RME JICO Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 (edited) Chi White Sox (41-25) at Cincinnati (37-29) 6:10 Start Time Game 1 of the Series Starting Pitchers Freddy Garcia (7-4, 5.13 ERA) vs Brandon Claussen (3-7, 5.28) Forecast: High:87° Low: 60° Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph Great American Ball Park Dimensions 3B Foul Pole - 328ft Left Center - 379ft Centerfield - 404ft Right Center - 370ft 1B Foul Pole - 325ft Starting Lineups REDS F Lopez SS B Phillips 2B K Griffey Jr. CF R Aurilia 3B A Dunn LF A Kearns RF S Hatteberg 1B D Ross C B Claussen P SOX S Podsednik LF T Iguchi 2B P Konerko 1B J Dye RF J Crede 3B C Widger C J Uribe SS B Anderson CF F Garcia P Let's go Freddy, get back on track tonight! Edited June 16, 2006 by Heads22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 It's going to be hot all weekend, so the ball will be flying. Key is for our starters to keep the Reds in the yard, they are EXTREMELY home run reliant, so if we can avoid throwing the long ball I like our chances, as we should be able to get the offense going (although, lefties the next 2 days and then Harang start for the Reds, so ugh). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 Its time for Freddy to put in a couple of solid starts and lower his ERA a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daa84 Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 QUOTE(RockRaines @ Jun 16, 2006 -> 10:12 AM) Its time for Freddy to put in a couple of solid starts and lower his ERA a bit. IIRC freddy is among the top 3 in ERA vs. national league during interleague Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 Freddy...it's time to wake up, start pitching...and act like you have some: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 I don't feel too good about this one. Freddy better be on his game tonight. This is a very hard offense to contain -- especially in their ballpark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo's Drinker Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Jun 16, 2006 -> 10:36 AM) I don't feel too good about this one. Freddy better be on his game tonight. This is a very hard offense to contain -- especially in their ballpark. we did contain texas who is a machine as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 Pretty much everyone else has stepped it up, Freddy. It's your turn now (I'd use that Willie Harris picture here if I had it). And offense, be prepared to score quite a few runs...just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 QUOTE(Jimbo @ Jun 16, 2006 -> 10:45 AM) we did contain texas who is a machine as well. I'm talkin' about Freddy. He's gotten lit up by good hitting teams this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSox05 Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 i have a feeling these games are gonna be ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 QUOTE(GoSox05 @ Jun 16, 2006 -> 11:04 AM) i have a feeling these games are gonna be ugly. Not if our pitching is up to par. I am worried about the offense with Thome out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 I'm strangely confident in FG tonight. Perhaps the reality of hitting his position will wake his ass up. He hasn't pitched terribly this year, but I'd be damn happy with 7 innings and 3 runs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin57 Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 Can anyone tell me if Freddy has ever even tried to incorporate MB's style of pitching (i.e., quick & efficient)? Whenever I've seen him pitch it is torturously slow, and as a general rule, I think that less thinking and a more direct "go at 'em" approach works. (Jon, are you listening?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 QUOTE(kevin57 @ Jun 16, 2006 -> 12:27 PM) Can anyone tell me if Freddy has ever even tried to incorporate MB's style of pitching (i.e., quick & efficient)? Whenever I've seen him pitch it is torturously slow, and as a general rule, I think that less thinking and a more direct "go at 'em" approach works. (Jon, are you listening?) He's incorporated his 86 MPH fastball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCSox Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Jun 16, 2006 -> 09:07 AM) Not if our pitching is up to par. I am worried about the offense with Thome out. Considering who we're facing, I'm not worried about that. I'm worried about Freddy serving up gopher balls to Dunn, Griffey, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 QUOTE(WCSox @ Jun 16, 2006 -> 01:06 PM) Considering who we're facing, I'm not worried about that. I'm worried about Freddy serving up gopher balls to Dunn, Griffey, etc. I'm worried. Sorry, I just can't feel comfortable knowing Uribe/Anderson/pitcher are gonna be hitting back-to-back-to-back. Add to that we've got Pods in a serious funk. This is a pretty s***ty time to not be able to use our leading HR/RBI/OBP/OPS guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardsJimEdmonds15 Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 Let's Go Sox.. Cards could use your help against the Reds this weekend.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory Pratt Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 At least tonight, if Freddy gives up some blasts, he'll be able to take them deep in return! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCSox Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Jun 16, 2006 -> 11:27 AM) I'm worried. Sorry, I just can't feel comfortable knowing Uribe/Anderson/pitcher are gonna be hitting back-to-back-to-back. Add to that we've got Pods in a serious funk. This is a pretty s***ty time to not be able to use our leading HR/RBI/OBP/OPS guy. Thome's also been in a funk for the past couple of weeks. We're going to miss him, but not like we would've at the beginning of the season. Plus, he and the hot-hitting Pablo are going to get their share of pinch-hits. Agreed that the Uribe/Anderson/P "trio of death" is going to be brutal, though. Ugggh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleHose4Life35 Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 With the Sox facing two lefties this weekend do any of you think we'll see Pablo in the starting line-up one of those games with Pods struggling right now? I'm not too confident in Cincy and Freddy pitching tonight. If he manages to not give up the long ball I don't think the Reds will be able to manufacture many runs so the Sox should be able to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 QUOTE(PaleHose4Life35 @ Jun 16, 2006 -> 01:00 PM) With the Sox facing two lefties this weekend do any of you think we'll see Pablo in the starting line-up one of those games with Pods struggling right now? I'm not too confident in Cincy and Freddy pitching tonight. If he manages to not give up the long ball I don't think the Reds will be able to manufacture many runs so the Sox should be able to win. Short answer: Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 Perhaps Uribe can keep his front shoulder in and tatoo a couple more balls like he did last night? Granted, the chances seem slim, but if he could just learn to swing under control and remember "up the middle", "up the middle" he might gain some damn consistency. Maybe even BA can put a hurt on one. Maybe I"ll win the lottery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa1334 Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 uribe,anderson,pitcher,pods in a row, everyone keeps mentioning that, but gooch hasnt been that good either lately. (btw, ramirez just hit a hr off zumaya. lemme guess:"he wont hit one off me again" right joel? :rolly ) cmon freddy, lets do this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heath Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 (edited) I don't know how you guys around here do the lineups - but here they are. REDS F Lopez SS B Phillips 2B K Griffey Jr. CF R Aurilia 3B A Dunn LF A Kearns RF S Hatteberg 1B D Ross C B Claussen P SOX S Podsednik LF T Iguchi 2B P Konerko 1B J Dye RF J Crede 3B C Widger C J Uribe SS B Anderson CF F Garcia P Edited June 16, 2006 by Heath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalapse Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 Wow, 2 straight days of Widger and before you wrongfully attack the Widge for being an awful catcher you should first know that Freddy has an ERA somwhere in the 1's when Widger catches him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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