Compare and Contrast

The White Sox were up to their usual antics last night, blowing two two-run leads, falling behind by two in the eighth. Then lightning struck or this particular dog had his night. Either way, the Sox prevailed over the Rangers, 7-6. Tim Anderson pinch hit during the three-run eighth inning. About all you could say about Anderson’s at-bat with two on and one out is that he didn’t hit into a double play. Just a slow grounder to second that advanced the runners for Elvis Andrus to single in. Thank you, Tim and Elvis. Next up, Zach Remillard, who singled in what proved to be the winning run after the plate ump’s out call of Andrus was reversed when it was determined that catcher’s Jonah Heim block of the plate had left Andrus nowhere to go and was therefore illegal. Again, thank you. What stood out for me was how differently the star and journeyman approached their at-bats. With Anderson, every swing is an overswing, usually resulting in a groundball out. Compare that to Remillard. Twice now in four games, he’s been up with the game on the line and delivered. Each time, Remillard has put the ball in play, nothing more nothing less. Do that often enough, and good things will happen more often than not. The thing of it is, that’s what Anderson should be showing the minor-league callup how to do. I guess these days it’s the world upside down on the South Side.