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White Sox Fire Pedro Grifol But Chaos Continues
It sure took a while.
In a predictable move, the White Sox have fired Pedro Grifol, but as is predicable with everything White Sox, it come with a zoo like atmosphere. But before delving into that, let’s address the elephant in the room, “Why did it take them so long to make the obvious move?”
When considering why the White Sox make any move, you have to take into consideration they are cheap. Was that why they waited so long to fire Grifol? I suspect that was part of the thinking.
The White Sox way
In Chicago sports talk there was conjecture that the White Sox wanted to break a record-tying 21 game losing streak before making a change. The idea being that a new manager wouldn’t want the pressure of being at the helm of a team in the midst of such a long losing streak. But think about that for a minute.
Did Pedro Grifol actually hasten his demise by managing the Sox to a win? If so, that would be so typical of the bizarro White Sox world. This is on the heels of the Sox cutting alleged catcher Martin Maldonado from the team. The cutting of Maldonado was richly deserved. He hit .119 and his defense was shot.
However, in the five games before Maldonado was cut loose, he went 6–15 with three home runs. Keep in mind that those…
