June 17, 200421 yr have yet to start game thread so here goes... GO SOX!!! Time to take this series and bring home a trophy...
June 17, 200421 yr Author White Sox need bats to heat up 06/16/2004 11:58 PM ET By Scott Merkin / MLB.com Paul Konerko has the perfect remedy to get over Wednesday's shutout defeat, the team's third such loss of the season and first since May 13 in the first game of a doubleheader against Baltimore. Come out Thursday and get the offense going against Florida ace Josh Beckett. "The best thing we can do about this one is get it out of our minds as quick as we can," Konerko said. "Just tip your hat (to Pavano), and that's it. Go home and go get them tomorrow." Esteban Loaiza gets the start against Beckett, who comes off the disabled list for Thursday's trip to the mound. The White Sox right-hander has won his last three decisions and owns a 3.74 earned run average over his last six starts. Loaiza sits three wins away from 100 for his career. Chicago starts the night one-half game behind Minnesota in the Central. The Twins rallied to beat Montreal in 10 innings Wednesday. Pitching matchup FLA: RHP Josh Beckett 4-4, 4.06 ERA in 2004 Has never faced the White Sox CHI: RHP Esteban Loaiza 5-4, 4.18 ERA in 2004 Did not face Marlins in 2003 2-5, 7.30 lifetime vs. FLA Players to watch After a rough month in which his average dropped below .210, third baseman Joe Crede is starting to come to life. Crede doubled Wednesday against Carl Pavano and has six hits in his last 11 at-bats. Crede has scored eight runs in the past six games. Frank Thomas also should be back in the lineup Thursday, carrying a stretch of four home runs in his last three games. Quotable "I feel like I'm throwing the ball pretty well. It's how things go some times. I'm in one of those streaks where things aren't going my way." --White Sox pitcher Scott Schoeneweis, who lost for the fourth time Wednesday in his last five decisions On the Internet: MLB.TV Gameday Audio Gameday Official game notes On television: CHI: Fox Sports Net FLA: Fox Sports Net On radio: CHI: ESPN Radio 1000 FLA: 560 WQAM, 1140 AM WQBA Quick hits Carlos Lee's hitting streak ended at a career-high 28 games. Lee broke the franchise record previously held by Albert Belle (1997) and Luke Appling (1936) with a 10th-inning double on Tuesday. ... Schoeneweis' third-inning double was the first extra-base hit by a White Sox pitcher since James Baldwin tripled against St. Louis on July 17, 1999. ... Crede has six hits in his last 11 at-bats. ... Jon Adkins has allowed one run over his last seven games. ... The White Sox are 4-3 in Interleague Play. They are 14-15 on the road, 1-1 on this current six-game road trip and 18-16 at night. ... The White Sox were 27-34 after 61 games in 2003, and in third place, 8 1/2 games out of first. On deck Friday: at Expos, 6:05 p.m. CT Saturday: at Expos, 6:05 p.m. CT Sunday: at Expos, 12:05 p.m. CT Monday: vs. Indians, 7:05 p.m. CT Tuesday: vs. Indians, 7:05 p.m. CT Wednesday: vs. Indians, 7:05 p.m. CT
June 17, 200421 yr i hope this game isnt as boring as the last one where i ended up voting for frank in the all star ballots 50 times because he was the only white sox player not involved in the shutout :banghead
June 17, 200421 yr The bats are coming out tonight. I'd like to see a line-up without Jose, just for a night. Put Uribe at SS, Harris at 2B, Rowand in CF. I think we're going to kill them tonight. I just sort of have that feeling.
June 17, 200421 yr Beckett has yet to figure out how to dominate in the regular season like he did in the postseason last year. Lets hope he doesn't put it together tonight. Go Sox! Another big game tonight Astros vs. Cubs (Oswalt vs. Rusch) :fthecubs
June 17, 200421 yr Author Is Loaiza really 5-4? My sig says 7-3 with a 4.05 ERA lol...must be a mistake by chisox.com/mlb.com. the web site has him at 7-3 with a 4.05 on the schedule on the first page but has 5-4 and whatever the era is in this story. by the way, here is the link to the story--they have yet to correct it...
June 17, 200421 yr Beckett is only scheduled to pitch four or five innings tonight. If we struggle, we know we'll be seeing that Fishy Bullpen!
June 17, 200421 yr If we struggle, we know we'll be seeing that Fishy Bullpen! That's what I'm hoping for.
June 17, 200421 yr What's the lineup? 1. Timo Perez CF 2. Timo Perez 2B 3. Timo Perez RF 4. Timo Perez LF 5. Timo Perez SS 6. Paul Konerko 1B 7. Timo Perez 3B 8. Timo Perez C 9. Esteban Loaiza P
June 17, 200421 yr I am fine wiht Timo, Willie sucks royally lately. Plus he is showing he is pissed off on the field, last night he snapped his bat on a foul ball.
June 17, 200421 yr I dunno CBS Sportsline showed all Beckets pitches to TImo right down the middle for the most part
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