The God’s Honest Truth, per Pinocchio

I’m tired of all this talk coming from White Sox GM Chris Getz and his favorite New-Mickey of a manager about how important it is for the team to finish strong. Here’s why. Tuesday night, Andrew Benintendi and Kyle Teel hit homeruns. Neither of them started yesterday in a 3-1 loss (their sixth in a row, but who’s counting? Certainly not Getz and New-Mickey.), even though the Orioles starting Tyler Wells would’ve meant a lefty-right advantage for both Benintendi and Keel. Wait, there’s more. The starting outfield yesterday consisted of Will Robertson (batting .143 at the start of the game, .135 at the end); Michael A. Taylor (.206/.204); and Dominic Fletcher (.231/.188). The trio went 0-for-8 on the day. I was there, section 145, row seven. I saw a bunch of young players sleepwalking over the course of nine innings; I also saw Oriole baserunners steal seven bases. Getz and New-Mickey can spin things all they want. That won’t change the fact this team is three losses short of 100 and next year could be a fourth straight season of 100+ losses