White Sox "Drama Index" graph -- THT: The Drama Index

What's there to say? Well, I'll say some stuff anyway...

I really enjoyed the 2008 season.

Even without the division title, the Sox were playoff contenders all season long and they had four young players having unexpectedly good seasons. That alone was fun to watch. The fact that the softball team filled with poor fielding chokers beat Team Baseball Played The Right Way made it an outstandingly awesome season.

by hitlesswonder on Dec 29, 2008 12:57 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

I don't agree with the premise here at all.

If true, it means that all home runs hit in the 9th inning are “dramatic” vs. any game-winner in the 3rd, or that there is no “drama” in mid-season wins that account for a change of leadership in a race. There may be more “drama” in a late-inning home run late in the season because “there’s no tomorrow”, but I don’t agree with the low “drama” rating of a Swisher/Q late-inning homer in August (or whenever they were), as it appears that those games just blended into the rest until the last week of the season.

This seems to be in a similar vein as “clutch”. Also, I would think there was a great deal of “drama” in Tampa’s season, as the wild card was not a given until the last couple of weeks in the season. The BoSux/Spanks’ series, home and away, were all quite dramatic, yet the artcile states that the playoffs were a foregone conclusion (I wonder if the Sox’ near-collapse in 2005 would have been termed “non-dramatic” in this sense, as Tampa’s gakking almost mirrored the Sox’ in ’05).

I would rather douse a newspaper in gasoline, wrap it around my penis and light it on fire then relive that experience
by armedpp on Aug 29, 2007 2:36 AM EDT

by winningugly on Dec 29, 2008 8:28 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

i don't agree with the premise of a lot of stuff that studeman does.

by larry on Dec 29, 2008 10:16 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

That's comforting.

You at the salt mines today? Same here.

I would rather douse a newspaper in gasoline, wrap it around my penis and light it on fire then relive that experience
by armedpp on Aug 29, 2007 2:36 AM EDT

by winningugly on Dec 29, 2008 10:34 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

steady chasing the paper.

by larry on Dec 29, 2008 10:41 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Did he marry Oprah yet?

"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."

by BobbySouthSide on Dec 29, 2008 10:46 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Drama Index

this is revolutionary thinking, look the most drama occurs at the end.
It’s a good job they never told Beethoven this when he was writing his symphonies, Shakespeare his plays, or Dickens his novels.

drama index my arse

number one when it mattered!

by hoodlight on Dec 29, 2008 11:01 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

you may already be aware of this site

but i thought it might be interesting for everyone else, too.

http://www.baseballgb.co.uk/

by larry on Dec 29, 2008 11:16 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

no I've not seen that

ta

number one when it mattered!

by hoodlight on Dec 29, 2008 11:21 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I note they are advertising the book

British Baseball and the West Ham Club, which really is an excellent read, funny that the same prejudices that people have now towards baseball here existed decades ago.
link here

number one when it mattered!

by hoodlight on Dec 29, 2008 11:24 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Not a bad site

don’t many historians say baseball started over there?

"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."

by BobbySouthSide on Dec 29, 2008 11:27 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

IN FRANCE?!?!?!

So, if I am reading the two options correctly . . .
we can either a) keep dye or b) trade dye . . . is that you Phil Rogers?

by jc2313 on Dec 11, 2008 4:53 PM CST up reply recommended Unrec 1

by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 29, 2008 6:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

You are one "global" guy.

I LOL’ed re: the contributing writers to the site:

Joe Gray
Mark George
Matt Smith
Steve Bartley

Are these the whitest sounding names in history?

I would rather douse a newspaper in gasoline, wrap it around my penis and light it on fire then relive that experience
by armedpp on Aug 29, 2007 2:36 AM EDT

by winningugly on Dec 29, 2008 11:49 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Joe Morgan...

WU, not every black guy is named Tyrone Washington…

So, if I am reading the two options correctly . . .
we can either a) keep dye or b) trade dye . . . is that you Phil Rogers?

by jc2313 on Dec 11, 2008 4:53 PM CST up reply recommended Unrec 1

by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 29, 2008 6:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Joe Morgan is his slave name. Please.

George Foster? Paul Pierce? Norm Van Lier?

I would rather douse a newspaper in gasoline, wrap it around my penis and light it on fire then relive that experience
by armedpp on Aug 29, 2007 2:36 AM EDT

by winningugly on Dec 29, 2008 6:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

You don't think Stormin Normin is Dutch?

So, if I am reading the two options correctly . . .
we can either a) keep dye or b) trade dye . . . is that you Phil Rogers?

by jc2313 on Dec 11, 2008 4:53 PM CST up reply recommended Unrec 1

by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 29, 2008 6:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

i know! they're almost as bad as "harold reynolds" or "stuart scott". what a bunch of crackers!

I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.

by thatshortkid on Dec 29, 2008 6:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah. Pick ESPN announcers. Why not keep going?

Stephen A. Smith. Michael Ervin. (Emmitt Smith actually is getting close.)

Fer Chrissakes. Come up with a non-Disney employee. And when you do it doesn’t make it less Caucasian-sounding.

I would rather douse a newspaper in gasoline, wrap it around my penis and light it on fire then relive that experience
by armedpp on Aug 29, 2007 2:36 AM EDT

by winningugly on Dec 29, 2008 6:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

BoSux sign Penny from heaven + Shakespeare?

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3797047

I would rather douse a newspaper in gasoline, wrap it around my penis and light it on fire then relive that experience
by armedpp on Aug 29, 2007 2:36 AM EDT

by winningugly on Dec 29, 2008 12:37 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Konerko’s not dead yet

by Peter Bendix

Remember when Paul Konerko was an elite hitter? It wasn’t that long ago that the White Sox first baseman hit .313/.381/.551 with 35 homers. In fact, Konerko posted that line in 2006, after eclipsing the 40 homer mark in both 2004 and 2005.

Of course, one the tenets of baseball analysis is that hitters – especially one dimensional sluggers, tend to age rather rapidly. However, Konerko is only going to be 33 years old, and has shown signs that he may not have run out of steam entirely.

Last season, Konerko had a rather mediocre line of .240/.344/.438 with 22 homers in 122 games. However, as we will see, Konerko was struck with a bout of bad luck, and also showed significant signs of life towards the end of the season. …

http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/index.php/konerkoe280%99s-not-dead-yet/

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

by The Wizard on Dec 29, 2008 1:26 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

shitty linking job.

by larry on Dec 29, 2008 1:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Works great for me.

But I’m not English.

I would rather douse a newspaper in gasoline, wrap it around my penis and light it on fire then relive that experience
by armedpp on Aug 29, 2007 2:36 AM EDT

by winningugly on Dec 29, 2008 1:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Works for me too

and I am not a porcupine.

"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."

by BobbySouthSide on Dec 29, 2008 1:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Wow, with out stats and graphs I would have never been able to see this!

So, if I am reading the two options correctly . . .
we can either a) keep dye or b) trade dye . . . is that you Phil Rogers?

by jc2313 on Dec 11, 2008 4:53 PM CST up reply recommended Unrec 1

by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 29, 2008 6:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

* noticed

So, if I am reading the two options correctly . . .
we can either a) keep dye or b) trade dye . . . is that you Phil Rogers?

by jc2313 on Dec 11, 2008 4:53 PM CST up reply recommended Unrec 1

by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 29, 2008 6:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Online Piracy Menaces Pro Sports

After years of focusing on the pirating of highlight clips and photos on the Web, the major professional sports leagues are finding that pirated feeds of live games are now common and becoming a menace to their businesses, especially at a time when leagues are trying to build their own businesses offering live games on the Internet for a subscription fee.
…
As technology advances, the problem is likely to become worse as the quality of the picture becomes better. "This can only become a more enjoyable experience," said Christopher Stokes, the chief executive of NetResult, a company in Britain that consults with the leagues and acts as a sort of Web detective in locating digital pirates.
…
When leagues try to shut down the pirates, executives can find themselves immersed in an endeavor rife with international intrigue: investigators for the Premier League, England’s top soccer league, chased an offender to Cyprus to serve him court papers, according to Oliver Weingarten, a lawyer for the league.

On a recent morning at the Manhattan offices of Major League Baseball Advanced Media, M.L.B.’s digital unit, an executive started a laptop and went to a live feed of a soccer game on ESPN Hong Kong that was carried by TVants.com. M.L.B. officials say TVants.com, based in China, is one of the biggest providers of live game feeds.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/29/business/29piracy.html

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

by The Wizard on Dec 29, 2008 2:27 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

tv ants

i downloaded that for when mlb.tv wasnt working properly.
which was a LOT.

they should build a better product before they go after the pirates.

"Those god damned Cubs get all of the publicity in this town." -George S. Halas, after the Babe's called shot and the Yankees sweep in the World Series, 1932.

by e-gus on Dec 29, 2008 6:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

mlb.tv is pure shit

My P2P.com let’s me watch White Sox games here in Wisconsin where they were blacked out by mlb.tv, Fuck them and there ridiculous pricing.

by astralpanda on Dec 29, 2008 7:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Athletic Trainer Did More Than Tape Ankles, Apparently

http://deadspin.com/5119527/athletic-trainer-did-more-than-tape-ankles-apparently

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

by The Wizard on Dec 29, 2008 2:52 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Looking back,

I really got screwed in High School. No hot teachers, trainers, lunch ladies, crossing guards, etc. All the girls that put out also were either pregnant or dated older guys. Thank god for college.

I also think Brian Giles is behind most of this.

"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."

by BobbySouthSide on Dec 29, 2008 3:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

that sounds like the south side to me.

by larry on Dec 29, 2008 3:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah

For some reason that stereotype fits.

"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."

by BobbySouthSide on Dec 29, 2008 3:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Older guys date younger chicks

because when they were the same age as the girls, they got screwed over by older guys. It’s just payback. Rite of passage.

www.stallingtheman.blogspot.com

by Raf on Dec 29, 2008 9:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

yeah, it has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that it takes you fuckers decades longer to mature emotionally.

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

by homesickalien on Dec 30, 2008 8:27 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

And develop some cash flow?

I would rather douse a newspaper in gasoline, wrap it around my penis and light it on fire then relive that experience
by armedpp on Aug 29, 2007 2:36 AM EDT

by winningugly on Dec 30, 2008 9:01 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

but.... but.... i thought she liked me for me!

I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.

by thatshortkid on Dec 30, 2008 11:44 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Look at your sig.

Be serious. As J. Geils said, first I look at the purse.

I would rather douse a newspaper in gasoline, wrap it around my penis and light it on fire then relive that experience
by armedpp on Aug 29, 2007 2:36 AM EDT

by winningugly on Dec 30, 2008 12:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

i don't agree with that sig

I want fannies to taste of fannies

number one when it mattered!

by hoodlight on Dec 30, 2008 1:05 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

the snozberries taste like snozberries

I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.

by thatshortkid on Dec 30, 2008 1:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

i prefer glitterberries

Sober, I was appalled at the women. Drunk I was told I danced with them all.

by colintj on Dec 30, 2008 1:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

That is of no importance to me (though it would be nice) - I have never dated a man with money, although the opportunity has arisen. A plumber was my last, and an electrician my present.

sheesh!

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

by homesickalien on Dec 30, 2008 2:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Loser. Upgrade. Give MM a shot.

No wonder you and colin hit it off at first.

I would rather douse a newspaper in gasoline, wrap it around my penis and light it on fire then relive that experience
by armedpp on Aug 29, 2007 2:36 AM EDT

by winningugly on Dec 30, 2008 3:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

"Upgrade" to MM. Now THERE's a contradiction. hahaha :)

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

by homesickalien on Dec 30, 2008 3:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

there's a menopause joke in there somewhere

Sober, I was appalled at the women. Drunk I was told I danced with them all.

by colintj on Dec 30, 2008 1:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

seems pretty dry to me.

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

by homesickalien on Dec 30, 2008 2:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

poppycock. men mature emotionally just fine, thank you.

it is only that it takes some longer to perfect the art of shutting up, nodding your head, and dropping in the occasional “yes, dear”, “uh huh”, “no, i don’t think so”, and “i told you that bitch was crazy!”. the realization being that she’ll run out of energy eventually anyway, clam up, and make a damn sandwich.

I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.

by thatshortkid on Dec 30, 2008 1:48 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Is this Chris Rock?

You funny, Chris. And getting divorced, from what I read.

I would rather douse a newspaper in gasoline, wrap it around my penis and light it on fire then relive that experience
by armedpp on Aug 29, 2007 2:36 AM EDT

by winningugly on Dec 30, 2008 1:54 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I agree with WU (for once) that this was funny. But surely you know it ain't true. Women can certainly be difficult and crazy...but aside from a few exceptions, men are boys and ridiculous until about 30.

I wouldn’t go near a man my age (24) for a relationship.

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

by homesickalien on Dec 30, 2008 2:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

this certainly bodes well for gender relations

Sober, I was appalled at the women. Drunk I was told I danced with them all.

by colintj on Dec 30, 2008 3:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Time to move on, c.

I would rather douse a newspaper in gasoline, wrap it around my penis and light it on fire then relive that experience
by armedpp on Aug 29, 2007 2:36 AM EDT

by winningugly on Dec 30, 2008 3:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

this thread is certainly driving up the drama index! am i right? this guy knows what i'm talking about

i’ll be here all week. try the veal, tip your waitress

I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.

by thatshortkid on Dec 30, 2008 5:08 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I wish I could throw something at you. heh heh heh.

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

by homesickalien on Dec 30, 2008 8:09 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

hey now! He'll be 30 someday....

;D

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

by homesickalien on Dec 30, 2008 8:09 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

"that and a pair of testicles"

Sober, I was appalled at the women. Drunk I was told I danced with them all.

by colintj on Dec 31, 2008 1:07 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Stop now before this devolves into an Everybody Loves Raymond episode

Vinny Del Negro interviewed for the job today. I mean come on! Nobody else thinks this is nuts?
by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs

by Ozzie Montana on Dec 30, 2008 9:35 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs

rec'd.

Sober, I was appalled at the women. Drunk I was told I danced with them all.

by colintj on Dec 31, 2008 1:07 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

hehehehehehehehehehehehe

ok.

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

by homesickalien on Dec 31, 2008 8:23 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

our trainer

got busted for kiddie porn

sit*

by U-God on Dec 29, 2008 4:09 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

why didnt you date freshmen

after your freshman year?

"Those god damned Cubs get all of the publicity in this town." -George S. Halas, after the Babe's called shot and the Yankees sweep in the World Series, 1932.

by e-gus on Dec 29, 2008 6:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Anyway can you imagine the line at Tustin High School trainers table of kids waiting to get their ankles taped and their dick sucked before games? Seriously I’d be pulling my groin like it was going out of style. My only question is why did this chick get arrested? Doesn’t the 2nd amendment or one of those other useless amendments specifically protect hot trainers who love to suck cock? I mean if the Constitution doesn’t protect hot sluts then what’s the point of even having it in the first place? And yes I think this goes without saying. The first person to get us a picture of the "text message" of her sucking down some pole wins a free barstool hat. It’s the least we can do! Merry Fucking Christmas and a Happy New Year indeed!

LOL!

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

by The Wizard on Dec 29, 2008 3:20 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

hysterical. :D

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

by homesickalien on Dec 29, 2008 3:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

You are an idiot

And I mean that in a good way :-)

"It just occurred to me that the White Sox could win the division."

by SuddenSam on May 22, 2008 9:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

" That just makes me want to puke all over your head, sir."

by Tdogg on Dec 29, 2008 3:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Hot?

I don’t consider flap jack titties “hot”. It looked as if she had 2 tube socks hanging off her chest. Not saying I wouldn’t let her tape my ankles… ;)

So, if I am reading the two options correctly . . .
we can either a) keep dye or b) trade dye . . . is that you Phil Rogers?

by jc2313 on Dec 11, 2008 4:53 PM CST up reply recommended Unrec 1

by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 29, 2008 7:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

that. is. awesome.

drive past THS all the time going home from work. it’s just up the street from my previous apartment and was my voting location for the primaries.

what lucky little spoiled rotten bastards….

I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.

by thatshortkid on Dec 29, 2008 3:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

everything's tustin around there.

it’s a weird place.

Sober, I was appalled at the women. Drunk I was told I danced with them all.

by colintj on Dec 29, 2008 11:48 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

do you mean tustin ave., tustin st., the town of tustin, the tustin foothills, what?

I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.

by thatshortkid on Dec 30, 2008 5:07 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

run run run

run run run away

OOOOH

Sober, I was appalled at the women. Drunk I was told I danced with them all.

by colintj on Dec 31, 2008 1:08 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

fuck. now the royals are competing for the division title.

http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2008/12/29/704281/can-the-royals-win-the-al

by larry on Dec 29, 2008 2:53 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Obviously

The Coco trade, Jacobs trade and the icing on the cake Farnsworth signing make them legitimate players in the division.

"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."

by BobbySouthSide on Dec 29, 2008 3:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

don't forget Horacio

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

by The Wizard on Dec 29, 2008 3:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Any positive analysis that begins with Billy Butler's resurgence

is humorous.

I would rather douse a newspaper in gasoline, wrap it around my penis and light it on fire then relive that experience
by armedpp on Aug 29, 2007 2:36 AM EDT

by winningugly on Dec 29, 2008 3:05 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Kind of reminds me of the Bears

People become oblivious that the talent is just not there. But, still the expectations these people have is delusional.

"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."

by BobbySouthSide on Dec 29, 2008 3:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Send him back to Remedial Probability and Statistics.

“The key to the Royals having a legitimate chance of contending in 2009 is threefold: 1……., 2……, 3…….”

“While EACH of these elements is unlikely, it’s not altogether unreasonable that the Royals could contend for the division in 2009.”

"I am not going out like SSH. "
by WTGTD, 12/3/08

by ballyb on Dec 29, 2008 6:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

JJ's New Years resolution ideas for Kenny Williams

http://www.examiner.com/…New-Years-resolution-ideas-for-Kenny-Williams

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

by The Wizard on Dec 29, 2008 3:14 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I agree with the article

accept please do not mention Odalis Perez and I am kind of luke warm on Garland unless we get him for two years or less.

"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."

by BobbySouthSide on Dec 29, 2008 3:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

except

grammar is still on eggnog….or pulling a WU.

"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."

by BobbySouthSide on Dec 29, 2008 3:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

white sox find center fielder, right-handed set-up man

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3798491

by larry on Dec 29, 2008 3:15 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

As long as neither gets

shot before getting on the boat. (Not by Uribe, but by Cuban nationals)

"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."

by BobbySouthSide on Dec 29, 2008 3:20 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I was just about to post that

I wouldn’t be suprised if we get that OF.

by JoeCoolMan24 on Dec 29, 2008 3:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I know, I know. It's Orlando, Jake.

I would rather douse a newspaper in gasoline, wrap it around my penis and light it on fire then relive that experience
by armedpp on Aug 29, 2007 2:36 AM EDT

by winningugly on Dec 29, 2008 4:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs