It's in the Bag

White Sox fans aren’t sure if they should put the paper bags on their head collective heads or heave their overpriced concession purchases into them.

The Labor Day weekend started with a bang for the New York Mets, defeating the Chicago White Sox, 5-1. As for the Southsiders, they are now 6-16 in Friday series openers. The Sox are now 31-105 in 2024, and on pace make history for the worst single season record — of course, currently held by the 1962 Mets - 40-120-1) — in modern history.

At this point, Chicago White Sox fans aren’t sure if they should put the paper bags on their head collective heads or heave their overpriced concession purchases into them.

Over the past few weeks, @MetsRewind has followed the White Sox futility with great interest. And now, you will be inundated with stories as the Sox continue their barren pace bound for the record books.

How do the ‘62 Mets and ‘24 Sox measure up? Here’s a summary from August:

August 4: A piece of history no one wants

The Chicago White Sox lost again Saturday extending their losing streak to 19 consecutive games.

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