Foot in Mouth

The White Sox hired Frank Menechino as their new hitting coach this week.  Here’s hoping Menechino coaches better than he speaks, or thinks in some regards.

Yesterday, Menechino spoke with reporters on a conference call during which he placed one foot squarely in his mouth.  According to today’s Sun-Times, Menechino listed among his hard-knock bona fides this gem:  “I was drafted by the White Sox [in 1993] after a girl.”  Menechino went in the 45^th round.  The Sox selected then general-manager Ron Schueler’s daughter Carey, a college volleyball player, in the 43^rd.

Poor Menechino, to have to shoulder such a humiliation.  I bet he won’t be picking a woman to be his assistant hitting coach.