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A Much Needed Day Off

After winning the first game of the series in Oakland, the Sox lost the final two in some of the wildest games I have ever seen. Tuesday night the Sox blew two 3 run leads. I don't know what else to say about that. Wednesday's game Freddy Garcia kept the team in the game the entire way but the offense just could not give him any runs. But the big story is all of the injuries that this team is facing. This day off today could not have come at a better time.

Pablo Ozuna, Juan Uribe, and Tadahito Iguchi all had to sit out yesterdays game with injuries. A.J. Pierzynski was back after missing the past two games with a toe injury. With A.J. back behind the plate, we needed to fill the other holes in the field. Our backup catcher Chris Widger played 3B, Joe Crede was at SS, and Willie Harris was at 2B. Neal Cotts was also put to work as he was the bullpen catcher. Before the game even started Jermaine Dye told Ozzie that he would play the infield if he needed him to. He did start in RF but he ended up playing SS at the end of the game. Joe Crede was ejected in the top of the 9th so Dye moved in at SS and Timo Perez came in to play RF.



How crazy was that lineup? I just hope we never have to see that kind of lineup again this year.

Good To Go

After injuring his hamstring in his last start, Jose Contreras has tested his hamstring out and is cleared to pitch Friday's game against the Tigers at home. When he threw off a mound the other day, he was pitching fine but who knows how that hamstring will react if he as to run around. If the Tigers are smart, they will bunt a lot to test Contreras' mobility.

Stat of the Year

Late Monday night, only four big-league pitchers were 4-0. What did they have in common? Jon Garland, Jamie Moyer, Dontrelle Willis, and Jon Lieber are all ex-Cubs.

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Friday's Starters


Robertson
0-2, 6.46

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Contreras
0-0, 3.48