153
We received a comment yesterday complaining that The Update has been too grim recently. While it seems to us like a case of shooting the messenger, we aim to please, so today's post will accentuate the positive in the White Sox's 10-2 loss to Tampa Bay last night.
Juan Pierre singled, stole a base, and raised his batting average above the Mendoza Line.
Omar Vizquel, a lifetime shortstop and one of the best ever to play the position, displayed his versatility by playing second base.
Andruw Jones drew a walk.
Paul Konerko singled and did not leave a runner on base.
A.J. Pierzynski earned a base on balls and drove in a run, doubling his RBI total for the season.
Carlos Quentin also garnered a free pass.
Mark Kotsay singled.
Mark Teahen led the team with two hits -- his second home run of the season and a single -- and raised his batting average to .250, a remarkable achievement after starting the season 0 for 10.
Alexei Ramirez had a base hit.
Jake Peavy struck out five batters in only 4.1 innings.
Randy Williams also struck out a batter.
Matt Thornton gave up no runs and no hits in two-thirds of an inning and did not allow the runner he inherited to score.
Sergio Santos continued his season-long streak of not allowing any earned runs, throwing one inning of scoreless ball.
The team's Magic Number dropped to 153, courtesy of a Minnesota loss.
The Good Guys are only 6.0 games out of first place in the division, a not-insurmountable deficit.
That's it for silver linings from last night's game. Go Sox!
posted by Sherm Lollar at 8:21 AM
2 Comments:
haha very funny smart-ass.
i'm gonna start confusing you with a yanks fan
I've been a smart-ass even longer than I've been a Sox fan. I didn't realize the two were mutually exclusive. But seriously, what is it you want me to do? The team is not playing well right now, and in my honest and humble opinion, is not positioned to do well over the course of the season. It's hard to write upbeat posts when the Sox get drubbed. What I wrote today was the best thing I could say about each player from last night, which illustrates how bad it was. Feel free to write an alternate upbeat post about last night's game as a comment. Oh, and one more thing. Don't ever confuse me with a Yankees fan. P.S. Which is your best martial art, Divine Crushing Hand?
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