Vazquez, Homers, and a Perfect 8th: Sox - Royals Game 1

WhiteSoxBlog posted 8/14/2008 from thewhitesoxblog.blogspot.com [flag]

You know what I love? I love being proven wrong by our guys! It was around 6 o’clock when the news broke that TCQ was scratched from the lineup. Something along the lines of numbness in his left arm- and can you blame him after taking a beating again and again? Anyway, this meant Griffey and Swish would be in the great abyss known as the outfield- at the same time! Inside the park home runs ... [link]

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