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Danks, Sox lose in 6

John Danks deserved better. Faced with the task of pitching the opening game of a double header, Danks was looking to go deep into the game, preserve the bullpen, and most importantly, get the W to help the White Sox avoid a 2-5 skid. He held up his end of the bargain, taking a no-hitter and perfect game through 5 innings, but the Sox offense, weighed down by three automatic outs at the bottom of the lineup, mounted nary an offensive attack against Brian Burres and the Orioles.

I think it was Hitlesswonder who expressed his concern over the lack of Danks' curveball in his first 4 games. Well, for 5 innings we saw what happens when Danks adds that curve to his arsenal, 5 IP, 0 H, 0 BB, 4 K. But when he hung an 0-2 curveball to Adam Jones leading off the 6th, he lost his no-hitter, and thanks to Toby Hall behind the plate, he lost his concentration as well.

Jones has good speed, while Hall has no arm. So Danks spent the better part of the next at-bat throwing over to first base in an attempt to prevent the inevitable stolen base. He was unsuccessful, as Jones was able to take second on a botched hit-and-run. A couple pitches later, Danks left a navel-high changeup over the plate which Guillermo Quiroz smashed over the left field wall. It was the first HR Danks has allowed this season, the first of Quiroz' career, and it immediately decided the game.

I say the game was immediately decided because Burres is left-handed and has a changeup, which he used to carve up the 2/3rds of a major league lineup that Ozzie ran out there in the opener. Much as we saw last season, the lineup is just too easy to go through when you have 3 consecutive players who don't belong in a major league lineup. Add in the rest of the team's inability to hit LHP, to go the other way, and this one was over in the 6th.

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It's so depressing

to see Hall get 2 hits. I was really hoping for an 0-4 day out of Hall, this just means he is unfortunately around even longer.

by JoeCoolMan24 on Apr 26, 2008 2:37 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Bullpen again,2007 again.

See you 2009. I’ll be back then.

by zj-uic on Apr 26, 2008 2:47 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

My greatest fear

Is that Ozzie decides to move Swish from the leadoff spot, and replaces him with Owens and benches Quentin. That will be one of the first moves if the offense doesnt click. They will blame team speed, and the pesky hitter, and bring up Jessie. Thats my prediction. Its a baseball retarded move by Ozzie, but its coming and thats my fear.

Outside of 2 singles that Hall gives for this offense for the month. Can we bring up Lucy. He cant hit either, but actually can play defense.

by southsideirish71 on Apr 26, 2008 3:03 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Yes

That is what I want too. Bring up Lucy, and release Hall, seriously.

by JoeCoolMan24 on Apr 26, 2008 3:05 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ozzie likes Owens

But not at the expense of a guy OPSing > 900

by 3E8 on Apr 26, 2008 3:11 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

If anything he will

sit Thome and Konerko more, dh Dye, then put JO in the outfield.

by Where Triples Go to Die on Apr 26, 2008 3:27 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

.270 BA Too High

Asking a major league team to hit .270 ba (the league average) is asking too much for this team. Yes. Batting average is important. Eventually pitchers are going to say beat me. Here it is. Hopefully, Greg Walker won’t mess up Carlos Quentin. He, I see potential in.

by skooter on Apr 26, 2008 3:20 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Dotel

Another crappy performance by Dotel. Are Uribe and Ramirez trying to see who sucks more?

by nancyfaust on Apr 26, 2008 3:58 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Danks’ outing in graphical form…. MLB’s pitch regocnition is getting better and worse at the same time. They’re picking up all the changeups (yellow) now, but they don’t pick up any of Danks cutters (the slower southwest cluster of fastballs). The curve is misclassified as a splitter a number of times, changeup and slider others, but is a distinctly different pitch.

AIM: SouthSideCheat

by The Cheat on Apr 26, 2008 5:00 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

The fastball has "7-10" units of tail... it goes towards the left hand batters box...

So the answer is, it doesn’t….

The fastball moves to the left, and the cutter, not so much… The curve, has a more neutral break. although it skews towards the right hand batters box.

AIM: SouthSideCheat

by The Cheat on Apr 26, 2008 11:50 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bears draft pick

My interest in the NFL has fallen precipitously over the past few years and as such, I know nothing about most of these guys. Thoughts on the Bears pick, anyone? I’m of the belief that most running backs and quarterbacks would’ve looked terrible behind that Bears offensive line of last season, so I think they’re looking in the right direction. I just wish that Clady was there so - if he was, in fact, ahead of Williams - the Bears could’ve had their pick of every non-Jake Long offensive linemen.

by CWSKeith on Apr 26, 2008 5:12 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I thought it was a fine pick

The question will always be about Mehendal (sp?) but I like Forte in the 2nd.

As a Packer fan it was an interesting draft. They took a white receiver named Jordy in the 2nd (who did have mind boggling numbers last year), took Brohm in the 2nd and finally took the CB they needed at the end of the 2nd.

by shaftr on Apr 26, 2008 8:45 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

cheat

will the ‘next game’ widget return to the frontpage? it was useful below the funlinks (or below the roster)

The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.

by The Wizard on Apr 26, 2008 5:27 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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