justBLAZE Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 vs. Lineups TBA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 F***ING HATE WEST COAST GAMETIMES go sox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 F***ING HATE WEST COAST GAMETIMES go sox Even an hour later for me than most of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justBLAZE Posted September 21, 2012 Author Share Posted September 21, 2012 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Sep 21, 2012 -> 07:43 AM) F***ING HATE WEST COAST GAMETIMES go sox Tomorrow 8PM, Sunday 2:30PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Sep 21, 2012 -> 07:43 AM) F***ING HATE WEST COAST GAMETIMES go sox No joke. 9 pm baseball sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 The Tigers missed a chance Thursday to impose scoreboard psychology on the White Sox. If they had won, their victory would glow on the out-of-town scoreboard at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., for the White Sox to ponder during their game against the Royals on Thursday night. The White Sox could have been thinking, "If we lose, we're only a game ahead of the Tigers, and now we've got this long flight tonight to Anaheim ..." But the Tigers lost to the A's, so the White Sox knew that if they lost in Kansas City on Thursday night, their lead on the Tigers would remain two games. With the White Sox visiting the Angels for the next three days in California, the Tigers have more chances for scoreboard psychology. On all three days this weekend, the Tigers' game against the Twins at Comerica Park will begin at least a few hours before Chicago's game. The Tigers can have a win posted on the scoreboard at Angel Stadium while the White Sox are trying to beat the formidable Angels. Former Mets general manager Steve Phillips has seen the Angels play regularly this year on a broadcasting assignment, including twice this week. "The Angels are a dynamic offensive team, the best offensive team in the AL since June 1," Phillips said by phone Thursday. "And their starting pitching is back on track." These next three days might be the Tigers' best chance to pull even with the White Sox. Beginning Monday, the Sox will play two of their three remaining series against the Indians. But this scoreboard psychology only works if the Tigers win. If they lose, then it's like the White Sox are playing later that day in Anaheim with house money -- their lead can't shrink. It only can grow. And I can hear what Sparky Anderson would say: "If we don't catch the ball better, you can take that psychology and file it." freep.com/sports (Lowe) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Kind of a big series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 20-9 vs. the AL west this season. Just keep it going..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxsoxsoxsox Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 21, 2012 -> 09:34 AM) Kind of a big series. HUMONGOUS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RZZZA Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 damn late games... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOXOBAMA Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 We need Peavy to have a huge game tonight.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Season begins tonight. No more games against KC making the Sox and their fandom think they are pretenders. No more games against Detroit unless there's a 1-game playoff. Time to put up or shut up. Odds are currently stacked against the Sox this weekend. I think most reasonable people expect 2 losses in Anaheim coupled with 3 Detroit wins. So prove people wrong, White Sox. Make the playoffs and prove all the fans who took the summer off and didn't flock to your games wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettie4sox Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Big Game Peavy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 21, 2012 -> 01:42 PM) Season begins tonight. No more games against KC making the Sox and their fandom think they are pretenders. No more games against Detroit unless there's a 1-game playoff. Time to put up or shut up. Odds are currently stacked against the Sox this weekend. I think most reasonable people expect 2 losses in Anaheim coupled with 3 Detroit wins. So prove people wrong, White Sox. Make the playoffs and prove all the fans who took the summer off and didn't flock to your games wrong. No reasonable person expects any team to sweep another team as a matter of course. It can happen, but come on Eeoyre, let's not get silly. People might expect them to win 2 of 3, knowing a sweep is POSSIBLE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 (edited) QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 21, 2012 -> 01:42 PM) Season begins tonight. No more games against KC making the Sox and their fandom think they are pretenders. No more games against Detroit unless there's a 1-game playoff. Time to put up or shut up. Odds are currently stacked against the Sox this weekend. I think most reasonable people expect 2 losses in Anaheim coupled with 3 Detroit wins. So prove people wrong, White Sox. Make the playoffs and prove all the fans who took the summer off and didn't flock to your games wrong. And did most reasonable people assume the Royals would sweep Detroit, the Sox would sweep the Yankees, Cleveland would win 2 of 3 in Detroit, etc? Detroit doesn't have Verlander or Scherzer pitching this weekend, no way they sweep. Edited September 21, 2012 by LittleHurt05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnoxSox Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 What works in our favor is that defense and fielding the baseball is still necessary in baseball. As long as this remains, nobody can expect Detroit to sweep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Sep 21, 2012 -> 08:00 PM) And did most reasonable people assume the Royals would sweep Detroit, the Sox would sweep the Yankees, Cleveland would win 2 of 3 in Detroit, etc? Detroit doesn't have Verlander or Scherzer pitching this weekend, no way they sweep. I hope you are right. The games are at home and Minnie is rotten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Albert and Tori Hunter will each homer and drive in at least five runs for the series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 21, 2012 -> 02:08 PM) I hope you are right. The games are at home and Minnie is rotten. Tigers are actually 5-1 vs. the Twins in Minneapolis, but only 2-4 vs. them @ Comerica. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjm676 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 regular lineup tonight: De Aza cf Youkilis 3b Dunn 1b Konerko dh Rios rf Pierzynski c Viciedo lf Ramirez ss Beckham 2b Peavy p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Trout cf Torii rf Albert dh Morales 1b Callapso 3b Aybar ss Trumbo lf Izturis 2b Ianetta c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noonskadoodle Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Delay in Detroit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Tigers/Twins in a rain delay. They may not play tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 (edited) Are they going to be forced to play a DH or get to wait until after the final day of the regular season to make it up, if necessary? That would seem to work to our advantage, in a way. Because let's say the very worst possible thing happened, Angels sweep and the Tigers won 2 games (and one of those would be started by Smyly, Sunday, in all likelihood). We'd still only be 1/2 game back on Monday, and then there would be a lot more pressure on that final game for the Tigers than there is tonight. A DH would or at least could ruin the Tigers' bullpen this late in the season. Porcello/Fister or Fister/Smyly would have to pitch 6-7 innings each, and Smyly has been used out of the pen recently, so he'd probably get Hector Santiago deep into a game, 4-5 innings...not to mention he pitched in the 12-4 debacle yesterday, 11 pitches. http://www.weather.com/weather/map/interactive/USMI0229 There's a big wide swath of rain stretch from Detroit all the way west to Chicagoland. The most serious parts of the storm are in the Indianapolis area. Edited September 22, 2012 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Now on to another dating rumor, which has been quiet for a while. The Justin Verlander-Kate Upton story is making the Internet rounds again after they reportedly were spotted together Sept. 12 in Chicago, when the Tigers were in town to play the White Sox. A few fans tweeted about seeing them strolling on Michigan Avenue, including chef (and Sox fan) John Gatsos: "Verlander and Kate Upton having lunch on Tavern on Rush patio. I wish Kate was pitching tomorrow night instead of Justin. Hehehe." Bustedcoverage.com even ran this photo, purportedly of them -- but why isn't there one that shows faces? freep.com/sports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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