The team lacks passion.
Players on this team are on pace to be cemented in history as the worst team ever in the modern era. Yet, they look like that meme where the dog is drinking coffee saying this is fine while the room is on fire.
Sox legends Ozzie Guillen and Frank Thomas noticed that this team did not have a player who was willing to step up and play well enough to carry the club to a victory.
A better attitude in the clubhouse may not equal more wins for the White Sox, but it would equal a heck of a lot more respect for this team from our pre/postgame crew. pic.twitter.com/SnXHn4f5sJ
— White Sox Talk (@NBCSWhiteSox) September 2, 2024
That is what makes all this losing even more stunning. Three double-digit losing streaks this season continue to happen when the club lacks players capable of raising their game to shut down a skid.
Passion and pride can only do so much in baseball. The will to win cannot make a player hit a baseball any better. However, a club can decide on a certain day that they will refuse to lose. They can decide that they are not going to play dumb baseball.
At least interim manager Grady Sizemore's first career ejection might light a fire under the team.
First managerial ejection ✅ pic.twitter.com/hZJHtnCrhK
— White Sox Talk (@NBCSWhiteSox) September 4, 2024
He got his money's worth and it was the most passion shown by anyone in this organization all year.