September 30, 2008
Offense Takes the Night Off
The Twins and White Sox just reached the seventh inning stretch. Chicago collected two hits so far and the Twins one. Danks is at 93 pitches, Blackburn at 71. With no score, it looks like the bullpens won't be needed much tonight unless the game goes into extra innings.
Update: Harold Reynolds makes the "hats off" reference, and Jim Thome goes deep, hitting the ball out beyond the centerfield fence. The White Sox take a 1-0 lead.
Update: Back in 1997 or 1998, Baseball Tonight was down at Disney World during spring training, broadcasting from the ESPN Club. Jim Thome was a guest on the show one night, and was supposed to get a Baseball Tonight cap. For some reason, he didn't get it, or lost it, so whenever he did something good from then on, Karl Ravech would say, "Hats off to Jim Thome."
Update: Griffey doubles, the Twins walk Alexei Ramirez, and that's it for Blackburn. He pitches a great game, but won't get the win due to a better peformance by Danks.
Update: That's all the White Sox get. They are now six outs away from a trip to play the Rays.