The WGOM

oh yee of little faith, dw.

according to my White Sox loving co-worker, Mark Buehrle is the anti-Vazquez. Meaning Mark will actually pitch good in big games

I wagered 5 bucks that the Twins win and Buehrle pitches less than 6 innings

I won't be around tonight, so let me just say that each inning Nick Blackburn pitches will be a big inning for him.

brianS- you cannot argue with a good luck beer. You should know this.

I got a reminder today: this Saturday's game has been picked up by FOX. So instead of a 6:10 start, its going to be 2:55pm

I'm watching DJ and the Hawk tonight. I predict a gatorade cooler assault by Buehrle at around inning 5.

Nice intro tonight, bS. I've been feeling more than a bit distracted all day, sort of the way I feel when there's an impending dental appointment. The way-ay-ting is the hardest part... Let's get in the chair and drill away, fellers. And don't spare the laughing gas.

Is mlb.com acting up on anyone else? The site wont load for me. If I miss this game because of mlb.tv I am going to be soooo angry.

I think this is the most important game of the year because if we win tonight I truly believe we'll sweep with Slowey on the mound tomorrow. Ozzie Guillen says he's not going to let Morneau beat him in this series, so don't expect him to see any decent pitches unless Buehrle makes a mistake. Play ball!

I got Gameday up no problem, but I don't have mlb.tv.

Laddie gets it done.

Nice start

If the Twins score two runs this inning, they will win.

Casilla-Unable to sacrifice, able to hit.

I like this start. Shake em up early boys.

run for an out
seems fair to me

I say out.

A homer would have been nice but you cannot be upset with a 1-0 lead. Like the Hold Steady say...

So close Delmon!

Another good start. Sox get leadoff walk on five pitches and five pitches later Blackburn is out of the inning. Twins get a leadoff walk and turn it into a run and nearly had three or four runs (although Dick made it sound a lot closer than it was).

Good to see the top of the lineup produce a run after Span and Casilla didn't reach base yesterday.

Delmon gave that ball a ride
too bad it was a ride to the warning track

Ball one was strike three to Thome. Bad call by the ump and it cost us an extra base hit.

WTF is with that strike 3 that wasn't?

It must suck to be a Tigers fan this year. Pretty much the opposite of the Twins season. High expectations and terrible results.

Detroit is currently in last place behind Kansas City and KC is beating them again.

This ump has a strike zone the size of a postage stamp

Chalk that run up as one courtesy of the home plate umpire.

Pathetic that these "professionals" can't do their damn job correctly.

Griffey's got all 4 RBIs in this series for the Bitch Sox.

Twins should be out of this freakin' inning.

Not a good start for Blackburn.

8 hitters face, 3 hits and a walk.

I've been lurking here for like two months and today seems like a good day to break that. However, I have no avatar because I can't get the avatar page to cooperate with me. And I'll be late with the comments because I'm in Washington watching the MLB.com Gameday page. So I debut with a bang!

OH, but I'll add this to yesterday's discussion about non-Safe-Search googling of Shannon Stewart and such: my name is Kelly Wells. Google THAT and see what you get.

Blackburn is looking a lil' shaky right now.

Jeebus, I'm feeling a shimmy. Someone get the lug wrench out.

Blackburn would be best served to stop pumping fastball after fastball.

Whew. Avoided a bubble burst there

Shouldn't have even scored the one run...but good job by Blackburn.

Gardy would be best served to have the bullpen on call waiting though.

Delightful K there.

Dear Home Plate Umpire,

When the baseball goes over the white thing in front of you (no, not Joe Mauer) on the fly, at a height between the batters knees and his belly button, that is called a strike. There is a book which describes this and many other rules of this game. Please read it.

Thanks,
A Fan

That was clutch, Blackie. Welcome, Kelly.

Stupid Punto.

Would have been better off bunting.

How about a double steal here?

I followed a vehicle home from kids' choir tonight that had license plate: 362 LNP
I'm thinking either Nicky goes 3-for-6 with 2 runs scored, or hits into a first-short-home DP.

Dazzle: 'Carlos Gomez is reinventing the bunt!'

oooooook

Wow, Gomez has been quite useful with the bat for most of September now. Amazing what a bonus it is to have a CF-slash-9 hitter who doesn't utterly suck at the plate.

I <3 Span

To update the WGN situation, they've decided that their 2,714th showing of Tomorrow Never Dies is nominally more important than this playoff-implicating baseball match.

D-Span says, that's how they do it in the Texas League. Yee-ha.

Twins are just dinkin and dunkin Buehrle to death.

One break deserves another

Well of course Gomez is going to be out if Cabrera is sitting on the second base bag.

Yeah, that was a terrible call, Gomez out and it wasn't even close. I guess we'll call it makeup for "strike three" to Thome, though that call was a lot closer...

Boy oh boy. Pour it on right here, guys.

Alright Joe, here's a good position to improve your VORP!

DJ and Hawk livid about the safe call at 2nd.

Oh, and welcome aboard to stinkball, as well. NGs are always welcome.

Since when does Joe swing at a pitch like that!?

Odds that Mountie gets a pitch to hit?

I think Mauer swung at ball 4.

Did that look like a ball he swung at to anyone else?

Not good AB's by Mauer and Morneau there.

Buehrle was all over the place...and they gave into him by swinging at bad pitches.

Well, we could have blown it open, but three runs in two innings and Buehrle almost at fifty pitches. I'll take it

And Morneau grounded out on Ball 3. Patience, boys.

Both teams have had things set up to knock the opposing starter out early... yet both hang on to mitigate the damage.

I'm happy to get the lead again, but I sure hope that Buehrle doesn't settle down after this and keep the Twins off the board. You really feel like it could be more. Of course, the White Sox probably feel the same way about the top of the inning.

Runs. We'll take 'em.

Okay Blackie, no give-backs.

To update the WGN situation, they've decided that their 2,714th showing of Tomorrow Never Dies is nominally more important than this playoff-implicating baseball match.

The game is on Comcast Sports Net. WGN does not have the rights to many Sox games. There are three stations here that split the sox and WGN has the fewest games of all of them.

Big inning here for Blacky.

Attack that strike zone!

Great pick and throw by Harris...great stretch by Morneau.

Sweet play by Harris! They're in playoff mode!

Well, the D has certainly been performing under pressure.

Great inning by Blackburn.

Nice shutdown inning by Blackburn

Neither starter looking sharp thus far - both Bs are all over the place with their location and are lucky they haven't had someone take them deep yet...

Don't worry guys, I'm here. The offensive explosion may commence.

Hopefully, this means Blackburn is the one settling down after a rough inning. Actually, almost everything hit the previous inning was on the ground, which is always a good sign for him.

Let's get some runs!!

There you go, Razor Spooky. Lucky avatar, no doubt.

How's Buerhle's pickoff move? SEND HIM!!

Harris brought his A game tonight.

w00tage!

and the Sekret Weapon coming up!

Let's get some more in Punto!

DJ and Hawk now whining about the "broken bat" singles by Young and Harris.

Where is the Ashton Kutcher Burn?

Bummer...

Let's go Gomez!

Gomez out fishin'?? Whoda thunk?

Twins are leaving a lot of runners on...6 through 3. Hope it don't bit us in the a$$.

Buerhle has thrown 65 pitches through three innings and the Sox are pitching him on three days' rest on Sunday. If he is still pitching in the seventh inning, I'm going to be real pissed at the Twins' approach. They need to get to that bullpen first.