THE END OF THE BIG HURT SHOULDN'T SLOW DOWN THE WHITE SOX
The past few seasons of Major League Baseball haven't been that exciting to me. Sure, watching Barry Bonds break the single season homerun record was something else, but I'm not a Bonds fan. And seeing Boston win the 2004 World Series after being down 3-0 to the Yankees in the American League Championship Series was something else too, but I only enjoyed that because I dislike the Yankees. I don't follow the Red Sox.
But this year is different. It's different because my favorite team, the Chicago White Sox, is having a breakthrough year. I have been a fan of the Chicago White Sox for as long as I've been following baseball, which dates back to the early 90s. I started liking the team when I was collecting baseball cards as a child, and followed the career of Frank Thomas. It's too bad he's probably done for the season, and possibly for good, but he is 37. But thus far this season the team has been fine without the Big Hurt so I'm confident they'll get the job done.
Their pitching staff is solid, with players like Mark Buehrle, Jon Garland and Freddy Garcia. In addition, they have a balanced batting order and solid defense. I just hope they can get it done in the playoffs. They don't have the playoff experience throughout their roster like some teams, and the team hasn't even won the championship since.........1917! Yeah, that's a bit of a drought. The Red Sox broke their own championship drought last year, so the White Sox can break their own. At 68-35, they're doing well so far.
Also, if you're a baseball fan who hasn't gotten around to following the season more, I suggest you start doing so now because there are a lot of teams still in the hunt for playoff berths and it's going to be an exciting final stretch. You may also want to check out the exciting battle between Mike and Nick in the fantasy baseball pool, in which I have moved up on in the standings by the way.
The past few seasons of Major League Baseball haven't been that exciting to me. Sure, watching Barry Bonds break the single season homerun record was something else, but I'm not a Bonds fan. And seeing Boston win the 2004 World Series after being down 3-0 to the Yankees in the American League Championship Series was something else too, but I only enjoyed that because I dislike the Yankees. I don't follow the Red Sox.
But this year is different. It's different because my favorite team, the Chicago White Sox, is having a breakthrough year. I have been a fan of the Chicago White Sox for as long as I've been following baseball, which dates back to the early 90s. I started liking the team when I was collecting baseball cards as a child, and followed the career of Frank Thomas. It's too bad he's probably done for the season, and possibly for good, but he is 37. But thus far this season the team has been fine without the Big Hurt so I'm confident they'll get the job done.
Their pitching staff is solid, with players like Mark Buehrle, Jon Garland and Freddy Garcia. In addition, they have a balanced batting order and solid defense. I just hope they can get it done in the playoffs. They don't have the playoff experience throughout their roster like some teams, and the team hasn't even won the championship since.........1917! Yeah, that's a bit of a drought. The Red Sox broke their own championship drought last year, so the White Sox can break their own. At 68-35, they're doing well so far.
Also, if you're a baseball fan who hasn't gotten around to following the season more, I suggest you start doing so now because there are a lot of teams still in the hunt for playoff berths and it's going to be an exciting final stretch. You may also want to check out the exciting battle between Mike and Nick in the fantasy baseball pool, in which I have moved up on in the standings by the way.
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