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Zobrist, Scott and Sean Rodriguez due up.

Somehow, AJ incidentally managed to injured the opposing catcher, lol Right on top of the right thigh.

More emotion out of Rios. Slams his bat down in disgust, wanted that 3rd hit of the game.

SOMETHING will happen this inning with AJ coming up to bat, Wade Davis in to pitch against Konerko and Rios.

Think BJ Upton thought he was going to be a target in that at-bat? Like John Kruk against Randy Johnson.

QUOTE (JohnCangelosi @ May 30, 2012 -> 02:05 PM) Why do you say "idiot"? Just challenging your belief system here, as it seems to be dictated by the mainstream media. If you actually reviewed the facts you might be surprised on what you find on this issue, as strange as it sounds. Except John McCain was born on a US ship...if it's a US territory, a US ship in the Panama Canal zone or wherever, it doesn't make any difference.

After he buckled on that curveball, Upton's at-bat was OVA. Matt Thornton ready to come in. Jones ERA goes up to 1.75.

Crap. That Lillibridge bone-headed baserunning play really hurts now.

If there WAS a warning, Ventura WOULD have been kicked out automatically. That happened 2 minutes later. Charlie Reliford says you don't need a warning...if you deem it intentional, you can throw the pitcher out without one. But had there been a warning, Ventura would have been gone right away.

QUOTE (JohnCangelosi @ May 30, 2012 -> 01:55 PM) Who knows. He walked off the field without help, but was limping. I thought it was just a stinger to the side of the knee like you get in basketball (where you cannot move for 2 minutes but then the pain is gone) but it seemed to last longer. I hope the ball didn't hit the knee cap. Who knows...cross your fingers. Looked like directly on the side or outside part of the right knee....bone there, but probably just a deep bone bruise/contusion.

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 30, 2012 -> 01:55 PM) I guess you are not allowed to come in and b****slap the mighty Rays in their s***ty stadium with their 10,000 fans. Unbelievable they knocked out DeAza there. f***ing unreal. There should be a brawl today which will mean a couple sox suspensions. Remember the Alamerko!!

So now Nathan Jones is going to hit BJ Upton on the knee? At 96-98 MPH, that's not going to feel very good. And that will definitely start a brawl.

Lillibridge has gone from the hero of 2011 to the goat of 2012. You can never make the 1st out of the inning at 3B.

God, it almost looked like he intentionally threw that at DeAza, but that would be insane. Crap, now Lillibridge is out at 3rd.

Be careful on your slide DeAza if you go for SB #11. Howell not the same pitcher he was in 2008 and 2009.

QUOTE (Chet Kincaid @ May 30, 2012 -> 01:41 PM) It would have been nice to see Luke Scott get smashed in the face with a fastball. Would Obama have been kicked out of the stadium if he cheered that while in attendance, lol?

Jones with an ERA hovering just barely above 1. White Sox absolutely on cruise control.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 30, 2012 -> 01:39 PM) Its either thar or its the pitcher taking matters into his own hands. He earned a lot of respect from his teammates today. The fact is, the guy who hits a batter nothing happens to, the guy that throws behind a batter gets tossed without warning. That's weak sauce. It's Quintana's Nacho Libre/Colombian/Wrestling Persona, lol.

AJ believes he's the manager, lol. Why the hell would Ventura call that? To take out Zobrist? Zobrist was the one that AJ spiked. That makes ABSOLUTELY zero sense from Robin's standpoint. And to take out a pitcher who RHB'ers are 1/24 against this season and was on cruise control...unless he just assumed it would only get a warning and not the ejection?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 30, 2012 -> 01:34 PM) The Sox thrive on this stuff apparently. Expect a return of the blow-up doll, lol.

Viciedo at .293, 832 OPS. And the clutch hitting with RISP continues from the last game against Minny and CLE series. Taking every pitch right back where it's pitched.

Trade Viciedo for Josh Hamilton or Matt Kemp, lol. Well, maybe Kemp.

AJ slid in on Zobrist at 2B yesterday...late slide, his left cleat was WAY up in the air and caught Zobrist on the shin. Clearly a dirty play yesterday and could have injured BOTH of them. Wills going off on AJ. The whole thing was over.....two White Sox HBP early today but no warnings, then the White Sox decided to go after Zobrist to even up the score. Probably called by AJ himself.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 30, 2012 -> 01:27 PM) Automatic ejection for manager if a pitcher gets ejected after warning is given. There was no warning given to the Rays after the first 2 HBP. Now it looks like Cobb might have been hurt warming up....hamstring/push off leg. Guess he's okay for now. Someone should push a bunt out there and test Cobb's leg.

Hopefully Jones can get this game through the 6th. Might be a blessing in disguise, who knows. But it sucks to take the win away from Q. This has to be 90% on AJ...or Quintana just not being experienced enough to know how to deal with a situation like that at the big league level. He only has 9 games at AA in his entire career.