Running baseball thread part VIII

I think the Yanks are contractually obligated to make sure each game lasts at least three and a half hours.

 

Blasphemy, Armchair. Just blasphemous. (I hope I spelled that right.)

 

8-5, White Sox and ARod is coming up with runners on the corners and one out.

Does everyone feel good and comfortable now?

 

8-5, 2 on, 1 out .... here comes A-Rod. Garland has thrown close to 50 pitches this inning

 

You did. That's how I spell my name.

 

RBI single for A-Rod.. 8-6

 

This Yankee stuff is making me sick.

 

Garland nailed those first to strikes to A-Rod and then gives up the base hit.

 

8-6.

Makes all the glee over Clemens pointless, yes?

 

I LOVE listening to the Hawk when the White Sox are getting throttled like this.

Bye-bye, Jon Garland.

 

Don't know if I should interrupt a conversation with this, but Geoff Baker's blog, Seattle Times, had this commentary from Jose Guillen:

Tired of players spouting the party line, as so many of them did after the Mariners stood still at the trade deadline? Well, here's a non party-line quote from Jose Guillen, who pulled me aside tonight and told me he's absolutely "pissed off'' about the Jones promotion.

"I just hope they understand this is not Triple-A,'' he told me, in a conversation you can hear on this audio file. "This is the big leagues.''

"I guess they have something to do but this is a totally different league,'' he continued. "I understand he's a good prospect and if they think that he's ready, then hey we'll see.

"He's going to have to come here and prove that to us. Because this team has been good with what we have and I don't think that's what we need...he's a No. 1 prospect and he's going to be here sooner or later somehow, some way, but I just completely don't understand that move right there.

"I don't know what they're trying to do. I hope they don't do something stupid to mess with the lineup that we have. Because I believe we have a pretty good one.''

Would Frank Robinson or Mike Scioscia care to comment?

I'm wondering if Guillen has been told he will be playing some left with Jones in right? Either one will be an upgrade over Ibanez in left. Ibanez has been battling shoulder and leg problems all year.

The dreaded chemistry rears its ugly head...

 

Two more hits and Hawk is going to be reduced to a profanity-laced tirade. I can't wait.