Post by chisox100 on Sept 30, 2008 17:37:05 GMT -5
Minnesota Twins (88-74) VS The Chicago White Sox (88-74)
Two very different teams. The Twins, are about executing the fundamentals, bunting and speed. The White Sox are more of a intimidate the pitcher with Right hander, left hander, right hander, left hander power in the middle of the lineup. Last week in Minnesota the Twins swept the Sox to take first place by a half a game and maintained it through the weekend and with a White Sox win Monday that made this tie breaker possible. In the Metradome the Sox could not out slug the Twins or even score runs. But on the Southside of Chicago, things are different, its cold, its wet, its grass. Running on wet grass is harder than that hard AstroTurf in Minneapolis. Bunts are notorious for going foul in Chicago. The way the jet streams swirl in US Cellular Field causes sure home runs to die and some pop up to go out. The HH Metradome is the White Sox house of horrors, but the Twins have a house of horrors of there own. US Cellular Field. At there last series there the Sox swept them in four lop-sided game. The White Sox hope to "blackout Blackburn" as the Twins hope "shank Danks" again.
Nick Blackburn 11-10 VS John Danks (11-9)
Probable Lineups:
Twins:
Denard Span RF
Alexi Cassilla 2B
Joe Mauer C
Justin Mornueu 1B
Jason Kubel DH
Delmon Young LF
Nick Punto SS
Brendan Harris 3B
Carlos Gomez CF
Possibles:
3B Brian Busher over Harris (50-50)
White Sox:
Orlando Cabrera SS
Dewayne Wise LF
Jermaine Dye RF
Jim Thome DH
Paul Konerko 1B
AJ Pierzynski C
Alexei Ramirez 2B
Brian Anderson CF
Juan Uribe 3B
Possibles:
Ken Griffey JR CF over Anderson (50-50)
Nick Swisher LF over Wise (not likely)
Two very different teams. The Twins, are about executing the fundamentals, bunting and speed. The White Sox are more of a intimidate the pitcher with Right hander, left hander, right hander, left hander power in the middle of the lineup. Last week in Minnesota the Twins swept the Sox to take first place by a half a game and maintained it through the weekend and with a White Sox win Monday that made this tie breaker possible. In the Metradome the Sox could not out slug the Twins or even score runs. But on the Southside of Chicago, things are different, its cold, its wet, its grass. Running on wet grass is harder than that hard AstroTurf in Minneapolis. Bunts are notorious for going foul in Chicago. The way the jet streams swirl in US Cellular Field causes sure home runs to die and some pop up to go out. The HH Metradome is the White Sox house of horrors, but the Twins have a house of horrors of there own. US Cellular Field. At there last series there the Sox swept them in four lop-sided game. The White Sox hope to "blackout Blackburn" as the Twins hope "shank Danks" again.
Nick Blackburn 11-10 VS John Danks (11-9)
Probable Lineups:
Twins:
Denard Span RF
Alexi Cassilla 2B
Joe Mauer C
Justin Mornueu 1B
Jason Kubel DH
Delmon Young LF
Nick Punto SS
Brendan Harris 3B
Carlos Gomez CF
Possibles:
3B Brian Busher over Harris (50-50)
White Sox:
Orlando Cabrera SS
Dewayne Wise LF
Jermaine Dye RF
Jim Thome DH
Paul Konerko 1B
AJ Pierzynski C
Alexei Ramirez 2B
Brian Anderson CF
Juan Uribe 3B
Possibles:
Ken Griffey JR CF over Anderson (50-50)
Nick Swisher LF over Wise (not likely)
