Peavy Gives Sox Fans Early Look At 2010
Saturday night, Jake Peavy lived up to the hype. Although he'd been out since May with an ankle issue and slowed in his rehab after getting hit by a ball, the big righty showed his stuff for five innings, giving up three runs on three hits. Not bad.
He got the win when Carlos Quentin went yard for a grand slam in the bottom of the fifth, breaking up a three all tie.
Peavy worked quickly, which is always refreshing and had command of his fastball and slider. He looked comfortable on the mound and did appear to pitch with any difficulty.
If Peavy had not been hit on the elbow while rehabbing in Charlotte, the odds are good he would have been able to help the team much earlier. But given the fact that this season has been on of ups, downs and lots of disappointment, that didn't happen.
Still, when you add Peavy to Buehrle, Danks and Floyd, you realize that the White Sox could go into 2010 with one of the strongest rotations in the American League. Now if they could only learn to hit.
Lightning Round
- Poor Gordon Beckham got whacked in the cup by catcher John Buck as Buck threw out Jayson Nix trying to steal. Hawk and Stony were laughing so hard they almost fell out of the booth. It was a great moment for an otherwise humorless season.
- Catcher Tyler Flowers picked up his first career big league hit, a single.
- While the pride of Mobile, AL was pitching five solid innings, the pride of Coffee, AL, Alex Rios was 2 for 5 including a double. Couple that with both wins for Bama and Auburn and it was a good day all around for the state of Alabama.
- The Sox finally found a lead Scott Linebrink could hold, bringing him in to pitch the bottom of the ninth, up 13-3.
Posted by Chip Ramsey at 9/19/2009 10:55 PM 
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Tags: Q Stone Pony Scott Linebrink That Snake Named Jake Mercy! The Hawk His Name Is Rios
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Tags: Q Stone Pony Scott Linebrink That Snake Named Jake Mercy! The Hawk His Name Is Rios
Although we moved to Tennessee in 1969, I still live and die with the Sox (and the Bears & Black Hawks to a lesser degree). I have coached baseball, both team and individual, for 40 years (out of 30 plus 'students' drafted, 2 made it all the way...1 still pitches for the Angels) so I know a little bit about the sport. I too am excited about the Sox rotation. The most important thing Peavy brings is the relief to Buehrle form having to be the man. since his perfection, he has been a 'wisher' not a pitcher. Remember what happened when Jack Black left: Alvarez and the our 3 starter became 5s at best.
Regardless, it won't make any difference as long as Dye is in right field (the Cubs did not go to the World Series because idiot Zimmer made Jack Clark MVP by leaving a crippled Andre Dawson in right field), and Quentin stays with a stance and attitude that, at age 67 I could pitch around, and Ozzie continues to point his finger at the Cuban Missle. Last year, I thought
the Missle would become the best player we ever had! Really! Now he may become the best for some other team. If Ozzie really thinks he was a better shortstop, Ozzie doesn't know anything! I always thought with no range and a weak arm, Ozzie was a weakness on those teams. Rios can hit .240, but not if we have to use him in right field. So, let's hope for a better 2010!!!
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