Tonight's Sox-Twins game is postponed

by The Wizard on Apr 6, 2007 12:05 PM CDT in White Sox News

The Friday-night forecast in Chicago called for a low of 22 degrees, with winds out of the northwest ranging from 25 to 30 mph. Those frigid conditions were reason enough for the White Sox to cancel Friday's series opener against the Twins. The game will be rescheduled on a date to be determined. With conditions expected to be equally cold on Saturday, including a chance for snow showers, the possibility of a doubleheader was ruled out.

Update [2007-4-6 16:53:24 by The Cheat]: Danks will be skipped until we know more about Buehrle.

Javier Vazquez will go tomorrow and Jose Contreras will throw Sunday against Santana, skipping John Danks the first time around. Jon Garland will start the first game against Oakland with TBA scheduled for games 2-3.

Update [2007-4-6 17:59:3 by The Cheat]: Danks will pitch Sunday. At least until they change their mind again.

Ozzie just called me to say that they have decided to have John Danks pitch Sunday against the Twins. Our rotation now is Vazquez (tomorrow), Danks, Contreras (at Oakland), Garland and TBA (depending on how Buehrle feels).

This option gives them less flexibilty. So either Buehrle is pretty sure he'll make his scheduled start, or they're confident that Danks will pitch deep and Masset won't be needed until late in the Oakland series. * * * * * BTW, here are the latest two Palehose 7 strips:

* Arm Lumps
* Too Cold

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What they should do...

Is start Contreras tomorrow (on 4 days' rest), followed by Vazquez, then Danks, then Garland, then make a decision on Buehrle for Wednesday.

What they will do is stay on rotation - Vazquez tomorrow, Danks Sunday, Contreras Monday, Garland Tuesday, Buehrle/TBA Wednesday. Ozzie always stays on rotation.

by The Jerry Royster Experience on Apr 6, 2007 12:12 PM CDT reply actions

so, the beginning of the 711 era is also postponed

by The Wizard on Apr 6, 2007 12:25 PM CDT reply actions

Who wears 42 next Sunday?

My pick is Jermaine Dye.

Go Badgers!

by shaftr on Apr 6, 2007 12:51 PM CDT reply actions

really going out on a limb there

bold choice to go with the only african-american on our team.

by larry on Apr 6, 2007 12:56 PM CDT up reply actions

What about Black Irish heritage?

My pick is Matt "The Quiet Man" Thornton.

by winningugly on Apr 6, 2007 3:04 PM CDT up reply actions

I'll be very surprised

if Santana doesn't still pitch on Sunday.

Optimist

by Peder on Apr 6, 2007 12:54 PM CDT reply actions

i wouldn't be shocked

pushing him back for the yankees game sounds like a rather good idea when you consider how the sox have been playing. the twins should be able to score enough runs against whomever we throw on sunday to overcome whatever crappy guy they throw. against the yanks, not so much.

by larry on Apr 6, 2007 12:58 PM CDT up reply actions

You can defend it either way

but I'll be surprised if they skip the chance to have him throw against an AL Central team.

Optimist

by Peder on Apr 6, 2007 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions

i just don't think they'd have six days btw starts

it'll be the previously scheduled starters.

by larry on Apr 6, 2007 1:22 PM CDT up reply actions

because

the Yankees pitching is significantly better how?

by brianekst on Apr 6, 2007 5:46 PM CDT up reply actions

they don't have anyone on their team

named jose contreras or john danks?

by larry on Apr 6, 2007 6:23 PM CDT up reply actions

aren't we forgetting about

carl pavano, a declining andy pettite, an unknown kei igawa, and player X in the fifth spot? their only 'dependaple' starter right now is mike mussina. i'd say the yankees definitely have bigger pitching issues than the Sox.

by brianekst on Apr 7, 2007 1:17 PM CDT up reply actions

who would you rather face right now?

contreras, who has stunk since june and lasted one inning opening day; danks, a guy making his major league debut; or any of the yankees pitchers? i'm not saying the yankees are studs but, if i were the twins, i'd be licking my chops at facing either of our guys in a hitter friendly park as opposed to anyone (likely pavano) the yankees would throw in the much more pitcher friendly dome on monday. the debate is moot anyway.

by larry on Apr 7, 2007 2:00 PM CDT up reply actions

BTW, here's the latest Palehose 7 strip:

Arm Lumps

by The Wizard on Apr 6, 2007 12:57 PM CDT reply actions

Scheduling Stupidity

Why the hell is this series in Chicago? MLB could easily have swapped the location of this series for one of the two May serieses in Minnesota. It would have reduced the chances of a postponement drastically.

by Flip from TwinkieTown on Apr 6, 2007 1:27 PM CDT reply actions

yeah

let's play all baseball games in a fucking dome. a game got postponed. boo-hoo.

by larry on Apr 6, 2007 1:31 PM CDT up reply actions

I'll be glad...

when the Twins move into a real baseball park.

by The Jerry Royster Experience on Apr 6, 2007 1:36 PM CDT up reply actions

Take it from someone who lives near the dump

So will I.

Optimist

by Peder on Apr 6, 2007 1:39 PM CDT up reply actions

Speaking of stupidity...

"SERIESES?" Come on now, even for a Minnesotan that's just ridiculous.

It takes two to lie; one to lie and one to listen.

by Toonderstrook on Apr 6, 2007 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions

dude, come on

it's minnesotanese.

by larry on Apr 6, 2007 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions

I always thought of it as

East Dakota.

by Blue Seat in Left on Apr 6, 2007 1:54 PM CDT up reply actions

On mully and hanly this morning

They contacted the white sox who said that Javy would go tomorrow and that danks would get skipped on sunday for jose Contra.

I am thinking that they will make danks wait until Buehrle turn in the rotation and if he can't go then they will let danks take his turn then..... I know it was only one start but i think i would rather see danks go against Jo sant than Contreras

by ElDiablo on Apr 6, 2007 3:20 PM CDT reply actions

Side note....

I am kinda happy the game was pp.... The bullpen has thrown 19.1 innings out of the first 27 innings. They can use the rest

by ElDiablo on Apr 6, 2007 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions

i thought this was interesting

will carroll from BP (by way of SI.com) on toby hall's injury:

a labrum tear that sources say was likely a pre-existing condition

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/baseball/mlb/04/06/extra.mustard/index.html

by larry on Apr 6, 2007 4:09 PM CDT reply actions

That's the same thing

that MLB.com said in the last artice. They said it "may have been a pre-exsisting condition."

AIM: SouthSideCheat

by The Cheat on Apr 6, 2007 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions

Hmmmm....

larry/Toonder/Bridgeport, who can we sue? I'm postitive there was intent to conceal/defraud!!!

Dammit, get mad!

by winningugly on Apr 6, 2007 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions

hmmm

i did a google news search and the carroll article was the only one that came back with "pre-existing" in it.

by larry on Apr 6, 2007 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions

i found this one

where hall said he thought the tear might already have been there - but i didn't take as much more than a guy, who admits in the same article that he's not doctor, talking out of his ass.

link

by larry on Apr 6, 2007 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions

Santana....

just depends on how keen Gardenhire is about Ponson getting his feet wet...very possible Santana will be skipped I think...

by stanchar on Apr 6, 2007 4:53 PM CDT reply actions

I don't think anyone is stupid enough to skip

the best pitcher in the game.

by Dongfang Hong on Apr 6, 2007 8:04 PM CDT up reply actions

A closer look....

reveals that starting tomorrow the Twins have 9 games in a row...thus Ponson will be needed...I he pitches Sunday...Santana to Monday....hope I'm right!

by stanchar on Apr 6, 2007 4:55 PM CDT reply actions

Anyone think the Sox

cancelled this game because they didnt wanna see Santana? I do.

by Jbasic89 on Apr 6, 2007 5:03 PM CDT reply actions

I'd guess

it was more because of the bullpen being used so heavily, if you're looking for conspiracy theories. The extra rest for the pen is certainly a silver lining in my book, and if we miss Santana, it's not even a dark cloud to begin with.

by Ryno on Apr 6, 2007 5:06 PM CDT up reply actions

Santana will pitch Sunday

They'll skip PonsonorSilva.

9 games in a row (coming off of two off-days) isn't enough to require them to stay on rotation.

They can throw
Ponson/Silva
Santana
Bonser
Ortiz
Ponson/Silva
Silva/Ponson
Santana
Bonser
Ortiz

AIM: SouthSideCheat

by The Cheat on Apr 6, 2007 5:08 PM CDT up reply actions

considering it's the umpires who postpone games

i'd say they just didn't want to freeze their fat asses off.

by larry on Apr 6, 2007 5:08 PM CDT up reply actions

True

So Santana is starting Sunday?

by Jbasic89 on Apr 6, 2007 5:10 PM CDT reply actions

Not Officially

But it's common sense at this point. Gardy will not let Santana avoid the Sox.

AIM: SouthSideCheat

by The Cheat on Apr 6, 2007 5:15 PM CDT up reply actions

Maybe he wants Santana

to pitch Monday against the Yankees

by Jbasic89 on Apr 6, 2007 5:19 PM CDT reply actions

LOL

They don't care about the Yankees in East Dakota.

AIM: SouthSideCheat

by The Cheat on Apr 6, 2007 5:23 PM CDT up reply actions

Yup - all politics

are local.

by winningugly on Apr 6, 2007 5:36 PM CDT up reply actions

Gardenhire doesn't care....

who Santana pitches against...he's just going to do whatever he thinks is best for his rotation....yeah, he'd love to beat the Sox but if he feels Ponson needs to go sooner than later Santana will wait 'til Monday.

by stanchar on Apr 6, 2007 5:47 PM CDT up reply actions

then why has he tweaked his rotation in the past

to get santana against the sox? I don't have any data to show right now but I believe he has done it in the past

I remember Cheat saying something about it...

by The Wizard on Apr 6, 2007 6:14 PM CDT up reply actions

He has...

but he's done it late in the season when the division is tight.

by defensive indifference on Apr 6, 2007 6:48 PM CDT up reply actions

Official

EastDakota.com

"[Santana] said he'd still like to go Sunday, which is good and what we wanted," Gardenhire said.

Also, the makeup game will be a day-night double header July 6th.

AIM: SouthSideCheat

by The Cheat on Apr 6, 2007 9:54 PM CDT up reply actions

I guess....

I was way off with this one....oh well.

by stanchar on Apr 6, 2007 11:41 PM CDT up reply actions

On another note....

Kelly Shoppach pinch runs for V. Martinez early today...not sure the extent of V.'s injury...

by stanchar on Apr 6, 2007 5:48 PM CDT reply actions

umpires cancel

games only once the games begin. Home teams decide before the game.

by Tim from Texas on Apr 6, 2007 5:56 PM CDT reply actions

How dissappointing.

And here I was actually looking forward to working late on a Friday night. I suppose we could follow and discuss some other game...

by defensive indifference on Apr 6, 2007 6:49 PM CDT reply actions

well, haeger is pitching tonight

3 ER in 4 IP, gameday link

by The Wizard on Apr 6, 2007 7:20 PM CDT up reply actions

make that 4 ER in 4 IP ...

by The Wizard on Apr 6, 2007 7:29 PM CDT up reply actions

I'm watching the Cubs game.

They just had a commercial for GRINDHOUSE, a movie to be released soon. Directed by Ozzie and the executive producer Kenny Williams??

by ballyb on Apr 6, 2007 7:33 PM CDT reply actions

Nice!

Clever! Who's the chick with the stump that fires howitzers? We need her as a middle reliever.

by winningugly on Apr 6, 2007 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions

Yeah, so am I.

Gotta say the Brewers aren't puttin' up much of a fight.

by Dongfang Hong on Apr 6, 2007 8:06 PM CDT up reply actions

Gio

3IP 0H 1BB 5K so far in Bham

AIM: SouthSideCheat

by The Cheat on Apr 6, 2007 7:52 PM CDT reply actions

Will they bring him up in July/

August? If Masset/Johnny D. wilt?

by winningugly on Apr 6, 2007 7:56 PM CDT up reply actions

9 Ks!

5 IP, 0 H, 1 BB, 9 K (box)

by The Wizard on Apr 6, 2007 8:22 PM CDT up reply actions

Nine Ks and one BB.

NOT BAD.

by defensive indifference on Apr 6, 2007 8:25 PM CDT up reply actions

Cheat, it's birmingham that has the good

pitching coach yes?

by The Wizard on Apr 6, 2007 8:30 PM CDT up reply actions

Winston Salem

AIM: SouthSideCheat

by The Cheat on Apr 6, 2007 8:44 PM CDT up reply actions

oh, thanks

by The Wizard on Apr 6, 2007 8:52 PM CDT up reply actions

According to ESPN, the Sox are ranked #8,

and the Twins #11.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/powerranking?season=2007&week=1&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab1pos 1

by Dongfang Hong on Apr 6, 2007 8:05 PM CDT reply actions

another palehose 7

Too Cold

by The Wizard on Apr 6, 2007 8:18 PM CDT reply actions

Hahahaha.

I was going to mention piranhas earlier but, really...I just want that to go away. There should be cool names give to our team by fearful opposing managers!!

by defensive indifference on Apr 6, 2007 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions

Minor League ball.

What's the closest to Chicago that any of the Sox minor league teams play? I see that Charlotte plays in Indianapolis a few times but I don't really want to plan a trip to Manningville any time soon. They also play in Columbus, OH but that's getting a little too far for me to go for a minor league baseball game. Any SSSers go to minor league games at all?

by defensive indifference on Apr 6, 2007 8:24 PM CDT reply actions

Other "close" IL teams

Louisville (great stadium) and Toledo.

That's as close as they get aside from Indy.

AIM: SouthSideCheat

by The Cheat on Apr 6, 2007 8:28 PM CDT up reply actions

Louisville would be nice, actually.

It's only a four hour drive or so. I could also tour the bat factory again.

And the Megabus goes to Toledo.

by defensive indifference on Apr 6, 2007 8:31 PM CDT up reply actions

I usually check out

at least 1 or 2 games in Indy every year. Beautiful stadium, and aside from the pervasive Colt-funk, a great town.

by Blue Seat in Left on Apr 7, 2007 2:14 AM CDT up reply actions

I lived in India-noplace for

6 months back in 1980 right after college - what a cowtown then! Couldn't wait to move back to Chicago.

I then went when Purdue played UCF when Daunte Culpepper was the UCF quarterback (my wife graduated from there - an endless source of jokes for me) and the whole city had changed. (Still nothing but cornfields between Indy and Chicago, but the city is great.)

by winningugly on Apr 7, 2007 7:22 AM CDT up reply actions

Ha Ha

Anyone else see Ozzie and Harold Baines at the Bulls game?

by Jbasic89 on Apr 6, 2007 9:49 PM CDT reply actions

Tinfoil Hat Brigade

Says that it's because of the bullpen. http://www.startribune.com/509/story/1105692.html
Massett would have gotten the day off but I have to think everyone else would have been available, no?

Optimist

by Peder on Apr 7, 2007 9:35 AM CDT reply actions

Yeah

Masset would have been the only player who was unavailable. And that will probably be true for the whole series. The day off does nothing for him.

AIM: SouthSideCheat

by The Cheat on Apr 7, 2007 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions

Harold Baines

I love Harold. If he didn't hurt his knee(s), he would have beeen a sure Hall of Famer - He had all 5 tools. He had the 2nd best arm I ever saw. #1 --- Roberto Clemente!

But I can't think of a less-inspiring 1st base coach. Maybe he's different to someone on 1st than he seems, but in my opinion - bring back Tim Raines!

I'd appreciate other's thoughts.

by ballyb on Apr 7, 2007 11:15 AM CDT reply actions

uh,

Does the first base coach actually do anything besides relay a sign or two and pat guys on the back? Maybe Baines rubs mud on Erstad's uniform when the clubhouse guys make a mistake and wash it.

by Paxson Jackson @ South Side Sox on Apr 7, 2007 12:23 PM CDT up reply actions