O’s and White Sox..to be continued

Daniel Cabrera handed free passes out like candy today.

The O’s and White Sox waited the rain out for 2 hours for their day game to start and then 11 innings later, the game was suspended for rain. Until the game is resumed, which it won’t be in Chicago…the O’s don’t go there to play the Sox again this season…the do visit Wrigley…but that’s moot, this game is put on pause for a few months.

A few things of note.

• Daniel Cabrera was up to his old tricks again today. He walked 7 batters, but somehow managed to give up only 2 runs. That’s not the way that usually works out.
• Aubrey Huff hit a homer. In the 10th or 11th, I forget which, he beat a grounder but was called out. I thought he was safe and in cases like that tie goes to the runner. Anyways, he was mad and got tossed. Bad thing with Huff getting tossed is the black sucking vortex that is the bench. Eider Torres was DH by default. With that being the case, I’d rather sacrafice the DH.
• Jim Johnson is not same guy who was called up and rushed up for garbage time the past two seasons. 13 innings and no runs allowed.
• The baserunning was ghastly today. Melvin Mora getting picked off after driving in the then go-ahead run. Adam Jones stumbling around third and then getting picked off. The conditions of the field may have played a role in that…but none the less, it was a costly mishap.
• We’re still 14-11.

The O’s start a series next against the Rays. Today’s draw, means that the O’s clinch a winning April. Woo hoo. A few more of these and we’ll be in business…but I’m not betting any money on that.