Explananda :: 1919

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1919

Posted by Anne in: Baseball

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Chris | 27-Oct-05 at 8:54 am | Permalink

Hey my team won! Ha! Now what do I do? Sneer at supporters of the losing team? (Hey Brad, nananabooboo!) Paint my face or something? Is there some secret handshake I need to learn?
Paul | 27-Oct-05 at 9:46 am | Permalink

1919? Wasn’t the last time they won 1917?
Chris | 27-Oct-05 at 9:52 am | Permalink

Whatever. Hardcore fans like myself don’t really bother with nitty-gritty details like that. What matters is that we won! In your face, other team! In your face!
anne | 27-Oct-05 at 3:32 pm | Permalink

Yes, Paul – they won last in 1917. They went again in 1919, and threw the series, in the famous Black Sox scandal. So, for them to win is a kind of exorcism of old ghosts from 1919. I guess that was a little cryptic as a title.

Amazing, agonizing series. We listened to the Astros radio announcers again, and they sounded as if they were calling a game being played by their own sons. So excited, so personally invested in each guy and each play. The last out of the last game, with total disbelieving silence in the background at the stadium, it looked for a minute as if the runner was safe. One announcer got halfway through an exultant cry of “He’s sa—-” before realizing he was out and quietly saying, “no, no, he’s out.” And then, radio silence for probably 15 seconds, as they tried to think of what to say next. Heartbreaking.

But for the White Sox, it’s been a long road too. (I know Chris, for one, is feeling the weight of years lift from his shoulders.) This series was so tied with old baseball legends in my mind, and that’s why I titled the post 1919.

1919

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