What are the White Sox chances without Frank Thomas?
Thomas’ season-ending injury is a devastating blow. The White Sox can’t take away his production from the middle of the lineup and expect to roll on and win games. He was a far better offensive player than people give him credit for. Nearly every year, Thomas has produced 100 walks, 100 RBIs and 100 runs scored, things only Ted Williams and Babe Ruth used to do. Usually, if a team has pitching and loses an offensive force, the team can make up for the loss in offense. But pitching is not the White Sox’ forte, and they just lost Jim Parque as well. They have been struggling all year, and it will be difficult for them to recover without Thomas. With Thomas, the White Sox had one of the best right-handed hitting lineups I have ever seen. But the rest of the hitters can’t compensate for Thomas’ loss. Magglio Ordonez had 126 RBIs last season; he can’t drive in 150 more. Ordonez, Carlos Lee and Paul Konerko need to produce like they did last season and hope their pitching, even without Parqu
