White Sox legend Tommy John deserved a Chicago-style send-off

When former White Sox pitcher Tommy John died over a week ago, the Sun-Times, unfortunately, ran an obituary by the Associated Press instead of having a staffer write about him. To add insult to injury, the photo accompanying the story in print was a snapshot of Tommy as a Dodger instead of as a Sox player. The AP article rightfully touches on Tommy John surgery, a path-breaking procedure named after the operation Tommy underwent in 1974 that replaced his torn elbow ligament with a tendon from…