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I guess it's a sign that the year has gone better than expected (so far) when the biggest debates are about the various ridiculous nicknames being bandied about...

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 7, 2012 -> 10:32 PM) I'd actually prefer the Tigers get that one....I know in the long run they are probably the better team, but I don't want anyone getting too hot...I was happy with the way that series split. Yeah. You actually worry with all the players the Indians have theoretically coming back in the coming weeks that they could start to believe (just like last year) they're going to be in it all the way to the end. 6-0 against the Tigers in the season series, including a sweep on the road...that would have been tough evidence to refute. And Detroit, even being knocked to 7 games back, there's no way they won't make a run at some point. The Twins and White Sox were about that amount behind the Royals in 2003 at the ASB and quite quickly blew past KC. It's only early June. Keeping first place feels good.

26,000 in attendance is encouraging after the 2 previous losses. Any game we draw 25-30K is a moral victory this season.

That Tigers game easily could have gone the other way had Berry not made a miraculous bases-loaded catch when he turned the wrong way on a ball blasted directly at and over his head. That ball lands, the Tigers are down 8-7 (having blown a 7-1 lead) and they're in serious trouble. They also had runners at 2nd and 3rd with only one out the following inning and escaped...Cabrera had a ball he should have thrown to 2nd for the force, he waited too long, missed the runner going for 3rd and almost ended up loading the bases except for the fact it was Marson running. And Miguel's actually been a defensive surprise on the "plus" side of the ledger for them so far, all things considered.

Giving Doyle a shot would demonstrate to the minor leaguers that even players who have been unprotected or weren't considered top prospects would get their shots eventually if they performed well. Stewart, since we acquired him, really hasn't been able to justify or defend his presence on our roster. Whether it's Doyle or Bruney, one of those guys deserves another shot for being persistent and resilient and not giving up in the face of high odds against them making it to the White Sox 25 man.

QUOTE (sunofgold @ Jun 7, 2012 -> 09:27 PM) Peavy hasn't pitched 200 innings in a long time, coming back from injury. Sale has never pitched 200 innings in ML, Danks coming bak from injury and has been ineffective, Going to a six man rotation protects your vulnerable pitchers and in this case gives you a chance to give Q some more starts. I wouldn't stay with a six rotation the rest of the season. it could also help you sort out your starters and then you can send one to the bullpen or Q back to minors. Or they throw in the towel on Humber. But starting pitching's too valuable, and experienced SP moreso. Just can't imagine trying to compete for the division relying on the likes of Quintana, Axelrod and Castro for another 4 months. Isn't that the whole reason that Hudson was dealt for Jackson?

Seems like we dodged a HUGE bullet with this win. Great job of Peavy getting his act together, the clutch hit there at the end, obviously needed this win badly.

He got a HIT?

Going to need another wild pitch here. Hudson fighting for his MLB career with this AB.

C'mon Ventura. There's ZERO reason not to PR Lillibridge now.

2 run deficit, we PR Lillibridge? But not here? Hmmmm....

Finally, a hit from Dayan. Cue Lillibridge and another caught stealing?

Thankfully, Hudson is only the White Sox version of Starling Castro, or vice-versa, but he can easily be cut loose. It would be 100X worse if the current franchise cornerstone was forgetting outs and making mental mistakes over and over again.

Well, at least Addison was able to pitch around that mistake. Let's improve our record in one run ballgames, currently a less than sterling 6-8. Need a walkoff in the worst possible way.

Pitches 6 and 8 in that sequence both got a good part of the plate but called balls.

And there we have the dreaded leadoff walk. SIGH.

Dreading a Thornton appearance with runners on base...

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jun 7, 2012 -> 07:58 PM) Visquel saved Jays a run. The ball that Dunn hit? Looked like a sure single? Be very careful with Peavy this inning, RV. He's already at 109 pitches. You'd almost rather turn it over to the bullpen, but he can perhaps quickly go 1-2-3 and give the offense a chance to get him the W.

That will help. Hopefully the momentum can swing back in our favor and we can pull this game out and salvage 1/3.

At least Konerko got a hit. And Peavy's only given up 3, it's not like he has gotten bombed out of the park, exactly. Shoddy defense, as usual, didn't help matters.

There goes 31 points off Viciedo's batting average. Well, we knew it was coming. FIRST PLACE, FIRST PLACE, FIRST PLACE, repeat no matter what happens in this game.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 7, 2012 -> 06:55 PM) How could they not give Hudson an error on that? That would have been his 4th or 5th error already, right? Not to mention a number of misplays or plays just not made that could have been...like the game we lost to the M's when we were up 7-5.

Or against the Indians. Well, only a two run deficit. There was some weird statistic where only 6 pitchers in MLB history have finished the season with a K per 9 innings pitched ratio of 3 or lower. Henderson Alvarez would be one of them if he continues at this pace. Two others, former Tigers Bill Gullickson and Nate Cornejo (2003). Hudson's too poor defensively to hold 3B, and his offense hasn't come close to counterbalancing it. Well, whatever happens, we're still in first and the Indians have to play at STL and at CINCY.

Boesch singularly embodies the Tigers' collective collapse through the first third of the season. Many envisioned a breakout season for him in the No. 2 hole in the batting order with Miguel Cabrera and Prince Fielder following him. But during this home stand, Boesch is hitting .053 (1-for-19). He couldn't get a ball out of the infield in four trips to the plate Wednesday. One barely crawled 6 inches in front of home plate. He's screwed up offensively, and the Tigers can't screw around, with each loss making the next game more precious. They should send Boesch to Toledo once Austin Jackson returns from his injury rehab assignment in Toledo, perhaps as early as the final game of a weekend series at Cincinnati. Make rookie Quintin Berry, who made another dazzling defensive play in center Wednesday, the everyday rightfielder. Boesch's roster spot is too valuable for a club scrambling for an emotional lift anywhere to waste it on a part-time designated hitter hoping to correct the flaws in his swing with extra time in the batting cage and limited at-bats. Talk about your harsh beat writers. I can't remember a time when a Sox writer called for a player to be sent down to AAA or benched like Sharp just did here. http://www.freep.com/article/20120607/COL0...ews|text|Sports

We'll find out soon enough when they launch a Bourne-themed movie without Matt Damon. It's one thing to ditch Megan Fox from Transformers or Tobey Maguire from Spider-Man, but Bale has become THE Batman of the last 20-25 years.