The benches briefly cleared later in the game with no real consequences. All of this comes off the heels of the Astros series where longtime ace, Justin Verlander, also had issues with Anderson's behavior on the diamond.
Verlander had this to say to Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle.
"He steals on 3-0 in a 5-0 game, that's probably not great baseball," Verlander said. "Maybe it is, maybe it isn't, I don't know. But he celebrated that, though. And it's like 'Hey, I'm not worried about you right now. It's 5-0, I'm giving a high leg kick, I know you can steal. If I don't want you to steal, I'll be a little bit more aware of you. But I'm trying to get this guy out at the plate.'"Sure, Anderson wasn't given credit for a stolen base and Narvaez walked on that 3-0 pitch but that's not whats intriguing about this exchange. What matters is that Anderson is out there competing and giving it his all while down 5-0 to arguably the best pitcher in the American League. I'll take that in my shortstop every day of the week. After a tumultuous 2017 both on and off the diamond, TA7 is having fun again and playing the game passionately. These instances are evidence of that. In the midst of a rebuild, the White Sox must establish a certain culture. A culture in which a maximum effort is put forth regardless of who is lined up in the opposing dugout. Anderson embodies that to a tee. The White Sox sit at 8-20. With 9 of their 20 losses coming by two runs or less, this team is competitive. As this team continues to grow and play with that fire, these close losses will turn to W's and then it's off to the races.
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