maggsmaggs Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 QUOTE (Cowch @ Mar 12, 2009 -> 03:41 PM) Is Kansas City really thinking of going with 5 right handed starters? If those are your five best, why not? No point in just sticking a lefty in there for the sake of having a lefty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowch Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Mar 12, 2009 -> 02:46 PM) If those are your five best, why not? No point in just sticking a lefty in there for the sake of having a lefty. Yeah I guess, anyone know what their pen looks like? It will suck when they have a series against righty killers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 At the back of the pen, they have Soria, Farnsworth and Juan Cruz now. Could be pretty strong...perhaps better than our pen, but I'm feeling more and more confident about Linebrink than I was before ST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted March 12, 2009 Author Share Posted March 12, 2009 Kroeger flies out to the track in CF. Fields K's swinging. Getz grounds to Billy Butler, wierd hop and he deals with it. 123 that inning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted March 12, 2009 Author Share Posted March 12, 2009 Jacobs lines a single over Beckham to lead off. Gordon lines a single to RF. 2 on, 1 out. Buck walks, bases loaded for Gload. Gload hits the ball off of Richard's leg, 2 runs score. Richard coming out after taking that shot. Wasserman in, still 2 runners on, 1 out. Wasserman breaks Pena's bat, he lines it to Wasserman, Wasserman throws to third, 1-5 double play, inning over on 1 pitch by Ehren. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted March 12, 2009 Author Share Posted March 12, 2009 Gonzalez thinks there's a "good chance" that a fairly famous Sox Fan will be throwing out the first pitch opening day, in his words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Big out for Wasserman, but I still think he's targeted for Charlotte. Hope Clayton's doing well. His alma mater destroyed my Hawkeyes in the B10 tourney, ugly game for Iowa. Wonder when they confirm if Barack Obama will be there at USCF on April 6th for Opening Day to throw out the first pitch? You know he won't go to a Nationals game instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted March 12, 2009 Author Share Posted March 12, 2009 Richard seems to be ok according to the Royals announcers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted March 12, 2009 Author Share Posted March 12, 2009 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Mar 12, 2009 -> 02:10 PM) Wonder when they confirm if Barack Obama will be there at USCF on April 6th for Opening Day to throw out the first pitch? You know he won't go to a Nationals game instead. Probably at the earliest a couple days beforehand, first and foremost for security reasons, second and fairly far behind because you don't want to have to cancel in the event of a national emergency if you can avoid it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted March 12, 2009 Author Share Posted March 12, 2009 Beckham walks Wise with a perfect bunt hugging the 3rd base line on the first pitch. 2 on, 0 out, Wise's 2nd hit today. AJ with a successful sacrifice bunt on his 2nd attempt. 2nd and 3rd, 1 out. Q Sac fly, Becks scores, Wise to 3rd. 2 RBI today for Q. 3-2 Sox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggsmaggs Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 (edited) This is the big reason why Richard might be best served as a reliever/spot starter: teams seem to get to him the second time around. Obviously, small sample size, but that's what happened in the majors last year and today. Edited March 12, 2009 by maggsmaggs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowch Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 12, 2009 -> 03:12 PM) Beckham walks Wise with a perfect bunt hugging the 3rd base line on the first pitch. 2 on, 0 out, Wise's 2nd hit today. I sure hope Wise doesn't suck as our starting CF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Mar 12, 2009 -> 04:12 PM) This is the big reason why Richard might be best served as a reliever/spot starter: teams seem to get to him the second time around. Obviously, small sample size, but that's what happened in the majors this year and today. Its true. He commands his fastball well at several different speeds and has deceptive sink and a good motion. He is a classic pen guy IMO. He will make his money in that spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 QUOTE (SoxAce @ Mar 12, 2009 -> 03:22 PM) Get use to that. I'm a big Fields fan. I'm telling you, he's going to surprise ALOT of people. I think he will have a huge year as well. His swing looks alot better than previously. His hitch is smaller and he seems to have flattened the plane out a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted March 12, 2009 Author Share Posted March 12, 2009 QUOTE (Cowch @ Mar 12, 2009 -> 02:12 PM) I sure hope Wise doesn't suck as our starting CF. If Anderson is on the bench so that we can use him as a platoon player, and he's at the end of the order (AKA not leading off), I might be willing to go with him there as a tryout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted March 12, 2009 Author Share Posted March 12, 2009 German comes in. Crisp with another walk, he's pinch-run for. Teahen homers to RF. 4-3 Royals. DeJesus singles up the middle. Pinch-run for by Costa. German getting bombed pretty hard by the RAF (Royals Air Force). Costa steals 2b, bad throw by AJ, Beckham saves it from CF on the leap. Jacobs doubles down the 1b line past Kroeger, run scores, 5-3 Royals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joejoesox Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Wasserman is awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalapse Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 12, 2009 -> 04:20 PM) If Anderson is on the bench so that we can use him as a platoon player, and he's at the end of the order (AKA not leading off), I might be willing to go with him there as a tryout. I don't see any way Wise doesn't leadoff and get 75%+ of the PA in CF. He's fast and bunty that just screams top of lineup hitter, never mind the fact that he's bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 12, 2009 -> 03:57 PM) Wasserman breaks Pena's bat, he lines it to Wasserman, Wasserman throws to third, 1-5 double play, inning over on 1 pitch by Ehren. This, by the way, is one of the two things that Wassermann needs to do to be successful - get in on people's hands. When he is doing that, and only using the outer half with the occasional out-of-the-zone breaker, he breaks a ton of bats and is very effective. When he loses his courage and goes away from the hitters, he's awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 God damn Wassermann is f***ed up mentally since his re-callup last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted March 12, 2009 Author Share Posted March 12, 2009 Is wasserman still in? The Royals announcers said German came in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 12, 2009 -> 04:21 PM) German comes in. Crisp with another walk, he's pinch-run for. Teahen homers to RF. 4-3 Royals. DeJesus singles up the middle. Pinch-run for by Costa. German getting bombed pretty hard by the RAF (Royals Air Force). QUOTE (SoxAce @ Mar 12, 2009 -> 04:25 PM) God damn Wassermann is f***ed up mentally since his re-callup last season. Wait, who is pitching? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joejoesox Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 12, 2009 -> 04:26 PM) Is wasserman still in? The Royals announcers said German came in. you're right, it's german wasserman was pulled after recording 2 outs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted March 12, 2009 Author Share Posted March 12, 2009 QUOTE (joesaiditstrue @ Mar 12, 2009 -> 02:27 PM) you're right, it's german wasserman was pulled after recording 2 outs That's what I thought. My line about the Royals Air Force bombing German wouldn't make much sense if he wasn't in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 (edited) I think you can pretty much forget about German being anywhere close to this White Sox roster. German at 92 MPH is not the Franklyn German that debuted with a 96-100 MPH heater and a top a prospect. Charlotte/AAA filler bound. Doesn't seem like Teahen is going to be able to beat out Callaspo...that leaves him fighting for time with Butler, Jacobs, Guillen, Shealy, Crisp, Gload, DeJesus, etc., for playing time and at-bats. Beckham with a nice catch leaping into the air on a wild throw by AJ. Kroeger's defense described as "BRUTAL" at 1B by the KC Star writer Bob Dutton...Josh is definitely not having a good day today. The reverse blitzkrieg against German...that's what happens when you throw the straight 92-94 MPH Billy Koch fastball...you get tattooed like the Rolling Stones tour. Edited March 12, 2009 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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