Lost among the plaudits the White Sox received over their hire of Dave Duncan as a pitching consultant was an explanation of how the dynamics of decision-making will play out in the Pale Hose front office.
GM Rick Hahn is a smart dude, so doubtlessly he’s thought it all out. But if there’s even the slightest ghost in the machine? Uh-oh.
Don’t kid yourself, pitching coach Don Cooper is no mere field guru. Of course, he’s expected to mend the lame (Jake Peavy), lost (Edwin Jackson) and unrealized (Matt Thornton), all the while keeping the hot side hot—Mark Buehrle, don’t you dare miss a beat!