I know it is only mid-June, but my South Side heroes, the Chicago White Sox, are actually playing great baseball and are currently tied for first place with the Cleveland Guardians in the American League Central Division, sporting a 38 and 32 record. Granted, the AL Central is a weak division, but that means the Sox actually have a chance to make the playoffs after losing over 100 games the past three years, including setting the record for the worst team in the history of Major League Baseball in 2024 with 121 losses. In their last homestand, the Sox have taken the series against both the Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers, who are currently the two best teams in baseball, which is no mean feat. And best of all, the crowds have returned to Rate Field, cheering their team on to victory. And as you can tell from the photograph above, White Sox television announcers Steve Stone, on the left, and John Schriffen, on the right, are definitely enjoying their time at the ballpark these days. They finally are calling games that actually matter. And will it last? Will the Sox continue their winning ways? I certainly hope so, but no matter what, the Sox have finally put together a good team, which bodes well for the future. And they are doing all this without their star player, Munetaka Murakami, the "Japanese Babe Ruth," who is currently on the IL (injured list). When he comes back, the sky's the limit.
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