Procol Harum
06-26-2007, 10:12 AM
Amid the debris that is the 2007 Chicago White Sox maybe it's time for us all to have a little fun with what's left of this year's disaster.
Many of you oldsters may remember the horror that was the 1970 White Sox--56-106, .346 winning percentage and 42 games behind the then-Western Division champion Twins (overall, 2nd worst Sox team in history, behind the 1932 49-102 squad that hit bottom at just .325). During that season our catcher--big Ed Herrmann--inspired by the headlines being created by the 1970 Big Red Machine Cincinnati Reds and his own love of tinkering with cars put together a monstrosity jalopy christened "The Big White Machine." Amazingly (in a world of haughty, tight-buttocked, corporate image-obsessed execs) the Sox actually allowed him to move the BWM into the Sox bullpen at Old Comiskey and after every home win--and you can bet there weren't many that year--the ugly ol' flivver would circle the field.
That's the sort of relief I need this year...any ideas for a 2007 entity that would provide the same comic relief?
Many of you oldsters may remember the horror that was the 1970 White Sox--56-106, .346 winning percentage and 42 games behind the then-Western Division champion Twins (overall, 2nd worst Sox team in history, behind the 1932 49-102 squad that hit bottom at just .325). During that season our catcher--big Ed Herrmann--inspired by the headlines being created by the 1970 Big Red Machine Cincinnati Reds and his own love of tinkering with cars put together a monstrosity jalopy christened "The Big White Machine." Amazingly (in a world of haughty, tight-buttocked, corporate image-obsessed execs) the Sox actually allowed him to move the BWM into the Sox bullpen at Old Comiskey and after every home win--and you can bet there weren't many that year--the ugly ol' flivver would circle the field.
That's the sort of relief I need this year...any ideas for a 2007 entity that would provide the same comic relief?