Buehrle>Wood

Damn....

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Jun 18, 2005 -> 03:29 AM) ^ Twins win IT AINT OVER!

Contreas is one helluva talent. No reason to get rid of him.

QUOTE(Yossarian @ Jun 18, 2005 -> 03:16 AM) Billy Pierce and Dick Donovan were the aces of the White Sox staff between 1955 and 1958. Only Warren Spahn and Lew Burdette of the Milwaukee Braves had more wins in that time period. Unfortunately they both slumped in 1959, as Early Wynn and Bob Shaw picked up the slack. Billy actually pitched well into August and had an outside shot at another 20 game season. On August 6 Billy went 16 innings against Baltimore in a game that ended up tied 1-1 after 18 innings. Shortly afterward he went on the disabled list. In September he had his ups and downs. On September 15 he beat Ralph Terry and the Yankees in NY, but got rocked in his last two starts against Detroit. Nevertheless, he was expected to make at least one start in the WS. Al Lopez was the best White Sox manager in my lifetime, but he could be somewhat of a dicatator. He played favorites and could hold a grudge. Pierce was never a favorite of his, and he thought the world of Early Wynn. Wynn started the first game and pitched 7 innings of shutout ball but strained his shoulder. He stunk in games 4 and 6, making his last start with 2 days rest as the Sox were shellacked 9-3. There was a lot of controversy at the time, with folks wondering why Billy was kept on the shelf. Bill Gleason a prominent sportswriter and a White Sox fan (amazing ain't it?) supposedly never forgave Lopez for not starting Pierce. There were other "insider" accounts that Nellie Fox, longtime roomate of Billy also voiced his displeasure with Lopez during and after the Series. This was supposedly a reason Lopez did not campaign to have Foxie enshrined in the Hall of Fame. Billy Pierce was traded to the San Francisco Giants after the 1961 season. He is the winningest left hander in White Sox history. He led the AL in strikeouts in 1953 and the entire Major League in ERA in 1955. He tied for the AL lead in complete games in 1956 thru 58 and tied for the AL lead in wins in 1957. He was the AL starting pitcher in the 1953, 1955 and 1956 All Star games. Fortunately for Billy his career enjoyed a brief resurrection in 1962 with the Giants. He went 16-6 in the regular season and that included a shutout of Sandy Koufax in the first game of a best of three playoff with the Dodgers. In those days if teams were tied after the regular season ended they played a best of three in the NL and a one game knockoff in the AL. Those games were considered part of the regular season. Billy pitched well and lost in the third game of the 62 WS against Bill Stafford and the Yanks, and then pitched a complete game 5-2 win, allowing only 3 hits in game 6 against the great Whitey Ford. Billy Pierce was a big game pitcher. If Lopez hadn't been so bullheaded in 59 the Sox might have beaten the Dodgers. That helps A LOT.

QUOTE(Adam G @ Jun 18, 2005 -> 03:17 AM) 1) Move one of the Cubans to the pen, preferably Contreras 2) Have you seen McCarthy's stats in the minors since he got sent back? He's getting crushed. Despite the gem he threw in Wrigley, he's not ready. 1. Contreas has been GREAT this year. Don't touch him. 2. He may not be ready now, but he should be ready by next year. As long as he learns to keep the ball down, he is going to be something special.

He got up to .3

We have talked about him a couple times on here. Where would we put him though? Our starting rotation is already set for next year and B-Mac is waiting in the wings. Japenese pitchers have seem to be boom or bust lately, it would be interesting.

Yet another undersized guard for the Bulls in the draft. Where does it stop?

QUOTE(rudylaw @ Jun 18, 2005 -> 02:53 AM) I would like to make man love to MB.

In other news, Terry Mullhouland still sucks.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jun 18, 2005 -> 02:44 AM) Hmmm, 2 guys say that Romero left with an injury about 5 posts after I said exactly the same thing. Why do I get the feeling you guys don't listen to me at all? Whoops, I just copy/pasted from Gameday, as Jabroni did to.

Minnesota Twins pitcher J. C. Romero left the game due to an injured foot/ankle.

NO ONE!!!

Minnesota losin too. Can you say 6.5 up?

QUOTE(qwerty @ Jun 18, 2005 -> 02:31 AM) But you cheated. So did he.

MB was just awesome tonight. We pwned

I win.

Retro

QUOTE(Brian @ Jun 18, 2005 -> 12:46 AM) I still never figured out how to do this. ^2nds that

Josh Fields 2 birds with 1 name.

Mike Caruso

I made the konerowned one, not found google for the record.

SICK! EDIT: I don't know what language you English people speak, but in the good ole US of A, sick is a good thing.

Final Tallies are in, its a runaway train: Catcher A.J. Pierzynski, White Sox (2,802 responses) Chris Widger, White Sox (1,794 responses) Michael Barrett, Cubs (1,681 responses) Henry Blanco, Cubs (48 responses) First base Paul Konerko, White Sox (6,998 responses) Derrek Lee, Cubs (1,161 responses) Now lets get Gooch a huge,early lead.