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After a very long layoff, it's time to get this blog off and running again!

Things on the South Side of Chicago are looking very good now days. The White Sox are in first place half way through the season but those pesky Twins just wont go away. Only one game back, Minnesota is surprising a lot of people considering they lost many key players. But once again they reload through their great minor league system and they are right there in the thick of things.

But the 2008 Chicago White Sox have one thing better than anyone else and that is pitching. From the starting five to the bullpen, they have shown to be one of the best. Two big surprises have been starters Gavin Floyd and John Danks. Through Sunday, Floyd is 10-4 with a 3.22 ERA, while Danks is 6-4 with a 2.52 ERA which ranks fifth in all of baseball. Danks' record should be a lot better than what it is but he has received minimal run support for most of the season.

While the pitching is the main reason for being in first place, it is the hitting that has been shaky for the most part of the season. Once again relying on the home run, the White Sox lead the American League in home runs with 120 and are second in all of baseball behind only the Florida Marlins who have 126. This could be a problem going into the second half of the season. Not manufacturing runs and just sitting back waiting for big home runs will eventually hurt them.

So far so good though on the South Side. Not a lot of people thought the White Sox would be playing this well. Half way through the year and holding onto first place. Let's hope they come flying out of the gate to start the second half of the season and take control of the Central Division.