game 2

sox win!!

unfortunately, the game was neither broadcast over the sox website, nor televised. but from what accounts i've been able to gather, the sox had a good game. gavy pitched well, our bats were productive, and the baserunning was on cue. since the game was here in tucson, i would have very much liked to go, as hi-corbett field is w/in walking distance of my school (its a long walk, but its do-able). unfortunately, thursday is my busiest day. i had classes all day today.

here's a funny quote by our ever-outrageous smartass manager, ozzie. courtesy of southsidesox

"I hope I die on the field. I hope when I walk to change the pitcher, I drop dead and that's it. I know my family would be so happy that it happened on the field. They wouldn't feel bad because that's what I've always wanted to do. You die on the field — good luck, get him out of here, next man."

as someone on sss posted: 'ozzie discussing his death: not a good sign when your manager is suicidal after the first game of the season'. (sorry everythings so crowded-having some formatting problems here)

but thats our ozzie. the bold, outrageous, smartass, occasionally annoying, yet oddly lovable ozzie guillen :)

GO WHITE SOX!!!

tamtam

final thoughts on todays game

todays game was probably the most pathetic opening game i've ever heard.

ok, yeah, today was the opener so its still kinda early to rip on the sox, but my god! getting whuped 12-3 by any team is an embarrassment!! we had the lead going into the 3rd, then octavius blew it. shame on you, octavius!! guess we weren't ready after all.

aside from our pitchers not being able to pitch (we gave up 6 runs in the bottom of the 8th alone!!), our hitters couldnt hit!! q went 0-3, jd went 0-3, and our backups weren't any better. flowers made some serious throwing errors. i guess those pecota projections that had us finishing 3rd or last or whatever, i guess they were on the right track. we looked horrible.

but there's always tomorrow. tomorrow we play the rockies, down here in tucson, i believe. i would really love to go to the game, but thursday is my busiest day. i'll listen to what i can of the game if its available.

GO WHITE SOX!!!
tamtam

updates, part 2

1:45-top of 3rd. scott shields pitching for angels. thome is up to bat. strikes out. jd up next, 0-for-1. pops into shallow right. alexei ramirez up next. 2-for-2 at this at-bat. lines out to 3rd.

1:50-bottom of 3rd. new pitcher for sox-the pidgeon toed octavius comes up. terry evans up for the angels. KO. brad koon up next, hit by pitch. niley (i think) stacia is up-koon steals 2nd. pops fair in front of q and koon scores. 2-1 white sox. abreu is next, walks. kendry morales comes up to bat, but abreu caught on fielders choice. 2 outs with runners on the corners. napoli gets a double to left-center, angels score 2 more runs. 3-2 angels. brandon wood up to bat. pops out to jerry owens all the way out at the warning track

2:04-KO on ben brussard. arodondo pitching for angels. josh fields bunts and it rolls foul. top of 4th. 1-1 count on fields. lineout to third. 2 outs. chris getz steps up to the plate. KO on check swing. angels being very efficiant today

2:10-shawn rodriguez thrown out by getz. matt thorton and his out of control arm are pitching. bottom of 4th. kerry evans at bat, base hit to centerfield. brad koon is back. still hanging in, fouling off pitches. chopped to shortstop, fielders choice.

2:19-rich thompson pitching for angels. top of 5th. jerry owens leading off. 3-1 count on owens. 3-2 count on owens. groundout. aj number 2 hitter. fly ball to center, popout for aj. quentin up 3rd. 0-for-2. flies out to center. 1-2-3 inning.

2:25-randy williams lhp, tyler flowers c, 3b javier castillo; changes for bottom of 5th. hinely stacia up 1st. doubles to left over castillo's head. chris pettite for angels. bouncer to pitcher, and rundown btwn 2nd and 3rd for stacia. 1 out. kendry morales batting next. hops out to castillo, pettite held up. hank conger bats in place of mike napoli. KO. 0 runs, 1 hit, no errors.

2:34-thome up to bat, pops out to pettite in center. thome 0-3. jd is next. angels have freddy sandoval at 3rd, luis figueroa is at ss, terry romels at 2b; changes. jd 0-2 right now. lines out to the pitcher. alexei swings at 1st pitch, strike. pops out to left field. yet another 1-2-3 inning, sox bats have quieted down alot

2:39-figueroa up to bat for the angels, ehren wassermann up to pitch for the sox. figueroa lines to left for a base hit. sandoval up next. stolen base for figueroa and throwing error on flowers. KO sandoval. no balls and 2 strikes on johnson. KO. kerry evans next. figueroa at 3rd. scores after wassermann's wild pitch. KO next batter. end of the 6th inning. angels up 4-2.

2:52-start of 7th. fransisco rodriguez (NOT k-rod!!) to take the mound for the angels. error on 2b brown for brussard. next batter, javier castillo. popout to 2nd. next batter, hicks, gets a double on a long shot to center. runners at 2nd and 3rd. fly ball to center, sac fly from owens. broussard scores, 4-3 angels. flowers up to bat, KO looking. time for the 7th inning stretch.

bad news

uh-oh, bad news!!

at 1, i tuned into the score to listen to the sox game. unfortunately, due to some stupid regulation thing, i can't get the games!! the score is not legally allowed to broadcast the games over the internet. i guess, i'll just be stuck having to check the whitesox homepage for the latest news.

i'll update here as often as i can throughout the day over the course of the game.

GO WHITE SOX!!
tamtam

**UPDATE**i CAN get gameday audio over the internet via the white sox website, but only the los angeles angels radio network carries the game. based on this newfound info, the sox have just scored 2 runs off a pierzynski at bat w/ q coming up to bat at the top of the 2nd

tips for tomorrow

this just cleared the wires at south side sox!! sorry-im having some formatting problems with the schedule. the times were lined up in a chart, and i couldnt get it to cross over to here.

oh well, i at least got the basic info. i'll post the rest of the dates, times, and broadcast carriers as the games come up.

here's whats on the stove for tomorrow:

Wednesday, February 25
@ Angels
2:05 PM
WSCR 670

the score 670 am is gonna carry the game. i have the link on my blog, but if you can't access it from the side panal for whatever reason, click here. to listen to the game, click the 'listen live' icon at the top right corner of the webpage. the browser will load and streaming will begin almost immediately.

hope this helps!

GO WHITE SOX!!
tamtam