My South Side heroes, the Chicago White Sox, are actually playing good baseball these days. They are 9-2 since August 31st, and yesterday they beat the Tampa Bay Rays by a score of 5-1, taking the series. And as you can see from the photograph on the left, White Sox television sportscasters Steve Stone (on the left) and John Schriffen (on the right), were all smiles up in the broadcast booth yesterday. The team has a strong roster of rookies this year, and after a slow start, they have begun to have a major impact on the team. And in my opinion, it hasn't hurt that Pope Leo XIV let it be known that he is a White Sox fan, either. We will take any advantage we can get.
It was sunny and 74 degrees when the game started at Rate Field yesterday, a perfect day for afternoon baseball. I watched a few innings on MLB.com, and I must say, I was very impressed with the progress the team is making. Granted, they are currently 57-90 and not going to the playoffs, but the way they are playing now, I would not be surprised if next year they do. I think it helps that the White Sox have hired baseball executives that actually know something about baseball and can draft and trade for players who will benefit the team in the coming years. As opposed to my adopted hometown team, the Colorado Rockies, who are currently 40-107, 1-9 over their last 10 games, and still need to win 2 more games to avoid breaking the White Sox's record for worst team in the history of baseball, set last year. The Rockies owner unfortunately prefers to hire friends and relatives to run the team instead of someone who actually knows baseball, despite having three 100 loss seasons in a row. As long as people keep showing up to enjoy the ballpark and cheer on the opposing teams, things will probably never change. Until they do.
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