The Chisox Have Nowhere To Go But Up

The Chicago White Sox's 2024 season has finally come to a merciful end as they finish with a record of 41-121.

Amid the disaster, there is a silver lining.

For starters, while the White Sox eclipsed the 1962 New York Mets for most losses in a season in the modern MLB era, the Chisox actually have a slightly better winning percentage (.253 vs .250).

September turned out to be the team's best month. While a 10-15 record is hardly something to brag about, the team did play better the last two weeks of the season going 8-6 winning 5 of their last 6 games and two out of three against the playoff bound Detroit Tigers. 

Although the team went a paltry 13-34 under interim manager Grady Sizemore, the players responded to him and if the Chisox are smart they'll make him their full-time manager in 2025. 

The way I look at it, the Chicago White Sox have nowhere to go but up.

Mind you, the White Sox could win 20 more games next year and still finish with 100 plus losses. Nevertheless, it would be a step in the right direction. No one is expecting the team to go to the post-season next year.

Then again, the Kansas City Royals lost 106 games a year ago and now have an AL Wild Card berth. So stranger things have happened. 

For all the sorrow on the South Side of Chicago, these fans will still have a team for which to root unlike the residents of Oakland. Which means White Sox fans will have a measure of hope however small it might be.