Tag: White Sox

7/1/06 Linescore of the Day: A.J. Pierzynski

3 for 5, HR, run, 3 rbi Do we need to go through this again? A.J. hit a 3-run shot off Ryan Demptser to win the game for the Sox. Hmm… you think the Wrigley fans took that very well?? No, the dolts threw litter on the field causing a five-minute delay. I have a … Continue reading “7/1/06 Linescore of the Day: A.J. Pierzynski”

3 for 5, HR, run, 3 rbi

Do we need to go through this again?

A.J. hit a 3-run shot off Ryan Demptser to win the game for the Sox.

Hmm… you think the Wrigley fans took that very well??

No, the dolts threw litter on the field causing a five-minute delay. I have a six year old who knows how to act better than that. Sheesh. One more thing that people can point to about Cub fans.

Oh, and not to defend A.J. or anything but Ozzie Guillen can learn something from him about the proper way to “get back” at a team.

6/30/06 Linescore of the Day: Juan Uribe

3 for 4, 2B, HR, run, 5 rbi “One man wrecking crew” is what the media called Juan and that about summed him up. He drove in five of the Sox’ eight runs in their 8-2 defeat of the hapless Cubbies yeaterday in the much anticpated matchup. A.J. and Michael kissed and made up. The … Continue reading “6/30/06 Linescore of the Day: Juan Uribe”

3 for 4, 2B, HR, run, 5 rbi

“One man wrecking crew” is what the media called Juan and that about summed him up. He drove in five of the Sox’ eight runs in their 8-2 defeat of the hapless Cubbies yeaterday in the much anticpated matchup.

A.J. and Michael kissed and made up. The conspiracy theorist in me wonders if it was ordered encouraged from above for the benefit of the camera. Yes, they are friends which I think furthers my point.

I’ll put my tinfoil hat away now.

Correction: That’s Juan Uribe not Jose.

Last chance to vote today

Today is the last chance to fill in your All-Star ballot. It’s a pity that AL homerun leader Jim Thome isn’t even on the ballot. If you are so inclined, there IS a write-in section at the bottom of the ballot. Yes, I know he is a DH (though he did play 2 games at … Continue reading “Last chance to vote today”

Today is the last chance to fill in your All-Star ballot.

It’s a pity that AL homerun leader Jim Thome isn’t even on the ballot. If you are so inclined, there IS a write-in section at the bottom of the ballot.

Yes, I know he is a DH (though he did play 2 games at 1B). But this is an All-Star Game. Bring on the All-Stars!

And yes, I know he plays for the White Sox. Unlike other authors on this blog, I’m not hatin’ on the cross-town team.

Go Cubbies and Go NL!!

6/25/06 Linescore of the Day: Tadahito Iguchi

2 for 5, 2 HR, 2 runs, 7 rbis Put this in the “What does a guy gotta do? category. Sox second sacker Tad Iguchi blasted two shots including a grand slam in the ninth to tie the game. Unfortuately for the Sox, they couldn’t hold on as the Astros scored in the thirteenth. His … Continue reading “6/25/06 Linescore of the Day: Tadahito Iguchi”

2 for 5, 2 HR, 2 runs, 7 rbis

Put this in the “What does a guy gotta do? category. Sox second sacker Tad Iguchi blasted two shots including a grand slam in the ninth to tie the game. Unfortuately for the Sox, they couldn’t hold on as the Astros scored in the thirteenth.

His seven rbis was a career high.

A couple side points to followup on my post on leadoff men:

– As soon as I make dig at Juan Pierre’s inability to get on base, he goes 3 for 5 the next day. I’m making a mental note.

– Jose Reyes went 4 for 5 for the second straight day. As a matter of fact, in his last 8 games, he is batting .583 (21 for 36) and slugging .944.

Pujols returns and one bad pitch for Rookie Reyes

At the beginning of the Sox-Cardinals game tonight, the big story was the return of the Heir Apparent. Albert Pujols was making his debut after rehabbing from his strained right oblique. Out since June 3, that has been just enough time for the rest of the league to catch up with him. Pujols still leads … Continue reading “Pujols returns and one bad pitch for Rookie Reyes”

At the beginning of the Sox-Cardinals game tonight, the big story was the return of the Heir Apparent. Albert Pujols was making his debut after rehabbing from his strained right oblique. Out since June 3, that has been just enough time for the rest of the league to catch up with him. Pujols still leads the league with 25 homeruns but he now has company. Ryan Howard is tied with him. In the rbi department, Howard is one up on him 66-65.

Against the Sox, Pujols had an uneventful 0 for 4 day.

By the end of the day, the story was Anthony Reyes’ one hitter. Unfortunately, that one hit was a homerun by Peoria native Jim Thome. Even more unfortunate, that was the only run of the 1-0 Sox win and Reyes had to settle for a loss.

This was Reyes’ fourth major league start and first complete complete game. White Sox hurler Freddie Garcia was on the other end of the pitchers’ duel. He combined with Bobby Jenks in a 4-hit shutout.

Here’s Viva El Birdos’ take on Reyes aptly named reyes our hopes

6/20/06 Linescore of the Day: Ryan Howard

3 for 4, 2 HR, 2 runs, 7 rbis

Boy, Ryan Howard gave it all. His two homeruns in addition to a triple contributed to 7 rbis. Those 7 rbis accounted for all the runs the Phillies got last night. Sadly, for Howard and his teammates, that wasn’t enough as the Yankees with the help of Johnny Damon, won 9-7.

Is there any question now that Howard is the real deal?

Of course, special mention goes to the White Sox who scored two touchdowns and two fields goal with 24 hits. Two interesting points of this game. One, the Sox walked only once. Two, every starter had at least one rbi except ironically, slugger Jim Thome.

6/16/06 Linescore of the Day: Joe Crede

Crede’s defense remains a constant 3 for 5, HR (GS), 2 runs, 4 rbis Against the Reds Friday night, Crede got the Sox off on the right foot (no pun intended) with a grand slam in the first inning. Garcia gave up 3 in the bottom of the first and looked like it might be … Continue reading “6/16/06 Linescore of the Day: Joe Crede”


Crede’s defense remains a constant

3 for 5, HR (GS), 2 runs, 4 rbis

Against the Reds Friday night, Crede got the Sox off on the right foot (no pun intended) with a grand slam in the first inning. Garcia gave up 3 in the bottom of the first and looked like it might be “one of those games” but after that the Sox never really looked back and won handily 12-4.

I’m not sure what Crede is doing differently this year but I sure like it (yes, he’s on my APBA team). Last year, his offense was so-so to mediocre but in 06, he has really turned it on. His real monkey on his back, OBP, has even improved to .331 (from .303). That’s not great but it’s a definite improvement. At the same time, his average is up, flirting with .300 (05 BA of .252).

Sox fans rooting for the Cubs this weekend?

I’m not in the habit of reading White Sox blogs very often but occasionally I glance over at Southside Sox. While I was there, I noticed that the folks at (Cubs blog) Bleed Cubbie Blue have submitted a friendly poll on their site. The essence of it was will you as a Sox fan be … Continue reading “Sox fans rooting for the Cubs this weekend?”

I’m not in the habit of reading White Sox blogs very often but occasionally I glance over at Southside Sox. While I was there, I noticed that the folks at (Cubs blog) Bleed Cubbie Blue have submitted a friendly poll on their site.

The essence of it was will you as a Sox fan be rooting for the Cubs this weekend? The intent, presumably, was to find out if logic and practicality would prevail over intense dislike of the Northsiders with the Cubs playing the Sox’ Central Division rivals Detroit Tigers.

Check out the current results here.

At this point, it doesn’t seem the Cubs are doing anyone any favors ‘cept the Bengals.

6/12/06 Linescore of the Day: Jose Contreras

8 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 11 K (Win) As he has been all year for the Sox, Contreras was on his game. He had one unfortunate inning, the fifth, when the Rangers scored three, capped by a homer by Rod Barajas. Other than that, he was untouchable. Every Sox starter … Continue reading “6/12/06 Linescore of the Day: Jose Contreras”

8 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 11 K (Win)

As he has been all year for the Sox, Contreras was on his game. He had one unfortunate inning, the fifth, when the Rangers scored three, capped by a homer by Rod Barajas. Other than that, he was untouchable.

Every Sox starter save Joe Crede got a hit in the game… Contreras is 7-0 for the season now and has tied the club record for consecutive regular season wins with 15… In Texas’ Sunday game against the Red Sox, the Rangers scored 13 runs without the benefit of a homerun.

A Visit to the Cell

The kids and I went to Chicago last weekend and Teddy Ballgame played host and showed us a good time at a Sox game on Saturday. In past postings, Teddy has said that he is always right next to Nancy Faust, the Sox organist. In the context of a huge ballpark, I’ve always took “next … Continue reading “A Visit to the Cell”

The kids and I went to Chicago last weekend and Teddy Ballgame played host and showed us a good time at a Sox game on Saturday.

In past postings, Teddy has said that he is always right next to Nancy Faust, the Sox organist. In the context of a huge ballpark, I’ve always took “next to” to mean maybe down a flight of stairs and over a bit.

No, Teddy stands RIGHT NEXT TO Nancy’s booth. If I wanted to, I could have knocked on the glass partition dividing us. She was nice enough to wave to my kids. My son, who is interested in how things work, would always look into her booth when he heard the organ music to watch her play.

Teddy treated us all to some fresh corn when we all got to the park. He obviously knows the best, most delicious treat in the park. Yum.

This was my second time at the Cell but really the first time I explored the park. The kids and I took the time for a very enjoyable walk around the perimeter.

Oh yes, the game. It was a classic duel between C.C. Sabathia and Mark Buerhle. Both pitchers pretty much lived up to their billing. CC gave up a run in six and Buerhle two in eight.

In the end, it was the Tribe bullpen (particularly Big Bob Wickman) that let them down.

It was indeed a treat to spend the afternoon watching a ballgame with Teddy Ballgame. The best part of it was Teddy trying to teach my daughter the words to Go Go White Sox and her just loving it.

I always thought she was the rebel in the family.