Turning It Around

The Sox banged out 10 runs on 13 hits tonight, and John Danks moved to 3-4. The Oakland Athletics managed three runs against Danks and one in the ninth against Andrew Sisco, who tried very hard to give up more. With the exception of Sisco, the Sox looked very good tonight. Paul Konerko and Tadahito started to rally killing double plays on line drives, and Jermaine Dye and Jim Thome each hit a bomb. Thome, Dye, Rob Mackowiak, and Alex Cintron combined for nine of the Sox 13 hits.

A big negative was the pitching of Sisco. With two outs and nobody on, Sisco allowed two hits, a walk, and a run scored before pitching Coach Don Cooper gave him a sermon on the mound. Following the sermon, he miraculously recovered and induced Nick Swisher to pop out to reserve center fielder Luis Terrero.

However, the White Sox fans were the biggest negative on the night. They booed Sisco after he allowed the earned run. This is counter-productive. Sisco needs to have the self-confidence in his ability to improve if he is going to be successful booing him at home cannot be good for his confidence. I urge White Sox fans to avoid booing their own players. That does not mean that you cannot expect better results, but booing him while he is on the mound is not going to change anything. His results will force Kenny Williams and Ozzie Guillen’s hands to make a change more than anything will.

With the win, it looks like the White Sox are getting hot. They have scored 28 runs in the three since Jim Thome’s return, and the starting pitching still looks very good. Outside of Sisco, even the bullpen looked good tonight, but one night does not mean that they are turning it back around. However, great offense, starting pitching, and Bobby Jenks should be enough for the Sox to get on a hot streak.