| General Manager Kenny Williams wouldn't stand | | | | he has a long term contract, or will he be just a |
| pat with the hand that won the '05 World Series. | | | | little too laid back, warm and fuzzy, and secure? |
| He tossed away a few cards, a popular center | | | | If he were with the Dodgers, still, that could be an |
| fielder here, and a sure, but mouthy, 1st ballot Hall | | | | issue, but not in the Windy City, where the work |
| of Famer there, picking up undervalued slugger, | | | | ethic brings out greatness in grunts, like Paulie. |
| Jim Thome, in the meantime. | | | | Will Ozzie flake out, tell us he's rich enough, and |
| The pitching staff is intact, more or less. | | | | take a walk in mid-season? Not if he's serious |
| And they say pitching is what wins games, day in | | | | about winning the Presidency in his home country, |
| and day out. | | | | some day. |
| So, given these moves, can the Sox repeat in | | | | The only thing that can hurt the Sox this year is |
| '06? | | | | if they believe they are a fluke, a one hit wonder, |
| Without a doubt they can win again; at least that's | | | | like so many of those exploding plastic spheres on |
| what we can infer, looking at the new and | | | | the field at the infamous Disco Night, at |
| improved team, on paper. | | | | Comiskey. |
| But how will they do as a club, on the field? Will | | | | This is the year the Sox can show their grit, |
| they have that same, gee-whiz energy the '05 | | | | South Side pride, and Cub-crushing might. |
| champs had? | | | | Are they up to it? |
| Is Konerko going to be more relaxed, now that | | | | You bet. |