Posted on 04/20/2011 2:58:53 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
CHICAGO -- If Chicago has been willing to believe that a cow caused the Great Chicago Fire, maybe it will buy this one: The White Sox got the idea to throw the 1919 World Series after the Cubs did the same thing one year earlier.
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It’s the Chicago Way.
I’ve seen petty things. Who do you want to win?
Cubs don't need to cheat to lose games! Go Cubs!
Hyman Roth admired Arnold Rothstein. He said so in Godfather II.
It’s 2011. WGAS!!!
Are they suggesting that Fred Merkle pulled another boner? And they gave PeeWee Herman a lot of grief, sheesh.
This rumor has been around for a few years but I’ve never seen any good evidence to support the idea.
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