer.html

I’m not sure it’s reinsdorf…

The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.

by The Wizard on Nov 16, 2008 3:10 PM CST up reply actions