Baseball Ramblings

White Sox:
After taking a 3-2 lead into the ninth this afternoon, the Sox blew it and lost to Pittsburgh 4-3. They wasted a golden opportunity to take 5 of 6 and create some real momentum. Instead, the same old thing occurred as the Sox struggle to get to .500.

The loss leaves the Sox 5 games under .500 at 19-24. This last week was an interesting one, with the Peavy deal that was nixed and some signs of life on the field. They are in a winnable division; they just need to get everything settled. Though that appears to be a lot easier said than done with this team.

Cubs:
Rich Harden is on the DL. Again. This shouldn't surprise anyone. What should surprise people is that the Cubs' offense has disappeared.

After sweeps at the hands of the Cardinals and Padres, you have to wonder how the team will rebound with all the injuries and dismal performances. They desperately need Derrek Lee and Milton Bradley to turn things around while Aramis Ramirez is out. The Cubs fell back to .500 with their seventh straight loss. This more than likely is simply a bump in the road, but the Cubs can't fall too far behind, as the Brewers, Cards, and Reds (somewhat surprisingly) are all playing good ball.