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Shakespeare, Language, and the Chicago White Sox
I’m sure they would have inspired him.
For just a brief moment, the White Sox displayed a spasm of mediocrity. Then it was gone. It was back to the dismalism and ineptitude that is White Sox baseball. In describing the Sox, I believe I have created a new word, “dismalism. It means the state of being dismal. Sometimes you’re confronted with a situation that seems to defy words. The magnitude of the Sox dysfunction is one of those situations.
Shakespeare is credited with making up/creating over 1700 words. That number would have doubled if he had been subjected to White Sox baseball. And all of them would have been synonymous with “putrid.” Here are a few obvious issues.
Pedro Grifol is may be the worst manager in baseball, but it doesn’t matter
The Sox limp into the All-Star break with a record of 27–71. Statistics indicate that the Sox are unperforming. In listening to WSCR, the Score, one of their personalities said the numbers indicate the Sox should be sitting at 35–63. Baseball Reference cites their Pythagorean record is 30–68. Basically, Pedro has taken a bad team and helped make them worse. It’s like that old Sammy Davis Jr. pop hit, “The Candyman,” only in reverse. Here’s a quick sample to show what I mean:
