My South Side heroes, the Chicago White Sox, beat the Oakland Athletics 5-1 last night. That might not seem to be a momentous event, given everything that is happening in the world these days, most of it bad. But this victory is huge. It is monumental. The White Sox had lost 21 straight games up until this win, two games before tying the Philadelphia Phillies for the longest losing streak in major league baseball history, at 23 games. My father Nelson took me to my first baseball game at Wrigley Field, back in 1961, to watch the Chicago Cubs play those Philadelphia Phillies, who were in the midst of that losing streak, figuring that even the hapless Cubs could win against them. And he was right! They did! Thankfully, the White Sox will not equal or exceed that horrible losing streak. I watched the game on MLB.com, and I must say, the White Sox have a lot of good young players, and will definitely do well in the future. But not this year, of course. Still, breaking that losing streak was very important - to the players, the announcers in the broadcast booth (who seemed to be holding their breath with every pitch), and, of course, all of us White Sox fans, who are used to heartbreak, but just wanted this horrible streak to end. And it has! Finally! Holy Cow!
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