[On this, the 13th anniversary of 2008’s Blackout Game, we’re running two features devoted to it — and with the White Sox’s recent announcement that all 2021 home playoff games will be “blacked out,” the timing couldn’t be better. Enjoy!]
As the 2021 White Sox season glaciates to completion, with an AL Central Division title long since all but wrapped up, the attention of both team and fan base have turned to what will be the first home playoff game in 13 years. You will be hard-pressed to find a conversation on that upcoming game to be hosted at Guaranteed Rate Field without hearing two words coming up repeatedly: Blackout Game.