Jay Hook can sympathize with what the Chicago White Sox and their fans are enduring this season.
Baseball news coming out of Chicago’s South Side this season can be summed up accurately in one word—ugly.
Original Met of 1962 Jay Hook Sympathizes With White Sox Woes of 2024
Hook pitched for the 1962 New York Mets club that finished with a 40–120 record.
Former New York Mets Mike Piazza (31) and Jay Hook (47) walk off the field after the ceremonial first pitch before a game between the Colorado Rockies and the New York Mets at Citi Field in New York on Aug. 27, 2022. Piazza is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame and Hook is the first winning pitcher in the team's history. Jim McIsaac/Getty Images
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Don has covered pro baseball for several decades, beginning in the minor leagues as a radio broadcaster in the NY Mets organization. His Ice Chips & Diamond Dust blog ran from 2012-2020 at uticaod.com. His baseball passion surrounds anything concerning the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and writing features on the players and staff of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Don currently resides in southwest Florida.
