A combined 28-54 since April 27th is good for 55-107 over a full 162 and completely disgusting.
Ill do my best to explain how it got to be so shitty.
The White Sox are more pathetic to a reasonable sports fan yet easier to explain.
Tony La Russa is a timely starting point but Sox fans would rather point to Jerry first.
Jerrys a selfish asshole.
He sabotaged Rick Hahn by handcuffing payroll when it was time to spend big.
He forced his geriatric buddy out of retirement and into the dugout.
He empowered Kenny Williams to Rasputin status while actively neglecting all forms of objectivity to maintain personal comfort.
Hes a bad Bond villain without the shaved cat and a much bigger pussy.
The White Sox clubhouse was a disaster from the beginning.
Grandals a diva dog.
Tim Andersons borderline unapproachable in everything.
The 2nd basemen cant play.
The right fielders are even worse.
Im missing a lot of stuff but thats a decent start.
One landmine after the other all strategically placed under Jerrys close watch.
Briefly fast forward and the Sox landscape has transformed into a depressing reality.
Maybe the worst team in the history of professional baseball?
Certainly one of the biggest jokes.
The White Sox didnt even make a run at interview GM candidates this offseason.
Truly, most players would not play for other clubs.
We all know the White Sox are a disaster.
But its easy to forget the promise they held not even two years ago.
The top farm system in baseball plus a cost-controlled core of all stars with attitude and effort.
That was a 95+ win team and perennial division contender, EASY.
It happened so fast.
But now Im curious whats worse - the White Sox rapid decline or the Cubs slow death?
Whats easier to cope with?
Lets first round up the Cubs futility.
World Series champions to 7 years without a playoff win.
Every player from that era gone while Pete Crow Armstrong represents the primary reconciliation.
Theo left mid-contract and now everyones mad at the successor.
The Cubs never publicly committed to their active rebuild.
It sucked, but most fans were patient as instructed.
In return - we got jack shit going for us right now.
We got no life.
Just a $215M payroll for mediocre-at-best baseball.
Theres obviously time for the Cubs to rebound…
Obviously
… mathematically.
So Ill refrain from pulling the plug for at least another week.
But as it stands, that seems inevitable.
Which brings me back to the original question.
Between these two paths, which blows harder?
And which blows more?
Id argue the White Sox are more embarrassing, but the Cubs are more depressing.
Truly two awful experiences to consider in mid June.
Ultimately I think its harder to care about the White Sox because theyre just so terrible and putrid.
But the fact Im even considering the Cubs in the same conversation is, again, categorically depressing.
So maybe lets call it a wash and agree the whole thing sucks right now and were all pathetic.
Maybe this summer is meant to bring the city together for one common purpose:
11 wins.
