Hawk here. Don’t think I was gonna let this place slide like a slide piece. Yeah, I got blog. So what? You folks’ve been good to me, so I’m gonna be good right back. Gotta do it ’cause it’s the right thing to do. Just like Wilford Brimley says. And he’s right.

In case you missed it – good guys won again yesterday. Got 2 wins on the season. Mark Buerhle on his way to a Cy Young, like he was last year. Crede with more clutch hits. Things are looking good. They’re in last place, but whatever. Those Royals, they’re scrappy. Don’t discount them too much, or they’ll beat you silly. Go Sox.

Folks might be worried that this season’ll be a letdown. After all, we’re defending world champs. 2005 was the Year Of The Sox. Can’t ever take that away. But you gotta lose once in a while. Losing makes the winning work. You can’t win without losing. You know what winning with no losing is? It’s nothing, that’s what.

It’s like what I told Deej while we were eating at Chili’s. (I got their Cajun Chicken Pasta. Good stuff.) It’s really philosophical. Gotta think about it. If a win happens without a loss, do you actually win? Deej was too busy stuffing Awesome Blossom into his yap to agree, but I told him what he was thinking. It’s no win. No win at all. Without losing, that is.

Sorry to go deep on you fine folks, but this is important stuff about baseball. People gotta understand. People gotta keep it in perspective. You know what other team started off 1-4? The 1998 Yankees. And you know how many games they won? A lot. Take it in stride, folks. This ain’t a sprint. This is a cross-country trip. Sit back and enjoy the ride.

You know who’s not worried about this? The good guys. GM Kenny Williams didn’t just sit back and wait for his ring. No, sir – he reloaded. Got a big portside bopper to balance out all that lethal rightie power in Thome. Got himself another solid starter in JV. And the best bullpen in baseball is back for another go, including Wide Load. Sorry to see Aaron head off to Cheesesteak Country, but we’re good for it. Got Brian Anderson slotted in between the best corners in baseball – Jermaine & Pods. Death to flying things? You know it.

Got the unsung MVP in AJ back behind the plate, calling strikes and getting in other teams’ heads. Joe Crede, the best all-around 3B in the game (yeah, I said it) is back with his clutch hits and clutch glove. Just like yesterday. Go Joe. And we got the best manager in all of baseball. Heck, in all of sport. The Wizard of Smallball is back in the South Side, and he’s ready for another World Series win. Even folks that don’t know baseball (hi, Jay) know what the deal is. Sox win this one going away. Sorry, Cleveland. Sorry, Detroit. Maybe another year. Or another division. But not this one. Grab some bench.

Ken Harrelson has served as an announcer for Chicago White Sox telecasts on WGN-TV since 1991.