Blossoms

Everything’s coming up roses for the White Sox right now. Davis Martin threw six innings of one-run ball; bargain-basement pickup Randal Grichuk hit a bases-clearing double during a four-run fourth inning; and the White Sox beat the Twins 6-2, taking three out of four games. What’s not to like? Well, Edgar Quero still isn’t hitting, as evidenced by an 0-for-3 day resulting in a .176 BA. And Jordan Leasure doesn’t seem to realize how lucky he is to be back up from Charlotte, not with two innings of work in two appearances totaling two runs and two innings. That’s no way to make a good impression, young man. But Tristan Peters went 3-for-4 with a swing that brought back memories of Clare in high school. Different hitting coaches back then had differing opinions on “squashing the bug,” or pivoting the back foot in the follow-through. Peters is a definite proponent of fully squashing the bug. Whatever works.