AT LAST!!!

CHICAGO WHITE SOX
2005 AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS



Forgive me, I have literally waited my entire life for this moment!

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No post-season home-field victories since 1959... 46 years.

No post-season series won since 1917... 88 years.

No home-field victories in ALCS history... 2 prior appearances, 1983 & 1993.

No American League Championship/World Series Appearance since 1959... 46 years (second longest active streak, second longest streak in Major League Baseball history).

No World Championship since 1917... 88 years (second longest active streak, second longest streak in Major League Baseball history).

Please guys, can we strike that last one now while we're at it?

The Magic Number is FOUR!

GO GO WHITE SOX!!!

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