Patience, But--

I know, I know. The baseball season is a 162-game marathon. But, still, you don’t have to make it longer with a bad bullpen. The White Sox had a 3-0 lead last night in Houston, two out and nobody on in the sixth. Lance Lynn had given up all of one hit to that point. Then, Jose Abreu doubled and Preston Tucker homered. Again, someone tell me why you throw a pitch down to a lefthanded batter. Jimmy Lambert finished the inning only to yield to Kendall Graveman in the seventh (Joe Kelly staying put in the bullpen why, exactly?). Folks, that pitcher won’t pitch; he didn’t last year, and he started 2023 off the same way. After a double play gave him two outs and nobody on, Graveman proceeded to load the bases. That set the stage for Yordan Alvarez. Rookie manager Pedro Grifol found himself between a rock and a hard place, Aaron Bummer and Jake Diekman, a possible wild pitch and full-on disaster. Grifol went with Diekman, and disaster ensued. Will somebody please tell me why you throw a pitch down to a lefthanded batter. Alvarez cleared the bases. Sox lose, 6-3. Rumor has it Garrett Crochet is very close to coming back after Tommy John surgery last spring. That day can’t come soon enough.