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Buehrle Baffles BoSox Bats

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Well, that went a little better than last year.

Mark Buehrle might have had his best stuff of the season, which, as a soft-tossing lefty, isn't saying much. But his change up and curveball were about as crisp as I've seen them, and it showed in the results. Buehrle's 8 strikeouts were a season high, and he could have walked away after 7 innings, having allowed only 5 baserunners and no runs. Ozzie sent Buehrle out for the 8th, however, where he gave up a leadoff single and was pulled to a standing ovation.

Octavio Dotel relieved Buehrle, though he didn't provide much relief. A walk to JD Drew and a HR to Dustin Pedroia put the Red Sox right back in the game just minutes after Buehrle departed. Matt Thornton made easy work of David Ortiz before DJ Carrasco once again had trouble finding the zone. He was on his way towards walking the tying run into scoring position when Mike Lowell decided to help him out by popping up behind home.

Following the inning ending out, cameras caught AJ Pierzynski jawing at Carrasco on his way to the dugout. I can't be sure that it was anything more than AJ being AJ, but it didn't look like your normal fired up for a big out jabbering. It looked like he was genuinely pissed that Carrasco couldn't get anything over the plate.

Offensively, the Sox scratched out most of their runs the hard way before Carlos Quentin added some much-needed insurance with an 8th inning homer. Juan Uribe had a 2-2 night, and contributed to the Sox big inning with a well executed sacrifice bunt, which allowed Orlando Cabrera to drive in two with a double to right.

  • The Sox returned Ehren Wasserman to Charlotte to make room for Jose Contreras, who makes his return to the rotation tomorrow. With Contreras being almost an automatic 'L', Friday's win was extra-huge.
  • Buehrle's ERA over his last 16 games is 3.10.
  • While having Uribe in the lineup every day is certainly a sub-optimal situation, his play, especially defensively, over the last week has shown exactly why he was a much better fit than Pablo Ozuna for the Sox utility role.

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if we can get 6-7 innings and 4 runs or less from contreras...

i would be happy with that….Dice-K has sported an ERA close to 5 his last 3 times out on the bump…and hopefully the sox have a good approach against him…although jose has given up 49 ER in 48 1/3 IP vs the bosox in his career…perhaps he can come back strong and we can catch some lightning in a bottle for a week or two…idk that’s my optimistic self…

bye bye Wasserman thank fucking god!

fatty has been awesome defensively while crede’s been out and while fields has been sucking…Q! continues to be a fucking god

not too worried about dotel…he tends to give up runs every 4th or 5th time out…carrasco needs to be able to be more consistent around the plate…locate a sinkerball you fuck!

buehrle…go you! keep it up you big burly man you!

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 9, 2008 12:46 AM CDT   0 recs

i hope we can resign juan

he’s a really outstanding option as a utility guy.

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

by colintj on Aug 9, 2008 1:31 AM CDT   0 recs

Joke?

Anyway I dont think many teams would be interested in him so he would be a cheap resign.

"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 9, 2008 2:44 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

No he's serious

And he’s right Uribe is a great utility option.

The SSS motto should be the answer to "What is our deepest fear?". Or maybe just Prozac.

by Tdogg on Aug 9, 2008 7:55 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I could see it going either way here really, I see why Uribe would be good but cant tell when people are serious 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 9, 2008 11:25 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

clearly

I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.

by thatshortkid on Aug 9, 2008 2:58 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

there's no joking around in the palace of wisdom

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 9, 2008 10:13 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Jim has bird problems apperently.

http://soxmachine.com/blogs/soxmachine/default.aspx

"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 9, 2008 2:46 AM CDT   0 recs

the specific post

http://soxmachine.com/blogs/soxmachine/archive/2008/08/09/13607.aspx

"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 9, 2008 2:47 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

this works better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLGAvbSAjMk

just go to the 1:55 mark.

"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 9, 2008 11:30 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

For Contreras

it will depend on how well he has command of the forkball. If it’s on, he should be able to give the Sox a good six innings. I am a little suspicious of reports of Cooper’s high enthusiasm after his bullpen sessions. I recall similar remarks from Coop in 2006 as Contreras recovered from injuries in late spring. But Contreras never established the form he had in April and May that year. Let’s hope the script is different this time around.

As for Uribe, I’ll take the defensive stability he’s offering at third base. More playing time also seems to be giving him a little better confidence at the plate. You gotta love a guy who does what’s he’s asked, sits most of the season after losing his starting job at 2B, listens to endless trade rumors, and then comes in and provides crucial stability.

by VAChisox on Aug 9, 2008 7:50 AM CDT   0 recs

Your last post can easily be summed up

Uribe=grinder.

I was a multiple time all star throughout my little league career. Won 5 championships- 4 in a row- thats more in a row than MJ… (kenwo4life@aol.com)

by Ozzie Montana on Aug 9, 2008 10:56 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I've got big respect for the way Juan has gone about this season

He’s gone Wayne Jarvis all over this season

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

by colintj on Aug 9, 2008 11:57 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

So much for the demise of Buerhle

He’s been fantastic at home this year, plain and simple. I believe he’s tied for the AL lead in QS now, so its been kind of boom or bust. And what can you say about Q, AGAIN. That trade alone should get Kenny exec of the year. The Sox beat a good pitcher last night.

The SSS motto should be the answer to "What is our deepest fear?". Or maybe just Prozac.

by Tdogg on Aug 9, 2008 8:00 AM CDT   0 recs

Pneumonia?

Fairly rare to die of that nowadays. Not a great way to go, feel bad for the guy. Can’t say I found him entertaining but still, a human being is a human being funny or not.

Bloggin'

http://bierjournal.blogspot.com/

by Six Pack on Aug 9, 2008 9:02 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

only rare to die of when you're that young

took my grandma back in february

"as much as i hate dj i don't want him to get molested"- BuehrleMan

by U-God on Aug 9, 2008 9:24 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBwVlsa7_gs>

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 9, 2008 10:16 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Wait....the Bernie Mac?

Dude was way funnier as the vulgar guy in the Kings of Comedy than that stupid sitcom he had. I used to work at a movie theater years back, he dropped a 100$ tip to the dude that gave him his popcorn.

I was a multiple time all star throughout my little league career. Won 5 championships- 4 in a row- thats more in a row than MJ… (kenwo4life@aol.com)

by Ozzie Montana on Aug 9, 2008 10:58 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Yes I am much sadder today

Big fan of Bernie. A true south side Chicagoan and die hard sox fan who grew up taking the bus to games as a kid. I enjoyed his comedy, his show and will miss him. One of the first comedians to bring down the house on Def Comedy Jam.

The SSS motto should be the answer to "What is our deepest fear?". Or maybe just Prozac.

by Tdogg on Aug 9, 2008 11:31 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I watched a rerun last week

that featured one Jon Garland playing poker with the boys at his house.

The SSS motto should be the answer to "What is our deepest fear?". Or maybe just Prozac.

by Tdogg on Aug 9, 2008 11:38 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Im saddened as well

Die Hard Sox Fan.

Hopefully he’ll be watching from Heaven when they win it all this year.

Angels in the Outfield 2?

by Option27 on Aug 9, 2008 2:31 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I was kinda expecting it actually, he had been in the news for weeks and things werent sounding good.

His stand up was pretty good but didnt like the show much.

"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 9, 2008 11:44 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

i disagree that carrasco couldn't get anything over the plate

didn’t you post a snapshot of the pitch locations to youkilis? the 2nd and 3rd pitches looked like strikes. wegner was making him throw it through a teacup!

brian anderson would've caught that...

by BuehrleMan on Aug 9, 2008 8:44 AM CDT   0 recs

Griffey, Anyone?

I’m not looking to do the Dennis Green joke, but doesn’t it look like Griffey is who we thought he is? And by “we,” I mean “those of us who were afraid he didn’t have enough left to meaningfully contribute.” I don’t want to bury the guy and I recognize the danger of tiny sample sizes, but, really, has he shown us anything? Can you recall any hard hit balls? Any really good at bats? Anytime when his fabled “instincts” allowed him to be even adequate in the field?

According to THT, his line-drive percentage is 33% with us so that’s a source of optimism, I guess but I hesitate to put any confidence in stats with a such a small sample. To me, Griffey looks old, stiff and his bat looks slow. I don’t see how he does any damage unless a pitcher makes one hell of a mistake.

(Now, hopefully I’ve laid enough of a reverse jinx that the Kid can break out tonight.)

by Landfill on Aug 9, 2008 10:15 AM CDT   0 recs

Cowley.

“Gordon Beckham isn’t the lone figure in this, standing defiantly to test the system. But the All-America shortstop from the University of Georgia is the only first-round draft pick who has to deal with the White Sox, who seem poised to let the signing deadline of midnight next Friday come and pass without blinking.”

Right. Because all the other teams (7 of the top 10 picks have not yet been signed) in this situation are telling their players and the media “don’t worry, we’re holding firm now, but we’ll cave when the time comes, don’t worry.”

What an unbelievable fucking jagoff this guy has turned out to be. Seriously, he’s about 2 rungs from the top of the ladder that ends with Jay Marriotti.

by The Actual El Guapo on Aug 9, 2008 11:59 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

do you think he'll sign then?

Sox fan from England, marching on together

by hoodlight on Aug 9, 2008 12:01 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

absolutely

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

by colintj on Aug 9, 2008 12:01 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

and then he'll

go straight into the farm system and start playing?

Sox fan from England, marching on together

by hoodlight on Aug 9, 2008 12:03 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

yep.

probably will get a rookie ball debut, but maybe they’ll stick him in Kanny. he’s only going to get a couple weeks in since the minors end their season around the first of september.

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

by colintj on Aug 9, 2008 12:04 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I see him starting in Kanny. Hell Brent Morel hit everything he saw at Rookie Ball, though not hard.

"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 9, 2008 12:06 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

how quickly can young players move up through the farms

if they show enough talent?

Sox fan from England, marching on together

by hoodlight on Aug 9, 2008 12:08 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

i would say it's rare to see someone go through more than two levels in a season

but we’ll have to wait for ‘09 to see what happens.

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

by colintj on Aug 9, 2008 12:12 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

also

college players typically move more quickly than high school players. that may go without saying but you’re a n00b.

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

by colintj on Aug 9, 2008 12:14 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Elite talents can reach the Bigs in a year or so.

Frank for example was drafted in 89 and was playing with the Sox by mid 1990.

"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 9, 2008 1:29 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

But those were much different times I should add and he started playing soon after being drafted.

He played 72 games total in ‘89 and 109 games with Bham in ‘90.

"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 9, 2008 1:42 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

rec'd

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

by colintj on Aug 9, 2008 12:13 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

No kidding.

Just ugh.

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

by colintj on Aug 9, 2008 12:03 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

minnesota is incredible

over the last 5 years they were first in the league in fewest BB allowed 3 times and second twice.

in ‘06 they allowed 73 fewer walks than the second place team.
in ‘05 they allowed 65 fewer walks than the second place team.

of course their ‘05 numbers were certainly helped by the insanely remarkable (remarkably insane?) season by carlos silva. i always thought his feat of pitching 188.3 innings and walking only 9 didn’t get enough pub.

they are definitely doing something right with their pitching over there.

brian anderson would've caught that...

by BuehrleMan on Aug 9, 2008 11:21 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

and so far in '08

they have 39 fewer walks than cleveland who is in second.
and cleveland has 4 fewer than the white sox, but the sox have played 1 more game.

brian anderson would've caught that...

by BuehrleMan on Aug 9, 2008 11:29 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

What baffles

me about the Twins is that they have dominated the AL Central, yes, but come playoff time, they suck. At least the Tigers, Indians, and Sox have pushed it to the World Series. The Twins, I believe, made it to one ALCS, only to lose big. Any thoughts as to why they don’t do well in the playoffs?

by VAChisox on Aug 9, 2008 2:26 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Good read.

The stuff about their pitching staff is … disheartening (from the standpoint of a Sox fan). This team looks poised to be good for quite awhile.

by The Actual El Guapo on Aug 9, 2008 12:14 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I bought a URIBE shirt yesterday

OMG HEZ SOO SQUISHY!

Property of: PAUL KONERKO Track and Field Academy & Steakhouse

by thecip on Aug 9, 2008 10:34 AM CDT   0 recs

i want a uribe plush doll

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

by colintj on Aug 9, 2008 12:05 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Property of: PAUL KONERKO Track and Field Academy & Steakhouse

by thecip on Aug 9, 2008 1:55 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

congrats to hoodlight

on being top of the table. does leeds look like they have a chance at promotion?

brian anderson would've caught that...

by BuehrleMan on Aug 9, 2008 11:34 AM CDT   0 recs

haha

well considering last season we had to start with 15 point deduction on everyone else, i reckon we might have a chance!!

Sox fan from England, marching on together

by hoodlight on Aug 9, 2008 11:41 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Pretty good bullpen option for Kenny...
Rays designated RHP Al Reyes for assignment.
The move makes room for Chad Bradford. Reyes, who picked up 26 saves for the Rays last year, has been having difficulty with shoulder problems throughout 2008, though his 4.37 ERA in 22 2/3 innings wasn’t so bad. There will likely be plenty of interest in him if he becomes a free agent, and some team may trade for him before then.

He’s a little nutty but then again, so if Dotel. I doubt there will be any relievers available better than this guy.

"god, you’re fucking stupid."
-- Larry

by SSH2005 on Aug 9, 2008 11:48 AM CDT   0 recs

Reyes's contract isn't bad either...

He is earning $2.3 million this year and he is a free agent after the season. So by my math - which could easily be wrong - a team acquiring Reyes would only owe him the prorated portion of his salary which would be $667,000. So even if the Rays don’t pick up any salary to move him, he wouldn’t be very expensive anyways. If Reyes’s shoulder is healthy, he seems like he would be the right-hander that Kenny has been looking for to help out until Linebrink is back at the end of the month.

"god, you’re fucking stupid."
-- Larry

by SSH2005 on Aug 9, 2008 12:00 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

i did a quick check on his pfx player cards

he’s lost about an mph on his fastball this year and according to THT, his K rate has dropped from 10+ per nine to ~7 per.

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

by colintj on Aug 9, 2008 12:08 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

The 1 MPH is probably due to his shoulder issues...

but that doesn’t sound all that bad.

Also, he has 19 strikeouts in only 22.2 innings this season so that could still be a small sample size.

"god, you’re fucking stupid."
-- Larry

by SSH2005 on Aug 9, 2008 12:13 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

i'd give him a go in AAA anyway

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

by colintj on Aug 9, 2008 12:23 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I think Reyes will easily get a MLB job...

and I doubt that he doesn’t get traded for within the next few days.

"god, you’re fucking stupid."
-- Larry

by SSH2005 on Aug 9, 2008 12:29 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

When a player is DFA'ed...

can the team who cut the player trade him to any team or only whichever team claims the player first?

"god, you’re fucking stupid."
-- Larry

by SSH2005 on Aug 9, 2008 12:30 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

it’s past august 1. has to pass through waivers to be traded to any team just like any other player. which he won’t pass through.

by larry on Aug 9, 2008 12:36 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

How does the waiver order work?

Is it worst A.L. record to best A.L. record gets waiver claim priority and then it goes to worst N.L. record to best N.L. record, since Reyes was with an A.L. team?

And then do teams that have already made successful claims drop down to the bottom of the priority list?

"god, you’re fucking stupid."
-- Larry

by SSH2005 on Aug 9, 2008 1:33 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

you sure Larry?

I believe league does matter

The SSS motto should be the answer to "What is our deepest fear?". Or maybe just Prozac.

by Tdogg on Aug 9, 2008 1:46 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I always thought it did too.

Hard to find any information on it.

"god, you’re fucking stupid."
-- Larry

by SSH2005 on Aug 9, 2008 1:48 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

It sounds like league DOES matter...

From Wikipedia:

Waivers

Any player under contract may be placed on waivers at any time. If a player is waived, any team may claim him. If more than one team claims the player from waivers, the team with the weakest record in the player’s league gets preference. If no team in the player’s league claims him, the claiming team with the weakest record in the other league gets preference. In the first month of the season, preference is determined using the previous year’s standings.

"god, you’re fucking stupid."
-- Larry

by SSH2005 on Aug 9, 2008 1:51 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

What happens if there are multiple claims? The team with the worst record in the same league gets precedent. If nobody in the same league makes a claim this same rule reverts to the opposite league; the team with the worst record has first dibs, so to speak. For the first month of the season, the previous year’s W-L records are used to gauge these dibs. After