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World Series Pits North, South -- California

Aired October 19, 2002 - 07:45   ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.


MILES O'BRIEN, CNN ANCHOR: Many people view this world's -- this world's -- this year's -- World Series as a contest between two California baseball teams, but a lot of Californians see this as a grudge match, a fight for honor between north and south.
CNN's Anne McDermott takes a look at California's Civil War, baseball style.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

ANNE MCDERMOTT, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Northern California loves to dump on southern California -- ask any San Franciscan.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: To me, it's just really fake, insincere.

MCDERMOTT: Yes, they think we're goofy or something. They also call us dirty -- you know -- smog versus fog.

And San Francisco has cars that go ding, while southern California has cars that don't go ding and don't go anywhere. In other words, San Fran is the poodle -- southern Cal is the cur.

And those San Franciscans are wily. Watch Mayor Willie Brown weasel out of a series bet with Anaheim Mayor Tom Daley.

MAYOR WILLIE BROWN, SAN FRANCISCO, CA: Well, now, wait a minute -- I'm not wearing any Mouse ears.

MCDERMOTT: Say it ain't so. But, cheer up. While San Francisco has the bay, we'll always have Bay Watch.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Unfortunately, you L.A. folks, I'm sorry, don't have a lot of depth.

MCDERMOTT: Ha, ha, ha. Well, how come you northern Californians only have rally rags while we have rally monkeys? Heck, we even have rally chimps.

Now it should be pointed out that northern and southern California do rally round each other in times of disasters, in times of mudslides, in times of El Nino. But, San Francisco still sneers at the savage stuff; no culture, they say and I say hey, ever hear of the Hollywood Wax Museum?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Southern California happens to have Hollywood -- we have Hollywood -- and we have -- gosh darn -- boy -- a jillion -- uh -- you got me going now.

MCDERMOTT: Well, maybe you'll think of something. Now on to the ball game where those Giants from northern California sure look pretty darn pleased with themselves. But we -- we have the Angels on our side.

Anne McDermott, CNN, southern California.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

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Aired October 19, 2002 - 07:45   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
MILES O'BRIEN, CNN ANCHOR: Many people view this world's -- this world's -- this year's -- World Series as a contest between two California baseball teams, but a lot of Californians see this as a grudge match, a fight for honor between north and south.
CNN's Anne McDermott takes a look at California's Civil War, baseball style.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

ANNE MCDERMOTT, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Northern California loves to dump on southern California -- ask any San Franciscan.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: To me, it's just really fake, insincere.

MCDERMOTT: Yes, they think we're goofy or something. They also call us dirty -- you know -- smog versus fog.

And San Francisco has cars that go ding, while southern California has cars that don't go ding and don't go anywhere. In other words, San Fran is the poodle -- southern Cal is the cur.

And those San Franciscans are wily. Watch Mayor Willie Brown weasel out of a series bet with Anaheim Mayor Tom Daley.

MAYOR WILLIE BROWN, SAN FRANCISCO, CA: Well, now, wait a minute -- I'm not wearing any Mouse ears.

MCDERMOTT: Say it ain't so. But, cheer up. While San Francisco has the bay, we'll always have Bay Watch.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Unfortunately, you L.A. folks, I'm sorry, don't have a lot of depth.

MCDERMOTT: Ha, ha, ha. Well, how come you northern Californians only have rally rags while we have rally monkeys? Heck, we even have rally chimps.

Now it should be pointed out that northern and southern California do rally round each other in times of disasters, in times of mudslides, in times of El Nino. But, San Francisco still sneers at the savage stuff; no culture, they say and I say hey, ever hear of the Hollywood Wax Museum?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Southern California happens to have Hollywood -- we have Hollywood -- and we have -- gosh darn -- boy -- a jillion -- uh -- you got me going now.

MCDERMOTT: Well, maybe you'll think of something. Now on to the ball game where those Giants from northern California sure look pretty darn pleased with themselves. But we -- we have the Angels on our side.

Anne McDermott, CNN, southern California.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

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