The White Sox managed to win a game yesterday.  Of course, it was against their Double A team, which means they can beat the Royals.  The squad playing against a real team tied (which is an improvement).  Ozzie Guillen is not worried about having the worst pre-season record in baseball or the highest pre-season ERA in baseball. claiming things have improved the last two weeks.

So, obviously, Monday, Ozzie will throw the switch against the Indians and all the problems will go away.  Until John Danks turn in the rotation.  Until the fifth inning of any game Javier Vasquez is pitching.  Until Mark Burhle gets lit up because he no longer has any velocity on the ball and his control is off.  Until any game involving Andrew Sisco and David Aardsma.  Until balls keep dropping between outfielders.  Until Brian Anderson's average sneaks below the Mendoza line from lack of at bats.  Until they face a tough left hander. 

But fear not, White Sox nation.  The players are serving up a heaping dose of kool-aid.  And Kenny Williams has his own private stock as well.

Lighting Round:

• While participating in the same panel discussion, Bud Selig continues to defend MLB's non-exclusive deal with Direct TV.  David Stern says it's no big thing.  Jerry Jones wants to sponsor breaking news instead of freely disseminate it to the media.  It's sort of like a "Three Tenors
  Go Stupid."
• It appears that Ron Jaworski got the MNF job because ESPN finds him more valuable to them than Joe Theismann.
• Billy Gillespie successfully leverages Texas A&M for the biggest deal in the Big 12.  NCAA President Miles Brand whines coaches are being paid too much.  Miles obviously does not understand how having a name coach with a winning program in place makes millions for a university.  Perhaps Miles should think back to how many millions in donations Indiana University lost when he booted Bob Knight and replaced him with no-name coach Mike Davis. 
  
• Michigan is making a Beilein for West Virginia's coach who can proudly boast being the 66th best team in the country.  I applaud Vanderbilt Coach Kevin Stallings who told Michigan "If you want to court me fine, but if you are just chasing skirts, I'm happy to stay here."  Great integrity on Stallings' part trying to leverage a deal rather than attend a cattle call.  He's earned that right.
• Major League Baseball is concerned about the lack of African-Americans in baseball.  This didn't seem to bother them prior to 1947.
• David Stern must be loathed in Canada.  First, one of his disciples Gary Bettman takes over the NHL for a 15 year run of ruin; now one of his other minions, Mark Cohon has been named the commissioner of the Canadian Football League.  If Canada ever declares war on us, it's on Stern's head.
• Baseball and congress have a long history together.
• Kyle Sampson is no Scooter Libby.  in fact, he's more like John Dean.
• Former soccer great Diego Maradona is being treated for alcoholism and excessive eating and smoking.  In America, we call that "being David Wells."
• Here's a musical tribute to CBS announcer Gus Johnson.  If you can't figure out why I think this guy is horrible, this tribute might clear things up.