Makes Me Want to Cry

White Sox pitching held the opposition to four hits last night. Unfortunately, the Sox defense made two errors setting up two unearned runs in a 3-1 loss to the visiting Red Sox. I hate obnoxious East Coast baseball groupies. Lucas Giolito was very good, yielding one earned run over six innings on three hits and a walk; Giolito struck out ten of the seventeen Boston hitters who fanned on the night. And still they lost. A shoutout to Tim Anderson for volunteering to play second, if only he had shown up in mind as well as body. Giolito made a perfect pickoff throw at second that bounced off Anderson’s glove and led to a run. Anderson is an emotional wreck due to personal problems. Right now, he’s no good to himself or the team. Hitting coaches Jose Castro and Chris Johnson are lucky to work for Jerry Reinsdorf, who values loyalty over results. Sox hitters are twenty-second in BA (.234); last in OBP (.292); and second from last in walks (187). Such is the White Sox approach to winning.