Game 109, Mariners at White Sox
LHP Jamie Moyer v LHP Mark Buehrle. 4:05, FSN.
This lineup… wow.
Ichiro, RF-L
The Ignitor (Bloomquist), CF-R
Ibanez, DH-L
Sexson, 1B-R
Beltre, 3B-R
Morse, SS-R
Betancourt, 2B-R
We Call Him Doyle (Snelling), LF-L
Torrealba (“JoeJessica”), C-R
Doyle plays against a lefty, which is good news, since he’ll hit against anything. Four-armed aliens could beam down and throw at him from left/right or up/down and he’d rake doubles off them.
Sunday’s pitcher has finally been announced as SP-R Jeff Harris, who you’ll remember from his “into the breech” performance relieving Jorge Campillo after Campillo left with an elbow twinge.
The M’s press notes include a Bloomquist booster: he’s raised his average from .197 on July 2 to .268. I cheer for Bloomquist when he’s in the game, but despite this prolonged hot streak, that .268 carries an on-base percentage of .310 with almost no power at all. There’s no position on the field where that’s above average (even catchers in the AL hit .252/.309/.384).
Also, you may be able to catch Zach Duke if you’ve got Extra Innings, as his game’s on at the same time. You can flip over during commercial breaks. Duke’s on a crazy tear since he was called up. I’m hoping for a Duke-Felix matchup in the 2007 World Series.
In other news, due to continuous pestering, I put together a prototype USSM shop today. All shirts may become collectors items as we work out how to do this better (see the Doyle jersey, for instance). As a game thread special, they’re all low, low priced because I haven’t figured out markup, but you’re gambling on quality.
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167 Responses to “Game 109, Mariners at White Sox”
I’ve heard Rizzs at least twice in the last two days compare this Sox team to the Go-Go Sox.
1959 Sox: .250/.324/.364
2005 Sox: .265/.326/.428
1959 Sox: 1.28 WHIP, .236BAA, 3.29 ERA
2005 Sox: 1.28 WHIP, .250BAA, 3.66 ERA
Somewhat similar, but not that similar.
#151 – I would think that if you compared each team’s statistics from their given years with respect to the league average, you might find that the numbers become a bit more similar. Admittedly that’s conjecture on my part, but that’s my hypothesis anyhow.
#149 i’ll actually agree with DMZ on this one and say we should not rehash the beltre conversation(s). my take is we’ll have to wait and see whether or not this deal was the right one.
And another thing: I haven’t seen the same level of outcry against the abomination that is Ti-Gar as I did against a bunch of women knitting.
Yes, people on here have condemned the Dr. Moreau-ness of Ti-Gar, but I haven’t seen one letter to the Times about it yet… while there’s a rolling epistle-fight over Stitch-n-Pitch in the editorial page.
Jeff Shaw is, I believe, too terrified to come out in public for fear of being assaulted by a Ti-Gar.
So, isn’t someone gonna call a home run right now?
Ti-Gar! Ti-Gar! burning bright
On the diamonds of the night,
What inferal marketing guy
Brought forth thy evil mimicry?
Willie Fkn Blake, 1794
#156, i’ve been pointing to left field for the past 30 minutes
156, so much for that
Boy, Ichiro was a real bust. He didn’t win the game for us and we never should have signed him. And my memory only lasts four games.
157 – that’s the first thing that’s made me laugh out loud today. Congrats.
Goin’ outside to smoke a Ci-gar. Night all.
That should be “infernal,” not “inferal.” Oops.
T-shirts are a cool idea. Men’s sleeveless for me, when the design phase is done.
“Doyle: the Bloke with the Stroke”
not our catchers.
Also, props on giving folks the option for going the American Apparel route on the shirts. For us hippie types, y’know.
In the versions of the story I’ve read, Sheffield did not say the reporter made stuff up; he said the reporter was determined to paint him in a negative light. All New York magazine did in saying they had the tapes is to say Sheffield said the things they quoted; they said nothing about what might have been left out.
As for his teammates being “ticked off”, where does that come from? I saw quotes from Jeter, A-Rod, and Torre; each of them basically amounted to a shrug.