I'm just not able to figure out this 2011 White Sox team.  Wednesday night, a nose to nose confrontation between two intense teammates seems it could be a springboard to great things.  Then, the Sox go out and lay an egg Friday night.

Saturday, Brian Bruney and Jake Peavy came out of the pen to rescue the Sox burned out bullpen in a terrific 3-0 win.  Again, Sox fans think Big Mo might be on their side.  Then yesterday, they leave eight men on base in a lackluster 2-1 loss.

Losses like the ones on Friday and Sunday are just two more examples of how just when you think these guys might be seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, you realize the light is attached to a train. 

Lightning Round:

• Adam Dunn is just horrible right now.  But before you give up on the guy, let him stumble toward the all-star break, clear his head and come back in the second half.  He's too good a player to be this horrible all year.  Maybe the jet stream in Colorado and the Friendly Confines of Wrigley Field will help him.
  
• Alex Rios is equally as horrible, but I don't know if he has what it takes to come out of it.  For the time being, if I were Ozzie Guilen, I would resist the urge to hit them back to back.
• Alexi Ramirez needs to extricate his head from his rear end.  There are sometimes I think he is out at shortstop daydreaming.
• Jake Peavy may be the single most influential player on this team in terms of leading by example.  For what the guy has been through, coming out and pitching like he did Saturday, you really appreciate the guy's heart and tenacity.
• You hate to see John Danks get injured right when he's worked out his problems.
• I don't understand how Brent Morel can go 3 for 3 on Saturday and get benched yesterday.  
• I wish people could keep screaming for the Cuban Sandwich.  If Dunn wasn't struggling no one would care.  You still have to pay Juan Pierre if you cut him, so what's the point?
• Don't look now, but this may be some kind of year for the Milwaukee Brewers.  I'm anxious to see them play the Yankees this week.
• One more thing (RIP Columbo) on the Jim Riggleman deal.  When asked about how he thought his abrupt resignation would affect this players, Riggleman said "players are resilient  A third are probably happy I'm gone, a third a bit sad and a third could care less."  And he's right.  When a manager gets fired, the players say publicly  "that's too bad, we didn't play hard enough for him" but are privately happy they haven't been traded.  Star players care the least because they have long term contracts.  So, before you cry for the Nats' players, realize Rigs nailed it and none of this should affect them.  They did beat the Sox two out of three didn't they?