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I’m supposed to get excited because Adrian Houser is the fourth White Sox pitcher ever to go six-plus scoreless innings in each of his first two starts for the team. Wow. If he keeps that up, GM Chris Getz should be able to flip him for a mid-level prospect at the trade deadline. Yes, it was nice that Houser shut out the Mets for six-plus innings yesterday at Citi Field. Too bad the bullpen couldn’t hold a 1-0 lead going into the bottom of the eighth. Instead, Franciso Lindor hit a walk-off sacrifice fly for a 2-1 Mets’ win. As if that wasn’t bad enough, New-Mickey Venable offered his dumbest comment yet, and that’s saying something. Venable complimented catcher Korey Lee for the numbers he’s putting up during a rehab assignment at Triple-A Charlotte. Not that a .302 BA and eight RBIs in eleven games necessarily means Lee will be back on the South Side anytime soon. You see, “Korey’s in a good spot down there. He’s feeling really good and continues to play well. Happy with everything he’s done this whole year.” [quote from story in today’s Tribune] I’ll bet you Lee is anything but happy that he’s still down there. Triple-A catcher Kyle Teel has also been on a tear, and Venable is “[s]upper excited” for what he’s done. Again, not that Teel will be called up to play first base or the outfield to get some big-league at-bats. Better to keep playing musical chairs in the infield. Funny, Tim Elko and Andrew Vaughn get sent down so they can clear their heads and have a reset, but not Luis Robert Jr. (.191 BA) or Josh Rojas (.140). I’m sure there’s a reason for that. Whatever.