Has anyone else been a lifelong fan of MLB team worse than this year’s White Sox?

Curly1918 18374 posts Joined: Aug 30, 2017

Posted 6:02 pm on Sep 2, 2024

Or maybe of any pro team in any sport?

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Has anyone else been a lifelong fan of MLB team worse than this year’s White Sox? Curly1918 6:02pm · 9/2/24
- The Tigers in 2003, 119 losses. Painful! Fortunately they got Leyland and he turned it around fast.NT Hibakusha 11:15am · 9/3/24
  - Just remembered. Didn’t they also have real shitty recent year in the late teens?NT Frank L 12:07pm · 9/3/24
    - Yup and thanks for the reminder! 2019. They are above .500 now and hopefully back.NT Hibakusha 1:46pm · 9/3/24
      - Yup. Remember rooting for them in the 68 WS when a young kid. Gibby for the Cards. He struck out 17 Frank L 3:53pm · 9/3/24
        
        I had the good fortune to meet Mr. Gibson, always admired him. I mentioned it was tough Hibakusha 4:23pm · 9/3/24
        
        Complete game. McLain had a sore arm but still won Game 6.NT Frank L 4:39pm · 9/3/24
- I was going to say the early 90's Indians....but I see that the CHISOX are going to blow past them.NT BaronVonZemo 8:11am · 9/3/24
- Lifelong White Sox / Cubs fan. I do lean Southside though. ELP 9:34pm · 9/2/24
  - The Sox fans I know really don’t like the Cubs. The Cubs fans I know look down on the Sox and their Frank L 10:18am · 9/3/24
- Teams that bad are sorta charming Chris94 8:40pm · 9/2/24
  - I can buy into that if there's something "scrappy" about such a team. This is not the case here. jakers 10:28am · 9/3/24
  - In fairness, William the Conqueror was building a dynasty in the 1060s. Rooney 7:38am · 9/3/24
    - Oops.NT Hibakusha 11:15am · 9/3/24
    - Would have been a hell of a match up with the 1960’s Lombardi Packers.NT Frank L 10:33am · 9/3/24
- The 76ers won 9 games 1972-73NT MarkHarman 6:46pm · 9/2/24
  - Indeed. Attended a few of those games. None were W’s. Also remember in 72, Phils won 57 or 59 games, Frank L 10:24am · 9/3/24
    - Rick Wise off the top of my headNT MarkHarman 1:02pm · 9/3/24
      - Winnah! One of the most lopsided trades in MLB history.NT Frank L 3:41pm · 9/3/24
- Thankfully never. jakers 6:34pm · 9/2/24
- The Brewers had some rough years. NDWisconsin 6:16pm · 9/2/24
  - Only teams I remember in the league of this bunch were some of the late 80’s O’s teams, and the Frank L 10:04am · 9/3/24
  - None of those Brewers squads were as bad as this year's Sox. MAS 11:03pm · 9/2/24

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