Treading Water

Among my many baseball theories—or unwritten rules, if you like—is that mediocre teams will give up at least half of the games they win on a streak. The White Sox had won five in a row. Now, they’ve lost three in a row, including 8-5 last night in Minnesota. Yes, part of it has to do with injuries, which seem to strike every game. Yasmani Grandal aggravated a calf strain batting yesterday and had to be helped off the field in the sixth inning. Zack Collins came in to replace Grandal and looked like he’d just gotten out of bed. Those three wild pitches didn’t look so wild to me. On the positive side, Jose Abreu and Tim Anderson are starting to hit again, and Gavin Sheets had himself a double last night, so that’s nice. Pitching is another story. Lucas Giolito is Dylan Cease is Dallas Keuchel while Michael Kopech is nowhere to be seen in a close game. What gives? Remember, little grasshopper, the season is a marathon, not a sprint. The season is a marathon, not…