2008 State of the Sox

July 9: White Sox 7, Royals 6

We hold these truths to be self-evident:

No. 1:  Once again, it's damn near impossible to out-suck the Royals.
No. 2:  Adam Russell should change his name to Parker Lewis, because he can't lose.

I missed most of the game, because four days after the Wimbledon final, Serena Williams was playing in Albany of all places.  But here's what I understand this far:

1. Carlos Quentin did well (two two-run homers).
2. Paul Konerko was awful (four strikeouts).
3. Orlando Cabrera and Jermaine Dye had words in the dugout, possibly for Cabrera distracting Dye by dancing off second base in an effort to distract only the pitcher, and then stealing third.
4. But he came around to score, and Quentin scored the go-ahead run on a balk.
   
5. Javier Vazquez was bad, and put the Sox in a holes of 5-0 and 6-2.
   
6. The bullpen was good.
   
7. Octavio Dotel, the closer du jour, struck out the side.

I'm going to watch the rest of the game while writing on Sox Machine, so help me fill in the gaps if I missed anything.

Record: 53-37 | Box score | Play-by-play