To the untrained eye, optimistic
White Sox fans can come off as stoics while realistic Sox fans act like
fatalists. But with the team off to a
3-8 start, I’m downright excited. How
could you not be?
Look at some of the stats after 11
games. The pitching staff has the worst team
ERA in all of baseball (6.94) and the seventh worst bullpen (5.91). A steady stream of errors translates into a
tie for fourth worst fielding average.
Our catchers have allowed 11 stolen bases without throwing out so much
as a single baserunner. Oh, and let’s
not forget how our pitchers and catchers have worked together to make possible
eight wild pitches, good for a four-way tie for most/worst.
Yesterday, starter Reynaldo Lopez gave
up eight runs, all earned, on ten hits over 4.1 innings and 104 pitches. Lopez has yet to win any of his three starts,
possibly in light of his 12.15 ERA. And
still I’m excited. Know why? I’ll tell you.
Either things get better, and
fast, or they don’t, which means they will, soon enough. Either the Sox right the ship, or the rebuild
comes crashing down. I figure another
five-ten losses in a row and the coaching staff can say bye-bye. Another 100-loss season, and the front office
could be shown the door. And if fans
boycott Guaranteed Rate Whatever all season, you have to wonder how much longer Jerry Reinsdorf can hold on.
All in all, Sox fans have plenty
of reasons for optimism. So, climb
aboard. The change train’s leaving the station.
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