Sweep Dreams
This is the last gasp of last gasps (say that fast).
It is seriously unlikely that the White Sox take all three games from a clearly superior Twins team, and even that miracle would still leave a yawning three-game gap between the two.
But they took this thing far enough to keep the embers of hope glowing for the true believers. John Danks gets the first chance to stave off doom tonight.
Most of us -- including a growing number of voices within the organization -- realize that Minnesota has been better this year. Whether or not that makes the Sox' shortcomings easier to stomach is up to you.
The Score's Joe Cowley will report from US Cellular Field this afternoon.
Gerry DiNardo talks college football today, and Hub Arkush makes his regular Tuesday appearance at 5:00 to opine on the Bears and the NFL.
After last night's games, week one is complete with little to conclude about relative quality. We talk about the "blob" of mediocrity that defines most teams -- a few really good ones with enough energy to break out and orbit, a few really bad teams sinking to the molten core. But how big is the "blob?" Who is really good? New England? New Orleans? Green Bay?
And I don't often like to discuss point spreads (since I do not enjoy gambling, being quite bad at it), but Dallas is favored to beat the Bears by nine. Seems high. The only bigger favorite are the Packers at home against Buffalo.
The story of "reporter" Ines Sainz and the Jets probably will percolate for a while, considering the pageview-generating images of her skimpy outfits and bizarre rear end. Here's how I look at it, with two things being true: the players/coaches probably mistreated her, and she is also a lightweight tart who dresses and conducts herself like a cheap plaything. And she's not particularly attractive, after the initial head-turn.
