Big news on the Chicago White Sox front.

The team announced Wednesday that SoxFest is returning to the Ramova Theatre in Bridgeport in January, albeit still in “SoxFest Lite” mode.

SoxFest at the Ramova is a reimagined version of the former SoxFests at bigger venues, without the traditional rancor of the fan Q-and-A sessions with management, the hassle of standing in long lines waiting for autographs from Sox players or a cold beer.

Last year’s SoxFest brought us the introduction of manager Will Venable, free beers from Mark Buehrle, the bad comedian/emcee who made a lame joke about departed shortstop Tim Anderson, the audible booing of Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf from a small number of fans who spotted him in the balcony and the mass booing of director of player personnel Gene Watson for

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