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cknox0723 · 06-28-2005, 11:14 AM

game xiii - det (7-4) @ chw (2-10)

last season: a hell of a win, and an interesting observation - jorge depaula's 8 inning, 1 run outing "represents the peak of his limited ability."" we won this one over cliff bartosh with consecutive eighth inning hits by buchanan, lugo, and young.

this one: b. perez (1-1, 2.93) vs. e. loaiza (1-1, 3.07)

I don't know what Beltran Perez's middle name is, but if it is Swackheimer, that means he has as many last names as pitches in his arsenal. He also tallied a 3.85 earned run average last season, which is about average in this world, but his control is not great, he doesn't strike many out, and he does not pitch to groundball contact. Throw all that together and even if he is just 25, my opinion is that he will be looking to change his name in a few years, because the fans in Detroit will want to pelt him with fruit. Surely we can push him a step in that direction?

After two quick outs in the top of the first, Esteban puts Pena and Rondell White on base, but it is just a temporary home as Reed Johnson lofts a high fly ball out to left that Frank Catalanotto bags to end the inning. "Swackheimer" gets a bunch of fly balls in the bottom of the inning, three of which are playable. But one of 'em ain't.

"Two outs in the bottom of the first, two balls and a strike to Ordonez. Perez with the wind and the offering is a fastball right out over the plate and Ordonez powders it to center field. Logan going back, at the track, at the wall, but that ball is long gone! The fourth home run of the year off the bat of Magglio Ordonez gives the White Sox a 1-0 lead!"

Loaiza gives up a one-out double to shortstop Adrian Beltre in the second, but gets a long fly out and then retires his opposing pitcher on a line out to third. But all the baserunners catch up to him in the next inning as Omar "L'Enfant" and Carlos Pena both hit balls where Ramon Vazquez is playing -- if the infield extended out 50 more feet. Rondell White walks and Reed Johnson hits a sacrifice fly out to the faux-Vazquez position. A crisis is only averted when third baseman Mike Hessman bounces one to our man at his position, Eric Munson, ending the inning.

And then Esteban starts the bottom of the frame by taking a mighty swing of vengeance and cracking a line drive past the statuesque Hessman and down into the left field corner. About ten seconds of running and a triumphant, unnecessary slide later, we have a Mexican jumping bean on second representing the lead run. Two batters later, Adam Kennedy brings him home with a base hit. Maggs flies out to shallow center for out number two, but Frank Catalanotto singles to keep the inning alive for number five man Raul Gonzalez, who's been befittingly quiet so far this year. He thumps a loud double off the top of the left field fence, and after Frank Thomas hits an at'em line drive, we leave the inning up three.

We leave the fourth inning ahead by the same margin, and I'm starting to feel real good when Nook Logan leads off the fifth by taking a close 1-2 pitch for strike three and then gets tossed after turning around and saying something unfathomable. After a ground ball out, Carlos Pena cracks his third single in five innings, but Rondell White goes down on strikes and things are looking up.

06-28-2005, 11:14 AM	#480
cknox0723 All Star Starter Join Date: May 2003 Location: NJ Posts: 1,957	everyone knows the blues game xiii - det (7-4) @ chw (2-10) last season: a hell of a win, and an interesting observation - jorge depaula's 8 inning, 1 run outing "represents the peak of his limited ability."" we won this one over cliff bartosh with consecutive eighth inning hits by buchanan, lugo, and young. this one: b. perez (1-1, 2.93) vs. e. loaiza (1-1, 3.07) I don't know what Beltran Perez's middle name is, but if it is Swackheimer, that means he has as many last names as pitches in his arsenal. He also tallied a 3.85 earned run average last season, which is about average in this world, but his control is not great, he doesn't strike many out, and he does not pitch to groundball contact. Throw all that together and even if he is just 25, my opinion is that he will be looking to change his name in a few years, because the fans in Detroit will want to pelt him with fruit. Surely we can push him a step in that direction? After two quick outs in the top of the first, Esteban puts Pena and Rondell White on base, but it is just a temporary home as Reed Johnson lofts a high fly ball out to left that Frank Catalanotto bags to end the inning. "Swackheimer" gets a bunch of fly balls in the bottom of the inning, three of which are playable. But one of 'em ain't. "Two outs in the bottom of the first, two balls and a strike to Ordonez. Perez with the wind and the offering is a fastball right out over the plate and Ordonez powders it to center field. Logan going back, at the track, at the wall, but that ball is long gone! The fourth home run of the year off the bat of Magglio Ordonez gives the White Sox a 1-0 lead!" Loaiza gives up a one-out double to shortstop Adrian Beltre in the second, but gets a long fly out and then retires his opposing pitcher on a line out to third. But all the baserunners catch up to him in the next inning as Omar "L'Enfant" and Carlos Pena both hit balls where Ramon Vazquez is playing -- if the infield extended out 50 more feet. Rondell White walks and Reed Johnson hits a sacrifice fly out to the faux-Vazquez position. A crisis is only averted when third baseman Mike Hessman bounces one to our man at his position, Eric Munson, ending the inning. And then Esteban starts the bottom of the frame by taking a mighty swing of vengeance and cracking a line drive past the statuesque Hessman and down into the left field corner. About ten seconds of running and a triumphant, unnecessary slide later, we have a Mexican jumping bean on second representing the lead run. Two batters later, Adam Kennedy brings him home with a base hit. Maggs flies out to shallow center for out number two, but Frank Catalanotto singles to keep the inning alive for number five man Raul Gonzalez, who's been befittingly quiet so far this year. He thumps a loud double off the top of the left field fence, and after Frank Thomas hits an at'em line drive, we leave the inning up three. We leave the fourth inning ahead by the same margin, and I'm starting to feel real good when Nook Logan leads off the fifth by taking a close 1-2 pitch for strike three and then gets tossed after turning around and saying something unfathomable. After a ground ball out, Carlos Pena cracks his third single in five innings, but Rondell White goes down on strikes and things are looking up. Last edited by cknox0723; 06-28-2005 at 11:16 AM.