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CHGO White Sox Weekly: 20 straight losses unthinkably bad, but not much different than rest of season

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August 5, 2024
White Sox manager Pedro Grifol

What’s up, Sox fans?
Twenty straight losses is unthinkably bad.
The Chicago White Sox have done what only six other teams since 1901 have done, losing 20 games in a row. They’re three off from matching the modern record, a 23-game skid by the Phillies in 1961. It’s the first losing streak of 20 or more games in the majors in my lifetime.
They’ve been swept in six straight series, are 0-16 since the All-Star break and have been outscored 131-41 in their last 20 games.
All of that, to be clear, is hideous.
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And in a professional sport like baseball, folks have lost their jobs for much less. I only bring that part of it up becau...

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