Dick Allen

No wild pitches I said

0-2 Freddy. Put him away.

Freddy got a call there.

Freddy can't let up here. No wild pitches, and get him out. I'm not asking for much.

No walks.

Doesn't Berkman always seem to be batting with runners on? I don't think they will have Taveras steal, because they will just put Berkman on.

If they aren't going to hit his slider, maybe they should consider taking it. Either that or make some other adjustment.

QUOTE(bmags @ Oct 26, 2005 -> 08:19 PM) i'm guessing you mean present day minnie? Either

QUOTE(SSH2005 @ Oct 26, 2005 -> 08:18 PM) I love that first pitch swinging, Scotty Pods! I don't mind him swinging at the first pitch if it is an aggressive swing. But to swing at the first pitch defensively is silly.

QUOTE(fathom @ Oct 26, 2005 -> 08:16 PM) I hope Pods gets aggressive and tries to pull the ball again. He's much more dangerous when he swings hard instead of trying to place the ball in LF. And if he gets on first he needs to run right away. Ausmus couldn't throw out Minnie Minoso.

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Oct 26, 2005 -> 08:14 PM) Heres a forecast of the 6th inning for Backe: slider slider slider slider slider slider... Until the entire side has either K'd or they learn to adjust. He whiffed Konerko, or Ko Ko as his former teammate Mike Piazza calls him, with a change.

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Oct 26, 2005 -> 08:10 PM) I agree bigtime. These guys need to learn to adjust. I mean, it's not like we've won 16 of the last 17 in the last 4 series. In three of those series we faced 3 of the top 5 pitching staffs IN THE MAJOR f***ING LEAGUE. But I agree. We need to light him up too, even if he's locating perfectly. Just no excuse for it really. What AJ and Rowand were swinging at to fan there was no excuse. Everyone else he threw good pitches to. At least Freddy is mowing them down, and judging by Backe's record he should be ready to start making some mistakes.

QUOTE(fathom @ Oct 26, 2005 -> 07:55 PM) We have quite a few guys who struggle mightily against the outside slider/curve by a righty. I haven't seen any effort by guys like Rowand to stay on the pitch and take it to RF. Pods hit the ball hard, and Dye did too. I thought they might start ripping this guy. I just don't know how many low and away sliders Rowand has to swing and miss at before he realizes he must try something new.

Ensberg isn't as open as he was his first AB.

QUOTE(CYGarland @ Oct 26, 2005 -> 07:51 PM) Well we didn't get to Oswalt till the 5th yesterday. Oswald didn't bring anything to the mound with him in the fifth. This guy is getting in a groove. Maybe he will lose it between innings.

Rowand swings at anything ankle high.

I bet a Cub fan friend of mine every year $10 a game for final record. I made $200. He bet me double or nothing for the ALDS. That's up to $400. He bet me double or nothing for the ALCS, now $800. Its the final double or nothing for the WS. One more White Sox victory, and I am not only a season ticketholder of the world champions, but I'll also be $1600 richer.

QUOTE(knightni @ Oct 26, 2005 -> 01:02 AM) Eziekiel Astacio may not see the light of day with the Astros the rest of the series. What's the deal with this guy's face?

Well it is now the top story at chicagotribune.com, a bigger story than the passing of Rosa Parks. While the incident should never have happened and the perp should be banned from ever entering another sporting event, no charges were filed, so it probably wasn't too big a deal.

QUOTE(frahungski @ Oct 24, 2005 -> 11:15 PM) it seems to me it's their park and the choice is a part of homefield advantage. they should let em do what they want I agree.

At about 5:30 they had a ton of scalpers inside Jimbos. Brokers must of ate a lot of upper deck seats, there were a lot of empties mixed in upstairs.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Oct 23, 2005 -> 10:58 AM) No one is talking about breaking up the team. In fact, looking at it realistically, you can probably safely say that seven of the nine positions are already filled (Pierzynski, Iguchi, Uribe, Crede, Podsednik, Rowand/Anderson, Dye -- at 1B or RF). But, they need to get better offensively. Our rotation is set (Buehrle/Garland/Contreras/Garcia/B-Mac), much of our bullpen is set (Hermy/Cotts/Jenks/Politte, with Marte probably being traded), so they have to use the money that's going to come in and get some strong offensive players in here; and Sheffield is a strong offensive player. I really doubt KW would trade for Sheffield.

Liz Phair looked good, and, while not sounding all that great, sounded better at the park than she did on tv. You do have to love some of the lyrics of her songs.

Good to have Hawk in town. He should be here.

We parked by Shinnock's, and I can tell you there was absolutely no security bubble all the way to the gate. We had 4 or 5 people ask us if we were selling but saw nobody selling.