Clicking

by defensive indifference on Aug 15, 2006 11:59 AM CDT

I don't know if you could see on television but there was a fire somewhere outside of the stadium that eventually filled the place with smoke (especially up top where I was), which I think caused the incredibly soar throat I have this morning. Anyway, baseball...

If the Sox had gone past the fourth and still hadn't scored I think it would've been time to get a little nervous. But luckily they woke up and realized that Mark Redman All-Star is, when all is said and done, a Royals pitcher. The eight run inning had everyone getting into the action except Jermaine Dye (saw one pitch and it hit him) and Pablo Ozuna (who I guess did have a sacrifice). The Sox have had opportunities for huge innings like this a lot lately and have not taken advantage (second inning, 1st and 3rd, no outs, and get no runs?), so it was nice to see them cash in when they had the other team down.

It was also good to get Dye and Joe Crede out of the game after the big inning. I cannot remember the last time Crede grabbed some bench. And althought I was highly disappointed I didn't get to see more of my favorite right fielder, and the sign a girl in our group had made went to waste, you don't want to see him go out there after being hit in the leg with a pitch.

What more can you say about a game like this? We seem to be clicking on all cylinders again but it is bound to seem that way when KC's pitching comes up against an offense as powerful as ours. I don't want to take three of four this series, I want the whole shebang. An eight game win streak in August is ALWAYS good. Then we'll take the show on the road for the Twins and Tigers.

*****

And props to Brian Anderson for his 3-3, 1 BB, 2 RBI, 1 HR night that raised his batting average to .225!

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thanks for writing that

I was away all morning ...

then I couldn't load the blog homepage no matter what I tried
hangs on 'waiting for images.blogads.com'

finally it loaded, once....

HEY THIS IS JI
JIM THOME
THE PEORIA POUNDER

by The Wizard on Aug 15, 2006 1:10 PM CDT reply actions

I got it

I disabled/turned of javascript and SSS loads fine...

HEY THIS IS JI
JIM THOME
THE PEORIA POUNDER

by The Wizard on Aug 15, 2006 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions

I was having trouble about 1/2 hour ago

accessing the site, so it might've been a system issue.

Go Sox!

by winningugly on Aug 15, 2006 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions

yes, now it seems ok

I re-enabled javascript and it works fine

HEY THIS IS JI
JIM THOME
THE PEORIA POUNDER

by The Wizard on Aug 15, 2006 1:44 PM CDT up reply actions

Cool...

I wrote that and it took quite awhile to load. Then afterword I couldn't open the page at all. Seems fine now.

by defensive indifference on Aug 15, 2006 1:50 PM CDT up reply actions

Whoa, big fella

already calling for a sweep? Take 'em just like in rehab, one day at a time. Let's get Javy with a "W" under his belt tonight. Here's my wish - we get the 'pen and some of more banged up players some bench in a fast game. Similar to last night - almost a perfect game.

by winningugly on Aug 15, 2006 1:29 PM CDT reply actions

Hahahaha.

I just said that because I've seen a lot of 3/4 talk. But yeah, you're right, we need Javy to have another good start without losing it the third time through the order tonight.

by defensive indifference on Aug 15, 2006 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions

coop won't let him

how many trips he makes to the mound tonight? I say 4

HEY THIS IS JI
JIM THOME
THE PEORIA POUNDER

by The Wizard on Aug 15, 2006 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions

I'm thinking

Javy continues his season dominance of the Royals (the one team he's pitched consistently well against)...and the offense explodes again off of Runelvys Hernandez (which really shouldn't be a problem).

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by hiphopnerd on Aug 15, 2006 3:14 PM CDT up reply actions

DYE!

Just curious.... what did the DYE sign your friend had made say? I was sittin near a girl who had one up there in the upper deck...

by doorpeep on Aug 15, 2006 1:41 PM CDT reply actions

Dye, Dye, Dye, My Darling.

Done in a nice cursive font. Slighty morbid, some might say, but very nice. :)

by defensive indifference on Aug 15, 2006 1:44 PM CDT reply actions

Ooops.

This is a reply to doorpeep.

by defensive indifference on Aug 15, 2006 1:44 PM CDT up reply actions

Good - sounded a little girly...

by winningugly on Aug 15, 2006 1:48 PM CDT up reply actions

Hahah.

It was made by a girl, yes. I think "Go Dye" sounds good enough. :P

by defensive indifference on Aug 15, 2006 1:53 PM CDT up reply actions

Speaking of the ladies

Thanks to the huge crowds this year, there is certainly no lack of "eye candy" at The Cell.

YEEEEEEEES!

by tailgater on Aug 15, 2006 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions

Certainly.

I've been pleasantly surprised at the games this year that there hasn't been an influx of jerks. It seems to be the same crowd...only bigger.

by defensive indifference on Aug 15, 2006 2:12 PM CDT up reply actions

Good - sounded a little girly...

well, you'd have to be a MISFITS fan to get that one....

by doorpeep on Aug 15, 2006 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions

re: DYE!

Wow- that's really funny; I was sitting right by you... actually RIGHT F'ING NEXT TO YOU!!! could i get a swig off that flask?

by doorpeep on Aug 15, 2006 1:54 PM CDT up reply actions

Hahaha.

Who's this?

by defensive indifference on Aug 15, 2006 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions

Hahaha

it's todd.
i've been reading SSS all season; so funny that "defensive indifference" is a fellow peoria st. dweller...

by doorpeep on Aug 15, 2006 2:14 PM CDT up reply actions

You were going to be my first guess!

I started reading this when Geoff sent me a link because there was a picture of that awesome play Tadahito made in the Blue Jays game we went to early in the season.

by defensive indifference on Aug 15, 2006 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions

P.S.

If security comes around that's your flask, man.

by defensive indifference on Aug 15, 2006 2:25 PM CDT up reply actions

Fire

DJ let us all know it smelled like "burning plastic." What insight.

Basically you were breathing toxic fumes, so I hope you didn't lose too many brain cells. Although I usually do a pretty good job killing brain cells at The Cell via beer consumption.

by tailgater on Aug 15, 2006 1:46 PM CDT reply actions

Breathing toxic fumes is no fun.

I feel like complete crap today. My throat is sore, I can hardly talk, and I've been out of breath all day. I didn't really even think about it last night even though I could smell the "Springfield Tire Fire", as we called it.

by defensive indifference on Aug 15, 2006 1:52 PM CDT up reply actions

advice on driving to game

i'm coming from o'hare on thursday to get to the 1:05 start. time is going to be a bit tight and i have no idea about what is the best way to get to the park with the ryan all messed up. is the best bet still to go all the way on 90/94 or are there any good shortcuts? i figure traffic won't be quite as bad as usual considering it's thursday afternoon but any help would be appreciated - i don't want to get there too late; it is buerhle, after all.

I've had it with these #$@**% snakes on this #$@**% plane!

by larry on Aug 15, 2006 2:20 PM CDT reply actions

90/94 is bad but...

I still believe that's your best bet. The City has said to use Ashland and Halsted as alternatives but I can tell you that neither of those is a good option at all. I work on Halsted a few miles north of 35th and it gets super congested at least an hour before every game.

by defensive indifference on Aug 15, 2006 2:44 PM CDT up reply actions

If you have to

drive make your way to the south side of the park. I had a handicapped friend and we had to drive. We took state to pershing to 39th.
That worked well on the Sunday Boston game.

I see they are busing people to the IIT lots as well. That avoids the near the park traffic.

Best bet is probably to park downtown and take either the Green or the Red line. Green is the least congested and you can grab it on the east side of the loop.

Comonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn You White Sox!

by zokmaad on Aug 15, 2006 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions

If it was me...

I'd cut over to State around downtown and take that down to 35th. If you are looking at a westerly route, go Damen or Western to 39th (not 35th).

Both of those will take significantly less time than the 90/94 the whole way.

by BridgeportJoe on Aug 15, 2006 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions

Course...

The route I usually take is to walk up 2/3 of a block, hang a right, walk right for 10 minutes. Then I'm there.

by BridgeportJoe on Aug 15, 2006 2:57 PM CDT up reply actions

no need to remind us!

HEY THIS IS JI
JIM THOME
THE PEORIA POUNDER

by The Wizard on Aug 15, 2006 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions

correction: no need to remind us you lucky dog!

HEY THIS IS JI
JIM THOME
THE PEORIA POUNDER

by The Wizard on Aug 15, 2006 5:00 PM CDT up reply actions

It's funny

No one thought we were lucky to live in Bridgeport back in the late 90s/early 00s. Then the South Loop, University Village and Chinatown started to get really nice, new houses started popping up all over the neighborhood, and property values skyrocketed. Now my friends still don't want to move to Bridgeport--but that's because it's too expensive to buy anything now.

by BridgeportJoe on Aug 15, 2006 5:06 PM CDT up reply actions

I...

ride my bike. It's uber-convenient!

by defensive indifference on Aug 15, 2006 3:04 PM CDT up reply actions

blue line

if you have to head back towards ohare after the game park at the cumberland blue line stop. i think its a buck. take the blue line downtown, transfer to the red line and get of at 35th.

by bucketofballs on Aug 15, 2006 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions

Just make sure you pick the train

that stays on its track.

by chrome on Aug 15, 2006 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions

Pick to click-clack.

Sox Machine

by Sox Machine on Aug 15, 2006 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions

I would suggest

(I drive from Batavia)

I-294 south to I-55 north (Chicago) all the way to the Ryan.

Exit at 31st. Heading west on 31st, the first light is Princeton. Turn left (south).

Princeton to 33rd, turn right (west).

There is a lot on your left the block after "Jimbo's," or continue west past the viaduct and there will be another lot on your left. This is where I park...and hoist a few before the game.

by tailgater on Aug 15, 2006 5:25 PM CDT up reply actions

Boy, do I miss Chi-town

where you can discuss the myriad ways to get there from here, and were you end every sentence with a preposition ("where are you at?"). I am in the Central Florida "roads to nowhere/Art Fern "cut off your Slaussen" area. Miss the right-angle street grid.

Have fun at the game, boys, and know some of us will be holding down the Internet site while you are pounding down the Old Style (or is is Bud/Miller - it's been a few years since I've been to the Cell).

by winningugly on Aug 15, 2006 3:34 PM CDT reply actions

I try not to end with prepositions...

but...it's TOO HARD!

And I haven't seen any Old Style at the park the last few years. It's all Miller products now, including a few stands around the park that have Tecate, Leinenkugels, and a few other stuff owned by the Miller Brewing Company.

by defensive indifference on Aug 15, 2006 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions

It's Miller Lite & MGD

...though you can find other stuff (Heineken, Becks, Amstel Light, Old Style, Tecate, Corona, i know I'm missing some) at certain stands...

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by hiphopnerd on Aug 15, 2006 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions

You really have to search for OS anymore

I can't even get it anywhere in Orlando. There used to be a bar that served nothing but Old Style and had tapes on endless loops of Chicago sports with tons of Chicago posters up when I first moved here in '87, but, of course, it burned down.

I saw an Old Style truck down here about 10 years ago and literally followed it down I-4 about 20 miles out of my way, just for the embedded memories.

Enough nostalgia - let's go and kick some ass!

by winningugly on Aug 15, 2006 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions

"ze taste buds, zey do nothing!"

I can't even get [Old Style] anywhere in Orlando.

you say that like it's a bad thing.

(i know, i know, nostalgia, etc.)

by thatshortkid on Aug 15, 2006 6:40 PM CDT up reply actions

Gotta love

"Beers Around The World"

YEEEEEES!

by tailgater on Aug 15, 2006 5:21 PM CDT up reply actions

I added some text on BA's pic

added it with the GIMP

not as pretty as Cheat
just starting!

HEY THIS IS JI
JIM THOME
THE PEORIA POUNDER

by The Wizard on Aug 15, 2006 6:39 PM CDT reply actions

"but the gimp's sleeping!"

i know it's a harmless program and has a cute cartoon mascot, but that program always makes me think of pulp fiction. and i bet that was completely intentional on the devs part.

by thatshortkid on Aug 15, 2006 6:47 PM CDT up reply actions