Something Fishy

Andrew Vaughn was back to batting ninth last night in Kansas City, which is just what the Royals needed for a 6-2 win. That, and Yoan Moncada being his enigmatic self in the two-spot. Moncada is now batting .200, not to be confused with the .121 mark he put up in spring training. This stinks. On a related note, Tim Anderson is upset that Ozzie Guillen wants him playing more. Anderson tweeted, “Ozzie need to stfu…talk too much,” then deleted said tweet. Manager Tony La Russa, as you might expect, came out in support of his (current) player. La Russa was quoted in the Sun-Times as saying there were thirty-one times in Guillen’s rookie season of 1985 that La Russa didn’t start him (though left unsaid was how Guillen still managed to appear in 150 games). “Why? Because I was the same guy I was then. The wear and tear.” Oh, really? Then tell me why La Russa had no problem putting 37-year old Carlton Fisk into 153 games that year, or 26-year old Harold Baines into 160. No wear and tear behind the plate or in the outfield, Tony? And how about first base? According to baseball-reference.com, Greg Walker played in every game that season and was second on the team behind Baines with 650 plate appearances. Again, do tell. Captain Ahab wants his players all rested so they can row the Pequod out of the doldrums. Add sad to stink, and you come up with the 2022 White Sox.