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That’s messed up

POSTED BY ON 4:59 pm, April 19, 2006 - POSTED IN Diamond cuts

Royals at White Sox

That’s one of those damn things you get pissed off about.

Javier Vazquez was working a perfect game until the fourth. He had Matt Stairs on a 0-2 count and then walked him. Fine, no-hitter still in place.

Fourth, fifth, and sixth innings go without a hint of a base hit. Maybe the third out in the sixth, but Juan Uribe made a leaping catch at short.

So I fire up my text editor to begin this post, get ready with the screen capture software to illustrate that magical moment that I foresee. But I didn’t jinx him (or did I). I started thinking about the no-hitter in the third inning, and thought about blogging it two innings later.

It’s still the seventh. One out, Doug Mientkiewicz at the plate. Weak-ass check-swing, roller up third base line. Hits the bag, base hit.

Damn. At least Thome scored a run in the game, and he has scored a run in every White Sox game this season.

Sox win 4-0, Royals on a 10-game losing streak.

Javier Vazquez

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  1. Coley says:
    May 14, 2006 at 4:53 pm

    “You’re not going to believe this. Now my pants are chafing me.”

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  2. Sarah Green says:
    May 15, 2006 at 8:43 am

    “I sure hope Sarah Green sees this picture. I was a fool to let her get away. A damn fool! Dear God, how I miss her! Sarah! If you’re out there, call me! Dammit! I told myself I wouldn’t cry!”

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  3. Alejandro says:
    May 15, 2006 at 11:11 am

    “Who’s there peaking from the showers?… why it’s the ‘wolfman’!!!”

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  4. Pamela says:
    May 15, 2006 at 11:46 am

    Hey good pick. I was thinking when you guys were going to stop talking about wifes and start focusing on the players.. mmmm, very sexy! GOOOOO Burrell.. Pd: keep working on those muscles….

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  5. Paul says:
    May 15, 2006 at 5:03 pm

    Ohh, it’s the deep burn! Oh, it’s so deep! Oh, I can barely lift my right arm ’cause I did so many. I don’t know if you heard me counting. I did over a thousand.

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  6. Zvee says:
    May 15, 2006 at 10:50 pm

    Watch your back Magnus ver Magnusson. World’s Strongest Man 2006 spells B-U-R-R-E-L-L.

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  7. Danny O says:
    May 17, 2006 at 4:47 pm

    Wow, that chest wax sure doesn’t last too long.

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  8. Megan says:
    April 21, 2007 at 12:31 pm

    all I can say is “Thank you Elizabeth Burrell” (Pat’s mommy)

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  9. Mantz says:
    June 13, 2007 at 12:17 am

    Title picture for Burrell’s book, “How to Look like a Fag while Swinging Like Girl”.

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