Meet the New Boss

White Sox GM Chris Getz keeps talking about building a new, winning culture for the organization, but I don’t see it. His manager proved, yet again, a déjà vu ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. This new Mickey is pretty much the same as the old Mickey. Last night at Yankee Stadium, starter Shane Smith threw five innings of one-run ball; he left after 93 pitches. Why? Lefthanded reliever Tyler Gilbert followed with a scoreless inning. Why not stretch him to four outs against a lineup with five lefthanded batters? Jordan Leasure followed Gilbert with a scoreless inning, and Grant Taylor followed Leasure with one of his own. Why didn’t each of them stay in for an extra out or, perish the thought, allow Taylor to go for a two-inning save? Instead, New-Mickey Venable brought in Brandon Eisert, who responded with a wild pitch and two-strike single—both with two out, no less—to give the Yankees a walk-off 3-2 win. Colson Montgomery hit a monster two-run homerun off Luis Gil in the sixth inning. Venable turned what could’ve been a big deal into a so-what moment. Same as the old Mickey.