Off and running

It has been a great start so far for the southsiders. They are 6-2 out of the gate, playing against the Twins and Indians, with only 3 of those games coming at home. They go for the sweep today with El Duque on the mound against Sox-killa Scott Elarton.

The Sox record is amazing as they have been virtually non-exisistant on the offensive side of things. The pitching has carried the team with 7 quality starts in 9 outings. The Sox are only hitting .240 as a team through the first 8 games, only has a .265 OBP (they have drawn 10 walks in 8 games) and an OPS of .644. There numbers with RISP have been even more ugly. The Sox are hitting .208 with RISP, along with .228 OBP, .250 SLG, and .478 OPS. With RISP they have 13 Ks vs 10 hits. It is incredible that they have found a way to win 6 games. Last year this team might have been 2-6 at best with this kind of offense.