I was hustling out of a conference at the Grand Hyatt around 3:15 yesterday, having just watched a Major Media Mogul say business is just dandy amidst the crumbling financial institutions around us. It seemed a small crowd had gathered on 42nd just east of Grand Central…not quite enough to be a scene, but more than the typical band of eight tourists with Palin-esque accents wondering what was next on their sightseeing agenda.

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A middle-aged couple wore the old-school futuristic looking Chicago White Sox jerseys from the Fisk-Seaver era. Several others wore the current Sox uni shirts from the Thome-Griffey days.

The group numbered about 20, and stirred to attention as a few men, then a few more, made their way from the Hyatt to a giant coach bus parked in front of the hotel.

Indeed, the Chicago White Sox were in town for a game at the Stadium, and the South Side groupies were there to show the love.