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Here’s a trade that Kenny Williams should try to make: Fenway Park for U.S. Cellular Field. With Tuesday’s 10-7 victory, the White Sox are 2-0 at the Fens in 2011 and have won six straight while being hosted by the Red Sox. Besides, we’d pick up an iconic park to compete with the one already located in Chicago. Actually, I’m not that impressed with Fenway as a place to watch a game, but that could have something to do with the fact that my only time there, I was sitting so far back in center field that I couldn’t even see the Green Monster. (And don’t get me started on Wrigley, which is just old and actually ugly until the ivy comes in and has too many obstructed view seats.) It’s just that our Sox seem to play well in Boston.
That’s more than I can say about the Cell, where the home team is a pathetic 10-13. Fortunately, the next three squads to visit don’t have winning records on the road: Detroit, 12-15; Seattle, 13-13; and Oakland, 13-15. Maybe we can finally feast on some home cooking.
Anyway, Phil Humber continued to show yesterday that he’s more than just a rotation-filler (while Jake Peavy was out), picking up the win to improve to 4-3 on the year. Humber pitched 7.2 innings and gave up four runs – though two of them scored on a Big Papi home run that Will Ohman surrendered after Humber hit the showers. Brian Bruney tried his best to give the lead away in his first appearance for the Chisox, permitting two earned runs in 0.2 innings pitched – an ERA of 27.00. Chris Sale earned the save by striking out the only man he faced.
Alexei Ramirez led the offense with a 4 for 5, 3-RBI night, but there were plenty of hits to go around. Every starter except Alex Rios had at least one, including Adam Dunn. Dunn is now hitting .185, which is exactly 100 points below his weight. That’s to be expected though, as the Big Donkey had never batted .285 in his career. Rios’s .201 average also puts him on the Jenny Craig team, since he weighs in at 210.
The win leaves the Sox 8.5 behind Cleveland, with one more game to play in Fenway before heading back to the Cell – the team’s home until Kenny makes that trade I’m pushing. Go Sox!
Here’s a trade that Kenny Williams should try to make: Fenway Park for U.S. Cellular Field. With Tuesday’s 10-7 victory, the White Sox are 2-0 at the Fens in 2011 and have won six straight while being hosted by the Red Sox. Besides, we’d pick up an iconic park to compete with the one already located in Chicago. Actually, I’m not that impressed with Fenway as a place to watch a game, but that could have something to do with the fact that my only time there, I was sitting so far back in center field that I couldn’t even see the Green Monster. (And don’t get me started on Wrigley, which is just old and actually ugly until the ivy comes in and has too many obstructed view seats.) It’s just that our Sox seem to play well in Boston.
That’s more than I can say about the Cell, where the home team is a pathetic 10-13. Fortunately, the next three squads to visit don’t have winning records on the road: Detroit, 12-15; Seattle, 13-13; and Oakland, 13-15. Maybe we can finally feast on some home cooking.
Anyway, Phil Humber continued to show yesterday that he’s more than just a rotation-filler (while Jake Peavy was out), picking up the win to improve to 4-3 on the year. Humber pitched 7.2 innings and gave up four runs – though two of them scored on a Big Papi home run that Will Ohman surrendered after Humber hit the showers. Brian Bruney tried his best to give the lead away in his first appearance for the Chisox, permitting two earned runs in 0.2 innings pitched – an ERA of 27.00. Chris Sale earned the save by striking out the only man he faced.
Alexei Ramirez led the offense with a 4 for 5, 3-RBI night, but there were plenty of hits to go around. Every starter except Alex Rios had at least one, including Adam Dunn. Dunn is now hitting .185, which is exactly 100 points below his weight. That’s to be expected though, as the Big Donkey had never batted .285 in his career. Rios’s .201 average also puts him on the Jenny Craig team, since he weighs in at 210.
The win leaves the Sox 8.5 behind Cleveland, with one more game to play in Fenway before heading back to the Cell – the team’s home until Kenny makes that trade I’m pushing. Go Sox!
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