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SPORTS SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 - Page 11 Math Behind Cubs and Sox Love + Hate snow on Halloween and in games still dressed in business tion and Harry Caray. But this thizer. For the only way the ROB GOEKE May. At least of half of attire. The other stands for love led to a heart broken CO-EDITOR pain is to end is for the hatred WGer's play list will be R. Cabrini and the South Side, many times over. I became bit- to stop. Grab your notebooks Kelly or Twista. And come Harold's Chicken and the fans ter and hateful. Like most of The Cubbies have kids. It's math time. See if you October, there won't be a base- whose heckling is always my brethren, I took it all out been the definition of medioc- can figure out these equations: ball champion. , rated NC-17. on the South Siders. At one rity this year. The Sox have Chicago + Baseball = It's been that way, at Cheering for both is point, I even owned and fallen apart, but if they are x least for the latter, since 1917. like being Democrat and proudly wore a "Sox Suck" there in he end, support will Cubs + White Sox = y And the city. has two damn Republican. The difference is shirt. But time has come to come from me. I just want to X is Pain. Y is Hatred. teams. It's near a century for too stark. The philosophy is stop the madn:ss. see Ozzie and' the boys have a the Cubbies. At least the Sox too distinct. Thus, hatred chance "And you say Chi-city ... we are only closing in on 90 years. began and has lasted to this "Be the change you WillI be bitter if they don't stop, no we don't quit.". Read that paragraph day. wish to see in the world." - win it all? Absolutely. But . Common. again and ask yourself if you Ghandi many in my city will celebrate. Love isn't easy. It was- know true sports pain. No Karma is the evening I feel a shift goirrg on And that can't be a bad thing. n't ever supposed to be. It is matter who you root for, you out of life. The epitome of within me. As the White Sox . something you struggle with, don't. We do. what goes around comes neared a historic collapse, I Chances are you don't work at, fight for. Because around. Many believe that it is didn't find myself cackling in call the Midwest home. deep down, you know the In Chicago, you're an Eastern philosophy with- delight as I saw another loss Chances are you pull for nei- highs of true love are worth either with the Cubs or with out legitimacy or credence. scroll across the ticker but I ther of these teams or this city. the pains of the lows. the Sox. There's no flexibility But if you're a felt a tinge of sadness. So why care? That's why there are or choice. Rooting for both Chicago baseball fan, you It wasn't torturous Because there are too still White Sox and Cubs fans. isn't an option. It can't be. know it exists. We haven't like it would be if the Cubs many pained fans in the great- Because we know that in the One's American. won a World Series in so long, were falling apart, but grief est city on Earth. Because deep end, all we've been through One's National. One's identity not because of curses, but welled up inside. I realized a down, you understand what will be worth it. At least that's is lovable. The other's is gritty. because of karma. The base- truth that only true Chicago we go though every October. what we tell ourselves every The Cubs have a theme song ball gods have seen the hatred baseball fans realize: Someone For once, for the next year. called "Go Cubs Go." The Sox we've espoused on each other winning it all would be beau- few weeks, send-your love our credo is "Win. Or Die Trying." and have paid both the White tiful for the city. way, to the Midwest side. We In Chicago, few things One represents the Sox and Cubs back for it. So Ihave carved out a promise to send it back. are sure. But there is stuff you bars on Rush Street and the Long ago, T fell for the new identity for myself: Cubs can set your watch by: It will yuppies that come to night Cubs with the ivy, the tradl- superfan, White Sox sympa- Field Hockey "Sticks" Together FUll Moon Pub s eight minutes." Gri II '-ll MERIDETH ADAMS STAFF WRITER Despite their one loss, the girls only continue to get The Women's Field better as the season Hockey team has started out their season remarkably with The team uses the say- a record of 4-2. Though losing ing "teammate on the field, to #1 ranked Salisbury on friend off the field" to explain September 21, with two wins their team unity. in a row against 'Lynchburg "When we're on the Party Inside & Out All Year Long and Washington and Lee, the field we don't let ou.r friend- team feels that they are ship get in the way of how we NFL Package Bar & Tiki stronger than ever. play," Bianco explained. 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"We were sconng The Terror will look to YOU NEVER KNOW WHO YOU'LL back and forth the whole rebound in the coming weeks' game," said Junior. and following a loss this past MEET AT THE MOON Captain Carolanne Blanco. Saturday to conference oppo- "But they came back and nent Muhlenberg, 2-0. scored two goals in the' last Wanna write an advice column? Got a thing for sports writing? Do you have what it takes to layout pages? Well, come to the newspaper meetings held every Monday in Hill 104 at 7 p.rn. and bring story ideas, questions, comments, and concerns. Or, if you're lazy and can't make it, email us at freepress@mcdaniel.edu.