Today is the greatest

Not really...

Sox lose at Detriot last night, 6-4. Gload has 2 hits, Konerko drives in 2. The pitching line on Contreas is typical - 5 2/3rds IP, 2 Er, 4 walks and 7 strike outs. Garcia on the hill tonight. Still 2 games above .500, like it matters...

Looking at the Sox depth chart, and looking ahead to 2005, the only weaknesses I see are at catcher, and middle infield. The outfield of Borchard, Rowand and Lee looks good. Maybe Lee gets traded? Everett can take over one of those slots. Crede at third and Konerko at first. Thomas at DH. Hopefully Uribe will hang around and play 2B or SS. With Valentin gone, that really only leaves 2 holes. What am I missing.

The pitching, well, that's a different story... I just can't believe that Marte will be around another year... When your staff aces are Buehrle and Garland, well, that's trouble. Takatsu is the closer, but if Marte goes, who's the set-up man? Lotta work to do here...

Got paid yesterday, paid some bills, and am immediately poor again. Yesterday was the first day this fall that the winter chill was in the air. It's a full on harvest moon out there...I gotta get some action this weekend. I'm a caged animal, I tell ya.... Ready to bust like an overfilled balloon.

The blogger at Exile In Wrigleyville (link at right) mentions REM's oft overlooked 1985 album of outtakes - "Dead Letter Office" as music to write to, which is really creepy, as I was listening to the latter half of that album on the train in this morning. "Walter's Theme" and their cover of "King of the Road" are among the boys from Athens finest moments... And I don't even like REM.

SoxFest is set - Jan 14-16 at the Hyatt, 151 E. Wacker.