Winter Lull

Haven't posted in a week because there has been really nothing to post on. The Fire were in talks with Paris St. Germaine (PSG) striker to fill in at left mid, but I hear that has diminished. The White Sox just had Sox fest where everyone seemed very optimistic, I wonder why. In December Thome and another player (I think Jenks, not sure) expressed their anger at the organization's lack of roster changes, and that was after the trade for Cabrera was made. Since that time, the Sox have made 2 roster moves, signed Octavio Dotel for way too much and traded 3 of the White Sox top 7 prospects for average but very fun Nick Swisher.

At SoxFest many comparisons to the 2005 team was made on how we were picked to finish in 4th and no one believed in us. The difference between 2005 and 2008 is the offseason. Keep in mind back in 2005 we signed Jermaine Dye, A.J. Pierzynski, and Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez. Dye and Pierzynski were huge additions, and it was clear to see that if Jose Conterars did not have El Duque by his side, he would have been a flop just like he was with the Yankees. This year the Sox have added a solid short stop, outfielder, and bullpen relief. Also, Jerry Reinsdorf made an interesting comment the other day when he said he thinks the White Sox pitching is better than Detroit, Cleveland, and Minnesota. I do not know what he is looking at, but last time I checked the Sox still had major question in the 3, 4, and 5 starters. Right now, it seems to me that White Sox are pinning their playoff hopes on Gavin Floyd and Jon Danks (now you can see why even though I am the forever optimist, I still don't have the Sox making the wild card).

Besides SoxFest, much really hasn't been done. The NHL all-star game was Sunday, or so I was told, it's Super Bowl week, but who really cares about 2 East Coast teams, and the Bulls and Hawks still suck. Thank God for the English Premier League and torrents to keep me through this long winter.