Cait Higgins, Sox Superfan
Having our team back enjoying the sun, mountains and beautiful palm trees in Arizona could mean only one thing…. six weeks until opening day! I am anxiously awaiting the 9 long days and 15 hours (as I’m currently writing this) until the first Spring Training game in Tucson! I’m excited about the offseason trades, even if I didn’t agree with the Garland-Cabrera trade. We will have to see how well that works out for us and Garland in Los Angeles. I found that trade very interesting, since we had resigned Juan Uribe just a couple of days before the trade. Also, if we were picking up our Cuban savior, who I assume is going to be playing second because the outfield looks solid, what are we still doing with Uribe? I am also excited and nervous to see the outcome of our stellar third baseman, Joe Crede. I’m crossing everything in hopes that it will help us hang on to him. Unfortunately, it hasn’t helped in the past. Kenny Williams single handedly got rid of all of my favorite players (with the exception of AJ) by dumping Podsednik, trading Ryan Sweeney for Nick Swisher, and trading Garland for Cabrera.
I’m really excited about the outfield situation. The Swisher in Center-Dye in Right situation gets me more and more excited for the season to start every day. It will be interesting to see who gets to fill Pods’ shoes this season. Will Brian Anderson learn how to hit as well as being an excellent outfielder? Will Owens edge out the competition because of last season? Or will Josh Fields step up to the plate? Maybe one of our prospects will really stand out to Ozzie… We will see in the next few weeks!
I’ll keep up with the bullpen situation. I feel like it’s too early to talk about rebuilding the foundation. I think Buehrle is going to be solid, as usual. If Contreras can have a second half of ‘05-first half of ‘06 season, he’s going to be unstoppable.
Hopefully everyone is as excited for this season as I am! I am really happy to be back, at your service, blogging for Chicago’s best! Until the season starts, you can continue to find me at the United Center when the ice is down. While I’m at it, Go Hawks!
Until next time, wonderful Sox fans!
