It is still just April, with plenty of baseball left to play, but I'm afraid it looks like the writing is on the wall for both my South Side heroes, the Chicago White Sox, seen in action at Rate Field in the photograph above, and my adopted hometown team, the Colorado Rockies. After winning their opener at Rate Field against the California Angels 8-1, it looked like the White Sox were back, and the celebration on the South Side began. Then, after a day off, they returned to the field and reality began to sink in. They currently have a record of 4 wins and 15 losses, at this point the second worst team in baseball this year. And who is the worst? The 3 and 15 Colorado Rockies, of course, who everyone expected to be bad, but not quite this bad. Both the White Sox and Cubs are rebuilding, with many rookies on their rosters. And will they eventually get better? Yes, but sadly not this year, or for that matter, the next few years, either. But could they not just acquire a few veterans who could help them win at least a few games this season? Everyone has a dream, and that one is mine. Meanwhile, the White Sox' hated North Side rivals, the Chicago Cubs, are in first place with a 13-9 record, and are expecting to make the playoffs. But they are indeed the Cubs, and so a late season fade is always a possibility, or as some cynics might say, a certainty.
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