It's over, sorta, kinda

It has been awhile since I've written anything. Sometimes sports, and I love them all for the most part, just become mundane at times. I've been following the baseball scene but in the big picture I didn't feel a need or want to write about each day's games.

Now we've hit September and both the White Sox and Cubs are pretty much where I thought they would be right around .500. Technically both teams still have a chance at the playoffs. Realistically, no chance.

Today, or late last night, the Sox traded one of the finest gentlemen in the game in Jim Thome. More amazing he went to the Dodgers where they have a very good first baseman in James Loney and they don't use the DH. Thome is a horrible pinch hitter and has played one game in the field in the last three seasons because of recurring back and heel injuries.

The Dodgers got him with the idea that they have a great chance of going to and winning the World Series. That would be great for Thome since he's never won a ring. But what is he going to do all September? I do not see him being effective at all for them even if they get to the Series. Bad move Dodgers.

Some are calling this White Flag 2 for the Sox because they found a sucker in Colorado to take Jose Contreras. I don't really view these two moves as surrending at all. Contreras has done nothing to help this team since June so his leaving is an addition in my mind because the pitcher who takes his spot will not be any worse.

Sox fans loved Thome. He has been our power threat from the left side but in the last month he has been just that, a threat. No big hits and when he did get on he clogged the bases. I'm not sure who becomes DH, maybe Carlos Quentin, but maybe Ozzie can add speed to the lineup. So losing Thome doesn't hurt as much as some think.

Bottom line is that the Sox are six games behind Detroit. Unless everybody starts hitting, they stop making errors, and the pitchers start pitching better keeping Thome and Contreras wouldn't have made a difference.

But, it would be funny if the Sox got hot and made it to the World Series and Bobby Jenks strikes out Thome to win game seven.