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May 20, 2011 · 8:47 pm

We’re getting spoiled. Or: This can’t last forever. Unfortunately.

Two great games at home. FINALLY.

And, now the Dodgers are in town. Historically, interleague play has been good to the ChiSox.

And, one of my favorite utility players is on the Dodgers. On the surface, this may sound like a good thing.

However, we’re only in the bottom of the 2nd and Jamey Carroll has already hit himself a double, which meant he was on base for Matt Kemp’s HR and now we’re down 2-0.

Damn you, Jamey Carroll! :) *fist of fury*

But, there’s a lot of game left to play and I’m not giving up yet. Our bats have been reasonably warm, so who knows! Anything can happen. And, especially this year, it often does.

(I am, however, going to go back to work and keep up with the happenings on GameDay… What did I do before the internet?!)

A shake-up in the line-up. Or: It is take your utility player to work day.

So, I get the news of today’s line-up and I am even more disappointed than normal that I am stuck at work this evening instead of being home to watch the game.

One of my favorite things about this game is the utility player. It’s always fun to see what someone can do, when you’re not used to seeing them. It’s fun to see people come through in the clutch and it’s nice to be pleasantly surprised when you realize just how much talent you have sitting on your bench.

And, it’s also fun to play with the element of not knowing what on earth to expect every time someone takes the field or steps up to the plate.

Today’s White Sox line-up looks wholly different from the opening day line-up, but I think that really is part of the fun of this game.

Pierre-7, Omar-6, Dunn-DH, Konerko-3, Quentin-9, AJ-2, McPherson-5, Lillibridge-8, Beckham-4, Peavy (SP).

Play ball!

(ps: Not terribly exciting for the first day back at blogging after the big “move”, but now that we’re – mostly – settled over here at wordpress, I’m hoping that it will be smooth and easy to get back into the swing of things. Welcome to our new home, everyone. Hopefully we all get settled in around here.)

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