Collected random thoughts

Random thoughts as I contemplate the clouds, rain, and wind outside my window:

Now don't get me wrong, I'm glad that Adam Russell had a good outing the other day. But one good outing and we're ready to crown him the savior of White Sox pitching? Hang on just a second there, boys. He looks to have good stuff, but still is slightly erratic - the 6 ER and 14 hits in 10 innings of work isn't exactly Cy Young material. Let's see if he can duplicate Monday's performance, and maybe last a little longer. I'm not sold yet - I need more.

I'm excited to see the final renovations done at U.S. Cellular. (For me, it's always going to be Comiskey Park, but for argument's sake I'll just call it U.S. Cellular and deal with it) They finally finished replacing all the blue seats with green, except for two (and I like this idea) - the seat in left field where Konerko's grand slam landed in Game 2 of the 2005 World Series, as well as the seat in right-center field where Podsednik's walk-off shot landed in the same game. Neat little milestones in a park that needs a little character.

I do remember when it first opened - certainly, it was nice, and the sightlines were good, but it was so sterile. In the last five years, so much has been done to give the park character. I must applaud the White Sox organization for turning a boring, cookie-cutter park into a real icon of the south side of Chicago.

Chicagosports.com reports a possible interest in Rob Mackowiak by the Milwaukee Brewers. I don't envision any move being made, but there are more than a few players which might just help the Sox in a few key areas...more to come on this one.

The regularly humble Jim Thome had a nice little taunt at Mark Buehrle (all in good fun, of course) after hitting a home run in an intrasquad game. Buehrle had retired Thome four times previously - the fifth time, not so much. After launching the home run, Thome pointed at it with his bat and smiled.

Twelve days to opening day!