Article: Fans on North Side, South Side Can Cheer, Boo Rivalry for Real

No more exhibition games with the proceeds going to charity.

No more pitching call-ups from Class AA to fill the roster.

No more regulars playing just an inning.

But much more fan interest. And tension in the stands.

And much more at stake in the bragging rights department.

When the Cubs and White Sox begin playing a three-game series in the regular season of 1997, watch out Chicago.

Every baseball fan of every age in these parts understands what it means to be a Sox or Cubs fan - and to loathe the other.

And Sox fans know that for the past 10 years, their team has had exclusive bragging rights in the Windy City Classic series from 1985 to 1994 because the Sox have won 10 of ...

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