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The Sox have a tough stretch of 24 straight days now and they kicked it off in good fashion by beating Toronto and Roy Halladay last night.
To say this is a critical time is the understatement of the year, but the Sox control their own destiny because they are playing all the teams they need to put away in order to get to the playoffs again.
Check out that schedule - 3 here in Toronto, home for a Monday makeup with the Angels (there are still tickets for that one), 3 with the Yankees, 3 over the weekend with the Tigers, and 4 more with KC to finish off the homestand. Then 3 at Minnesota, 4 at Detroit, and then home for 3 with the Twins before our next day off on August 28. This is going to be something to watch.
Hawk
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Hawk,
Great point about the Sox upcoming schedule. I think this stretch of 24 straight games will tell us what type of team the Sox will be come playoff time. You're right, they are facing tough teams and I believe that they will perform well against the competition. Javy Vazquez pitched lights out today, giving 8 solid innings and yielding only 2 hits, 1 run and a pair of base-on-balls while ringing up 13 K's. If the Sox can get starting pitching like that, the Yankees, Twins, Tigers and Royals better watch out because they'll be next on the hit list. Let's see if the Sox can finish off the Blue Jays with a sweep on Sunday. Let's Go White Sox!
-Matt K.
Posted by: Matt K. | August 5, 2006 5:06 PM