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QUOTE (daa84 @ Apr 11, 2008 -> 07:26 PM) Down goes Willis! Down Goes Willis! looks like its serious...looks like we are into that tiger pen already guess not

Down goes Willis! Down Goes Willis! looks like its serious...looks like we are into that tiger pen already

5 pitch walk for dontrelle ....most of the balls werent even close either

i like quentin, but leading off lol ill take it i guess....just be patient cansequito

I really have to give mlb credit. after i emailed them about this game, they were nothing but professional in how they handled it and responded. It really shows that they actually care what the fans have to say. I got this email back from Mike Port today.

QUOTE (StatManDu @ Apr 11, 2008 -> 08:52 AM) 1990 was my favorite Sox season until 2005. It was a renaissance for the franchise, much like the Blackhawks are going through now. Part of the folklore of that year was the longest rain delay in baseball history. It was a Sunday at Comiskey Park late in the season against the Texas Rangers, who were just a team full of knobs from top to bottom. It rained all day Sunday but this was a day game and the Sox were in a pennant race so they opened the gates and decided to wait it out. So they waited ... and waited ... and waited. That game was not called until early evening. The Rangers were pissed that they had to wait around that long. The game was made up as part of a doubleheader in Texas the next week. And guess what happened? A fight. Scott Fletcher asked the umpire to check a ball that Nolan Ryan threw. ... Ryan got pissed and the weasel hit Craig Grebeck right in the ribs. Not Ivan Calderon or Dan Pasqua or Frank Thomas or Carlton Fisk. Craig Grebeck, the smallest man in the game. The next inning Greg Hibbard plunks Steve Buechele, who is quite a bit bigger than Grebeck and the fight was on. It was a goodie, too. Once the scrum was unpiled, guess who came ambling out of the Ranger dugout? Nolan Ryan. What a suckhole. I lost all respect for Ryan because of that. Hawk didn't think much of it either. I remember him yelling "Have some class, Ryan! Have some class, Ryan!" on the broadcast as Ryan was checking things out after the battle. I was so pissed at Ryan because of that I got rid of all the 300 win stuff I got when I saw that happen in Milwaukee a year earlier. haha the best ryan fight was the one with the robin ventura headlock...classic

QUOTE (sox-r-us @ Apr 10, 2008 -> 12:06 AM) Tiggers get off the schneide....time to win the series tomorrow for both Soxes....and then we get another chance to beat up on the Tiggers. tigers bullpen got pounded tonight...get used to that jim leyland

the NL is so bad its not even funny...those last two teams the cubs have played (astros and pirates) are horrendous

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 9, 2008 -> 11:05 PM) Didn't they go 14 the last time they played? yeah it went to extras, alot...not sure if it was 14 or what but it went long after the cubs blew a 7-0 lead

weird cub game...cube up 2-0 in eigth, marmol looks like he will blow it, but only gives up 1...bot of 9 wood gives up a HR to Bay, game goes to the 14th without either team getting a hit...cubs get a 2 r Hr in top of 14 from aramis, LaRoche answers in bot of 14 to tie it...going to 15

come on thome get us right back in this thing

QUOTE (daa84 @ Apr 9, 2008 -> 05:40 PM) This is from ESPN... QUOTE 2. Can Baker avoid another beating from the White Sox? Twins right-hander Scott Baker will be walking into a familiar buzzsaw when he takes the mound against the White Sox tonight. Baker was obliterated in his three starts against the Sox last year, allowing 16 runs on 24 hits over 10 innings. The White Sox batted an alarming .500 with a 1.257 OPS against him. Things don't promise to be much easier for Baker tonight as the White Sox currently rank among the major league leaders in runs, home runs and OPS. However, the Chicago offense has many different faces in the lineup than the one that Baker struggled against last year. Gone are Darin Erstad, Tadihito Iguchi, Rob Mackowiak, and Alex Cintron. Furthermore, Josh Fields is in the minors and Jerry Owens is injured. Those six batted a combined .636 (14-22) against Baker a year ago. Moreover, many among the current Sox regulars have not had much success in their careers against Baker. To wit, Jim Thome, Jermaine Dye, A.J. Pierzynski, Juan Uribe and Nick Swisher are a combined 5-for-31 (.161) lifetime against the Twins starter. Meanwhile, Paul Konerko, Joe Crede and Orlando Cabrera are a career 12-for-29 (.414) off of Baker. In looking at the two sluggers who hit Baker the hardest as members of the Sox last year (Konerko and Crede) our research shows the Twins right-hander pitched to their strengths. Several trends jump out when evaluating Crede's stats since the start of last season, among them: • He has hit .292 vs. fastballs. • He has hit .180 vs. off-speed pitches. • He has a .412 batting average and .588 well-hit-average against first pitches. So what happened last year the two times Baker faced Crede? In their first at-bat, six of the eight pitches were fastballs, the last of which Crede stung for a double. The second time they squared off, Baker went with an off-speed offering on his first pitch but left it over the plate and Crede laced it for a single. Konerko is also a good fastball and first-pitch hitter. In fact, some of his numbers are very similar to Crede's. Witness his stats since the start of last season: • He has ht .295 vs. fastballs. • He has hit .181 vs. off-speed pitches. • He has a .492 well-hit average against first pitches. Not surprisingly given the results, 16 of the 22 pitches that Baker threw Konerko last year were fastballs and all three of Konerko's hits were off of fastballs, including a first-pitch homer on a heater over the heart of the plate. While there is little guarantee Baker will have better luck against the hot-swinging Sox tonight, he would be well-served to mix in more curves, sliders and changeups when facing the two Sox batsmen who have hurt him the most. not bad analysis

keep those solo shots coming or get guys on base and then do that

i know its only an outing and a half, but masset looks good again

nice job by baker to fight back from down 3-0 there...that was a big out for him

keep chipping away...finally PK hits something hard

QUOTE (Gregory Pratt @ Apr 9, 2008 -> 09:28 PM) on that similar note, does Marmol get a hold still, in Yahoo! leagues? i think so...but hes lucky he got that pop up double play bunt or else he wouldnt have

at least kerry wood just blew a save

i feel like all the twins starters over the past few years (not named santana or liriano) are righties who throw 90-92 with excellent command and throw 4 pitches...

at least masset looks like he has decent stuff again

welcome to twins baseball

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 9, 2008 -> 09:07 PM) I like that Ozzie gave Danks a chance to get the last guy out. In a game where we have nothing going for us, it was worth the shot. i thought it was pretty clear he had nothing...i would have gotten masset for monroe

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 9, 2008 -> 09:06 PM) Absolutely terrible start by Danks tonight. 1.) Where was that pitch?? Looked right over the corner to me, just cuz AJ had to reach for it doesnt mean its not a strike 2.) why the hell was danks pitching to him there anyways

thames took lester deep to give the tigers a 4-2 lead...

This is from ESPN...