Exactly

 

Also another reason to like this World Series.

 

2005 payrolls

 

But - but - but -- I thought there's no parity in baseball? I thought that you needed a $150 million dollar payroll to win a championship?

 

:rolly

Thank you Tim McCarver.

 

:rolly

 

LOL

 

That was very much a McCarverism attempt. Glad someone caught it.

But - but - but -- I thought there's no parity in baseball?  I thought that you needed a $150 million dollar payroll to win a championship?

 

:rolly

If you combine the payroll of the Astros and the White Sox in 05, you end up at roughly $153 million or so.

Well, we're a little bit early for ACDC lyrics...so here's some fresh blood to keep us entertained until H-Hour.

 

Just a small town girl, livin' in a lonely world

She took the midnight train goin' anywhere

Just a city boy, born and raised in south Detroit

He took the midnight train goin' anywhere

 

A singer in a smokey room

A smell of wine and cheap perfume

For a smile they can share the night

It goes on and on and on and on

 

Strangers waiting, up and down the boulevard

Their shadows searching in the night

Streetlight people, living just to find emotion

Hiding, somewhere in the night

 

Working hard to get my fill,

everybody wants a thrill

Payin' anything to roll the dice,

just one more time

Some will win, some will lose

Some were born to sing the blues

Oh, the movie never ends

It goes on and on and on and on

 

(chorus)

 

Don't stop believin'

Hold on to the feelin'

Streetlight people

Just a little over 4 hours...

 

Pods, LF

Iguchi, 2B

Dye, RF

Konerko, 1B

Everett, DH

Rowand, CF

AJ, CF

Crede, 3B

Uribe, SS

 

Contreras, SP

 

Let's get 4 more guys.

 

Just a little over 4 hours...

 

Pods, LF

Iguchi, 2B

Dye, RF

Konerko, 1B

Everett, DH

Rowand, CF

AJ, CF

Crede, 3B

Uribe, SS

 

Contreras, SP

 

Let's get 4 more guys.

 

   

Right now I am as nervous as a hooker waiting to go to confession. I can't believe I am going to watch something I never thought I would see in my life time tonight. Well, it is 5'oclock somewhere. That will cure some of it. However, Clemens scares me. The clubhouse manager needs to slip him some Ex Lax.

For those of you in Chicago what's the weather like right now and whats the forecast for gametime? Thanks.

For those of you in Chicago what's the weather like right now  and whats the forecast for gametime? Thanks.

 

Upper 40's with some scattered rain possible. Today, it is the coldest that it has been Chicago in a while.

What can I add? My heart has been beating faster the last couple days. My first Sox memories are of the 1983 team. From there through the night when I was terrified the Sox were moving to Florida, the last year in old Comiskey, all the near misses in the 90's, cheering at Comiskey with my friends in the middle of another late summer Cleveland-Chicago division race, following the Sox by radio from many states away, listening in Chicago to that unbelievable win over the Twins just after Jurassic and Alomar joined the team, and the mounting anticipation of this amazing season, we've all been waiting for today.

 

Now let's get this DONE!!! Starting today -- we've got to Clemens before, and Jose, use all your pitches, and we'll cut one more win off the 11. Go Sox!!!

ive been waiting for this for years and the next 3 hours will be the slowest 3 hours in my life.

Yea i know it's nerve recking, but this gamethread will have about 100 pages after tonight is over

Edited October 22, 200520 yr by BMac41

I can't believe that this is happening! The Sox are in the World Series, starting tonight!

 

I've got the beer and snacks stockpiled.

 

Complete lineups:

Houston Astros
Craig Biggio 2B ---
Willy Taveras CF ---
Lance Berkman LF ---
Morgan Ensberg 3B ---
Mike Lamb 1B ---
Jeff Bagwell DH ---
Jason Lane RF ---
Brad Ausmus C ---
Adam Everett SS ---
 Roger Clemens P (0-0 ---)


Chicago White Sox
Scott Podsednik LF ---
Tadahito Iguchi 2B ---
Jermaine Dye RF ---
Paul Konerko 1B ---
Carl Everett DH ---
Aaron Rowand CF ---
A.J. Pierzynski C ---
Joe Crede 3B ---
Juan Uribe SS ---
 Jose Contreras P (0-0 ---)

Umpires: HP: Joe West 1B: Jeff Nelson 2B: Jerry Layne 3B: Derryl Cousins LF: Gary Cederstrom RF: Angel Hernandez

Slowest. Day. Ever.

(Thunder....)

 

Does anyone know what exact time the first pitch is scheduled for?

College football is helping the time go by much faster.

The Astros lineup really scares me............NOT

The Astros lineup really scares me............NOT

Dude...stop f***ing attempting to Jinx us...the game hasn't even started yet!

Dude...stop f***ing attempting to Jinx us...the game hasn't even started yet!

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Um ok

Ok, take your seats, make sure your safety harness is locked and tight, keep all arms inside the vehicle at all times and enjoy the ride. Here we go........................

(Thunder...)

 

Come on...does anyone know the scheduled time of the first pitch?

Josh Groban is on tap to do the National Anthem tonight.

 

Liz Phair is on tap to sing "God Bless America" during the 7th inning stretch.

Those are actaully fairly big names.

 

Better than "The LoveHammers.."

 

They still can't even hold a keyboard compared to Nancy .

This is the Rocket's line from the last time, I'm pretty sure, that he faced the White Sox, 8/26/03:

New York Yankees      IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR
Clemens L(12-8)        4.2   7   9   9   4   5   4

The White Sox won 13-2. Roger gave up four homers, including a memorable slam to Thomas:

 

HR: Konerko 2 (14,2nd inning off Clemens 0 on, 2 out,8th inning off White 1 on, 0 out); Crede (16,3rd inning off Clemens 0 on, 0 out); Thomas (35,5th inning off Clemens 3 on, 1 out); Ordonez 2 (25,5th inning off Clemens 0

 

Two guys from tonight’s line up took him long. Keep this in mind during the pregame canonization of the great Roger Clemens.