Hawk said it.  Stony said it. Ozzie said it after the game.  Alexi Ramirez has too much talent to be lollipoping throws to first base.  Yet, he does and his lackadaisical play at short almost cost the Chicago White Sox a game yesterday.  Almost.

Good thing the Dodgers had their own problems which included Matt Kemp's misjudgment of a pop up to start off the thirteenth inning.

Outside of the mental lapses from The Cuban Missile, it was a huge day for the Sox.  The offense fought back from being down.  The bullpen was terrific, although Octavio Dotel and Scott Linebrink still make me plenty nervous. And finally, in the thirteenth, the White Sox won their second straight game over the best team in baseball.  Maybe that will stop all the seller talk.

This Cub series is huge, not because it's the Cubs, but because this series usually is a spring board for one of the two teams to go on a tear.  The Sox have been on a tear lately, winning seven out of their last eleven.  They've had no help from the Brewers and Cubs who have been losing to central division teams.  But still, for this team to be two under and six out right now is okay.  A sweep would put them over .500 for the first time in a long time.  That and a little help from Houston would put the Sox in a good position to resume divisional play next week.

Back to Ramirez for a moment.  If I were Ozzie, I'd sit him today, start The savior at short and let him hit second.  Seriously.  Beckham is a contact hitter, so he should handle that second spot just fine.  I think Ozzie needs to send Alexi a message that if you don't play like you mean it and screw up my entire bullpen with unnecessary use, I will sit your ass next to me for a day or two.  Of course, with Jose Contreras on the mound this afternoon, you may need a Spanish speaking infielder for him to communicate with.  Alexi is it.

Lightning Round

• I find myself laughing more and more at the musings of Andrew Riley. (35th Street Review)
• Ozzie has proven he can walk the walk when he talks the talk.  Except that time when he tripped over Tim Raines and ruined his entire season. (The White Sox Blog)
• Best headline ever (Southside Sox)
• Note to self: Never invite these guys over to watch TV.  (The Big Lead)
• The futures game can't say "You never bring me Flowers!."