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The Chicago White Sox squeaked by the Houston Astros 1 - 0 last night to claim their first World Series title since 1917. As a Seattle Mariners fan, this page may not have been as ecstatic as his Southside Chicago friends, but I greatly enjoyed the strong pitching of former Mariner Freddy Garcia, the unorthodox managing of Ozzie Guillen, and most of all, the sulking Pappy Bush sitting in the front row at Houston's Minute Maid park. Kiss it better, Bar...

Jermaine Dye was chosen as the series MVP. Dye's biggest contribution to the White Sox victory may not have been last night's game winning RBI, but rather pretending to be hit by a pitch during game 2, loading the bases and setting up Paul Konerko's grand slam home run. Among a dugout full of controversial plays this postseason, replays showed the pitch hit the handle of Dye's bat, not his hand, and once again, the debate rages as to whether or not replays should be used to pass judgment.

This page is definitely in favour. Any time a Gordon Campbell says he doesn't believe in ripping up collective agreements, we should be able to go to the videotape when he's playing with the shredder. Whenever a Paul Martin says Liberals will protect public health care while private clinics open their doors across Canada, that footage would certainly come in handy. As for Major League Baseball, it would be best to leave the umpires alone. Phil Garner may have bitched repeatedly about the size of the strike zone, but at least Astros pitchers got a better chance to throw a strike than Jinny Sims and the BC Teachers Federation did.

Anyway, a lot of pride in Chicago today.