Hurst So Good

Dallas Lynn was in fine form last night in Toronto, two out nobody on in the bottom of the fourth, White Sox ahead 2-0. Then, boom, and four runs score, three on a homerun by Cavan Biggio, who was hitting a robust .111 at the time. Sox lose again, this time by a score of 5-2. And Lynn’s idea of a solution? “Throw more strikes.” [today’s story on team website] Really? Yes, the two-out walk to Alejandro Kirk hurt, but that was followed by three straight hits. What, they all went fishing out of the zone? Not from what I saw. It might be time for Lynn to call up Dallas Keuchel to get some tips on adjusting to retirement. And what’s a day without some words of wisdom from Pedro Grifol, who’s concerned about his hitters’ undisciplined approach at the plate: “We can’t chase at the rate that we’re chasing.” [today’s Sun-Times] OK, then why bat Luis Robert Jr. leadoff? He struck out three out of four at-bats, along with that big walk. How far outside of the zone do you think ball four was for Robert not to swing? One of the cornerstones of the rebuild is now hitting .226, with twenty-eight strikeouts in ninety-three at-bats. Somewhere, Dave Nicholson shakes his head. Probably Al Lopez, Eddie Stanky and Chuck Tanner, too.