Another White Sox Comeback

Down 4-1 in the 7th inning the Sox unloaded a barrage of home runs to bury the Tigers 7-5. Konerko led off the inning with a solo shot, Crede followed wth a 3 run bomb to put the Sox on top, and Uribe finished off the inning with a solo shot of his own. For good measure, Frank Thomas added an insurance run with a solo homer in the 8th. Every Sox homer was hit to left field.
El Duque had a decent return from his latest stint on the DL, surrendering 4 runs in 6IP. To make room for Duque on the roster the Sox made an unexpected move by designating Shingo Takatsu for assignment. They have 10 days to trade or release the veteran reliever. The Sox have elected to instead keep the 24 year old fireballer Bobby Jenks on the Major League roster. The Sox logic behind the move is understandable in that Shingo has been hit hard this season and is an aging, soft-tossing pitcher. Jenks is a young, hard-thrower with a 99MPH fastball and snap dragon curveball. He has closing experience in the minors, and in my opinion, his stuff makes him a risk worth taking. It's sad to see Shingo's tenure on the Sox come to and end though. Without him last season the Sox would probably not have contended at all the entire year. He shouldn't be out of work long. There is no doubt in my mind that another team will take a chance and pick him up.
The move made today that I don't agree with was exercising Ross Gloads last minor league option to keep Timo Perez on the roster as a left handed bat off the bench. Why? I have no idea. The Sox already have an abundance of outfielders. JD and Rowand from the right side, Pods and Willie (back up in CF) from the left, and the switch hitting Carl Everett who can play the corners. We have only one true first basemen on the roster. On top off all that, Gload is tearing the cover off the ball in AAA, hitting .375 with 8HR's and 20 RBI in 120 AB's.

Some good news, depending on your point of view. From WhiteSox.com:
All quiet on the trade front: Countless rumors of possible trades involving the White Sox have surfaced as the July 31 trade deadline nears, but Williams said that any trade now is highly unlikely.

"You never say never," Williams said. "But I think what can be categorized as a major deal, I personally don't see that on our radar screen right now. It's pretty evident it would cost us something that I don't think us very prudent."

The trade market has dwindled in recent weeks with many teams still vying for Wild Card spots. Many of the American League teams are not willing to make trades with the Sox according to Williams and he will not do anything to drastically shake up a team that has a 61-29 record.

"When you look at the open market and look at what potentially you can do, it's just not conducive to us getting any better," Williams said. "And if there's nothing significant out there, I think we're better served going with the guys that brought us here."

I could not agree more. I just hope that he's not bluffing.