There has always been a certain pride in wearing black and gray to represent the Southside. Hard-working people wear the pinstripes with passion, pride, and traditional mentality. For Chicago White Sox die-hards, that has been tough to do as of late.
A sweep to a team out of Wild Card contention has not made things any easier. Words like embarrassing, horrendous, and atrocious can best describe the state of 2022. Fans are angry, and rightfully so.
So who’s to blame? There was a clear rebuild path to the contention that the front office promised the fans. Fan favorites dealt with the promise of a parade or two in the future in return. There were going to be some bad years.
This team was going to stink but there was a promise to stick it out and wait for the future. The losing would grow less frequent and the wins would make us want to celebrate like the Los Angeles Dodgers or Houston Astros fanbases.
The 2022 Chicago White Sox have been disappointing and many are to blame.
Fast-forward to August 2022 and talks about the window that could potentially be closing are starting to circulate. The White Sox have struggled to stay above .500 in a year smack dab in the middle of the window.
The blame must be applied so that proper changes can be made before it is too late. Several areas need addressing, such as ownership, management, and some players. A few things are going right this season but far more fires need tending. These three people (or groups of people) are to blame: