The Ring Raffle
The White Sox championship ring not only is a sight to see, but it's sleek design actually makes it wearable, unlike some of the other oversized rocks of recent World Series winners.
Now, the Sox are making it possible for fans to have a chance to own the exact same ring the players and front office. The team is raffling off three authentic World Series rings, complete with the winners last name personalized with the last name of each winner.
A maximum of 100,000 raffle tickets will be sold with all proceeds going to the Chicago White Sox Charities. Each ticket is $20 and can be purchased at U.S. Cellular Field or online at www.whitesox.com. The raffle closes on July 31.
Sox ring numbers: Mrs. Jerry Reinsdorf designed the rings. She also designed all six Bulls Championship rings. *432 rings and 163 pendants were made for White Sox players, staff, and employees. *There is only one version of the 2005 World Series Championship ring. *Josten's of Princeton, IL produced the rings. *The rings and pendants are made of 14-karat yellow gold with a 14-karat white gold insert and a White Sox logo crest on a black onyx base stone. *Each ring and pendant contains 95 brilliant diamonds of various sizes equalling over two carats.
Comments
I think it's really cool that they're doing this, but I'd rather they sell more tickets for cheaper. I know the money is going to charity (does anyone know if the cost for the raffle ticket would be tax deductable?) but $20 is way to much at least for me, and probably others.
Posted by: Erik G. | July 22, 2006 7:48 AM
Chicago White Sox Rule.
Posted by: Randy Bibb | July 22, 2006 5:02 PM
This is great to raffle a ring for charity but the rules are not fair.I recently retired to Kentucky,so I'm not elegible to buy a ticket for the raffle.I bought the major league package just so I could watch my Chicago White Sox.We don't forget you so don't forget us.
Posted by: Ed Heery | July 23, 2006 8:28 PM