Before I was introduced to Section 8, my family showed me that true fans take roadtrips. Since around 1999, every couple years we would plan our vacations around the White Sox schedule. I have seen the Sox @Oakland, @Cleveland, @Kansas City, @Cincinatti, and @Pittsburgh. Since I started traveling with the Fire in 2006 I have been @Columbus(2), @Toronto, @New York, @Washington DC (2), and @New England (Boston). With the new schedules out for both teams here are the roadtrips I plan this year for my team.
White Sox
Once again my family is planning another vacation around the White Sox and talks this year is to see them at Minnesota for a 3 game series. This year being the last year of Yankee stadium, I would also love to visit that stadium and will look to do so during the White Sox 4 game series there Monday September 15 - Thursday September 18.
Fire
Playoffs and US Open Cup aside, I will aim for around 4 regular season games to go to = @Columbus (Saturday July 5, drunk bus), @Kansas City (Sunday July 27), @Kansas City (Sunday October 5), and @Toronto (Saturday October 18). The only other appealing regular season game would be @Houston (Saturday May 17).
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Spring is almost here!
Groundhog day has passed. If you know the results please let me know. Tomorrow there is a storm coming in that is suppose to produce 7-10 inches of snow, but in my mind spring is 30 seconds away. White Sox pitchers and catchers report to camp in around a week and the Fire preseason camp begins in what seems like hour. This is such a fun time of the year when fans all around the USA are once again able to come out from under a rock and discuss their teams offseason moves (or lack there of) with other fans. The White Sox and Fire have both have pretty interesting offseasons so far.
The White Sox have been built to be in the top 1/4 of the MLB, and on their budget, that's not terrible. Hopes are very high surrounding Carlos Quinten. All I hope is that Quinten can become a very fun, well rounded player to watch so that I feel that we stole back a poor man's Chris Young from the D-Backs. There are still so many question marks that will be solves in the next month and a half. Who is going to win the spot for 3rd base, or the 3rd outfield spot? Where will Uribe go? Does Richar have a big spring training? If Crede proves to be healthy, if and when will he be dealt? I'm also happy with the way the White Sox have gone with their television broadcasts of spring training because I should catch around 6 telecasts.
The Fire on the other hand are now surrounded with more question marks than when I last posted. Since that time we have lost Matt Pickens to Queens Park Rangers and our rookie goalie Dominic Cervi "favors" us in signing him. There is still the presence of John Busch, and in "Busch I trust" for now. Also there is no definite answer to right mid. Right now the possibilites range from Logan...Pause, Bruno Menezes, Calen Carr, and Chris Rolfe. There is still no striker to compliment Chris Rolfe (although Pole Thomas Frankowski will train with the team). I was told by a friend that he had John Guppy (GM) tell him that these next 3 weeks will be very fun for Fire fans with new player signingsm. Well one week there has been nothing.
Regardless of these situations, I can still hold my chest out, my head high, and my stomach hasn't dropped yet over these two teams. It's almost spring and I'm loving it!
The White Sox have been built to be in the top 1/4 of the MLB, and on their budget, that's not terrible. Hopes are very high surrounding Carlos Quinten. All I hope is that Quinten can become a very fun, well rounded player to watch so that I feel that we stole back a poor man's Chris Young from the D-Backs. There are still so many question marks that will be solves in the next month and a half. Who is going to win the spot for 3rd base, or the 3rd outfield spot? Where will Uribe go? Does Richar have a big spring training? If Crede proves to be healthy, if and when will he be dealt? I'm also happy with the way the White Sox have gone with their television broadcasts of spring training because I should catch around 6 telecasts.
The Fire on the other hand are now surrounded with more question marks than when I last posted. Since that time we have lost Matt Pickens to Queens Park Rangers and our rookie goalie Dominic Cervi "favors" us in signing him. There is still the presence of John Busch, and in "Busch I trust" for now. Also there is no definite answer to right mid. Right now the possibilites range from Logan...Pause, Bruno Menezes, Calen Carr, and Chris Rolfe. There is still no striker to compliment Chris Rolfe (although Pole Thomas Frankowski will train with the team). I was told by a friend that he had John Guppy (GM) tell him that these next 3 weeks will be very fun for Fire fans with new player signingsm. Well one week there has been nothing.
Regardless of these situations, I can still hold my chest out, my head high, and my stomach hasn't dropped yet over these two teams. It's almost spring and I'm loving it!
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