Next stop: Cleveland.
The White Sox claim they haven't given much thought to theirgames at Jacobs Field tonight and Wednesday, even though they droppedsix of seven to the Indians there last season to ignite theirembarrassing drop from first place before the players' strike late in1994 to 32 games out.
But this, they say, is another year and a small series."It's too early in the season," Frank Thomas said. "We're onlygoing in there for two games. It's more of a gauge to see what kindof team we are. I'm sure they'll be up for us, just as they werelast year."Manager Terry Bevington said the two games "aren't going to makeor break our season. We want to win them both, but there are 135games left."WATCHFUL EYES: When Chris Snopek isn't playing, he's takingmental notes."I can learn a lot on a night like this, just watching guys likeRobin (Ventura) and Harold (Baines) prepare for weather like this,"he said of the misty rain and cold."They don't complain about it; they do something about it."Y'ALL COME BACK: The club announced unused tickets and ticketstubs will be good for another Monday night, not including Labor Day."We wanted to thank all fans for bearing with us on atough-weather night," chairman Jerry Reinsdorf said.PICK ONE: Bevington will choose between Kirk McCaskill, BrianKeyser and Joe Magrane for the Wednesday game at Cleveland afterKevin Tapani starts tonight.Tapani's 2-0 start is the best in his six-year career.IMPROVING: The three-game sweep, coupled with an April 6victory in Anaheim, gave the Sox four victories over the Angels todouble last season's 2-10 record.
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