Hello. Goodbye?

Obviously, I’m just a fan. White Sox manager New-Mickey Venable doesn’t have to heed my advice, which he didn’t. Lenyn started at second base against the Phillies last night while Jordan Leasure pitched in a second straight game. Somehow, the Sox survived. In fact, they thrived, winning 6-2 behind a pretty good start from Davis Martin. And, truth be told, Sosa had a hand in it, going 3-for-3, with a walk; a run; and an RBI. So, I’ll hold my tongue here about the best way to address Sosa failing to pick up an infield-fly call by the ump on Sunday, resulting in a very embarrassing out at third base. But I am happy to report Venable had the good sense to put Josh Rojas in for defense in the ninth inning. As for Leasure, it was the same-old same-old. The 26-year old righthander needed 27 pitches to go 1.1 scoreless innings, which included a walk and two full counts. Be still, my pounding heart. Did I mention third baseman Colson Montgomery, who hit a two-run homerun off of Christopher Sanchez, a tough lefthander? Well, that’s what the lefty-hitting rookie did; he also drove in a third run with a single. More, please. I want to say the same about centerfielder Luis Robert Jr., who hit his own two-run homer and made a nice sliding catch to rob JT Realmuto of extra bases in the fourth inning. But Robert’s pretty much gone, if the Sox can get what they want for him. In other words, a team that needs outfield help wants to trade its best outfielder to a team in need of outfield help and willing to trade, oh, I don’t know, maybe minor-league outfielders it doesn’t trust to call up. Best to laugh to keep from crying.