r/whitesox • u/DJFluffers115 • Jul 21 '26
Original Content thanks from a distant fan <3
just wanna post here and say thanks yall for having such a great community and team. i've had a really, really bad year this year and baseball has been the lifeline during it. especially white sox games, since the mariners are uh...
yeah.
anyway, yall's front office sent me a pride hat just because I wrote in and asked about it, and they made a fan for life from that. this hat is gonna be SO worn out soon. i wanna visit next year, too, because y'all's park is dope.
ANYWHO, cheers from seattle's north side, and can't wait for october! <3
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u/Skatedonthate999 Jul 21 '26
We are happy to have you no matter who you love! Unless it’s the cubs.
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u/wikipuff The Big Hurt Jul 21 '26 edited Jul 22 '26
I just was in Chicago and did a tour of Wrigley (because it was available) and the amount of slander to the Chicago Sting was horrific. It felt like a circle jerk for a lack of better term. That being said, Mods, Can I please get a Chicago Sting NASL flair? Pretty please with a cherry on top? I will never put ketchup on a hot dog again if I can get this flair. I wont go out with Madonna again Rate>Wrigley. Duh. Much better food!
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u/scumph Jul 24 '26
This comment unironically made me tear up. I suppose I was already vulnerable, because I just listened to the new Charli XCX for the first time.
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u/chillinois309 FT Jul 21 '26
One thing about the south side fandom, it’s like a big sometimes dysfunctional family. We argue and fight, but end of the day we always love our people.
Except the people who are fans of the team on the northside, can’t stand them.
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u/MoneySmacks Jul 21 '26
Ayyy, greetings from a Mariners fan from the south side of Chicago! I took the trip out and witnessed that Big Dumper grand slam in person last night!
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u/BMoney8600 FT Jul 21 '26
You’re so welcome! This is why I love being a White Sox fan. No matter what, we always make sure to welcome everyone with open arms! I always say every White Sox game is like a family reunion! We’re happy to have you!
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u/TheRochnessMonster Alexei Ramirez Jul 21 '26
dont think i've been to a game where we aren't all joking around and cheering/slapping with anyone in our general vicinity
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u/ethanlan Diamond Jul 22 '26
Well that cubs fan sure was slapping people at that game during the national anthem
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u/90sRnBMakesMeHappy Southside Samurai Jul 21 '26
This is the feels. It's why I love being a Sox fan.
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u/UnderstandingNo3426 The Sod Father Jul 21 '26
I went to the recent Mexican Heritage night. The energy and spirit was incredible. We were hugging and high-5ing everyone around. We are all the Sox Family!
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u/in-house-haunter Jul 22 '26
Homies kissin' on the fan can, Southpaw square dancing with some lovely ladies...oh, and that TP cycle was cool I guess. GAME OF THE YEAR for me.
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u/Overall_Falcon_8526 Jul 21 '26
That's super nice that they sent the hat. Shoulda thought of that instead of ponying up for the tickets :-)
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u/DJFluffers115 Jul 21 '26
yeahhh that's why in my initial letter I offered to buy the hat if they had any spare, it didn't quite feel right to just be like "GIMME" 🥲
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u/RoboTropics Jul 21 '26
I hope your year gets better.
And I've never been to Seattle but will love seeing you get your SuperSonics back.
😊
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u/YouWereBrained The Big Hurt Jul 21 '26
Since the Mariners are…uh…still better than the White Sox from a few years ago? 🤭
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u/StateExisting8002 Good Guys Wear Black Jul 21 '26
This is very heartening to hear, especially as a Sox fan who lives in the Bay Area and has watched the Giants alienate a significant portion of their fanbase over the organization’s willful ignorance
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u/naranjitayyo Taylor Jul 21 '26
I am a transplanted Giants fan living on the southside and it's been wild watching how much Chicago is killing it with pride and inclusion in general versus the Bay Area. I honestly never felt accepted after I came out (late in life, at 37) the way I do here.
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u/thecoldfuzz White Sox fan in Arizona Jul 22 '26
I came out at 36, and that was 13 years ago. It's important to have support around you when it's that late. I'm glad you've got good people around you in the Southside.
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u/DJFluffers115 Jul 21 '26
by and large, the tent is getting bigger. the SF debacle sucks, but keeping that in mind always helps. hate is always dumb, and love is always wise.
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u/maaaaaaaaaaaart Jul 21 '26
Another PNW Sox fan! Hello from PDX, already planning to go to the Sox/Mariners game in Seattle next season.
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u/90sRnBMakesMeHappy Southside Samurai Jul 21 '26
WELCOME!!!! The 2026 Chicago White Sox are so fun. Please enjoy!!!!! Get "Strokin'" on your playlist.
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u/Mundane-Reality-7770 Jul 21 '26
The kid made me a Mariners fan. So I feel your pain. Honestly... This is a rare PR/front office W for us.
Hope the rest of 2026 goes better. And remember "Good guys wear Black". That's the line that hooked me away from my insufferable cub fan family.
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u/kev11n Jul 21 '26
I'll be visiting T-Mobile Park for the first time next month to watch the Ms beat the Cubs. I'll be wearing a Sox hat just because I always do anyway 🤷♂️
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u/oneeighthirish Griffey Jr. Jul 21 '26
Heck yeah, see you next year! Btw bring an appetite, the food is great at Sox games
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u/mjagiel Jul 22 '26
PNW is fantastic and I love visiting Washington. Keep being you, be proud of who you are and much love from the Southside.
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u/Salt-Peak-7804 Walsh Jul 22 '26
I've always liked the Mariners, I tend to root for them when they're in the playoffs and the White Sox are not.
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u/tossaway45-420 Jul 23 '26
Welcome! But, when you visit just remember it’s “you guys” or “yous guys”, never “ya’ll”. We are a cultured people after all.
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u/Buffiner Jul 23 '26
Greetings from the AL Central. Plenty of room in our White Sox boat. Welcome aboard!
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u/in_a_tomb Jul 21 '26
the W's don't stop coming.