Not Dead Yet

by The Cheat on Sep 21, 2005 12:05 AM CDT in White Sox News

White Sox Magic Number: 9

Boy does it feel good to get that thing into single digits. I can also retire this all-too-often used quote:

The White Sox have not won a a game in which they've faced a multi-run deficit since July 30th.

Mark Buehrle dug the Sox an early hole by giving up a 2-run HR to Aaron Boone, but for the first time in almost 2 months the Sox put together enough offense to overcome the deficit, winning their first extra-inning contest of the season at home in the process.

I don't know if I'm going to be able to take the playoffs. These past two games have been heart wrenching. In fact, almost all of the Sox-Indians games have been like this. 12 of the 15 games have been decided by 2 or less runs, and one of the "blowouts" was a 13 inning game.

It's been a long time since a win felt this good.

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Absolutely

A relief and at least we know this team has a ton of heart. This season has turned into an intense roller coaster. I'm glad to have found other maniacs who suffer like I do...my fiancee, bless her heart, sympathizes but just doesn't really understand.

The secret of all victory lies in the organization of the non-obvious.

by spengler on Sep 21, 2005 12:24 AM CDT reply actions

Thought this was good

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/21/AR2005092100128.html

AIM: SouthSideCheat

by The Cheat on Sep 21, 2005 1:58 AM CDT reply actions

Great job

on getting the atmosphere by Mark Gonzalez of our hometown paper. Oh wait....

alia iacta est - win now

by dyspeptic on Sep 21, 2005 9:36 AM CDT up reply actions

ONe more

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=stark_jayson&id=2167688&num=0

AIM: SouthSideCheat

by The Cheat on Sep 21, 2005 2:18 AM CDT reply actions

Stark article

That was one of the best piece's by Stark that I've ever read.

by chisox317 on Sep 21, 2005 11:28 AM CDT up reply actions

compare to Greg Couch article today

What a piece of crap. Apparently he can look into men's souls and decide that they aren't really loose but just faking it. Is there any other way to tell if people are update than their behavior, short of taking their blood pressure?

The stuff about the swiping motion was just a lie. Fans were cheering when he left Politte in.

And he doesn't know what he's talking about. With runners on second and third and one out in the ninth you do not play the infield in (unless it's Konerko on second) because playing in increases the chance of a two run single. They won because they did the traditional thing: they played to tie at home.

alia iacta est - win now

by dyspeptic on Sep 21, 2005 11:44 AM CDT up reply actions

WOW

that was a bunch of crap...

For this big series, Guillen named a new closer and announced a change in the rotation. Wedge, meanwhile, let his bottom three starting pitchers go because that was the order.

WTF?!? -- Sure Jenks is closing now, but has he watched Hermanson pitch lately? He got touched up no Monday, and last night he had to have Ozzie and Herm come out and check on his chronically injured back.

Changed around the rotation? -- Let me see. Garcia, Buehrle, and Garland were the scheduled starters, and Garcia, Buehrle and Garland were the Sox starting pitchers. -- I think many of us would have liked to see Contreras out there, but that would have required a change in the rotation.

Bottom three starters? Jake Westbrook was the Indians opening day starter. Millwood pitched game #2. He also opened the Indians second half.

Somebody has an axe to grind, and won't let silly little facts get in the way.

AIM: SouthSideCheat

by The Cheat on Sep 21, 2005 1:32 PM CDT up reply actions

pitching is a concern, of course...

Starters can't keep digging a hole...And the closing situation is a mess... Jenks walking the lead-off in the 9th on 4 pitches really sucked ...particularly since he blew it twice in two nights. What's the answer for this? God, how I would love Rivera right now.

by solbro on Sep 21, 2005 8:09 AM CDT reply actions

"What's the answer for this?"

For Rowand to catch the damn ball next time! If he hadn't misplayed it, Jenks doesn't have a blown save.
Though you're right about the walk...

Hang in there solbro, they'll bring this one home.

It should be called Bill Veeck Park!

by Chiburb on Sep 21, 2005 8:56 AM CDT reply actions

"I don't know if I'm going to ...

be able to take the playoffs"

My advice to you is to drink heavily

alia iacta est - win now

by dyspeptic on Sep 21, 2005 9:34 AM CDT reply actions

What is up with the Chicago Tribune?

I don't live in Chicago, but I've heard for years how pro-Cubs the Tribune is, same ownership etc. I never really bought into it all that much until I read this piece of crap by Rick Morrissey:

http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/cs-050920morrissey,1,4126831.column ?coll=cs-whitesox-headlines

Talk about raining on the parade, sour grapes, jesus christ. Is this guy always like this? If we had a columnist piss on a hometown team like that, he'd get run out of town.

The secret of all victory lies in the organization of the non-obvious.

by spengler on Sep 21, 2005 9:52 AM CDT reply actions

the bias I'm used to

and it's even understandable. But they have a new main reporter on the White Sox and he must be the laziest journalist reporter this side of Fred Barnes. We get no insight, no depth, no atmosphere, no angle. It's like a high school reporter - straight who what when where boiler plate. In a way it's another subtle insult.

alia iacta est - win now

by dyspeptic on Sep 21, 2005 9:59 AM CDT up reply actions

Does anybody have the Bobby Howry

quote on attendance? He was ragging on the lack of support but aren't the Sox several hundred thou ahead of the Injuns?

alia iacta est - win now

by dyspeptic on Sep 21, 2005 10:02 AM CDT reply actions

Howry said:

I'm sure the die-hards are going crazy, but if the fans are the same as when I was there, the majority probably don't care," said Howry. "I noticed early in the season they weren't packing them in."

http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/sports/1127044946117590.xml&coll=2&am p;thispage=1#continue

At least, unlike Rick Morrissey, Howry has a reason to be bitter, considering he coughed it up last night.

The secret of all victory lies in the organization of the non-obvious.

by spengler on Sep 21, 2005 10:33 AM CDT up reply actions

I wonder if Howie understands they lost

Chicago Sox G - 76 Total 2,185,075 AVG 28,750
Cleveland G 75 Total 1,817,067 AVG 24,227

alia iacta est - win now

by dyspeptic on Sep 21, 2005 12:01 PM CDT up reply actions

talking points memo

alia iacta est - win now

by dyspeptic on Sep 21, 2005 11:44 AM CDT reply actions

Magic Number

The Sox's magic number to get into the playoffs is 7. If they finish ahead of either the Red Sox or the Yankees, they get the wildcard, regardless of whether they win the Central. The Yanks and Bosox play each other 3 times, so one of them will lose at least 2 more games. Each has 63 losses, plus 2 gives one of them 65. So if the White Sox win 98 games, they are guaranteed the wildcard.

by NYSoxFan on Sep 21, 2005 1:11 PM CDT reply actions