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Making it even more doubtful we'll pick up that 2013 option... Just too big of a risk, trying to trade him. Of course, the danger is having too many lefties with Danks, Sale, Quintana and ???/???. Santiago, Humber, Axelrod, Castro, Molina and Rienzo are all in the mix, one would think.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Aug 26, 2012 -> 07:17 PM) Feels very 2005ish. Minus the lockdown bullpens of 2005 and first half 2008 when you just expected every single one run lead or tie game to end up in the Sox victory column if you got to the 7th or beyond...

Whoever was asking, Victoria Justice (Fun Size) is the actress in my avatar. BTW, White Sox only lost one game against the Mariners all season, and that was a game we SHOULD have won and blew.

Does SEA not play tmrw?

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 26, 2012 -> 06:49 PM) Quite the interesting series for this umpiring crew Plus you don't want to risk the possibility of injuring one of the best Sox relievers on a mound dappled with clay and bad foot landing spots.

It would also be interesting if the Cubs resumed play, but we didn't. Or vice-versa. Quite a different feeling from last Sunday. Can't believe we could be 16 games over .500 a week later, sweeping the Yanks and the hottest (granted, against weaker teams) team in baseball in the M's.

Brent Morel goes 2/4 to push over the Mendoza line, to .213. Mitchell with his typical XB hit, 2 K game. Sitting at .240 now, low 700's OPS.

The game has importance for the first-place White Sox, who are seeking their seventh perfect homestand of six or more games in franchise history. Before taking the first two games against the Mariners, the Sox swept the Yankees. Not only that, but you have two teams that are playing on a Sunday getaway day and both need to get out of Chicago. Delay too long, and it could affect the White Sox tmrw against the Orioles...although it would be a pretty lame excuse, it's not just a tiny detail, either.

T-Flow OPS sitting at a much prettier 731 as of the moment. Kind of the reverse of last season, where he started out so well and then faded.

The "best interests of the game" clause could supercede the official rules for rainouts? That would be an interesting one, especially were the team that was winning in that scenario to turn around and lose...lose their spot in the playoffs, post-season shares and revenue, season ticket renewals, etc.

If the game has completed the bottom half of the 5th inning and either team is ahead, the game can be deemed an official game. The leading team is declared the winner, and the game officially counts in standings. (In some Minor League Baseball and college games, this scenario is possible only in the final game of a series.) However, if the game is rained out prior to the completion of an inning in which the visiting team scored one or more runs to take the lead, and the home team has not retaken the lead, the game is suspended, to be resumed at a later date.

http://deadspin.com/kansas-city-royals/ Greg775 behind this letter? Possible, but doubtful. It would have had to include praise for the beating the first place White Sox 8 of 12 times this season.

Tigers with .720 team OPS against LHP, .781 against RHP. http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_...6/philip-humber Humber has given up 2 homers to Cabrera and Boesch, 1 to Berry. 15/43, 1.112 OPS. NOT GOOD. http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/batvspitch/_...hector-santiago Hector Santiago Only 4/29 DET hitting against him, Dirks homer, .618 OPS Hector seems to be the pretty obvious choice.

Ironic because we dearly need Gavin due to the way he's always pitched against the Tigers. Can we get Jose Contreras to sub in?

QUOTE (RZZZA @ Aug 26, 2012 -> 05:34 PM) we swept 2 teams in a row. Not bad. Bench mob coming through big time, just like they have all year long for us. This game is FAR from over. Unless they just banged it and you're the only one who knows about it.

Is Tyler Flowers showing enough here in the 2nd half to get the nod as the everyday catcher in 2013? Have to fear overpaying AJ based on his stats for this year and the likelihood of a decline.

Could have tagged runner going to 3rd and got the force at 2nd. But that definitely helps to avoid the big inning, unless he turns around and gives up a homer here.

C'mon Floyd, can we not give them 2-3 runs in the first inning for once? Maybe we're not comfortable unless we're coming back from behind these days at home.

Did anyone see PREMIUM RUSH? Getting good reviews, but seemingly the marketing never quite took off or JGL isn't ready to headline a movie...(500) Days of Summer not being a huge box office hit, more like indie Princess Bride. Anti-Obama movie the story of the weekend box office wise. Expendables 2 actually was better than the first one but not doing as well...

Part of that money is an advance against their future regional sports network contract, is one way of looking at it. Essentially, the belief is that deep playoff runs the next two post-seasons will more than pay for itself at the end of 2013 when they get a new t.v. contract. From the, you have to spend money to make money school of business. But look at the Angels, trading for Greinke, the Vernon Wells contract, Wilson, Pujols, the presence of Trout and Trumbo, Weaver, etc. It's all about the two LA teams becoming NY/BOS West Coast Version.

Game Over. Five feet away from being very interesting there in the 9th. But not to be. Angels look dead in the water. Now just have to worry about TB, Balt and Oak, along with the Tiggers.

For example, there are probably 25-30 Rios line-outs or frozen ropes.... Beckham's probably been robbed 10 times this season. A couple of homers taken away at the fence.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 26, 2012 -> 01:04 PM) Let's face it guys. Detroit bought itself a pennant. If we somehow win this division, Robin is manager of the century and some folks in the game threads will own him a case of beer. That, and they had the talent to acquire Cabrera at the same time when we didn't. But yeah, to have the ability to compete all year without Victor Martinez is impressive. Dirks and Berry have really risen to the occasion, along with Austin Jackson. You can argue they have four superstar players and Scherzer definitely has the ability to be one (3 ERA in his last 14 starts, leading MLB in K's).

QUOTE (Cerbaho-WG @ Aug 26, 2012 -> 12:58 PM) They have no bullpen, and outside of Weaver and Wilson, their starting rotation is awful. I don't see them winning the wild card/ I'm not sure that Greinke is awful, but he hasn't been as good as advertised, that's for sure.

So much for that Angels/Tigers game. 4-1. back to back Fielder and D. Young homers.