Hope, by definition, lives as a flicker. If hope persists too long, unrealized, it becomes a pitiable desperation. Hope betrayed quickly turns to bitterness, as anyone on White Sox Twitter can see after a couple of 1-2-3 innings.
Still, we long for that flicker. As mopey ol’ Joseph Conrad said, in a somewhat different setting, “We live in the flicker. May it last as long as the earth keeps turning. But remember, darkness was here yesterday.”
Well, darkness was here yesterday, for Sox fans. After a stirring couple of wins against the Rays pulled us out of a tailspin, it seemed like the boys were going to let another Cy Young-level start by Michael Kopech go to waste.