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A new baseball season has begun and I could not be happier. Especially with the results of the first game. A shutout pitched by the inimitable Mark Buehrle with an assist from Putz and Matt Thornton. A 6-0 win over Jake Westbrook and the Cleveland Indians. Before proceeding I am required by law to state the obligatory:"it's only one game". However, what a game it was. And if you are looking for reasons to be hopeful, you didn't have to look hard. Great starting pitching. Excellent relief pitching. Enough offense, and stellar defense.

Oh and if you just want to have coincidence in your favor, there's that as well. Scott Merkin points out on the Sox site that five years ago the Sox opened their season with a shutout win over the same Indians. The opposing pitcher that day was the same Jake Westbrook. The result at the end of that season? A White Sox sweep of the Houston Astros in the World Serious. Baseball symmetry, catch it.