Shell Shock

Michael Kopech is starting to sound like a POW forced to read a confession before the cameras. After his performance yesterday, which lasted all of 1.2 innings in the latest White Sox loss, Kopech talked with reporters after the game, sort of. His monotone was both noticeable and concerning. Kopech faced ten batters, walking five. Why Mickey Mouse keeps starting him is beyond me. Kopech hadn’t gone more than 4.1 innings in his previous four starts. Now, make it five. Start him again, expect a different result, and you’re the definition of insane. That, or Mouse is just dumb. Ditto playing Oscar Colas against lefties. Colas started yesterday against lefthander Tarik Skubal and went 0-for-3. Then, with the Sox down 3-2 in the bottom of the ninth and two runners on and one out, he finally got to face a righthander, closer Alex Lange. So, what happened? Colas grounded into a game-ending double play. Crazy.