State of the Sox 2009
White Sox game recaps for the 2009 seasonmajor-league first
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bad baserunning big-league debut blown lead blown save blowout loss blowout win bullpen implosion career high comeback complete game crazy event defensive issues errorless game extra innings failed execution good baserunning good defense good managing grand slam great at-bat great start jd triple jeff cox lack of clutch late-inning heroics major-league first multi-homer near shutout no jenks nothing from the offense pinch hit poor managing position pitching questionable umpiring quick game rare event rookie pitcher shutout loss shutout win surprise win thrown out at the plate vulture walk-off walk-off loss worst pitch of the seasonSeptember 27: White Sox 8, Tigers 4
Note: K8T wrote this recap: It took six innings, but the Sox finally showed up. A three-run sixth inning and a four-run eighth inning solidified a solid offensive showing including Carlos Quentin’s 3-run dinger, and gave Daniel Hudson his first big-league win. Hudson gave up a home run to Curtis Granderson on the second pitch [...]
September 23: Twins 8, White Sox 6
Good news: 1. Jermaine Dye hit a pair of homers, his first in September, and his first multi-homer game since August of 2008. 2. Tyler Flowers ripped a double off the right field wall, his first major-league extra-base hit. He then scored. Bad news: 1. Bill Welke might’ve made the worst strike call of the [...]
September 19: White Sox 13, Royals 3
In the bottom of the sixth, Gordon Beckham watched a pitch out of the zone as Jayson Nix tried to steal second. John Buck rose and fired to second in time to get Nix. On his follow-through, he got Beckham as well. Buck’s fist came through and punched Beckham right in the nuts, causing Beckham [...]
