An Ace Up Their Sleeve?

Ozzie, Sox: Chicago's rude, crude embarrassment

BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog found this 5/7/2008 on www.suntimes.com

Jay Mariotti: The team with no class almost spun a no-hitter. Filthy as the White Sox and their manager have been, Gavin Floyd somehow was filthier and nastier Tuesday night on the South Side. After Hawk Harrelson jinxed the young man by babbling, ...

Floyd's near-no-hitter stymies Twins

10,000 Takes found this 5/7/2008 on www.chicagotribune.com

Gavin Floyd came heartbreakingly close to a no-hitter for the second time this season, coming two outs from accomplishing the feat against Minnesota as the White Sox beat the Twins 7-1 on Tuesday night.

Twins: Mauer foils Floyd's no-hit bid

kcudah posted 5/7/2008 from www.startribune.com

One word sums up how the Chicago White Sox felt when they arrived at U.S. Cellular Field on Tuesday: embarrassed. They were coming off an 0-6 road trip and trying to explain a lewd clubhouse gimmick involving blow-up dolls this past weekend in Toronto. White Sox righthander Gavin Floyd pushed all that talk aside, coming two outs from the majors' first no-hitter this season in a 7-1 ...

Floyd just outs away from no-no, Rangers may cut Broussard

johnnyhair posted 5/7/2008 from www.tireball.com

For the second time this season Gavin Floyd came within out of pitching no-hitter. Last night his bid was broken up in the ninth inning on a Joe Mayer double. The White Sox had the game in hand by this point as Floyd moved to 3-1 on the season after allowing just a lone run. The lone run was unearned thanks to Carlos Quentin dropping a fly ball in left field. Aside from Mauer, who walked ...

ChiSox's Floyd falls 2 outs shy of no-no (AP)

SPORTSbyBROOKS found this 5/7/2008 on sports.yahoo.com

Gavin Floyd's no-hit bid lasted until the ninth this time. Joe Mauer doubled with one out off Chicago's young right-hander for the Minnesota Twins' only hit and Floyd had to settle for a 7-1 victory Tuesday night as the White Sox ended a six-game ...