Chicago White Sox @ Kansas City Royals Game Thread (5/4)

[alnorth]

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CWS (12-13)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
KC (15-11)	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	X	3	10	0

Zack Greinke throws the 6th complete game, and the 2nd shutout of his MLB career. (3CG, 2SHO this season)

Zack Greinke is the 3rd pitcher in MLB history to have an ERA under 0.50 after 6 starts



Loss, (2-2) Bartolo Colon 5IP 3R 2ER 3BB 7K
Clayton Richard 3IP 0R 0ER 1BB 1K

VS.



Win, (6-0) Zack Greinke 9IP 0R 0ER 0BB 10K

Starting Lineups

CWS

1. Chris Getz, 2B
2. Jayson Nix, 3B/RF
3. Carlos Quentin, LF
4. Jim Thome, DH
5. Paul Konerko, 1B
6. A.J. Pierzynsky, C
7. Alexei Ramirez, SS
8. Scott Podsednik, RF/CF
9. Brent Lillibridge, CF
9. Wilson Betemit, ph/3B

KC

1. Coco Crisp, CF
2. David DeJesus, LF
3. Mark Teahen, 3B
4. Jose Guillen, RF
4. Mitch Maier, pr/RF
5. Billy Butler, 1B
6. Mike Jacobs, DH
7. Alberto Callaspo, 2B
8. Miguel Olivo, C
9. Mike Aviles, SS

[WilliamTheIrish]

Originally Posted by ChiefaRoo

"All great truths begin as blasphemies"

- George Bernard Shaw

Walk into an AIDS tree./ chiefsplanet

[ChiefaRoo]

Originally Posted by WilliamTheIrish

Walk into an AIDS tree./ chiefsplanet

Take Bill Snyders jizz across your nose./ Chief-A-roo

[Pioli Zombie]

Originally Posted by WilliamTheIrish

Walk into an AIDS tree./ chiefsplanet

You see the same joke said a thousand times is kind of stale.

Its more sincere and direct to say Go **** your mother when I'm through with her.
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[SPATCH]

Originally Posted by Chiefless

It's the number of pitches that needs to be monitored, IMO. He finished nine innings with 104 pitches. That's what's been amazing about him. He's' piling on the innings and throwing fewer pitches at the same time.

Originally Posted by Saul Good

It's not innings that matter. It's pitches. He isn't throwing that many pitches. Colon threw about as many in 6 innings.

Originally Posted by Hootie

I don't think innings matter nearly as much as pitches...and his pitch counts remain relatively low...

Hillman isn't Dusty Baker (thank god)...Baker would let Wood and Prior consistently throw 140 pitch outings...it was pure insanity.

i didn't get to watch or follow the game... been in the library all day studying for finals... my roommates recorded it for me when they started playing it on ESPN.. gonna be the first time i get to watch them this season...

BUT 104 PITCHES? THAT'S IT? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.... ****in beauty

[petegz28]

Bob Davis is a ****ing idiot....all night long on the radio he kept saying "when Zack pitched opening day in Chicago...." that would be fine except Gil Meche pitched opening day. I cannot stand Davis as a baseball announcer.

[ChiefaRoo]

Originally Posted by Pioli Zombie

You see the same joke said a thousand times is kind of stale.

Its more sincere and direct to say Go **** your mother when I'm through with her.
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Give the guy a break he's just a K-State grad.

[alnorth]

heard a neat stat on Sportscenter. Zack Greinke is the 3rd pitcher in MLB history to have an ERA under 0.50 after 6 starts, after some guy over 40 years ago, and another guy during the dead ball era in the 1910's

[KcMizzou]

Less snarking and more Zack Greinke appreciation, please.

[KcMizzou]

Originally Posted by alnorth

heard a neat stat on Sportscenter. Zack Greinke is the 3rd pitcher in MLB history to have an ERA under 0.50 after 6 starts, after some guy over 40 years ago, and another guy during the dead ball era in the 1910's

There ya go.

[tk13]

Originally Posted by alnorth

heard a neat stat on Sportscenter. Zack Greinke is the 3rd pitcher in MLB history to have an ERA under 0.50 after 6 starts, after some guy over 40 years ago, and another guy during the dead ball era in the 1910's

The other two were Fernando Valenzuela and Walter Johnson. Pretty good company. Yeah.

[DeezNutz]

Originally Posted by KcMizzou

Less snarking and more Zack Greinke appreciation, please.

Piss on an electrified AIDS bush.

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by tk13

The other two were Fernando Valenzuela and Walter Johnson. Pretty good company. Yeah.

I'd say so...

Geez.

Talk about making baseball relevant again in KC...if he keeps this up, his starts are going to be the talk of the town...I bet next time he starts at home the K will sell out.

[Hootie]

Greinke is only projected to have 324 K's and 36 wins...

No big deal.

[Hootie]

nearly a 7:1 K/BB ratio...

Sick doesn't quite describe it.

[Hootie]

and I'm going to mention one more thing before I shut up for the night...

Two hits were legit hits...and one of them was a Texas leaguer...