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Gameday Lineups
NO. CHICAGO............... TORONTO
1. O. Cabrera, SS ...........A. Rios, RF
2. C. Quentin, LF............ S. Stewart, LF
3. J. Thome, DH............. S. Rolen, 3B
4. P. Konerko, 1B ...........M. Stairs, DH
5. J. Dye, RF ..................V. Wells, CF
6. N. Swisher, CF .............L. Overbay, 1B
7. P. Ozuna, 3B ...............A. Hill, 2B
8. J. Uribe, 2B .................G. Zaun, C
9. T. Hall, C .....................D. Eckstein, SS
Gameday Lineups
NO. CHICAGO............... TORONTO
1. O. Cabrera, SS ...........A. Rios, RF
2. C. Quentin, LF............ S. Stewart, LF
3. J. Thome, DH............. S. Rolen, 3B
4. P. Konerko, 1B ...........M. Stairs, DH
5. J. Dye, RF ..................V. Wells, CF
6. N. Swisher, CF .............L. Overbay, 1B
7. P. Ozuna, 3B ...............A. Hill, 2B
8. J. Uribe, 2B .................G. Zaun, C
9. T. Hall, C .....................D. Eckstein, SS
i thought it was gonna be something monumental, like bringing carlton fisk out of retirement....the sox blow that's why guillen had to get excited (again). i'm puttin a little on the bluejays. gl everybody.
with all the changes and Crede out only the 3rd, 4th, and 5th hitters are in the same spot as yesterday :shrug:
pretty extensive, but I know it's not Baines strapping a jock on
so r u leaning toward toronto? i know sometimes a coach's ranting in the media can bring the guys together in the clubhouse, but i'm just not feeling it tonight...i've been wrong many times before though.
Blue Jays deflate reeling White Sox
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By ROBERT MACLEOD
Monday, May 5, 2008 Page S2
BASEBALL REPORTER
TORONTO -- The Chicago White Sox were all dolled up and ready to go, but it was a determined Roy Halladay who left the visitors with nothing more than deflated egos.
In an unorthodox attempt to inject some mojo into their slumping offence, the White Sox erected a tawdry shrine in their clubhouse before yesterday's game. The shrine included inflatable female dolls posing with the team's bats.
The heavy-handed effort by the White Sox to pump up their self-confidence was quickly shot full of holes by Halladay, the Toronto Blue Jays' pitching ace, who for once could not finish what he started, but, more important, finally came away with the well-deserved victory.
The net result was a 4-3 Toronto triumph yesterday at the Rogers Centre before 26,247 patrons, the Blue Jays' third win in a row over the slumping White Sox and fourth overall.
The 15-17 Blue Jays will look for a sweep in the four-game set against the White Sox tonight when they send Dustin McGowan, 1-2, to the mound to face Javier Vazquez, 3-2.
The victory was long overdue for Halladay, the uber-focused right-hander, who entered the game with a record of 2-4, having pitched a complete-game loss in each of his three previous starts, the most recent last Tuesday in Boston when he was beaten 1-0 by the Red Sox.
Yesterday, for the first time in four outings, Halladay failed to go the distance, lasting 71/3 innings before he turned the game over to the bullpen with the Jays leading 4-3.
"It's never easy taking him out," manager John Gibbons said. "But still you've got to do what you think is right - and hope like hell it works."
Halladay struck out seven batters along the way, and only one of the runs he gave up was earned, after a throwing error by shortstop David Eckstein in the three-run Chicago fourth.
Jesse Carlson came on to relieve Halladay and took the Jays out of the inning after giving up a two-out double to Orlando Cabrera.
In the ninth inning, Jeremy Accardo and then Scott Downs, who earned his third save of the year getting the only batter he faced, A.J. Pierzynski, to ground out to second base, held ground for the Jays.
"I feel really confident with those guys in the bullpen," Halladay said. "They've been throwing the ball great and I have no problem turning the ball over to them."
Complete games are nice, he said, but victories are nicer.
While the Blue Jays appear to have righted their ship after a crummy trip in which they lost seven of nine games, the White Sox are definitely listing in the other direction.
Yesterday's loss was their fifth in a row and eighth in their past 11, and they've tumbled out of first spot in the American League's Central Division with a record of 14-15.
Heading into yesterday's game, the White Sox were batting just .104 with runners in scoring position over their seven previous games.
Desperate times call for desperate measures, which is the reason the White Sox went to considerable effort before the game to accessorize their clubhouse with inflatable dolls.
Both were perched on a couch, and one was holding a sign that read "You've got to push." A second sign read "Let's go White Sox."
"Whoever bought it, it's a lot of money," Chicago manager Ozzie Guillen said before the game. "That's the type of guys we have.
"The clubhouse has been quiet for the last couple of days and that's something I don't like to see. We have to stay at the same level of enthusiasm no matter what happens."
While Halladay has been starved for offensive support in his recent outings, his teammates provided him with a measure of comfort early on.
Halladay was presented with a 1-0 lead in the second inning after Lyle Overbay lifted a sacrifice fly to left field that scored a tagging Matt Stairs from third base. Stairs had doubled to lead off the inning.
Toronto increased its lead to 4-0 in the third inning, in which they scored three runs - two cashed in by Stairs, who cranked his second consecutive double to centre field to bring home Gregg Zaun and Alex Rios.
Chicago came right back to score three runs in the fourth inning and trim Toronto's lead to 4-3.
Two of the runs were unearned after a throwing error by Eckstein drew Overbay off the bag, which allowed Orlando Cabrera to duck in safely at first base.
After the fourth inning, Toronto pitchers combined to one-hit the White Sox the rest of the way.
In the Chicago clubhouse after the game, the shrine had been dismantled and there was no sign of the dolls.
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By ROBERT MACLEOD
Monday, May 5, 2008 Page S2
BASEBALL REPORTER
TORONTO -- The Chicago White Sox were all dolled up and ready to go, but it was a determined Roy Halladay who left the visitors with nothing more than deflated egos.
In an unorthodox attempt to inject some mojo into their slumping offence, the White Sox erected a tawdry shrine in their clubhouse before yesterday's game. The shrine included inflatable female dolls posing with the team's bats.
The heavy-handed effort by the White Sox to pump up their self-confidence was quickly shot full of holes by Halladay, the Toronto Blue Jays' pitching ace, who for once could not finish what he started, but, more important, finally came away with the well-deserved victory.
The net result was a 4-3 Toronto triumph yesterday at the Rogers Centre before 26,247 patrons, the Blue Jays' third win in a row over the slumping White Sox and fourth overall.
The 15-17 Blue Jays will look for a sweep in the four-game set against the White Sox tonight when they send Dustin McGowan, 1-2, to the mound to face Javier Vazquez, 3-2.
The victory was long overdue for Halladay, the uber-focused right-hander, who entered the game with a record of 2-4, having pitched a complete-game loss in each of his three previous starts, the most recent last Tuesday in Boston when he was beaten 1-0 by the Red Sox.
Yesterday, for the first time in four outings, Halladay failed to go the distance, lasting 71/3 innings before he turned the game over to the bullpen with the Jays leading 4-3.
"It's never easy taking him out," manager John Gibbons said. "But still you've got to do what you think is right - and hope like hell it works."
Halladay struck out seven batters along the way, and only one of the runs he gave up was earned, after a throwing error by shortstop David Eckstein in the three-run Chicago fourth.
Jesse Carlson came on to relieve Halladay and took the Jays out of the inning after giving up a two-out double to Orlando Cabrera.
In the ninth inning, Jeremy Accardo and then Scott Downs, who earned his third save of the year getting the only batter he faced, A.J. Pierzynski, to ground out to second base, held ground for the Jays.
"I feel really confident with those guys in the bullpen," Halladay said. "They've been throwing the ball great and I have no problem turning the ball over to them."
Complete games are nice, he said, but victories are nicer.
While the Blue Jays appear to have righted their ship after a crummy trip in which they lost seven of nine games, the White Sox are definitely listing in the other direction.
Yesterday's loss was their fifth in a row and eighth in their past 11, and they've tumbled out of first spot in the American League's Central Division with a record of 14-15.
Heading into yesterday's game, the White Sox were batting just .104 with runners in scoring position over their seven previous games.
Desperate times call for desperate measures, which is the reason the White Sox went to considerable effort before the game to accessorize their clubhouse with inflatable dolls.
Both were perched on a couch, and one was holding a sign that read "You've got to push." A second sign read "Let's go White Sox."
"Whoever bought it, it's a lot of money," Chicago manager Ozzie Guillen said before the game. "That's the type of guys we have.
"The clubhouse has been quiet for the last couple of days and that's something I don't like to see. We have to stay at the same level of enthusiasm no matter what happens."
While Halladay has been starved for offensive support in his recent outings, his teammates provided him with a measure of comfort early on.
Halladay was presented with a 1-0 lead in the second inning after Lyle Overbay lifted a sacrifice fly to left field that scored a tagging Matt Stairs from third base. Stairs had doubled to lead off the inning.
Toronto increased its lead to 4-0 in the third inning, in which they scored three runs - two cashed in by Stairs, who cranked his second consecutive double to centre field to bring home Gregg Zaun and Alex Rios.
Chicago came right back to score three runs in the fourth inning and trim Toronto's lead to 4-3.
Two of the runs were unearned after a throwing error by Eckstein drew Overbay off the bag, which allowed Orlando Cabrera to duck in safely at first base.
After the fourth inning, Toronto pitchers combined to one-hit the White Sox the rest of the way.
In the Chicago clubhouse after the game, the shrine had been dismantled and there was no sign of the dolls.
appreciate the info...didn't knkow exactly what changes you meant....now let go of my hand :00hour
