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1. The Sox vs. Santana… Ervin Santana. This is the second pitcher with a last name of Santana (Johan Santana from the Twins was the first) that we’ve face this year.
2. Jim Thome returns from the DL only to have to walk off the field in pain after one swing at the bat. Looks like it’s back to the DL (disabled list).
3. The Sox get back to back homers in the 4th from Dye and Pierzynski.
4. There was so much smoke from the fireworks during the back to back home runs that the rest of the inning was played in a haze.
5. During the last couple games, Erstad has been getting out of his hitting slump. Tonight saw Erstad hit a double and get a RBI.
6. When Gooch hit for a triple in the 8th, he was hit on top of his batting helmet while slidding into third. Sometimes baseball can be a contact sport.
7. After watching all these games (and listening to non televised games on the radio), I’m really getting the itch to see a game in person.
8. In non Sox news, the Bulls win game 3 against the Miami Heat.
9. During most of the game, Apryl was on the computer working on my birthday present. She even moved her computer into the guest bedroom so that there wouldn’t be a chance I would see what she was doing. I have been told over and over not to be scared about the surprise. Let’s just say I’m very befuddled.

The Sox sure are a scrappy bunch, complete with a “never say die” attitude. And I’m loving it! Tonight, we even got major hits from struggling Anderson and Erstad. And, after a rough seventh inning where we lost the lead, my boy Joe Crede hits a homer in the top of the 8th to tie the game. In the 9th, we score two more runs, which are enough to prevent us from going into extra innings. The best part is that with tonight’s victory, the Sox are tied with #1 in the AL Central!

1. `Tis the season for Saturday afternoon baseball!
2. Last night, I went out to eat at Giordano’s with a TV crew that I had been working with all week. So Apryl and I had leftovers while watching the game.
3. Apryl watched most of the game with me until falling asleep around the 7th inning.
4. When the Tigers scored 4 runs in the first inning with a grand slam, I thought it was going to be long day at the ballpark. Fortunately, the Sox played great ball to come back, without having to rely on a homerun.
5. The Tigers’ 3 errors certainly helped us as well.
6. After explaining to Apryl that a foul ball counts as a strike but that a batter could not strike out with a foul, I was told that “whoever came up with the rules for baseball must have been drunk.”
7. Brian Anderson, a fan favorite but seldom used player, was brought in as a pinch runner for Jim Thome. He would later score a run. However, he didn’t get the chance to hit the next inning after Sox manager Ozzie Guillen had Rod Mackowiak pinch hit for Anderson. Mackowiak would pop out.
8. This was the first game sent into extra innings that I have seen this season. Well, one inning, since the Sox won the game with two more runs in the 10th.
9. After three straight losses reported on the blog, I thought I was starting to jinx the Sox (even when they had won their last previous outings). Today, the Good Guys proved me wrong, and now we’ve won our last 4 games and are in 2nd place in the Central AL!

The Sox win tonight against the Texas Rangers 6-0. Mark Buehrle pitches a no hitter, which makes the 16th no hitter in Chicago White Sox history. Jim Thome hits two home runs, and Jermaine Dye hits a grand slam. Perhaps, the best game of the season (thus far). But instead of broadcasting the game, Comcast gives us the Cubs getting beat by the Braves. Dang!

After a short break, I’m back with another one of these:

1. Leaving a shoot today I got to see the Sox fans making their way to the ballpark.
2. Tonight’s game was the first one I had seen broadcasted on WCIU, which is the same station that Svengoolie airs on.
3. While I understand that Pods was out due to an injury, I don’t understand where our home run leader Juan Uribe was tonight.
4. The Sox’s only run was from a Jim Thome home run over the 400ft fence in the fourth.
5. Other than the occasional home run, the Sox lacks any type of offense. Most of the team are barely hitting over 200. Ugh.
6. The legendary Sammy Sosa played his first game in Chicago since his days in the Cubs. And was booed. He also hit a double and a home run.
7. This is going to be frustrating year. I see us competing with the Indians throughtout the season for a third place position in the AL Central Division. Detroit Tigers should remain #1 most of the season with Minnesota Twins a few games back at 2nd.
8. The first couple of innings were watched during commerical breaks of the new episode of Gilmore Girls, while eating a great dinner cooked by Apryl.
9. Go Sox!