Death March Continues into May

So let's talk blowup...because at this point that's what most of us White Sox fans have resigned ourselves to this season. One month in, and the White Sox are a 10-15 ball club, even though it feels like 5-20. They have won a grand total of ONE series so far, against the Mariners in which two of those wins were courtesy of B.S. Walk Off home runs. They've also lost two series against the lowly Cleveland Indians, including being swept by said Indians at Progressive Field. Now they are fresh off the heels of a 2-4 road trip which ended with the Yankees publicly molesting Mark Buehrle after 4 and 2/3 innings. I know it's a month in, and I know they are going to hit better than .223, blah, blah, blah. I'm out of patience at this point because this team is a big pile of garbage with a few diamonds sprinkled in.


After all the talk about "Ozzie Ball", "Twitter-Gate", Reality Shows (BTW can't WAIT to watch THAT car crash of a show!), not wanting to hit home runs to win games, Jim Thome, Jermaine Dye, and Scotty Pods, this team has done nothing but played one of the most demoralizing brands of baseball I can recall in quite some time. I really do fail to see how this season is anything short of a train-wreck? Sure there have been some positives:


1. Andruw Jones showing that he's still got plenty of gas in the tank.
2. Alex Rios looking normal, yet still WAY overpaid.
3. Paul Konerko playing like an MVP.
4. John Danks elevating his game to another level.
5. Sergio Santos being the wonderful surprise, and feel good story that he's been.

But that's where the list of positives ends. Juan Pierre has been a disaster with his .202 batting average. Gordon Beckham sure looks like he's been figured out by the rest of the league with all the eye level high fastballs he keeps waiving at. Same goes for Carlos Quentin, and Alexei Ramirez too. Whatever that Thing is disguised as Omar Vizquel can go away too. The only one I'm somewhat confident will bounce back is AJ Pierzynski, but even that's not a guarantee at this point. I've already mentioned what I think of Peavy. Gavin Floyd still hasn't figured out that Walks turn into Runs for him more than any other pitcher on the staff. And for the love of god please never let Randy Williams near the White Sox ever again...

So what now? Well, in terms of blowing it up, there's not too much flexibility. Jake Peavy, Alex Rios, Mark Teahen, Gavin Floyd, and the never seen Dayan Viciedo are under contract through at least 2012. A.J. Pierzynski is about to vest into a ten and five guy this month, and there's not too much money that can be shaved off the $103 million dollar payroll this season. Any thing they can do would help though. It's understood we can't trade our most valuable pieces due to Konerko and AJ having No Trade Clauses. Still it would be nice to see Jordan Danks, Brent Morel, Tyler Flowers, and Daniel Hudson show what they can do at the Major League Level if given the chance.

All of this is meaningless though because of the simple fact that Kenny Williams is physically and mentally unable to trim payroll, play kids for a season or to, and not try to win the World Series every season. Even with the best of intentions, he still can't stop himself from picking up a player (along with a really bad contract) that he's always wanted and as a result the White Sox always get caught in between in terms of not letting kids develop, and not having enough to win it all.

Like I said earlier, can't WAIT to watch the reality show...