The one thing I
envy Cubs’ fans, other than their getting to watch home games in a real
ballpark, is their ownership. The
Ricketts’ family, came, they saw, they bought, and they’ve done a lot of
conquering these past few years. And my
White Sox?
Well, let’s see
now. This season, we’ve paired the
highly orchestrated farewell tour of broadcaster Hawk Harrelson with the first
full-season of what has been a problematic rebuild. How do you say, “Yoan Moncada, 210
strikeouts?” Oops. I just did.
And then we have
Carlos Rodon, purported ace of a rebuilt pitching staff, only Rodon hasn’t
shown up for the month of September. According to The Athletic, Rodon had an
ERA of 1.84 in July and August vs. 6.83 in September. Yesterday, for the game that promises
(please, oh please) to be Harrelson’s last broadcast, Rodon lasted 2.1 innings
against the Cubs, coughing up six runs on nine hits.
After the game,
Rodon told reporters, “I wish I could take all this back and do it over. I went out there and did the best I could and
just definitely came up a little short.”
A little? It might be time to look in the mirror,
Carlos. And, while you’re at it, tell your
wife to stop tweeting that you’re not wild about pitching to Welington
Castillo. Oh, and don’t have a hissy fit
when you walk off the mound after being yanked in the third inning of your start.
Yup, I’m feelin’ real
good about our chances in 2019, real good.
Not.
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