Message Received

The White Sox had trounced the Cubs in the first two games of the Red Line series at Wrigley Field in May, 2005, but Tribune-favorite Mark Prior was on the mound for the third game, May 22, and the Cubs eeked out a 4-3 victory. What was the screaming fat headline in the Tribune the next morning?

Message Sent

Whoa. The Cubs get a banner headline for salvaging a little dignity. But more importantly, that headline is written from a distinct point of view. "Message sent" from who to who? From us to them? From the Cubs to the White Sox? From the North Side to the South Side? To the alien otherness down there? Why didn't the headline read, "Message Received"? After all, the Tribune claims to be a Chicago newspaper and the White Sox are a Chicago team.