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08.06.09Ugly game ends Sox chance for sweepThat was not pretty ... and not all that fun to watch either. Too walky for me, on both sides. The White Sox and Angels combined for 11 base on balls, far too many for any game to be overly compelling. If it weren't for the constant barrage of home runs, or ability to fast-forward on DVR, I doubt I would've been able to make it all the way through the game. Besides the walks slowing the pace of the game, this series was finally was similar to this weekend's Yankees finale. Playing against a team as good as the Angels or ...
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08.05.09White Sox continue to dominate at homeAfter the first-inning, it looked like another bad day for the White Sox. With two outs in the inning, a single up the middle by Bobby Abreu was followed by an inexplicable error by Jermaine Dye on a line drive off the bat of Vladimir Guerrero. The ball, traveling at about head level, tipped off the glove of Dye, Abreu scored, and memories of bad defense costing the Sox games began to creep into mind. Gavin Floyd pitched over the mistake, stranding Guerrero at third, thus saving the Sox another unearned run. Then, Floyd gave up only five more hits through ...
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08.04.09Gordon Beckham Appreciation DayThe Mark Buehrle Appreciation Series began with a home run by Gordon Beckham in the first inning, his sixth of the season. It ended with Scott Podsednik's RBI single in the ninth, as the White Sox beat the team with the best record in the American League. And within one game of first place in the AL Central. In between, this game could've gotten ugly. Jose Contreras struggled, walking five in less than three innings. Then the bullpen, troubled for some time, carried the team for 6 1/3 innings, giving up only one run. Beckham was named the American League Rookie of the Month ...
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