You Could've Fooled Me

The White Sox did more than stink up the joint with their 10-2 loss last night to the Rangers. They set some milestones along the way. Like a ten-game losing streak—not to be confused with the fourteen-gamer in May-June—and a record of 27-77. That’s 50 games under .500, folks, with 58 games to go. And what does manager Mickey Mouse have to say about this debacle he presides over? Why, he told reporters “our No. 1 priority is to win baseball games, and we're trying to win games. We're not winning them. It's not like we're just coming out here to develop, you know?” [quote from story today on team website] You could’ve fooled me, Skipper. I don’t see any signs of development outside of Garrett Crochet, and your front office wants to trade him. But wait, there’s more. Mouse understands full well, “This is not a developmental league. This is the Major Leagues. You're coming here to win baseball games every single day. We're just not doing it. We're finding a way to lose the game in some way, shape or form. We’ve just got to continue to clean it up.” If by “clean it up,” he means back up the truck, go for it. And pack, while you’re at it.