Perfection. That's how you sum this match-up up. Mark Buehrle twirled a Perfect Game on Thursday afternoon. That was good enough for 111 points. Yes, 111 points. By himself. Most teams will be lucky if the surpass 111 points on any given day. Buehrle, did it by himself.
With great help from Buehrle and others like: Gavin Floyd(58.5), Joel Piniero(34.5), Kevin Millwood(36.5 - although getting injured in his 2nd start..), Adam Dunn(40.5), The Riot(34.5), Craig Counsell(38.5), and many more, the White Sox threw up 641.5 points on the Champs, the Tampa Bay Rays. The White Sox, like they have been trying to stress all year, are ready to be considered a top 2 team. And they should be, they have deserved it. They now sit at 10-5, and have scored the 2nd most points in the league, behind you guess it...the Rays.
The Rays fell short this week, for just the 4th time all season. Their stellar lineup only managed to provide him them with 221 points, 40 coming from Hanley Ramirez, and 32 coming from Miggy Cab. The pitching was good, but not great. They totalled 291 as a unit(whereas the White Sox scored 385), being led by guys like: Matt Garza(45), and Justin Verlander(46). Rough outings from Scott Kazmir, and Derek Holland really hindered the champs. Should he have gotten at least QS from them, perhaps things would have been different, or at least closer.
All in all, it was a good match-up. We've seen tighter games, but I think we all like to see, besides Justin, the Champs fall down. Although, you can bet they won't be down too long. Especially with the lowly Mariners next on the schedule.
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Brandon
7/27/2009 04:58:47 am
First I'd like to thank Jesus Christ, he has given me some great advice since he joined the White Sox staff. Next, it couldn't have been done without the great fans of the Fantasy Chicago White Sox. Finally, the honor really needs to be given to the players, particularly Pitching Captain Mark Buehrle. He came through for us in a big way this week. Next, I want to thank the Rays. They played hard this week despite being unlucky with pitching matchups. If we are lucky enough to make the playoffs they will most certainly still be the favorites.
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