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QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Aug 2, 2008 -> 04:20 PM) We are getting the offesne, but what in the heck has happened to our pitching? too much plate from Buehrle

Where is the August Wallpaper?

Have we signed him yet? If not, what's the holdup? If so, when, I must have missed it

No hitter broken up

Lacky 8.1 IP no hits @ Boston

game over

Carlos Gomez has exercised in the pool but hasn't done any running on dry land since crashing into the outfield wall Friday. Asked when he thinks he'll be able to play again, Gomez said, "Maybe Tuesday." "He's sore," manager Ron Gardenhire said. "A lot better [sunday] than Saturday." http://www.startribune.com/sports/twins/25...?page=2&c=y

TWINS UPDATE The series opens with a tough pitching matchup for the Twins. Kevin Slowey is 0-2 with a 12.38 ERA in two starts against the White Sox this year. Mark Buehrle is 21-11 for his career against the Twins and is 6-2 with a 1.76 ERA in his past nine starts overall. The Twins are 4-7 against the White Sox but 2-0 at home, with all seven remaining games at the Metrodome. TWINS The good • Seven remaining games against White Sox are all at home. • Nine games left against both Kansas City and Seattle. • Thirty-one remaining games against teams .500 or better, 27 against teams with losing records (good compared to White Sox). The bad • Brutal stretch with 24 of 30 games on road from Aug. 21 through Sept. 21. • Only 28 of remaining 58 games at home. • Fifteen games left against current division leaders -- Angels, Rays and White Sox. WHITE SOX The good • Only six games left against current division leaders -- Angels and Rays. • Fifteen games left against AL Central tail-enders Cleveland (six) and Kansas City (nine). • Thirty of last 59 games at home. The bad • Thirty-seven remaining games against teams .500 or better, 22 against teams with losing records. • Fourteen games left against AL East powers Tampa Bay (three), Boston (seven) and New York Yankees (four). • Ten of final 13 games are on the road, including seven against Yankees and Twins

Officially Questionable fo rthe Series

QUOTE (robinventura23 @ Jul 26, 2008 -> 09:58 AM) Yesterday. Anytime you can stick a dagger in heart of a division foe, I am all for it. There is a huge difference between having a team 4.5 out and 6.5 out. I think its only a dagger if we win tonight...Sure you can shock them for a night but to me it comes down to if you can make them feel it again, keep em down, time to drown out the Tigers...

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jul 25, 2008 -> 09:08 PM) This is a huge problem if he's out for the season. He was lights out for us. We seemed to do OK when Hermie went down in '05, I have no doubt someone will step up in Liney's place!

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Jul 25, 2008 -> 08:07 PM) Buster Olney mentioned on Mike and Mike this morning that the Tigers are on the fence on whether to be buyers or sellers at the deadline since if they lose the next 3 games they'd be 9 games out of the playoffs in the loss column. I don't totally buy what Buster is selling but the thought of ending the Tigger's season in late July makes me feel all warm and fuzzy in side. Your going to listen to a guy that tore his calf playing doubles tennis with his 39 yr old wife, 8 yr old daughter and 74 yr old neighbor?!?! LOL

YYYYYYYYYYYYYYES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great 2 strike hit by CQ to give JD a shot GOT DAMN!!!

Great 2 strike by CQ to give JD a shot GOT DAMN!!!

Sexy Lexi...2 out!!!!

See SW airlines commercial.... THANK YOU DETROIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gavin is going to karate chop Fields real soon if he botches anymoe DPs

Gavin' Wet the Bed' Floyd

I hate the Tigers...My anger goes back to Robert Fick...Lets beat the hamburgers out of them!!!

QUOTE (LosMediasBlancas @ Jul 21, 2008 -> 01:14 PM) Is J-Dilla ok? Heard he got drilled in the knee yesterday. Hes OK but will probably have the next couple of days off

I heard a rumor tonights game will be pushed back to 7:30 pm...This is part of an email I receiived from my friend... Most of you know my brother Christopher, He has a good friend who's daughter Abigail (5 years old) has been through a rough year and a half because she had a rare form of pediatric cancer called neuroblastoma, stage IV. It all started in Feb '07 and we are happy to report that she is in remission and living a normal life now besides a few monthly tests and check ups. Well at tonights Sox game she will be part of MLB's huge promotion with the Stand Up 2 Cancer effort. They will be filming something with Lance Armstrong and Elizabeth Edwards and others. There will be three children on the field as well, and Abigail will be one of them. Her parents are unclear if it will be televised on the pregame, but are thinking it might be, because they've pushed back the start time for the actual game. (Game was to originally start at 7:11...now will be 7:30.) So look out for her if you're going to the game or watching. Her name is Abigail Mendoza and her parents are Mike & Judy and sister Amanda

The AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox failed to capitalize on a series against one of the lowest scoring teams in the AL. Now, they'll have to deal with the best offensive team in baseball again. The White Sox will try to continue remaining atop the division Monday night when they open a three-game series against the Texas Rangers. Chicago (55-42) leads the Central by one-half game over second-place Minnesota. The White Sox lost 8-7 to Kansas City on Sunday to drop two of three to the Royals, but remained in first as the Twins were beaten 1-0 by the Rangers (51-48). "We played terrible," White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said. "Kansas City showed up to kick our butts and they did." Chicago will now have to contend with Texas, which is the top scoring team in the majors (541) and among the leaders in hitting (.279) and slugging (.454), for the second time in less than two weeks. The White Sox dropped two of three at Texas from July 11-13 in a series that featured plenty of offense. Chicago hit .377 with five homers and 22 runs, while the Rangers batted .330 with 13 doubles, four homers and 26 runs. The series also featured a war of words between Guillen and Texas closer C.J. Wilson, who the Chicago manager felt showed up some of his players after recording outs. "He showed a couple of my players up, and I don't like that," Guillen told the Rangers' official Web site after the White Sox lost 12-11 on July 13. "He showed my dugout up in that inning and that's why I screamed at him. The only reason I was screaming is because he was not professional." Wilson defended himself. "I wouldn't say I'm cocky, but I'm definitely emotional," he told the Rangers' site. The Rangers lost two of three games at Minnesota, managing only three runs in the series. AL batting leader Ian Kinsler went 0-for-11 in the set and major league RBI leader Josh Hamilton sat out Sunday's win after failing to drive in a run in the first two games. Kinsler went 6-for-14 in the first series against Chicago while Hamilton was 5-for-14 with four RBIs. The White Sox will give the ball to Javier Vazquez (7-7, 4.61 ERA) for the first time in nearly two weeks. The right-hander is 2-3 with a 6.80 ERA in his last seven starts, and hasn't won since beating Pittsburgh on June 17. He struggled through 5 2-3 innings during his last outing on July 9, getting tagged for six runs while not getting a decision in a 7-6 win at Kansas City. Vazquez is 2-1 with a 6.29 ERA in four career starts against the Rangers. Chicago isn't expected to have Jermaine Dye back in the lineup as he left Sunday's loss in the fourth inning when he suffered a bruised right knee after being hit by a pitch for a second consecutive game. The right fielder has a team-leading .310 batting average with 21 homers and 58 RBIs. "I don't expect him to play tomorrow. He got hit pretty good, hopefully it might only take a couple of days," Guillen said. The Rangers are expected to activate Eric Hurley (1-1, 3.57) from the 15-day disabled list Monday to give him his first start since he notched his first major league victory June 29. The 22-year-old rookie right-hander landed on the DL July 8 due to a strained left hamstring. At the time, Hurley was coming off a strong performance in which he allowed one run over 5 2-3 innings of a 5-1 victory over Philadelphia. He'll get his first start against the White Sox

He was named to pitch for the US in China

QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Jul 20, 2008 -> 03:33 PM) Since Im watching on gameday, can anyone explain how Guillen was able to get plunked and Dotel was allowed to stay in the game after both benches were warned earlier? Guillen kind of leaned into it...the ump realized there was NO INTENT there