Where Were They?

Baseball has rules against a straight-tank, which is why the White Sox won’t be drafting first come June despite losing 121 games last season. Anyway, tanking in April is bad form. But here we have the White Sox with Will Venable penciling in lineups only Mickey Mouse would understand or appreciate. Yesterday in Boston, rookie catcher Edgar Quero didn’t get the start despite going 2-for-4 the day before. When Quero did appear, he pinch hit in the seventh inning with his team down a run, runners on second and third. Quero hit a shot up the middle good for two runs and the lead. So, Quero started today’s morning game, it being Patriot Day and all. But where was Andrew Vaughn, who hit a two-run homer to cement Sunday’s 8-4 win? Nowhere to be seen. Nick Maton and Brian Dalbec at first sure looks like tanking to me. Red Sox 4 White Sox 2.