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Game 16: White Sox (9-6) @ Rays (7-9)

Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay Rays, Apr 18, 2008 6:10 PM CDT


Javier Vazquez (RHP) vs. Jeff Niemann (RHP)

Time: 6:10 p.m. CT, TV: CSN, Radio: WSCR AM-670 (B-R preview, Live Boxscore; 2007 MLB Gameday; 2008 MLB Gameday)


Today's Starters

W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
Javier Vazquez 2-1 3 3 0 0 0 0 19.0 17 7 7 0 5 23 3.32 1.16
Jeff Niemann 1-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.0 6 1 1 1 1 5 1.50 1.17



GO SOX!

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Usual lineup tonight...

except that Ozuna’s playing third instead of Crede.

by The Jerry Royster Experience on Apr 18, 2008 5:08 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Cheat likes Niemann

He wanted to acquire him so he could be groomed to take over the closers role when Bobby Jenks loses his effectiveness.

AIM: SouthSideCheat

by The Cheat on Apr 18, 2008 5:14 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

No he was hurt

All Rice pitchers get hurt. I don’t remember what it was anymore, shoulder, I think.

AIM: SouthSideCheat

by The Cheat on Apr 18, 2008 5:28 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

major leaguers don't play all 162 games?

unless they’re orlando cabrera, of course.

somewhere in baseball purgatory, jerry owens loudly whines.

by larry on Apr 18, 2008 5:22 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

That Rays lineup...

is really good 1-6. Not so good after that.

by The Jerry Royster Experience on Apr 18, 2008 5:22 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Eric Hinske puts the fear of God in you, eh?

dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.

by colintj on Apr 18, 2008 5:24 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Uribe at third

and Alexei at second would have been better

by gamara21 on Apr 18, 2008 5:25 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Ozzie loves Pablo

and when Ozzie loves you you stay.

by floridajim on Apr 18, 2008 6:15 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Doesn't every team have a Pablo Ozuna?

I don’t understand complaining about him. They play 162 games. Occasionally people who don’t make the All-Star Game have to play.

Out-underacheiving the other guy.

by defensive indifference on Apr 18, 2008 6:18 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

The thing is

We have better bench players who could be starting instead of Ozuna.

by Grinder in Training on Apr 18, 2008 6:21 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed.

And the last thing we need is Pablo trying to do too much (like cutting off your shortstop) while trying to get noticed.

by swishit on Apr 18, 2008 6:27 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

But...

The Sox have better back ups at basically every position.

by parkermo on Apr 18, 2008 6:21 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Including third base?

Out-underacheiving the other guy.

by defensive indifference on Apr 18, 2008 6:30 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Josh Fields?

Hell, I’d even take Uribe.

by parkermo on Apr 18, 2008 6:33 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

You can't get in the game while you're in the minors.

Pablo’s probably more useful as a 25th man than Fields would be.

Out-underacheiving the other guy.

by defensive indifference on Apr 18, 2008 6:35 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, that was my point.

Pablo should not be on this team. Uribe can handle 2nd and 3rd better than him. Anderson can handle all the outfield positions, and it looks like Alexei can too. And for short its Alexei and Juan. I don’t even believe Pablo has any versatility, he looked like dog shit at 2nd when he got the start. I would rather have Fields on the team, just to keep Ozuna off the field.

by parkermo on Apr 18, 2008 6:38 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Eh.

I just don’t see how Crede and Fields fit on the same team.

Out-underacheiving the other guy.

by defensive indifference on Apr 18, 2008 6:45 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

IT doesn't matter

Uribe goes to 3rd, Alexei plays 2B problem solved, no Pablo Ozuna.

by Grinder in Training on Apr 18, 2008 6:50 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

he's being paid and the marginal difference is basically nil

dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.

by colintj on Apr 18, 2008 6:53 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thank you.

I was tired of arguing about the 25th man.

Out-underacheiving the other guy.

by defensive indifference on Apr 18, 2008 6:55 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

good to see thome is starting to get on base again

by thecip on Apr 18, 2008 6:16 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

paulie is due

"I don't want no songs for plants, I want songs for me"

by onlysoxfaninboston on Apr 18, 2008 6:16 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Rocco Baldetti

“they called me Mr. Glass!”

by thecip on Apr 18, 2008 6:38 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Bullshit call

That guy leaned out into that ball

by swishit on Apr 18, 2008 6:43 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

that's

fucking horseshit, to put it mildy.

by madvillian on Apr 18, 2008 6:44 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

The Tampa announcers

agree he leaned into the curveball. Not that it matters, they still have 2 on.

by floridajim on Apr 18, 2008 6:44 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

That's okay

We’ll just get a DP up the middle now.

by swishit on Apr 18, 2008 6:44 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

That was really egregious

I thought it looked like a strike if it broke a little more

by parkermo on Apr 18, 2008 6:45 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Hopefully Javy will drill him the next time.

If it’s a good situation for it.

Where were you on that one, field general?

by Sox Machine on Apr 18, 2008 6:45 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

nope

3 on.
Shit.

by swishit on Apr 18, 2008 6:45 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Orlando Cabrera

Continues.. to be garbage. but Ozuna shouldn’t be at third anyways.

by Grinder in Training on Apr 18, 2008 6:45 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

no

that’s AJ’s fault. He’s gotta throw the ball.

by madvillian on Apr 18, 2008 6:46 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

that doesn't mean AJ

Should just throw it to no one b/c it’s a long way to cover.

by Grinder in Training on Apr 18, 2008 6:47 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

So..

You say it’s AJ’s fault for not throwing the ball. Then you also excuse OC for not being at third base. Now.. if OC isn’t at third, who is AJ supposed to be throwing the ball to?

by Grinder in Training on Apr 18, 2008 6:49 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I thought Ozzie covered these small things

in spring training? It didn’t take apparently.

by floridajim on Apr 18, 2008 6:46 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Free outs!

Take them.

Out-underacheiving the other guy.

by defensive indifference on Apr 18, 2008 6:47 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Way to pitch out of it

"Lemonade was a popular drink back in the day and it still is.."

Gangstarr

by Big Daddy Kool on Apr 18, 2008 6:49 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Pitch count

37 pitches 23 strikes through 2 innings for JV. But it is 0-0.

by floridajim on Apr 18, 2008 6:51 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Hawk was sayin' last night the towns that weird

shit happens to the Sox were Oakland and Minn…
But I seem to remember some pretty crazy shit happening in Tampa too…
Yes?

by swishit on Apr 18, 2008 6:53 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

someone update me I'm in friggin Ohare having 2 big macs awaiting a flight to LAX

dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.

by colintj on Apr 18, 2008 6:55 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

American

Im a red blooded American and won’t be caught flittin about in something called “virgin” unless it is the night of my marriage!

dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.

by colintj on Apr 18, 2008 7:13 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sorry to hear that.

You go right on flyin’ American.
Leaves more of the new, state of the art planes and hot flight attendants to us. :-)

by swishit on Apr 18, 2008 7:18 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

0-0

two on nobody out for the Sox batting in the 3rd. Ocab up

by madvillian on Apr 18, 2008 6:57 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

ocab

just misses a sure double down the right field foul line

by madvillian on Apr 18, 2008 6:57 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Hate to say it

But that wouldn’t have been a bad time to bunt.

by Sox Machine on Apr 18, 2008 6:59 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Off the catwalk! Off the catwalk!

Thome’s blasting the ball off the catwalk.

by Sox Machine on Apr 18, 2008 7:01 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

seriously? i turned away to take care of work shit when it happened.

it sucks up there. too hot, too humid, and nothing but astroturf beneath you.

by thatshortkid on Apr 18, 2008 8:02 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

PK!! (on my bench tonight :-(

by thecip on Apr 18, 2008 7:02 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Fuck, I'm blacked out tonight

Fuck. What’s going on?

I took the "under".

by winningugly on Apr 18, 2008 7:03 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Son of a bitch!

Old guys putting on a show for their peer group in Tampa.

Or “God’s waiting room”, as we call it down here.

I took the "under".

by winningugly on Apr 18, 2008 7:05 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

you coulda caught our boys in real life and you have the temerity to ask us the score?

dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.

by colintj on Apr 18, 2008 7:14 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Going Sunday

Tonight is $1 Hot Dog night. Didn’t want to see the Kobayshi wanna-be’s puking in the aisles.

I took the "under".

by winningugly on Apr 18, 2008 7:16 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe it's the magic of television

But it looks like there’s plenty of open seats to avoid such vomit.

by Sox Machine on Apr 18, 2008 7:17 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Awww...I thought the Sox would be a huge draw

Actually, last week I could’ve bought seats right behind home plate for Sunday – for FOUR HUNDRED BUCKS a seat. To see the goddamn Rays!

What are the most expensive Sox seats?

I took the "under".

by winningugly on Apr 18, 2008 7:19 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

dye

smokes one straight to center, great hit, got unlucky

by madvillian on Apr 18, 2008 7:04 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Can't wait til somone mistakes that "Neo to Go"

for Listerine breath spray that has the same, non-aerosol spray container…

by swishit on Apr 18, 2008 7:08 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

What is DJ talking about?

Ricky couldn’t have turned that into a double

by CatBrains on Apr 18, 2008 7:13 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Pssshit.

Good time to go for a smoke…

Out-underacheiving the other guy.

by defensive indifference on Apr 18, 2008 7:13 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Poor sport fans

a laser of all things….SHEESH!

by swishit on Apr 18, 2008 7:29 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Jim I just figured out your job -

Lead singer of Rammstein.

Du…du hast…du hast nicht…

I took the "under".

by winningugly on Apr 18, 2008 7:42 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

this

stadium is a huge p.o.s.

by madvillian on Apr 18, 2008 7:30 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

ummm..why dont you pull that guy, skip!

by thecip on Apr 18, 2008 7:30 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Is it okay to drill Defelice now

Or would they kick Javy out the game?

by Tdogg on Apr 18, 2008 7:32 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

No warning

Though that didn’t stop the umps from ending Buehrle’s 6+ innings streak.

by Sox Machine on Apr 18, 2008 7:33 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Mmmmm....Gibson

1.12 ERA in ‘68 Gibson. Someone would be leaving in a box.

I took the "under".

by winningugly on Apr 18, 2008 7:36 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

OBP for Paulie/Thomer tonight: .833

(Small sample size.)

I took the "under".

by winningugly on Apr 18, 2008 7:33 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

me getting used to

them runs scored in bunches

"I don't want no songs for plants, I want songs for me"

by onlysoxfaninboston on Apr 18, 2008 7:34 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

hmm. didnt know that trivia question.

thought the answer was that the only baserunner was picked off

by thecip on Apr 18, 2008 7:38 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

exactly

2 out nobody on in an 8-0 game

This guy should be getting one between the numbers

AIM: SouthSideCheat

by The Cheat on Apr 18, 2008 7:41 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

what are you talking about?

the laser pointer was JO’s sniper rifle.
Gotta help the team somehow

by thecip on Apr 18, 2008 7:42 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

well i guess he’d be going for Q’s kneecaps

by thecip on Apr 18, 2008 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

C'mon...

He’ll have one more shot.

by Sox Machine on Apr 18, 2008 7:42 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Dwayne Stats and the other Tampa announcer...

are discussing how Hawk popularized the nehru Jacket and they had pictures. For those of you who don’t remember Nehru Jackets they were ridiculous clothing of the time. Google it for more, if interested.

by floridajim on Apr 18, 2008 7:42 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I have Direct TV

I am getting the game from Tampa but not the Chicago announcers. Last year I couldn’t get the Tampa games when they were in Florida this year I can.

by floridajim on Apr 18, 2008 8:00 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I have BrightHouse cable

No broadast tonight.

I took the "under".

by winningugly on Apr 18, 2008 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

i though nehru started the nehru jacket

by thecip on Apr 18, 2008 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Rays have Wrestling Night tomorrow, featuring:

“Screamin’ Norman Smiley vs. Tatanka
Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake vs. Smash from Demolition
The Nasty Boys vs. “Big Poppa Pump” Scott Steiner and Buff Bagwell

Prior to the game all of the wrestlers will join Greg “The Hammer” Valentine, Dale “The Demon” Torborg, Axe from Demolition, David Penzer and Brian Blair for an autograph signing from 5:10 p.m. to 6:10 p.m”

I’m guessing A.J.’s not going to be going over scouting reports too closely.

by Sox Machine on Apr 18, 2008 7:46 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I really dig thees CQ keed

he come to play….evry gane…

by swishit on Apr 18, 2008 7:48 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

This walking then

What a great concept!

by Tdogg on Apr 18, 2008 7:51 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

how'd the second quatro cross the plate?

dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.

by colintj on Apr 18, 2008 7:51 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Nice trend of....

Sox blow-outs when they play while I’m at work this season.

Out-underacheiving the other guy.

by defensive indifference on Apr 18, 2008 7:51 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I was gonna say...

Stay at work dude. :-)
I’ll buy you a cott.

by swishit on Apr 18, 2008 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey-0!

Hahahahaha, or as I called him “Cocaine Cotts”.

Note: he looked insane to me.

Out-underacheiving the other guy.

by defensive indifference on Apr 18, 2008 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm going to work LESS.

I’m still bitter that the Sox were 8-0 when I was at the ballpark last year and STILL nobody would float me free tickets!

Out-underacheiving the other guy.

by defensive indifference on Apr 18, 2008 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

So..

what’s your company’s overtime policy?

by thecip on Apr 18, 2008 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

And he hits into his patented

DP inning ender.
If we weren’t up 9-0 I’d be pissed.

by swishit on Apr 18, 2008 7:56 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nah...

I’ve tried making a few funnies and nobody has responded yet. You made a funny up there a ways but…it’s not a “laffer” yet.

Out-underacheiving the other guy.

by defensive indifference on Apr 18, 2008 7:54 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

nice

"I don't want no songs for plants, I want songs for me"

by onlysoxfaninboston on Apr 18, 2008 8:02 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Official Laffer!

:D

Out-underacheiving the other guy.

by defensive indifference on Apr 18, 2008 8:03 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Alexei at SS?

I took the "under".

by winningugly on Apr 18, 2008 8:02 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

We need to save some runs for

the rest of the series. I get very nervous when we get a big lead in th first game of a series. Remember last night we added some late runs but then gave the game away.

by floridajim on Apr 18, 2008 8:04 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

AJ needs a hit

his BA is dropping like a rock.
What’s he like 1 for his last 13 or so?

by swishit on Apr 18, 2008 8:08 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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