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cknox0723 · 06-20-2005, 09:18 AM

game x - chw (2-7) @ nyy (6-2) - "21 grams"

last year... blanked by bedard, not that there's anything wrong with that

this year... j. rauch (0-0, 1.93) @ j. schmidt (1-1, 2.57)

I don't expect to beat Jason Schmidt, even when we score a first-inning run thanks to the brilliant trio of Vazquez, Kennedy, and Ordonez. I just wish it wasn't Jon Rauch throwing 57 pitches and just 23 strikes in the first two innings. I'd rather it be Esteban Loaiza giving up Jason Giambi's second and then third home run of the series, or leaving after five innings and one hundred and eleven lackluster pitches.

Or, as I glance up at the out-of-town scores, I'd rather it be Jon Rauch no-hitting the Empire through six, not Paul Wilson turning the trick on the Giants.

But, if nothing else, Esteban Loaiza shouldn't have spun a shutout two days ago.

It all balances out in the end. The brilliant Mark Prior gets bested by Livan Hernandez in a 4-0 loss for our enemies to the north. Wilson loses his no-no when Ed Alfonzo loops a single over second base, and we lose our eighth ballgame of the year despite the best efforts of Messrs. Gonzalez and Torrealba, who each pound out a pair of hits. C'est la vie. Tomorrow is another day -- our home opener, in fact -- and Mark Buehrle's on the mound, a scant handful of days after Esteban Loaiza single-handedly staved off the Empire. Life is good.

Why get frustrated over the fact that it could be better?

CHW 2 NYY 7

WP: J. Schmidt (2-1)
LP: J. Rauch (0-1)

Coolest Catcher Alive... Yorvit Torrealba, hands down. He went eight for ninety-five in a burp of playing time over in San Francisco last season. That's an .084 batting average, made even more sickly by zero extra-base hits and 28 strikeouts to just five walks. But good ol' Yorv is nine for his first twenty-nine this year, and by virtue of a sacrifice fly, has a higher batting average than on-base percentage. It's super-cool when those numbers are .310 and .300, especially when the memory of Mike Piazza's -.025 batting average is still in mind. I don't know whether Yorvit is better suited to be the name of a child's toy, a candy bar, or a dinghy, but I suspect this fictional Chicago's going to find out.

06-20-2005, 09:18 AM	#450
cknox0723 All Star Starter Join Date: May 2003 Location: NJ Posts: 1,957	21 grams game x - chw (2-7) @ nyy (6-2) - "21 grams" last year... blanked by bedard, not that there's anything wrong with that this year... j. rauch (0-0, 1.93) @ j. schmidt (1-1, 2.57) I don't expect to beat Jason Schmidt, even when we score a first-inning run thanks to the brilliant trio of Vazquez, Kennedy, and Ordonez. I just wish it wasn't Jon Rauch throwing 57 pitches and just 23 strikes in the first two innings. I'd rather it be Esteban Loaiza giving up Jason Giambi's second and then third home run of the series, or leaving after five innings and one hundred and eleven lackluster pitches. Or, as I glance up at the out-of-town scores, I'd rather it be Jon Rauch no-hitting the Empire through six, not Paul Wilson turning the trick on the Giants. But, if nothing else, Esteban Loaiza shouldn't have spun a shutout two days ago. It all balances out in the end. The brilliant Mark Prior gets bested by Livan Hernandez in a 4-0 loss for our enemies to the north. Wilson loses his no-no when Ed Alfonzo loops a single over second base, and we lose our eighth ballgame of the year despite the best efforts of Messrs. Gonzalez and Torrealba, who each pound out a pair of hits. C'est la vie. Tomorrow is another day -- our home opener, in fact -- and Mark Buehrle's on the mound, a scant handful of days after Esteban Loaiza single-handedly staved off the Empire. Life is good. Why get frustrated over the fact that it could be better? CHW 2 NYY 7 WP: J. Schmidt (2-1) LP: J. Rauch (0-1) Coolest Catcher Alive... Yorvit Torrealba, hands down. He went eight for ninety-five in a burp of playing time over in San Francisco last season. That's an .084 batting average, made even more sickly by zero extra-base hits and 28 strikeouts to just five walks. But good ol' Yorv is nine for his first twenty-nine this year, and by virtue of a sacrifice fly, has a higher batting average than on-base percentage. It's super-cool when those numbers are .310 and .300, especially when the memory of Mike Piazza's -.025 batting average is still in mind. I don't know whether Yorvit is better suited to be the name of a child's toy, a candy bar, or a dinghy, but I suspect this fictional Chicago's going to find out. Last edited by cknox0723; 06-20-2005 at 11:02 AM.