Friday Morning Diversion: The Horsewhipper

By Chuck Sudo in Miscellaneous on Oct 9, 2009 4:00PM

In White Sox lore there are more than a few colorful characters: the Black Sox; Bill Veeck; Dick Allen; Minnie Minoso, the "Winning Ugly" Sox;Poppy Hidalgo, the 31-year-old batboy. Nothing short of massive drinking will prepare you for this.

Meet Lloyd Rutzky, a 61-year-old vendor at US Cellular Field who's been working Sox games for 45 years, going back to the old Comiskey Park. As you can see from the video, Rutzky has his own White Sox tradition, where he whips a locker room bench like the proverbial red-headed stepchild. Crack that whip, Lloyd!.

Clip is safe for work, unless you're offended by the sight of hirsute old men wearing underwear with loose elastic. [Sun-Times, via Deadspin]