Lip Man 1 Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 May 17, 1969 – It was one of the few highlights in a dismal season. Sox pitcher Jerry Nyman one-hit the Senators, winning in Chicago 6-0. Nyman allowed only a one out single in the second inning to Brant Alyea…a comebacker right through the box that Nyman could not get a glove on. Nyman also helped himself with the bat in that game hitting a bases loaded double knocking in three runs. May 17, 2021 – Sox catcher Yasmani Grandal was the lone starter not to get a hit in a 16-4 beating of the Twins up in Minnesota. But he still landed on base four times via walks, scored three times and drove in a run with a sacrifice fly. Grandal, became the first player in White Sox history to have three games where he walked four or more times in a season. May 17, 2021 – In the Sox blowout win over the Twins in Minnesota, national controversy erupted centering around the ‘unwritten’ rules of baseball. With the Sox leading 15-4 the Twins used a position player, Willians Astudillo to pitch the ninth inning. He lobbed up a 47 miles per hour pitch to Yermin Mercedes who blasted it over the center field fence. Twins manager Rocco Baldelli took exception to it as well as many baseball traditionalists. White Sox manager Tony LaRussa wasn’t happy with it either saying what Mercedes did disrespected the game as well as he missed the take sign on that pitch. Some of Mercedes teammates and many Sox fans disagreed saying that using a position player instead of a regular pitcher also disrespected the game and that until the game is over players are expected to do their best regardless of the score. The next day, after the Twins threw at Mercedes, LaRussa ignited another controversy when he said that he didn’t think Twins pitcher Tyler Duffey deliberately did that, that it may have been a pitch that got away from him. Some Sox fans feel this was the moment when LaRussa began to lose the clubhouse and the Sox started sliding back towards mediocrity for the rest of the season and into the 2022 campaign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mighty Mite Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 13 minutes ago, Lip Man 1 said: May 17, 1969 – It was one of the few highlights in a dismal season. Sox pitcher Jerry Nyman one-hit the Senators, winning in Chicago 6-0. Nyman allowed only a one out single in the second inning to Brant Alyea…a comebacker right through the box that Nyman could not get a glove on. Nyman also helped himself with the bat in that game hitting a bases loaded double knocking in three runs. May 17, 2021 – Sox catcher Yasmani Grandal was the lone starter not to get a hit in a 16-4 beating of the Twins up in Minnesota. But he still landed on base four times via walks, scored three times and drove in a run with a sacrifice fly. Grandal, became the first player in White Sox history to have three games where he walked four or more times in a season. May 17, 2021 – In the Sox blowout win over the Twins in Minnesota, national controversy erupted centering around the ‘unwritten’ rules of baseball. With the Sox leading 15-4 the Twins used a position player, Willians Astudillo to pitch the ninth inning. He lobbed up a 47 miles per hour pitch to Yermin Mercedes who blasted it over the center field fence. Twins manager Rocco Baldelli took exception to it as well as many baseball traditionalists. White Sox manager Tony LaRussa wasn’t happy with it either saying what Mercedes did disrespected the game as well as he missed the take sign on that pitch. Some of Mercedes teammates and many Sox fans disagreed saying that using a position player instead of a regular pitcher also disrespected the game and that until the game is over players are expected to do their best regardless of the score. The next day, after the Twins threw at Mercedes, LaRussa ignited another controversy when he said that he didn’t think Twins pitcher Tyler Duffey deliberately did that, that it may have been a pitch that got away from him. Some Sox fans feel this was the moment when LaRussa began to lose the clubhouse and the Sox started sliding back towards mediocrity for the rest of the season and into the 2022 campaign. TLR was wrong to the nth degree, a real jerk on that issue and shouldn’t have been managing the team in the first place. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Side Hit Men Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 May 17, 2021, a day that will live in White Sox infamy. Opening Day 2020 through May 17, 2021 61-42 .592 (2020 36-27 + 2021 25-15) May 18, 2021 through May 16, 2023 165-166 .498 (2021 69-57 + 2022 81-81 + 2023 15-28) Prioritizes "unwritten rules" over Actual MLB rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Side Fireworks Man Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 On 5/17/2023 at 11:05 AM, Lip Man 1 said: May 17, 1969 – It was one of the few highlights in a dismal season. Sox pitcher Jerry Nyman one-hit the Senators, winning in Chicago 6-0. Nyman allowed only a one out single in the second inning to Brant Alyea…a comebacker right through the box that Nyman could not get a glove on. Nyman also helped himself with the bat in that game hitting a bases loaded double knocking in three runs. May 17, 2021 – Sox catcher Yasmani Grandal was the lone starter not to get a hit in a 16-4 beating of the Twins up in Minnesota. But he still landed on base four times via walks, scored three times and drove in a run with a sacrifice fly. Grandal, became the first player in White Sox history to have three games where he walked four or more times in a season. May 17, 2021 – In the Sox blowout win over the Twins in Minnesota, national controversy erupted centering around the ‘unwritten’ rules of baseball. With the Sox leading 15-4 the Twins used a position player, Willians Astudillo to pitch the ninth inning. He lobbed up a 47 miles per hour pitch to Yermin Mercedes who blasted it over the center field fence. Twins manager Rocco Baldelli took exception to it as well as many baseball traditionalists. White Sox manager Tony LaRussa wasn’t happy with it either saying what Mercedes did disrespected the game as well as he missed the take sign on that pitch. Some of Mercedes teammates and many Sox fans disagreed saying that using a position player instead of a regular pitcher also disrespected the game and that until the game is over players are expected to do their best regardless of the score. The next day, after the Twins threw at Mercedes, LaRussa ignited another controversy when he said that he didn’t think Twins pitcher Tyler Duffey deliberately did that, that it may have been a pitch that got away from him. Some Sox fans feel this was the moment when LaRussa began to lose the clubhouse and the Sox started sliding back towards mediocrity for the rest of the season and into the 2022 campaign. If I remember correctly, the Sox used to celebrate May 17 in the early '70s as "May Day" in honor of Carlos May. Carlos wore #17 and I believe May 17th was also his birthday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lip Man 1 Posted May 18, 2023 Author Share Posted May 18, 2023 7 minutes ago, South Side Fireworks Man said: If I remember correctly, the Sox used to celebrate May 17 in the early '70s as "May Day" in honor of Carlos May. Carlos wore #17 and I believe May 17th was also his birthday. You are correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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