October 18, 200520 yr if this series goes seven, it'll be such a blessing for the white sox in terms of f***ing over the opponents rotation. I'm so happy it went at least six, because if it ended at 5 the Astros were going to be able to set their rotation any way they wanted to.
October 18, 200520 yr I wish the Astros would have won yesterday just so they could have set their rotation. The Sox can beat them no matter what, so having them at their best would be even sweeter.
October 18, 200520 yr QUOTE(Greg Hibbard @ Oct 18, 2005 -> 08:16 AM) if this series goes seven, it'll be such a blessing for the white sox in terms of f***ing over the opponents rotation. I'm so happy it went at least six, because if it ended at 5 the Astros were going to be able to set their rotation any way they wanted to. while i want to face the 'stros, not the cards, i cant agree with you more. i hope this series goes to 7 games and they play another 18 inning game like the braves-'stros did. the more they play, the more rested we will be.
October 18, 200520 yr LOL, u know what? Top of the ninth last night, 2 on, Astros lead 4-2, Pujols comes up, and I'm thinking "Ok, Pujols, time to prove how valuable you are." And lookie what happened
October 18, 200520 yr That was unreal, 2 outs, Houston fans going nuts. Hit to eckstein, walk to edmonds and then, "uh-oh, buh bye!".
October 18, 200520 yr that was a shot he hit. Holy s***. Did you see the look on Andy Pettitte's face.
October 18, 200520 yr I was so happy when he hit that shot, because at least that's less rest for our oponent. I'm still not sure who I want to win the NLCS. There's postive/negatives on both teams. One thing I know I want it to go 7 games.
October 18, 200520 yr One thing's for sure, if the 'Stros win, Oswalt will not pitch Game 1. It's the lesser of two evils.
October 18, 200520 yr The series will end by Wednesday, meaning they'll get 2 full days of rest before game 1. I want the series to end...because either way, we'll be facing Carpenter in game 1, or we'll be facing Oswalt, Pettitte, and Clemens 6 times. There's no way around it really.
October 18, 200520 yr QUOTE(Heads22 @ Oct 18, 2005 -> 10:52 AM) That. Ball. Was. CRUSHED. I was sitting there during the Edmonds at bat thinking "Lidge, if you want to win this game, you cannot let Pujols come up unless Edmonds beats you with the bat." He let Pujols come up. The walk killed him. Just sitting there watching it...I think that ball actually vaporized for a brief period. One of my more enjoyable calls off the bat is just to say "Boom" right when it's hit. I did it a couple times for Konerko, Thomas and Crede this year. That one got one hell of a boom. Didn't even need to see the rest of the footage. Could have changed the channel right there.
October 18, 200520 yr Man I feel sorry for those Houston fans. The shock of it all. Reminded me of a certain inning at Wrigley in '03 for its brutality. Man if they choke after that that's gonna be like the Bartman moment in Houston sports history, or the Buckner play. Ouch.
October 18, 200520 yr I want 7 games and extra inning to boot would make Clemens have 1 start in WS and kill the pen.
October 18, 200520 yr QUOTE(WSoxMatt @ Oct 18, 2005 -> 02:12 PM) Rest means nothing...LAA had ZERO rest and beat us in Game 1 why is this in green its true what you just said, and rest doesnt mean anything
October 18, 200520 yr QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Oct 18, 2005 -> 02:32 PM) The series will end by Wednesday, meaning they'll get 2 full days of rest before game 1. The game could go to Thursday. They get today off.
October 18, 200520 yr QUOTE(ChWRoCk2 @ Oct 18, 2005 -> 02:47 PM) why is this in green its true what you just said, and rest doesnt mean anything He's sort of suggesting that rest can actually be quite useful...because once LAA won that first game, they sort of lost 4 more.
October 18, 200520 yr QUOTE(mkalk @ Oct 18, 2005 -> 04:53 PM) The game could go to Thursday. They get today off. I was thinking today was Monday for some reason. Thank you. The point still holds true, atleast it very well could/should...at the very least, we'll get Pettitte, Clemens, and Oswalt 5 times at the very least, and we'd still have to face Carpenter twice. I like our chances against either team...but I'd honestly prefer Houston, just because their offense is pretty much homer or bust...you keep them in the yard, and they are beatable. St. Louis on the other hand has versatility offensively...atleast more than Houston...and I happen to think their bullpen is better than Houston's. What could be fun is that it could set up a potential Mulder-Buehrle matchup, if St. Louis wins the next 2 and Ozzie goes with Buehrle in game 2...unless of course, LaRussa goes with Suppan in game 2.
October 19, 200520 yr QUOTE(mkalk @ Oct 18, 2005 -> 03:53 PM) The game could go to Thursday. They get today off. If Astros win in 6 Saturday: Clemens (on 6 days rest) Sunday: Pettite (on 5 days rest) Tuesday: Oswalt (on 5 days rest) Wednesday: Backe Thursday: Clemens Saturday: Pettite Sunday: Oswalt If Astros win in 7 Saturday: Pettite (On 4 days rest) Sunday: Backe Tuesday: Oswalt (On 5 days rest) Wednesday: Clemens (on 5 days rest) Thursday: Pettite Saturday: Backe Sunday: Oswalt Go cards push it to 7
October 19, 200520 yr I think that one of the biggest reasons STL got swept last year was because they could not properly order their rotation for the WS, while BOS was lucky, since the order it pitched in the ALCS was exactly the one they wanted for the WS. I've heard Steve Stone and I've heard Bob Brenly say that it is a huge advantage to be able to set your rotation.
October 19, 200520 yr QUOTE(LVSoxFan @ Oct 18, 2005 -> 03:06 PM) Man I feel sorry for those Houston fans. The shock of it all. Reminded me of a certain inning at Wrigley in '03 for its brutality. Man if they choke after that that's gonna be like the Bartman moment in Houston sports history, or the Buckner play. Ouch. nonsense...nothing tops the steve bartman play. THe only play that will top the bartman would be a white sox world series winner.
October 19, 200520 yr QUOTE(Wedge @ Oct 18, 2005 -> 08:05 PM) I think that one of the biggest reasons STL got swept last year was because they could not properly order their rotation for the WS, while BOS was lucky, since the order it pitched in the ALCS was exactly the one they wanted for the WS. I've heard Steve Stone and I've heard Bob Brenly say that it is a huge advantage to be able to set your rotation. The Sox have proved that twice already in the playoffs thus far.
October 19, 200520 yr QUOTE(KeithFranklin @ Oct 18, 2005 -> 06:46 PM) If Astros win in 6 Saturday: Clemens (on 6 days rest) Sunday: Pettite (on 5 days rest) Tuesday: Oswalt (on 5 days rest) Wednesday: Backe Thursday: Clemens Saturday: Pettite Sunday: Oswalt If Astros win in 7 Saturday: Pettite (On 4 days rest) Sunday: Backe Tuesday: Oswalt (On 5 days rest) Wednesday: Clemens (on 5 days rest) Thursday: Pettite Saturday: Backe Sunday: Oswalt Go cards push it to 7 Sounds good to me.
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