That's More Like It
by larry on Aug 22, 2009 8:55 PM CDT
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Despite the result, John Danks did not have a good game. As those who were watching the game know, it didn't look like he was going to make it out of the third due to the return of the circulation problem Danks has been having with his left index finger. As is probably intuitive, it is essential for a pitcher to be able to feel the ball and be able to know how much pressure he is using with his fingers on his various pitches. Danks was obviously struggling with the "feel" on his pitches and it showed in the six walks he issued. As the game went on, both his feel and the Orioles' desire to swing increased, which permitted Danks to end up throwing 6.1 innings. Gordon Beckham also had a couple very nice plays on what should have been Brian Roberts hits. On another night, however, this game could have gotten ugly real quickly.
What is getting ugly slowly is Ozzie's need to have an outfield rotation. Prior to tonight's game, Scott Podsednik in the last month has a super line of .255/.284/.347. Is he that bad? No, probably not. However, he's also not as good as he was during those magic pixie dust halcyon days from mid-May to mid-July. Alex Rios did not need a day off. He had Thursday off. Rios is a better baseball player in just about every facet of the game - including, I might remind those who love speed, in stealing bases (20 for 23 v. 19 for 28).
I understand Ozzie's desire to rotate players in order to keep them fresh. However, now is the time for which you kept them fresh. A day off for players who just had a day off two days ago is not necessary. If the White Sox are going to win this division, they need to ride their best players.
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there's always a chance the big one will hit.
i can say that since it will probably kill me too.
Think of it like bongwater but to a not even close extent.
by Toonderstrook on Aug 22, 2009 9:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Tonight absolutely sucked
But a Sox win makes it less absolute so thank you baseball club, let’s win this series
¡signature!
by billyok on Aug 22, 2009 9:55 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
I would like to see Randy Williams sent down
and a SP sent up to skip John Danks’ start. I think that blister is going to linger for the rest of the year and maybe Torres can get a start against a pretty bad team to possibly save Danks from having to go on the DL if it continues to factor his performance.
That is something that is waaaaaaaaaaaaay not going to happen.
"I would literally vote for a horse if one were put on the ballot against Stroger."
"I would literally have sex with a horse before voting for Stroger."
Was probably a better game at the cell than what you saw on TV
Danks did struggle, but there was always the sense he’d make it through (can’t explain it). I do hate not seeing Rios in the field – and was there something up with Pods at the end… as Ozzie took him out instead of the Pods shift and Quentin out routine? For that matter – KW, please tell Ozzie that Rios is not our 4th outfielder, he needs to be in there everyday.
One catch (and 1 hit) does not make you a major league player... or does it?
Not that it matters - but here's the line on one of our old prospect pitchers I always liked
The line that is on beating the Cubs today…
Haeger (W, 1-1) 7.0 3 0 0 4 7 0 1.93
One catch (and 1 hit) does not make you a major league player... or does it?
it must be awful to be an a's fan
These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
by thatshortkid on Aug 22, 2009 10:28 PM CDT up reply actions
1 out man on 2nd - bottom of 9th
One catch (and 1 hit) does not make you a major league player... or does it?
sac over to 2nd
One catch (and 1 hit) does not make you a major league player... or does it?
A's win!!!!
One catch (and 1 hit) does not make you a major league player... or does it?
i willed the a's to victory from across the bay,
you’re welcome, you inglourious basterds!
Think of it like bongwater but to a not even close extent.
Who knew lawyers could wax so poetic?
“…magic pixie dust halcyon days…” is an awesome phrase. I’d rec if mobile posting allowed it.
White Sox fan; Jeppson's Malort man
by KarkoviceIsHawt on Aug 22, 2009 11:05 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
For those of you that have never been... give the scout seats a try.
fucking amazing night. Decent enough game, outstanding food, good drinks, nice fireworks night…. I yelled Q perman and felt like a fag after his homer….. good stuff. My favorite player not on the sox, nick markakis, knew his role and struck out 3 times… just wish rios would have played instead of Peter Pan.
speaking of which, I think Guillen didn’t like that they were only up 3 going to the 9th. Which is why Pods was taken out instead of Quentin. He didn’t trust Jenks to save it- and wanted Q’s bat in the lineup for the bottom of the 9th and extra innings.
Sox win, Tigers lose…. Lets order another round of that for tomorrow.
Kenwo4life=ratings
Circulation Problems?
Try a Leech.
Screw you, monkeyboy, Imma goin Home!
by DrEmilioLizardo on Aug 23, 2009 12:37 AM CDT reply actions
I love winnahs!!!!!!!!!!!!
drink.
(billyok or Trooper quote)
by homesickalien on Aug 23, 2009 1:01 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
I'm sure this was addressed in the game thread
but for the three notable plays Beckham made against Roberts twice and then Mora, I’m not sure he’s made any of them until tonight. Even not considering he was playing in against Roberts, I can’t recall him making two plays on balls hit harder. He also showed good range to his right.
thanks larry.
nice recap. take the series tomorrow and “get hot” for a stretch against east.
by explodingpinwheelsforfunandprofit on Aug 23, 2009 1:22 AM CDT reply actions
Did Herm Schneider do anything after the 3rd?
The difference in Danks’s control was like night and day after he got out of the inning. I wonder what (if anything) Herm did to improve the circulation in that discolored finger. I also wonder how serious a problem the finger will be in the future.
Larry,
Why don’t you pay back your mom for all the wonderful things she’s done for you with a one week trip to Boston and New York, White Sox game tickets for all 7 games included?
But what about F-I-E-L-D-E-R-S?
by ballyb on Aug 23, 2009 8:22 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
What a fabulous suggestion, sir bally.
(billyok or Trooper quote)
by homesickalien on Aug 23, 2009 8:59 AM CDT up reply actions
you know it's sunday...
Podsednik cf
Beckham 3b
Rios rf
Thome DH
Konerko 1b
Quentin lef
Ramirez ss
Castro c
Lillibridge 2b
Buehrle p
really wanted to see Beckham given the day off
his bat has been looking slower and slower in the past 10 days or so.
Oz+Coop+Hawk= baseball trinity
Jesus. why does ozzie feel the need to trot out a shit lineup every 7 days?
Took 3 years to find out about disco demolition night.
when does pods get a day off?
or month?
Cashing checks and having sex.
by MarketMaker on Aug 23, 2009 10:19 AM CDT up reply actions
i'm gonna rec the gamethread against my better judgement.
Cashing checks and having sex.
by MarketMaker on Aug 23, 2009 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Ugh
That 8-9 looks mighty disheartening. I get needing to rest AJ though.
Best game I ever attended was the 163rd game last year.
by NorthSidePaulie on Aug 23, 2009 10:51 AM CDT up reply actions
Ozzie is just trying to get Lillibridge some publicity
he will make a huge diving catch to save buehrle’s perfect game, appear on Letterman and disappear with a mysterious shoulder injury.
Kenwo4life=ratings
I liked the days when podsednik was taking ABs away from the likes of Wise and Anderson
not the days when he’s taking ABs away from Dye and Rios.
fucking dome
man, only 300 posts in the gamethread last night... ouch
Took 3 years to find out about disco demolition night.
Part of the reason for Danks’ early struggles may have stemmed from an issue he was having with the index finger of his left pitching hand. He experienced blisters and a circulation problem a month ago, which caused him to miss a start. Saturday marked his sixth straight start in the rotation, but the problem flared up again, as television cameras captured what appeared to be a discoloration on his finger.
Danks quickly tried putting those issues to rest after the game.
“The finger’s all right,” Danks insisted. “It’s OK. Apparently, they were showing it on TV. It wasn’t nearly as bad as it looked. It’s obviously still a work in progress, and I’m going to beat it. But everything was fine. I’m not going to use that as an excuse. It’s just a matter of me not throwing strikes. I’ll just have to get better.”
what about his changeup!
Cashing checks and having sex.
by MarketMaker on Aug 23, 2009 12:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Lineup
Why have we yet to see a fielding lineup that includes the following:
LF Q
CF Rios
RF JD
3B Savior
SS Che
2B Nix/Getz
1B Paulie
C AJ
DH Thome
It’s seems shortsighted to let the question of leadoff hitter prevent the team from fielding its best available hitters.
because ozzie doesn't want to put the best possible lineup out there.
it may spoil us.
Kenwo4life=ratings
I've missed most of the last few games
Where Beckham is something like 1-20. Is he hitting with bad luck or hitting a wall? Seems like he’s swinging and missing a lot more than usual. Nice to see he hasn’t taken to the field though.
His first trip to Fenway and Yankee Stadium might give him a second wind. Gotta play good for his BFF (Jetes).
by Duck99 on Aug 23, 2009 10:59 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
I'm worried...
…that he’s hitting that low-number-of-games-in-collegiate-play wall
Best game I ever attended was the 163rd game last year.
by NorthSidePaulie on Aug 23, 2009 11:34 AM CDT up reply actions
not sure if this came up yesterday...
sox get wakefield wednesday in his first game off the dl
Think of it like bongwater but to a not even close extent.
Didn't we light him up
in the ’05 ALDS?
Best game I ever attended was the 163rd game last year.
by NorthSidePaulie on Aug 23, 2009 11:35 AM CDT up reply actions
Okay
It wasn’t “light up”, at 5.1 6H 4R in Game 3 (the “El Duque game”). And the only current “us” hitting against him was Paulie, JD and AJ. But he doesn’t scare me like a no-name would.
Best game I ever attended was the 163rd game last year.
by NorthSidePaulie on Aug 23, 2009 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions
maybe it was wishful thinking?
Think of it like bongwater but to a not even close extent.
by Toonderstrook on Aug 23, 2009 11:59 AM CDT up reply actions
Oh yeah, Pods
Did he get picked off or (perhaps more likely) misplay a fly in LF in that inning where El Duque had to clean up the mess?
Best game I ever attended was the 163rd game last year.
by NorthSidePaulie on Aug 23, 2009 1:10 PM CDT up reply actions
the elduque inning went
HR, marte for Garcia, 1b to RF, walk, walk, Hernandez for Marte, popup to 1b, popup to SS, K
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS200510070.shtml
Praise Him!!
We'll miss Beckett which is good
But start out with Count and Sweaty. Hopefully MB goes 8 today because chances are that we’ll need major bullpen innings in at least 1 of those 2 starts
by Duck99 on Aug 23, 2009 11:42 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
after today's game i am happy that contra and freddy are pitching vs. the red sox
buehrle has been horse dung lately
Kenwo4life=ratings
A knuckleballer we're expected to destroy
This is going to end well.
The Chicago Bulls.....the more profitable Los Angeles Clippers.
by Ozzie Montana on Aug 23, 2009 1:13 PM CDT up reply actions
so the O's refuse to field
or Pods woulda grounded out
or Pods woulda been CS
then Becks woulda been out
instead its 1-1 and we’re threatening
Praise Him!!
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