Buehrle Baffles BoSox Bats

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!

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

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

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.

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.

http://www.suntimes.com/news/obituaries/1099622,xmac080908.article

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!

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.)

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/1099245,CST-SPT-soxnt09.article

http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/the-remains-of-the-season-minnesota-twins/

OMG HEZ SOO SQUISHY!

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

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.

• “Team sources have indicated that pitcher Jarrod Washburn cleared waivers and can now be traded without fear of a claim to block a move.”

• “Michael Cuddyer, who was rehabbing a finger injury in Triple-A on Friday night, broke a bone in his left foot when it was hit by a line drive and is now likely out for the season.”

Me: Don’t you think a sentence explaining that it is absolutely expected that the White Sox would represent their willingness to let Beckham return for his senior season as strongly as possible? The negotiations for college juniors largely hinge upon the leverage they maintain thanks to their ability to return to school. The only way to counter is to demonstrate that you are very willing to allow that to happen. Put another way, how do KW’s quotes differ from anyone else’s in a similar situation? I’m led to believe from the way you wrote this that this may in fact be more than gamesmanship (“dangerous game” etc.), but from what I know about the long history of the draft is that everyone uses their words this way and then an agreement is eventually reached. For a reader who lacks the context I do (and that’s probably the vast majority considering my huge baseball obsession), they’re going to come away with the impression that something bad is at least somewhat possible if not likely. wtf?

Him: Of course it’s gamesmanship, but the ultimate point of the story was point out that Beckham could have put himself on the fast track – especially with Josh Fields regressing at third base – to the majors. Is it one-sided from the Sox point of view? That’s what happens when the agent doesn’t return a call.

further updates as events warrant

Great game. Great pitching from Buehrle, the O producing some runs against a good pitcher, obligatory bullpen drama, a Q-Bomb, not an F-Bomb, a Jenks save, and a White Sox win!

Zambrano is getting tittied. Home Run Derby. Even Zambrano hit one.

He got lit the fuck uuuuup

his bat flip yesterday was quite bold.

fucking fernando vina, when asked about it on baseball tonight, said he was sure edmonds would admit he shouldn’t have done it but he just did it because he loves the game!? today i read edmonds response was that he flipped his bat like that because of all the pine tar.

vina…fail.