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He Gone!
When you think about the Winter Meetings, you think trades… lots of trades. Lucky for White Sox fans Christmas came early this year, and Kenny Williams sent Javy packing to Atlanta along with Boone Logan for 4 prospects.
The highest prospect is Tyler Flowers: a power-hitting catcher. The wildcard in the deal is the pitcher Santos. Lets see if Williams still has the golden touch.
Dye is rumored to be next to exit Chicago. While he is only of my favorites during his stay in Chicago, I understand for the need to get younger at the position. Dye was ranked 27th in range at Right Field. If Dye is dealt, CQ would shift over to the vacated Right Field spot. Which will leave a void in Left Field that could be filled by Brian Anderson. I think proved this year that he should be given an opportunity to compete for a starter role in spring training.
I would like to see the Sox pitch up a veteran starter. They still need a lead-off hitter as well as a Center Fielder, Third Basemen, and a Second Basemen. I am not sold on Fields playing Third Base. Hopefully, Williams is going to put the cash he saved by trading Swisher and Javy to good use by getting a decent Free-Agent.
Vazquez Gem, Offensive Barrage Keeps Sox Tied for First
Vazquez continued to pitch well going 8 innings with one run ball. The Pale Hose backed the veteran pitcher with four home runs. Quentin and Ramirez let the attack with 4 RBIs a piece. Quentin hit his league leading 34th home run while Alexei hit his second career grand slam. Uribe and Dye also had home runs.
It was good to see the Sox walk away with a series win this weekend. I am still a little disappointed that the Sox faltered on Friday night.
The Sox head back to Chicago to take on Griffey’s former team, the Seattle Mariners.
Vazquez Pitches Gem; Sox Win
Sox WIN! And, boy did we really need this win. It was a morale win after the Sox waste the beautiful gem Danks pitched last night.
Vazquez really stepped up tonight and pitched a whale of a ballgame. The Sox needed an outing like this from the 32 year old starter, and Vazquez dominated the Royals lineup. It was nice to see the Sox bounce back from the disappointing loss last night. They seemed to be a livelier crew and responded quick and efficeint. Russell came in the 9th and cruised to the final out.
Congrats go to Chris Getz for his first hit and RBI as a Major Leaguer.
Brian Anderson hit a double in the 8th after coming in as a defensive replacement for Griffey at the top of the inning.
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The White Sox have Vazquez on the bump tonight versus The Royals.
CQ was scratched from tonight’s lineup because of general soreness. ( He was hit with a pitch in 5 consecutive games ). Konerko will play first, and Swisher will start in LF.
Critical Series With the Royals
When you think of the Royals, you think easy wins. Not this year. The Sox have struggled with the Royals, and the Royals lead the series 7-5. There is no joking about it. The Sox need a sweep and a little help from the Yankees ( I hate asking anything from the Yankees ). The Sox have Javvy, Buehrle, and TBD ( most likely Carrasco ) for the series.
Javvy has been downright bad these last few months. He drives me insane, and I am sure I will have some few choice words before the game is over tonight. He needs to trust his stuff and attack the hitters. When he starts to nibble around the plate, he starts to walk people, loses focus, and bam! a two run homer. He needs to make sure his offspeed stuff is down low and not over the plate to get hammered. Location. Location. Location.
Buehrle walked away with a stellar performance Friday night against Boston. He has been hot and cold as of late. When he is hot, he is sizzling, and when he is cold, the opposing batters are grinning like hyenas. Main think for Buehrle is location. He cannot hang his offspeed stuff or it will get hammered.
Carrasco has been fantastic at home, and he will most likely get the starting nod Thursday since Lance Broadway pitched Monday night.
The Sox really need a strong outing from their pitching staff, but the offense has to get some run support. Griffey needs to pick it up a little. I am not looking for bombs. Just solid baseball. He is swinging the bat a little better, so lets hope the butterflies are finally gone. I keep looking like an idiot saying he will break out soon. I’ve been saying that for a week now. It’s coming soon!
Quentin cannot do everything, but it seems that when he struggles, the team struggles. He is the heatbeat of the offense.
Vazquez Continues Woes; Sox Fail to Sweep
I do not understand Vazquez. The guy has outstanding stuff, yet when he struggles, he is so-so bad. Pitches are not even close to the plate, and last night was no exception. After a amazing catch in CF by Nick Swisher to save a run, Vazquez gave up a two-run homer to Cabrera with the first pitch offered. You could sense this was going to be a long game for the Sox – one that will not bode well if Vazquez continued to pitch like that. Good for the Sox, he settled down and got into a grove until he started leaving his offspeed stuff up in the zone. The game was still in reach for the Sox even when they were down 5-3.
The offense was a little disappointing. Man at third with less than two outs? Nada. Sox couldn’t bring them home. The rally in the 8th? I felt it was cut short because Cox sent Thome home off of Konerko’s Double. You cannot first-to-home Thome. I’m sorry, but he had nothing left in the tank and the Sox paid the price, settling for Quentin’s solo shot.
The bullpen came in and gave up three runs which put the game out of reach for the Sox.
It was really good to see Paulie have a decent game. I hope he can pull it around because this team needs him.
Griffey still looks alittle uncomfortable at the plate. With Paulie heating up, Griffey needs to step it up a little. He can do it. I have faith in him. I still feel there are going to be good things that come from Griffey in the near future.
Sox fall 8-3.
Today’s Lineup:
1. OC, SS
2. AJ, C
3. CQ, LF
4. Thome, DH
5. Paulie, 1B
6. Jr, RF
7. Ramirez, 2B
8. Swisher, CF
9. Uribe, 3B
Griffey is back in the lineup today playing in RF. JD has the night off.
Sox look for the sweep today, and they send Javvy to the mound. The Sox will need another strong outing from their Starter today.
Uribe’s defense has been awesome as of late, and the Sox need to continue to play good defense behind their pitching.
I would like to see a little more situational hitting: men in motion, bunting, and hitting to the opposite field. The latter helped Thome raise his average. I like to see the same from Paulie and Swisher.
After having a day off yesterday, look for Griffey to be in the line up today.
Sox Come Back From Behind to Win… Again.
A balk made the difference for the White Sox last night scoring Carlos Quentin. Carlos had a big night with two home runs that sparked a comeback for the second night in a row. Javvy continued to struggle, but the offense and the bullpen bailed him out for a no-decision. Dotel got his first save of the year.
The Sox won four in a row, and they go for the sweep tomorrow with Buehrle on the mound. Friday we head to Texas for a three game series with the Rangers. The Rangers have been playing their own version of coming from behind, nailing K-Rod for three runs last night capped by a 2-run shot from Josh Hamilton.
Cubs vs White Sox Series in June
I picked up my tickets for the series finale in June. We are sitting in RF this time, and my sister is bringing her son. I think I will be outnumbered, but I am looking forward for the Clash of the Titans! Hopefully, Sox will fare better than they did last year versus the North Siders. Soriano killed us with leadoff homers. Ugh! And I cannot get that squeeze bunt the Cubs pulled on Closer Bobby Jenks. Angel Pagan scored the winning run that game. Javier Vazquez pitched that game, and it was a nail-biter to the very end.
Game #1: Extra Innings at the Jake
With clutch hitting by Orlando Cabrera the White Sox won 6-3 in extra innings Monday night at the Jake, err Progressive Field.
The Sox struck first with a RBI groundout by Thome in the 1st, but Javvy’s command wasn’t as sharp as we seen it. Javvy gave up two solo home runs and a RBI single, but he kept the Sox close for Thome and AJ to hit a solo home run and a RBI single to tie the game. Javvy pitched 6 innings, giving up two walks while striking out two.
Dotel pitched 1 2/3 of an inning, but when I saw Dotel come out for the second inning, I screamed at the tv. It seems everytime that Ozzie tries to stretch Dotel more than one inning, Dotel gets himself in trouble. That was no different from last night. Matt Thornton was brought in to retire Sizemore.
Linebrink pitched a flawless inning.
Masset struggled with his command by walking two batters.
Logan pitched an impressive 1 1/3 innings to hand the ball to Bobby Jenks to close out for the win. Bobby gave up two singles, but Jhonny Peralta hit into a double play, and struck out Franklin Gutierrez.
Brian Anderson continues to impress me. He battled back from a 0-2 count to rip a RBI Double down the RF line. He entered the game as a PR-DH for Thome.
Ramirez had a two-hit game, but he failed to execute a hit-and-run in which Crede was tossed out. Ramirez was asked to bunt over the runner in the 12th, but he pulled the bunt back and laced a single to RF, placing runners at first and third with no outs for Orlando Cabrera. I want to see more multi-hit games from Ramirez. With his speed, we can apply more pressure on the opponent’s pitching.
OC has stepped up in the last few games. It looks like he is finally getting comfortable with his new role and team. I am excited to see if he can continue.
Paulie looked better after a few days rest with pain in his hand. It seems his timing is just a little off. He was hitting the ball decent and quite possibly missed hitting two home runs. I think Paulie will have a big few weeks in which we need. Our 4-5-6 hitters haven’t produced a lot in the last two series, and I would love to see Dye-Thome-Konerko get on track. I think Crede has been placing too much pressure on himself to produce. Once those guys get going, I am sure Crede will follow suit.
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