Vazquez, Sox Starters Begin to Regain Form

by The Cheat on Aug 12, 2008 11:22 PM CDT in Recaps

Javier Vazquez turned in his best effort of the season, blanking the Royals in breezy fashion over 8 innings. If not for the Sox offense beating up on an inexperience pitcher in the 8th, he might have come back out to finish things off himself.

The Sox will need Vazquez to return to the pitcher he was from August '06 through last season if they hope to make a serious run at the post-season. Thankfully, Vazquez has shown signs of life since his infuriating first three innings to start his last outing.

As usual, homers were the story for the Sox offense. They've gone 60-29 this season when they hit a HR and just 6-24 when they fail to put one over the fence. Jermaine Dye got the Sox going with 2-run bomb in the first, and Nick Swisher and AJ Pierzynski added solo blasts to mark the only scoring for the first 7 innings. Three homers is a pretty good recipe for success, and the Sox bullpen had no problem holding up while trying to close out a tight 9-run lead.

The Sox may be on their way to righting their woeful pitching of the last 6 weeks. They've made one successful trip through the rotation, though the loss of Contreras obviously hurts. You've got to start somewhere.
Kansas City's outfield defense cleverly tried to make Ken Griffey Jr. look like a good fielder. Nice try guys. We're still not fooled.
Chris Getz got his first major league hit. I won't mention that it came off a pitcher with less than 12 innings of major league experience. Oops.
Freddy Garcia and Paul Byrd found new homes with the Tigers and Red Sox, respectively, prompting Ozzie to say
"I need a pitcher this week. I don't need pitchers next year. It's my opinion. I don't think Freddy ... it'll be hard for him to be ready for the playoffs.

"To be ready that quick. He's going to start in the minor leagues, you only have one week to go, two weeks to go. I need a pitcher to win now. Next year ... I don't care about next year. I don't. I need a pitcher right now. We didn't have a conversation about Freddy.
MGL added that Boston's acquisition of Byrd was "not a dumb thing to do. It is a REALLY dumb thing to do."

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FIRST!!!

Suck it Trebeck

I wish he was in my fantasy league. id bury that cocksucker- KenWo4Life

by Hawk is God on Aug 12, 2008 11:38 PM CDT 0 recs

it's just too bad you can't read the recap...then we could get some insight out of ya

i think it would be pretty sweet if ssh's kid and kenwo's kid had offspring together...whether you believe in nature or nurture, it wouldn’t be boring.-larry

by furby2056 on Aug 12, 2008 11:40 PM CDT up 0 recs

ok then

I think it’s stupid to expect consistency out of Javier. His entire career is inconsistent.

Byrd will not be a starter for the Red Sox long. All of his numbers are terrible.

Micah Owing is a good pickup for Adam Dunn.

Even though the game was over, I was thrilled to see all the doubles hit in the 8th.

I wish he was in my fantasy league. id bury that cocksucker- KenWo4Life

by Hawk is God on Aug 12, 2008 11:56 PM CDT up 0 recs

woot!!! go you! go you!

yeah inconsistent but i think he may finally be ready to turn the corner!

i think it would be pretty sweet if ssh's kid and kenwo's kid had offspring together...whether you believe in nature or nurture, it wouldn’t be boring.-larry

by furby2056 on Aug 13, 2008 12:00 AM CDT up 0 recs

people have been waiting for years

still hasn’t happened.

I wish he was in my fantasy league. id bury that cocksucker- KenWo4Life

by Hawk is God on Aug 13, 2008 12:05 AM CDT up 0 recs

can't you give a guy 300 starts to warm up? gosh.

by Trooper on Aug 13, 2008 12:06 AM CDT up 0 recs

getz is the 2nd coming!

swisher hit a fucking monster shot….javy never was two-face tonight!...griffey didn’t give up a triple! (he actually caught some stuff)...we don’t need sweaty freddy or hornswoggle to pitch for us…oh and we won with no Q!

i think it would be pretty sweet if ssh's kid and kenwo's kid had offspring together...whether you believe in nature or nurture, it wouldn’t be boring.-larry

by furby2056 on Aug 12, 2008 11:42 PM CDT 0 recs

I am hereby arbitrarily decereeing that Getz is our answer to Mike Aviles and Denard Span.

Except, you know, not a total douchebag.

by The Actual El Guapo on Aug 13, 2008 12:04 AM CDT up 0 recs

and without any junk in the trunk.

hell, without any trunk.

by Trooper on Aug 13, 2008 12:05 AM CDT up 0 recs

aviles...what a fuggin douchenozzle

let’s send juan after denard so he can eat him

i think it would be pretty sweet if ssh's kid and kenwo's kid had offspring together...whether you believe in nature or nurture, it wouldn’t be boring.-larry

by furby2056 on Aug 13, 2008 12:18 AM CDT up 0 recs

If Count was dipped in completely in Dennis deYoung's sweat, non of this would have happened.

Property of: PAUL KONERKO Track and Field Academy & Steakhouse

by thecip on Aug 12, 2008 11:57 PM CDT 9 recs

yea!!!! rec'd for a third time in the past 24 hours

you are awesome and i love the job with the count

i think it would be pretty sweet if ssh's kid and kenwo's kid had offspring together...whether you believe in nature or nurture, it wouldn’t be boring.-larry

by furby2056 on Aug 13, 2008 12:03 AM CDT up 0 recs

Thanks!!!

Property of: PAUL KONERKO Track and Field Academy & Steakhouse

by thecip on Aug 13, 2008 9:44 AM CDT up 0 recs

I am honored to provide the first rec to this masterpiece.

by The Actual El Guapo on Aug 13, 2008 12:03 AM CDT up 0 recs

beat ya guapo!

i think it would be pretty sweet if ssh's kid and kenwo's kid had offspring together...whether you believe in nature or nurture, it wouldn’t be boring.-larry

by furby2056 on Aug 13, 2008 12:16 AM CDT up 0 recs

I am the Kenwo of rec credit-taking.

by The Actual El Guapo on Aug 13, 2008 12:29 AM CDT up 0 recs

speaking of kenwo where's that fucker been lolz

i think it would be pretty sweet if ssh's kid and kenwo's kid had offspring together...whether you believe in nature or nurture, it wouldn’t be boring.-larry

by furby2056 on Aug 13, 2008 12:31 AM CDT up 0 recs

Awesome!!!!!

Coffee is for closers.

by vince_ on Aug 13, 2008 12:07 AM CDT up 0 recs

masterpiece

"I know it's pretty baby, but I didn't take it out for air."

by explodingpinwheelsforfunandprofit on Aug 13, 2008 12:08 AM CDT up 0 recs

so so awesome

nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team

by colintj on Aug 13, 2008 1:52 AM CDT up 0 recs

Ask, and Cip shall provide.

Promptly too!

Nice work, as usual.

"just realized the superman uni is barely visible but slightly protruding out of his jersey. and i began to slightly protrude out of my pants." - MM

by homesickalien on Aug 13, 2008 10:07 AM CDT up 0 recs

Baseball is weird.

1. Griffey starts in center with the Sox most extreme flyball pitcher going … and the Sox pitch a shutout.
2. Q!, the league leader in home runs, doesn’t play for the first time in forever .. and the Sox score 9 runs, including 3 homers.
3. The one team that went out and got starting pitching help after the trade deadline … gives up 17 runs … and wins anyway.

by The Actual El Guapo on Aug 13, 2008 12:08 AM CDT 0 recs

Wheres SSH?

"You know, if you stab a man in the dead of winter, steam will rise up from the wounds. Indians believed it was his soul escaping from his body." - Mikita's Manager, Glen

by omnipotent grab on Aug 13, 2008 12:10 AM CDT up 0 recs

you, sir, are an observer extraordinaire.

by Trooper on Aug 13, 2008 12:11 AM CDT up 0 recs

The peanut is neither a pea nor a nut.

Oh wait, it is a nut.

by The Actual El Guapo on Aug 13, 2008 12:13 AM CDT up 0 recs

Legume.

"You know, if you stab a man in the dead of winter, steam will rise up from the wounds. Indians believed it was his soul escaping from his body." - Mikita's Manager, Glen

by omnipotent grab on Aug 13, 2008 12:13 AM CDT up 0 recs

aka pea.

by Trooper on Aug 13, 2008 12:14 AM CDT up 0 recs

Just read up on the wiki, and you are correct sort of.

The plant’s name combines the morphemes pea and nut, causing some confusion as to the nature of the fruit. Although a nut in the culinary sense, in the botanical sense the fruit of the peanut plant is a woody, indehiscent legume and not a nut. The word pea describes the edible seeds of many other legumes in the Fabaceae family, and in that sense, a peanut is a kind of pea.

"You know, if you stab a man in the dead of winter, steam will rise up from the wounds. Indians believed it was his soul escaping from his body." - Mikita's Manager, Glen

by omnipotent grab on Aug 13, 2008 12:16 AM CDT up 0 recs

This line of inquiry really needs its own Fan Diary.

by The Actual El Guapo on Aug 13, 2008 12:17 AM CDT up 0 recs

I think it would be best if it ended here.

"You know, if you stab a man in the dead of winter, steam will rise up from the wounds. Indians believed it was his soul escaping from his body." - Mikita's Manager, Glen

by omnipotent grab on Aug 13, 2008 12:18 AM CDT up 0 recs

woohoo.

although by their logic, i may have peas between my legs.

by Trooper on Aug 13, 2008 12:17 AM CDT up 0 recs

I'll take obscure agricultural information for $200, Alex.

by The Actual El Guapo on Aug 13, 2008 12:16 AM CDT up 0 recs

guy walks into a bar.

holds up a handful of shit, says “hey everyone! look what i almost stepped in!”

by Trooper on Aug 13, 2008 12:19 AM CDT up 1 recs

Judges?

"You know, if you stab a man in the dead of winter, steam will rise up from the wounds. Indians believed it was his soul escaping from his body." - Mikita's Manager, Glen

by omnipotent grab on Aug 13, 2008 12:19 AM CDT up 0 recs

Guilty.

by The Actual El Guapo on Aug 13, 2008 12:20 AM CDT up 0 recs

Of being hillarious!

by The Actual El Guapo on Aug 13, 2008 12:21 AM CDT up 0 recs

Was leaning towards the Jeopardy judges but do as you please.

"You know, if you stab a man in the dead of winter, steam will rise up from the wounds. Indians believed it was his soul escaping from his body." - Mikita's Manager, Glen

by omnipotent grab on Aug 13, 2008 12:22 AM CDT up 0 recs

What are Judges?

by Trooper on Aug 13, 2008 12:22 AM CDT up 0 recs

Alex every once in a while has to ask the judges on the show whether an answer is acceptable.

Not sure if that was what you were asking.

"You know, if you stab a man in the dead of winter, steam will rise up from the wounds. Indians believed it was his soul escaping from his body." - Mikita's Manager, Glen

by omnipotent grab on Aug 13, 2008 12:24 AM CDT up 0 recs

(i was rephrasing your answer in proper jeopardy form.)

(now gimme a lol)

(or a heh)

(maybe just a smiley)

by Trooper on Aug 13, 2008 12:26 AM CDT up 0 recs

Yeah I figured it out after I posted my reply, kind of a facepalm moment for myself.

: D

I like shiny things.

"You know, if you stab a man in the dead of winter, steam will rise up from the wounds. Indians believed it was his soul escaping from his body." - Mikita's Manager, Glen

by omnipotent grab on Aug 13, 2008 12:27 AM CDT up 0 recs

i like rainbows...

i think it would be pretty sweet if ssh's kid and kenwo's kid had offspring together...whether you believe in nature or nurture, it wouldn’t be boring.-larry

by furby2056 on Aug 13, 2008 12:30 AM CDT up 0 recs

Spectacular.

"You know, if you stab a man in the dead of winter, steam will rise up from the wounds. Indians believed it was his soul escaping from his body." - Mikita's Manager, Glen

by omnipotent grab on Aug 13, 2008 12:31 AM CDT up 0 recs

what is ... that ass?

by Trooper on Aug 13, 2008 12:32 AM CDT up 0 recs

We have a winner.

"You know, if you stab a man in the dead of winter, steam will rise up from the wounds. Indians believed it was his soul escaping from his body." - Mikita's Manager, Glen

by omnipotent grab on Aug 13, 2008 12:33 AM CDT up 0 recs

ding ding!

i think it would be pretty sweet if ssh's kid and kenwo's kid had offspring together...whether you believe in nature or nurture, it wouldn’t be boring.-larry

by furby2056 on Aug 13, 2008 12:34 AM CDT up 0 recs

i'll allow it.

You're on thin fucking ice my pedigree chums, and I shall be under it when it breaks. Now, fuck off.

by MarketMaker on Aug 13, 2008 12:50 AM CDT up 0 recs

I went to high school with that girl

by 3E8 on Aug 13, 2008 6:06 PM CDT up 0 recs

bastard

i think it would be pretty sweet if ssh's kid and kenwo's kid had offspring together...whether you believe in nature or nurture, it wouldn’t be boring.-larry

by furby2056 on Aug 13, 2008 6:09 PM CDT up 0 recs

You should see the front

by 3E8 on Aug 13, 2008 6:18 PM CDT up 0 recs

bastard again

i think it would be pretty sweet if ssh's kid and kenwo's kid had offspring together...whether you believe in nature or nurture, it wouldn’t be boring.-larry

by furby2056 on Aug 13, 2008 7:07 PM CDT up 0 recs

dat was berry berry funny troop ;)

i think it would be pretty sweet if ssh's kid and kenwo's kid had offspring together...whether you believe in nature or nurture, it wouldn’t be boring.-larry

by furby2056 on Aug 13, 2008 12:23 AM CDT up 0 recs

its better in person.

I like to act it out.

by Trooper on Aug 13, 2008 12:24 AM CDT up 0 recs

Strange game

Coffee is for closers.

by vince_ on Aug 13, 2008 12:12 AM CDT up 0 recs

How about a nice game of chess?

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by thecip on Aug 13, 2008 9:47 AM CDT up 0 recs

They call them fingers, but I never see them fing

"I’m gonna rise up, gonna kick a little ass. Gonna kick some ass in the USA. Gonna climb a mountain, gonna sew a flag, gonna fly on an eagle. I’m gonna kick some butt, gonna drive a big truck. I’m gonna rule this world. I’m gonna kick some ass. I’m gonna rise up, gonna kick a little ass. Rock, flag, and eagle!"

by Ozzie Montana on Aug 13, 2008 12:15 AM CDT up 0 recs

lolz

i think it would be pretty sweet if ssh's kid and kenwo's kid had offspring together...whether you believe in nature or nurture, it wouldn’t be boring.-larry

by furby2056 on Aug 13, 2008 12:16 AM CDT up 0 recs

Good news on Linebrink from the Trib

Reliever Scott Linebrink said his right shoulder felt great after a throwing session. He will throw again on Wednesday.

Coffee is for closers.

by vince_ on Aug 13, 2008 12:14 AM CDT 0 recs

Q's got a record

The Sox announced Quentin’s ailment as soreness in his left forearm stemming from getting hit in five consecutive games, making him the first player with this distinction in baseball’s live-ball era dating to 1920, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
Quentin was listed as day-to-day, but Guillen said he would not start Quentin in Wednesday night’s game. Quentin has been hit by pitches 19 times, four shy of Minnie Minoso’s Sox single-season record in 1956.

Coffee is for closers.

by vince_ on Aug 13, 2008 12:24 AM CDT 0 recs

Get him some armor stat!

"You know, if you stab a man in the dead of winter, steam will rise up from the wounds. Indians believed it was his soul escaping from his body." - Mikita's Manager, Glen

by omnipotent grab on Aug 13, 2008 12:26 AM CDT up 0 recs

General Soreness mocks Q's highly specific soreness.

by The Actual El Guapo on Aug 13, 2008 12:30 AM CDT up 2 recs

lmao.

rec’d

"You know, if you stab a man in the dead of winter, steam will rise up from the wounds. Indians believed it was his soul escaping from his body." - Mikita's Manager, Glen

by omnipotent grab on Aug 13, 2008 12:32 AM CDT up 0 recs