MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2005 SPORTS THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN 7B MLP White Sox win again BY RONALD BLUM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO — Scott Podsednik made it two electrifying home runs for the White Sox — and two World Series wins. Podsednik's home run off Brad Lidge in the ninth inning gave Chicago a thrilling 7-6 victory over the Houston Astros on Sunday night and put the White Sox halfway home to their first World Series title in 88 years. "Iincredible. What a ballgame." Podsednik said. "I was sitting on a fastball the entire at-bat." After yet another disputed umpiring call, Paul Konerko capped a momentous week with a seventh-inning grand slam on reliever Chad Qualls' first pitch, giving the White Sox a 6-4 lead and sparking the crowd of 41,432 to life on a drizzly, dreary night. But Game 1 hero Bobby Jenks couldn't work his magic two nights in a row. Jose Vizcaino, pinch- Podsednik didn't have any home runs in 507 regular-season at-bats. He hit his first of the season in the division series opener against Boston. He came up with one out hitting for Adam Everett with two outs in the ninth, hit an opposite-field single to left off the burly reliever that Incredible. What a ballgame, I was sitting on a fastball the entire at-bat." Scott Podsednik White Sox player drove in two runs and tied the game at 6. Chris Burke just beat Podsednik's on-target throw to score the tying run, slapping the plate with his hand, but Podsednik made sure in the bottom half that the game didn't go to extra innings. in the ninth against Lidge, who hadn't pitched since Game 5 of the NL champion- ship series against St. Louis. when he gave up a three-hr runomer to Albert Puijols that teammates joked rose to airplane cruising altitude. This one wasn't as long, but it was just as damaging. Podsednik lofted the ball to right-center field, and players and fans craned to see whether it would clear the fence. When it did, Chicago players poured out of the dugout to greet Podsednik at the plate. Chicago pressured reliever Dan Wheeler on Juan Uribe one's out double and Tadahito Iguchi's walk, and the White Sox loaded the bases when Jermaine Dye was awarded first base on a 3-2 pitch that umpires ruled hit his hand. Houston disputed the call, and replays appeared to show the ball striking his bat. If it had been ruled a foul ball, the count would have remained full on Dye. But he took first, Qualls relieved and he left his first pitch over the plate. Konerko turned on it, and it went deep into the left-field bleachers. It was Konerko's fifth postseason homer. Darron Cummings/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Chicago White Sox's Scott Podsednik hits the game-winning home run in the ninth inning to beat the Houston Astros 7-6 Game 2 of the World Series at U.S. Cellular Field on Sunday in Chicago. Looking on are Astros catcher Brad Ausmus and home plate umpire Jeff Nelson. One-way with 14-day advance purchase WHEN YOU PURCHASE AT SOUTHWEST.COM. Wanna get away? Now you can. Fly Southwest Airlines for just $39 - $149 one-way when you purchase at southwest.com. Make sure to purchase your ticket at least 14 days in advance Fares do not Include a federal excise tax of $3.20 per takeoff and landing and by October 31, 2005. Seats are limited. Fares may vary by destination and day of travel and won't be available on some flights that operate during very busy travel times. It's an exciting new way to get our amazing low fares and limited-time offers sent directly to your desktop. So go to southwest.com and download "DING" today. HAVE YOU DOWNLOADED DING YET? SOME OF THE PLACES WE FLY Albuquerque (Just an hour away from Santa Fe) Austin Baltimore/Washington (BWI) 29 miles to downtown, Washington, D.C. Chicago (Midway) Ft. Lauderdale (22 miles to downtown Miami) Ft. Myers/Naples LIBERTY HALL 644 Mass 749-1912 THUMBSUCKER(R) 4:30 7:00 9:15 JUNEBUG(R) 4:40 7:10 9:20 milestone hall alley $6.00 Harlingen/South Padre Island Monday Night Specials 6pm-12pm Special 2 for 1 Gourmet Burger Baskets $2.50 Gustos of Bud, Bud Light, Coors Light, Miller Light, and Mich Ultra Light Las Vegas Los Angeles (LAX) Oakland (18 miles to downtown San Francisco) Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Providence (A better way to Boston) Reno/Tahoe Salt Lake City San Diego Seattle/Tacoma Tampa Bay West Palm Beach Service may not be available from all cities. Offer applies to published service only. Some flights operated by ATA Airlines. southwest.com/vamonos southwest.com