June 3, 200619 yr QUOTE(Benchwarmerjim @ Jun 2, 2006 -> 11:07 PM) Johan Santana pitched a gem tonigh 8 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 9 K retired the last 19 batters he face the one run was a Frank homerun AND he got the win 2-1 the final They are creeping back into the mix with the awful week from Detroit and the Sox.
June 3, 200619 yr I wouldnt be worried about the Twins unless the Sox and Tigger absolutly collapse. Not enough offense. and Santana and Liriano cant go on 2 days rest
June 3, 200619 yr So...before this week, the Tigers and the Sox were both at the bottom of the league in strength of schedule. This week, the Tigers have played the Yankees and Red Sox, the White Sox have played the Blue Jays, Tribe, and now Texas, and both are getting their asses handed to them. I'm really starting to wonder...maybe the AL Central just isn't as good as it looked coming into this season, and maybe the Tigers and White Sox have really just been feasting on mediocre competition. Now all of a sudden both of them are losing left and right as their schedules get tougher.
June 3, 200619 yr QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jun 3, 2006 -> 01:41 AM) So...before this week, the Tigers and the Sox were both at the bottom of the league in strength of schedule. This week, the Tigers have played the Yankees and Red Sox, the White Sox have played the Blue Jays, Tribe, and now Texas, and both are getting their asses handed to them. I'm really starting to wonder...maybe the AL Central just isn't as good as it looked coming into this season, and maybe the Tigers and White Sox have really just been feasting on mediocre competition. Now all of a sudden both of them are losing left and right as their schedules get tougher. I was thinking the same thing but felt I would have been blasted for doubting our team.
June 3, 200619 yr Author I just can't buy that the Sox are not as good as perceived. You can't get lucky 110 times in one year. And then add players with historically better numbers to that roster and expect to get worse. We're just underperforming at a bad time.
June 3, 200619 yr QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Jun 3, 2006 -> 02:52 PM) I just can't buy that the Sox are not as good as perceived. You can't get lucky 110 times in one year. And then add players with historically better numbers to that roster and expect to get worse. We're just underperforming at a bad time. In no way am I trying to live up to my moniker of Mr. Pessimism, but don't you think that maybe we just had a magical season where we got career years from a lot of guys, and the ball just bounced our way a lot?
June 3, 200619 yr QUOTE(fathom @ Jun 3, 2006 -> 10:47 AM) In no way am I trying to live up to my moniker of Mr. Pessimism, but don't you think that maybe we just had a magical season where we got career years from a lot of guys, and the ball just bounced our way a lot? get carl crawford!!
June 3, 200619 yr Author QUOTE(fathom @ Jun 3, 2006 -> 11:47 AM) In no way am I trying to live up to my moniker of Mr. Pessimism, but don't you think that maybe we just had a magical season where we got career years from a lot of guys, and the ball just bounced our way a lot? I believe there was some magic involved *COUGH* Rally Crede *COUGH*, but other than a couple arms in the bullpen, I believe everyone else is fully capable of repeating what they did last season. Oh well. I know I'm the polar opposite of you, but I did say at the beginning of this season we were going to disappoint people. At least no one can ever take 2005 away from us.
June 4, 200619 yr QUOTE(fathom @ Jun 3, 2006 -> 10:47 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> In no way am I trying to live up to my moniker of Mr. Pessimism, but don't you think that maybe we just had a magical season where we got career years from a lot of guys, and the ball just bounced our way a lot? Give me af***ing break. The White Sox were compared to the f***ing 1927 Yankees last year. I supposed the ball just bounced the Red Sox way back in 2004 after they were down 0-3? How many f***ing series do you want to win to cheer you up? How convinient is it for you to make this post when the Sox are going through a tough stretch? :rolly :rolly :rolly :rolly
June 4, 200619 yr Alex Gonzalez just put a ball in the left field stands resulting in a 2-0 2nd inning lead of Zach Minor who is making his major league debut.
June 4, 200619 yr Team W L PCT GB Detroit 37 20 .649 - Chi White Sox 34 22 .607 2.5 Cleveland 28 27 .509 8.0 Minnesota 25 30 .455 11.0 Kansas City 13 40 .245 22.0
June 4, 200619 yr QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jun 4, 2006 -> 04:56 PM) Team W L PCT GB Detroit 37 20 .649 - Chi White Sox 34 22 .607 2.5 Cleveland 28 27 .509 8.0 Minnesota 25 30 .455 11.0 Kansas City 13 40 .245 22.0 Although I'm usually quite negative I have a lot of confidence in our team turning things around. No other team is on fire out there. There's a bunch of teams hovering around 31-33 wins in both leagues. We have the talent to pull away from the pack.
June 4, 200619 yr Author QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Jun 4, 2006 -> 05:58 PM) Although I'm usually quite negative I have a lot of confidence in our team turning things around. No other team is on fire out there. There's a bunch of teams hovering around 31-33 wins in both leagues. We have the talent to pull away from the pack. Agreed. It's a nasty period of baseball right now. However, it is pretty damn frustrating that we could be in 1st with a decent cushion, if we had won a few of these games the last week.
June 4, 200619 yr QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Jun 4, 2006 -> 04:57 PM) Give me af***ing break. The White Sox were compared to the f***ing 1927 Yankees last year. I supposed the ball just bounced the Red Sox way back in 2004 after they were down 0-3? How many f***ing series do you want to win to cheer you up? How convinient is it for you to make this post when the Sox are going through a tough stretch? :rolly :rolly :rolly :rolly I've been saying this all year. We had a magical season last year, and no one should have expected us to execute/catch breaks like we did last year. I was the main person on this site saying that Politte was going to be awful this season....and that I would have been happy with a 4.50 ERA. I'm still hopeful that this is a playoff team....but I've seen nothing to suggest we're a front-runner for the World Series. Yes, we were the best team in baseball last season. However, we had career years from a lot of guys, including Garland, Cotts, Politte, and Hermanson. QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Jun 4, 2006 -> 10:02 PM) Agreed. It's a nasty period of baseball right now. However, it is pretty damn frustrating that we could be in 1st with a decent cushion, if we had won a few of these games the last week. I'm very happy that we're in the position that we're in. Things could be a lot worse than they are right now. You can't really get upset about it....if we continue to struggle, then we don't deserve to be in the playoffs, etc. Edited June 4, 200619 yr by fathom
June 4, 200619 yr Twins about to lose. Now we just need Captain Cheeseburger to have a bad game tonight.
June 5, 200619 yr Sabathia getting lit up, they need more hand puppet days Now, on to the Sopranos...
June 5, 200619 yr QUOTE(3 BeWareTheNewSox 5 @ Jun 4, 2006 -> 07:55 PM) Sabathia getting lit up, they need more hand puppet days CCINAA?
June 7, 200619 yr The Twins should have 2 more runs, but our stupid third base coach puts up the stop sign too many times grr and things are falling apart this inning 3-1 in the bottom of 6
June 7, 200619 yr anybody is better than Scott Ulger who was the hitting caoch last year, and he did a wonderful job last year
June 7, 200619 yr Twins lost 4-2 Liriano with his first loss of the season but Joe Mauer went 4-4 and a stolen base he is now batting .368 this year
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