RibbieRubarb Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 (edited) This is always fun to look back and remember that Baseball is a funny sport with wacky rules. It only seems fitting that the Sox are featured in three weird happenings from last season considering how goofy our season went. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/stor...&id=2710549 PRESTO CHANGO DEPT.: In an Aug. 23 game against the White Sox, Tigers reliever Jamie Walker managed to strike out a hitter he never faced (Scott Podsednik). So how'd that happen? Simple. Podsednik, batting against a right-hander (Colby Lewis), fouled off two bunt attempts. Whereupon Tigers manager Jim Leyland brought in a left-hander (Walker). Which inspired White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen to send up Brian Anderson to pinch-hit for Podsednik. Whereupon Anderson swung and missed -- for a strikeout that wound up on the permanent records of Walker and Podsednik, even though they were never on the field at the same time. Got that? CREATIVE SCOREKEEPING DEPT.: Tigers first baseman Sean Casey managed to get thrown out at first base, 5-to-7-to-3 in your scorecard, in an Aug. 24 game against the White Sox. He hit a line drive that ticked off the glove of third baseman Joe Crede and landed in left field. But Casey thought Crede had caught it, so he headed back to the dugout. Which allowed left fielder Pablo Ozuna to scoop up the baseball and whoosh it to first for the strangest out of the year. LUCKY SEVEN DEPT.: White Sox ace Mark Buehrle gave up seven runs in the first inning of his May 14 start against the Twins -- and still got a win out of it (9-7). Hey, it's not like that had never happened. Jack Powell, of the 1900 St. Louis Cardinals, did it in a win over the late, great Chicago Orphans, according to Elias. Edited January 1, 2007 by RibbieRubarb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elrockinMT Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 That's one of the things I love about baseball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zygoat Posted January 1, 2007 Share Posted January 1, 2007 Im still in awe on how pablo got that ball to konerko at first base, pablo can barely get the ball from third base to first let alone left to first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dam8610 Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 No mention of the Triple Play? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 Or Iguchi's throw. I guess that's really not record-worthy, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3 BeWareTheNewSox 5 Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 QUOTE(Dam8610 @ Jan 2, 2007 -> 12:35 AM) No mention of the Triple Play? I think there were 2, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pants Rowland Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 QUOTE(3 BeWareTheNewSox 5 @ Jan 2, 2007 -> 04:42 PM) I think there were 2, right? Yes. I recall one against Detroit at home in September and another I think against the Twins. This one from the espn list is most amazing of all to me. "The Mariners somehow "hit" into a triple play in a Sept. 2 game in Tampa Bay -- without a ball being put in play. Raul Ibanez got called out on strikes for the first out. Adrian Beltre got nailed stealing second for the second out. Then Jose Lopez bolted for the plate and got thrown out at home for the third out." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 QUOTE(Beltin @ Jan 2, 2007 -> 06:51 PM) Yes. I recall one against Detroit at home in September and another I think against the Twins. This one from the espn list is most amazing of all to me. "The Mariners somehow "hit" into a triple play in a Sept. 2 game in Tampa Bay -- without a ball being put in play. Raul Ibanez got called out on strikes for the first out. Adrian Beltre got nailed stealing second for the second out. Then Jose Lopez bolted for the plate and got thrown out at home for the third out." That's a rally killer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreye Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 QUOTE(Texsox @ Jan 3, 2007 -> 07:09 AM) That's a rally killer Sounds like something my softball team would do - and we can't even steal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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