**** OFFICIAL 20120817 WHITE SOX @ ROYALS GAMETHREAD ****
 

Royals are already touching up Sale with great contact. I have a good feeling about this one.

you saved me some typing

It will be interesting to see how Sale's pitching hand reacts after cooling down between innings. The way he jumped around, the ball that hit him had to do some kind of damage.

Billy is pissed about that last out

Alexei over-reacting on that line drive.

LoCain! The Sux should just pull Sale and keep themselves in this one.

Cain!

You hang em, Zo bangs em.

We are hitting Sale hard.

LoCain goes deep. 1-0 Royals

the forecast calls for CAIN!!!!

Sale walks Frenchy...:eek:

Sox better yank him because he is done if he is doing that.

Brayan got all of that one

Randa busting Hud's ass on being a dirty player. Love it!

Hudler talks about the White Sux and Sale saying he's never heard of management putting a player above the team while Frenchy's fail at the plate reaches epic proportions

I LOVE SALVIE.
You do NOT run on that guy. Just forget it.

Wow, Salvy casually throws out De Aza from his knees.

Fools should probably quit trying to run on Salvy.

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Since being put at the third spot in the lineup, Gordon is 0 for 6 with no walks. Just saying.

It makes zero sense. Oh well.

Getz has led off 2 innings. 0-2

Anyone else have a desire to grunge **** Jen from Shawnee Mission Kia?

Getz has been making good contact and seeing a lot of pitches - in his defense.

Mendoza gives up a bomb to Konerko. 1-1

I'm not really sure what Mendoza was trying to accomplish with that batting practice pitch to Konerko.

I actually am somewhat of a Getz fan. I like the way he plays even though he isn't great or anything. I don't blame him for Yost's ineptness.

Getz has no great tools but the work ethic and technique. You gotta respect that, even if you recognize he is best used as a platoon player at second.

I'm not sure what a "Grunge ****" is, but I would like to "grudge ****" her.

hes our David Murphy...you know...save for the home runs

Heh frenchy gets iBb

Nice AB Pena. Jesus.

no doubt, Venture has suffered brain damage at the hands of Nolan Ryan

How bad do you have to be to where they walk FRENCHY to get to you ROFL

Hudler needs to check the calendar. It is halfway through August and he says the player "has 19 HRs already."

Three predictions for the game today: (Why not make it more interesting?)
1) Yost will leave Mendoza in for an inning too long, resulting in at least two extra runs.
2) Butler will go yard on Sale.
3) The Royals bullpen will strike out at least three batters in the last two innings.

Frenchy showing off his great arm :facepalm:

Frenchy is terrible defensively. Seriously, waiver the guy and hope the Giants pick him and his salary up.

Too bad it wasn't Frenchy bunting instead of Getz.

Mendoza spits a lot.

Charlie Weis looks half in the bag in that "KU Day" commercial.

Maybe Alex can pretend he's leading off....

Royals probably gave him seats in the All You Can Eat section for the rest of the year

He's got a hit a few more buffets to catch Mangino...

Breakfast strikes again!!!

BILLY BOMB. Tie game 2-2

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yard

the Butler did it

Check on 2

If Billy gets just a little stronger, he could be another Jim Thome.

They should walk Frenchy again to get to Pena!

Now they will walk Frenchy with first open. You don't pitch to Frenchy if you don't have to.

Heh heh heh....the fear the Frenchy!!!

Pinch hit Hoz for Pena.

Yea, you throw it in the dirt three times and strike him out.

WTF!!! I was being sarcastic! Why won't they pitch to him?

LMAO make them pay

Oh shit....almost a three run dinger!

Sale looks really pissed out there. I am sure it is because they won't let him pitch to Frenchy.

The Sox have decided they don't want Frenchy to beat them. But IIRC Frenchy has decided that for other teams on his own all year.

Pena just can't do it.

If you're at home, take a drink every time you see Mendoza spit.
I'm working on beer #3 already!

Salvy starts around the horn before the batter is even rung up.... LMAO

Mendoza having another pretty dang good game.

The white sox ball boys have done nothing but give foul balls to sox fans

Mendoza with another quality start. Dude looks like he belongs as a starter

Mendoza through seven with just 85 pitches. Damn.

Looks like Ned will have to try Moose at leadoff next

Nice hit and run by Esky.

BE YOU TI FUL hit and run

Here's the alleged reason to move Alice to the three hole. Let's see what he does. This is where you're supposed to earn your money as a three hitter.

That's the Alice I know and love.

Getz done for the year. Fractured thumb

getz with the thumb fracture

Getz with a fractured thumb, that'll prolly stick him to the DL for the rest of the year. An opening for Gio, maybe.

No it isn't. It is the Gordon that Yost is forcing him to be but he simply isn't. The Gordon we know and love hits .300 and gets on base at a .380 pace as a leadoff hitter.

Great news for the Royals, Getz is out for the year, they have no choice but to bring up Gio now, right?

That won't work. It makes too much sense

He can't hit when they expect production from him. He can't handle it. Never has.

So after Perez grounds in the go ahead runs, and Frenchy strikes out, I would send Herrerra out there.