Sox Populi Podcast 179 — History! — 2024-08-10

Sox Populi - A Chicago White Sox podcast

With another loss, and another sweep, the White Sox entered territory they hadn't occupied in 68 seasons. After Friday's loss dropped the South Siders to .500 all-time over 124 MLB seasons, Saturday's setback set them as a losing team for the first time in almost exactly 68 years — for the first time since Aug. 14, 1956.

Brett Ballantini did a postgame podcast he mistakenly branded as a mothership joint. Join him, and tread where others dared not:

• A rundown of the numbers, including it being almost 25,000 days since the White Sox were last a losing team, and a White Sox fan would need to be at least 75 years old to have experienced any of the last losing era
• Breaking down what records are necessary in the final 43 games to avoid the looming milestones including worst-ever 162-game team, worst AL team ever, worst White Sox club and most White Sox season losses
• Tracking the remaining schedule to see how difficult it will be for the White Sox to avoid these milestones
• Is there enough talent in the pipeline (or on the roster, snapping four-month slumps) to appreciably change the performance on the field?

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