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QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Apr 20, 2007 -> 07:55 PM) Is this team f***ing serious with the s*** they pull? More than likely, they would have had to bring a LH to face Mackowiak. Bringing in a reliever with the bases loaded, it puts a lot of pressure on the defense and new pitcher.

QUOTE(South Side Fireworks Man @ Apr 20, 2007 -> 07:46 PM) I thought this was the White Sox game thread. Hey, Brandon McCarthy got knocked out of his start in Oakland in the 2nd inning...LOL.

QUOTE(DonkeyKongerko @ Apr 20, 2007 -> 07:43 PM) Konerko always gets out of slumps by hitting center-right field. It's about time here. Since when does Grilli throw 97? Well, it's a very straight 97 at least...

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Apr 20, 2007 -> 07:41 PM) Konerko better get his head out of his ass and hit the ball. None of this homer crap, just line drive simple swing. No DP, K or pop-up short into the OF please. We have to at least tie the game here. And you know Zumaya's going to come in. Masset's 90-93 does not equal Zumaya, unfortunately.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Apr 20, 2007 -> 07:38 PM) Number 4. its a judgement call by the score keeper Why would a home scorekeeper take away an RBI from a player? It never has been called an error, that I've seen in my life of following baseball. Mental error, sure, but not in the box score.

QUOTE(DonkeyKongerko @ Apr 20, 2007 -> 07:36 PM) Ah well we all know it's another good outing for Danks despite what the box score says. Dammit Erstad, quit pulling the dam- ball to the right side. Just got lucky for once.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Apr 20, 2007 -> 07:34 PM) They better go back and correct that s***. Danks doesnt deserve 4ER, that is terrible scorekeeping They can't call it an error when nobody touches it. Tons of balls are misplayed or misread and they drop in front or go over an outfielder's head (see Mackowiak last year) and none of them are ruled as errors.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Apr 20, 2007 -> 07:29 PM) Go f*** yourselves guys, seriously can you ever f***ing help this kid? The White Sox should send him to Charlotte until they decide they actually want to play behind him. This is worse than what Ritchie went through in 2002. Disgraceful that he has 3 earned runs added to his total.

QUOTE(Wanne @ Apr 20, 2007 -> 05:34 PM) Good luck prying him from them. I love the kid though. He'd be a great pickup. Maybe he does....maybe he doesn't. "Not that there's anything wrong with that...." I'm assuming he's playing for the right team and with the right equipment.

QUOTE(Capn12 @ Apr 19, 2007 -> 02:13 PM) One good offensive season and now Crede is a god-like third baseman...alrighty then. He is gonna walk, regardless, so maybe we should start the feelers out on him now. And who exactly is going to come in and play CF from the organization if we trade BA at an all time low? Adrian Beltre. Need I say more?

QUOTE(ChWRoCk2 @ Apr 20, 2007 -> 11:42 AM) I never was too impressed with any of them, Drew and Young will be good the rest I just never saw much. A few people have mentioned Callaspo as exactly the type of leadoff hitter we should have, possibly replacing Iguchi. Carlos Quentin is pretty higher regarded, Conor Jackson seems like he could go either way.

http://cbs.sportsline.com/mlb/story/10137459

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Apr 19, 2007 -> 11:22 AM) If KW is willing to pay the price (which I highly doubt he is) a trade involving a soon to be free agent Ichiro is not totally out of the question. You're not exactly dealing with a genius in Seattle. And as for KW's question, that was his job this offseason, to find a REAL leadoff hitter and he f***ed that up. It's his own fault that he's backed into a corner yet again. If he can't afford to pay Buehrle $75 million for five years, how is he going to afford Pierre or Gary Matthews, Jr.?

QUOTE(PlunketChris @ Apr 19, 2007 -> 09:16 AM) This one's pretty good too. http://www.theheckler.com/news/templates/?a=845&z=2 As Millwood and Dye traded punches during his fifth-inning trip to the plate, the All-Star right fielder would occasionally trade glances with Buehrle in the dugout in between pitches. "During my at-bat, I was fouling off all those pitches, and every time I would step out, he would be on the top step looking at me and laughing, telling me to do something," said Dye of Buehrle. "When I hit the home run, I came around third and looked at him. It was funny. "It's been good for me when he pitches. I've always done something to help him out. We joke around about it all the time. It was good to contribute, especially when you have a guy going out there and doing what he was doing." In a way, Dye can relate. When he was in high school and considered an up-and-coming pitching prospect, Dye threw a no-hitter of his own. "I threw one with nine walks," said Dye with a laugh. chisox.com/mlb.com QUOTE(caulfield12 @ Apr 19, 2007 -> 09:24 AM) As Millwood and Dye traded punches during his fifth-inning trip to the plate, the All-Star right fielder would occasionally trade glances with Buehrle in the dugout in between pitches. "During my at-bat, I was fouling off all those pitches, and every time I would step out, he would be on the top step looking at me and laughing, telling me to do something," said Dye of Buehrle. "When I hit the home run, I came around third and looked at him. It was funny. "It's been good for me when he pitches. I've always done something to help him out. We joke around about it all the time. It was good to contribute, especially when you have a guy going out there and doing what he was doing." In a way, Dye can relate. When he was in high school and considered an up-and-coming pitching prospect, Dye threw a no-hitter of his own. "I threw one with nine walks," said Dye with a laugh. chisox.com/mlb.com http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article_perspectiv...s&fext=.jsp Fickle nature of baseball By the way, Buehrle now has retired 47 of the last 50 hitters he's faced. Wow.

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Apr 19, 2007 -> 08:55 AM) Not that I know of, as he's got 16 recaps right there, and everyone is recognizing this as the 16th White Sox no-hitter. We're not tied for 2nd with the Red Sox, for the most no-hitters. The Dodgers have the most with 20, IIRC. http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1990/j...990_163826.html July 12, 1990 in History Event: Chicago White Sox Melido Perez no-hits Yankees 8-0 in a rain shortened 6 inning game at Yankee Stadium (7th no-hitter of 1990)

QUOTE(Steve9347 @ Apr 19, 2007 -> 08:45 AM) http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/6704342 Rosenthal http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dw...de.311cad4.html Good article, lots of quotes from Rangers' players...reactions to Buehrle's "stuff" and how/why he was so effective

QUOTE(StatManDu @ Apr 19, 2007 -> 08:25 AM) WHITE SOX NO-HITTERS (This also appears on www.whitesoxalmanac.com) April 18, 2007—Mark Buehrle vs. Texas, 6-0 Notes: Mark Buehrle faced the minimum in plowing through the Rangers. He allowed just one baserunner when he walked Sammy Sosa. Buehrle quickly erased the careless Sosa when he picked him off first base. Defensive gems were fashioned by third baseman Joe Crede, second baseman Tadahito Iguchi, right fielder Jermaine Dye and shortstop Juan Uribe. It took Buehrle 2:03 and 106 pitches to throw the first no-hitter at US Cellular Field. Aug. 11, 1991—Wilson Alvarez at Baltimore, 7-0 Notes: Wilson Alvarez became the eighth-youngest pitcher to throw a no-hitter in the White Sox 7-0 win vs. the Orioles in Baltimore. Alvarez became the first Sox left-hander and the first Venezuelan to toss a no-no. Alvarez struck out the side in the first inning and recorded his seventh strikeout against Randy Milligan to end the game. The defensive gem of the game was turned in by Lance Johnson, who made a diving catch in center to keep the no-no alive. The win jacked the Sox record to 65-45 and moved them to within a game of first place. Sept. 19, 1986—Joe Cowley at California, 7-1 Notes: Joe Cowley threw the 14th no-hitter franchise history in a 7-1 win at California. Cowley walked seven and gave up a run on a Reggie Jackson sacrifice fly in the sixth. The burly right-hander escaped disaster in the ninth when he induced Doug DeCinces to bounce into a game-ending double play. The win improved Cowley’s record to 11-9 but was the last of his big league career. After the no-hitter, Cowley dropped his last two decisions of 1986. Following the season, Cowley was dealt to the Philadelphia Phillies for outfielder Gary Redus. Cowley struggled mightily in Philadelphia in 1987, losing all four of his decisions with a 15.43 ERA before leaving the game. July 28, 1976—John Odom and Francisco Barrios at Oakland, 2-1 Notes: Francisco Barrios and John "Blue Moon" Odom combined to no-hit the A's 2-1 at Oakland. They issued 11 walks in the club's only combined no-hitter. Odom started and went five innings. He gave up an unearned run and nine walks while striking out three. Barrios went the final four frames with two walks and two strikeouts. Jim Spencer broke a 1-1 tie with a homer in the sixth off Paul Linblad. Sept. 10, 1967—Joel Horlen vs. Detroit, 6-0 Notes: Joel Horlen no-hit the Detroit Tigers in a 6-0 White Sox win in the first game of a doubleheader before 23,625 at Comiskey Park. Eddie Mathews reached on a Ken Boyer error but was erased on a double play and Bill Freehan was hit by a pitch for the only Tigers to get on against Horlen. Wayne Causey saved the “no-no” with a lunging grab of Jerry Lumpe’s ninth-inning grounder. The no-hitter was the last by a Sox pitcher at Old Comiskey Park. Cisco Carlos pitched a 4-0 shutout in Game 2, making this the last doubleheader shutout in club history. The sweep got the third-place Sox to within 1.5-games of first-place. Aug. 20, 1957—Robert Keegen vs. Washington, 6-0 Notes: Bob Keegan fired the first nocturnal no-hitter in the history of Comiskey Park in the White Sox 6-0 win over the Washington Senators. The game was the nightcap of a scheduled doubleheader and was the franchise's first no-hitter in 20 years. Keegan walked two and fanned one and got help from one double play as well as great defensive play from outfielder Larry Doby and infielder Nellie Fox. June 1, 1937—William Dietrich vs. St. Louis, 8-0 Notes: Bill Dietrich tossed the first no-hitter by a White Sox pitcher in two seasons by whitewashing the St. Louis Browns 8-0 before an estimated crowd of 1,500 at Comiskey Park. Dietrich walked two and struck out five in the 10th "no-no" in club history. The Sox offense made things easy on Dietrich by scoring three times in the first. Aug. 31, 1935—Vernon Kennedy vs. Cleveland, 5-0 Notes: Vern Kennedy registered the first no-hitter by a White Sox pitcher at Comiskey Park in 43 years in a 5-0 win over the Cleveland Indians. Kennedy walked four and fanned five as the White Sox turned two double plays behind him. He was also the hitting star with a bases-loaded triple. Aug. 21, 1926—Ted Lyons at Boston, 6-0 Notes: Hall of Famer -to-be Ted Lyons fired the only no-hitter in his illustrious career. Lyons defeated the Red Sox 6-0 at Fenway Park. Lyons fanned two and walked three in facing the minimum. The no-no was one of Lyons' Sox-record 260 wins and 27 shutouts in his21-year career. April 30, 1922—Charles Robertson at Detroit, 2-0 (perfect game) Notes: Rookie Charlie Robertson pitched the only perfect game in White Sox history by shutting down the Tigers 2-0 in Detroit. Making his second start of the season, Robertson mesmerized the sellout crowd of 25,000 at Navin Field with his fastball and slider. So frustrated by Robertson were the Tigers, they insisted he was doctoring the ball. The great Ty Cobb personally inspected every inch of Robertson's uniform but could not find any foreign substances. The Tigers managed just one hard ball off Robertson, who struck out six, but Johnny Mostil ran it down in left field while fighting off spectators and mounted police. The spectators were on the field -- a common practice during this era -- and the police were there to keep the crowd in check. The Sox scored twice in the second inning on Earl Sheely's single, which scored Harry Hooper and Mostil. When Robertson retired pinch-hitter Johnny Basler to end it, he had the sixth perfect game in big league history and even earned a standing ovation from the normally harsh Detroit faithful. The "perfecto" was the highlight of the Texan's big league career. Robertson played for the Sox in 1919 and from 1922 to 1925. He pitched for the Browns in 1926 before finishing his career with the Boston Braves in 1927 and 1928. Robertson won 14 games for the 1922 Sox and then 13 for the Sox the next season. After that, Robertson never won more than eight games in a season. (Source: Rich Lindberg's White Sox Encyclopedia). April 14, 1917—Eddie Cicotte at St. Louis, 11-0 Notes: Ed Cicotte no-hit St. Louis in an 11-0 Sox win at St. Louis. It was the fifth no-hitter in club history. Cicotte gave up three walks, hit a batter and struck out five in the only no-no of his career. The Sox gave Cicotte a lead right away with one in the first and added seven more in the second inning. May 31, 1914—Joseph Benz vs. Cleveland, 6-1 Notes: Joe Benz fired the second no-hitter in Comiskey Park history by besting the Cleveland Indians 6-1. The gem marked the only time a losing team scored a run in a no-hitter at Comiskey Park. Three fourth-inning White Sox errors prevented the shutout. Benz walked two and fanned three in a game that took only one hour and 45 minutes to play. Aug. 27, 1911—Ed Walsh vs. Boston, 5-0 Notes: Future Hall of Famer Ed Walsh tossed the first no-hitter at Comiskey Park in the White Sox 5-0 win over the BostonRed Sox. Walsh walked one and fanned eight in facing the minimum. The no-hitter was the only one of Walsh’s career and the first of eight at Old Comiskey Park. Sept. 20, 1908—Frank Smith vs. Philadelphia, 1-0 Notes: On the sixth anniversary of the first no-hitter in White Sox history, Frank Smith tossed the second "no-no" of his career in a 1-0 win over Philadelphia in Chicago. The White Sox pushed a run across in the ninth to make a winner out of Smith, who fanned two and walked one. Smith’s gem came six years after Nixey Callahan no-hit Detroit for the first no-hitter in White Sox history. Smith’s first no-hitter came Sept. 6, 1905 against Detroit. Sept. 6, 1905—Frank Smith at Detroit, 15-0 Notes: Frank Smith tossed the first of his two club-record no-hitters in the White Sox 15-0 win at Detroit. The White Sox made things easy on Smith by scoring eight in the first inning. Smith fanned eight and walked three. The “no-no” was the second in White Sox history and part of the first doubleheader sweep in franchise history (the White Sox won the opener 2-0 behind Doc White). Smith's other no-hitter would come Sept. 20, 1908 at the 39th Street Grounds. Sept. 20, 1902—James Callahan vs. Detroit, 3-0 Notes: James “Nixey” Callahan fired the first no-hitter in the White Sox 3-0 win over Detroit in the first game of a doubleheader in Chicago. The White Sox gave Callahan, who walked two and fanned two, three in the first and he did the rest. Editor's Note: Information for these entries is gleaned from the author's files, retrosheet.org, various Internet sources, press reports of the day, White Sox media guides and the many White Sox books written by the great Rich Lindberg. Don't they count Melido Perez's abbreviated no-hitter?

http://cbs.sportsline.com/mlb/story/10136060 Miller column http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index...%3dolney_buster http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/daily?page=dd/070418 Tim Kurkjian http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=Akex...o&type=lgns Jeff Passan column

QUOTE(hitlesswonder @ Apr 18, 2007 -> 12:27 PM) Speaking of the Twins...I recently saw the OPS ranks of the piranhas (2B,3B,LF,SS): Twins Positional OPS ranks among AL teams: OPS RANK C .708 5th 1B .982 1st 2B .525 13th SS .509 12th 3B .461 14th LF .384 13th CF .872 4th RF .911 5th DH .752 6th Which I think goes to show that I wouldn't want Ozzie Guillen picking out who gets to play on my team (if I owned a team). I'm sort of biased towards liking Walker because he played for the Sox when I first started paying attention to baseball (which may have been one of the great mistakes of my life). But I'm all for moving him to some other organizational job if the Sox have a decent replacement in mind (someone that's a disciple of the Texas hitting coach?). I don't think that alone will fix the Sox. The offense has been bad for several months now going back to the second half of last season. It's possible Crede's year of excellence was a fluke (or he's hurt), and AJ, Iguchi, and Dye are all of an age where diminishing skills are a possibility. Still, it's hard to sit any of those guys given their track records. The place the Sox can upgrade is the outfield where they decided to play 2 sub .700 OPS outfielders (Pods start nothwithstanding). If Williams wants to try to salvage the season, he needs to fill those spots with players that aren't complete ciphers at the plate (and I don't mean Brian Anderson). Otherwise, I think he should just get ready for a big firesale in month or so. OTOH, Jaramillo has been under a lot of fire for the regression of hitters like Blalock, the loss of power for Texeira, Mench, Lance Nix, Brad Wilkerson, Phil Nevin...etc. Texiera was their leading HR hitter, and he didn't even get 20 in a ballpark made for power. Sure, Young's great, Kinsler is like Brian Roberts/Brady Anderson of this year (hopefully Shelton), he took some credit for GM Jr. last season

QUOTE(Steve9347 @ Apr 18, 2007 -> 01:16 PM) There you go, it's already a part of culture. Thanks for all the comments so far, much appreciated. I will read the websites/links when I get an opportunity, after soccer practice and before Soxytime/"Sexytime." (copyright, Borat)

QUOTE(Maverick0984 @ Apr 18, 2007 -> 11:17 AM) So, I've been away from baseball for a day or so. I'm reading that Garland said he gave up mentally? Where was this reported? Direct quotes in both the Sun-Times and the Tribune.

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Apr 18, 2007 -> 10:30 AM) I'd hardly call hitting coach a limelight position. He's just a pretty private person and I think family considerations would win out over making $200,000 or whatever it is they pay hitting coaches. I think he enjoys spending time on the West Coast too much to be in Chicago so much.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Apr 18, 2007 -> 09:41 AM) MMAC had to throw it right on the fat part of his bat for him to hit it out. But it was horrible pitch selection by AJ. EVERYONE knows that Sosa couldnt even pick up that slider, yet we went with the fastball. Is your avatar from Beerfest II: When Drunk Catchers Call A Fastball for Sosa

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Apr 18, 2007 -> 10:25 AM) Nope. He was an opposite field doubles hitter. Now he is a pull hitter. Robin Ventura. Ventura's set for life and enjoys spending time with his family, and he doesn't really enjoy the limelight. Wasn't that the problem with him not wanting a radio or TV job with the White Sox?

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Apr 18, 2007 -> 09:35 AM) He has reached career highs in K's and Hr's with the sox. Coincidence? You also have to take into consideration the stadiums and his stroke. He's a doubles hitter...balls in SF (unless hit by Bonds) don't easily fly out in RF, unless they're hit down the line. In Minnesota, you have the equivalent of the Green Monster, and he usually didn't the ball over the Hefty Bag. I would hope almost any player would hit more homers at New Comiskey, unless they came from Colorado. They should completely retool their line-up and move the dimensions back to that of Old Comiskey. Short of that, we're always looking to be a 3 run homer and a cloud of dust type of offense. With players such as Sweeney, Fields, Owens and Anderson coming up, I would hope JR and KW would seriously consider this option.