(In order of interest...)
So,
the Bulls swept the Heat in the first round of the playoffs, thanks to some impressive defense that refs couldn't hold against them, even though Dwyane Wade was on the other side. Ben Wallace made seven of his eight free throw attempts. Luol Deng looks like the first consistent, complete scoring threat the Bulls have had in years, the kind of guy who should be touching the ball on every play.
And hey, the
Bears drafted a local kid. Local to me, at least. So that's pretty cool. Some thought he could've gone as high as the second round. Can't have too many offensive linemen, nosirree.
Rules
mean nothing to Garfield.
It's been raining on and off here.
The Sox offense looked completely helpless once again. Hawk Harrelson rolled out the red carpet for the opposing starter once again. The Sox offense had four lousy hits off Kelvim Escobar, but at least managed to score two runs on Darin Erstad's second homer of the year.
Mark Buehrle had no-hit stuff for the first few innings, and even pitched around two errors -- a wide Alex Cintron throw, and a Joe Crede bobble. But then the Angels took the game right back after Erstad's homer, going back-to-back themselves. Buehrle's pitch to Maicer Izturis wasn't bad, but Izturis did a nice job getting the hands in. On the other hand, Vladimir Guerrero's gopher ball caught way too much of the plate.
One day, a quality start is going to be good enough to win, but it probably won't be until the Sox see production from Paul Konerko, Jermaine Dye and Crede (0-for-10 combined).
Ryan Sweeney didn't have a hit in his 2007 major-league debut, but he did make a nice play in left to help David Aardsma get out of a jam Buehrle started. Sweeney made a nice diving catch towards the left-field line, on which Reggie Willits, tagging from third, left early. Well, he didn't actually leave early, but his upper body looked like it did to the home plate umpire. A.J. Pierzynski pointed to the bag immediately, and the Sox tried their luck, and lucked out.
It's not a good sign when, for a second consecutive day, the only real highlights are late-inning defensive plays while trailing.
Record: 12-11 |
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