Get Used To It

The White Sox are going to be the White Sox, very unpredictable, and I can either get used to it or go crazy. I’ll take door #1, please. Yesterday, they jumped all over Phillies’ starter Adrew Painter, scoring four runs in the first inning on their way to a 6-3 win. Later, Colson Montgomery homered, his sixteenth, though he still doesn’t look good at the plate. Rookie Jacob Gonzalez, who does look good at the plate, also went deep for his first major-league homerun. Go figure. Sam Antonacci went hitless but got the first inning started by getting hit for the fourteenth time this season, most in the majors. Tristan Peters has come out of nowhere to claim a starting job in the outfield with a combination of hitting—3-for-4 with an RBI—and fielding. We’re talking Ken Berry-caliber glove here. So, it’s going to be a roller coaster of a season. All I ask is for Chris Getz to call up Braden Montgomery. Montgomery hit .313 at Double-A Birmingham, which earned him a promotion to Triple-A Charlotte. The pitching must be tough in the International League. The 23-year old outfielder is “only” batting .312. Montgomery and a heeled Kyle Teel added to the lineup, oh my. Now, that I could definitely get used to.