How 'bout them White Sox?

Sox Update: Sox beat the Tribe 5-4 in 10 innings. The bullpen deserves the credit for this one. Contreas kept them in the game, barely, then Marte (who struck out all 3 batters he faced), Vizicaino and Hermanson shut down the Indians in relief. The balanced offense manufacteurers 5 runs; Rowand is finally hitting a little, he was 2 for 3 with a double. Ozuna had a nice bunt single and came around to score later in the inning. A lot of folks are already talking about Iguchi's lack of discipline at the plate, and that showed again last night. He's played well so far, but this is a bad sign. Michael Lewis noted the same characteristics about Miguel Tejada in Moneyball, so you never know what could happen.

Sox announced that May 7 is the annual garage sale. So if you're you're looking for a slighly used jock once worn by Jose Valentin, then drop by and start hagglin.

Minor League Update:

Charlotte (AAA): rained out. But I think McCarthy may be on the hill tonight against the Toledo Mudhens. Tonight is also "Thirsty Thursday" at the ball park in Charlotte, where all Miller beers are just $2. A promotion like this at Comiskey would be a welcome event. Certainly it would pack the joint with slutty gurls from da neighborhood (good!) and William Ligue Jr types (bad!).

Birmingham (AA): also rained out.

Winston-Salem (A): surprisingly, not rained out, but beat Myrtle BEach 6-2. Daigle and Lee get 3 hits each. Lee also had a homer and 3 RBIs. 11 LOB. Haeger (5 Ks), Castro (3Ks) and Wasserman (1 K) pitch the Hogs to victory. Collaro o for 4. Ugh. Especially if you have him on your Carolina League Fantasy team.

Kannapolis (A): guess what? rained out.

Baseball phrase of the day: stopper n. a starting pitcher who can be counted on to win a crucial game; a team's top pitcher; one who can stop a losing streak. I heard Mike Murphy talking about the difference between a 'stopper' and a 'closer' on The Score last night and figured a lot of people confuse the term.

Speaking of Mike Murphy, I've added a link at the bottom right to Gil Thorp's daily slice of life at Milford High. Go Mudlarks! See you at The Bucket!

Today's music selection: lots of Rosa Passos, so I must be stressed.