Old News

The things you learn by reading the sports’ section. It seems that, last season, the White Sox weren’t one big happy family after all. And new manager Pedro Grifol has a thing about details and accountability. But why are these stories only appearing now? Where were the beat writers last year? Why is GM Rick Hahn allowed to walk from point A to point B without being showered questions about the Tony La Russa hiring, to say nothing of the thought process behind signing Mike Clevinger? I thought journalism was all about breaking stories as they happen. History I have by the bookshelf.