If the White Sox can rely on Gavin Floyd to pull off at least one win in Minnesota the Sox should hold their first place lead.  Will it happen I beleive so, I know this Minnesota team plays the Sox so well because they match up against us better than any other team out there but in the long run I still will place my money on the Sox to win the central. 

I have been viewing both teams schedules and both are very comparable to winable games against struggling teams this year.  The month of August is a few days away and the Sox just look to be the more relaxed team.  Are they too relaxed? That might be the difference between us and the Twins. The Twins had to win at least two games and they did that and now it is up too the Sox to show who is the real first place team.

I just do not see Minnesota hanging around all this time as the playoff race heats up.  They have some veteran presence in the right positions but they only have one starting pitcher with a veteran presence.  I really think this race will come down to veteran leadership and i still think on that note the Sox have the upper hand in that department. 

Even thou the Sox are using two starting pitchers who are in their first full season I still believe the overall team has what it takes to win the Central.  The guys in this lineup are overall better than what the Twins put out on the field and that should hold as the determining factor in who ends up as the division champion.

It comes down to simple execution and as long as the Sox keep their cool and just keep competing the end result will come up in our favor.  There is too much talent on this team not to win a majority of their remaining games.  The Sox still hold a better record against the division and in the end that will balance out and give the White Sox faithful what they deserve.

My last point here is we should not worry about Minnesota they might look good now but do they have it in the tank for another two months.  Just like Tampa Bay they might hang around for the ride but in the end the better teams do find ways to win and that is what I am expecting out of the rest of the season for the White Sox.  In my mind Detroit is a bigger threat to the White Sox because they do have more talent and experience to make a run at the Sox compared to the Twins.