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White Sox ALDS Game 1 Fish Wrap
Published 10/3/2008 by The Cheat at South Side Sox
... Game 1 was the first time I've seen Richard use his slider effectively with the Sox. I missed his first start, remember. He also never really dialed up his fastball as we've seen him do. It was a different style than we've seen from him in a majority of his outings, and even though the Rays seemed to be getting to him as the got to see him a second time, it was a style that's more conducive to long-term major league success. Ozzie Guillen all but declared Mark Buehrle the game 5 starter, should there be one. "We have to sit down and talk about ...

Vazquez, domes still bad news
Published 10/3/2008 by Jim at Sox Machine: Chicago White Sox blog
... , but I'm finding it difficult to get all that upset. The Rays had dome-field advantage and their best starter plenty rested; the Sox were throwing out their worst of all realistic options. The Sox lost by two, which sounds about right. Now, had Ozzie Guillen prepared to use Vazquez for Game 5 (if necessary) -- that would've raised the ol' blood pressure. Guillen's smarter than that, though : Ozzie leaves it open-ended, but it'd take a complete and utter flop by Buehrle for Vazquez to get the ball again. And even then, it might be Clayton Richard instead. ****************** ...

Baseball Today: Friday, October 3
Published 10/3/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... LAST CHANCE: Javier Vazquez served up another stinker as the White Sox' starter -- he's 0-4 with a 13.23 ERA in his last four starts -- and the Tribune's Mark Gonzalez writes he may be lifted from the rotation. ...

Couch On Vazquez : Great From The Neck Down
Published 10/3/2008 by GC at Can't Stop The Bleeding
... found Tampa’s 6-4 dispatch of the White Sox in Game One of the ALDS thoroughly dispiriting (”the sheer joy surrounding this team, beating three teams in three thrilling days to get here, is gone”), finding a sliver of comic relief in ...