White Sox are Champs
I didn’t think I’d ever say that. I’m not a Sox fan at all. In fact, I don’t know anybody that is, but I’m sure there will be a ton of SOX hats being sold in the very near future.
As for the Astros, with their young core of talent: Oswalt, Burke, Berkman, Taveras, Lane, Backe, Lidge, Everett, Qualls, Wheeler, etc. this team could be back. However, they are missing a big bat. Will they be the team to make the big run at Paul Konerko? It might be worth it for Konerko to listen to their offer. He could hit 50+ homers in Enron, I mean Minute Maid Park.
This was a disappointing postseason for me, because there were no teams that I liked in the postseason. But then again, as an Orioles and Pirates fan, there haven’t been teams in the postseason that I liked in a very long time. And there probably won’t be a team that I liked in the near future.
On a different note, I have to talk about the Magloire-Mason trade. This one was a win-win for both teams. Magloire desperately wanted out, and can/will be the backup center on the East All-Star team again. Mason went to college just down the road at Oklahoma State and grew up a couple of hours from where the Hornets will be playing this year. Plus, his high-flying ability will entertain the fans when their team is getting blown out, ala Josh Smith last year. With Chris Paul, J.R. Smith, Desmond Mason, and Chris Andersen, the Hornets will be running and dunking (and playing no defense). I also think this trade vaults the Bucks into the postseason.
