Commentary: It May be Difficult for the White Sox to Take an Early Lead in Their Best-of-Five Series Against the Tampa Bay Rays Today Because the Series Does Not Start Until Tomorrow.
by The Actual El Guapo on Oct 1, 2008 7:21 PM CDT
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PrintI am second to no one in my belief that it is very important for the White Sox to get off to a good start in their best-of-five playoff series against the Tampa Bay Rays. I suspect many of you, fellow Sox fans, feel the same way. There are many reasons for this -- the first and most obvious being that the Rays have the home field advantage, with 3 of the possible 5 games in the series scheduled to take place in Florida, meaning the Sox must win at least one game on the road in order to take the series, and it might as well be Game 1. In addition, the Sox have a great deal of momentum built up from their 3 straight wins in elimination games, and it would be a shame to see that cut short. Finally, the Rays are a young team which has never been to the playoffs before, and therefore may be more prone to panic if they find themselves in an early hole than a more seasoned team would be.
However, with all that being said, the White Sox are at a distinct disadvantage if they wish to "steal" the first game of the series today for one primary reason: The first game of the series is not scheduled to take place until tomorrow. It seems to me that it may be difficult for the Sox to win Game 1 today (regardless of pitching match-up, lineup, momentum, etc.) given that game is simply not going to actually take place today. Admittedly, I am not, as I think I have made clear in the past, a "Stat-Head", or a "Research-Guy", or "Someone-Who-Is-Capable-Of-Even-The-Most-Basic-Level-Of-Rational-Thought", but I have done some digging, and have been unable to find even a single instance of a major league baseball team jumping off to the lead in a series prior to the commencement of that series (and certainly not on the road).
I realize that, as sports fans, we always bring the "win today" attitude to any game, and I would not have it any other way. However, without wanting to seem overly pessimistic, I think we, as more enlightened fans, owe it to ourselves to temper our expectations slightly regarding what the Sox will be able to accomplish today.
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Well, I hope you do these often. If not every day
with all the “assholes” and “suicide wishes” flying around on Celebration Day, this post is a welcome one.
Keep up the good work!
Trophinea, Trophinea, I have sought thee, sung thee, dreamed thee Trophinea. And thy name is like a prayer an angel whispers, Tophinea... Trophinea.
i hope you meant 2009, otherwise that is the most obvious fucking post ever.
wait, what?
brian anderson would've caught that...
JESUS CHRIST.
FUNNY ONCE; FUNNIER TWICE; FUCK ME THIS IS FUCKING LAME IF YOU’RE GOING TO DO THIS EVERY GODDAMN DAY THRICE.
Jesus Christ is The Actual El Guapo
now it make sense.
"Rickey Henderson, pick up the phone, man, it's me... you"
boy, you're fickle.
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Oct 1, 2008 8:23 PM CDT up reply actions
I know one thing.
You better hope that the Sox don’t win the World Series.
Pitching and defense win baseball games in September and October.
Reread tomorrow
after the drugs and alcohol wear off.
Pitching and defense win baseball games in September and October.
No drugs and alcohol in this system.
Still doesn’t make sense. Why would I, a lifelong Sox fan, hope the Sox don’t win the World Series? For fear of more of these posts? That certainly wouldn’t sway my desire for the Sox to win. Other than that giant leap, I’m lost.
Funny...
still.
Welcome to Nowhere. How did the treadmill get us here?
by defensive indifference on Oct 1, 2008 9:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Hell, this is SSS
not Second City.
We have no standards. He can get away with it for 90 days. :)
Baseball is not played by emotionless robots.
SSH got away with it for multiple seasons
"I’m gonna rise up, gonna kick a little ass. Gonna kick some ass in the USA. Gonna climb a mountain, gonna sew a flag, gonna fly on an eagle. I’m gonna kick some butt, gonna drive a big truck. I’m gonna rule this world. I’m gonna kick some ass. I’m gonna rise up, gonna kick a little ass. Rock, flag, and eagle!"
by Ozzie Montana on Oct 1, 2008 10:00 PM CDT up reply actions
NO, JESUS, WOULD HAVE SOMETHING INTERESTING TO SAY...
"term: pussy, user: larry, count: 11
term: pussy, user: all, count: 83" - wiz
by Where Triples Go to Die on Oct 1, 2008 11:22 PM CDT up reply actions
TRICK QUESTION! TRICK QUESTION! TRICK QUESTION!
Trying to pull a fast one eh, TAEG? That question is impossible to answer with the information given.
Pitching and defense win baseball games in September and October.
We do not know if Q! is in the lineup.
Pitching and defense win baseball games in September and October.
Wrigleyville:
We have a problem.
Pitching and defense win baseball games in September and October.
Not only ALG becoming my favorite read as of late
But I’m the 1,000,000 visitor to the site!!!!!! I can’t wait to see what I won!
What's the sound made when the ball is missed for another strikeout... SWISH!
alg = aeg (jeez)
What's the sound made when the ball is missed for another strikeout... SWISH!
You are a fucking lunatic,
and it is tremendous to see your big, bold titles plastered across this site. Hopefully Google Sports is picking this up instead of Christopher Michaels’ shit.
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by SSH2005 on Aug 6, 2008 1:08 AM EDT
I can only imagine what passersby think of AEG's posts.....I'm sure several are dumbfounded (as we have seen in the previous comments).
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Oct 1, 2008 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions
from the mccovey chronicles' rooting guide
A.J. Pierzynski – White Sox
For or against?
I’m not even going to answer that, and I’m just going to skip right to the end on this one.
Dream Scenario of Ex-Giant Glory
Bottom of the ninth. Two outs, runners on second and third, and the White Sox are down by one in Game Seven. Full count. Pierzynski is called out on strikes on a pitch that’s a foot outside of the strike zone. While he’s arguing and the other team is celebrating, a mythic roc of fire descends from the heavens and pecks out Pierzynski’s esophagus.
silly giants fans.
I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.
My Giants fan co-worker showed that to me today.....there is more AJ hatred flying around that place too...this only scratches the surface.
It’s ok. They are just extremely (and rightfully) bitter about the whole Zito thing, and unleashing wherever they can…the poor bastards.
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Oct 1, 2008 8:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Karma for kissing Bonds' ass for too many tainted years.
Serves them right. Fucksticks. White Flag this, mofo’s.
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by SSH2005 on Aug 6, 2008 1:08 AM EDT
by winningugly on Oct 1, 2008 8:33 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
yeah, I agree, and hate Bonds with a fiery passion....
but so does my buddy…
So he’s endured years of dealing with the collective dick-sucking of Bonds….
and now the Zito thing too.
I’m surprised he still watches.
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Oct 1, 2008 8:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Giants fans shouldn't be THAT miserable...
Lincecum-Cain have the makings to be one of the best 1-2 in baseball, they seem to have some other decent young talent (Sandoval, Posey — I think there’s others, too, although I can’t name ’em)…. Then again, Sabean is the GM, so that sucks rather hard.
yes, that is a rather dismal fact for San Fran....one that he laments often.
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Oct 1, 2008 8:52 PM CDT up reply actions
LINCECUM FOR CREDE STILL?
"term: pussy, user: larry, count: 11
term: pussy, user: all, count: 83" - wiz
by Where Triples Go to Die on Oct 1, 2008 11:25 PM CDT up reply actions
With the management they have in place, I have every bit of confidence that they will find a way to fuck it up
and thereby make me smile.
Example A is having Lincecum throw more than 125 pitches in an attempt to get him a complete game in order to pad his Cy Young credentials. I agree that the kid deserves the award over Webb, but want to see it awarded elsewhere solely due to this and other acts of idiocy on the part of the Giants management. They should be punished for their stupidity, even if it means punishing Lincecum as well.
Did I mention I can’t stand that team?
this isn't hard. you live in a port city. and you're a slut. do the math. -larry
yeah, that was so stupid...they're gonna waste his arm with that crap.
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Oct 2, 2008 7:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Its awesome too
I had some girl come up and whisper “Sox Suck” to me today at work (I was wearing a White Sox windbreaker and hat) Can’t wait to ask her “hey did the Cubs win last night?” tomm.
I cannot believe after a late night of work I come home
and the Cubs’ thread is 2 (now 3) posts long. BWAHAHAHAHA!
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by SSH2005 on Aug 6, 2008 1:08 AM EDT
Add the TBS announcers remarking...
the Cub’s fans sitting on their hands most of the night.
Don't look back because we are going forward!
I also heard a fan yell
“This is bullshit” another drunk flubs fan that can’t hold his beer (what a surprise)
It's SSH. He's got no audience.
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by SSH2005 on Aug 6, 2008 1:08 AM EDT
cubs suck
This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
Not with a bang but a whimper
you're full of shit and you’re old. how do you plead?
the past 3 games i was scared iwas gonna have to type that about us
"Deserve's got nothin to do with it."
He got the EXTRA package,
guaranteed victory.
Pitching and defense win baseball games in September and October.
I do have to say
I still would have to pick the Cubs to win this series, but I do not pay half as much attention to the NL as I do to the AL
Pre today, maybe. Now, not so.
Mo.
Pitching and defense win baseball games in September and October.
5 game series.
Pitching and defense win baseball games in September and October.
Tomorrow is now "must-win".
Lose 2 in a row at home, and they are done.
BWAHAHAHAHA!
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by SSH2005 on Aug 6, 2008 1:08 AM EDT
Z has sucked as of late.
But the Cubs will have their best hitter in the lineup!
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by SSH2005 on Aug 6, 2008 1:08 AM EDT
But but but but
He pitched a no hitter…. its historical and that is what baseball is all about bro..
Ehh -- I dunno about that
Haven’t Lilly and Harden (when he’s actually pitched) been their best two starters down the stretch? They’d (obviously) be extreme underdogs if they were to lose tomorrow, but the pitching matchups should favor the Cubs in LA a whole lot more (Harden vs Kuroda, Lilly vs ???).
Last time a team came back and won, down 2 - 0?
Don’t know.
Pitching and defense win baseball games in September and October.
I do know it's ahppened at least once.
’84.
Pitching and defense win baseball games in September and October.
Beat me to it.
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by SSH2005 on Aug 6, 2008 1:08 AM EDT
I went to both WF games w/ my parents.
I remember, $100 per, which was legitimate $ then, down the 3rd base line in LF.
Layup after that. Cubs in WS.
“And then it happened.”
Pitching and defense win baseball games in September and October.
Tomorrow doesn't strike me as a great matchup for the Cubs, either
Billingsly is like, really, really good — as in one of the top ten best starters in all of baseball (ish — that might be top 15 or so). Zambrano is good, too, and any one game he can absolutely bring it… but he’s also sporadic (5.80 second half ERA which doesn’t necessarily prove that he’s sporadic — I’m just putting it there as a FWIW thing).
More of a general question — are all of these series’ spaced out so that you can get by with only using three starters (and have normal rest for them), at least in the divisional series’? ‘Cause if so, that’s a huge boon to the Dodgers, who will get to go Lowe (ERA+ of 136) and Billingsly (ERA+ of 141) four out of the five games.
Yankees were down vs the A's 2-0 in 2000 and 2001 and came back to win both series
this isn't hard. you live in a port city. and you're a slut. do the math. -larry
You are high.
The weight of impending doom is heavier than anyone imagined. Listen to the crowd!
(Chirp, chirp.) It is fantastic to see how quickly they fold like a card table.
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by SSH2005 on Aug 6, 2008 1:08 AM EDT
Yea listen to them... oh wait, that's a hot dog vendor
Don't look back because we are going forward!
3 people just jumped under the bus.
Pitching and defense win baseball games in September and October.
NO.JOY.IN.MUDVILLE.
Pitching and defense win baseball games in September and October.
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Boom boom, out go the lights.
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by SSH2005 on Aug 6, 2008 1:08 AM EDT
I'm not paying attention to the game (that is an understatement)...what's the score? How bad is it?
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Oct 1, 2008 8:38 PM CDT up reply actions
nevermind. The cubworld cam just told me....as the masses flood from the park....
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Oct 1, 2008 8:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Wind blowing in - obviously preventing the HRs
Don't look back because we are going forward!
he ain't nothin' without pablo! nothin'!
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Oct 1, 2008 8:39 PM CDT up reply actions
You can make a qualitative judgment about a player
without being a fan of him. Aramis Ramirez is a good player, but I fucking hate the douche.
He didn't hit the slam.
But he sure has jacked up his teammates. Might argue he’s been the MVP of the league since he arrived.
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by SSH2005 on Aug 6, 2008 1:08 AM EDT
Santo:
“I never thought this game would end up…..(voice trailing)…….”
Pitching and defense win baseball games in September and October.
(Both arms amputated. Changes name to "Matt".)
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by SSH2005 on Aug 6, 2008 1:08 AM EDT
throw him in a pool....
“Bob”
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Oct 1, 2008 8:43 PM CDT up reply actions
hang him on the wall.....
“Art”
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Oct 1, 2008 8:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Put him on the President's desk...
Vito.
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by SSH2005 on Aug 6, 2008 1:08 AM EDT
never as hard as you are though.
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Oct 1, 2008 8:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Well, count this as the official last time I respond to you.
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Oct 1, 2008 8:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Please don't - I don't want to know what's going on on the other side of the computer
Don't look back because we are going forward!
Wait, are you a female?
Because then my comment loses all humor value. It’s only funny if you’re a middle-aged dude. Preferably overweight.
and hairy.
guess it ain't funny then. I fall into none of those categories.
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Oct 1, 2008 8:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Well, as long as you're not an attractive female
then it has no truth value. Or something. I’ll stop trying too.
DeRosa is my favorite Cub
Truth be told its the Cubs fans and there condescending attitude that gets on my nerves
Maddox pitching.
Pitching and defense win baseball games in September and October.
The salt in the wound.
BWAHAHAHAHAHA!
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by SSH2005 on Aug 6, 2008 1:08 AM EDT
Mark DeRosa is a pussy.
and Fukudome is a failure. Glorified Kaz Matsui.
if Maddux was still a Cub, I’d like one Cubs player. He’s probably the coolest baseball player ever. And by “cool” I mean a Spicoli from Fast Times at Ridgemont High-type cool.
I never was all that impressed with Fukudome
Plus those Cooley Hats/Karate Kid bandanas is the dumbest cub “tradition” ever and I could see how people would find it offensive
Don't correct me brodawg
I spent 6 1/2 years in a fraternity studying the dialect so I could navigate middle-class, white social circles
He's definitely beyond rebroach...
A true brole model. And nice “peace the old-fashioned way” image.
by Cold Snowden on Oct 1, 2008 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions
"Mark DeRosa is a pussy."
And that would be for why?
Pitching and defense win baseball games in September and October.
Gimme Alex Cintron any time.
Pitching and defense win baseball games in September and October.
Maddux in - Torres is cruel
Don't look back because we are going forward!
Senate passes bailout ; )
S & P futures down 9.00 ; (
Pitching and defense win baseball games in September and October.
an unhappy wink is never a good sign....
:P
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Oct 1, 2008 9:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Pinella starts earning his money now.
God forbid we see the Bad Carlos tomorrow.
Pitching and defense win baseball games in September and October.
I'm hope that no-hitter was worth it for Cubs fans.
Because it’s certainly paying dividends* now.
*HUGE FUCKING NEGATIVE DIVIDENDS
You know, if all you saw was Baseball Tonight
you’d hardy know the Rays even had an opponent in this series.
Baseball is not played by emotionless robots.
they get a first round bye
so i’m not surprised.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
there's a team called the white sox now?
well that’s not even creative
"Deserve's got nothin to do with it."
I still call them the St. Paul Saints.
by Dongfang Hong on Oct 1, 2008 10:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Someone knows their history
You get an A+
this isn't hard. you live in a port city. and you're a slut. do the math. -larry
The Sox didn't make the playoffs
In reality, the Sox needed to win the division (over the Twins) by ten games to overcome the grind-i-ness and heart of the Twins. I think that’s written down somewhere…
Same old ESPN shit
… as personified by that fat bastard Chris whatsis. in ‘05 when we murdered his beloved Red Sawx all he could do is blubber about their glorious one year reign… Fuck e’m all. No one picked us in 05, no one picks us now. Kinda like it that way.
Didn't we homer and he says,
“Oh no,….and there’s a long……….”
Something.
Pitching and defense win baseball games in September and October.
worst announcing ever.
just after the final out, berman solemnly belches out “and the dream is over!”
by explodingpinwheelsforfunandprofit on Oct 1, 2008 11:04 PM CDT up reply actions
MAN THAT WAS FUCKING GREAT!
I ALSO ENJOYED THE “OHHHHHHH NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!” !!!!!!!!
"term: pussy, user: larry, count: 11
term: pussy, user: all, count: 83" - wiz
by Where Triples Go to Die on Oct 1, 2008 11:38 PM CDT up reply actions
TAD IGUCHI'S 3-RUN BLAST FROM THE PAST!
"term: pussy, user: larry, count: 11
term: pussy, user: all, count: 83" - wiz
by Where Triples Go to Die on Oct 1, 2008 11:38 PM CDT up reply actions
As reasonable as your post seems,
I cannot help but feel that the true opponent White Sox is, of course, the Cubs. The “winner” of this postseason is the team that wins more games/series between the two. The Cubs, of course, watched their exhausted ace pitch them right into a loss. The White Sox are therefore up a half game.
Got to the kernal.
Pitching and defense win baseball games in September and October.
So are the Sox going to continue doing "blackouts" for the postseason?
Or was that a one time thing?
Baseball is not played by emotionless robots.
Surely you jest.
Pitching and defense win baseball games in September and October.
Set in stone.
Every big game .
Forever.
Pitching and defense win baseball games in September and October.
I'd certainly enjoy that
It was wonderful to be part of.
Baseball is not played by emotionless robots.
I say that, not knowing.
Hard to them passing on the bonanza that last night was.
I think they’ll pass out free black leather jackets to keep you warm.
Pitching and defense win baseball games in September and October.
Trib sub headline.
Now you’re two games from 101 years
Pitching and defense win baseball games in September and October.
SSH emerges on Cub blog (in spirit, at least)
nice decision by old man Lou
starting Demp instead of Z who is clearly our best pitcher
Dodgers in 4 FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!
by plenz on Oct 1, 2008 5:32 PM PDT reply reply actions actions 0 recs
I think it was in the other thread we were making fun of the conspiracy theory from the August Rays game
What the hell is that behind the “WORLDSERIES.COM” header? Looks to me like the exterior of a certain shitty country concert venue, that occasionally hosts a few thousand cowbell-wielding baseball fans.
THE FIX IS IN!
AIM: SouthSideCheat
baseball dome as a backdrop.
Yuck.
Pitching and defense win baseball games in September and October.
YEAH DEFINITELY NOT A SPHERE...
COULD BE THE TOP OF Q!’S SCREW
"term: pussy, user: larry, count: 11
term: pussy, user: all, count: 83" - wiz
by Where Triples Go to Die on Oct 1, 2008 11:48 PM CDT up reply actions
NO FUCKING SHIT? I SEE IT!
ALTHOUGH IT COULD BE THE TOP OF A SPHERE?
"term: pussy, user: larry, count: 11
term: pussy, user: all, count: 83" - wiz
by Where Triples Go to Die on Oct 1, 2008 11:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Quentin has his eye on ALCS
Pitching and defense win baseball games in September and October.
// MAN CRUSH BONER
"term: pussy, user: larry, count: 11
term: pussy, user: all, count: 83" - wiz
by Where Triples Go to Die on Oct 1, 2008 11:40 PM CDT up reply actions
HOLY SHIT BOSTON LOOKS GOOD.
I THOUGHT THEY WERE ALL BEAT UP? FUNNY HOW ROAD TEAMS HAVE THE ADVANTAGE THUS FAR…
"term: pussy, user: larry, count: 11
term: pussy, user: all, count: 83" - wiz
by Where Triples Go to Die on Oct 1, 2008 11:41 PM CDT reply actions
I WOULD SAY CURRENTLY 2 OUT OF 3,
WOULD CONSTITUTE AN ADVANTAGE… I KNOW THE BREWERS LOST.
"term: pussy, user: larry, count: 11
term: pussy, user: all, count: 83" - wiz
by Where Triples Go to Die on Oct 1, 2008 11:57 PM CDT up reply actions
ah fair enough
hope the trend continues for a couple days
by Crede's Crew on Oct 1, 2008 11:58 PM CDT up reply actions
I couldn't resist
“What happened brah?”
“I think they like scored more runs than us, broseph.”
“Is that allowed?”
“Totally not fair, brah.”
(In all honesty I would like a Cubs/Sox world series, as a world series taken from the cubbies in ‘their year’ would be the sweetest one of all)
Baseball is not played by emotionless robots.
what the fuck is that guy in the red wearing? he looks like a damn fool.
You're on thin fucking ice my pedigree chums, and I shall be under it when it breaks. Now, fuck off.
Up a little early, MM. Or going to bed late.
Stay sharp – you ought to be raking it in in this market.
No team can match the White Sox combination of power, pitching and experience. Certainly not the Rays. White Sox in 5
yeah, this stuff is nuts. i am consumed by the market lately. one day just blends into the next. trade, drink, sleep. repeat.
i catch myself hoping that it lasts like this for another year, but i don’t know if i’d live through it.
You're on thin fucking ice my pedigree chums, and I shall be under it when it breaks. Now, fuck off.
a bit late to the party, but...
I say you keep up posts like that. Sports talk overall is very repetitive and people love that. Tell me how these discussions over the years have changed (the list is not exhaustive, just what came to my mind first):
- does a team benefit from first round bye in NFL playoffs
- is interleague play good or bad
- what does cubs/sox series mean to you
- can you be the fan of both cubs/sox
etc etc … at least yours is not serious. Sarcasm is great!
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