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Tale of the tape

By KEVIN KELLY and MIKE STEPHENSON

© St. Petersburg Times,
published July 29, 2001

If only James Baldwin had a no-trade clause. In response to his trade from the White Sox to the Dodgers, the right-handed pitcher lauded all things Chicago: "I'll miss everything about Chicago, the fans, the front office, the pizza, everything." Maybe the Cubs had Baldwin sell Fred McGriff on Chicago's deep-dish delights and other assets. Here's a look at the Windy City vs. our fair Sunshine State home:

(Chicago/Tampa Bay)

FAMOUS TV PERSONALITY:Oprah/ Late wrestling announcer Gordon Solie

ELECTION LEGACY:Richard Daley political machine/Hanging chads

BASEBALL HIGHLIGHT:Wrigley Field/Spring training

BASEBALL LOWLIGHT:"Wait 'til next year."/Regular season

FAMOUS LANDMARK:Sears Tower/ Sunshine Skyway

LOCAL DELICACY:Deep-dish pizza/ Cuban sandwiches

PARTY ZONE:Rush Street/ Ybor City

OUGHTA BEIN PICTURES:Ferris Bueller's Day Off/Second Noah

DIGNIFIED NON-CHAMPION:Ernie Banks/ Lee Roy Selmon

NATURAL HAZARD:Snow/Hurricanes

WORST CONGESTION:O'Hare/ U.S. 19

GREW UP READING: Royko/ Mizell, McEwen

TAKE A DIP IN:Lake Michigan/ Gulf of Mexico

FAMOUS HOCKEY PLAYER:Bobby Hull/ Daren Puppa

LIVE FOR:da Bears/ the Bucs

- Compiled by Kevin Kelly and Mike Stephenson.

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