First the bad news...

The White Sox beat the Red Sox 14-2. First the bad news:

• Matt Clement
• The Red Sox lineup is too dependent on Manny and Ortiz.
• Matt Clement
• Bronson Arroyo pitched during garbage time. Why? If the Sox accomplish anything in the playoffs, Arroyo will need to pitch a lot. Francona wasted him today.
• Matt Clement
• The strike zone. I love how home plate umpires get creative with the strike zone. With all those low strikes called, maybe he thought it was kickball game.
• Matt Clement.

Before I get to the good news, the White Sox deserve some compliments:

• They played with a lot of confidence and hustle
• So this is what a team with a good bullpen looks like? Interesting, watching the AL East, I didn't know good bullpens existed.
• Jose Contreras is a wonderful story. Escapes Cuba to join the Yankees where he would have been a disappointment if he didn't win 20 games. He was a disappointment and pitched terribly. So he escapes New York, and pitches a great game against the Red Sox, a team that he has struggled against in the past. Good for Contreras.

Okay, now I need to find some good news.

• Mike Piazza is outstanding as an announcer. Too bad he can't play defense (That was just a joke. Really).
• If the Red Sox hadn't won last year I'd have been miserable, but throughout the loss the announcers kept reminding everyone that the Sox are capable of coming back because they did it last year. Not only does this bring back memories of last year for Sox fans, it must drive Yankee fans crazy to hear this over and over. I'm really hoping for a team to go up 2-0(preferably not the White Sox) or 3-0 next round just so Yankee fans can be reminded of their collapse.
  
• They can't take 2004 away from us!