Chicago White Sox beat New York Yankees 3-2 on Dewayne Wise sin...

The White Sox were in danger of falling below the .500 mark for the first time since June 28 when manager Ozzie Guillen was asked Thursday if the Sox were better than their 51-51 record.

[funkb]

Good win, much needed. Good job Floyd and Thornton and great job on Wise getting a good hit.

LET GO WHITE SOX!

[funkb]

oops, double post.

[rancho]

Wise came through again.This time with his bat. Not sure if Carlos would of equaled feat if he had batted. Quinten hopefully won't go down as another Joe Charboneau from Belvidere Illinois & of course Cleveland Indians. A one year wonder. Great pitching by Floyd . Sox able to get a gift from Yankees errors .Something Sox defense has been known for this year.

[Nada Surf]

The Sox STILL aren't hitting a lick...
This is about the eighth pretty well pitched game in succession and very little to show for it...

[Chico17]

The teams that catch and throw the ball the best usually win the game. The Yankees did not and they lost. As a high school and college coach for over 20 years, I'll take good pitching (which actually is defense) and good arms and gloves any game my team enters into over good hitting.It's just too bad the Sox above average starting pitching (and first half bullpen) has basically been wasted this season so far. Beckham is a flat out BASEBALL player. His defensive game continues to get better. Should be Rookie Of The Year if he continues to play like this.

[Nada Surf]

Chico17 wrote:

The teams that catch and throw the ball the best usually win the game. The Yankees did not and they lost. As a high school and college coach for over 20 years, I'll take good pitching (which actually is defense) and good arms and gloves any game my team enters into over good hitting.It's just too bad the Sox above average starting pitching (and first half bullpen) has basically been wasted this season so far. Beckham is a flat out BASEBALL player. His defensive game continues to get better. Should be Rookie Of The Year if he continues to play like this.

Chico:
I also work in the lower levels and have for years and I'm coming to the conclusion that the majors is about the only level of baseball that doesn't harp on defense anymore...
Baseball was damaged when everyone moved their fences in during that "chicks love the long ball" crap.

[KWFan]

Nada Surf wrote:

<quoted text>Chico:
I also work in the lower levels and have for years

That's credible.

[Theatre of the Absurd]

Gavin Floyd pitches a neat 4-hitter and doesn't get the win.

Usually reliable Matt Thornton blows the save with two outs in the ninth to...

Nick Swisher who usually swished in that same situation when he was with the White Sox.

DeWayne Wise (he of the 0.180 BA) miraculously gets a hit to win the game in the bottom of the ninth...

to give the win to Matt Thornton.

Seems like Mark Buehrle must have used up all the good luck we had coming for about a month in that perfect game.

And, that team that plays in the dump on the north side must have gotten all the rest.

What an elevator ride down the shaft until Wise got that hit. Maybe the absurd script this team has been following all year will turn around again. Maybe that proverbial roomful of monkeys have their Shakespeare manuscript about ready.

[rancho]

Chico17 wrote:

The teams that catch and throw the ball the best usually win the game. The Yankees did not and they lost. As a high school and college coach for over 20 years, I'll take good pitching (which actually is defense) and good arms and gloves any game my team enters into over good hitting.It's just too bad the Sox above average starting pitching (and first half bullpen) has basically been wasted this season so far. Beckham is a flat out BASEBALL player. His defensive game continues to get better. Should be Rookie Of The Year if he continues to play like this.

Been a Chisox fan over 50 years & Beckham is having a start I don't remember any other Sox rookie having. The kid catches on real quick & a total gamer. Something many of his teammates seem to lack.

[YankeeDoodleStei nbrenner]

#1 that is what the white sox are baby!
see the ball, hit the ball baby!
hey batter batter batter swing!
it's great that pete rose is going into the hall of fame!
i loved it when carlton fisk got the game winning hit last night!
did you see ozzie guillen playing shortstop! what a slick fielding shortstop he is!
ivan calderon hit that big homerun in the game against the yankees!
jack black won us another game!
frank thomas and magglio ordonez went back to back in that game last night!
harold baines just keeps getting homeruns!
lets make a trade for tony phillips!
i still think we should move robin ventura to third!
ron karkovice was awsome catching last night!
sammy sosa went deep against the yankees twice last night.

[Nada Surf]

KWFan wrote:

<quoted text>
That's credible.

And the pros.
Care to put some cash on the pros part?
Of course you don't!

[Steve from NW Suburban IL]

It was just ashame that Floyd's (arguably) best outing of the year didn't result in a 'W' for him!
Again, the Sox little 'o' gave one their starters insufficient run support!
(One must give Petit some credit along with some (mostly) good NY relief for holding the Sox to 3 total runs, though.)
Wise's clutch hit made for an exciting and MUCH NEEDED win!

Go Sox in '09

Ps. Dos anyone know why 'The Dragon of Mulberry'(IN) hasn't posted anything to this board recently? I miss his quirky posts!

[Nada Surf]

rancho wrote:

<quoted text>Been a Chisox fan over 50 years & Beckham is having a start I don't remember any other Sox rookie having. The kid catches on real quick & a total gamer. Something many of his teammates seem to lack.

With 23 homers in under 400 at bats in 2007, Fields was pretty darn good for a rookie, too.

[John]

Just imagine, if you watch 2 (two) baseball games a week during the entire baseball season on CSN, you will hear:

10,000 + clangs, bangs, whooshes and swooshes

calculated like this:

26 weeks, 2 games a week = 52 games

200 (annoying) sound effects per game (probably more)

52 x (times) 200 = 10,400

(not to mention thousands of intrusive video effects)

SO SAD! What happened to REAL baseball on TV?

[SouthSideSoxxer]

enjoy this win with pure jubilation and celebration sox fans, because the yankees will win the next two games and then it's all downhill for the white sox...yup...right into the cellar of the american league central...below the kansas city royals...i bet if you think REAL hard you can guess who this is...i dont want to use my real name because impersonators keep impersonating me on topix...the ALMIGHTY DETROIT TIGERS will win the central...and then they will win the world series baby! the ALMIGHTY DETROIT LIONS are going to the superbowl this year too baby! the pistons will win the title, and the ALMIGHTY DETROIT RED WINGS will win the cup...pretty bold predictions huh? well bank on that! and remember...GO TIGERS!

[The Library Floor]

John wrote:

Just imagine, if you watch 2 (two) baseball games a week during the entire baseball season on CSN, you will hear:
10,000 + clangs, bangs, whooshes and swooshes

I was up in Minnesota earlier this week and watched our games, and the Twins' broadcast was even worse in that respect.

[debbie]

another dewayne wise surprise!! and i was there to see it all...whadda game (*;^)

[Robert LeGear]

It is good to see another team`s defense give away a game for a change. We sure needed it. I`m loving Beckham in the #2 slot in the lineup. He should remain here all season to get the extra ABs.......... Next year he will probably take over the #3 slot as he is the best rookie since Frank Thomas.

[John]

The Library Floor wrote:

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I was up in Minnesota earlier this week and watched our games, and the Twins' broadcast was even worse in that respect.

I cannot watch TBS broadcasts with the sound up anymore, they are SO annoying with the BUZZZZZ sounds over and over. Lord, I hope MLB wakes up to how much damage this does to the viewers' enjoyment.

[Speaking of NOISE]

John wrote:

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I cannot watch TBS broadcasts with the sound up anymore, they are SO annoying with the BUZZZZZ sounds over and over. Lord, I hope MLB wakes up to how much damage this does to the viewers' enjoyment.

If you've ever been to a game inside the Trop in Tampa/St. Pete, you've probably already lost your hearing. The obnoxious sound effects constantly spewed from the PA system are absolutely head-splitting. I mean they make your head HURT they are so LOUD. They add NO enjoyment to the game whatsoever, even if you are seven years old.