The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

A walk-off, two-run homerun into the Iowa corn in the bottom of the ninth by Tim Anderson certainly qualifies as a good thing, extra good given how it came against the Yankees in last night’s 9-8 Field of Dreams’ contest. If the Yankees think they have a closer in Zach Britton, ha-ha, the joke’s on them. If the White Sox think they have a closer in Liam Hendriks, oh my, time to worry. This is now Hendriks’ sixth blown save on the season, and ten homers in 49.2 innings of work isn’t any better than Jose Ruiz. Michele asked me before the game why the Sox were playing the Yankees. I answered, “Because a lot of people won’t care if the White Sox are playing in corn. They will if the Yankees are.” Fox loved those two homers in the top of the ninth by Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton that wiped away a three-run Sox lead and put the visitors ahead (for a few minutes). It was like the cameras were stuck on the Yankees’ dugout, the better to send the message, The Bombers are invincible. No, they’re not, guys, but thanks for trying to ram that notion down my throat. A more heartfelt thanks to Sox catcher Seby Zavala for working an 0-2 at-bat into a walk directly ahead of Anderson’s game winner. Truly, it’s the little things that matter. Joe Buck—where to start? He misidentified Sox starter Dylan Cease as “Albert Abreu.” He looked silly in a bow tie. And if he were picked to announce the Second Coming, Christ would stay put.