84
Remember how Bush 41 claimed credit for the Berlin Wall coming down just because it happened while he was in office? Well, in that spirit, I'm claiming credit for the White Sox winning seven in a row while I was in Florida on vacation. My last day in DC, they lost the opener to the sCrUBS at the Cell; once I got back, they dropped two to the Royals in KC. The whole time in between, they won. Now, if Jerry Reinsdorf were just willing to pay me to stay on vacation for the entire season, we might see the first undefeated team in baseball history.
Too much happened to try to catch up on, so suffice it to say the Sox had a Magic Number of 97 and were 6.0 game behind Detroit when I left; the Magic Number now is 84 and they're only 2.5 games back.
On an individual basis, Mark Buehrle is an All-Star -- the only one, but don't get honked off about that; who else deserves it besides maybe Bobby Jenks with his 19 saves? But things are looking up. Scottie Pods is batting .311. Jermaine Dye is within shouting distance of .300 and has 20 homers. Alexei Ramirez, who battled the Mendoza Line for much of the season, is now hitting .273. Gordon Beckham, who started out 0 for 13, is at .263. A.J. Pierzynski is getting more frequent rest and has his average up over .300. Danks is pitching great, as is Contreras, and except for Saturday, so is Floyd. And Carlos Quentin is inching closer to coming off the D.L.
There's only one thing left to say: Go Sox!
posted by Sherm Lollar at 9:47 PM
1 Comments:
Chuck,
I would like to add to comments to your Magic Number Update. The first is that Minnesota blew a 10-run lead to the A's which really is good news for us. Hope they do that a few more times. Secondly, about Brian Anderson, some people accuse Ozzie of being a racist by demoting Anderson but keeping Wise. I strongly disagree with that accusation. Brian has been given so many chances to make a permanent spot on the team but never quite proven himself. He is what some baseball people call a AAAA-player, good in the minors but not quite good enough for the majors. While Wise has a lower average he is a left-handed batter and much faster on the bases. Neither one has an impressive average, Brian's is .238 and Dewayne's is .196. Brian does have a good arm in center field but after 4 years on the roster he hasn't impressed me too much.
Just thought that I would share these thoughts with you.
Les
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