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White Sox shortstop Colson Montgomery has been a major leaguer for nearly a week now. When does he start to become his generation’s Derek Jeter?
“Yeah, right,” he said Tuesday, a few hours before collecting his first hit at Rate Field, and his sixth in a Sox uniform — along with his first error — in a game against the Blue Jays.
It might seem utterly ridiculous to compare Montgomery with his all-time favorite player, but that’s only because it is. Of course it’s ridiculous. It’s ridiculous to view the Sox, who haven’t won a playoff series in 20 years, as being in the same league as more serious organizations.