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Cubs buy White Sox
North Siders capture elusive title by purchasing champs
The Daily Heckle, Friday, April 7, 2006
After 98 long years, the Chicago Cubs are once again the proud owners of a World Series trophy.
"It came with the team," said Cubs GM Jim Hendry, brandishing the hardware at a press conference announcing his club's purchase of the White Sox franchise. "When I hold this trophy, I think of all the critics who said we'd never be champs on the North Side. Where are the doubters now?"
New White Sox president Andy MacPhail echoed Hendry's sentiments.
"Cubs fans deserve a team they can be proud of," said MacPhail. "Now that the White Sox are a subsidiary of the Cubs, they finally have one. Forget 1969. Forget Bartman. Thanks to the Wrigleyville White Sox, next year is here at last."
Terms of the deal weren't disclosed. Sources say the cash-heavy Cubs paid for the Sox with the contents of their petty cash fund normally used for country club dues and "Donut Fridays."
According to former White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf, the Cubs were bound to pick up a championship sooner or later.
"When you have as much money as them, you can afford to buy a championship," he said. "And that's exactly what they did. It turns out they were serious about bringing a winner to the North Side after all."<ul><li><a href="http://www.theheckler.com/">http://www.theheckler.com/</a</li></ul>
Cubs buy White Sox
North Siders capture elusive title by purchasing champs
The Daily Heckle, Friday, April 7, 2006
After 98 long years, the Chicago Cubs are once again the proud owners of a World Series trophy.
"It came with the team," said Cubs GM Jim Hendry, brandishing the hardware at a press conference announcing his club's purchase of the White Sox franchise. "When I hold this trophy, I think of all the critics who said we'd never be champs on the North Side. Where are the doubters now?"
New White Sox president Andy MacPhail echoed Hendry's sentiments.
"Cubs fans deserve a team they can be proud of," said MacPhail. "Now that the White Sox are a subsidiary of the Cubs, they finally have one. Forget 1969. Forget Bartman. Thanks to the Wrigleyville White Sox, next year is here at last."
Terms of the deal weren't disclosed. Sources say the cash-heavy Cubs paid for the Sox with the contents of their petty cash fund normally used for country club dues and "Donut Fridays."
According to former White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf, the Cubs were bound to pick up a championship sooner or later.
"When you have as much money as them, you can afford to buy a championship," he said. "And that's exactly what they did. It turns out they were serious about bringing a winner to the North Side after all."<ul><li><a href="http://www.theheckler.com/">http://www.theheckler.com/</a</li></ul>
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