Is Baseball Fun Anywhere In Chicago Right Now?
Bitternutz, an avid NQTC reader and commenter, sent me this little rant about his beloved White Sox today. I’m reposting it here for any Sox fans who wish to read it (or any Cubs fans who enjoy sharing the misery of the 2009 season with our south side brethren). Enjoy!
2009 White Sox Obituary
I am attending today’s White Sox-Yankees finale with a couple other Chicagoans transplanted in New York. When my friends and I hatched our plan to attend this game the Sox were only 1 game out of first place and looked like they were about to make a run for the postseason. Now I pray that we are not embarrassed and the umpires do not decide to institute the slaughter rule and call the game early like they should have yesterday.
We do not expect the White Sox to win today. Not with “Sweat” Freddy Garcia on the mound. We are attending this game to say goodbye to the 2009 White Sox. It is more of a Wake then anything else. After today’s game I plan to not watch them the rest of the season. The AL central is terrible this year and the Sox had plenty of opportunities, but seem unable and unwilling to capitalize.
The fans who have watched this team hover around .500 all season cannot find a single clear culprit for the Sox shortcomings. This has been the most frustrating aspect of the season. It would be a lot more soothing if the problem could be identified, then at least Sox fans could have peace of mind and focus on what we need to improve for next year. Certainly the offense has not been producing and the bullpen has been terrible and misused by Ozzie. I personally believe the Sox poor defense is an underrated contributor to the Sox shitiness. The team has given up 62 unearned runs and countless other runs have scored because of the defenses inability to even get close enough to the ball to make an error. Any ball hit to the outfield that doesn’t clear the fence is definitely falling for a single and if Scott Podsednik is in the vicinity then probably a double.
The Sox trades have not inspired hope. Alex Rios has only proven why the Blue Jays were willing to give him up for nothing and Jake Peavy seems about as excited to pitch in a meaningful game as Lance Bass would be excited to attend a jello wrestling match between Erin Andrews and Megan Fox. Maybe these trades will work out in the long run, but they are far from a sure thing and I’m done caring for this year.
Thank god football season starts next week.
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