In the Headlines

I saw a story in today’s The Athletic, “Cubs roster projection: Jobs up for grabs as Craig Counsell challenges front office.” It seems the new Cubs’ manager wants a roster that will allow him to play the game he wants to, as opposed to just accepting the roster given him. Somehow, I doubt there’ll be a story like that written about the White Sox anytime soon. Jobs up for grabs as Mickey Mouse challenges front office? Please. Mouse does as he’s told. Probably always has in baseball and always will. You think Jerry Reinsdorf wanted someone with a mind of his own? That ended when GM Larry Himes got the axe back in 1990. The second headline of note, from today’s mlb.com: “Here’s who’s on top to start the season.” In other words, the power rankings. The Sox come in at 28 out of 30. That’s down one since the last ranking on January 1st. Maybe Mouse will print and post the story in the clubhouse for motivation. In which case, bad idea.