Tell us your Sox-ual preference

Jorge Gonzalez, 35,
restaurant server
"Not really. I'm not a baseball fan, I'm a soccer fan. I root for Mexico, that's where I'm from—although they play all the time, and they don't do anything."

Chuck Richarz, 45,
high-school football coach/bouncer
"I am a Cubs fan. I've lived [by Wrigley Field] my whole life—I used to sneak in and swing from the flagpole in left field when I was a kid. And...the Cubs didn't make it. So I'm all for the Sox—this year. Next year, it's back to square one. I'm a high-school coach, and it's kind of like if you didn't win the conference. Well, the conference champs beat us—so you want them to go on."

Dave Carson, 49,
bartender
"People here [at Murphy's Bleachers] feel about 50-50. How do I feel? I grew up in Lincoln Park and it's great to see a Chicago team in the World Series. That whole thing—North thinking they're better than the South—that's a South Side thing. People up here don't feel like that...well, like, half."

Barbara Dahlder, 59,
activist
"My hope is that the Sox become the first pennant team to not score a single run during the whole series—and that they lose in four. I'm a die-hard Cubs fan. In 1984, I went to San Diego, and if the Cubs would've had this umpiring crew—they would've won the pennant, too."

Aaron Grand, 45,
legal magazine researcher
"No matter what the score, who the team, I'm always against Chicago, in general—especially the White Sox. Although, I have to admit, I like Ozzie Guillen. But Chicago teams are too arrogant—they're always counting their chickens before they hatch. And they always get breaks too, by the way—the Sox got like six breaks this last series. But I'm from a place a lot worse than Chicago: Michigan."

Lisa Butler, 18,
student
"I'm from St. Louis, so I root for the Cardinals. Well, my family does; I've never been a big sports fan. One of the reasons I go to Roosevelt [University] is because they don't have any sports. I was like, 'Oh, a school without any [sports], awesome.'"

Andrew Cline, 29,
facilities coordinator
"I'm just excited that they won a pennant for the first time in my life, so no matter what happens in the World Series, it'll be good. If they don't win the World Series, well hey, that's another goal we have now. Depending on what neighborhood you grew up in, you'll probably be die-hard this or that. But...there's been so much marketing of Wrigley Field over the last 20 years. There've been times back in the '50s when the White Sox were definitely the more popular team. So I think it's just something that comes in waves—this could definitely cause another shift for the White Sox for the next 15, 20 years."

Ashley Olenick, 21,
student
"I've always been a Sox fan, but this makes it a lot more official. I think a lot of kids aren't all that into baseball anymore like they used to be. With a Chicago team in the World Series, a lot of people are going to be able to say that they're baseball fans once again."

Eileen Wittmer, 41,
program manager
"Everyone thinks that Cubs fans are just 'hopping on the bandwagon'—but a lot of us support both teams throughout the year. My friends and I go see both teams play—it just usually depends on what we get the best tickets for. People are like, 'Oh you live in Wrigleyville and you support the Sox,' but it's a Chicago team, how can you not support a Chicago team, you know? It's a party either way! Go Sox."—Leah Pietrusiak