151 Day Two

Mark Buehrle's well-pitched game last night was for naught, as the White Sox nemesis, the Oakland A's, shut down the previously high-powered offense in a tight 2-1 game. Jim Thome and Paul Konerko continue to slump and drag down the middle of the order, but they weren't the only ones who had trouble last night. A.J. Pierzynski had two hits, and the rest of the team had only four. The trouble against lefties that has plagued the Sox for a while now was apparent against A's rookie Greg Smith. The Update doesn't get it. Statistical analysis shows that right-handed batters will do better against left-handed pitchers. See Jeffrey S. Hadden, The Lefty-Righty Percentage: Myth or Reality? (Virginia Junior Academy of Science First-Place Winner, 1992). The only lefties in the Sox lineup are A.J. and Thome. The heavily right-handed offense should do better than it has. That's only one of the many questions that need answers.

Questions brings to mind The Four Questions. No, they're not an old Motown group; they're part of the Passover Seder. For those of you attending one, we are linking the songs that we published last year: http://soxupdate.blogspot.com/2007_03_01_archive.html If Adam Sandler can do it, why can't we? Go Sox!