The White Sox just prevailed with a 1-0 win over the Twins, backed by the pitching of John Danks and a solo shot from Jim Thome. In a pitchers duel, the resilient Twins must be commended for the outstanding season. In the end though the Twins failed themselves but losing two-of-three to the Royals at the Metrodome in the final week of the season. If it was not for Joe Maddon down in Tampa, Ron Gardenhire would be your A.L. Manager of the year.
Now to the White Sox, a team that has battled and will play four different teams in five days now when they meet the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1 of the ALDS on Thursday (so far 3-0 in those games). I warn the rest of the A.L., beware! This is not a team that I would want to be facing right now, especially since they have been seemingly playing playoff games for the past three weeks. As you look at the White Sox deeper, they are some of the toughest baseball players around (Jim Thome, Ken Griffey, A.J. Pierzenski, Mark Buerhle and of course their manager Crazy Ozzie Guillen). They may seem old on the field and young in the rotation, but nothing can beat toughness at this time of year. Not to say that they will win, but do not be suprised if they get hot and role through the inexperienced Tampa team.
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