A twin killing

by user Falcon02520

Straight from my blog: falcon02520.blogspot.com

Alright, the title is a bit obvious, but the Chi-town Sox got pounded yesterday. Obviously, this is no secret, especially if you saw the twenty minute highlight on Sportscenter. OK, it wasn't twenty minutes, but it did seem like forever. The White Sox simply showed that they can not compete in their division. When you can not be a third place team's back of the rotation with your number two, it is time to pack it in and possibly have a fire sale.

46 combined runs in two games is ridiculous. This shows that these guys couldn't pitch (except Garza), and the wind must have been blowing out wildly in Chicago. When the opposing pitcher gives up 7 runs in five innings, against your number two, you have to win. But, the Sox found a way to lose, again.

[1] There were eleven combined homeruns, three by reigning MVP Justin Morneau. Thome had two. Wait, he hit one homerun and hit... catcher Mike Redmond. Thome, two words, PINE TAR. After the first time he let go of the bat and almost hit teammate Carlos Lee... that wasn't Thome? A message to everyone in the Majors: use pine tar or hold onto the bat.

After the injury to Redmond, Mauer was forced to move from DH to catcher. This gave the Sox an advantage; by rule, the pitcher Matt Garza would have to bat. So versus a eight man (and a given out), Chicago still allowed 12 runs. Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau drove in more runs on Friday than the entire Chicago team scored, and pitcher Matt Garza had more at bats than runs allowed.

There were 22 combined free passes to first, 11 homeruns, 59 hits, 6 errors, 25 extra base hits, 32 left on base, and two wins (both for the Twins). This was a mockery of baseball. I don't even score this many runs in video games. Learn how to pitch and play defense. There are two sides to the game, play them both, if you want to win.

[2] The Sox are now 13 games out... of the wild card! Everyone is saying that the Yankees are dead. How about a team largely unchanged since winning the World Series in 2005? I think being in forth place, it goes without saying that they are done. Also, Ozzie needs to stop treating his team like children, and give the players some of the blame. Ozzie will never pitch, hit, or win a game for the Sox.

On the other hand, Minnesota has pulled within six, with their second best pitcher still out. Liriano may return in time for the playoffs. Meanwhile, watching his team compete without a number two pitcher shows that this will be a scary team for years to come.

Cobras36Red-Shirting

875 days ago

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This is a direct product of over-expansion. There's just not enough high quality pitching talent to fill the available slots.

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