Things at Rate Field tonight were much the same, and yet, they were different. In a change of pace from their usual introduction, the Chicago White Sox 86’d longtime pregame standard “Thunderstruck” from the stadium playlist, instead paying tribute to the departed Bobby Jenks by taking the field to the tune of P.O.D.’s cult classic “Boom,” one of the most fitting pairings of pitcher and intro music since Nancy Faust invented the concept.
In their first game at home since Jenks’ passing over the weekend, it looked for a few innings as if they might also pay tribute to his era of Sox baseball by playing a competitive ballgame.