Guest JimH Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 The bullpen is a little taxed for tonite. Politte is available, Cotts should be able to go, Marte is fresh. Vizcaino probably needs a day off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 Lets take 2nd game and keep Twins down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 Tonight's game is a big one. If we can 4 out of 5 from the tWins, those games will go a long way in September. They won't mean much when we start playing them head to head again in August, but they do count quite a bit in the standings. Let's go "get 'er done". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUKE_CLEVELAND Posted April 19, 2005 Author Share Posted April 19, 2005 QUOTE(JimH @ Apr 19, 2005 -> 09:08 AM) The bullpen is a little taxed for tonite. Politte is available, Cotts should be able to go, Marte is fresh. Vizcaino probably needs a day off.   Duque has to go at least 6 complete IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUGGERNAUT Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 Great stuff for the rivalry: Â Gardenhire on AJ: ''He's a talker, a really funny guy. 'When Shannon Stewart fouled one off his knee, A.J. kept saying, 'Wear it, kid! Wear it!. That was my guy who was hurt, but I couldn't help but laugh. It was our turn to laugh at A.J. when a foul tip knocked his mask off. We were yelling, 'Wear it, A.J.! Wear it!' ' Â AJ's slumped to 214A (566 OPS) but stats aren't everything. He blocked some important pitches in the dirt last night that might have given the Twins the edge. We all know what he's going to give us bat wise over the season, so anything he gives us defense wise is a bonus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 I see damaso being able to go at least 2 innings tonight, and Cliff will see some action for sure. I think the bullpen will be just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AddisonStSox Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Apr 18, 2005 -> 11:25 PM) Worst.Catchphrase.Evar. Â Excellent catch-phrase. Â War the White Sox sweep. Â War the Blue Collar Comedy Crew. Â I'm out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUGGERNAUT Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 (edited) For those who don't think Pods presence on the base pads can disrupt a pitcher, Â Contreras: "The play with the balk got me out of focus. I was a little lost after that." Â The little things that happen in a game can make a BIG difference. I felt the balk was a bad call. He may have slipped off the rubber but he still continued his delivery. It was a nit-picky call that gave the Twinkees a run. A team that doesn't need charity runs. Â What shouldn't be overlooked last night is the Sox new middle IF (Guch + Uribe) & how it helped to bail out a struggling Contreras. Contreras: ''I couldn't dominate my zone, and my splitter was not working at all today. The slider wasn't hitting the spots, and I couldn't find my fastball. I couldn't find the zone.'' Â Yet if the balk is not called he was still in line for a quality start. It's a very good sign for the months to come when Contreras basically battles through a start in which he has nothing. In the past that would be chalked up as a poor start but because of new defense he was able to labor through it. That defense is built upon Crede-Uribe-Guch-Koney. Now maybe Koney can be replaced by Gload to save some bucks in the years to come. But Crede is proving more important. Last night he made a good play to save runs that was near 3B. That increased his ZR. He's usually weak along the bag but possibly the strongest 3B in the league for anything hit in front of the bag. Â But please don't tell Boras any of this. Edited April 19, 2005 by JUGGERNAUT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshot7 Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 QUOTE(AddisonStSox @ Apr 19, 2005 -> 07:55 AM) Excellent catch-phrase.  War the White Sox sweep.  War the Blue Collar Comedy Crew.  I'm out.  God, I hate Jim Rome (Tiny Tim). How dumb are his catchphrases... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T R U Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 QUOTE(Jabroni @ Apr 19, 2005 -> 12:03 AM) Your chances have increased just by the mere fact that we have not had a sweep in 4 straight series. Sooner or later, it will HAVE to happen.  I can guarantee you that we will sweep this series if we win today...  Garland goes tomorrow and theres no way he loses, hes the man to end the streak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasywheels121 Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 QUOTE(T R U @ Apr 19, 2005 -> 12:23 PM) I can guarantee you that we will sweep this series if we win today... Garland goes tomorrow and theres no way he loses, hes the man to end the streak  Umm...this is only a 2 game series.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T R U Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Apr 19, 2005 -> 11:25 AM) Umm...this is only a 2 game series.... Â Well nevermind then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakes Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 QUOTE(gettysburg32 @ Apr 19, 2005 -> 08:36 AM) Was it the same guy that had the "DRINK BEER" sign? Â I was wondering if anyone else saw that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IlliniKrush Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 (edited) Steve and I are coming up from Champaign. Here's hoping my record at games this year isn't 5-10 Edited April 19, 2005 by IlliniKrush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sec159row2 Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 QUOTE(T R U @ Apr 19, 2005 -> 11:23 AM) I can guarantee you that we will sweep this series if we win today... Garland goes tomorrow and theres no way he loses, hes the man to end the streak  with a comment like this you've just made all your posts suspect... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shagar69 Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 Is this game gonna be on in Champagin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodAsGould Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 QUOTE(JUGGERNAUT @ Apr 19, 2005 -> 04:09 PM) What shouldn't be overlooked last night is the Sox new middle IF (Guch + Uribe) & how it helped to bail out a struggling Contreras. Contreras: ''I couldn't dominate my zone, and my splitter was not working at all today. The slider wasn't hitting the spots, and I couldn't find my fastball. I couldn't find the zone.'' Â Â Dont forget Crede.... I think he was involved in a couple of those double plays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakes Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Apr 19, 2005 -> 02:41 PM) Dont forget Crede.... I think he was involved in a couple of those double plays. Â Crede had a great defensive game yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 So under which category does this game apply? We are 4-0 in the game two's of series, yet 0-4 when going for a sweep. Something's gotta give. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxman35 Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 got to go like now got to be at the game before opening pitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 I'm out also.. have a good one guys.. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aboz56 Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 El Duque’s first start of the season at the Cell. Hoping that the Sox can finally sweep even though it’s a two game series.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodAsGould Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 what channel is the game on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aboz56 Posted April 19, 2005 Share Posted April 19, 2005 QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Apr 19, 2005 -> 06:10 PM) what channel is the game on? CSN+ I believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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