A Breath of Fresh Air, Not

 A couple of weeks ago, the White Sox named their new manager, who happened to be their old bench coach.  Other staff changes were announced yesterday.  The new bench coach is the old third base coach; he’s been with the organization since 2008.  The new third-base coach is someone who’s been with the Sox for 21 years.  And the new bullpen coach has been around since 1991.  Let me also note here that the “pitching coach” will be back for his 15^th season with the team while the “hitting coach” will be starting his fourth season.  And let’s not forget the first-base coach, who’s been with the organization for eighteen years, or the bullpen catcher, who’ll be starting season number ten in that position.

This is the textbook definition of a stale organization in action, but what else would you expect of a team that pioneered the idea of turning back the clock with throwback jerseys in 1990?  Jerry Reinsdorf really does want everything old to be new again (except for having to own and operate a ballpark).  In the universe the Chairman calls home, there is no free agency or Scott Boras to negotiate player contracts.