Sox Bounce Back
The White Sox shook off suffering their first sweep of the season and won 1-0 last night over Cleveland thanks to a 3 hit, 7K performance from Jose Contreras. He had 7IP and walked 3. One sour note was reading this morning that JC couldn't go back out for the 8th due to leg cramps. Hopefully it isn't anything to be concerned about and was just fatigue or dehydration.
In my eyes, the best part of the game was the performance by Damaso Marte out of the pen. Fresh off the DL, Marte came on with one out in the 8th after Politte had faced and retired just one batter, and he proceeded to blow away all 3 hitters he faced (2 in the 8th and 1 in the 9th). His fastball was alive and he had that devastating sweeping breaking ball working.
The game also featured what was perhaps one of the funniest defensive plays the Sox have made all season. On a routine fly-ball hit to straight away left field, Scott Podsednik raised his arms in the air indicating he had absolutely no idea where the ball was. (A sight becoming all too familiar. And to think the Sox considered moving Aaron to left to make way for Scotty in center in Spring Training) The ball hung up in the air long enough for Rowand to come sprinting over to left field to make the catch, behind and to the right of where Pods was standing.
With the victory the Sox moved to 6-0 against the Indians in 1-run games. They are now an unbelievable 27-5 vs. the Central Division with an equally impressive 28-14 road record, best in the bigs.The Sox also gained back a game on Minnesota who lost to LAAAAA last night, and thier lead is now back in double digits at 10 games.
Tonight Freddy Garcia (8-3 3.53) goes up against the Tribe's CC Sabathia (6-5 4.50).
Somebody at MLB.com seems to think very highly of our Pale Hose.
Elsewhere in sports: The Golden Bear, Jack Nicklaus, polished off his illustrious career with a birdie on the 36th hole of the British Open this afternoon. He shot an even par 72 to finish 3 over through 2 rounds, coming up just short of making the cut in his final Major tournament on the PGA tour.
Lance Armstrong is still wearing the yellow jersey with his 38 second lead in the Tour de France, despite many complaints from the French. They say Armstrong has an unfair advantage over them because he still has one of his testicles.
posted by Stone @ 1:28 PM
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who do you suppose is the most consistent star on the beloved white sox? easy answer:
it's the entire team and not any one individual. frank whiffs sometimes. garland walks guys. even hermanson isn't perfect.
but the synergy of the team is perfect. the confidence and optimism of the management, the manager and the fans is awe-inspiring.
hey, i've been a hardcore sox fan since l939 and attended two of their world series games against the dodgers...a win and a loss.
but even i know that, as the beantown dudes did it last year, we're going to do it -- especially against the beantown dudes -- this year.
and, with modesty cast to the winds of comiskey, next year and the year after that. did you ever think you'd witness and revel in a chicago white sox dynasty?
get ready for it.
jay
-- who grew up in south shore
and went to hyde park, but has lived for the past 35 years in san francisco. go niners!
The only starter that the Sox have to re-sign to keep the staff intact for next season is Garland. A dynasty on the South Side is in the realm of possibility. Now, go Niners, no thanks. I'll stick with my Bears. I'll root for San Fran if they're playing against the Pack or Dallas though. (I enjoyed the Niners disrupting the Cowboys dynasty in '94) I certainatly won't be putting any money on them any time soon though.
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