Posted on 10/26/2005 4:18:36 PM PDT by Charles Henrickson
STARTING LINE-UPS FOR GAME 4 (Chicago up 3-0)
Chicago White Sox
S. Podsednik lf .278
T. Iguchi 2b .200
J. Dye rf .333
P. Konerko 1b .333
A.J. Pierzynski c .273
A. Rowand cf .308
J. Crede 3b .308
J. Uribe ss .333
F. Garcia p .000
Houston Astros
C. Biggio 2b .214
W. Taveras cf .308
L. Berkman lf .417
M. Ensberg 3b .143
M. Lamb 1b .125
J. Lane rf .214
B. Ausmus c .231
A. Everett ss .083
B. Backe p .000
Note to others; don't get in the way of hungry Sox, Red or White.
Go Sox!!
it just sounds good, plus I lived in Chicago for two years
"how about a Chicagoland ping? This would be worth it, IMO!"
Great idea!
I'm a Cub fan, but gotta go with the SOX tonight. This is for all of Chicago.
In thread 3 I said I was going out tonight in my pink & white Cubs cap to watch the SOX kick some A$$ and I'm headed out the door soon.
GO SOX!
Run on sentence and all......GO ASTROS!!!
Here we go, can do without the hollywood has been giving a speech though.
The sum is greater than the parts. As I look at the White Sox World Series roster, I do not see any possible future Hall of Famers. (Frank Thomas is injured.) In fact, out of the eight post-season teams, this is the only one of which I could say that. (San Diego would come close, with just Trevor Hoffman.) Buehrle should finish in the top three for Cy Young this year. Konerko would be the backup first baseman on my AL All-Star team, and Garland would make the pitching staff. Iguchi should finish in the top five for ROY. But that’s about it. I do not see a lot of stars or household names on this team. But the team sum is greater than the individual parts.
Balance. I do see a lot of guys having very good years, near All-Star years, all at the same time. A balance of home runs and small ball. A balance of speed and power. No glaring weaknesses. Defense, starting pitching, relief pitching, fundamentals--good throughout.
Team chemistry. They seem to be a very unified bunch, working together well, having fun. And they’re gritty, scrappy, in game.
Opportunistic. They make the most of their chances. Timely hitting. Clutch performances.
This is not a team for the ages. This is not the 1927 Yankees or the 1975 Big Red Machine. And yet--and yet--here are the White Sox, a wire-to-wire first-place club, the best record in the league in the regular season (99-63), 10-1 so far in the post-season, with a chance tonight to go 110-64 overall--one of the best one-year runs in baseball history!
Thank you very much for the birthday and wedding anniversary present...its been way too long, for Chicago baseball fans...we need a win tonite...
PUDGE!!!
GO WHITE SOX
Best wishes!
A life-long Cubs fan. :-)
In 1979, I moved from the St. Louis area to Elgin Il. for a job. I just could not step foot inside Wrigley, it was sacrilege, not even to watch my beloved Cardinals.
So I became a Sox fan after the Disco Destruction Night Riot. Those were my kind of people!
I heard an interesting idea on 740AM today.
After God Bless America is sung, put up on the board: "Don't Mess With Texas"... as the roof starts to close.
*snicker*
I am on the west coast, so me and the hubby got to stay up late and watch the entire game...being newly retired tho, we dont have to go to bed, or get up at any particular time...our time is our own....
Trivia question:
When was the last time a team facing a sweep in the WS won Game Four?
Not often. I think out of 21 WS teams down 3-0, only three even made it to Game 5. None made it to Game 6.
The fat lady IS humming or at least practicing scales...
la la la la la la la...
Terrible rendition of the National Anthem.
GO STROS!!!!
Your numbers are correct. Do you remember the last one to extend the series another game?
I've heard worse. Not many but I have heard worse.
They should have watched the Red Sox DVD from last year to get some inspiration.
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