The Chicago Cubs and White Sox will renew acquaintances this weekend, and the history of the Crosstown Classic has been a vivid one.

Gage Workman, we hardly knew ye. Click over to MLB Trade Rumors to read more about him being designated for assignment by the White Sox.

Fans from both sides seemed to initially claim the new pope as their own. A spokeswoman for the Cubs first said that she could not confirm whether he was a fan, and issued a statement from Tom Ricketts, the executive chairman of the Cubs, assuring the new pope that he would be welcomed at Wrigley Field.

The Windy City is notoriously split between White Sox and Cubs supporters, a rivalry between the South and North sides. Sign up here. Father Gregory Sakowicz, rector of Chicago's Holy Name Cathedral, said he was in shock when Leo was named pope on Thursday.

After a series win over the Marlins, the White Sox travel to Cincinnati for a three-game series. Here's the game day preview.