One game below .500 is hardly an accomplishment, but the White Sox, after taking care of the Yankees yesterday, are still well within reach of even the Indians. You have to hope the Sox can build on last night when they dismantled what was basically a Triple A pitcher. The Yankees are vulnerable and they’re also going to be a factor in the Wild Card so while these wins don’t seem to mean much, when September rolls around they could be huge.
Of course the hitting has been the problem. A .233 batting average isn’t going to cut it and the fact that they’re right at .500 is a testament to their pitching. Jim Thome is doing what he’s supposed to do but just about everyone else has laid an egg.
And Ozzie Guillen of course is doing whatever he can to deflect the blame towards him. I’ve never been a huge fan of Ozzie and I thought that extenstion they gave him back in 2005 was a mistake but the guy is starting to grow on me. At least you know where you stand.
What’s also disappointing is it looks like Joe Crede will be gone soon. First Brandon McCarthy and then probably Crede, my two favorite players. I’ll have to pick a new poster child soon. Maybe Gio Gonzalez.
Anyway, life has prevent me from posting too much and I’ve now fallen way behind on the 1917 diary, which may have to go up later then I wanted. But I’m back, hopefully for good and I’ll be sure to give you my best from here on out.
