Pedal, Think Sheets, Pedal

I happened to pick a 90-degree day to take my first bike ride in about month today. Let’s just say it was a challenging 44 miles on the 606 Trail. A good deal of the time I spent thinking about White Sox rookie Gavin Sheets and his three-run walk-off homerun against Sox killer Jose Berrios, now 12-4 on his career against the South Siders. The Twins were up 3-2 going into the bottom of the seventh, when Berrios gave up a single and a hit-by-pitch before the blast. If I’m Minnesota manager Rocco Baldelli, Berrios is out of the game after the single, definitely after the hbp. Yes, Berrios is a very good right-hander and Sheets a rookie, but still a left-handed hitter. To me, in that situation, it’s advantage, Sheets. So, thank you, Mr. Baldelli. Everything about the homerun looked and sounded perfect. (Yes, you could hear Sheets making contact.) All I can say is that, in the old days, that ball would’ve gone into the upper deck at Comiskey Park; but it’ll do. Now, the question is, what happens when Eloy Jimenez and Luis Robert, just cleared for a minor-league rehab assignment, return? Who goes? Sheets is hitting .245 with five homers and 14 RBIs in just 49 at-bats. Those are numbers belonging to someone you’d want to keep around, yes? Tony? Rick?