And we're back!

Lack of time, commitment, and quite likely overall creativity are all going to have to be put to the side for now. I’m preparing to put it (back) on the board. The entire operation is driven by vanity (what blog isn’t, I guess) and a desperate need to find somewhere to place this picture:

Yep, that’s me standing watch and failing to assist Jake Peavy in the way that Brent Lillibridge is about to. That particular hit was really the only well hit ball that Peavy gave up in my recollection, aside from a right size, wrong shape bomb from Shelley Duncan, on his way to a complete game shutout in his return to The Cell. A crazy impressive feat, considering what happened his last time on the bump in Chicago.

To bring up to date the oddball individual who would take the time to read this but has not been paying any attention to the White Sox season thus far, allow me to bridge the gap between my last post and now.

Good news: the bullpen seems to be fixed. After starting off the season leaving us all lamenting “if it wasn’t for the bullpen,” our secondary throwers have managed to right the ship.

Bad news: the hitters for the most part have forgotten how to hit. Runs have come at a serious premium and watching the parade of Sox hitters going from the dugout to the plate to the dugout has grown seriously tiresome.

Starting pitching can also go in the good news column. We’ve gotten quality starts to this point from all 6 starters. 6? Did you say 6? I did say 6. Kenny and Ozzie have decided to abuse their power as decision makers and just not make decisions. Rather than making a tough call on moving someone out of the rotation (Humber) to make room for the returning Peavy, the Sox have opted to go with the ill-advised 6 man rotation. Leaving the bullpen a man short and giving each man an extra days rest that he doesn’t need.

More infuriating than the power outage, the oddball rotation or the consistently inconsistent defense that surrounds that rotation is Ozzie’s absolute refusal to give up on the constant bunt and steal attempts. I’m no Saber guru but I would venture to say that our abysmal success rate on the base paths has cost us quite a few runs. As for the bunts I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: just stop. Even when “successful” it really just boils down to giving away free outs.

As it stands now, with the Twins worse off than us, and Cleveland still just faking it, we are in an excellent position to get hot and be right back in the race. After all, it’s still only May.