It's never over until the fat lady sings.  But after a night of missed opportunities, I guarantee you Wynonna Judd is clearing her throat.

• Bases loaded, none out first inning and only two runs.  Runners left hanging in scoring position in the 2nd, 4th, 6th and 7th innings, six overall and twelve men left on base.  Oh, the humanity.
  
• Mark Buehrle gave the Sox exactly what they needed only to be cheated by his teammates. 
• Scott Kazmir was clearly on the ropes and staggering in the first two innings and the powerful White Sox were not able to land a knockout punch.
• The White Sox had a chance to over extend the Rays bullpen and stomp their spirit but instead the Sox are the ones who are leaving with their heads down facing a 2-0 deficit. Thanks to the geniuses at TBS, Sunday and Mondays games will have serious shadow issues.  This will not help the Sox hitting. 
  
• The Rays appear to be the Twins on steroids.  They got the big hits when they needed to get them while the White Sox stood at the plate and whined to the home plate umpire C.B. Buckner about the strike zone.
• Jim Thome called out on strikes to end the game.  How White Sox is that?

I really thought the Sox could play with these guys.  I really thought they could split in the dome and come home and seal the deal.  Now, they have to win three straight.  As good as the Sox have been with their backs against the wall, I just can't see them getting it done unless something radically changes.  Like Tampa's bus crashes on the way to the game Sunday afternoon.

I'm frustrated and disappointed but not totally beaten.  The fat lady hasn't sung.  Yet.

Lightning Round

Here's a couple of things I noticed in the TBS broadcast:

• Whether Scott Kazmir meant to hit OC or not, Chris Rock Harold Reynolds wouldn't let it go.  I don't think it was intentional.  I think Kazmir was so geeked that he just lost it for the first few batters.
• I got tired of the gratuitous shots of Johnny Gomes goofing off.  Whoever cuts his hair should be shot or at least tied to a chair and made to watch Sarah Palin practice her speeches.
• Someday, I'll tell you about the time we had Frank Calliendo on with us and I kicked his ass in a Harry Caray sound alike contest. True story, I have witnesses.
  
• Chris Harold made a big deal about Ozzie coming to the mound to talk to Dotel in the eighth rather than Don Cooper.  Um, Harold, Ozzie speaks Spanish and wanted to make sure Dotel got the message.  He also would do that with Jose Contreras a lot.
• The interesting part of the replay on Jermaine Dye being called safe in the ninth inning was not that he was out by a mile.  It was that he stood there at the plate.  Had he hustled out of the batters box the call would have been a moot point.
• Curtis Granderson is very impressive as is Cal Junior.  Eckersley is getting better.
• Anybody sick of Viagra commercials yet?  Instead of all the stupid dancing and crap, why don't they just have a guy yell from the bedroom "Honey, my penis works!"  Or better yet, TBS can combine their two biggest advertisers into one commercial and tout the advantages of Viagra for him and Captain Morgan for her.
• I have a conspiracy theory on why the Sox game is at 3pm on Sunday.  TBS believes that you will switch over immediately following the Bears game.  The Monday 4pm start also makes no sense as many of you won;t even get home before 6 to watch it.  That is, if there is a Monday game.
• I heard some really silly people on the Score between 4-4:25.  These Sox fans were calling in talking about how happy they were for the second blackout night.  Whatever.  It's not about gimmicks kids, it's about winning baseball games.  One guy said "It made the game fun."  Gee, I thought getting into the playoffs and winning the hardware was the fun part, not my apparel. My favorite caller was some woman who said "I was proud to be a White Sox fan." Honey, I could be dressed in purple, pink and lavender and I'd still be proud to be a Sox fan.  Of course, I don't know if the Sox would be proud to have me as a fan if I dressed like that.