Another White Sox moment

The White Sox are a team of great moments. The give you great plays, controversy, perfect games and great streaks. Tonight, they provided their loyal south side fans with another night to remember. July 30, 2010 will be remembered as Lucas Harrell night.
Lucas Harrell, a Triple-A pitcher at the beginning of the day, had no idea he would be called upon to pitch for the White Sox, a Major League team at the end of the day. Daniel Hudson was the scheduled starter for the Sox, but was dealt in a deadline deal to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for Edwin Jackson. The Sox didn't have anyone else ready to start in the fifth position, so Harrell, a minor leaguer was called on.
Oddsmakers listed visiting Oakland as a clear favorite. And when the first batter Harrell faced reached first, Sox fans may have assumed that the team's longest home winning streak since 1989 would come to an end. But Harrell shut the A's down, and the Sox pulled away with a 6-1 victory.
Harrell was interviewed by Hawk Harrelson and given a beer shower after the game. Then, he was optioned back down to Triple-A. What a moment. And hopefully we will be hearing from him again. Tonight's win is a great moment in what is turning out to be a memorable summer for the White Sox. They look good right now, but it will all come down to how they fare against the Minnesota Twins. The 2010 season will be a lot like 2008, hopefully the result is the same too.
I wasn't thrilled with the Edwin Jackson trade today but then I heard people saying Daniel Hudson would not amount to anything more than a number three pitcher. If that's true, it was good to get Jackson. But I'm not sure it is. People are wrong about their prognostications all the time. Although I hope he does well, I would not like to see Hudson have a Hall of Fame career. Then today's trade, and the date, July 30, 2010, would go down as an all-time boneheaded White Sox moment instead of being remembered for Harrell's heroic victory.