Watching the White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 6-3 in 11 innings last night makes you want to drink the kool-aid.  At the Memorial Day milepost, the first measure of the Major League Baseball season, the Sox are looking down at the rest of the A.L. Central, including the much ballyhooed Tigers and Indians, both with losing records.

You really want to believe that this merry band of White Sox can keep it up all the way through October, similar to their stunning, out of nowhere run to the championship in 2005.  And you wonder, is it possible.

When you really think about it, the Sox are doing all the little things that they did in 2005.  They are winning close games as they did both Sunday night and Monday.  They are getting solid starting pitching from one to five.  They are getting great setup relief from Octavio Dotel and Scott Linebrink and the usual stellar job from Bobby Jenks. 

While the hitting still isn't there yet, Carlos Quentin has been a one man wrecking crew.  Jim Thome has bashed ten home runs despite being on or near the Mendoza line all season.  Jermaine Dye has been streaky but has had some big hits. Orlando Cabrera and A.J. Pierzynski have been tough outs since Ozzie Guillen put them at the top of the order.  And when you factor in that the law of averages dictates that eventually Joe Crede and Nick Swisher will hit, you start to think maybe, just maybe, this team may not be making tee times for early October.

Last night is a perfect example of what I'm talking about.  The Sox trailed 3-1, came to 3-2 on a home run by Thome and tied it on a single by Pierzynski.  They hung in with some outstanding relief pitching from Dotel, Thornton, Masset, Linebrink, Logan and Jenks.  And they cracked it open in the top of the twelfth led by Cabrera and an RBI double from an unlikely source, Brian Anderson.

I don't know about you, but I'm starting to believe that maybe these guys have a shot at something.