Thome

   The Sox got back in the win column Tuesday, powered by Jim Thome's 2 home runs.

The 2 home runs pulled Thome within 1 of Mike Schmidt on the all time home run list with 547. 

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Jim Thome and Chris Getz returned after sitting out a few games with injuries, and Scott Podsednik was recalled and started in the outfield.

First Mark Burhrle gave up only 3 runs in 6 innings of work.

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The mlb should adopt a new trade rule that allows owners to trade managers and general managers. I am getting really tired of hearing ozzie and kenny complain about the team if they have this big of a

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>And what about everyone else?  Paul Konerko is at .212, down from .220 (but who's counting?), Thome is still hovering just above the Mendoza Line, while Swish is midway between them at .209.  Any way you look at it, this is not the way our team should be hitting.  Our team average is still a squalid .244, and it doesn't show any signs of improving.  Even when we were winning last week, it was, as I heard one disgruntled fan say on the radio, "all smoke an mirrors."  He was right.  It was all pitching, and a little bit of deceptive hitting.  Even when we beat Cleveland 7-2 on Wednesday (May 21), it was a terrible game until the sixth inning.  Trust me-- I was there.  We didn't have a hit until Nick Swisher's single with two outs in the fifth.  

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 Not only that, but look at the hitters we're supposed to have.  Jermaine, Paulie, and Thome can all hit the ball several hundred miles, and Crede and Quentin could easily provide the extra run support every team needs.

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