Why not start my new blog with some random thoughts on the White Sox. I became a Sox fan during their '05 World Series year, not just as a bandwagon jumper, but also because I started listening to 670 WSCR the Score out of Chicago.
Being a Cardinals fan #1 (yes, you can root for 2 teams, especially when they are in different leagues) its actually easier for me to follow the Sox and everything surrounding them because of 670. No St. Louis sports talk gets up my way.
So, all that pointlessness out of the way, here it is. The Sox are dead this year. Sox fans need to accept this. Its over. The season is done so its time to see what you have for next year.
Step 1. Trade any position player you can besides AJ and Paulie K. (Even them if you could get enough.) It no longer matters if you win 30, 50, 70% of the games this year, look to 08 and 09.
Step 2. Play the young guys. Fields is doing ok. Bring up Owens, and Sweeny and anyone else who MIGHT possibly have a future in the bigs. If they suck, oh well. This season is done and you need to know what you have.
Step 3. Look at who you want to sign. For some reason many Sox fans are enamoured with Aaron Rowan. (Spelling?) Good hard player, good guy. BUT! Would you rather have Rowan or Ichiro patrolling center? Ichiro of course! Lets just keep it sensible, not sentimental. Nothing wrong with A.R. But he's not Ichiro. Also, you won't get a big name guy for every position. But the Cardinals won the WS with a rag-tag team that got hot at the right time. (And 2 guys little Davey Eckstein and big Albert Pujols.)
Remember all you Sox fans out there. This season is lost. Prepare for next year!
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