It's been a long time since both the White Sox and Cubs led their divisions and their fast starts are the reason why. The White Sox are the more surprising team of the two. Joe Crede has shown he regained his swing following his back surgery. A homer here, a Grand-Slam there...way to go Joe!
Gavin Floyd is showing why the Sox thought highly of him to put him in the starting rotation and he has pitched well. Flirting with a no-hit game late. This is good news. The ChiSox can hang around if they continue to get good pitching and timely hitting. Let Detroit get hot. If you start off terrible, you have to dig yourself out of it. It may take a month, by then hopefully Chicago can put some distance between them and the Tigers. Let's see how the young players respond to winning some games...They've put up with the elements. And the weather will warm up. Hopefully the bats will too.
The Cubs are the team of my heart. It's great that they are playing well. Hey, they had a great start in '69, and we know what happened then. But, this team has great arms. And hitters. Ramirez is one of the best hitters in the NL and watch him drive in runs because he will. Derek Lee has gotten off to a great start. Hit a few more Derek. And, Fukodome is proving to be a quality hitter and player. He doesn't have the luxury of facing these pitchers before, and he is doing a great job of reading them and putting the ball in play. Jack Brickhouse used to say "Hey, Hey" when a Cub player hit a home run. I say "Hey, Hey" for playing good baseball. Pray that Kerry Wood doesn't hurt his arm, shoulder, or other body part, and you've got a good recipe for back to back playoff appearences. Well, it's early. It's not even May yet. But a good start is better than a bad start.
