Great comments from the Andy Frain on drunks and fights, pure South Side. Serving Schlitz? Wow! I guess they got a massive discount on that poison. The brewery that kept adding chemicals to lower it's cost, until the foul odor, texture, and taste, flushed the company down the toilet. Finally, great Bloomberg highlight on the Homer. He was first DH to bat as a DH in baseball. Thurman Munson once folded over a pizza pan and put it in his locker with a sign "Ron Blomberg 's Glove"
I always paid attention to The Chicago Baseball teams here from Philadelphia. We had our own special players and in Chicago, i was always enamored by Wilbur Wood and Jim Kaat, who we (Phillies) signed in 1976. The Cubs were our second family. Bowa, Johnstone, Moreland, Sizemore, Trillo, DeJesus, Foote, Sandberg & many more were ex-Phillies. And watching Dave Kingman hit those home runs at Wrigley is still awesome to see.
To me, the greatest thing about Comiskey Park was the scoreboard they had from 1960-1981. Watching it light up like a birthday cake with the fireworks exploding was THE HIGHLIGHT of every White Sox game for this fan. I wish they would focus on the scoreboard's celebration instead of the batter rounding the bases.
I'm almost 72. I watch The lone ranger as a kid. I feel sorry for today's kids that they don't have someone to show them right from wrong like The lone Ranger and I still watch it today!
Clayton Moore was my long time Hero. He was my Hero since I was 5 years old. Now I am 63 years old. Still watching The Lone Ranger and his faithful companion's Tanto episodes till today. He was a Legend.
Zisk fell apart in August of 77 just when the Sox needed him most as they were only 3 games or so behind KC. I did not want him around for '78. On the other hand, I always liked Oscar.
So nice to see again. Thanks for the post. Very nice times there, especially night games. Games would start at 8:00. You wouldn`t get out of there till 11:30 or later. Centerfield wall was 445 feet away. Harry and Jimmy were a real hoot in the TV booth. They were sooo funny. Could bounce things off of each other like nobody else. Remember Harry in a funny exchange asking Jimmy, "Jimmy, did you take your pill today ?" Remember "Rent a Player"s, Ritchie Zisk, and Oscar Gamble. And, the P. T. Barnum of baseball, Mr. Bill Veeck. Miss them all.
They ain't wearing no freaking masks in that place without facing serious repercussions. Used to love how fights would break out at will, Harry boozing upstairs. The best of times when the South Side Hit Men roamed!
Hooray, Ron Blomberg! And hitting a home run! I forgot he played for the White Sox. I remember him on the Yankees. He was supposed to be the next Hank Greenberg, but all he ever led the league in was pulled muscles. That popcorn vendor at 1:08 is wearing an outdated Sox helmet. He needs to get on the stick! I bet the kid in the Jimi Hendrix shirt at 0:57 was at Disco Demolition night.
I knew both Frank Capek and Craig Gigstad for years...I knew Frank from The Lonesome City Kings in 90s...he was a bartender at The Claim Company restaurant..in Oakbrook, Illinois...and used to give me free tickets to come follow them around and I knew later Craig from HipNoz band and later Neverly Brothers Band...both..for many years, personal friends
I'm still amazed by baseball crowds in the 70s and 80s almost none of them wore 'team merch' they are all in their normal clothes....now you go to a game and everyone has on the team merch
Thanks for this video. I have been a lifelong Sox fan since 1956 when I was 10 years old. Went to hundred's of games there. Was there on the last game in 1990. It was a beautiful day, the Sox won but you could feel the sadness in the park knowing that you could never go there again. I have countless stories I could tell about the Sox and Comiskey which would be very interesting to a Sox fan but there are too many. I l love any video from Comiskey and those years. Thanks again for sharing this.
There's a younger Harry CAREY with jimmy Piersal at the 2 min. Mark . Was more better when the music was minimal and tickets easier to buy when free agency was young