The Chicago White Sox

I've always heard about the "East Coast" bias in sports reporting. Basically, the theory is that sports team's east of the Mississippi get a lot more attention than those out west. While it's overstated (see LA Lakers in the NBA), I do think it's somewhat true. Of course the main reason is that too many sporting events on the west coast don't end early enough to make the news on the east coast. Actually, I don't think it's such a bad thing for them. Someone told me last year's Southern Cal team was basically an NFL team, but so much of that was based on them beating down Oklahoma in a bowl game. He never saw USC trail a crappy Stanford in the fourth quarter last year. People had the impression that USC was an unbeatable juggernaut because they hadn't actually seen them play.

But I digress. The reason I bring up the "East Coast Bias" is because I don't think it extends to the Mississippi River for most sports (exception is college football which is mostly centered in the South, Midwest and Great Plains). I think it's not just primarily on the coast, but way too infatuated with the Northeast. Baseball shows this clearly. Why aren't the Chicago White Sox the lovable underdog that is finally due for a World Series? You know, like the Red Sox were last year? Supposedly people were rooting for the Red Sox because they hadn't won a Series since 1918. Well, that was a year after the White Sox last won one. I never understood the whole Red Sox fascination of last year, because the idea was that people were tired of the Yankees, and the Red Sox were the antithesis of the Yankees. Bullcrap. Their payroll may not have been as high as the Yankees, but it was still a Hell of a lot more than any other team in baseball. Everything that was bad about the Yankees was present with the Red Sox. Yet, every baseball story is still about the Yankees and Red Sox. I for one hope the AL Championship is the Angels versus the White Sox. Piss on the Yankees, and piss on the Red Sox.