Yankees vs White Sox
Weekend Preview
By Brian Kevin Williams  Welcome back,
everyone! We took a small break for the All Star Break,
but we have now returned. After a few days off from
baseball, what’s better than coming back to a matchup
between the defending World Series Champion Chicago White
Sox and the New York Yankees? This is exactly what
baseball fans will get this weekend as both teams will
have their better pitchers going this weekend, in what
could possibly be a postseason matchup. The Yankees will
send their “Ace” Randy Johnson to the mound tomorrow, in a
matchup against the great Jose Contreras, making a Yankee
Stadium return. Let’s take a look at the matchups for this
weekend, and give some predictions for the games. One
quick note before we begin: the Yankees solved all of
their pitching woes with one free-agent signing, Sidney
Ponson. Ponson will bring his alcoholism and weight
problems to New York, with his 5.24 ERA to boot. This is a
guy that got optioned for assignment so that the Cardinals
could make room to sign JEFF WEAVER. That in itself says a
lot about Ponson.
Friday, July 14th, 2006
Time: 7:10 PM EST
TV: UPN 9
Jose Contreras, RHP (9-0, 3.38) vs. Randy Johnson, LHP
(10-7, 5.13)
In Jose’s last start before the All Star break against
the Boston Red Sox, he only lasted six innings while
allowing three runs and walking five, not exactly the way
you want to go out into the break. In Randy’s last start
before the break, he pitched extremely well for the
Yankees, even though his line would say otherwise. He
didn’t allow a base runner until the sixth inning, and
gave up one run in the seventh while the game was out of
reach, and then gave up two more in the eighth, when the
Yankees were way out in front. The Big Unit has won three
of his last five starts, which gives him double digits in
wins. R.J. has also averaged seven strikeouts per start in
his last four outings.
Contreras is going to have to be able to find the
strikezone against the Yankees, otherwise he may be in for
a long night. It’s always an anomaly as to how well the
Unit will pitch, and at this point in time of their
careera, Contreras is obviously a much stronger pitcher
than Randy is. Contreras has been successful against his
ex-team as he has posted a 2-0 record with a 0.60 ERA.
This matchup is a rematch of the game that I attended
personally in Chicago last August. Randy gave up back, to
back, to back homeruns and the Yankees ended up losing the
game. I think the All Star break rest will do the Unit
good, and the Yankees will come away with this one.
Yankees 3 - White Sox 2
Saturday, July 15th, 2006
Time: 1:20 PM EST
TV: FOX
Mark Buehrle, LHP (9-6, 4.02) vs. Mike Mussina, RHP (10-3,
3.24)
It’s the Yankees’ true Ace against a pitcher that has
been struggling for the White Sox, Mark Buehrle. Buehrle
didn’t finish the first half of the season on a high note,
as he allowed 15 earned runs and 22 hits over 11 1/3
innings in his last two starts. Mike Mussina is coming off
a slight groin pull against the Mets, but after eight days
off, he should be good to go against the Sox. Moose has
been entirely consistent and outright dominating at times
for the Yankees. He’s going to need his best stuff to beat
Buehrle and the Sox, and I think he’s going to bring it.
Look for the Yankees to take the first two games of this
series. Yankees 6 - White Sox 4
Sunday, July 16th, 2006
Time: 1:05 PM EST
TV: YES
Freddy Garcia, RHP (10-5, 4.91) vs. Jaret Wright, RHP
(5-5, 4.23)
The final game of this highly anticipated series, and
hopefully the Yankees will be going for a sweep. I can’t
see Ozzie Guillen getting swept by the Yankees, so expect
Guillen to have the Sox ready for this game. Garcia is 4-2
with a 3.72 ERA in his career against the Yankees, and is
also undefeated in three games in the Bronx. Jaret Wright
has pitched pretty well as of late, sporting a 3.88 ERA in
his past 10 starts and has made progress with his slider.
He struck out ten Devil Rays in just six innings of work;
again, another start of six innings or less. At least it
was a very good start, as he managed a shutout over six
innings. The White Sox will salvage one game of this
series on the road, as the Yankees will then look to the
Mariners for three more starting on Monday evening.
Yankees 2 - White Sox 5
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