It's a start

The Sox were able to salvage the final game of the series with the Texas Rangers Thursday night as they defeated the AL West leader 4-3 behind a strong outing from supposed No. 5 starter Freddy Garcia.

Has any Sox realized that Garcia has arguably been our most consistent ant pitcher - the other one being John Danks? He was able to got the bat-heavy rangers to only two earned runs in seven innings. This is what the Sox organization expected from their pitchers before the season. This is how good our rotation can be. Consistency is the key.

Despite Garcia's solid start, I was more impressed with two aspects of last night's game. In the fourth inning, Carlos Quentin recorded only his second error of the year on a routine fly ball deep in right field. That run ended up scoring, which tied the game. When Quentin went into the dugout, he went straight for the corner. According to Manager Ozzie Guillen, almost every started went up to him to say don't worry about it. That is exactly what a team is supposed to do. Baseball is a huge mental game and those remarks got Quentin back in the game. By the way, Quentin ended up hitting the game winning two-run homer in the seventh inning. That is the definition of keeping your head up.

Another positive note I read about today deals with the team meeting after Wednesday's 9-5 loss. Guillen, after the media left the room, kept all the guys late. He asked everyone what was going on out there. They talked and whatever. However, after that conversation, he straight up asked them, is there something else I or the coaching staff could be doing? Not to my surprise, no player questioned their coaching styles.

Later on, Guillen told reporters that he wasn't doing his job. He feels like he isn't getting the most out of his players, the No. 1 job of a manager, or any coach for that matter. Let's be honest. He isn't getting the most out of his players. They know they have the talent needed to win the AL Central. Now is the time to put that talent to use and get a run going. Early on, their pitching was sufficient. Lately, it's been their hitting. Now it needs to come together. Thursday was a start and now it's time to prove to us fans that the season isn't over.