White Sox Rewind: Week Six
Record For Week: 3-4. Record for season: 27-11. First place in AL Central by five games over Minnesota. Wow. First time this year we've had a losing record over the course of a week.
The Good: With the exception of Sunday, the team was at least in position to win every game they lost last week. Scott Podsednik has more stolen bases than some teams do at this point--and stole 4 in a game twice last week. Carl Everett comes up to the plate all gimpy-like Friday and rips a worrmburner to score two runs. Jose Contreras has two good outings in a row--AND ONLY ONE WALK YESTERDAY! In spite of cold temps and a never-ending threat of rain, the fans finally came out to US Cellular this weekend..even without the chance to boo Sosa.
The Bad: Well, the glorious 37-games-with-a-lead streak is finally snapped, and we've got double digits in the loss column. We lost 2 of 3 to Tampa Bay, the perennial whipping boys in the AL East. Paul Konerko's slump is not over...and the frustration really showed yesterday when he smacked his bat into the dirt after whiffing for the second time as part of an 0-fer afternoon. Freddy Garcia was pretty dull in his last two outings. Neal Cotts and Luis Vizcaino are not getting guys out--Jon Adkins, anyone?
Ahead: Vs. Texas, 5/16-5/18, at Chicago, 5/20-5/22.
Thoughts: Texas is tough and likes to score. So if there's any time for us to start dropping atomic home run balls, it's now. Of course, most Sox fans are already sporting 10-inch hardons for the weekend tilt at Wrigley. We could lose the next 3 in a row and no one would care...as long as we beat the Cubs!
Record For Week: 3-4. Record for season: 27-11. First place in AL Central by five games over Minnesota. Wow. First time this year we've had a losing record over the course of a week.
The Good: With the exception of Sunday, the team was at least in position to win every game they lost last week. Scott Podsednik has more stolen bases than some teams do at this point--and stole 4 in a game twice last week. Carl Everett comes up to the plate all gimpy-like Friday and rips a worrmburner to score two runs. Jose Contreras has two good outings in a row--AND ONLY ONE WALK YESTERDAY! In spite of cold temps and a never-ending threat of rain, the fans finally came out to US Cellular this weekend..even without the chance to boo Sosa.
The Bad: Well, the glorious 37-games-with-a-lead streak is finally snapped, and we've got double digits in the loss column. We lost 2 of 3 to Tampa Bay, the perennial whipping boys in the AL East. Paul Konerko's slump is not over...and the frustration really showed yesterday when he smacked his bat into the dirt after whiffing for the second time as part of an 0-fer afternoon. Freddy Garcia was pretty dull in his last two outings. Neal Cotts and Luis Vizcaino are not getting guys out--Jon Adkins, anyone?
Ahead: Vs. Texas, 5/16-5/18, at Chicago, 5/20-5/22.
Thoughts: Texas is tough and likes to score. So if there's any time for us to start dropping atomic home run balls, it's now. Of course, most Sox fans are already sporting 10-inch hardons for the weekend tilt at Wrigley. We could lose the next 3 in a row and no one would care...as long as we beat the Cubs!
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