CP Crawford was 12 years old when the White Sox became known as the 'Black Sox' 100 years ago, but this was his first time to see his beloved team.
The Chicago White Sox were the toast of the town and so-called best team in baseball a century ago. But after the Sox lost the World Series in 1919, a local newspaper launched an investigation that discovered the team intentionally lost the Series to the Cincinnati Reds.
But long and true on the city's south side, there remained Sox faithfuls for decades upon decades. Even going into the 21st century there had not been a White Sox world champion since the 1917 squad. However, many of the fans never wavered. "Chicago is my hometown," was all Crawford could muster to say as the Bruno Mars tune"Uptown Funk" piped through stadium speakers.
"See, I told you I was going to take you to see the White Sox. Guess what? You're here at the White Sox," Holmes said near Crawford's wheelchair.
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