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WHITE SUX...as usual, taunting their fans but failing to come through in the clutch these past 3 seasons. Two West Coast games are in the 9th inning now. Crazy game. Can Crain actually escape this now? Konerko leading off the bottom of the 13th.

Insane in the MemCrain. What a crappy way for the White Sox to give this game away. Ohman already contributed, so might as well have the walks be the final nail in the coffin as well.

Z. Stewart appearance looming....

Even Brandon Allen hit a triple tonight. 983 OPS for the A's so far in 2011. Sookie Stackhouse? Is she related to Jerry?

Kotsay text message to DJ and Farmer: "Are you guys having fun?" At least someone has a sense of humor about the Sox...

Sookie or Snooki? I'd watch Man-Soo Lee streaking if it meant going over .500 for once this season.

Once again, WE SUCK WITH RISP. We already get that White Sox. You've been proving this point endlessly, all season long.

Choo has now run 2.67 miles in RF. How many extra base hits can you have in a single game without winning? 10 right now, only 7 runs. Of course, not "timely" XB hits. Prediction....single to RF will get Morel thrown out at home by Choo and extend into 13th inning.

Beckham...just retire with Zambrano. Or at least until the White Sox hire a new hitting coach.

I hope the fans start booing Beckham as well if he K's to start this inning. He deserves it tonight.

Why didn't Morel take that one? C'mon, Brent. Be a leader on that infield. You made it a really really tough play for Tyler there.

Odd of this run scoring for CLE, approximinately 91% Farmer still can't believe that Rios didn't score. So that's 3 of the triples that didn't score. Only EIGHT on the season coming into tonight.

Crain has been, at best, erratic recently. You can never have a good feeling about winning a baseball game after what just happened there.

QUOTE (onedude @ Aug 16, 2011 -> 11:20 PM) isn't brent supposedly the fastest guy on the team as well? More or less...between him and DeAza.

Thornton will definitely give up a homer here. Inevitably, he tires in his 2nd or 3rd inning of work. Probably putting in Crain. Stewart's not going to survive the middle of their order.

Thornton will definitely give up a homer here. Inevitably, he tires in his 2nd or 3rd inning of work. Probably putting in Crain. Stewart's not going to survive the middle of their order.

Where is Lillibridge going there? JUST STUPID STUPID STUPID BASEBALL. We really don't deserve to win this game. The Indians have withstood 17 hits and 5 triples.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 16, 2011 -> 11:14 PM) I'm shocked he hit a ground ball to 3rd baseman. That has happened at least 33% of the time this season. Luckily it wasn't a double play ball. 1920 the last time they had five triples. The year after the Black Sox team.

Ramirez is ALMOST as bad as Beckham in this situation. He had an absolute cookie to get the ball in the air or hit it out and he missed it. Now you have the sense that we might not even score...and there will be no recovering from leaving Rios at 3B. 17 versus 9 hits.

5 triples in one night. 1908? Last time with 4 was 1973.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Aug 16, 2011 -> 11:08 PM) The only one I can think of is the one against the Pirates I think when they threw the intentional walk pitch over the catcher, and we scored and won. Pirates or Angels?

Have to win this game now before we face the meat of their order again in the 12th. Rios walk-off? He better, because his few remaining fans never want to see him play for the White Sox again after tonight.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 16, 2011 -> 11:02 PM) Only two, thanks to Alexei both times Does that count the balk-off against Aaron Crow? Or that was in KC? EDIT: Haha, had to be a home game to end it.

Typical Matt Thornton runner in scoring position. Nobody kills the ball off him (except Jim Thome) but he always seems to find ways to put runners on base this season.

Of course. And then there's the excitement of Rios leading off the bottom of the 11th to look forward to.