In other news, Tampa is 0-6 to start the year...that's not good. They also haven't had a lead all year. Eva Longoria isn't playing...out with an oblique.

Pitching Matchups:

Today: David Price vs Edwin Jackson
Tomorrow: James Shields vs John Danks
Saturday: Wade Davis vs Phil Humber
Sunday: Jeff Niemann vs Gavin Floyd

Figure on the same lineup as yesterday with the left on the mound, then get ready for a whole lot of Tea(hen)bagging unless Dunn can go at some point this weekend.

I say Sox win 3 of 4

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Price won 19 games with an ERA under 3 last year, so Jackson better be on his game. The pitching as a whole (except for Danks) needs to be worlds better.

Tampa has been awful so far but they are due to start hitting. I think Sox win 2 but play much better baseball than they did in KC.

Pierre should be in LF with Milledge the DH. Probably will get a Vizquel sighting this series as well.

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I'll be happy with a split. Realistically, I think that Tampa rotation is too damn good for them to start 1-9. We need Jackson to go deep today to take some pressure off the pen.

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Anybody here seen my old friend Bobby?
Can you tell me where he's gone?
I thought I saw him walkin' up to The Hill
With Elon, Tulsi, and Don

Jackson needs to get his control back...it was lacking a bit Saturday. Need a deep outing from Danks too...I don't trust Humber.

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I would to congratulate the White Sox on the new "Bacardi in the Park" that I saw on the morning news. Yet another innovative stadium idea: build a new bar inside the park that has outside access as well - and while you're at it - name it after a popular rum drink!

Bricks, Ivy, rum bar.
Got it.

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Bicardi > Captain Morgan, Spany

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I gave hearty congrats to the Cub for putting that restaurant in center field a few years back. Certainly they didn't get the idea for fine dining inside the park from any other ballpark in town...

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Sox win 2 of 4

No restaurant in CF. It's a suite. The same type of thing that every single stadium has.

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Game 1

PIERRE LF
BECKHAM 2B
RIOS CF
KONERKO 1B
QUENTIN DH
RAMIREZ SS
AJ C
MOREL 3B
LILLIBRIDGE RF

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Christ...I hope Lillibridge found the ring before he wanders out to right.

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Admiral Nelson > Bicardi > Captain Morgan > Sailor Jerry

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I'll drink any or all of those. Rum is rum to me when cuttin it with diet coke.

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Flip that around. Rays are nowhere near as good as they were. Also, The Sox gave Price one of the few losses he had last year. Sox BP worries are overinflated.

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" THis poster said it's 90% that Bernstein goes national. He put a percentage on it. " - Beardown

Ok then. Rays win 2 of 4.

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Jeff Gray's here, not only in hopes of shoring up the White Sox bullpen, but because Saturday's game is definitely a bullpen day with Phil Humber starting...If he goes 5 innings, that's all Ozzie wants...

Sailor Jerry....I hate rum but I'll drink that.

The White Sox intro music makes me feel like I'm about to complete the final level of an 80's Nintendo game.

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With the Red Sox out of the picture now, it's even more obvious that this is opening day of the 2011 World Series champions.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Alex Rios!

2-0.

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Rios has been hangin liners all over the yard and it's about time he caught a break. Fuld looked like Milledge on that one.

Jackson doing some chuckin' today. Nice!

Need him to get into the 7th or 8th today

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No he means theyre gonna win 4 out of 2

Frank, it's looking pretty good. Edwin's been dealing to this point...

Alright bullpen, hold this fuckin lead.

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Yes!!

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Edwin Jackson was dealing today.

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Hey what was the deal with the people they showed during introductions?


John Rooney was in there.

I had to argue with co workers that Rooney is NOT dead

Rooney is the radio guy in St Louis, I thought

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Nice win. Another good start from Jackson and big hits from Rios, Pauly and Pierre.

Not only have the Twins stumbled out the gate they lost Nishioka for at least a month due to a broken leg.