Some White Sox fans don't know who Derek Holland is yet

Pitcher Derek Holland is new to the Chicago White Sox. He was signed in mid-December, and since the baseball season hasn’t started yet, some fans might not know who he is. That’s just a reality.

But how about coming face-to-face with that reality on the phone with a camera rolling? Yeah, that seems a little … strange.

Yes, the White Sox had Derek Holland making phone calls (presumably to season ticket holders to say thank you), and they filmed him calling someone who had no idea who he was. And then they posted it to Instagram.

So let’s cover the best thing about this video first: Derek Holland isn’t ruffled at all when the person he’s calling has no idea who he is. He just calmly says, “Yeah, I’m new. You might not know me but I am new. I am with this White Sox team.” The second best thing about this video? Holland calls the person on the phone “big guy.” It’s been a long time since I’ve heard anyone get called big guy, but it’s something that we as a society should consider bringing back.

Now let’s get to some of the other things about this short video, namely: why post this!? It’s sort of funny, but maybe not in the way they want. It’s like someone said, “Let’s highlight that our season-ticket holders, aka the people who are most likely very invested in this team, have no idea who we signed.” Admittedly it’s tough for a rebuilding team like the White Sox to drum up excitement about some of the players they’ve recently signed, but why highlight that?

Also, they couldn’t put Holland in a nice, neat, White Sox branded conference room to make those phone calls? It looks like he’s making the calls at the desk of someone who took a three-day weekend.

Again, at least Holland is a good sport about it. Hearing that a season-ticket holder has no idea who you are can’t be easy, especially since it’s not like he was signed yesterday. The White Sox signed him on Dec. 14, about six weeks ago. And the good news? When the baseball season starts, White Sox fans will have the opportunity to get to know him.

But seriously: come back soon, baseball. The teams are getting desperate.

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Liz Roscher is a writer for Big League Stew on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email her at lizroscher@yahoo.com or follow her on twitter! Follow @lizroscher