Less than 12 hours away and no gamethread...

 

You guys are slipping.

Franklin vs. Buehrle

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Ryan Franklin vs. Sox (2004 stats)     Mark Buehrle vs. Mariners (2004 stats)
2 starts                               2 starts
1-1 record                             2-0 record
7.59 ERA                               3.00 ERA
1.97 WHIP                              1.33 WHIP
.349 BAA                               .327 BAA
10.2 IP                                15.0 IP
15 H                                   18 H
9 R                                    5 R
9 ER                                   5 ER
4 HR                                   0 HR
6 BB                                   2 BB
5 K                                    5 SO

Let's win the series right here!!!

I have to give other people a chance to make em too Cheat!!

The Sox are now 3-0 when I make the Gameday thread!

 

Go Buehrle, lets sweep these asshats!

I have much hate for Seattle, thanks to 2000

Mark B will come up big today!!

I'm going

woot

 

See ya there! First game of the season for me (and Brain suggested it...I think the end of the world is upon us lol).

See ya there!  First game of the season for me (and Brain suggested it...I think the end of the world is upon us lol).

i woke up this morning, and my dads like, wanna go to the sox game!? of course i was like hell ya! lol , if anyone sees me in my retro sox jersey with the cursive White Sox across the chest, say hello!

MB to give us the series W...I like our chances

 

Let's get to Franklin early and often and let MB flick on cruise control.

Edited April 16, 200521 yr by WHarris1

Any game info? What channel is it on?

1:05 on WGN

1:05 on WGN

3rd game I get to actually watch.

anyone else notice that we are only tied for 1st with the twins, they have quietly won 5 in a row

anyone else notice that we are only tied for 1st with the twins, they have quietly won 5 in a row

 

Yeah. It's funny how this division is. It's early, you can't disregard that, but the Sox and Twins are already have a 3 game cushion on everyone else in the division.

i woke up this morning, and my dads like, wanna go to the sox game!? of course i was like hell ya! lol , if anyone sees me in my retro sox jersey with the cursive White Sox across the chest, say hello!

So all your whining for nothing, huh?? I'm leaving right now to go to the cell.

Sorry for the late game notes. It's Saturday, my day to sleep in.

 

Buehrle takes aim at second victory

Seattle (5-5) at White Sox (7-3), 1:05 p.m. CT

 

The White Sox look for two victories in a row Saturday afternoon and have the right man for the job on the mound in Mark Buehrle.

 

Buehrle won the season opener against Cleveland with eight shutout innings, but lost a battle with Minnesota's Johan Santana last Sunday night. The left-hander has pitched well in his career against Seattle, but has struggled against Bret Boone. The Seattle second baseman has two home runs and four RBIs in head-to-head battles with Buehrle.

 

Left fielder Scott Podsednik still is day-to-day with his right groin strain, but the White Sox could use some left-handed hitting help against Ryan Franklin. The Seattle right-hander has limited Jermaine Dye to two hits in 20 career at-bats, Joe Crede to one hit in 13 at-bats and even Carl Everett to one hit in 10 at-bats.

 

Seattle has lost its last seven games played at U.S. Cellular Field.

 

Pitching matchup

CWS: LHP Mark Buehrle

• 1-1, 3.00 ERA in 2005

• 2-0, 3.00 in 2004 vs. SEA

 

SEA: RHP Ryan Franklin

• 1-0, 2.13 ERA in 2005

• 1-1, 7.59 in 2004 vs. CWS

 

Player to watch

Paul Konerko finished the recent six-game road trip with three hits in 23 at-bats, all three of those hits going for home runs. Konerko hit his fourth Thursday night in Cleveland and should have a chance to add to that total against Franklin. For his career, Konerko has nine hits in 25 at-bats against the Seattle right-hander, with two home runs and six RBIs.

 

Quotable

"That was the biggest key for me. When Ichiro gets on base, he's so quick and such a good player and so smart about what he's doing, that if you keep him off base, it becomes the key to doing well vs. this team. He's what fires them." -- starting and winning pitcher Jon Garland on keeping Ichiro Suzuki hitless for his first three at-bats Friday.

 

On television

• CWS: WGN-TV

• SEA: KSTW

 

On radio

• CWS: ESPN Radio, AM 1000

• SEA: KOMO

 

Quick hits

Garland has a 5-1 career record against Seattle, with a 2.69 ERA. ... Everett has hit safely in eight of his last nine games after his fifth-inning single Friday. His streak of driving in at least one run per game ended at six games. ... Dye entered Friday's action hitting .136 (3-for-22) lifetime against Joel Pineiro, but homered off the right-hander in the sixth. ... Crede has hit in six straight games. ... The White Sox have a 3-1 record at home, 4-2 record at night and are 1-0 on this current five-game homestand. They are 1-0 against the American League West.

 

On deck

• Sunday: vs. Mariners, 2:05 p.m. CT

• Monday: vs. Twins, 7:05 p.m. CT

• Tuesday: vs. Twins, 7:05 p.m. CT

 

Timo's in left and Widger is catching, batting 8th. Crede is in the 9 hole, according to the Score.

Pierzynski not in there vs. Franklin ... that's odd.

Pierzynski not in there vs. Franklin ... that's odd.

Even worse he's not in there with Buehrle. They seem to work well together.

Pierzynski not in there vs. Franklin ... that's odd.

 

 

More than likely it's because it's a day game after a night game.

The rest of today's lineups:

 

M's:

 

Ichiro RF

Winn LF

Beltre 3B

Boone 2b

Ibanez DH

Spiezio 1B

Bloomquist CF

Wilson c

Valdez SS

 

Sox:

Perez LF

Iguchi 2B

Everett DH

Konerko 1B

Dye RF

Rowand CF

Uribe SS

Widger C

Crede 3B

Edited April 16, 200521 yr by robinventura23

Oh hell yes, I didnt even realize the game was on WGN today!! Man this is awesome!!

1st pitch in about 2 minutes

Ichiro cheats

I'm not a fan of Willie, but he deserves to be playing today either for Timo or Iguchi.

I'm not a fan of Willie, but he deserves to be playing today either for Timo or Iguchi.

 

I think Willie should be playing too, but as long as we win I dont really care who is playing