A Good Kind of Dirty
A.J. Pierzynski took one for the team today. With the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth, he leaned into a 1-0 pitch from Roberto Hernandez to give the Sox a 4-3 victory. Was it dirty or just heads up gamesmanship? It was probably a little bit of both, but that is the kind of dirty you have to be if you want to be successful in baseball.
Was I the only one who wanted to throw up after watching WGN's seemingly never-ending replays of Mark Buehrle's injury? Buehrle was hit by a line-drive off the bat of Ryan Garko in the second inning, which leaves him day-to-day with a left forearm contusion. WGN was so excited about it that they showed it every couple of minutes for the rest of the game. I'm sorry, but seeing injuries makes me squeemish. My own arm hurt in sympathy pains every time they re-showed it. Ouch!
At least Nick Massett pitched well in relief. He looked very good out their today and had good command of all his pitches. If Buehrle has to miss a start or two, it will be interesting to see how Massett pitches if he gets to replace Buehrle. He was highly thought of when the White Sox traded Brandon McCarthy for him this winter.
Last but not least, it was nice to see the return of offensive execution today. Scott Podsednik led off with a single and stole second base. Then, Darrin Erstad and Paul Konerko hit back-to-back ground balls to score him. Later in the game, Tadahito Iguchi hit a sacrifice fly the bases loaded due to walks and hit batsmen giving the Sox a run without recording a hit in the inning. Finally, in the seventh inning, Podsednik delivered a run scoring two out single to give the Sox a 3-2 lead. Mix in some homeruns and the Sox will have a nicely diversified offensive attack a la 2005.
Was I the only one who wanted to throw up after watching WGN's seemingly never-ending replays of Mark Buehrle's injury? Buehrle was hit by a line-drive off the bat of Ryan Garko in the second inning, which leaves him day-to-day with a left forearm contusion. WGN was so excited about it that they showed it every couple of minutes for the rest of the game. I'm sorry, but seeing injuries makes me squeemish. My own arm hurt in sympathy pains every time they re-showed it. Ouch!
At least Nick Massett pitched well in relief. He looked very good out their today and had good command of all his pitches. If Buehrle has to miss a start or two, it will be interesting to see how Massett pitches if he gets to replace Buehrle. He was highly thought of when the White Sox traded Brandon McCarthy for him this winter.
Last but not least, it was nice to see the return of offensive execution today. Scott Podsednik led off with a single and stole second base. Then, Darrin Erstad and Paul Konerko hit back-to-back ground balls to score him. Later in the game, Tadahito Iguchi hit a sacrifice fly the bases loaded due to walks and hit batsmen giving the Sox a run without recording a hit in the inning. Finally, in the seventh inning, Podsednik delivered a run scoring two out single to give the Sox a 3-2 lead. Mix in some homeruns and the Sox will have a nicely diversified offensive attack a la 2005.
posted by Pat at 4:58 PM
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