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Sox Fest is complete.

What was your big takeaway from SoxFest, Guff?

I'd say for me the biggest takeaway was just the palpable buzz that was in the air at the booth, in the seminars, at the autograph and photo stages.

It felt to me, and this is going to sound maybe a little bit of a stretch,

but in it, it's a complete different way.

It felt to me a little bit like 2006, like coming off of a World Series,

the excitement people had.

So hear me out on that, because the excitement people have now is about the opportunity of what is coming.

Yeah.

And it's the first time ever that the White Sox, you know, last year they started to do it with the prospects,

but they've had this many guys, you know, some of which have never played above low A at Sox Fest that people were, you know,

waiting hours in line to see and meet and greet. And that to me, and we've been to enough of these Sox Fest that people were, you know, waiting hours in line to see and meet and greet.

And that to me, we've been to enough of these Sox Fest now where, you know, you walk away and go,

okay, you know, it's just like fans are just kind of, they're excited when they're there,

but, I mean, it was sold out. Saturday certainly felt crowded to me. And I just liked the energy.

The energy was different. The thing that struck me was, or one thing that struck me was the youth.

I mean, I'm not talking about the players.

I'm talking about the kids, socks fans, young socks fans who are not just there with their dads,

they're totally engaged and they're really into wanting to meet these socks players.

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