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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.