ALCS: White Sox Defeat Angels 4-1

[CaliforniaRaisin]

RHP Paul Byrd (Regular Season: 12-11, 3.74 ERA, ALDS: 0-0, 9.82 ERA, 3.2 IP) @ RHP Jose Contreras (Regular Season: 15-7, 3.61 ERA, ALDS: 1-0, 2.35 ERA, 7.2 IP)

 

Game time weather: Cloudy, 60°F.

 

GO ANGELS!

 

EDIT: Asterix added to note Doug Eddings sucks.

Edited October 20, 2005 by CaliforniaRaisin

[Rusch33]

Go Angels.

[Marco4]

Go Angels, indeed.

[Andy]

RHP Paul Byrd (Regular Season: 12-11, 3.74 ERA, ALDS: 0-0, 9.82 ERA, 3.2 IP) @ RHP Jose Contreras (Regular Season: 15-7, 3.61 ERA, ALDS: 1-0, 2.35 ERA, 7.2 IP)

 

Game time weather: Cloudy, 60°F.

 

GO ANGELS!

This game got gifted to the Sox. Two cross-country flights in less than 24 hours, a spent bullpen, and the Halos have to send Paul Byrd to the hill because everyone else went last series. If the Angels pull this one off I will be stunned and happy about it.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Bartolo Colon is off the Angels ALCS roster while Jarod Washburn is on it but still is sick with a throat infection.

[Omar]

Bartolo Colon is off the Angels ALCS roster while Jarod Washburn is on it but still is sick with a throat infection.

 

It's gotta suck not to have the big Bottle of Cologne on the team. I was expecting him to spice it up like Curt Schilling played hero in 2004.

[indifferent]

Locked and loaded, go Angels!

 

I'll be interested to see what Washburn can contribute. MIA so far in the playoffs.

[J.R.]

It's October 11, and people still care what that sack of sewage Guillen says. What a sad and disgusting situation.

 

Please Angels, bring death to this abomination in short order.

[Andy]

If the Sox win this series I probably won't watch the World Series. It's too depressing to watch a so-called 'small ball' team with 7 15-HR hitters continue to watch Graffanino become the new Buckner, and the Halos' best pitcher go down for the series...aarrgghh.

[Andy]

You can put it on the booooaaarddd, YES!

 

Halos up 1-0 on a Garret HR!

[otis89]

3-0 Angels!! Nice throw, Iguchi!

[Andy]

I guess they did have Chuck Knoblauch highlights in Japan. I thought Iguchi must have learned second base from somewhere. :lol:

[otis89]

Dang. Byrd's getting hit hard this inning.

[Andy]

Heck of a catch by Erstad there to bail Byrd out with a 3-1 lead.

[stitchface]

If the Sox win this series I probably won't watch the World Series. It's too depressing to watch a so-called 'small ball' team with 7 15-HR hitters continue to watch Graffanino become the new Buckner, and the Halos' best pitcher go down for the series...aarrgghh.

 

Lackey is hurt too?

[Andy]

If the Sox win this series I probably won't watch the World Series. It's too depressing to watch a so-called 'small ball' team with 7 15-HR hitters continue to watch Graffanino become the new Buckner, and the Halos' best pitcher go down for the series...aarrgghh.

 

Lackey is hurt too?

Ok, best REGULAR SEASON pitcher. :wink: I stand corrected.

[Andy]

Aw crap. 3-2. Pierzynski, one of the 15 players on the Sox having the best year of their lives, with another 2 out hit.

[indifferent]

Great game!

 

Byrd was battered his first start and Angels hugely disadvantaged by having to travel to the game after finishing late last night.

 

Angels take an early lead and the Sox battle back to get within one through five.

[Andy]

Scioscia pitches out and one of the Super Molina Brothers nails Scotty Pod stealing.

 

Have I mentioned that I want Scioscia managing the Cubs?

[indifferent]

Nice call on the pitch out, nice fundamentals by LAA.

[USSoccer]

You gotta love Podsednik's 33% stolen base percentage in the postseason. Sooner or later that's going to cost them a game.

[Flames24Rulz]

Scioscia pitches out and one of the Super Molina Brothers nails Scotty Pod stealing.

 

Have I mentioned that I want Scioscia managing the Cubs?

 

who wouldn't want Scioscia as manager of the Cubs? He is definitely one of the best in all of baseball.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Scioscia pitches out and one of the Super Molina Brothers nails Scotty Pod stealing.

 

Have I mentioned that I want Scioscia managing the Cubs?

 

who wouldn't want Scioscia as manager of the Cubs? He is definitely one of the best in all of baseball.

 

I've heard some good and bad things about Scioscia. I'm not convinced he'd be/is a good manager.

[otis89]

Byrd is on tonight. I feel good since the Angels have an excellent bullpen.

[da bears]

would you let byrd go back for the seventh? he has been pitching well but the sox did just miss a few pitches last inning.