Kyyle23 Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Since it has been dead time and all of the theoretical posts seem to be dwindling down(hopefully), I thought it would be a good time to ask what you each feel was the best pitching performance over the course of the season. There were some pitching moments last year that will stand out in my mind forever, but for some reason the one that absolutely sticks out was June 29th. Brandon McCarthy started the game, and left with a 3-2 lead in the 7th. The game ended up being tied by a Chris Shelton triple and a sac fly off of Neal Cotts, and the next inning Cotts got into trouble and loaded the bases. Cliff Politte came in the game, and struck out Ivan Rodriguez, and induced Craig Monroe to hit into a 6-3 double play. I remember watching the game with a sick feeling in my stomach, and Politte just came in and started pumping gas all over the strikezone. Please share your favorite performance of a pitcher over the course of 2005, and I was thinking of having a "Favorite Pitching Moment of 2005" poll after a few days. Try and include the opponent and date if you can. If not, no biggie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Freddy Garcias outing against the Twins which was marred by Jaques Jones. (Aug 23) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Jon Garland against the O's at the cell. His change up to retire Miguel Tejada was one of the best pitches I have ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 QUOTE(RockRaines @ Feb 7, 2006 -> 09:38 AM) Jon Garland against the O's at the cell. His change up to retire Miguel Tejada was one of the best pitches I have ever seen. That's the one! ^^^^^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted February 7, 2006 Author Share Posted February 7, 2006 Those listed after mine were my 1A and 1B. Garlands changeup to Miguel Tejada was probably the filthiest pitch evar in the Cell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Feb 7, 2006 -> 09:57 AM) Those listed after mine were my 1A and 1B. Garlands changeup to Miguel Tejada was probably the filthiest pitch evar in the Cell. NOBODY saw it coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnB Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 QUOTE(RockRaines @ Feb 7, 2006 -> 10:06 AM) NOBODY saw it coming. the best part........after the K, he put his head down and just walked off. That was just an all-around awesome moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 QUOTE(SnB @ Feb 7, 2006 -> 10:14 AM) the best part........after the K, he put his head down and just walked off. That was just an all-around awesome moment. Ah, I cant find footage of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 I also would like to nominate MB's ejection in Baltimore as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodAsGould Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 How about we go all the way to the begining and look at Buehrle's performance vs Seattle.... I think we won that game with 2 Konerko HR's. Also the best thing about that Garland thing in Baltimore..... is his very next start he got Soriano out with the same pitch when he had runners on base and really needed the out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevHead0881 Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 (edited) QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Feb 7, 2006 -> 11:51 AM) How about we go all the way to the begining and look at Buehrle's performance vs Seattle.... I think we won that game with 2 Konerko HR's. Yes, I was waiting for somebody to mention this performance. I was at the game. Was almost pissed off cause we missed the first inning and the game was only an hour and a half long. Mark was doing his thing and I missed about two innings while I was at a concession stand. Basically saw about 45 minutes worth of baseball. DAMN YOU MARK BUEHRLE!!! By the way, Buehrle only gave up 3 hits in that game. Take a wild guess on who hit them all. Edited February 7, 2006 by KevHead0881 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Orlando Hernandez. Bases Loaded. 0 Outs. 'Nuff Said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 QUOTE(RockRaines @ Feb 7, 2006 -> 11:06 AM) NOBODY saw it coming. that was f***ing sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted February 7, 2006 Author Share Posted February 7, 2006 QUOTE(Steve9347 @ Feb 7, 2006 -> 12:23 PM) Orlando Hernandez. Bases Loaded. 0 Outs. 'Nuff Said. we already had a thread on best postseason performance of a pitcher. This is for the season, not the postseason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Mark Buehrle opening day deserves a mention as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jphat007 Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Jose's last two starts against the Twins and Tigers. Both games we were coming off of 2 game losing streaks. The one against the Twins was the biggest game of the year I think, after losing to both to Cleveland and Minny. He stepped up really big in that game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnB Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Feb 7, 2006 -> 10:51 AM) How about we go all the way to the begining and look at Buehrle's performance vs Seattle.... I think we won that game with 2 Konerko HR's. Also the best thing about that Garland thing in Baltimore..... is his very next start he got Soriano out with the same pitch when he had runners on base and really needed the out. how the hell did i forget that seattle performance? I came home for the weekend for that game, I honestly was a little upset that I only got to spend like an hour and a half at the park Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daa84 Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 not a great performance, but one of the best pictures left in my mind was brandon pitching against boston, and i want to say it was to varitek or trot nixon, and he started out changeup, curve ball, fastball, curve, change and the batter looked lost on every single pitch that was thrown. To me it was teh AB that signified that Bmac had what it takes not only to pitch in the bigs but to make big league hitters look plain silly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watchtower41 Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Feb 7, 2006 -> 09:58 AM) I was at that game, and had no idea how sick that pitch was till I got home. same, that one pitch really put Jon on the map. He was off and running after that victory and so was the team. We only won 2 out of 4 against the orange birds that weekend in what was hyped to be an early season playoff hopeful matchup, but anyone that watched any of those games could see the Sox were building upon a special season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Also don't forget Brandon McCarthy against Texas, right before Brandon McCarthy against Boston. Total, roughly 15 innings...SHUTOUT BALL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 QUOTE(RockRaines @ Feb 7, 2006 -> 09:38 AM) Jon Garland against the O's at the cell. His change up to retire Miguel Tejada was one of the best pitches I have ever seen. That was when I knew that Jon Garland had finally arrived. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Feb 7, 2006 -> 12:56 PM) Also don't forget Brandon McCarthy against Texas, right before Brandon McCarthy against Boston. Total, roughly 15 innings...SHUTOUT BALL. Not to mention him matching Johan Santana pitch for pitch for 8 innings in September. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjm676 Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 Contreras' outing against Cleveland in the 1st game after the All-Star Break. Honorable Mention: His CG performance at the Cell against the Twins in September. Jacque Jones couldn't hit his forkballs to save his life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 QUOTE(robinventura23 @ Feb 7, 2006 -> 01:22 PM) Contreras' outing against Cleveland in the 1st game after the All-Star Break. Honorable Mention: His CG performance at the Cell against the Twins in September. Jacque Jones couldn't hit his forkballs to save his life. You could basically take any game pitched by Jose from the second half and argue it the best. He was that good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted February 7, 2006 Author Share Posted February 7, 2006 its cool to see people remembering moments and reminding each other as well as me. After the playoffs, my White Sox pitching memories from the season were basically the first four posts mentioned in this thread. Now that everyone is chiming in, I am remembering some great games and individual pitching performances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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