Thanks for Mike!
(Even if he does look all bummed with that frown. I know it's only the Cubs, Mike…but still.)
The White Sox probably have no chance to win the AL West. They're in the pack that's hovering around .500, like my Mariners, but since the Angels blasted to a
28-2 start and were 40-10 through 50 games, it's a job of work.
Perhaps that's why they haven't called up South Portland ME's Fred Howard, who IRL made his MLB debut on May 26th, but is still down at Iowa and it's June, now. (in fact, Fred is getting blasted, and the Pale Hose have Francisco Barrios, Richard Dotson, and Lamarr Hoyt as better options to summon.)
Does this mean that Fred will be beaten to the majors by his kid brother (1 year younger), Mike? IRL Mike (not to be confused with future Met trivia question Mike Howard) was busy going 12-3 for Winston-Salem, but in the game he's doing creditable relief work for the PawSox, and given that the big club is languishing in 6th place (sorry,
Lans), Mike could get the call soon.
IRL, Mike made the 40-man for 1980 Spring Training, and split that year between AA West Haven and the PawSawx. However, he got arm twinges in 1981, and was finished after 1982.