LittleHurt05 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Straight off the streets of Mobile, Alabama, we have Jake Peavy facing Doug, the bringer of fists. The days are counting down, the Tigers reign of terror atop the AL Central is coming to an end. The revolution will be televised, are you ready??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 This would be a bleeping huge game to win. Please do better than 2/15 with RISP. Or at least get a hit with RISP early so that I don't nearly faint when it happens. Man up Jake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Same lineup as last night please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettie4sox Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Sep 11, 2012 -> 08:31 AM) Same lineup as last night please. Give Dayan a break... DH Johnson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Give Dayan a break... DH Johnson. Viciedo is 1-2 with a BB vs Fister, Johnson is 0-2 with a SF. Yes, they're the smallest of sample sizes, but I'll go with the guy who's been facing major league pitching all year and actually has a hit off Fister. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 wtf is with that Fister picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogan873 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 I have much more confidence after last night's win. A win tonight guarantees the Sox to maintain a 2 game lead...at least. In addition, I think a win tonight could really knock the Tigers down. They're already reeling after going 1-6 in their last 7. Could be one more hammer strike against the nail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Seriously, wouldnt that be something if the Tigers miss the playoffs after going all in and spending big on a lefthanded power hitter, one season after the sox miss the playoffs after going all in and spending big on a lefthanded power hitter? Baseball is and always will be a funny game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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caulfield12 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Who would have thought the signings of Donnie Veal and Jose Quintana in the offseason would be so momentous...??? Pitcher Donnie Veal is a cousin of former minor league infielder Kevin Johnson (more famous as a NBA All-Star and mayor of Sacramento, CA). Veal was born in Mississippi but his family moved to Arizona when he was 6 years old, when mother Tanya got a job at the Fort Huachuca military base. He set a school record with 19 strikeouts in a game as a junior, then made second-team All-State as a senior. He also played basketball in high school. He finished in the top 3% of his class. The Chicago White Sox took him in the 12th round of the 2003 amateur draft but he did not sign. Donnie enrolled at the University of Arizona on a baseball and academic scholarship. His mother died of stomach cancer in November of 2004 and Veal transferred to junior college. He was 8-5 with a 3.65 ERA in 2005, striking out 119 but walking 53 in 74 IP. The Chicago Cubs took the big left-hander in the 2nd round of the 2005 amateur draft, the 68th overall pick. He was signed by scout Steve McFarland for a $530,000 bonus. Veal split his 2005 minor league season between the AZL Cubs (0-1, 5.06 in 4 G) and Boise Hawks (1-2, 2.48, 34 K, .180 average in 29 IP). In 2006, Donnie dazzled, splitting Cubs Minor League Pitcher of the Year honors with Rich Hill. He was 5-3 with a 2.69 ERA in 14 games for the Peoria Chiefs, allowing a .179 average with 45 hits in 73 2/3 IP while striking out 86. He was promoted to the Daytona Cubs, where he went 6-2 with a 1.67 ERA, .170 average (46 H in 80 2/3 IP) and fanned 88. He led all Chicago farmhands in walks (82), strikeouts (174), lowest average allowed (.175) and ERA (2.16). Had he qualified, he would have beat out Chase Wright for the Florida State League lead in ERA. He allowed the lowest average of any starting pitcher in the affiliated minors that season and tied Philip Hughes for 10th in ERA. He was 6th in strikeouts in the affiliated minors. Baseball America rated him as the #2 Cubs prospect, the #9 prospect in the Midwest League and the #5 prospect in the FSL, behind Homer Bailey, Yovani Gallardo, Scott Elbert and Ryan Braun. In 2007, Veal went 8-10 with a 4.97 ERA for the Tennessee Smokies, striking out 131 in 130 1/3 IP but walking 73 and allowing a .320 average versus left-handers; surprisingly, right-handers were much lower at .240. Veal led all Cubs farmhands in walks and tied Kevin Hart for the most Ks. He led the Southern League in free passes. Veal's father had a heart attack while scuba diving in Mexico in November of 2007. That left the 23-year-old in charge of the family's estate. He was also left to take care of his younger brother, Devin, who was a college student. With many more off-field responsibilities than your typical minor leaguer, Donnie returned to the diamond in 2008 with the Smokies. He fell to 5-10, 4.52 while battling pressure on and off the field. He walked 81 in 145 1/3 IP while fanning 123. He led the Southern League in both walks and wild pitches (18). He led Cubs farmhands and Southern League pitchers in starts (29). He was 10 strikeouts behind SL leaders Todd Redmond and Tony Barnette. Veal was chosen by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the Rule V Draft that winter. When hearing of their new acquisition, many Pirates fans associated the name with Bob Veale, another hard-throwing, African-American left-hander. Donnie made the 2009 Pirates out of spring training. His major league debut came on April 7 during a blowout loss to the Cardinals. Veal relieved Ian Snell with a 8-1 deficit in the 5th inning. He allowed a solo homer to Yadier Molina on his third MLB pitch, then fanned both Joe Thurston and Kyle Lohse. Veal walked Skip Schumaker and Colby Rasmus on four pitches apiece, then issued another 4-pitch walk, this one to Albert Pujols. He recovered to fan Chris Duncan to end the inning. Sean Burnett replaced him to open the 6th. from baseball-reference.com Had no idea he lost both parents at such an early age, in his early 20's. I lost my father at age 30 and THAT was super tough for me to deal with, for at least 3 years, to recover. That also connects him to the same baseball program that produced Brian Anderson and Ian Kinsler. Also didn't know he was once one of the Cubs' top prospects or that we'd originally tried to sign him out of high school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettie4sox Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Ret's go Woite Soksu! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2nd_city_saint787 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 WELCOME TO CHICAGO MOTHERF*CKERS this isn't Detroit this isn't KC we are invincible so get up panic! panic! do not approve of your methods yeah, well your not from chicago never come down never come down no, never come down never come down no, never come down The bold lyrics go out to you out of towners that panicked...I dont approve of your methods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Sep 11, 2012 -> 08:47 AM) wtf is with that Fister picture Doug Fisterson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigEdWalsh Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Doug Fistersome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Fister was actually good his last time out. Looks like's he's over that side injury. The offense can't have another repeat of last night. We need to start getting hits with RISP, not just home runs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamshack Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 11, 2012 -> 08:28 AM) This would be a bleeping huge game to win. Please do better than 2/15 with RISP. Or at least get a hit with RISP early so that I don't nearly faint when it happens. Man up Jake. Hopefully the pressure is off now and they relax a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapzk Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Time for Peavy to deliver a big game performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettie4sox Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 QUOTE (iamshack @ Sep 11, 2012 -> 11:49 AM) Hopefully the pressure is off now and they relax a bit. That's exactly what we don't want them to do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyho7476 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 QUOTE (kapzk @ Sep 11, 2012 -> 11:54 AM) Time for Peavy to deliver a big game performance. Time for Peavy to earn that fat paycheck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Sep 11, 2012 -> 11:54 AM) That's exactly what we don't want them to do! I don't agree. I think this team plays its worst baseball when it is too uptight. For whatever reason we have a few headcases on this team. Relaxing is exactly what they need to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elrockinMT Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Hey Jake: Let's win one for the boys. I know you can do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 (edited) Win one for my daughter's birthday she was born 9/11/01. Edited September 11, 2012 by Soxfest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoGoSox2k2 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 1. De Aza - CF 2. Youk - 3B 3. D-Wise - LF 4. PK - 1B 5. Rio(s) - RF 6. AJ - C 7. Tank - DH 8. Alexei - SS 9. Beck - 2B Jake "Bulldog" "Big Game" Peavy on the bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 QUOTE (GoGoSox2k2 @ Sep 11, 2012 -> 02:52 PM) 1. De Aza - CF 2. Youk - 3B 3. D-Wise - LF 4. PK - 1B 5. Rio(s) - RF 6. AJ - C 7. Tank - DH 8. Alexei - SS 9. Beck - 2B Jake "Bulldog" "Big Game" Peavy on the bump I know it is temporary with Dunn out, but I really would like to see them not put Dweezy in the 3rd spot. Rios needs to be there, and Wise down hitting like 7th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justBLAZE Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 11, 2012 -> 03:04 PM) I know it is temporary with Dunn out, but I really would like to see them not put Dweezy in the 3rd spot. Rios needs to be there, and Wise down hitting like 7th. Eh, didn't Rios struggle automatically when moved to the third spot earlier this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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