SoxFest - Who's goin'?

by 67WMAQ on Jan 21, 2010 7:45 PM CST

Winter used to be dull, gray, cold, snowy, and depressing from New Year's Day straight on through the first warm day in March - or maybe that freakish warm day in February. But then I discovered SoxFest in 2008 and have looked forward to it ever since.

I'm more of a "memorabilia and discussion panels guy" rather than "stand in line for autographs guy." Speaking as a 29 year old, I think it's odd to stand in line for an hour to ask a much wealthier 29 year old for his signature.

As a service to you, the South Side Sox reader, I will give live updates on the various panels on my Twitter page:

http://twitter.com/RobHartWGN

Here are some of the discussion panels this year:

Your 2010 White Sox, with Ozzie, KW, Hawk and Stone Pony. Be sure to play the Hawk drinking game during any discussion panel he moderates. Drink every time he hijacks an answer.

Also - drink every time KW says this is a lineup that can win the World Series, drink every time Ozzie talks about flexibility, and drink every time a fan brings up Scott Podsednik.

Heavy Hitters, with PK, Harold, Walk, Teahen, and Juan Pierre. Yes, Juan Pierre. No really, Juan Pierre. Moderated by DJ. Take "five swigs" every time Walk talks about the cold.

Game Face with Hawk, Stoney, AJ, Jenks, Kotsay, and Sweaty Freddy. Don't play the Hawk drinking game during this panel, because he hijacks every answer and you will pass out.

Any panel with Jeff Cox is fun, because Jeff Cox is insane.

I'll be there Friday and Saturday.

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I'm going as long as my wife doesn't go into labor.

I’m a 30 year old asking a 29 year old for his autograph…but what the hell it will look cool when i get a mancave to put all this shit up in… I think I’m going to get Peavy friday night. then enjoy some seminars. I’ve gone every year since the 1st soxfest. I look forward to it every year……mostly because of the time/laughs with my dad and brother. we always have a great time.

Kenwo4life=ratings

by KenWo4LiFe on Jan 21, 2010 10:52 PM CST reply actions

thanks for the updates.

here’s a (partially) untrue statement by stoney

Stone: Pierre doesn’t strike out. Long at bats. See lots of pitches.

pierre has averaged seeing 3.44 P/PA in over 6000 PA’s for his career, well below the mlb average of 3.83.
DRINK!

you are certainly one of the more ridiculous people on this board. ~ larry

by BuehrleMan on Jan 22, 2010 6:50 PM CST reply actions

Excellent point.

Wrigley Field is a postage stamp shithole. It reeks of piss worse than R. Kelly’s underage girlfriend. It’s falling apart faster than Amy Winehouse. Their fans are denial-addled jagoffs of lowest stripe.

by winningugly on Jan 22, 2010 8:13 PM CST up reply actions

went today

I got there at 7:00 am and it was still too late to get in with Buehrle. We “settled” for Beckham. Sunday we’ll shoot for Jenks or Q I suppose. I wanted ot buy that All Star game banner at the garage sale but it was a bit too $ and of course how would Mrs have reacted to a 12 foot high banner hanging from one of our windows?

by spadog on Jan 23, 2010 6:51 PM CST reply actions