knightni Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Friday, June 22, 2012 White Sox (36-33) vs. Brewers (32-37) Friday 6/22, 8:10 PM ET at U.S. Cellular Field Radio: MIL: WTMJ 620 CWS: WSCR 670, 97.5 ESPN Deportes TV: MIL: FSWI CWS: CSN http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/mlb/gameda...mp;mode=preview Crew, White Sox renew old rivalry with Greinke-Sale Though the Brewers and White Sox have played just one regular-season series since 2001, the clubs have history going way back. Milwaukee hosted some of Chicago's games in County Stadium in 1968 and '69. But once the Brewers came into existence in 1970, transforming from the Seattle Pilots, things took a turn for the worse between Milwaukee and the White Sox. "That was a heated rivalry, to say the least," said Brewers historian Mario Ziino. The Brewers and White Sox will revive the rivalry on Friday, beginning a three-game series in Chicago. Zack Greinke will duel with Chris Sale, a candidate to start for the American League in the 2012 All-Star Game on July 10 in Kansas City. Sale is 5-0 with a 1.91 ERA in his last six starts. He's been given six or seven days off between starts all season, and while he appreciates the extra rest, Sale said it doesn't make much of a difference to him how much time off he gets. "Once you grab the ball, everything else is out the window," Sale said. "You just do your job." Greinke allowed a season-high 11 hits over eight innings in his most recent start, a no-decision against Minnesota on Sunday. Greinke started a game against the White Sox in Spring Training on April 2, lasting only three innings while allowing five earned runs on five hits. Greinke said he was serving up "meatballs" to Chicago that day. The Brewers have won four of their last nine games, and each of those five losses were by one run and decided in the last at-bat of the game. Milwaukee manager Ron Roenicke said last season all those close games seem to go the Brewers' way, and each time those games arose, there was a uniform feeling among the players that they would win them. The club is still searching for that confident feeling this season. "That feeling, it changes from year to year. You wouldn't think it would, but it changes," Roenicke said. "Somehow, we need to win these close ballgames so that feeling is always there, that when we get tight, we've got a real good shot to win. We're not there yet. We've had stretches, but we're not there yet as a team to where we feel that way." Brewers: Axford 'still the guy' for Roenicke Brewers manager Ron Roenicke hasn't lost confidence in John Axford, despite the closer's recent inconsistency. Axford has three blown saves in his last five chances, including allowing back-to-back homers in the ninth inning in a 10-9 loss to Toronto on Tuesday. Axford struggled with his command in the loss, forcing him into fastball counts which has plagued the right-hander all season. Roenicke pointed to Axford's recent heavy workload as a possible reason for his struggles. "He's scuffling, he is," Roenicke said. "I can't give you an answer why. For a while, it was not pitching enough, and now it's pitching too much. It changes a lot." • Right-hander Shaun Marcum could be heading to the 15-day disabled list with stiffness in his right elbow that has sidelined him since his most recent start on June 14. An MRI exam of Marcum's elbow -- which he had Tommy John surgery on in 2008 -- showed nothing out of the ordinary. While Marcum maintains that the injury is nothing serious, the Brewers are considering the option of shelving Marcum and bringing in another arm. • Ryan Braun enters the three-game series with Chicago with a 25-game hitting streak during Interleague Play. He has a .404 average (40-for-99) with seven home runs and 29 RBIs during the streak, which ties for the fourth longest since Interleague Play began in 1997. White Sox: Danks to begin rehab program on Friday Left-hander John Danks, who had been on the DL, retroactive to May 20 with a left shoulder strain, learned this week that he now has a mild Grade 1 strain in his left shoulder. Tests done showed no tendon or ligament damage, and Danks' labrum is still intact. Danks will begin a rehabilitation and strength program with White Sox head athletic trainer Herm Schneider on Friday, and Danks' progress will be monitored further with diagnostic tests likely next week. "I wish I had progressed a little further at this point. I kind of expected to be back by now," Danks said. "I just have to listen to my body and do what it says." • The White Sox rank third in the American League with a .288 batting average with runners in scoring position, including a .354 average in their last 24 games. Catcher A.J. Pierzynski ranks second in the AL with RISP with a .397 average, and first baseman Paul Konerko's .373 RISP average ranks him sixth. Worth noting • Konerko is batting .153 (9-for-59) lifetime against Greinke, with 17 strikeouts. Pierzynski, however, owns a .413 (19-for-46) average against Greinke. • Greinke is 3-2 with a 5.07 ERA in eight starts on the road, and 4-0 with a 1.08 ERA at Miller Park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justBLAZE Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 game day is good day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettie4sox Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 JUST WIN SOME DAMN SERIES! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 I remember the olden days when Bevington and Phil Garner used to just hate each other. It usually meant at least one beanball war a season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Greinke away from Miller Park as a Brewer: 8-8, 4.80 ERA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 22, 2012 -> 09:06 AM) Greinke away from Miller Park as a Brewer: 8-8, 4.80 ERA Usually when the opposing player has stats that suggest he'll dominate us, he will. When the stats suggest he'll suck, he will dominate us. The Sox also go 0-162 every year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 The numbers vs Greinke are very split: AJ, Beckham, and Rios have been fantastic against him Konerko, Ramirez, and Hudson have flat-out sucked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoSox05 Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 22, 2012 -> 08:43 AM) I remember the olden days when Bevington and Phil Garner used to just hate each other. It usually meant at least one beanball war a season. I wish we still had the Brewers in the AL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 22, 2012 -> 08:43 AM) I remember the olden days when Bevington and Phil Garner used to just hate each other. It usually meant at least one beanball war a season. i remember when Garner and Hawk hated each other. I believe they were firing shots at each other through the newspaper. I also think there was an incident when Tony Phillips told some fans he would meet them behind the bleachers to fight. Looking at stadiums nowadays, it is truly amazing to think that County Stadium was a Major League field. It looked like a AA field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elrockinMT Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 I believe we can win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 This should be a good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chetkincaid Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Jun 22, 2012 -> 09:46 AM) I wish we still had the Brewers in the AL. This right here. After all this time, the Brewers still seem like an AL team to me. I wish there was a way to keep Houston in the NL next year and to move the Brewers back to the AL where they belong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Jun 22, 2012 -> 09:46 AM) I wish we still had the Brewers in the AL. Definitely. Love that park and would give extra incentive to go if the Sox played there 7-9 times a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clyons Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 22, 2012 -> 08:43 AM) I remember the olden days when Bevington and Phil Garner used to just hate each other. It usually meant at least one beanball war a season. Hard to fault Garner for that, though. I hated Bevington, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 QUOTE (PlaySumFnJurny @ Jun 22, 2012 -> 11:34 AM) Hard to fault Garner for that, though. I hated Bevington, too. I was at the game for the invisible pitcher being called into the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clyons Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 22, 2012 -> 11:37 AM) I was at the game for the invisible pitcher being called into the game. Me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Just beat the Brewers and their ugly uniforms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Nice to play the Brew Crew again, I miss seeing them since they went to the NL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 I want a sweep, but just win the series...PLEASE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jun 22, 2012 -> 05:17 PM) Nice to play the Brew Crew again, I miss seeing them since they went to the NL. We just played them a few years ago in Milwaukee. I went to all 3 games and was nice to sit and e cordial with opposing fans. Plus, their park rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Chris Sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heads22 Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Sale giveth Braun a walk, then taketh Braun away with a pickoff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 My friend still thinks Josh Hamilton is going to get the triple crown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Unusually good looking swing for Konerko off Greinke. I thought that was go e. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 That was a good swing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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