The More Things Change...

August 26, 1946: “WHITE SOX BEAT A'S, 4-2; LOSE 2nd GAME, 6 TO 5; Philadelphia Tallies 4 in 5th to Gain Even Break: The White Sox, by what should have been the simple process of beating the tail end Philadelphia Athletics in both games of a double header this afternoon, could have gone into a tie for fifth place.”

August 26, 2010: “Team stumbles in effort to close ground on Twins: The Sox were held to five hits in a listless 4-2 loss to the Orioles that prevented them from cutting their 3-1/2-game deficit in the American League Central as the Twins were losing 4-3 to the Rangers.”