We had dinner with our daughter
and her husband last night, which is to say the self-designated Palka Sleuth
was on the trail. “He didn’t start for
Charlotte tonight. Do you think he’s
been called up?” asked my one and only child.
Check and see if the opposing
pitcher was a righty or lefty, I told her.
“Righty.” Is Matt Skole, another
lefty power hitter for Charlotte, starting?
“Yes.” Then I’d say Palka is
being recalled. And about a half hour
ago, it became official. In case I
missed it, Clare called with the news.
Great for Daniel Palka. He took the demotion back in April without
making a scene and now has hit his way back.
Palka both got and deserved a second chance. Now he has to do something with it. The White Sox don’t care how popular he is
with fans; they want immediate results, the more the better because they’re not
invested in him the way they are with players they’ve drafted. Tomorrow, I have to go to a wedding in the
southern tip of Illinois. My daughter is
going, too, so the two of us will be sitting at a reception checking Game Day
to check on our boy’s progress.
The Sox also brought up—purchased
the contract of—33-year old left-handed pitcher Ross Detwiler, who has a career
mark of 23-42 to go with a 4.36 ERA. In
other words, the organization is not developing young pitchers ready for the
majors. No doubt they’re all too busy checking
boxes to learn how to pitch effectively.
But we can always hope for lightning
in a bottle.
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