They won't make the all-time record of 20-134 for another Cleveland team because it is now impossible to reach the 134 mark with only 15 games remaining in the schedule. But they COULD get to 129. Go Sox!
That’s certainly not what Ray Kroc would be saying....
1974:
The Padres were once again clobbered in their home opener on April 9, losing 9-5. Kroc spent the game stewing as his team committed such foibles as forgetting the number of outs, and blowing a chance to score with the bases loaded. With the Astros holding onto a 9-2 lead in the ninth, Kroc was finally set off after a pinch runner who’d just entered the game was picked off at first. He stormed from the owners box to the PA booth, grabbed the microphone, and addressed Padres fans as their team’s owner for the first time.
“Fans, I suffer with you. I’ve never seen such stupid ballplaying in my life,” he said. After a streaker briefly interrupted him—Kroc screamed for the man to be thrown in jail—he continued to roast his team. “I have good news and bad news,” he said. “The good news is that the Dodgers drew 31,000 for their opener and we’ve drawn 39,000 for ours. The bad news is that this is the most stupid baseball playing I’ve ever seen.”
So, yeah, people WILL pay to watch train wrecks.
I’m sure it’s a bit of a downer to play for any team with a losing record - but wow, the white Sox are really in rough shape.
Even with the paychecks these players are getting, it’s gotta be hard to stay motivated in a season like this one.
Since there was no indication of a purposeful rebuilding phase (Astros 2014-2017), I can only assume the owner is too cheap.