Column: Rebuilds come and go, but Chicago White Sox fans still relish moments like Noah Schultz’s debut
Sometimes these Chicago White Sox rebuilds seem to run together in your mind. The best moments are the same, and only the names have changed. It seemed like yesterday the Sox were calling up Michael Kopech to kickstart the rebuild that was supposed to see them owning the American League Central in the 2020s.
A hundred or so fans gathered in seats near the left-field bullpen to watch him warm ...
Sometimes these Chicago White Sox rebuilds seem to run together in your mind. The best moments are the same, and only the names have changed. It seemed like yesterday the Sox were calling up Michael Kopech to kickstart the rebuild that was supposed to see them owning the American League Central in the 2020s.
A hundred or so fans gathered in seats near the left-field bullpen to watch him warm up, taking selfies with the young phenom in the background. A large media contingent showed up at Guaranteed Rate Field to chronicle his every move, and Kopech felt like he was throwing inside a goldfish bowl. “The pressure is from you guys,” Sox starter Carlos Rodón told me that night in 2018, chiding the local media.
“Because you guys are the ones who are hyping it all up. ” I told Rodón that the Sox marketing department had hyped Kopech more than the media, hoping to boost attendance in the final weeks of another losing season. He was blaming the wrong guys for putting pressure on the kids.
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