Apology From Our Editors: Lou Gehrig Didn’t Die From ALCS

We no longer consider ourselves the luckiest people on the face of the earth as The Sports Riot editorial team would like to issue a sincere correction regarding a long-standing misunderstanding in our publication’s history of baseball coverage. Contrary to years of internal belief and several fundraising efforts, Lou Gehrig did not die from ALCS.

Our staff now understands that ALCS is the American League Championship Series — a postseason baseball event — and not the degenerative disease we once assumed claimed the life of the Yankees great. We take full responsibility for naming our annual awareness campaign “Strike Out Disease” and regret that none of the proceeds ever reached ALS research.

It has come to our attention that many readers were also confused due to our error in reporting and made charitable donations to the ALCS itself, believing they were contributing to the fight to Lou Gehrig’s cause. “I just wanted to help, but it turns out I sponsored the Texas Rangers bullpen in 2023.” One donor told us. 

This isn’t the first time we’ve made such an error. In the late ’80s, our newsroom ran extensive coverage of what we called the “ALDS crisis,” which, as it turns out, was actually the AIDS crisis. In fairness, both were devastating in their own way, especially if you’re the ‘87 Padres. 

We apologize for any confusion, especially to the Gehrig family, the medical community, Dick Howser, and also while we’re here – the entire Royals organization, who didn’t get AIDS from The Oakland Athletics in 1981, but were eliminated from the “American League Division Series” which is apparently not viral… yet.

We promise to be better and to provide you with the most accurate baseball coverage available. And next season, all proceeds from our “Strike Out Disease” campaign will go toward curing NLCS once and for all.