Game 133 Preview: Sweep Dreams
Javy "one-reason-for-James'-defibrilator" Vazquez (R, 11-8, 5.06) for the Homeboys
vs.
Jason Hammel (R, 0-2, 7.71) for the Satanic Flat-fish
Anything less than a sweep today would be a disappointment. Anything less than one shock with the new defibrilator would be a surprise. Anything more than 5 innings outta Javy would be cause to use said defibrilator on Ozzie's testicles. Come on, boys. Give Jeeves a reason to break out the broom pic!
1:05 PM start today!
Pick to Click...gonna go with Joe Crede today.
DickdaStick, who is at the game today, is going with....Paul Konerko.
Readers add your Picks to Click to the comments. Thanks!
vs.
Jason Hammel (R, 0-2, 7.71) for the Satanic Flat-fish
Anything less than a sweep today would be a disappointment. Anything less than one shock with the new defibrilator would be a surprise. Anything more than 5 innings outta Javy would be cause to use said defibrilator on Ozzie's testicles. Come on, boys. Give Jeeves a reason to break out the broom pic!
1:05 PM start today!
Pick to Click...gonna go with Joe Crede today.
DickdaStick, who is at the game today, is going with....Paul Konerko.
Readers add your Picks to Click to the comments. Thanks!
posted by jamesmnordbergjr at 10:01 AM
117 Comments:
Long live The Emperor! Let's see if I can catch lightning in a bottle again with Gooch.
We better sweep this series because I'm scared of the Royales. They really seem to beat up on the wild card hopefuls. They swept the BoSox, split a four game set with us and are going for the sweep today against the Twinkies. I guess they're like Freddy, they don't play hard unless the playoffs are on the line...for the other team.
AJ.
Mr. Thome, please.
Um, scratch that...just got the memo on Thome. Can't miss with JD, right?
We may have a crisis on our hands. Jimbo's landlord is forcing the bar to vacate when its lease expires on 9/30. I do my pre- or post-game meals in china town usually, but forcing out Jimbo's strikes me as the kind of thing that requires a lot of years of karmic payback. I don't want to be wheeled into South Side Park in 2093 to see my next World Series game. Any idea how to avert this disaster?
I just read about Jimbo's on the Tribune web site. Not cool.
Definitely not cool. I think it's time Sox fan's started a Save Jimbo's Fund, that's the only way we could do anything to try and save it. If this site had enough sway, I'd start up a paypal account, but I guess I'll leave that for The Cheat to take care of.
I'm not sure it's the money that's the issue with Jimbo's. Sounds like the building owner is just a dick. Hopefully this gets rectified soon! I'll stop by today after the game & see if I can't get an answer or two.
Still on my PtC hiatus, seems to be working out pretty well for the sox.
Santana pitching for the Twins, Bonderman for the Tigs, Johnson for the Yanks. Let's get a win today and let the rest play out as it will. We're almost to the point where we control our own destiny for HFA throughout the playoffs. Let's GITTERDUNN!
I'll take Crede.
Hey James,
can you do me a favor and shoot me an email when you get a chance-- dtkelly (at)filegate (dot) net.
gracias.
Hey d.t.kelly...don't try and bogart my pick!
The big surprise isn't Ozzie starting Pods again, it's that BA is in the lineup today considering a righty throwing and the beanball he took last night.
I'm curious, Count, do you post at SSS, and if so, what's your id?
Wow, thanks for the loyalty dude!!
I didn't miss anything in the first did I?
just curious cuz of the Free Ross Gload thing
yeah, he doubled up Delmon Young
I should say, it's my signature, but you probably knew that.
I wouldn't mind some early runs today
this defense sucks like the Indy Colts
Another game, another out at the plate, but that one wasn't AS bad
open my damn mouth too soon
I don't feel too bad about Joey sending Ross there
I nearly got my early runs wish
okay, that was a bad slide by gload...looks like he thought he could kick the balloutta the catcher's mitt
Javy really looks different without the beard
carl, the writer of palehouse six, is gonna have to change his sketch of javy
good to see that throw from ross make it to juan...last throw he tried to make to 2nd sailed into lf
I was thinking the same thing...keep it low, keep it low
Gooch with a big defensive play!
very nice atbat for BA
Nice AB by BA
That's a veyr telling stat for Pods this year. 4 bunt hits vs 16 from last year. Half of his bunt hits have come very recently.
Give us a reason to chant MVP.
okay, let's swap BA and pods in the batting order
OMG.. yanno... I haven't a clue as to why I seem to be blind to other people's PTC. I swear I do check...
I guess I'll sit this one out.
MVP! MVP!
Paulie 's got his pop swing going again, at a very bad time too
which may have been part of the reason he found himself in the 5-hole
BA is so smooth and effortless in the field
yeah, and I heard on talk radio this morning that with pods-gooch-thome lineup, teams were leaving their lefty relievers in to get to thome, not that easy with JD in the 3 hole
what does that have to do with paulie batting 5th, nothing
so our infielders are suddenly taking defensive lessons from the d-rays
javy gotta pitch over this
I meant it was easier for Ozzie to move Paulie down in the order yesterday with how much he's been struggling
C'mon, GB DP
sorry, jeeves
actually the "what does that have to do with paulie moving down, nothing" comment was directed at myself and what I typed above it
Stop the hurt Javy, no more runs
haha, gotcha
You got that defibrillator handy? My heart is having trouble starting after that hit
Don't you dare walk him Javy
charging it right now
javy always gives up 2 out runs
anyone else see that pad sticking out of the bottom of AJ's glove? never noticed it before
Seriously, he gives up an INSANE amount of 2-out runs
the defibrilator just got used cuz i fainted after he DIDN'T give up any more runs
I'm gonna have to check Javy's splits for 2 out runs allowed
Holy shit!
17.1 innings pitched RISP w/2 outs...26.48 ERA
That's insane...stat of the night, right there
Delmon Young is raping us
I kinda think Pods scared BA off diving for that pitch.
bizarro series with all the defensive gaffes
who is this javy guy, oh, wait, it isn't the 6th inning yet
3-0 to pods
will he strike out?
run pods run
have mac on speed dial, ozzie
haha, can you hear the fan yelling, "Get him outta there"
6th inning javy: even when he's good, he's bad
that was a tough piece of hitting by the leadoff man for the flat-fish
Give me a K, Javy
Interesting thought...does javy ever pitch 0-1, 0-2
I'm sure he does, but it seems like it isn't that often
That's too easy, pitching ahead in the count
I've changed my request, well amended it, give me a K or a GB DP
son of a bitch
i hate saying this, but javy deserves better
I got half of what I wanted, shit.
Gooch has never been good at making the turn.
especially after pitching over that other error
Twinkies won. Oh well, you can't really expect the sweep.
Run producing time!
someone crank up the MVP chant
How deep into the game would you let Javy go?
MVP!
This is no time for a pop up or a DP, Paulie...just so you know the situation
MVP
btw, bunt paulie bunt
He's really scuffling
I agree with Count about Javy
Paulie shoulda bunted
He should have bunted, and yah that sounds good Count
OH BABY OH BABY!
Thank goodness we're at The Cell, our homers are just eeking over the fence. At the juice Box those would be doubles or long outs
AJ hasn't been that good earlier in the year in situations like that, but lately he's been big
Let's go Gload, bring in that insurance run
big run here, come on ross, pick him up
Motor City Kitties lose. They made a run at it, but lost 4-6!
this season is eerily starting to resemble last season with the Tiggers slowing blowing a 10 game lead in the division
Let's see if Ozzie made a wise move ignoring The Count's advice. And let's see if Javy is mad about coming out again.
That makes up for your gaffes
Finally, some GOOD defense!
I'll be happy to see Young leave town
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"suck 'em joe"?
jeeves, there is a delete button
haha...i'm going to take advantage of that feature
maybe I will too
I guess in my excitement, I forgot the up
maybe not, I'll leave it there for your embarrassment and my enjoyment
:-P
haha good. I was thinking about leaving my comment just cuz it's so funny looking
Juan, you slouch, don't you know Josh Paul is in the other dugout?
sigh of exasperation
pods caught looking.............................again
He was all over that fastball.
We've got the good part of the lineup coming in our half of the inning, so I"m not worried
nothing is ever gonna be easy with this team
Phil Jackson put it best when he said the first championship was euphoric whereas the 2nd one was like an odyssey
Very nice pick, Gload
C'mon Tadahito, time to click.
I can picture a homer to left in my mind, but I'd like to see it in real life instead
that was a cartoon you pictured cuz the real thing was a joke
nice inning by MacD
Who was AJ talking to on his way back to the dugout, Joe maybe? Was he saying go Joe?
Is Joe slumping a little?
We seem to have many hitters slumping a little, but we're still putting up runs (excluding today)
Pods, Gooch, Paulie, Crede, and Juan are all slumping to a varying degree
This might be of the Too Much Information department, but Ross Gload really looks a lot like my daughter's step-dad.
haha, too bad Ross Gload isn't your daughter's step-dad
This looks dangerous, that was the worst possible time for a passed ball
How often has Norton been IBBed?
Not very, i'm sure
I don't know if I like walking Norton to get to a hitter that's hot today.
damn
why not ph mack for pods?
James, would you be able to do the recap?
I had to get up real early to drop my mom off at the airport and i'm struggling to stay awake.
If you can't, I'll get one up in a little after a nap.
rollercoaster ride continues
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