Interesting

I’m pretty sure Clare was looking for an excuse not to clean the tile grout in her downstairs bathroom, but, whatever the reason, she called Sunday to pass along news that the White Sox were cutting ties with Leury Garcia. Interesting. Because, if in fact this comes to pass, it would indicate a welcome sign of baseball smarts on the part of GM Rick Hahn and the front office. Something’s not right with Garcia physically, and I can’t help shake the suspicion there were also problems in the clubhouse. Along those lines, Hanser Alberto looks like he’s going to take Garcia’s place (.439 sporing BA with six RBIs vs. .222 and two for Garcia), and I keep hearing what a strong clubhouse presence he brings. It also appears Romy Gonzalez has made the team; his three-run homer—his fifth of the spring—in the ninth inning against the Cubs yesterday certainly didn’t hurt. New manager Pedro Grifol projects positivity along with a willingness to experiment. With Tony La Russa, it was all about loyalty. With Grifol, it looks to be more about buying into the program, and producing. Hence, Alberto and Gonzalez. If La Russa had a plan, he kept it to himself.