Four major trophies all on display at Cell

The New York Yankees were in town for the first time all season on Friday, and it was "Blackhawks Night" at U.S. Cellular Field.

Curious, to be sure, but the mixed marketing didn't stop there.

After Blackhawks season-ticket holders marched around the field before the game, the ceremony morphed into a celebration of the "City of Champions."

Over the last 25 years, the Bears have won the Super Bowl (1986), the Bulls won six NBA titles (1991-93 and 1996-98), the White Sox won the World Series (2005) and the Hawks won the Stanley Cup this year.

Chicago is the only city to win a championship in the four major sports during the past quarter century.

"To me, I feel good about the Blackhawks because that's the last one," Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said. "To bring the trophies of the Bulls, they're going to need a truck. I think it's a great thing to see, a great thing to have."

Representing the Bears, Richard Dent brought out the Vince Lombardi Trophy. Scottie Pippen was supposed to carry out the Larry O'Brien Trophy, but the Bulls' Hall of Famer got stuck in traffic and didn't arrive until the bottom of the first inning.

Bulls/White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf filled in for Pippen.

Sox starter Mark Buehrle came out with the Commissioner's Trophy, and head coach Joel Quenneville represented the Blackhawks with the Stanley Cup.

Quenneville also threw out the ceremonial first pitch, which Buehrle caught.

Scott Reifert, the Sox' communications director, said championship teams like the Fire (soccer), Wolves (hockey) and Rush (indoor football) were not being slighted.

"We just went with the major sports because we had to draw the line somewhere," Reifert said.