If you’re a baseball fan who hasn’t been living under a rock, you know that the new pope is a White Sox fan. So, since the Mariners just finished a series on the South Side, it felt appropriate to recap this game by doing some Pope-quoting.
“Mediocrity is not an option for me.”
This quote refers to the still-young career of Julio Rodríguez, who continues to both be one of the best players in the game and also short of the player we know he can be. He is a star and ought to play like a star.