In Case You Were Wondering

How does a team lose for the 117th time in 153 games? Do what the Sad Sox did and start three players all batting under .175. And then manage the bullpen so that Chad Kuhl is your choice to hold a one-run lead in both the tenth and eleventh innings. Angels 4 Sad Sox 3 in thirteen innings. This is not a good week to be Jerry Reinsdorf, which sort of makes it a good week for White Sox fans. First, Reinsdorf’s little boat tour of the South Loop site for his new publicly-subsidized if not fully-funded stadium laid an egg. Then, today The Athletic ran a story by Brittany Ghiroli and Ken Rosenthal that traces all the team’s problems back to one source, the Chairman himself. My favorite adjective used in the story—“calcified,” as in Reinsdorf’s “views on the game.” Oh, and his team is going to set the modern-day record for most losses in a season.