Ace in the Hole

White Sox 3 Royals 1- For the first time all year, the White Sox starting pitcher pitched the way this staff was expected to pitch. Mark Buehrle threw a KC masterpiece in dazzling Kansas City's pitchers to the tune of zero runs scored over eight innings pitched. The Royals hitters will need to order a lot more wood after all the bats that were broken by Mark Buehrle's cut fastballs. Big, Bad Bobby Jenks gave up the lone run in picking up his first save of the season, and Jim Thome hit a homerun that still hasn't landed. Oh, it just landed on my head as punishment for using that overused cliche.

Tomorrow, the third series of the season begins in Detroit with the Sox hoping to pick up their first series win of the season. A year ago, the White Sox made a habit of winning the first games of series, which put a lot of pressure on their opponents, and they hope to do so again tomorrow. However, I do not like this pitching match-up between Freddy Garcia and Jeremy Bonderman. Bonderman has magnificent stuff, and Garcia does not seem to have much right now. It will be interesting to see if he and Don Cooper have managed to iron out his problems in time for the game. Here's to a momentum gaining brawl, 2000 style, and a White Sox winner.