Perserverance
Give big-time credit to Alex Cintron for hanging in there and battling in the game's big at-bat last night. Alex got the count to 3-2, fought off a change-up, then drilled the home run to right.
It was that kind of night for the White Sox. Lots of walks, lots of chances, but a missed bunt here and some things on the base paths cropped up to shut down scoring opportunities.
Hawk and I were talking just before Alex came up - if you keep giving yourself opportunities, sooner or later, something has to go your way. We have not been hitting well in the clutch lately, but if you keep giving a team chances, everybody in baseball knows that something bad is going to happen. In this case, the Tigers kept giving chances and Alex made sure they finally had to pay.
DJ
Comments
DJ,
What a great at-bat by Alex Cintron in the 8th inning. I don't live in the Chicago area or near it so I couldn't watch the game since it's on CSN Chicago. I'm from PA, so I only get WGN. But, however I did see the highlights on whitesox.com and boy, was that a big hit for the Sox last night. The Tigers are a good baseball team, don't get me wrong. I agree that we haven't been hitting well in the clutch. I think we need to reel off a few more consecutive victories to get the momentum back. Once we do this, I think the Sox will control their own destiny. Go Sox and beat DEtroit!
-Matt K
Posted by: Matt K | June 7, 2006 2:50 PM