The big disappointment for this team is it just can't seem to fire on all cylinders.  When the pitching is good, the team can't score.  When the hitting is good, the bullpen falters.  And sometimes, this team is capable of a total meltdown like last Sunday against Florida.

The problem with this team is not the makeup of the roster as some will have you believe, it is the fact that so many of the players on this team are having a horrific year.  A.J. Pierzynski is hitting right around the Mendoza line as is Gordon Beckham and Carlos Quentin.  Juan Pierre started off slow, although he's come on lately.  Mark Teahen and mark Kotsay are just beginning to hit. Paul Konerko and Andruw Jones have cooled off after hot starts.

The only consistent players the Sox have had all year are Alex Rios, Matt Thornton, Sergio Santos and perhaps John Danks.  Four out of twenty-five rostered players is not going to get it done.

One note: If you think it's been a train wreck so far, just wait until Tyler You Don't Bring Me Flowers and the Cuban Sandwich get here.  Then we'll really see some strike outs and some one sided games.  Trust me, the kids probably can play, just not this year. 

Kenny Williams knows when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em.  The question is with this current edition of the Chicago White Sox is it time to fold (as many have suggested) or do you give this team another month to snap out of it.  Among the questions that you have to ask yourself:

• Is Jake Peavy as bad as he's been?  Even in his win yesterday, his slider was a total no show, forcing him to be a two pitch pitcher featuring a a fast ball and a change.  The slider is what makes Peavy tough against lefties and if he can't discover it, he's going to continue to be hit.
• Are Mark Buehrle and Pink Gavin Floyd going to be able to turn it around? Floyd has thrown better his last couple of starts, Buehrle has a critical start against Texas tomorrow night.
• Can Gordon Beckham be a productive hitter again?  It's in the kid's head now, although he is making better contact lately.  You go through a couple of phases in a prolonged slump.  The first is you can't hit at all.  The second is you keep hitting it right at the defense.  Finally, you break out by dropping a few in.  Beckham is close to breaking out of it or so it seems.  Sending him to Charlotte sounds a bit far fetched at this point.
• Will Carlos Quentin return to 2008 form?  One word answer: No. 
• Will Andruw Jones get hot again?.  Andruw will continue to struggle until he hits three more home runs (for 400) then he may improve a bit.  Right now, he's more interested in his stats then he is in the team winning.  The guy does play decent defense, though.
• Will Bobby Jenks calf continue to plague him?  Unfortunately, yes.  It seems like this injury is far more serious than the Sox are letting on.  Which diminishes Jenks' trade value considerably, considering Kenny Williams reputation for dealing nicked and dinged players (going back to the infamous Mike Sirotka trade.)
• Can this team have a big enough June to get back in the race? Yes, but they have to beat the teams they have to beat.  The Indians, the Royals, the Tigers, the Pirates, and to a certain degree, the Cubs.  The Nats should be coming down from the April and May high and the Sox may get them at a good time.  The Braves have been inconsistent offensively.  Nobody the Sox play in June is that tough and the majority of games are at US Commiskey Park, so it really is a make or break month.
• Why do you have any hope left?  I still have hope left for the Sox to at least get back in the AL Central race.  Yes, I know that the Sox are eight games out and six games under, but I think that all could change in a matter of a couple weeks.  If the Sox can go  8-1 on the next homestand, they'll be back at .500.  The Twins are good, but there are still indications that they may have some issues down the stretch.  The key thing for the Sox in June is to catch the Tigers, who they trail by 5½.
• At what point do you hold a white flag sale?  If the Sox go under .500 on the first homestand against Texas, Cleveland and Detroit, it's time to back up the truck.  If the Sox are still under .500 by the end of the month or are further out than they are right now, it's time to send A.J. to Texas and Paulie to Anaheim.