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With Pierzynski called safe, Ozzie Guillen sent Pablo Ozuna in to run for him. Ozuna stole second base, and then Joe Crede smashed a double off the wall in far left field. Ozuna scored, Sox won!
What will probably be overlooked because of the controversy in the bottom of the 9th inning was the brilliant pitching in the game. Jerrod Washburn went 4 2/3 innings allowing only 1 unearned run before giving way to a bullpen that held the Sox scoreless until the game-winning run. For the Sox, Mark Buehrle was dominant! He pitched all 9 innings allowing only 1 run on 5 hits and was going to continue into the 10th if needed. There were questions about whether he could pitch in a big game, but he certainly showed he can.
Controversy aside, the Sox even the series 1-1 as they head to Anaheim for three this weekend. Jon Garland pitches on Friday -- the first appearance of the post-season for the Sox winningest pitcher. John Lackey will start for the Angels. That game should be another pitchers' duel. And let's hope it's controversy-free!
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They got away with one but that's the breaks. They're going to have to really thump the Angels and win it out West to avoid as much taint as possible.
That's not to say that the Angels players didn't handle it terribly besides...you're taught in Little League to always tag the batter no matter what. Paul reaches out and tags P...ski and we could be going into the 14th. or the Sox could've won it in the bottom of the 10th. We don't know, and it doesn't matter now anyway. Can you tell I've been drinking Chicagoist?!?
I am an Angels fan (yes, we do exist!)...living in Chicago for the past 10 years. All my friends are White Sox fans, believe it or not. My take on the call was that it was clearly caught and the umpire made a confusing call. I dont think Paul tagged AJ because the ball didn't hit the ground...if it did or was even close, I think itsinstinctual for a catcher to tag the runner as they often do. However, I don't look at this particular call as the reason the Angels lost the game, it was because they made mistakes and had no offense. As Mike Scioscia said you need to play well enough to overcome things like that, be it a call or a bloop or whatever. The Angels didn't play well enough to do win. No excuses, move on to the next game.
Listen, I'm not arguing the Sox got away with one last night, but you can't write that its inconclusive. The replay I watched either shows a trapped ball, or the most uncomfortable way to catch a dipping pitch. Any cacther will tell you that's how you trap the ball without making adustments to block it.
I wonder how much emphasis the umpire placed on sounds when making his call. I think I heard them talking about this afterward, that he heard two distinct sounds. I know on a lot of close force plays on the bases, the only way to tell for sure is to listen for the foot hitting the bag and the ball hitting the glove. On foul tips, etc. at home, that's really all they have to work with.
I was thinking about the ump's "mechanics" on the train this morning (while, uh, sobering up). I can clearly remember Eddings "ringing up" Konerko and Dye on big strikeouts. Even Joe Buck commented that he was being maybe too "demonstrative." So the Angels (or Angels fans, whatever) saying that he "called him out twice" just doesn't wash for me. Maybe MLB needs to create some unity in ump's mechanics but there was nothing conclusively calling P....ski out in his hand motions last night.
I wasn't really sure why we would trade such good utility players as Paul and Graffanino. Now I know. Hey do the Cardinals have any Ex-Sox players on the team? I hear Joey Cora is going to send Paul a vermont teddy bear as a way to say "thanks".
Let's give it up for Pablo Ozuna. While all this noise is going on, and the pitcher and catcher are both angry, he steals second, setting up the winning run.
Go, Pablo!!
Let's also give it up for Joe Crede and Mark Buehrle!
A great game, even though the umps were questionable. The ump made that same call AGAINST the Sox earlier, robbing Buehrle of a strikeout (not really, though, since Buehrle came back two pitches later to strike the guy out, IIRC). So, whatever you want to say about the call, at least he was consistent.
Joey Cora needs to be AJ, Joey, Aaron and Pablo's personal manservant for the next year and a half.
I always thought Joey was a cute little mascot that they put on 3rd...please for the love of god DO NOT LET HIM MAKE ANY MORE CALLS ON HIS OWN.
Joey Cora makes me crazy. I scare people when I talk about Joey Cora.
I also can't look at Carl Everett play. Carl also makes me crazy.
It was weird--I was at the game and when I saw the play happen, I felt for sure that the ball hit the ground first--uopn seeing the replays, I was a bit more confused. Although, I'll go with first impressions this time!
Its important to remember that the umps made a horrible call in the 7th when Crede got doubled up at second. He seemed to clearly get back to the bag in advance of the throw. How did that one look on the replay??
Pazzjif, your point is true. It's always the last controversial call that's debated, but it did look like Crede was back into second. And had they not called him out? Maybe the bottom of the 9th wouldn't have even been played...
There were at least three or four lousy, game-changing calls made by the umps in Game 1 too. Against both the Sox and the Angels.
Amy, given Everett's past (drop kicking catchers not believing in dinosaurs etc.) I think he has come a long way. Ozzie and Kenny W are probably the only 2 people in the world who can handle this guy, and i think they have done a pretty good job. If we had to play New York it would be Everett who would answer Nancy's call for a hero. So now what does Ozzie do, sit everett and play Ozuna and take the bat out of our scary guy, or leave well enough alone? Tough call for Oz.
I know, a W is a W...but Sox fans have to admit that it was a miserably piss poor offensive display. They scored on an error early and a TERRIBLE CALL late. If I were Ozzie, I'd be worried about the sheer impotence of his offense going out west. I know the White Sox have great pitching, and I know the playoff mantra of "Good pitching beats good hitting," but it will take more than two runs to beat the Angels most nights no matter how well you pitch. Good pitching may beat good hitting...but average hitting will be piss-poor hitting even more often. THIS is why I think no matter who wins the ALCS, the World Series Champion will come from the NL. Both those teams have both big bats AND big arms.
I wouldn't go as far as calling this a miserably piss poor affensive display. Look at it this way, the white sox are basically playing in the mirror when they face the angels, matchups are virtually identical. So far both games could have gone either way, and there will be more of the same this weekend. GO SOX!