José Abreu is living proof that one heads-up player can turn a team around with nothing but effort, attitude, and a few good swings.
When the White Sox took to the Bronx last week, they sprinted headlong into a brick wall. That long-ball power they’ve shown this year? Stunted. The uncanny ability to string together hits and walks? Absent. Instead, we saw stranded runners and at-bats that were as as blanked out as your fifth grade homework.
Losing those three games would be enough to take the wind out of any team’s sails.
But the White Sox are a ball club that’s lucky enough to have multiple leaders in the dugout, from Tim Anderson to World Series veterans like Dallas Keuchel.