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I must have seen this sign many times before, but last night was the first time it registered: DiGiorno Pizza, the official pizza of the Chicago White Sox. Really? In a town known for its deep dish pizza, the Sox chose to affiliate themselves with a thin crust version that comes out of a freezer?

Why am I talking about pizza? Because I don’t want to talk about the game. The Sox lost to the Yankees 7-2 to complete a sweep and boost the losing streak to six games. The highlight while I was watching was Alejandro DeAza laying down an almost perfect bunt along the third base line, only to have it roll foul – much to Hawk’s amazement that the grounds crew’s manipulations would allow any ball to roll foul. Eventually, DeAza chopped one that Derek Jeter had to backhand, and the Sox speedster beat the wide throw for an infield single. DeAza came around to score on Juan Pierre’s sac fly to tie the game at 1-1. But then things started to get ugly, and I just couldn’t watch anymore.

That means I missed Adam Dunn’s 11th home run. Dunn is batting .300 over his last three games and .226 during the ten-game homestand. The latter might not seem like much, but it’s more than 65 points higher than his average at the end of the last road trip.

Hopefully, Dunn will stay “hot,” as the Sox need some offense when they travel to Minneapolis to play the Twins. The Northmen are only 1.5 games behind the South Siders (who remain 6.5 games out of first), so if the Sox get swept again – perish the thought – they’ll be in fourth place and fading into irrelevancy. Go Sox! Beat the Twins!