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Well, that's ONE way to solve the hitting with RISP issues. Just hit homers at USCF. AJ just missed a double there...close to a homer.

Konerko is alive, 22 homers, ties Alexei with 66 RBI's. Yet another homer surrendered by Chen, that's around 30 now on the season.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 8, 2012 -> 04:45 PM) Good quick 6th for Sale. 101 pitches through 6. Retired his last 10. Personally I'd pull him now because of who we face next time out, but Robin probably has him start the 7th. Struggling Francouer, Lefty Moustakas, Switch Pena Ventura will DEFINITELY be tempted, since he's put down 10 in a row.

Sale will end the game (theoretically) with 6 K's, 101 pitches. Ending on a string retiring 10 batters in a row. Should be 9-2, ERA of around 1.70 at home this season. Crain was warming up in the bullpen.

QUOTE (Jake @ Sep 8, 2012 -> 04:32 PM) T-Flow 2012 Except Lilly really faded in the 2nd half of the season, and Tyler's been a breath of fresh air defensively as well as the fact that HOPEFULLY we'll be in the playoffs at the end of this year, whereas last year in many respects was even worse than 2007 for Sox fans.

QUOTE (EvilJester99 @ Sep 8, 2012 -> 04:29 PM) Yeah I got a new found respect for Hawk again after listening to this and the Fox broadcast when we played the Tigers earlier as well... That Saturday game the prior time we were getting swept by Detroit...the Verlander/Sale match-up, that SUCKED. The White Sox might as well not have existed. Already they were predicting the Tigers would run away with the division, as that was the time they passed us to get up 1/2 game and would go on to win Sunday to go up 1 1/2. Short-lived, both times.

QUOTE (Jake @ Sep 8, 2012 -> 04:28 PM) T-Flow > Javy Vasquez T-Flow/Youk/Santos Rodriguez > Javy/Lillibridge Haha.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 8, 2012 -> 04:26 PM) For anyone who thinks Hawk sucks as an announcer, go back and listen to the Fox call of that last diving play by Moustakous. It was a great play, it sounded like he was calling a routine play at best. The Royals' radio team went crazy on that play.

Flowers continuing to put on a full-court press for starting catcher job in 2013. For some odd reason, the Royals' announcers said a majority of the people they're talking to around the Sox are predicting AJ won't be here next year. Take it FWIW. Tyler all the way up to a .748 OPS. Didn't dream it was possible after watching him in sporadic playing time the first 3-4 months.

Sox dugout getting all over the home plate umpire (Carlson?) again after that K call against Rios. Parent already ejected for arguing in the 3rd.

1st 1-2-3 inning for Sale so far. Picked up 2 K's, 4 on the game. 79 pitches through the 4th.

Ramirez on fire now. 363 with batters in scoring position. 3rd in the AL. Passed Konerko again in the RBI race. 14/70 for a 200 average as a team in our current stretch with RISP. Konerko still somehow 9th in the AL Batting Race after fading so badly. 14/72 with RISP, .194 Thanks, Paulie.

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Sep 8, 2012 -> 04:02 PM) The play wasn't even close. How would you know? Aren't you blacked out? From the Royals crew watching it over and over again 3 times and thinking he probably was out. Just missed a homer, then almost the victim of Gordon's great throwing arm there. 3/21 now with a homer against Chen for Beckham, almost 2 homers. 13-69 with RISP, failed to advance the runner as well.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 8, 2012 -> 04:02 PM) It's the Angel Hernandez crew...they always suck The Pena DP ball that he his before the "real" one? It was off his foot.

Very questionable ball/strike call there against Escobar which caused a 10 pitch AB and then the call at the plate. Sale at 66 pitches. Will be lucky to get through 5. Which exposes the Sox bullpen while Chen cruises through 7 and 8 and they can save their 2-3 best relievers.

60+ pitches already. tie game...close play at the plate. Butler comes through again vs. the Sox. What new? Sale entered 8-2, 1.74 ERA at home this year. Hasn't give up more than 3 runs at home all season. Probably was out at home...Royals' crew isn't even convinced that he was safe. Had another strike call against Escobar that missed by an inch. Rios took 1 1/2 steps before he threw that ball. Not sure why...but it cost them. SIGH.

Flowers with 49 K's in 123 AB's. About as easy an inning as possible for Cy Chen. AJ hit the ball hard but right to Cain in CF.

14/34, .424 AJ against CHEN. Whoa.

Got a fastball up to 94. Not many swings and misses on Sale pitches today. Almost all foul balls, maybe one swing and a miss, heading for 40+ pitches through 2. Thankfully tailor-made DP 6-4-3 gets them out of the inning. Sale's "weariness" and innings pitched seems to be the topic of conversation with all scouts regarding Sale/Strasburg.

Foul ball signal after what looked like a double play ball...chopped off Pena's foot, apparently.

Third consecutive 2-0 count goes against Sale. Moustakas rips a ball to RCF, 1st and 3rd, trend of giving back the lead over and over and over again seems to be playing to form.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 8, 2012 -> 03:21 PM) Ho hum, Viciedo crushes the soft-tossing LHP! The problem is that Marty34 will use this as further evidence that Viciedo should ONLY play against LHP. 20 HR, 60 RBI's for Dayan. Heading for around 25 HR, 68-74 RBI's. Certainly not a bad season, and some of those homers have been huge. Perez killing the Sox as well this season. 13 game hitting streak. Sale getting behind in the count yet again. Grounds a single through the left side of the INF. High towering pop-up to short LF...Viciedo calls off Olmedo and Ramirez. Chris got down in the count 2-0 AGAIN.

Rios K's in an extended at-bat. Almost 30 homers surrendered by Chen this season.

Blacked out in China at 4:23 am, lol. I might be the only one of 1.5+ billion attempting to access this game from MLB.tv, but no dice. Gameday Audio.

Viciedo oppo field homer to deep right. 1-0 White Sox. Hitting 3rd for the first time this season. White Sox only team with 5 players at 20 HR, only team in the majors like this. YOUK not too far off from accomplishing it as well if he has a hot SEPT. 8/39 in career for Konerko against Chen. Hitting with a 995 OPS against fastballs this season.