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When is the last time we scored morethan 4 runs?

Seems like a long time ago. 1, 4, and 2 the previous 3 games. 5 is a nice number.

No team can match the White Sox combination of power, pitching and experience. Certainly not the Rays. White Sox in 5

by winningugly on Oct 5, 2008 7:11 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i'd just like to point out that, yes, larry's mom was at the game.

i’m currently taking donations to fly larry’s mom down to st. petersburg for wednesday.

clearly what the sox lack is more cowbell.

by larry on Oct 5, 2008 7:32 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Make sure she goes tomorrow.

And you can stay home Wednesday. I’ll take care of your Mom.

No team can match the White Sox combination of power, pitching and experience. Certainly not the Rays. White Sox in 5

by winningugly on Oct 5, 2008 7:33 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Was she sitting behind the Rays dugout

"Our Lady of Blessed Acceleration, don't fail us now."

by thekever on Oct 6, 2008 8:45 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

means we got good pitching.

"term: pussy, user: larry, count: 11

term: pussy, user: all, count: 83" - wiz

by Where Triples Go to Die on Oct 6, 2008 6:51 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

"well, i'm sure i'd feel much worse if i weren't under such heavy sedation."

by Toonderstrook on Oct 6, 2008 12:36 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

that scoreboard only has us scoring one run

some sort of fault, I reckon. I hope we did win and I’m not that pissed that I just imagined it.

regards

marching on together

by hoodlight on Oct 5, 2008 7:16 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

A magician just fixed it.

Sox won!

Welcome to Nowhere. How did the treadmill get us here?

by defensive indifference on Oct 5, 2008 7:22 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yawn.

the twins would have won this series in three games. loosers.

clearly what the sox lack is more cowbell.

by larry on Oct 5, 2008 7:26 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nice CF play by Torii.

BWAHAHAHA! I have to root for the BoSux over the Angels, who are almost as perfect as the Twins.

No team can match the White Sox combination of power, pitching and experience. Certainly not the Rays. White Sox in 5

by winningugly on Oct 5, 2008 7:34 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I just want the game to be at 7 tomorrow

Baseball is not played by emotionless robots.

by vince_ on Oct 5, 2008 7:39 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Off the ESPN.com headlines:

The White Sox weren’t ready to call it quits in Game 3 (like the team across town).

Now I don’t care where you’re from, that’s some funny stuff, I’ll tell ya.

No team can match the White Sox combination of power, pitching and experience. Certainly not the Rays. White Sox in 5

by winningugly on Oct 5, 2008 7:38 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

love it!

Apparently right field and left field do SUCK!

"term: pussy, user: larry, count: 11

term: pussy, user: all, count: 83" - wiz

by Where Triples Go to Die on Oct 5, 2008 7:45 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

more from the same article (?)
“At least we play tomorrow,” White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said. “Like I say, we played against the wall before and came out of it.”

As for that other team in Chicago?

“I could care less about the Cubs,” he said.

see here

by onlysoxfaninboston on Oct 5, 2008 8:11 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My sentiments exactly

this isn't hard. you live in a port city. and you're a slut. do the math. -larry

by rhythm on Oct 6, 2008 12:18 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

OD was unbelievable.

So was the rest of the bull pen, way to go and pick Johnny up.

"term: pussy, user: larry, count: 11

term: pussy, user: all, count: 83" - wiz

by Where Triples Go to Die on Oct 5, 2008 7:56 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

WOW

Just got back to see the magic!

Congrats baby!

by Option27 on Oct 5, 2008 8:01 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah..um...same here

I have to say Ozzie, is winning the imaginary arguments I have with him about lineup construction.

by hitlesswonder on Oct 5, 2008 8:20 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Play of Game.

His not getting doubled off 1st in the 3rd inning on Uribe’s liner to Pena. I’d bet everyone else on the team gets doubled up. Heads up and quick.

Pitching and defense win baseball games in September and October.

by ballyb on Oct 5, 2008 8:32 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He can't be a grinder.

His skin is the wrong color for “grindiness”.

"The Sox have a better home record than the Twins, but...we're not at home right now." -DJ

by Joist on Oct 5, 2008 11:54 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Then explain Chone Figgins for me, Mr. SmartyPants

this isn't hard. you live in a port city. and you're a slut. do the math. -larry

by rhythm on Oct 6, 2008 12:19 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Watching Danks these past two games (and the whole season, too (obviously)) has been wonderful

He looked gassed in the sixth and completely cooked in the 7th — I wasn’t terribly fond of Ozzie’s decision to let him start the seventh. And I have to reiterate my worries for Danks next season, but I guess that’s a bridge that should be crossed when we actually get to that point and not now.

I’m also glad that we’ll get to see Floyd for one more outing. Watching him (and, subsequently, his peripherals) get better and better over the second half has been as much fun as anything else. And, as it’s been, if they win, awesome — another do-or-die game where the winner moves on and the loser goes home would kick ass. If they don’t, it’s been a great ride.

Go get ’em, Gavin — your big hairy balls are our only hope.

by CWSKeith on Oct 5, 2008 8:51 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

starting pitching

This team has it (atleast 1-3). With that, they have a chance to advance. They are now 3-0 in elimination games, so I’m feeling optimistic about tomorrow.

MrROFL.com

by shaftr on Oct 5, 2008 9:08 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

4-0, actually!

Cleveland, Tigers, Twins, DRays today.

Welcome to Nowhere. How did the treadmill get us here?

by defensive indifference on Oct 5, 2008 10:41 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Q took BP today
The Sox plan to return injured Carlos Quentin to the third spot in the batting order [next season]. Quentin was not activated for the ALDS but ripped line drives Sunday in pregame batting practice.

Baseball is not played by emotionless robots.

by vince_ on Oct 5, 2008 9:23 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Build Q! Tough!

The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.

by The Wizard on Oct 5, 2008 9:43 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Visions of qunicorns in your head?

Baseball is not played by emotionless robots.

by vince_ on Oct 5, 2008 10:00 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yes.

...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.

by homesickalien on Oct 5, 2008 10:56 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

More Q
And if the Sox rally to win in the ALDS, they might regain the services of slugger Carlos Quentin. Quentin took batting practice for the first time since suffering a right wrist fracture on Sept. 1 and hit several line drives.

“It felt pretty good,” Quentin said. “That’s the best I could expect.”

Baseball is not played by emotionless robots.

by vince_ on Oct 5, 2008 10:13 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Bullpen rebounds from the abyss

Who saw that coming? Bobby looks like the Bobby of old. That hammer on the strikeout was filthy. Hittin 97 on the gun. If we can get 2 more leads, I like our chances.

by Shakey on Oct 5, 2008 9:42 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Jerry Manuel's Words of Wisdom
"What has been done in the past is that you get so many statistical people together — they put so many stats on paper — and they say, ‘Well, if you do this and you score this many runs, you do this that many times, you’ll be in the playoffs,’ " Manuel said Saturday in a conference call after the Mets announced that he had agreed to a two-year contract. "That’s not really how it works. And that’s what we have to get away from."

The Mets missed the playoffs for a second consecutive season in large part because of their consistent inability to perform what Manuel viewed as essential tasks for a team with championship aspirations. He said the Mets had many necessary players in place, advocating that they retain the team’s core (José Reyes, David Wright and Carlos Beltrán). But Manuel also agreed with General Manager Omar Minaya and the chief operating officer, Jeff Wilpon, who seemed to allude last week that the team was lacking some intangible element.

"You don’t see a lot of guys that have statistical numbers play well in these championship series," Manuel said. "What you see is usually the little second baseman or somebody like that carries off the M.V.P. trophy that nobody expected him to do. That’s because he’s comfortable in playing that form of baseball, so therefore when the stage comes, it’s not a struggle for him."

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/05/sports/baseball/05manuel.html

The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.

by The Wizard on Oct 5, 2008 9:50 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

and jerry manuel is an imbecile.

last 5 WS mvps— lowell, eckstein, dye, manny, beckett. last 5 NLCS mvps—- holliday, suppan, oswalt, pujols, ivan rodriguez. last 5 ALCS mvps— beckett, polanco, konerko, ortiz, mariano.

well, two out of those 15 were 2nd basemen that don’t have “statistical numbers”. i wouldn’t call that “usually”.

i’m sure he can also get minaya to trade pelfrey or some other loser for erstad.

brian anderson would've caught that...

by BuehrleMan on Oct 5, 2008 10:18 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

lol i was thinking the same thing, him or nick punto.

"term: pussy, user: larry, count: 11

term: pussy, user: all, count: 83" - wiz

by Where Triples Go to Die on Oct 6, 2008 6:58 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

griffey
Griffey, whose nine-year, $116.5 million contract expires after this season, told Chicago writers that he wants to play three more years.

http://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/04/chasing-elusive-world-series-griffey-is-often-the-old-man-out/

The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.

by The Wizard on Oct 5, 2008 9:54 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Great. Sounds wonderful.

…wait, he doesn’t mean with us, does he?

by Dongfang Hong on Oct 5, 2008 10:54 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

you guys are brutal

"term: pussy, user: larry, count: 11

term: pussy, user: all, count: 83" - wiz

by Where Triples Go to Die on Oct 6, 2008 6:59 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

come on already

i’ve gotta go to sleep and i want to know what time the game will be tomorrow. (and also want to know if the white sox are definitely playing the red sox in the alcs, or if the angels are still a possibility)

brian anderson would've caught that...

by BuehrleMan on Oct 5, 2008 11:13 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This reminds me of that Houston/Sox game in 05

Never going to end…

Baseball is not played by emotionless robots.

by vince_ on Oct 5, 2008 11:20 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yeah, but at least in that game

there was one team worth rooting for…..

brian anderson would've caught that...

by BuehrleMan on Oct 5, 2008 11:27 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I kinda want Boston to win

that way I can watch the game tomorrow instead of following it on gameday at work.

Baseball is not played by emotionless robots.

by vince_ on Oct 5, 2008 11:31 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

They started late

because of the Sox game

AIM: SouthSideCheat

by The Cheat on Oct 5, 2008 11:34 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i don't think so. i think they started at 6:27 central time.

the chiperoo just said the game was 5 hours and 3 minutes long, and they showed it on the screen.(and that was about 10 minutes ago)

plus, i know they have pushed back the starting times of games in other sports, but i’ve never heard of them doing it in baseball. they showed the start of the boston game on tnt because the white sox were still on tbs.

brian anderson would've caught that...

by BuehrleMan on Oct 5, 2008 11:39 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

final time of game

5:19. it was scheduled to start at 7:27 ET

brian anderson would've caught that...

by BuehrleMan on Oct 5, 2008 11:54 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well Javy Lopez doing his best to end it

Baseball is not played by emotionless robots.

by vince_ on Oct 5, 2008 11:34 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

is the game at 407 for sure tomorrow

on espn they just said something about them not knowing for sure yet

by Jbasic89 on Oct 5, 2008 11:32 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

alright

well i have class tomorrow at 330 and 630…

by Jbasic89 on Oct 5, 2008 11:34 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

not so fast

dreaded leadoff walk.

brian anderson would've caught that...

by BuehrleMan on Oct 5, 2008 11:42 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

4 it is

Baseball is not played by emotionless robots.

by vince_ on Oct 5, 2008 11:47 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Does Garland start tomorrow now?

Weaver (who I believe was the game 4 starter) pitched two innings of relief

AIM: SouthSideCheat

by The Cheat on Oct 5, 2008 11:49 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

They showed the probables on Sportscenter.

Looks like Lackey v. Lester again.

"The Sox have a better home record than the Twins, but...we're not at home right now." -DJ

by Joist on Oct 6, 2008 12:12 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah

I forgot they had an extra day in there… Lackey’s on Normal rest

AIM: SouthSideCheat

by The Cheat on Oct 6, 2008 12:18 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I PREDICT

SHADOWS

brian anderson would've caught that...

by BuehrleMan on Oct 5, 2008 11:49 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

and pain?

"Deserve's got nothin to do with it."

by U-God on Oct 6, 2008 8:25 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

that's implied, clubber.

brian anderson would've caught that...

by BuehrleMan on Oct 6, 2008 8:35 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

just makin sure

"Deserve's got nothin to do with it."

by U-God on Oct 6, 2008 12:06 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

she was a small town girl....

"term: pussy, user: larry, count: 11

term: pussy, user: all, count: 83" - wiz

by Where Triples Go to Die on Oct 6, 2008 7:01 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

stoney on the score...

"term: pussy, user: larry, count: 11

term: pussy, user: all, count: 83" - wiz

by Where Triples Go to Die on Oct 6, 2008 7:30 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Fun game, 3hr power drive home after the game - not so fun.

But, the glorious win made it all worthwhile. Go Gavin! Let’s get one more and see what happens, woohoo!

"We have to win tomorrow," Guillen said. "I mean, it’s not a do or die thing, but I’d rather go home with one win than go home with our backs to the wall. This organization has been against the wall a lot of times, but we’ve pulled it out before."

by ChicagoPete on Oct 6, 2008 8:24 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Post game cocktails?

Pete: Didcha have some post game cocktails in the parking lot? Those always make the drive home more interesting!

"Our Lady of Blessed Acceleration, don't fail us now."

by thekever on Oct 6, 2008 8:51 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

what're they called again, hillbilly martini's?

"We have to win tomorrow," Guillen said. "I mean, it’s not a do or die thing, but I’d rather go home with one win than go home with our backs to the wall. This organization has been against the wall a lot of times, but we’ve pulled it out before."

by ChicagoPete on Oct 6, 2008 9:11 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Let's go, Gavin...

Kick some ass and take some names!

"Our Lady of Blessed Acceleration, don't fail us now."

by thekever on Oct 6, 2008 8:50 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

and in his "other" start against the sox (not the one where they got sonnanstined)

in tampa on june 1st he gave up 10 hits and 3 runs and didn’t make it out of the 6th inning.

brian anderson would've caught that...

by BuehrleMan on Oct 6, 2008 9:28 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Andy Sonnanstine, that guy is a really good pitcher. He’s not one of those guys that reaches back and throws 95. He really knows how to pitch. He doesn’t give in and he makes smart pitches. He seems to have done a fairly good job against us. We’ll see.

We’ll see.

house money!!

by thecip on Oct 6, 2008 10:07 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It may not be from the love parade

but I wouldn’t be surprised if that picture was taken at some function in SF (the electric bus cables and building architecture look very SF)

How did you like the Love Parade? I head Civic Center was packed to the point that it was hard to move around.

this isn't hard. you live in a port city. and you're a slut. do the math. -larry

by rhythm on Oct 6, 2008 1:31 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Toonder, did you go?

...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.

by homesickalien on Oct 6, 2008 1:37 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Drum major.

No team can match the White Sox combination of power, pitching and experience. Certainly not the Rays. White Sox in 5

by winningugly on Oct 6, 2008 1:53 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.

by homesickalien on Oct 6, 2008 2:05 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i was wondering what happened to that picture...

"well, i'm sure i'd feel much worse if i weren't under such heavy sedation."

by Toonderstrook on Oct 6, 2008 2:31 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Leading with the unit, as always.

No team can match the White Sox combination of power, pitching and experience. Certainly not the Rays. White Sox in 5

by winningugly on Oct 6, 2008 2:33 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

And the usual laughter is at my expense?

YPOS.

No team can match the White Sox combination of power, pitching and experience. Certainly not the Rays. White Sox in 5

by winningugly on Oct 6, 2008 2:37 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

heeheeeheeeheee

...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.

by homesickalien on Oct 6, 2008 2:39 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

wu?

"well, i'm sure i'd feel much worse if i weren't under such heavy sedation."

by Toonderstrook on Oct 6, 2008 2:50 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Maybe 40 years ago.

Not a bowl cut, though. Dago hair, remember?

No team can match the White Sox combination of power, pitching and experience. Certainly not the Rays. White Sox in 5

by winningugly on Oct 6, 2008 2:52 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

it was more the spelling bee loser thing i was going for.

"well, i'm sure i'd feel much worse if i weren't under such heavy sedation."

by Toonderstrook on Oct 6, 2008 2:53 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

*looser

...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.

by homesickalien on Oct 6, 2008 2:54 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I don't watch those events as you must,

so I didn’t recognize the venue.

(Yes, I got it. Go tend to your gov’t job, already.)

No team can match the White Sox combination of power, pitching and experience. Certainly not the Rays. White Sox in 5

by winningugly on Oct 6, 2008 2:54 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

that's it. you're going on the tsa watchlist. have fun next time you fly, opos.

"well, i'm sure i'd feel much worse if i weren't under such heavy sedation."

by Toonderstrook on Oct 6, 2008 2:56 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It could get worse?

No team can match the White Sox combination of power, pitching and experience. Certainly not the Rays. White Sox in 5

by winningugly on Oct 6, 2008 2:57 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ssh will be your pilot. how's that for worse?

"well, i'm sure i'd feel much worse if i weren't under such heavy sedation."

by Toonderstrook on Oct 6, 2008 2:57 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hey, speaking of that,

my firm now won’t let anyone open brokerage accounts with citizens of France, Canada, and Israel. Saying they can’t vouch safely for the financial information for these countries. You hearing anything on this?

We ain’t no Punch and Judy firm, either, and our head of legal is on the board of FINRA. So what do you think gives?

No team can match the White Sox combination of power, pitching and experience. Certainly not the Rays. White Sox in 5

by winningugly on Oct 6, 2008 3:00 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

presumptuous much?

just because i work for the gov’t, my name is jacques epstein, and i respond to “eh dare” doesn’t mean i know anything about your firm’s policies vis-a-vis the french, canadian, and israeli economies.

"well, i'm sure i'd feel much worse if i weren't under such heavy sedation."

by Toonderstrook on Oct 6, 2008 3:03 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Not my firm, DB.

I was wondering, since you brought up the watchlist, you might know something about Uncle Sam’s focus that you could talk about. (Like money laundering.)

Sorry for a serious question. I’ll not make the mistake again.

No team can match the White Sox combination of power, pitching and experience. Certainly not the Rays. White Sox in 5

by winningugly on Oct 6, 2008 3:10 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

so serious on a playoff monday.

we can talk more about this in another forum.

"well, i'm sure i'd feel much worse if i weren't under such heavy sedation."

by Toonderstrook on Oct 6, 2008 3:34 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

dewayne wise = black ross gload, or why baseball players are horrid judges of talent.
I hope no one gets offended, because it’s not meant to be offensive, but I really do call him the black Ross Gload. He’s the African-American Ross Gload, there you go. Ross Gload is so versatile and he’s such a great hitter. But a guy like Dewayne Wise, you’re almost in awe, wondering why this guy is not playing everyday somewhere. This guy was about to go play Independent ball and he’s helping us win postseason games.

http://banderson.mlblogs.com/archives/2008/10/one_down_and_in_search_of_two.html

clearly what the sox lack is more cowbell.

by larry on Oct 6, 2008 9:04 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I was wondering about this as well...

“’I wonder if I can make a request to the people directly behind the plate in the first 5 or ten rows to not do that [wave the white towels] so I could see the ball off the bat.”

"term: pussy, user: larry, count: 11

term: pussy, user: all, count: 83" - wiz

by Where Triples Go to Die on Oct 6, 2008 9:17 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Kind of effs up the intent of the "blackout".

Who was the ad wizard that came up with THIS idea?

No team can match the White Sox combination of power, pitching and experience. Certainly not the Rays. White Sox in 5

by winningugly on Oct 6, 2008 9:39 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

mlb.

clearly what the sox lack is more cowbell.

by larry on Oct 6, 2008 9:40 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hahn

"term: pussy, user: larry, count: 11

term: pussy, user: all, count: 83" - wiz

by Where Triples Go to Die on Oct 6, 2008 9:42 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

that is who i meant to say.

all those geeky white guys are the same to me anyways ;)

"term: pussy, user: larry, count: 11

term: pussy, user: all, count: 83" - wiz

by Where Triples Go to Die on Oct 6, 2008 10:40 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The blackout was a last minute promotion

The towels were black hand towels, nothing printed on them. The game yesterday and today were already a sold promotion to US Cell and United. So they had to go with what was printed and ready. Brook realized it loses some of the blackout effect in an interview he did.. but wanted to keep the blackout idea going. He felt the contrast would be good though.

Don't look back because we are going forward!

by Brush Back on Oct 6, 2008 10:47 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Black towels look like bats

Which, to me, is far more effective since bats are freaky things.

Of course, they could give a set of white and black towels and add to the home field advantage.

Chip, chip, chip, chip.
Sox Machine

by Sox Machine on Oct 6, 2008 9:44 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

YOU. You are full of good ideas. That is the best suggestion yet.

Now why the hell doesn’t someone making a fat paycheck to come up with that shit, come up with that shit?

...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.

by homesickalien on Oct 6, 2008 9:54 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

genius.

Yea, I don’t think anybody in the big leagues will come off the bench consistently and square it up every time. It’s tough. But I cant complain.

And, the most ‘who the hell cares?’ statement:
As for the Saturday shopping, mom just bought a purse or two and got something for my grandma and I think bought a coat. So, it was actually a good day, all around.

I personally think Q should be blogging instead of BA.

...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.

by homesickalien on Oct 6, 2008 10:15 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Q's blog would be more of a Gospel.

‘My day: I woke up. My arm doesn’t hurt. I took batting practice. Had some soup. Later karaoke.’

Q can’t blog cause he only writes on stone tablets.

house money!!

by thecip on Oct 6, 2008 10:52 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

even better!

...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.

by homesickalien on Oct 6, 2008 11:46 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Q!'s blog would go something like this

6:43am Q!: Q! hungry for eggs, heal bone fast.
9:18am Q!: Q! likes sox chances.
11:01am Q!: Q! hungry, Q! eat light bulbs.
1:00pm Q!: Q! bites bat in half and use barrel as splint.
3:43pm Q!: blog over Q! got a game to get ready for!
3:43pm Q!: akjdhueuhgjakdjgka (laptop broke into pieces as he was closing it)

"term: pussy, user: larry, count: 11

term: pussy, user: all, count: 83" - wiz

by Where Triples Go to Die on Oct 6, 2008 10:54 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He's really smart and thoughtful

not a brute.

Q is too busy thinking about math and politics and art and philosophy to form long sentences.

house money!!

by thecip on Oct 6, 2008 4:09 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I’d expect nothing less from Mr. Anderson, he mentions he’s single before anything else on his about me page.

by Grinder in Training on Oct 6, 2008 12:41 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Danks: we want to win, so Javy can get another start...

He said Javy has helped him out just as much as Buehrle.

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term: pussy, user: all, count: 83" - wiz

by Where Triples Go to Die on Oct 6, 2008 9:46 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yeah, he can learn by watching javy

what not to do.

brian anderson would've caught that...

by BuehrleMan on Oct 6, 2008 9:48 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Cub fans boo their own.

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term: pussy, user: all, count: 83" - wiz

by Where Triples Go to Die on Oct 6, 2008 9:54 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Javy got a pretty cool reception from the fans yesterday...quite a few boos, actually.

"There will be surgery. It will heal. It will heal fast."- Carlos Quentin on NBC 5 News Chicago (9/5/08)

by tailgater on Oct 6, 2008 10:03 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yeah i heard....

not a real big fan of booing. I will boo the other team, but not guys who are clearly giving their all and not coming through.

"term: pussy, user: larry, count: 11

term: pussy, user: all, count: 83" - wiz

by Where Triples Go to Die on Oct 6, 2008 10:41 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

the only time i remember booing was

this game

septmber 7th, 2005. i booed ozzie when he took out jenks and brought in marte. i then booed marte when he was taken out after hitting the only 2 batters he faced.

other than that, i am not a booer.

brian anderson would've caught that...

by BuehrleMan on Oct 6, 2008 12:05 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

now boozer...different story.

"well, i'm sure i'd feel much worse if i weren't under such heavy sedation."

by Toonderstrook on Oct 6, 2008 12:15 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

AYE SIR!

brian anderson would've caught that...

by BuehrleMan on Oct 6, 2008 12:29 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

great song

"Deserve's got nothin to do with it."

by U-God on Oct 6, 2008 1:21 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

look who's talkin'

...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.

by homesickalien on Oct 6, 2008 12:30 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

just trying to identify compadres.

"well, i'm sure i'd feel much worse if i weren't under such heavy sedation."

by Toonderstrook on Oct 6, 2008 12:32 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

and my reply was also a reference to

this song by the tossers.

brian anderson would've caught that...

by BuehrleMan on Oct 6, 2008 12:37 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The tossers

with a name like that, they could be…

this isn't hard. you live in a port city. and you're a slut. do the math. -larry

by rhythm on Oct 6, 2008 12:43 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yes!

I just got a ticket for this afternoon’s game. I’ve never been to a Playoff game in any of the big sports (unless MLS is big now), so I’m pumped. I hope my black hooded sweatshirt is enough to be considered part of the blackout!

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by defensive indifference on Oct 6, 2008 10:23 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Good for you...enjoy the insanity!

"There will be surgery. It will heal. It will heal fast."- Carlos Quentin on NBC 5 News Chicago (9/5/08)

by tailgater on Oct 6, 2008 10:28 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I can't wait to hear the crowd.

I could tell it was crazy out there yesterday. Plus, I think everyone’s past the point of sitting around in quiet fear that something terrible’s going to happen.

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by defensive indifference on Oct 6, 2008 10:33 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

To the contrary, at both Blackout 1 & 2 the insanity never let up. There's was nobody

sitting on their hands (unlike at a certain northside shrine I won’t mention).

Really, the Sox can play pretty loose, since they’ve achieved way beyond expectations, so if (I mean, when) they win today, the Rays will be the team with the tight sphincter, not the Sox.

"There will be surgery. It will heal. It will heal fast."- Carlos Quentin on NBC 5 News Chicago (9/5/08)

by tailgater on Oct 6, 2008 10:49 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

they seem very loose in the clubhouse,

like the greased tee would just fall out of their behinds, as opposed to pulling it out with a pair of pliers.

house money!!

by thecip on Oct 6, 2008 10:56 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yep. Prior to yesterday's game

I noticed several players near the dugout huddled together and doing some sort of dance…very cool.

"There will be surgery. It will heal. It will heal fast."- Carlos Quentin on NBC 5 News Chicago (9/5/08)

by tailgater on Oct 6, 2008 10:57 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

yeah, i saw that, too

looked like junior, cabrera, ba, and a couple others. it was sort of like one of those swaying huddle dances basketball teams do before a game. nice to see that kind of energy.

by Ryno on Oct 6, 2008 11:16 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Loosey goosey is how they play it
There was no screaming, yelling or jumping up and down. There wasn’t even any music. Players spoke in quiet, hushed tones. The only noise came from the clubhouse televisions, which were tuned to the Red Sox and Angels. If you didn’t know any better, you would have thought the White Sox lost.

That’s by design. Win or lose, before the game or after, June or October, this team is the same.

“Guys are happy being here because there’s no pressure on anyone,” said winning pitcher John Danks, who gave up three runs and seven hits over 6 2/3 innings. “No one acts like this is do or die, guys are playing cards up to 30 minutes before the game, we had the football games on … guys approach it like it was a game in June. And that takes the pressure off a bit.”

"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 6, 2008 12:49 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Oh yeah, you can definitely tell the crowd is into it.

I was thinking more of the last series against Cleveland, when it seemed sort of doom n gloom after the Indians took leads in the first two games.

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by defensive indifference on Oct 6, 2008 11:16 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

you asshole!

how many tickets did u score?

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term: pussy, user: all, count: 83" - wiz

by Where Triples Go to Die on Oct 6, 2008 10:42 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Just the one.

I was afraid that if I went for two, I wouldn’t be able to get anything or, if I did, I wouldn’t be able to find someone to go with on such short notice.

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by defensive indifference on Oct 6, 2008 10:47 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

500 level?

"There will be surgery. It will heal. It will heal fast."- Carlos Quentin on NBC 5 News Chicago (9/5/08)

by tailgater on Oct 6, 2008 10:49 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Section 111!

A little ways up but I was expecting to pay the same price for a nosebleed, so I couldn’t be happier. I’ll be out by my Main Man Jermaine Dye.

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by defensive indifference on Oct 6, 2008 11:14 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i think they just put singles on sale today (if that's when you bought them), so good call for speed purposes.

know somebody who got front row out in the bleachers so there were some decent, non-nosebleed tix available.

clearly what the sox lack is more cowbell.

by larry on Oct 6, 2008 11:10 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Phew.

See above, mine weren’t too shabby for day-of!

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by defensive indifference on Oct 6, 2008 11:14 AM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Matchup: Rays (97-65) at White Sox (89-74), 4:05 p.m. CT, TBS
Probable Starters: Andy Sonnanstine (193 1/3 IP, 4.89 RA, 1.29 WHIP, 124 K) vs. Gavin Floyd (206 1/3, 4.67, 1.26, 145)
Pythagorean Record: Tampa Bay, 92-70 (774 RS, 671 RA); Chicago, 89-74 (811 RS, 729 RA)
Hit List Rankings: Tampa Bay, #3; Chicago, #10
Series Favorite: Rays, 76.2% (Up 2-1)
Prospectus: With a win yesterday, the White Sox kept Chicago from being swept clean out of the playoffs in both leagues, salvaging some pride in the Second City. The victory was Chicago’s third straight at home when a loss meant certain elimination, after the Sox beat the Tigers in last Monday’s makeup game and then the Twins in Tuesday’s one-game playoff for the division title. Floyd pitched well in that game against Detroit, giving up one earned run in six innings to pick up his team-leading 17th win of the season. This will be his first career outing against the Rays. Sonnanstine pitched the best game of his career against the White Sox back on April 19, a complete-game three-hit shutout at Tropicana Field, but did not fare as well in his next two outings versus Chicago, giving up 19 hits and seven runs combined in 12 innings.

Floyd will likely be tested on the basepaths tonight by the fleet-footed Rays. Tampa Bay led the majors this year with 142 stolen bases, and Floyd was by far the easiest starting pitcher in the majors to run on: he gave up 37 steals, 10 more than the next-highest total (Jair Jurrjens allowed 27). Just five runners were thrown out when attempting to run on Floyd this year, leaving opponents with an excellent 88 percent success rate against him, the highest for any AL starter against whom there were at least 10 attempts. While Floyd is extremely slow to the plate, one of Sonnanstine’s strengths is his ability to completely eliminate the running game. While Chicago stole three bases in yesterday’s win, but it’s virtually assured that they won’t be able to duplicate that feat today, for Sonnanstine had a base swiped on his watch by just one baserunner all year in his 32 starts (the lucky thief was Texas’s Ian Kinsler, in a May 27 game). Three runners attempting to steal on Sonnanstine were gunned down, and his opponents’ 25 percent stolen-base success was the lowest against any pitcher qualified for the ERA title, a remarkable feat considering he’s a right-hander. Just three other qualified starters gave up only one steal this year: Kenny Rogers, Braden Looper, and Roy Oswalt.

Both bullpens have been strong so far, with the Rays’ relief corps giving up one run in 8 1/3 frames over the three games, and Chicago’s one run in seven. The White Sox rank just ahead of the Rays in the Secret Sauce index, primarily because of their large edge in closer WXRL, with Bobby Jenks at 4.46 wins added, and Troy Percival at 1.67. That is deceiving, however, because while Percival led the team in saves during the regular season, he is not on the team’s playoff roster due to injury and performance issues. Substitute in Dan Wheeler, the team’s current stopper, and the Rays move from 21st to 16th in closer WXRL, and vault ahead of the White Sox in Secret Sauce. Wheeler isn’t even the Rays’ best reliever, however, as both J.P. Howell and Grant Balfour rank ahead of him in WXRL and ARP; Balfour finished the season as baseball’s second-best reliever by ARP behind Mariano Rivera, and Howell was seventh in WXRL and eighth in ARP. Thanks mostly to those three, the Rays’ pen ranked first in the majors with over 15 wins added above replacement one year after it ranked last with -1.75.

clearly what the sox lack is more cowbell.

by larry on Oct 6, 2008 11:50 AM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

you can throw all that shit out the window.

it’s PLAYOFF TIME BABY!

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term: pussy, user: all, count: 83" - wiz

by Where Triples Go to Die on Oct 6, 2008 12:05 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Meaning Gavin Floyd or Sonnanstine could turn into Rick Ankiel...

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term: pussy, user: all, count: 83" - wiz

by Where Triples Go to Die on Oct 6, 2008 12:07 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

but i don't want gavin in center

"Deserve's got nothin to do with it."

by U-God on Oct 6, 2008 12:11 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

No, we need to get rid of Jenks.

He is in a serious decline and has does not get through innings without allowing baserunners, or occasionally, runs. Sure, he saves 90+% of the games he’s called upon to save, but Todd Jones and Joe Borowski closed successfully for awhile…4.46 wins added is chump change. Trade him now – his value will never be higher…

And Sonnanstine will hold those non-existent runners close, while Floyd will be experiencing a track meet. I’d not bother going to the game today. It all lines up for unhappiness. The Rays are too good.

;)

PS Why doesn’t anyone in the “media” mention the actual 4-0 elimination game record? Huh? I smell a national conspiracy.

No team can match the White Sox combination of power, pitching and experience. Certainly not the Rays. White Sox in 5

by winningugly on Oct 6, 2008 12:06 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

bobbysouthside?

"term: pussy, user: larry, count: 11

term: pussy, user: all, count: 83" - wiz

by Where Triples Go to Die on Oct 6, 2008 12:07 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Damn!

I knew this was a big mistake. Do you think it’s too late to sell my ticket, WU?

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by defensive indifference on Oct 6, 2008 12:11 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nate Silver sucks

and he’s joining the mainstream media. This is from this week’s Barron’s newspaper:

OBAMA’S SURGE BEGAN IN ADVANCE OF the first candidates’ debate on Sept. 26, ruling out that event as a defining moment. Shortly before the debate, statistician Nate Silver wrote on his political Website, Fivethirtyeight.com: Obama is in the strongest position in the polls he’s been in all year. Silver, a young man famous for his work with baseball statistics, emerged this year as a leading expert on presidential polling. Although he unabashedly supports Obama, his mathematics embraces neutrality. He carefully weighs all of the major political polls to produce a snapshot of current voter sentiment and to predict voters’ behavior on Nov. 4.

By Silver’s calculations, Obama has the lead now in so many key states that it’s hard to imagine him losing all of them by election day, even with Joe Biden as his running mate. Silver’s Website attracts more than 200,000 visitors a day, including me. Recently, I’ve also begun visiting the Princeton Election Consortium site, maintained by Professor Sam Wang and statistician Andrew Ferguson (http://election.princeton.edu). It, too, tries to reduce multiple polls into simple cross-sections of voter sentiment. Unlike Silver, however, Wang and Ferguson are looking at the here and now, not trying to predict the outcome.

No team can match the White Sox combination of power, pitching and experience. Certainly not the Rays. White Sox in 5

by winningugly on Oct 6, 2008 12:13 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I didn't know he was doing this stuff now.

This perfectly explains why someone I know (BP reader) is suddenly an “expert” in election polls this year!

P.S. Doesn’t NS know you need to know the exact location, velocity and direction of every particle in the Universe to accurately predict the outcome of today’s game?

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by defensive indifference on Oct 6, 2008 12:19 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Please stop with the get rid of, un-happy....

We made the post season – we’ve had some amazing games at the end of the season and into the post season. Enjoy the moment – If they lose, so be it, if they win, awesome. Three weeks ago I never would have thought us here… still.
We have all winter to complain about this guy or that one. Lets just enjoy the moment – winn or lose.

Don't look back because we are going forward!

by Brush Back on Oct 6, 2008 12:13 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Sarcasm detector on the fritz again, BB?

Geek Squak for you.

No team can match the White Sox combination of power, pitching and experience. Certainly not the Rays. White Sox in 5

by winningugly on Oct 6, 2008 12:15 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Soory - must be broken

Been to all the games + sick lately… just sensitive and surrounded by cub fans at work.

Don't look back because we are going forward!

by Brush Back on Oct 6, 2008 12:43 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

WU, you magnificent bastard!

Squak = Squad, I am assuming

;)

this isn't hard. you live in a port city. and you're a slut. do the math. -larry

by rhythm on Oct 6, 2008 12:49 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Always assume I mean the correct spelling,

you POS.

;)

No team can match the White Sox combination of power, pitching and experience. Certainly not the Rays. White Sox in 5

by winningugly on Oct 6, 2008 2:01 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

seen a horse today

isn’t he pretty

and he’s got White Sox

marching on together

by hoodlight on Oct 6, 2008 12:14 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Which player is the metaphorical horse?

Gavin Floyd, maybe? We’ve already got a gazelle in BA, with “those long, gazelle-like strides” as Ed Farmer likes to say.

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by defensive indifference on Oct 6, 2008 12:22 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

gs.

"well, i'm sure i'd feel much worse if i weren't under such heavy sedation."

by Toonderstrook on Oct 6, 2008 12:23 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Of course, the General would ride a horse!

I could also see his Spirit Animal being a horse. The smoothness in that swing has to come from something!

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by defensive indifference on Oct 6, 2008 12:29 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

not because he would ride a horse...

"well, i'm sure i'd feel much worse if i weren't under such heavy sedation."

by Toonderstrook on Oct 6, 2008 12:41 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

mmm...glue

this isn't hard. you live in a port city. and you're a slut. do the math. -larry

by rhythm on Oct 6, 2008 12:50 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hahahahahahahahaha...

not for three more years though!

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by defensive indifference on Oct 6, 2008 12:51 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

and the colours
Whistlejacket was foaled in 1749, and his most famous victory was in a race over four miles for 2000 guineas at York in August 1759. Stubbs’s huge picture was painted in about 1762 for the 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, Whistlejacket’s owner and a great patron of Stubbs. According to some writers of the period the original intention was to commission an equestrian portrait of George III, but it is more likely that Stubbs always intended to show the horse alone rearing up against a neutral background.

On loan to the exhibition ‘Whistlejacket’ at the York Art Gallery from April to August 2008 and Leeds Art Gallery from September to November 2008

marching on together

by hoodlight on Oct 6, 2008 12:27 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That's what I was thinking.

Something about it not being a burnt corpse makes it refreshing on this site.

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by defensive indifference on Oct 6, 2008 12:30 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

clearly what the sox lack is more cowbell.

by larry on Oct 6, 2008 12:30 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

no shit, i was writing my comment before i saw this.

you sick, predictable fuck.

...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.

by homesickalien on Oct 6, 2008 12:32 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

There we go.

I think someone was ready to post a Patrick Swayze-atop-a-horse-with-the-wind-blowing-his-hair photo, and I am glad larry nipped it in the bud.

NIPPED IT!

No team can match the White Sox combination of power, pitching and experience. Certainly not the Rays. White Sox in 5

by winningugly on Oct 6, 2008 12:37 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

up yours

you fucking wanker

marching on together

by hoodlight on Oct 6, 2008 12:40 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

whatta lov-ely piece of artwork, hoodie. much nicer than larry's usual horse contribution, at least.

would only be better if there was a Q on top of him, gallantly leading us to victory.

...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.

by homesickalien on Oct 6, 2008 12:32 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

In Floyd and DeWayne we trust!

"There will be surgery. It will heal. It will heal fast."- Carlos Quentin on NBC 5 News Chicago (9/5/08)

by tailgater on Oct 6, 2008 12:36 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

remember - we don't read your comments?

(it’s ok, nobody reads mine past the first sentence either).

...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.

by homesickalien on Oct 6, 2008 2:55 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You're all shitcocks

Was at the game yesterday, with painfully expensive upper deck seating, yet it was truly gratifying to be around thousands of passionate White Sox fans, dressed in black like some kind of crazy reverse funeral (or maybe one of those funerals they have on the Sopranos where someone dies but everyone just gets drunk and eats cold cuts?)

"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 6, 2008 12:43 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I feel like my life is an onion headline

“Beard becomes Play-off Beard”

as I have decided not shave til the sox get eliminated.

Lurking since 2006

by boyonthedock on Oct 6, 2008 12:47 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

and what happens if they don't get eliminated?

you fucking arsehole pessimist.

marching on together

by hoodlight on Oct 6, 2008 12:48 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

someone pinch a loaf in your weetabix today or what?

"well, i'm sure i'd feel much worse if i weren't under such heavy sedation."

by Toonderstrook on Oct 6, 2008 12:49 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The English haven't won a World Series since the French and Indian War

Give him a little slack.

"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 6, 2008 12:50 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

what is this 'French and Indian War'?

I must have missed that one, unless you are trying to make a joke, if you are start again ’cos that one was fucking shit

regards

marching on together

by hoodlight on Oct 6, 2008 12:52 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

he's talking about the seven years' war.

clearly what the sox lack is more cowbell.

by larry on Oct 6, 2008 12:53 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My apologies

In the Staties the 7 years war is called the French and Indian War, even though that war was fought all over the globe.

"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 6, 2008 12:54 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ok

a misunderstanding, still not funny though :-P

marching on together

by hoodlight on Oct 6, 2008 12:56 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

cereal invented in australia and now manufactured in northamptonshire.

"well, i'm sure i'd feel much worse if i weren't under such heavy sedation."

by Toonderstrook on Oct 6, 2008 12:58 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

disgusting stuff

my mate fat paul, suffers from really bad piles and his GP told him to eat Weetabix and they made them worse. he had to have them operated on in the end. They shine a laserbeam up your arsehole and burn them off, a a bit like Sean connery in that film Goldfinger but the other way up. Only a local anathesthetic too so you can smell the flesh burning.
he couldn’t sit down for a week, when he came in the pub the night after we got the landlord to play ‘Ring of Fire’ by Johnny Cash at full volume.

marching on together

by hoodlight on Oct 6, 2008 1:03 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

heartless

"Deserve's got nothin to do with it."

by U-God on Oct 6, 2008 1:18 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Then why the hell did you ask what it was, hoodie?

Sounds like you and Weetabix are old friends.

No team can match the White Sox combination of power, pitching and experience. Certainly not the Rays. White Sox in 5

by winningugly on Oct 6, 2008 1:58 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

mind you i can talk

I’ve had a bet that I will drink at least 10 pints every day until the Sox ‘season finishes’ which is better than saying eliminated

marching on together

by hoodlight on Oct 6, 2008 12:50 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

you're downright cherubic i reckon

nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team

by colintj on Oct 6, 2008 12:56 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I sympathize.

I don’t know how old you are, but being 22, it’s a bit embarrassing when I attempt to grow out my facial hair.

by mjthor on Oct 6, 2008 1:14 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

20-and-a-quarter years of age.

I can grow a pretty dirty (and boy do I mean dirty) ‘stache, though — similar to the one below, I’d guess, if I actually grew it out for an extended period of time.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a30/sleahy21/bfdb7d283f8db0ce33448cef1f818d4d-ge.jpg

by CWSKeith on Oct 6, 2008 1:56 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I used to rock that look when I was 20ish

my dreadlocks at the time made me look extra respectable

by 815Sox on Oct 6, 2008 2:11 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Anybody know...

the amount of money the Sox will get (approx) for making the playoffs? They do get some ‘lump some’ share of cash for making the ALDS, in addition to revenues, correct?

(I know I should do my own fucking research, but I seem to recall the numbers being posted either here or at BTF recently and thought someone might know off the top of their head. Plus I have class in six minutes.)

I’m also inquiring because this free agent class looks to be pretty freaking good, and it’d be nice if the Sox could have some cash available to go after a good fit.

by CWSKeith on Oct 6, 2008 12:54 PM CDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

it does? i was thinking the last i saw it that it sucked.

nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team

by colintj on Oct 6, 2008 12:56 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

it's solid in pitching

but not much else

"Deserve's got nothin to do with it."

by U-God on Oct 6, 2008 1:03 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

in other ways besides baseball they do...

brndnprkns: I'm pretty sure the "badass" value of your life is closer to Gigli than The Dark Knight

by whitesoxmatt on Oct 6, 2008 1:28 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Relatively (and/or comparatively) speaking, it looks pretty good

although I doubt the Sox are going to be going after the Tiexera (sp) or CC. Ben Sheets intrigues me a bit (if it’d be possible to get him on a shorter deal) as does Derek Lowe, although both could very well be out of the Sox’ price (and years) range.

I also forgot about OC coming off the books, so with that and the Sox’ playoff run, they should have enough to go after a premier player (should they choose — I’m not necessarily advising that they go the FA route as most times the prices there aren’t worth it).

by CWSKeith on Oct 6, 2008 2:02 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I would be hesitant of the premier player route because of losing the draft picks

even if the draft picks are the ones the Sox are picking up when OrCa leaves.

They’ve got a good start on rebuilding the farm system, now they need to keep it going.

this isn't hard. you live in a port city. and you're a slut. do the math. -larry

by rhythm on Oct 6, 2008 2:49 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

isn't it fun that furcal isn't an A?

clearly what the sox lack is more cowbell.

by larry on Oct 6, 2008 2:53 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Intriguing

when you first posted his name, it got the gears in my head going, but what’s his story?

I remember the Cubs craved him before the Dodgers picked him up, but then I seem to recall him sucking. Do you think he would transition well to the AL?

this isn't hard. you live in a port city. and you're a slut. do the math. -larry

by rhythm on Oct 6, 2008 2:55 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

he's a step up from cabrera.

but he’s no great shakes. i thought his injury this year would make him affordable but he’s lit things up down the stretch and in the playoffs so far so he may get out of reach.

clearly what the sox lack is more cowbell.

by larry on Oct 6, 2008 3:03 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Sounds like he would be a decent stop-gap for Beckham...assuming Gordon sticks at short

and that Chelexi is staying at 2B. Perhaps insurance that Chelexi could stick at short.

On that note, I’d love to see what KW has on his 3 year board right now in terms of where he expects players to fit in for 2009, 2010, 2011 (other than what I see to be the obvious Thome, Kong, Swish, Dye game of chairs).

I suppose the number of years would be the contractual sticking point for me. Also, he’s only played in the NL, so not sure how he would fare against AL pitchers. Since I constantly hear that the AL is more of a fastball league and the NL is more of a breaking ball league, do you know of any statistics / metrics out there that could be used to evaluate one’s potential performance in the opposite league? I assume that interleague play is too small of sample sizes, but I recognize that it is one place to start.

this isn't hard. you live in a port city. and you're a slut. do the math. -larry

by rhythm on Oct 6, 2008 3:50 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Not signing OCab is a lot of money in itself.

Not sure what’s going to happen with Javy and Contreras but they could probably free up some more room there.

Welcome to Nowhere. How did the treadmill get us here?

by defensive indifference on Oct 6, 2008 12:58 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Based on the $30 parking I paid yesterday, I think they'll do just fine

"There will be surgery. It will heal. It will heal fast."- Carlos Quentin on NBC 5 News Chicago (9/5/08)

by tailgater on Oct 6, 2008 1:02 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well....

that just makes up for the lost revenue from the true doubleheader with the Tigers a few Sundays ago, right? :P

And…$30 is steep but last time I went to a Bears game it was $45 and I think it’s gone up since then.

Welcome to Nowhere. How did the treadmill get us here?

by defensive indifference on Oct 6, 2008 1:08 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

why don't you go on the train or the bus?

this question is semi serious

regards

marching on together

by hoodlight on Oct 6, 2008 1:10 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

They won't even let me set up a grill on the Metra tracks

"There will be surgery. It will heal. It will heal fast."- Carlos Quentin on NBC 5 News Chicago (9/5/08)

by tailgater on Oct 6, 2008 1:13 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

commies

...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.

by homesickalien on Oct 6, 2008 1:14 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

it's a very American thing

we have much shorter distances and it rains all the time, so it’s never really taken off

marching on together

by hoodlight on Oct 6, 2008 1:14 PM CDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Another big factor is....

many stadiums here are away from the urban centers and aren’t easy to access without driving. People have to drive to games and there aren’t exactly many other places to drink besides the parking lot.

Welcome to Nowhere. How did the treadmill get us here?

by defensive indifference on Oct 6, 2008 1:19 PM CDT