Maybe it's the Jim Thome effect, but the White Sox are off to a great offensive start. True, Thome has been the catalyst, blasting six home runs in the first nine games of the season and hitting a blistering .374. But the guys behind him aren't doing so bad either. Konerko and Dye, notorious slow starters, are hitting .324 and .333 respectively. Are these guys seeing the baseball better? Or are they just getting better pitches to hit? And is the hot-hitting Thome in the number three spot in the lineup having a residual effect on the rest of the lineup? If this is the type of offense we can expect to see this summer, this Sox team will be fun to watch.
On the downside, Jon Garland was not very sharp and seemed to revert back to his old pitching ways from 2004. Hopefully he can right the ship in the next few starts.
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