White Sox Offseason Pickups

The White Sox have made a few really good offseason additions and keeping of people. The first thing is that they kept A.J Pierzynski (no idea how to spell that). He has been a leader of this team for years. He is one reason why our pitching moves so fast. He knows how to call a game well. Sometimes we get mad at him and those are the times where we put in Ramon Castro. But, when we need him he will be there and he will play well.
The next is that we signed Adam Dunn. During the end of last years trade deadline we were looking at him seriously, but we never ended up getting him. The fans were upset because we needed a full time DH. Now we have one because we decided to just sign him this offseason. So I guess it is true that if Kenny really wants someone he will get him. I think he will be a great addition to the team. We need that power in our lineup. Our try to become like all speed last year was a fail and we will have to face the fact that we are a power team. Adam Dunn will help us get that power along with the next guy I am going to talk about.
Paul Konerko resigned with the White Sox this offseason. This is the thing that made me the happiest. He is my favorite player and he is a major leader on this team. If he left, our team would probably fall apart for at least one year. Without him we are lost. We have no leader. Paulie was not only a leader on the field but also in the clubhouse. He is a much needed player. With him still there I think we can still call it the White Sox. Without him they are just not the same team. He is their identity. Their Derek Jeter if you will. We need him and without him you lose fans and you end up losing some games.
The final thing is something that just came up. Jesse Crain one the of the top relievers in the Twins bullpen is reportedly going to sign with the WhiteSox having just lost Bobby Jenks and having a week bullpen last year, this will be a good addition. The best part is that it is us adding a good reliever and the Twins losing one. Hopefully him and Sale (if sale is still in the bullpen) will make this a really good bullpen.
So, overall the White Sox are major winners in this offseason. I'm glad that Kenny realized we needed to make a lot of changes so that this team is a winner next year and we make it back to the playoffs. The people in Chicago really need one good team for once. Just kidding because the Hawks, Bulls, and Bears are good. I meant to say that people in Chicago really need one good baseball team for once. I know the White Sox have done their part by winning the world series, but the other team isn't doing their part so we have to take theirs also. (sorry but I just had to do it cubs)

Rivalries.

Recently I heard on the radio that someone said that rivalries are basically dead in professional sports now. I'm going to write this blog about my opinion on that statement.
First, they made a good point by saying that the big one everyone mentions is the Red Sox and the Yankees, but that's not a rivalry between the players, its more between the fans. I agree with that.
BUT, if I were a yankees player I would still want to beat the Red Sox because they are in my division and so I would hate their guts when on the field. I could still be their friend off the field, but when that game starts I want to beat them soo bad.
I do know of one rivalry that is still intact between the players and the coaches. The Bears and the Packers are huge. Coach Lovie Smith came in saying I am going to make sure that this team beats the packers. Thats what the fans wanted from a coach. The players when that kickoff happens hate the players on the other team. So rivalries are still true today. They may not be true in baseball or basketball, but in football the most physical sport there are still rivalries. They still want to hit each other as hard as they can because they hate the other team.

4th of July

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!! Today is the fourth of july and i thought that i would just write a blog about it. I thought I would just say. happy 4th. Nothin about sports today other then the fact that baseball is going on today. I saw the Yankees on TBS today. They just seem to be on any network they can get their hands on. This really annoys me. They should make each team equal. There are fans that want to see their team but all they see are the yankees. ESPN is like the yankees network. Baseball is a pretty big deal, though today. Today is independence day. Celebration of our nation. Did you like the rhyme? I know I am so creative.

Boring time.

Right now in sports there are a few things going on. and it seems like in my blogs and other things all anyone ever talks about is the world cup or NBA free agency. Not very many people are even talking about baseball but i guess that is a little important.

There have been 4 no-hitters this year. The pitchers have totally taken over the game. The better pitching you have the better team you have. There have also been some teams to have winning streak of 11 such as the Rangers and White Sox. Yet, thats not what anyone is talking about.
They talk about the free agency of many NBA stars. Leading all these stars is LeBron James. Then there is Dwayne Wade, Chris Bosh, Dirk Nowitzki, Amare Stoudemire, and others. This is what people are talking about. But how much can you talk about the same people and where they might go. Eventually the people listening get less interested or they want to hear about something else.

The fact that there may be a super team in Miami. They might have LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Wade. That just seems rediculous, but now it seems like the top option. I think that the better thing to do would be to wait it out, but i don't think that many sportswriters or reporters would agree with me.
Then there is the fact that we almost had a super conference in college football built this year. That would have made this summer sooo crazy that i might now have been able to handle it. But that did not happen and the college football landscape is not completely different.
Finally, the world cup. The USA had made a good run and many Americans were very excited about this years world cup. We won our group and got to the next round and we lost. But, the action continued. Many Americans are still watching. This is the most watched world cup so far. There is a sudden interest in the world cup, but in recent cups there has been little participation from the American people. Now we have many fans. Maybe this will start a little surge for people who want to play soccer well and be in the world cup. Maybe someday America will win a world cup.

Brazil was my favorite team left after the United States lost. Today they suffered a close but not so close loss. They had a good first half, but the second half was too much and they ended up losing. It was too bad. The only team that i like that is left is Argentina. They seem to be on a good path and have been winning games, but I hope i don't jinx them.

first time

this is my first time blogging. so dont dog me if this is the worst blog ever made.
tonight is also a first for one man in baseball. tonight is Pedro Martinez' first start with the Phillies and the first in a while. Some expect and hope that he does well. I think that he wont. but who am i to say that he wont play well. I dont even play baseball. I'll never be close to making the major leagues. I am just saying as an average joe that i think that because pedro hasnt played in a while and when he played last it wasnt nearly as good as when he was at his best. they are facing the cubs and this will be a great chance for the cubs offense to get a good jumpstart.