Robin Ventura keeps best reliever in bullpen during White Sox' drawn-out loss to Royals
On Saturday, the White Sox ended up on the wrong end of a 13-inning game in which their best reliever (David Robertson) never pitched and their worst reliever (Dan Jennings) took the loss after a valiant career-long appearance.
If you handed that kind of case to baseball's version of a public defender, he would immediately stump for a plea bargain. Robin Ventura showed after the game that it's a difficult decision to justify:
With that idea in mind, questions will arise as to why Ventura stayed with Jennings when closer David Robertson was available.