Dissed Again? We're Used to It.

It's almost funny to read the Tribune's feigned indignation about ESPN leaving the White Sox off of a poll about Chicago teams ("South Siders Get Dissed Again," July 14). What the Tribune really seems to be saying, with this story, is "See, we're not the only ones." Or "See, it's not our fault — it's endemic to the White Sox." But why oh why would anyone expect a national media organization like ESPN — a national organization that openly embraces bias, we might add — to identify the White Sox with Chicago when Chicago's own media don't identify the White Sox with Chicago.

Particularly those Cubs-owning media, like the Chicago Tribune and Superstation WGN, that represent Chicago on the national stage.