Just when you thought things couldn't get any worse for the White Sox, there is always a new depth to be plumbed.
Drake LaRoche will be throwing out the first pitch before Saturday's Game 2 of the Dodgers-Nationals playoff series.
Yes, that Drake LaRoche.
A national audience will now be reminded of the embarrassing spring training episode in which struggling Sox designated hitter/first baseman Adam LaRoche left the team over a dispute about how much time his teenage son Drake could spend in the team clubhouse. Apparently the Nationals are honoring Drake's dad _ who spent four years in Washington before he signed a pricey two-year deal with the Sox _ and the two LaRoches are, unsurprisingly, a package deal.
Surely Sox fans have not forgotten that young Drake was called a "leader" in the clubhouse by outfielder Adam Eaton as he lamented the loss of the lad's presence.
And no Sox fan needs to be reminded that the incident also sparked a beef between Chris Sale and Kenny Williams that led Sale to call the team VP a "bold-faced liar."
