Kalapse Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Still not a damn thing from ESPN.com either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigEdWalsh Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 QUOTE(Kalapse @ Aug 12, 2007 -> 02:39 PM) Still not a damn thing from ESPN.com either. Shocking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowand44 Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Absolutely amazing accomplishment. Congrats Bobby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 CONGRATS to Bobby. I'm just glad he did it today, you know if he had tried to tie this in Oakland something weird would happen like somebody ghost riding onto the field, causing an infield single, and costing Bobby the record. Let's just hope he gets the leadoff man next time he's out there and can be all alone in the record books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearSox Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 nothing from yahoo sports either... their top baseball story right now is Mag's two homers in one inning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoRowand33 Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Congrats Bobby B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalapse Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 There isn't even a mention of it in ESPN's News section on their MLB front page. Maybe they don't even know it happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearSox Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 (edited) QUOTE(Kalapse @ Aug 12, 2007 -> 03:58 PM) There isn't even a mention of it in ESPN's News section on their MLB front page. Maybe they don't even know it happened. there's no mention of it anywhere... Hell, there's even no mention of it on Whitesox.com. Edited August 12, 2007 by BearSox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 QUOTE(BearSox @ Aug 12, 2007 -> 02:03 PM) there's no mention of it anywhere... Hell, there's even no mention of it on Whitesox.com. That's probably part of the problem. If nothing else, the team needs to put out a press release or something just to try to get that noticed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joejoesox Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 would it frustrate anyone here if jenks breaks the record in a meaningless game, where we're going to definitely lose regardless (like today)? I want him to break the record in a game that matters, what about you guys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaseballNick Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 QUOTE(BearSox @ Aug 12, 2007 -> 04:03 PM) there's no mention of it anywhere... Hell, there's even no mention of it on Whitesox.com. At least Rotoworld was aware of Bobby's accomplishment: "Bobby Jenks tied a major league record on Sunday by retiring the 41st consecutive batter he faced. Jenks pitched a scoreless ninth with the White Sox down 6-0. When he retired Yuniesky Betancourt to complete the inning, it tied him with the Giants' Jim Barr for the most consecutive batters retired. The streak, dating back to July 17, has lowered Jenks' ERA almost a full run." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitoMB345 Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 Had this been Mariano Rivera or Jonathan Papelbon, we'd have had a Bonds-esque countdown every time he pitched... sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linnwood Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 First and foremost, Congratulations to Bobby! QUOTE(Kalapse @ Aug 12, 2007 -> 04:34 PM) Can you imagine how big this would be if Jonathan Papelbon had tied the record? There would be countless updates, in-progress video from ESPN and the MLB section of their website probably wouldn't have a picture of Aaron Harang on the front page right now. It's a shame Bobby will get so little national attention for an amazing accomplishment. I complete agree. This is the ESPN-ization of sports... A truly awesome record like this just isn't sexy enough, and more importantly to them, it doesn't feed any narrative that they are pushing. Just like how the political media has destroyed discourse with the narrowing of speeches to soundbites, sports media has distain for anything that is longer than a homerun or a "web gem." This record happened three outs at a time over the period of weeks. ESPN et al. doesn't have the attention span for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilMonkey Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 I don't care what kind of game he gets it in. It shows that he isn't giving up and is performing as well as he can, whatever the situation. Congrats Bobby, keep it going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RME JICO Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 This streak has to be one of the hardest to achieve. After all these years of baseball, and the record is only 41. Then to do it in today's day and age makes it even more amazing. Bobby has had to be perfect every batter for 41 straight (no hits, no walks, no HBP, no balks, no passed balls, no reached on error, no sacrifices, etc). That is actually unbelievable when you think about it. I wonder how many pitches Bobby has thrown during this streak, and whether that could be another record of sorts (ie. 200 pitches without a baserunner). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linnwood Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 GAME BATTER ======================================================================= SOX@CLE 17JUL07 BOTTOM 9 - B. Jenks relieved C. Haeger - T. Nixon singled to center - R. Garko hit for K. Shoppach - R. Garko homered to deep left, T. Nixon scored - M. Rouse grounded out to second 1 - G. Sizemore grounded out to first 2 - C. Blake flied out to center 3 SOX@BOS 19JUL07 BOTTOM 9 - B. Jenks relieved R. Bukvich - J. Lugo grounded out to second 4 - C. Crisp struck out swinging 5 K - D. Pedroia fouled out to third 6 DET@SOX 24JUL07 (GAME 1) TOP 9 - B. Jenks relieved J. Vazquez - P. Polanco grounded out to pitcher 7 - G. Sheffield grounded out to pitcher 8 - M. Ordonez flied out to right 9 DET@SOX 24JUL07 (GAME 2) TOP 9 - B. Jenks relieved M. Thornton - M. Hessman flied out to left 10 - M. Rabelo lined into double play second to shortstop 11 DET@SOX 26JUL07 TOP 9 - B. Jenks relieved E. Wassermann - I. Rodriguez struck out swinging 12 K - C. Monroe grounded out to shortstop 13 - B. Inge struck out looking 14 K TOR@SOX 27JUL07 TOP 9 - B. Jenks relieved E. Wassermann - M. Stairs grounded out to second 15 - R. Clayton struck out swinging 16 K - R. Johnson flied out to deep right center 17 TOR@SOX 28JUL07 TOP 9 - B. Jenks relieved M. Buehrle - V. Wells grounded out to third 18 - F. Thomas struck out swinging 19 K - A. Hill grounded out to third 20 SOX@NYY 01AUG07 BOTTOM 8 - B. Jenks relieved C. Haeger - A. Phillips flied out to left center 21 - S. Duncan flied out to deep left 22 - M. Cabrera flied out to deep right 23 SOX@NYY 02AUG07 BOTTOM 9 - B. Jenks relieved M. MacDougal - H. Matsui struck out looking 24 K - J. Molina flied out to left center 25 - R. Cano struck out looking 26 K SOX@DET 04AUG07 BOTTOM 9 - B. Jenks relieved E. Wassermann - M. Hessman popped out to first 27 - C. Monroe flied out to center 28 - B. Inge struck out swinging 29 K SOX@DET 05AUG07 BOTTOM 9 - B. Jenks relieved M. MacDougal - R. Raburn flied out to center 30 - M. Rabelo struck out swinging 31 K - M. Hessman struck out swinging 32 K CLE@SOX 08AUG07 TOP 9 - B. Jenks relieved R. Bukvich - C. Blake grounded out to third 33 - F. Gutierrez grounded out to shortstop 34 - R. Garko grounded out to pitcher 35 SEA@SOX 10AUG07 TOP 9 - B. Jenks relieved M. MacDougal - J. Lopez struck out swinging 36 K - Y. Betancourt grounded out to shortstop 37 - I. Suzuki grounded out to third 38 SEA@SOX 12AUG07 TOP 9 - B. Jenks relieved M. Thornton - A. Jones grounded out to pitcher 39 - J. Burke lined out to right 40 - Y. Betancourt grounded out to shortstop 41 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daa84 Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 this is an incredible record and im not taking anything at all away from bobby here but do you guys buy what hawk ozzie and coop said, that its harder to do as a reliever?i think it is harder to do as a starter.....you have guys that will see you 3 times in the same game and your arm is more fatigued after 100 or so pitches....on the other hand its difficult to get in a groove as a reliever and you sometimes have to come in when you aren't 100% warmed up, and it can be tough to have control after just a short time in the pen....also you are facing the pressures of the late inning situation, however, as a starter you are potentially and probably facing the pressures of throwing a perfect game... its debatable and remarkable either way so it may be a moot point, but what do you guys think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirScott Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 (edited) QUOTE(daa84 @ Aug 12, 2007 -> 07:43 PM) this is an incredible record and im not taking anything at all away from bobby here but do you guys buy what hawk ozzie and coop said, that its harder to do as a reliever?i think it is harder to do as a starter.....you have guys that will see you 3 times in the same game and your arm is more fatigued after 100 or so pitches....on the other hand its difficult to get in a groove as a reliever and you sometimes have to come in when you aren't 100% warmed up, and it can be tough to have control after just a short time in the pen....also you are facing the pressures of the late inning situation, however, as a starter you are potentially and probably facing the pressures of throwing a perfect game... its debatable and remarkable either way so it may be a moot point, but what do you guys think? Steve Stone was talking a little bit about the record Jenks tied today, how Jim Barr did it by finishing one game perfect and then throwing a perfect game for about the first seven innings of his next start...so really, I just think it's harder for a reliever to do it if only because it covers a longer span of time. Jenks has appeared 14 times in this streak, which dates back to July 17 -- nearly a month; Barr retired 41 straight in the same week. Edited August 13, 2007 by AirScott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linnwood Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 QUOTE(daa84 @ Aug 12, 2007 -> 08:43 PM) this is an incredible record and im not taking anything at all away from bobby here but do you guys buy what hawk ozzie and coop said, that its harder to do as a reliever?i think it is harder to do as a starter.....you have guys that will see you 3 times in the same game and your arm is more fatigued after 100 or so pitches....on the other hand its difficult to get in a groove as a reliever and you sometimes have to come in when you aren't 100% warmed up, and it can be tough to have control after just a short time in the pen....also you are facing the pressures of the late inning situation, however, as a starter you are potentially and probably facing the pressures of throwing a perfect game... its debatable and remarkable either way so it may be a moot point, but what do you guys think? I think there might be an good argument that it is more difficult as a reliever. Jim Barr, who held the record alone before today, had to get 41 in two appearances over seven days (23AUG72 & 29AUG72), where as Bobby did it in 14 appearances over 27 days. I'd say you could argue that it is more difficult stay perfect for nearly a month against seven different teams than for a week against two teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirScott Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 QUOTE(Linnwood @ Aug 12, 2007 -> 07:56 PM) I think there might be an good argument that it is more difficult as a reliever. Jim Barr, who held the record alone before today, had to get 41 in two appearances over seven days (23AUG72 & 29AUG72), where as Bobby did it in 14 appearances over 27 days. I'd say you could argue that it is more difficult stay perfect for nearly a month against seven different teams than for a week against two teams. Awesome. You said almost exactly what I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capn12 Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Wow, and after almost all the days action is done..>Bobby barely gets the last blip on mlb.com. How sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsideirish71 Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 (edited) The guy is becoming a pitcher in the closers role. And that makes him pretty damn dangerous for the opposition. Congrats to the Big Guy on this great accomplishment. His WHIP for the season is under 1, and his second half WHIP is .38. Edited August 13, 2007 by southsideirish71 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxchick1224 Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 I can not believe he tied the record today and I couldn't see it since I had to go to a family function. All they wanted to do was watch golf so I had to miss this . Congrats to Bobby on tying the record since it is amazing he did it as a reliever. I hope to see him break it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 He's thrown like a perfect game and a half. Just think about that for a second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigEdWalsh Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Aug 12, 2007 -> 07:49 PM) The guy is becoming a pitcher in the closers role. And that makes him pretty damn dangerous for the opposition. Congrats to the Big Guy on this great accomplishment. His WHIP for the season is under 1, and his second half WHIP is .38. That second half WHIP is absolutely insane. Congrats Bobby! What an outstanding feat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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