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Baseball Fans: Chicago White Sox

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The Resume

    (1893- )
    Root for the Chicago White Sox
    Attend home games at U.S. Cellular Field (April 18, 1991- )
    Capacity: 41.000
    Cheered their team to World Championship in 1906l 1917 and 2005
    U.S. Cellular purchased stadium naming rights for $68 million over 23 years (January 2003)

Why they might be annoying:

    They root for a team that was bribed by gamblers to throw a World Series (1919).
    During an anti-disco promotion between games of a doubleheader, the fans rushed the field and rioted including setting fires. This disruption forced the White Sox to forfeit the second game of the doubleheader (July 12, 1979).
    In the 2002 season, 2 of them drunkenly ran onto the field and attacked a Kansas City Royals' coach.
    In the 2003 season, yet another drunken Sox fan ran onto the field, this time attacking an umpire.
    Until October 2005, just about none of them can remember their team winning a World Series.
    Voters refused to fund a stadium and the White Sox threaten to move to Tampa Bay.
    Governor James R. Thompson manipulated the budget to fund the new Comiskey Park (late 1980's).
    After spending much time analyzing the perfect ball park, their state of the art stadium quickly lost its shine when Camdem Yards opened and put them to shame.
    Their stadium is named after a cell phone company.
    They do not like Cubs' fans.

Why they might not be annoying:

    During the 50's, they chalked up loads of stolen bases and fans referred to them as 'The Go Go Sox.'
    They were the first to have an exploding scoreboard - fireworks.
    They were lucky to have the creative genius of Bill Veeck.
    They can purchase any of 85 luxury or party suites.
    The team used the money U.S. Cellular paid for naming rights to improve the stadium for the fans.
    They stood by their team, no matter what.
    They enjoy freshly baked Chicago-style pizza at their home games.

Credit: Blossman and His Name is Robert


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 88.89% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 56 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 17 Votes: 70.59% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 17 Votes: 64.71% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 2848 Votes: 35.04% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 83 Votes: 60.24% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 124 Votes: 43.55% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 119 Votes: 66.39% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 1068 Votes: 69.57% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 722 Votes: 70.64% Annoying