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This will be the game to decide the series. If you look at Wells down the stretch he's given up mostly 3 runs over 7 innings. I would expect him to do at least that today. He's a gamer so he's capable of pitching a gem as well. In general we have matched up well against LHers & when you consider the LHers in the ALC that's saying a LOT. vs LHers: 1382AB, 202R, 55HR, 64D, 7T, 271A/782O vs RHers: 4114AB, 536R, 145HR, 189D, 15T, 260A/736O If Mark produces a QS today the White Sox should win. If he doesn't the series will be tied 1-1. Best to put the 14-2 game behind & get back to thinking of this series as a dog fight.

The details: Curry, 22, and veteran Antonio Davis to the New York Knicks in a sign-and-trade deal for Mike Sweetney, Tim Thomas, Jermaine Jackson, a first-round pick in 2006 and second-round picks in 2007 and 2009. Jackson & Davis are expected to be waived. Davis likely to return to Bulls. There will be much debate over this. How can you in good conscience let Curry play when the best doctor in that field states emphatically Curry should take the DNA test? Why did he come to this conclusion? Because the similarities to Lewis were simply too great to ignore. Remember Lewis was in a very similar sit. He was cleared to play because he found a doctor who would clear him. Curry has pretty much done the same & I would have to think the risk is even greater to the big man. I pray that Isiah Thomas & the Knicks do the right thing. As for the Bulls, they picked up 2 starting forwards, a first round pick, second round pick, & are likely to get Davis back all for Curry. That's a nice-ahh deal !!! Paxson's done a good job!

Bobby Howry: "With the pitching that they've got, they (CHISOX) can go all the way." http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article...tives&fext=.jsp If you're feeling sleighted as a ChiSox fan: The Red Sox are favored in the postseason because they are the Red Sox. The team with the statistically superior pitching, which is clearly the White Sox here, would be the favorite. Baseball tradition demands that approach.

http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/ps/y2005...sp?view=bos_cws

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/writ...esox/index.html BOSOX CHISOX 910 (01) 741 (09) Runs Scored 805 (11) 645 (03) Runs Allowed 199 (05) 200 (04) Home Runs 45 (13) 137 (03) Stolen Bases 6.03 (7) 6.34 (5) K/9.0 Innings 38-57 (10) 54-73 (2) Saves-Opportunities .685 (11) .713 (2) Defensive Efficiency*

http://proxy.espn.go.com/chat/sportsnation...tion11974=49647 1) Which team has the edge in starting pitching? 83.4% White Sox 2) Which team has the better bullpen? 80.1% White Sox 3) Which team has more power? 93.0% Red Sox 4) Which team has the better lineup from top to bottom? 89.5% Red Sox 5) How will the White Sox nearly blowing a 15-game division lead affect their postseason run? 37.7% They were lucky to make the postseason and won't last long 32.2% Having meaningful games down the stretch will help them 6) Which would you rather see? 53.1% Red Sox win back-to-back WS titles after 86-year drought 46.9% White Sox win first World Series 7) How big of an edge is home-field advantage for the White Sox? 55.5% Little edge 8) Which manager would you rather have? 59.9% Terry Francona 9) Who has been the MVP for the Red Sox this season? 91.8% David Ortiz 10) Who has been the MVP for the White Sox this season? 38.9% Paul Konerko 35.5% Mark Buehrle 11) Who will win this series? 35.8% Red Sox in 4 Go vote! Don't feel bad. Angels getting dissed as well. http://proxy.espn.go.com/chat/sportsnation...tion11983=49676

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/playoffs2005...tory?id=2179945 Gammons, Caple, Miller, Gomez, Schwarz, Klapish, Rogers Simulated games favor BOS 3-0. For WS Champions they are going with pitching. 6 votes for Astros, 6 votes for Angels, 2 votes for Cards, 1 vote for BoSox, 1 vote for Yanks Caple has White Sox vs Astros & Astros in 6. There's a LOT of Clemens fans out there

This is really classy of the White Sox & kewl on Frank's part!

If you're not afraid to walk about 2.5 additional blocks you can first try the park & ride lots along the green line. http://www.transitchicago.com/maps/rail/rail.html Ashland & Garfield. About 350 spots between them. It's a good rate & the green line runs better than the red line. You're dropped off at IIT on the East side of State Street which is about an extra 2.5 blocks from the Red line. The Green line is less crowded & seems to run better as a result.

Day games: BOSOX 280R, Opp (227R, 217ER) .. vs .. CHISOX 238R, (Opp 219R, 192ER) Away games: BOSOX 430R, Opp (416R, 391ER) .. vs .. CHISOX 371R, (Opp 301R, 272ER) Home games: BOSOX 470R, Opp (388R, 360ER) .. vs .. CHISOX 367R, (Opp 343R, 319ER) Night games: BOSOX 620R, Opp (577R, 534ER) .. vs .. CHISOX 500R, (Opp 425R, 399ER) Day games: +17R BOS, Away games:+50R CHI, Home games: +62R BOS, Night games: +15R CHI I'm negating unearned runs because it's only a 5 game series & it's hard to factor in. It looks like BOS has the advantage because of the absence of night games. However; these are not true day games. They are what I would call shadow games. That's suppose to greatly favor the pitchers. As long as we play error free ball we should have an advantage. Multi-base hits Sept: BOSOX 47D, 5T, 33HR vs Opp 62D, 5T, 28HR CHISOX 53D, 11T, 34HR vs Opp 46D, 5T, 37HR It sort of puts their offense in perspective down the stretch.

I've changed my mind. More important than obsessing over Ortiz & Manny are quality starts. If the White Sox get QS from Contreras & Buehrle the rest is history. This staff has proven time & again that they feed off each other. That's the biggest reason why we have 99 wins.

What's most exciting about the 2005 White Sox is that any given night the starter is capable of going the distance. We've got starters that when they get in the groove & hit their spots they make so few mistakes that an opposing team can barely scratch a run out. That's what Reynolds has no appreciation of & can't seem to understand. I don't care how good your lineup is. Great pitching can ALWAYS shut down great hitting.

I think it is pretty classy. But let's not forget despite all the in-fighting amongst fans the two clubs feed the payrolls of the same two mega-corps in Chicago: Comcast & the Cubune.

I was thinking the same thing. Slicker fielder than Iguchi, Uribe, or Crede? That is simply too funny

He's officially out. They used his injury to get an exemption for Ross Gload. Normally call ups are not eligible for post season but you can use players on the DL for exemptions.

He would not start on the White Sox. Unlike some other clubs we care about defense. :rolly

You are suggesting it's impossible for a union that overseas 100's of millions in player contracts to arrange for private & confidential testing. I don't believe that. They could arrange a contract with stiff penalties with the test agent to insure privacy & confidentiality. As for the trade: Starter Thomas 28 yr old 6-10 240# F avg 28 min 12 ppg (26 vs ATL). Starter Sweetney 33 yr old 6-8 270# F avg 20 min 9 ppg (13 vs 4/5 games). Bench Jackson 29 yr old 6-5 204# G avg 11 min 2 ppg. Huh? Knicks have a 1-2 punch at C now (James, Curry). The AP report includes several draft choices changing hands as well. Rebounding wise Curry avg 29 min 5.4 rbg. Davis avg 26 min 5.9 rbg. Thomas avg 28 min 3.3 rbg. Jackson 11 min 1.1 rbg. Sweetney 20 min 5.4 rbg. Sweetney is capable of double-double nights. That's an upgrade over Davis. With Curry gone Chandler has to step up & become a consistent double-double player. Paxson may not be done. He might be able to put together a new pkg to get a better talent.

I can't understand Curry & I can't understand the Knicks. The Bulls offer him $20M/50 yr if he fails the test. This is a PR nightmare for any team trading for him. If he plays w/out taking the test & God forbid a stroke or even worse a fatality occurs the franchise will be viewed as stupid, ignorant, & heartless. What franchise wants to risk that? What's worse is why isn't the NBAPA doing something? Why don't they arrange the test in private just so Curry himself knows his risk?

2000 CHISOX 978R, 926RBI, 286A/826OPS vs OPP 839R, 794RBI, 270A/780OPS 2003 BOSSOX 961R, 932RBI, 289A/851OPS vs OPP 809R, 765RBI, 263A/742OPS 2005 BOSSOX 900R, 853RBI, 280A/810OPS vs OPP 804R, 761RBI, 276A/777OPS 2003 OAKLAS 768R, 742RBI, 254A/743OPS vs OPP 643R, 610RBI, 246A/689OPS 2005 CHISOX 738R, 710RBI, 263A/748OPS vs OPP 644R, 608RBI, 250A/708OPS Uncanny. OAK lost 3-2 after being up 2-0. @OAK 5-4, @OAK 5-1, @BOS 1-3 in 11in (Lowe SP), @BOS 4-5 (Burkett SP), @OAK 3-4 (Pedro). We hit 200HR this year & the A's hit 176HR in 2003. I think that's the difference maker between the two clubs & should come up big in giving us the edge over the BOSOX. I think their 2003 team was better than their 2005 one is.

I'm scratching my head at this one. What are the odds that Schilling Wakefield & Clement can go long F-Sa-Su? If F goes into extra innings they could be looking at a depleted bullpen behind Clement on Sun @ the Cell. Did they not learn anything playing the Yanks last year?

I think some of you are over-estimating Ortiz & Ramirez. Buying into that East Coast bias no doubt. The NYY's lost last year because Torre started Brown before El Duque. That meant he had to go to Brown twice in the series. Brown was horrible & severely depleted the NYY bullpen. Ortiz in Sept: 13 gms 0 RBI, 9 gms 1 RBI, 3 gms 2 RBI, 2 gms 3 RBI, 2 gms 4 RBI Ramirez in Sept: 15 gms 0 RBI, 6 gms 1 RBI, 4 gms 2 RBI, 3 gms 3 RBI They are not copies of Barry Bonds. You can get them out. You can minimize their damage.

Not as condensed.

The problem with this is if they don't make it you are out the surcharge fees for each ticket. That cost me around $50 in 2000. Back then I did recieve them in the mail. I wonder if they will be instituting will-call this year. It sounds like it. That's good. That's the NASCAR way. You just have to go to the ticket center the day of game & they will print them out for you. If they are up 2-0 by Thurs I'll be doing the net thing to get them.

David Wells: Decision, IP, H R Apr. 3 @NYY L 9-2 4.1 10 4 Apr. 9 @TOR L 12-5 6.1 9 6 Apr. 15 TB W 10-0 7.0 6 0 Apr. 20 @BAL W 8-0 8.0 3 0 Apr. 25 BAL L 8-4 4.2 8 6 May. 18 @OAK L 13-6 1.1 9 7 May. 24 @TOR L 9-6 6.1 7 5 May. 29 @NYY W 7-2 8.1 6 2 Jun. 3 LAA W 7-4 7.0 9 4 Jun. 8 @STL W 4-0 8.0 4 0 Jun. 14 CIN W 7-0 7.0 1 0 Jun. 20 @CLE W 10-9 5.0 10 4 Jun. 26 @PHI W 12-8 5.0 10 5 Jul. 2 TOR W 6-4 7.2 9 4 Jul. 7 @BAL L 3-1 6.0 5 3 Jul. 15 NYY W 17-1 7.0 5 1 Jul. 20 TB W 9-4 7.0 6 2 Jul. 25 @TB L 4-3 6.1 9 3 Jul. 30 MIN W 6-2 7.0 7 2 Aug. 6 @MIN L 4-3 6.0 7 3 Aug. 12 CWS W 9-8 7.2 9 5 Aug. 17 @DET L 6-5 4.0 12 6 Aug. 23 @KC W 5-2 5.0 5 0 Aug. 28 DET W 11-3 7.0 9 3 Sep. 4 BAL W 5-1 9.0 7 1 Sep. 9 @NYY L 8-4 6.2 9 6 Sep. 14 @TOR W 5-3 7.0 7 3 Sep. 19 @TB L 8-7 3.2 10 4 Sep. 25 @BAL W 9-3 7.2 6 3 Sep. 30 NYY W 5-3 7.0 6 3 He's their best pitcher right now. Mark will have to pitch his best.

How good has Contreras been down the stretch? Decision, IP, H, R Apr. 7 CLE L 11-5 6.0 4 1 Apr. 13 @CLE W 5-4 7.2 5 4 Apr. 18 MIN W 5-4 5.2 6 3 Apr. 23 @KC W 3-2 3.1 1 1 Apr. 29 DET L 3-2 6.0 3 1 May. 5 KC W 2-1 8.0 4 1 May. 10 @TB L 7-6 5.0 5 4 May. 15 BAL L 6-2 6.1 7 5 May. 21 @CHC W 5-3 7.0 4 1 May. 26 @LAA L 3-2 7.0 4 3 Jun. 1 LAA L 10-7 6.0 5 4 Jun. 7 @COL W 2-1 6.0 5 1 Jun. 13 ARI L 8-1 6.0 9 8 Jun. 19 LAD W 4-3 7.2 6 3 Jun. 25 CHC L 6-2 6.1 8 6 Jul. 1 @OAK L 6-2 4.1 4 4 Jul. 6 TB W 7-2 6.0 6 2 Jul. 14 @CLE W 1-0 7.0 3 0 Jul. 19 DET L 7-1 6.2 8 7 Jul. 24 BOS W 6-4 6.2 8 3 Jul. 30 @BAL W 9-6 6.0 6 6 Aug. 4 TOR W 5-4 5.0 5 3 Aug. 9 @NYY W 2-1 7.0 3 0 Aug. 15 MIN L 4-2 7.2 8 4 Aug. 21 NYY W 6-2 8.0 11 2 Aug. 27 @SEA W 4-3 7.0 5 3 Sep. 1 DET W 12-3 7.0 5 3 Sep. 7 KC W 1-0 8.2 6 0 Sep. 13 @KC W 6-4 6.2 5 4 Sep. 18 @MIN W 2-1 8.0 5 1 Sep. 23 MIN W 3-1 9.0 6 1 Sep. 28 @DET W 8-2 8.0 7 2 He's been dominating down the stretch.