Coming to you again from scenic Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, it's Game 2 of the AL Division Series between the White Sox and Rays. Today's goal for the White Sox: keep Evan Longoria from becoming the second coming of Mike Schmidt.
It's a battle of lefthanders today in Mark Buehrle, who works quickly, and Scott Kazmir, who doesn't.
Kazmir is 3-1 in five career starts against the White Sox with a 3.31 ERA. Buehrle is 6-2 with a 4.34 ERA lifetime against Tampa Bay.
Lineups:
White Sox
Cabrera SS
Swisher LF
Dye RF
Konerko 1B
Thome DH
Ramirez 2B
Pierzynski C
Uribe 3B
Anderson CF
Buehrle P
Rays
Iwamura 2B
Upton CF
Crawford LF
Longoria 3B
Aybar 1B
Baldelli DH
Navarro C
Perez RF
Bartlett SS
Kazmir P
1 I think it just fits their viewing windows, there are more viewers in main parts of the counry Eastern and Central so they try to accomodate those viewers.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think any team starts on the hour. Some start at :05 after, some at :07 after (for some reason I think the Jays do this), some at :10 after.
I think TBS should devote the 1st minute of each commercial break to showing the Victoria Secret runway models and the 2nd minute to Viva Viagra or Cialis.
He's the Popeye the Sailor Man
He does what a sailor can
He's good to the finish
'Cause he eats his spinach
He's Popeye the Sailor Man
K-O, K-O, Chi-ca-go
K-O, K-O, Chi-ca-go
Traveling in a fried-out combie
On a hippie trail, head full of zombie
I met a strange lady, she made me nervous
She took me in and gave me breakfast
And she said,
"Do you come from a land down under?
Where women glow and men plunder?
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover."
Buying bread from a man in Brussels
He was six foot four and full of muscles
I said, "Do you speak-a my language?"
He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich
And he said,
"I come from a land down under
Where beer does flow and men chunder
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover."
Last winter I thought Ned was going to trade for Iwamura and make him our 3rd baseman. Just like DeWitt his offensive numbers play much more favorably as a 2nd baseman then as a 3rd baseman.
That was a nice move the for Rays to be able to move Upton to CF and fix the hole created by Rocco's injuries. Then move Iwamura over to 2nd to cover Upton's upgrade to CF, and replace Iwamura with Mike Schimdt without the growing pains. At each turn they upgraded the defense and topped it off with Bartlett. I thought their pitching was still two years away but the team looked set for the 1st time in history from the offensive/defensive side of things.
The Blue Jays start at :07 because they found they were always running late.
The White Sox start at :11 because they have a sponsorship deal with 7-11 stores.
The viewers demand more Frank TV ads!
That's not a compliment.
Apparently, PDH5204.
He's the Popeye the Sailor Man
He does what a sailor can
He's good to the finish
'Cause he eats his spinach
He's Popeye the Sailor Man
K-O, K-O, Chi-ca-go
K-O, K-O, Chi-ca-go
Surprised that Kazmir is still in there, especially after that start. Wow.
On a hippie trail, head full of zombie
I met a strange lady, she made me nervous
She took me in and gave me breakfast
And she said,
"Do you come from a land down under?
Where women glow and men plunder?
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover."
Buying bread from a man in Brussels
He was six foot four and full of muscles
I said, "Do you speak-a my language?"
He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich
And he said,
"I come from a land down under
Where beer does flow and men chunder
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover."
He keeps saying to himself, "Homeland for the Jews in Palestine..."
Both pitchers are in the playoffs.
And it's likely nobody cared last year when those two got traded.
I have tried vegemite, but would never dare to eat a vegemite sandwich.
Okay, I'm off to start my moviewatching marathon (or ordeal). Check back with the Angels game later.
That was another trade that set hearts aflutter.
That was a nice move the for Rays to be able to move Upton to CF and fix the hole created by Rocco's injuries. Then move Iwamura over to 2nd to cover Upton's upgrade to CF, and replace Iwamura with Mike Schimdt without the growing pains. At each turn they upgraded the defense and topped it off with Bartlett. I thought their pitching was still two years away but the team looked set for the 1st time in history from the offensive/defensive side of things.
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