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  Bulls-Sox Underground Show

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  Interview with Jerry Reinsdorf.

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  Enjoy our new iPhone video tour of the forgotten corners of Comiskey and Wrigley Field

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  Chicago baseball fans are traditionally loyal to either the Cubs or White Sox. It’s a classic North Side vs. South Side rivalry that has lasted more than a century. This year’s Crosstown series is just over a week away with the first game to be played at U.S. Cellular on Monday, July 25th. For the occasion we have created a Crosstown Classics tour with Vamonde. To view the tour: 1. On your iPhone, install Vamonde through the App Store (it’s free). […]

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  [Once a Star raw: Jim Rivera #2]

  Chicago, Communities, Latinx, Once A Star, Sports, White Sox

  00:00 The continuation of a discussion with former Chicago White Sox outfielder Jim Rivera. They are at Jungle Jim’s Saloon. 00:50 They talk about Minnie Minoso. 02:29 Rivera tells an anecdote about John F. Kennedy. He got Kennedy’s and Lyndon Johnson’s autographs on a baseball on opening day when he was a player. He then tells a story about meeting Harry Truman and his wife, Bess. 05:18 Rivera talks about living in Angola, IN. He was from New York City, […]

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  [Inside Spring Training raw #30]

  Chicago, Communities, Latinx, Sports, White Sox

  Raw footage from the documentary “Inside Spring Training,” a look at the 1978 Chicago White Sox in the pre-season. Bus to St. Pete #2.

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  [Once a Star raw: Jim Rivera #3]

  Chicago, Communities, Latinx, Once A Star, Sports, White Sox

  Raw footage of an interview with Chicago White Sox player Jim Rivera, who played with the team throughout the 1950s. Rivera talks about his troubled upbringing, his run-ins with the law, his journey into the Major Leagues, and what his current life is like in Angola, IN. Shot for the 1986 TV special “Once A Star.”

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  [Inside Spring Training raw #33]

  Chicago, Sports, White Sox

  Raw footage from the documentary “Inside Spring Training,” a look at the 1978 Chicago White Sox Pre-season preparation. St Pete, Bosley #1. Hinton pitch.

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  [Once a Star raw: Jim Rivera #4]

  Chicago, Communities, Latinx, Once A Star, Sports, White Sox

  00:00 This video features b-roll footage of Jungle Jim’s Saloon, owned by Jim Rivera, former outfielder for the Chicago White Sox, in Angola, Indiana. 00:54 The video starts with close-ups of various pictures from Rivera’s playing days, with chatter in the background. B-roll footage of the saloon and the lake outside it follows. 09:28 End of tape.

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  [Inside Spring Training raw #34]

  Chicago, Sports, White Sox

  Raw footage from the documentary, “Inside Spring Training,” a look at the 1978 Chicago White Sox pre-season preparation. Hinton pitching #2, Batting #1. St. Pete. Bosley.