Thursday; September 28
In what has produced one of the greatest stains on professional sports, members of the Chicago White Sox were indicted by a grand jury of throwing the 1919 World Series on this date in 1920. It wasn’t like the team was a bunch of hacks, they had won the American League with a record of 88-52 and had made it into the World Series. However, they would be forever remembered for what would be called the “Black Sox” scandal because they lost their integrity. I realize that baseball isn’t all that important in the great scheme of things, but it can remind us of what happens when we lose our values and honesty. Personally, the way that gambling has infiltrated amateur and professional sports over the last few years, I believe there are other scandals on our horizon – maybe some that will make what the “pale hose” did pale in comparison to what will happen in the future. The more money involved, the easier it becomes to justify cheating. However, even if we aren’t on the brink of another