Watch a White Sox Fan Get Hot Under the Collar Over Chris Sale's Fashion Fit (VIDEO)

CHICAGO, IL — White Sox pitcher Chris Sale returns Thursday night for the final game of the South Siders crosstown series with the Cubs after serving a five-day suspension for throwing a clubhouse tantrum over his team's throwback jerseys.

According to reports, Sale ripped the 1976-style uniforms players were required to wear—literally. He apparently cut up some of the team's unis with scissors before a game Saturday to show his dissatisfaction with the attire. His complaint: The jerseys were uncomfortable and ill-fitting, and playing in them would compromise his pitching performance.

Sale's explanation for his behavior, however, didn't sit well with one White Sox fan, who decided to post a sick burn (word play!) in video form on his Facebook page:

But there was at least one White Sox fan this week who agreed with the shear audacity (more word play!) of Sale's fashion critique. Reddit user geneadamsPS4 posted a photo Wednesday of an ample man attending Tuesday's Cubs-White Sox game at U.S. Cellular Field who had a sympathetic message for Sale:

RELATED: Sox Ace Chris Sale Suspended 5 Games for Clubhouse Cut-Up Incident

That photo gives new meaning to the ballpark chant, "We want a pitcher, not a belly itcher."

The White Sox face the Cubs at 7:05 p.m. Thursday, July 28, at Wrigley Field.

PHOTO: (Michael Grimes | Facebook)

UPDATED (6:48 p.m. Thursday, July 28)

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