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QUOTE(aboz56 @ May 10, 2006 -> 06:20 PM) It's not a problem really. You just have to play and let things take care of themselves. Rookie pitchers don't get close calls against proven MLB hitters. And umps get crossed up by knuckleballers just as much as catchers. Who the hell cares. If we lose this, we lose it because our offense has 0 hits.

Man, BA does have a good throwing arm. Yipes. Nice throw.

Come on Charlie, no friggin walks this inning

Come on Charlie, let's get through these first few guys with no walks this time.

Konerko = not fast.

Paul had a bit of a lean-back there! Woo-hoo!

QUOTE(beautox @ May 10, 2006 -> 06:11 PM) cancel the post-game show Still a no hitter.

D'OH

QUOTE(Queen Prawn @ May 10, 2006 -> 06:07 PM) Yeesh, it's his first time pitching in the bigs with a knuckler and a bunch of family in attendance. Give him this game and then see what he has in the next. And 4 runs thus far is really not terrible. He gets through a couple more innings unscathed and this turns into a decent game. He gives up another run or two, and he's about where every rookie pitcher winds up.

QUOTE(fathom @ May 10, 2006 -> 06:02 PM) Yep, he gave up the cycle in the first inning. Of course, he was facing the Indians. Our offense scored more runs in April of 06 than ANY team in the AL did in April 05.

QUOTE(fathom @ May 10, 2006 -> 05:57 PM) I'm just more irritated that our minor leaguers continue to suck whenever they get called up to the majors. Ervin Santana gave up 6 runs on 8 hits in his ML debut.

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ May 10, 2006 -> 05:50 PM) Another White Sox pitching prospect wets itself. I'm really tired of watching this. This is the part where he's demoted, and never regains the numbers he had before being called up. Were you seriously expecting a shutout from the kid tonight? I was hoping for 6 innings and 4 runs as about the best we should expect.

Strikeout #1 of many for Charlie. Great inning kid.

3 walks, 0 hits, 0 runs. Not the best line ever, but the only one that counts is still round

Come on Charlie, step it up, here's your man.

THERE YA GO CHARLIE!

Throwin a lil' high to start

It's showtime Charlie

Yeesh.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ May 1, 2006 -> 02:35 PM) Because that's REALLY important stuff to know. :rolly So...let me run this down for you. The Administration was required by a judge to release records of when Abramoff visited the White House. The White House answer? 2 times. The only problem? They don't include any details about the 3 visits we already knew about. So in other words, it's important enough for the White House to completely stonewall on a judge's order.

QUOTE(WilliamTell @ May 10, 2006 -> 02:23 PM) But he's a Kennedy and that automatically counts for something. Which is why this has a thread and the Republican Congressman who got a DUI last year did not, as far as I know, have a thread of his own.

Every number you pick comes out that way. Changing the number of times you want chocolate per week adds or subtracts 100 from the final number, and the 1756/1755 gets you the correct final 2 digits.

QUOTE(WilliamTell @ May 10, 2006 -> 01:55 PM) Make it 9 tonight Giants, haha. As long as tetrahydrogestrinone is kept in the park.

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ May 10, 2006 -> 01:53 PM) completely hypothetical situation, right? The Twins have been money out of the pen in the past 5 years or so. I think Gardenhire is still going with the formula that he is accustomed to. Its different for every manager though. Consider Ozzie, he goes with the matchups(which infuriurates many around here), then think about Torre, who puts Mariano Rivera in if he has a lead in the ninth. Of course, Jason Isringhausen and Eric Gagne were known for coming in for the 2 inning save, and Izzy has not been the same since his 2nd year removed from Oakland, and Gagne's elbow is falling apart again. I dont think there is any real formula to it, I think managers go with their gut for the most part. Gagne may be the best reason you can possibly give for why managers are reluctant to bring their closers in for more than the 9th. Before Trading Mota, Gagne was in the middle of his gigantic saves streak, and he was only going 1 inning every time. Then they traded Mota, and basically had no setup man at all, so Gagne suddenly was pitching 2 innings, even 3 innings once for a save. All of a sudden, his save streak ended, and he wound up blowing out his arm. Yea you want the guy in when the game is on the line, but you also want the guy to stay healthy, not get overworked, and be ready to come out the next night.

The greatest hitter in human history, Aaron Guile, gives the Royals back a 9-8 lead with a long one off of Mota. Angel Berroa follows with another solo shot 2 batters later. 10-8 K.C.