On one of the radio stations carrying the imminent Cubs-Sox series said that when these two teams play, you can toss out the records. The only reason to toss out the records in this case is because both teams reek right now.

Entering play in tonight’s game at Wrigley, the Cubs are 29-31 and have lost their las 6 series. The White Sox have redefined garbage with a 15-45 record (it’s so bad that I mistyped the record three times). My keyboard almost exploded, and AI threw up a question mark. Despite a current 12-game losing streak, they’ve only lost their last 5 series.

Over the years of the series, they’ve had several not so memorable sponsors. Sometimes cups or trophies were involved, but everyone knew that the rivalry was for the fans benefit. Given the current state of affairs on both sides of town, it’s probably wiser to call it the Crosstown Dumpster Fire. And for those of us not attending, we’ve got four choices to consume this product. I haven’t heard whether any of the broadcasters will switch booths for the upcoming 2-gamer at GRate Field.

Aside from bragging rights, I’m not sure what either team can take away from a series sweep. When we still had legit writers in town covering the teams, they’d be tasked with assembling a city team. Other than Shota Imanaga and Garret Crochet I don’t see anything more than a group of disappointments. Suffice to say, I’m waiting for the Cubs to prove me wrong.

The novelty of this series lost its luster 25 years ago.