Everyone made the same joke about White Sox’s 21-game losing streak
Sep 1, 2019; Atlanta, GA, USA; Detailed view of Chicago White Sox hat and glove against the Atlanta Braves in the third inning at SunTrust Park. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports
The Chicago White Sox are hitting depths few others in MLB history have reached, and fans are understandably making fun of them for it.
On Monday, the White Sox lost their 21st consecutive game in a 5-1 affair against the Oakland Athletics at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, Calif.
Several fans made the same joke about the team’s losing streak now being old enough to drink.
our losing streak can now legally drink. pic.twitter.com/fKpWcoKhID
— CHGO White Sox (@CHGO_WhiteSox) August 6, 2024
The White Sox losing streak can now legally drink alcohol. pic.twitter.com/zXYLmdlQ94
— Mike (@ChiSoxFanMike) August 6, 2024
The White Sox losing streak is old enough to drink. And it probably needs to. https://t.co/sQ7M3ql0Ke
— Ben Ross (@BenRossTweets) August 6, 2024
The losing streak can now drink. What the majority of White Sox fans have been doing during the streak anyways. https://t.co/AQ0HneNjZj
— Dylan (@NotCease) August 6, 2024
The White Sox are currently tied with the 1988 Baltimore Orioles for the longest losing streak in American League history. Only the Philadelphia Phillies have had a worse mark when they lost 23 straight games during the 1961 season.
A three-game series against the Athletics appeared to be the White Sox’s best shot at ending their streak. After all, Oakland has the second-worst record in the AL.
However, the gap between the White Sox’s record (27-88) and the Athletics’ record (47-67) is massive. Even if the White Sox won 20 straight games and the Athletics lost 20 straight games, the latter would still have a better record.
But at this point, Chicago’s South Side fans probably just want to experience a win to remember what it feels like.