Opening Day

source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g24WKKj0kA4

And the White Sox are already in last place:

This game reminded me of a Jean Shepherd story about the White Sox:

source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2e3Ov1lFyg

The Old Man hated Lou Gehrig ?  I shudder to think what he said when The Pride Of The Yankees premiered !  And what would The Old Man have said when Munetaka Murakami (the big money slugger from Japan) hit a 9th inning homer into the 2nd deck in right field for the Sox on opening day 2026 ?  Just like Lou did  :)

Lou Gehrig:

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Gehrig

Ted Lyons:

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Lyons

Zeke "Banana Nose" Bonura:

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeke_Bonura

 

Munetaka Murakami: 

 

wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munetaka_Murakami
 

BTW, if any part of Jean's story is untrue I don't want to know it :)

update: here is the story on the Shepherd WOR radio show, July 27, 1972:

 

source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmrtZA1wYw4 

Best Regards,
Chuck, WB9KZY
http://wb9kzy.com/ham.htm