History was made this evening on the South Side of Chicago.
Going into tonight’s game, South Siders everywhere braced themselves for a record-breaking 16th loss in a row by the struggling team. The odds were stacked against the White Sox, and then some. With a team this bad, the most common excitement fans find is in watching the train find new and bigger things to crash into.
Jonathan Cannon took the mound looking measured and controlled. Surely he had his eyes set on the Cannon Killer: Royals darling Bobby Witt Jr., who’s not only the hottest hitter in baseball, but who was boasting a threatening 1.