Clare and Chris
went to the White Sox game Saturday with a group of friends celebrating someone’s
birthday. My daughter and her husband appear
to have been the only ones following the game.
Michele and I received text updates while at dinner.
They had good
seats, in the picnic area in right center field. Clare said it felt like she was back playing
the outfield. Child and father have
taken a liking to Sox rookie Daniel Palka, who attacks a ball like it was
Halloween candy. But Palka didn’t start,
as we were advised by text.
Lucas Giolito
started and stunk, throwing 94 pitches in just 4.1 innings, hence the 5-1
deficit as the Sox entered the bottom of the seventh inning. That was when Nicky Delmonico—the Daniel
Palka of 2017—homered and Leury Garcia singled in Kevan Smith to make the score
5-3. We caught a glimpse of Clare on the
Smith single.
That must have
been good luck, because in the next inning Palka delivered a bases-loaded pinch
single to give the Sox the lead in an eventual 9-5 win. (The next day, Palka pinch hit a home run for
the second time this season.) Instead of
worrying about Giolito and whether pitching coach Don Cooper has a clue, we
could cheer the Palka.
And the girl in
the picture on TV.
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