Party over for White Sox, who face difficult decisions in coming months

It's time for White Sox executive vice president Ken Williams to make the call on rebuilding his disappointing team. (Nuccio DiNuzzo / Chicago Tribune) The White Sox celebrated Halfway to Mardi Gras night Tuesday at U.S. Cellular Field, though Halfway to Oblivion would have been more appropriate.

A lame duck manager, a general manager who studiously avoids the media and a fan base that has gone from ticked off to apathetic have combined to turn these final weeks of the 2016 season into one long, awkward funeral march.

How bad has this season been?

The Phillies, in the second year of their rebuild, came into town only two games worse than the Sox, who were actually trying to compete for a…