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Gavin Floyd or Floyd the Barber of The Andy Griffith Show?  Which one would you rather have pitching for the White Sox?  Last night, it probably wouldn't have made a difference as the Kansas City Royals gave the Sox a 7-2 haircut.  Gavin had a few close shaves early, but wound up getting scalped -- 6.1 innings pitched, six runs, 13 hits, and two walks. 

Paul Konerko got the fans in a lather in the third inning with a nifty stab of a hot grounder down the line, a quick step on the bag, a spin move, and an on-target throw to A.J. Pierzynski, who tagged the runner trying to score for the double play.  (Enough with the barber puns from us, but please add your own in a comment to the blog.) 

Other positives on a night that the Sox fell to a team they used to own (but now don't even appear to rent) were few and far between.  Juan Pierre picked up two hits, a walk, and two more steals.  A.J. Pierzynski hit his first homer of the season.  And Sergio Santos continued to be perfect.

Santos, the shortstop turned pitcher, pitched 0.2 innings and gave up no runs, which should go without saying since he hasn't given up a run in his career.  Sure, he's  pitched in only 11 games, totaling 10.1 innings, but his stats are still impressive.  Santos has allowed only three hits, one hit batsman, and five walks, while striking out 13 batters.  Opponents are batting and slugging .094 against him and have an on-base average of only .237.  Pretty good start, wouldn't you say?

On the other end of the longevity spectrum, Ozzie Guillen managed his 1000th game last night, fourth most among Sox skippers, behind Jimmy Dykes (1850), Al Lopez (1495), and Tony La Russa (1035).  Assuming he sticks around (and who thought he'd last this long?), Oz needs another 5.25 seasons to break the record.  By the way, his 523 wins are good for third place on the all-time Sox manager list.  Go Ozzie! Go Sox!