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[The Onion] Fox Asks White Sox To Play Yankees For 'Real World Championship'

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  1. Furious Jam

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    http://www.theonion.com/content/node/42131

    Fox Asks White Sox To Play Yankees For 'Real World Championship'
    October 27, 2005 | Onion Sports

    HOUSTON, TX—In a historic development in the 2005 Major League Baseball postseason, Fox executives announced that the Chicago White Sox, who defeated the Houston Astros in four games after a 1-0 victory Wednesday, must now play the New York Yankees in the best-of-seven 'Real World Series' beginning Saturday night at 8 p.m., in order to determine the actual world champions. "The White Sox must complete one final challenge before they may be crowned true champions," Fox president Peter Liguori announced over Minute Maid Park's PA system, interrupting the White Sox's celebration. "The Yankees are the keepers of the Real World Series trophy, and in order to win it, the White Sox must travel to New York and beat Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Randy Johnson, and the other formidable, marketable stars who await their arrival." Liguori added that, in the event that the White Sox decline the challenge, the Red Sox have been scheduled to stand in for them.
     
    #1 Furious Jam, Oct 27, 2005
  2. DarkHorse

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    Boooooooooo-urns
     
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  3. Surfguy

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    that is pretty gay.
     
    #3 Surfguy, Oct 27, 2005
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    yea, hilarious.
     
    #4 TigerBait, Oct 27, 2005
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    Well...at least your signature doesn't suck ;)
     
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  6. PhiSlammaJamma

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    In a suprise twist, the Yankees and Redsox have been invited back into the house.,,,but there's an additional twist... Nomar is coming back too.

    Next week, the house will vote if all the Black players will be sent home for throwing baseballs at white players.

    AJ reveals a secret, he's the gay one in the house.

    clip.... Guillen throws a water bottle.


    Stay tuned.
     
    #6 PhiSlammaJamma, Oct 27, 2005
  7. Uprising

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    huh...the onion. That was funny...back in 1999.
     
    #7 Uprising, Oct 28, 2005
  8. Mr. Brightside

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    cmon guys its pretty funny, even though the joke is at expense of the astros.
     
    #8 Mr. Brightside, Oct 28, 2005
  9. vwiggin

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    I see it as less of a dig at the Astros as a it is a commentary on corporate greed.

    When Detroit won their NBA championships everyone was saying how screwed the NBA and the TV networks are because they played boring basketball.

    Yup, the Pistons were boring, but they were a GREAT team.

    The Astros doesn't have much of a national following compared to the Yankess. I can accept that. We don't have tons of flashy players with overpaid salaries who make guest appearances on Regis or Seinfeld. I can accept that too.

    If Fox is getting screwed because a 4-0 sweep killed their profit margin, then, well, at least one good thing came out of this World Series. :)
     
    #9 vwiggin, Oct 28, 2005
  10. RocketMan Tex

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    Har-diddly-duh. Not the Onion's best work.
     
    #10 RocketMan Tex, Oct 28, 2005
  11. MR. MEOWGI

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    One person got it.
     
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