Well...Sox in the lead...again.

[GOPisEvil]

Small ball - ground rule double, sac bunt, sac fly...

[mike_c]

1. is there a baseball game on or something...?

:shrug:

[GOPisEvil]

3. Yes. Game 5, White Sox v. Angels

[Itchinjim]

2. Let's Go Sox!!

[greatauntoftriplets]

4. Prayer for Mayor Daley.....

:pray:

Please do NOT turn on the air raid sirens tonight to celebrate a victory.

Your father scared the crap out of me in my extreme youth, back in the good old days of duck-and-cover. I cannot take it a second time.

Thanks for listening.

[TomInTib]

5. Astros vs Sox= network nightmare

ratings disaster

At least those of us watching will be true fans of either team or just the game itself.

Small ball won't work against the Astros. It will take power. Cards are 3for20-something with runners in scoring position.

I am looking forward to a really fun Series.

[BeyondGeography]

6. Sox don't play small ball

They hit 200 HR's this year and have been living off of early Konerko dingers in this series.

In fact, apart from the 2-1 Pierzynski-Gate game, the Sox have a big home run (or more than one) in each game they've won this postseason.

[TomInTib]

7. Yeah, and Sox pitchers will probably tear the cover off the ball

against Astros pitching. Look at what the Cards did during the season versus what is happening to them right now.
Bagwell will be Astro DH during the not-really-baseball games.

[BeyondGeography]

15. Look Ma, it's a National League snob

It's ok, no matter how many All-Star games you lose in a row (8 and counting), and no matter how many times you lose in (interleague play 221-263 vs. the AL the last two years), you still have the consolation of watching pitchers try to hit.

PS: If the Astros have a chance, it's because they have two ex-Yankees in the rotation.

[TomInTib]

18. and they both grew up in Houston. nt

[GOPisEvil]

8. It's 1-1 in the top of the 5th now.

[kanrok]

9. Dye puts Sox ahead

[GOPisEvil]

10. Well at least the best team in the league will be in the World Series.

More than I can say for the National League. x(

Oh and by "best", I mean best all season...not teams that wake up at the All-Star break...yes, I'm bitter, so don't ask.

[kanrok]

11. I feel for you

Too many autumns without baseball have made me empathetic.

[GOPisEvil]

12. At least the Cardinals have won a World Series in my lifetime.

They should have won another in 1985...but that's another issue. Oh, and 1987...stupid Homerdome. But, at least I have 1982. :)

[GOPisEvil]

13. Stupid-ass Angels fan almost costs his team a run.

NEVER REACH OVER THE FENCE TO GRAB A BALL. Good LORD!!!

[El Supremo]

19. Normally that is right.

But the "discretion" of the umpires gave the Angels the run.

My rule of thumb is that if your guys are fielding - stay back.

[Cocoa]

14. Angels take the lead

Chicago fans fear yet another historic collapse. :scared:

[GOPisEvil]

16. Is it...can it be...the Angels in the lead, 3-2.

[GOPisEvil]

17. Well, that was short-lived. HR by Crede. 3-3 now.

[kanrok]

20. 4-3 Sox

uh-oh

[GOPisEvil]

21. I have to give the umps credit for getting that call right.

Tagged by the ol' empty glove.

[JVS]

22. 6-3 sox!

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

23. Well, its the bottom of the ninth and the Sox lead 6-3.

One down, two to go. Let's go White Sox!!!

I'm on pins and needles here.

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

24. SOX WIN, SOX WIN!!!!

Fireworks going off in the neighborhood. No air raid sirens yet.

Congratulations to the Sox and all their fans. Now go out and win the Series.