White Sox Weekly Rewind: Week 14
Record For Week: 3-3. Record For Season: 57-29, First Place, 9.5 Games, AL Central.
The Good: Earlier in the season down in St. Pete, the Sox had all kinds of trouble with those perennial bottom-dwelling Devil Rays. Wasn't the case the past week though, as the Sox thrashed the Jellyfish...with the offense waking up just at the right time in support of some less-than-stellar pitching. Konerko hit a career high in hits yesterday in the loss to Oakland, going 5 for 6 and reaching the 20 HR plateau ahead of the All-Star break for the third time in his career. Jose Contreras didn't suck completely in his outing last Wednesday, a rare treat. Sox fans lived up to the old Chicago adage of voting early and often, voting Scott Podsednik to the last spot on the All-Star Team and beating out such luminaries as Derek Jeter and Hideki Matsui, leading to much grinding of teeth from my pinstripe-loving friends. Bullpen provided 2 massive bailouts in the Tampa series. Timo Perez does what he does best and comes off the bench to put the Sox back in the game Sunday in spite of the loss. Willie Harris may have finally played himself off the Sox roster.
The Bad: Jon Garland and Mark Buehrle are both All-Stars, but neither pitched like it this past week. Aaron Rowand fanned 3 times Sunday. Brandon McCarthy conclusively proved that he's got a long way to go before he's ready for prime time after his lousy start on the rain-delayed 4th. The Pale Hose got swept in a 3-game set for the first time this season by the suddenly surging A's, who seem to have their number no matter what the locale is.
Ahead: At Cleveland, 7/14-7/17.
Thoughts: I don't think ANYONE thought that the Sox would be in first place at the break. Even the most diehard fans thought the losses of Ordonez and Lee would take all the wind out of the South Side Lumber Company's sails. They're not scoring 15 runs a game, but the "smartball" Ozzie Guillen boasted about early in the season is definitely paying off. Pitching. Clutch hitting. Speed. This team's got it all, and here's to a great second half..let's start it off right by putting a little more distance between us and the Tribe this weekend.
Record For Week: 3-3. Record For Season: 57-29, First Place, 9.5 Games, AL Central.
The Good: Earlier in the season down in St. Pete, the Sox had all kinds of trouble with those perennial bottom-dwelling Devil Rays. Wasn't the case the past week though, as the Sox thrashed the Jellyfish...with the offense waking up just at the right time in support of some less-than-stellar pitching. Konerko hit a career high in hits yesterday in the loss to Oakland, going 5 for 6 and reaching the 20 HR plateau ahead of the All-Star break for the third time in his career. Jose Contreras didn't suck completely in his outing last Wednesday, a rare treat. Sox fans lived up to the old Chicago adage of voting early and often, voting Scott Podsednik to the last spot on the All-Star Team and beating out such luminaries as Derek Jeter and Hideki Matsui, leading to much grinding of teeth from my pinstripe-loving friends. Bullpen provided 2 massive bailouts in the Tampa series. Timo Perez does what he does best and comes off the bench to put the Sox back in the game Sunday in spite of the loss. Willie Harris may have finally played himself off the Sox roster.
The Bad: Jon Garland and Mark Buehrle are both All-Stars, but neither pitched like it this past week. Aaron Rowand fanned 3 times Sunday. Brandon McCarthy conclusively proved that he's got a long way to go before he's ready for prime time after his lousy start on the rain-delayed 4th. The Pale Hose got swept in a 3-game set for the first time this season by the suddenly surging A's, who seem to have their number no matter what the locale is.
Ahead: At Cleveland, 7/14-7/17.
Thoughts: I don't think ANYONE thought that the Sox would be in first place at the break. Even the most diehard fans thought the losses of Ordonez and Lee would take all the wind out of the South Side Lumber Company's sails. They're not scoring 15 runs a game, but the "smartball" Ozzie Guillen boasted about early in the season is definitely paying off. Pitching. Clutch hitting. Speed. This team's got it all, and here's to a great second half..let's start it off right by putting a little more distance between us and the Tribe this weekend.
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