Closing Time: Robin Ventura throws us another curve; Dale Thayer marks his territory; Coco Cordero blows up again

Anyone have a phone number on Bobby Thigpen? Is Ed Farmer still in game shape? This White Sox closing thing might be a mess all season.

We thought we finally had some closure to the North Side shuffle at the end of last week, when highly-touted Chris Sale was shifted from starter to closer. Note that the White Sox didn't merely say Sale was shifting to the bullpen, they specifically used the C-word. We had no reason to doubt the news and the quotes, so we adjusted our expectations accordingly and went on with our save-chasing lives.

And then Tuesday's curveball came down the pike.

John Danks worked seven strong innings at Cleveland but he