In Which Ozzie Guillen Is Synonymous With 'Negativity'
by The Cheat on Dec 4, 2008 8:23 PM CST
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Javier Vazquez is now a member of the Braves, which is ironic, because he's scared of words.
"The negativity is never good," Vazquez said at his news conference in Atlanta. "I’ve always been a big believer in being positive, especially in professional leagues. You’ve got a lot of negative things going on, so you always try to be positive.
"I’m a positive guy, try to be positive all the time. I’m glad to be here in Atlanta."
"The only thing I’m going to say is it’s good to get away from the negativity and start fresh," Vazquez said. "I like the city, like the stadium. I’m a flyball pitcher, so this park, I think suits better with the type of pitcher I am. I’m looking forward to pitching here."
'Negativity,' of course, is code for Ozzie Guillen, who challenged Vazquez to step up his game prior to the series in the penultimate series in the Thunderdome. He could aslo be referring to the Chicago media, who were far harder on him for far longer than the 3 starts in which Ozzie asked Vazquez to step up.
But, c'mon. We all know it's Guillen. It makes a better story.
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I'm surprised that Dye, Thome, and Konerko have not been traded within the last 3 years,
especially since they are “professional” and “positive” and probably not inclined to deal with that kind of pressure. Another “P” work comes to mind when pondering Javy. Maybe we should take a poll as to what “P” word most fits our previous “pouting pitcher”.
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 4, 2008 8:35 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
*word*
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 4, 2008 8:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
"I'm a flyball pitcher..."
Like deep, deep flyball pitcher. Like way back there deep, like way way back there flyball pitcher.
Gone.
How could he lose the ball in the sun....he's from Mexico.
by Hoytsstash on Dec 5, 2008 6:08 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Only in the Cell. Only in the Cell.
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 5, 2008 6:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I thought it was the AL he didn't like?
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 5, 2008 7:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
javy should know better than to open his mouth and harp on negativity.
i expect ozzie to retaliate (but not threaten to kill him).
by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 4, 2008 9:05 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Polly Prissy-pants!
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Dec 5, 2008 10:54 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Nice to see you, kid.
Nice avatar. Happy?
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 5, 2008 10:53 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
recd
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 5, 2008 2:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
pusillanimous
I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.
by thatshortkid on Dec 4, 2008 11:06 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
shoot 'em up.
Ozzie: You know, Danks, people love guns because America is a land of opportunity where a poor man can become rich and a pussy can become a tough guy, if he’s got a gun in his hand. Now, I’m hopin’ you’re not just a pussy with a gun in your hand.
Danks: Oh no sir, no, no I am not. I am a tough guy with a pussy in my hand.
How much is that Uribe in the window?
by thecip on Dec 5, 2008 10:51 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
poopy
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 5, 2008 2:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
FUCK YEAH!
• Some below-the-radar signings you may have missed: John Van Benschoten to the White Sox, Tomo Ohka to the Indians and Elizardo Ramirez to the Rangers — all on minor-league deals with invitations to spring training.
by Craig Grebeck on Dec 4, 2008 8:58 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
the scariest part of that link
is the White Sox being involved in the ‘sweepstakes’ for the craptacular Jorge Cantu.
by jc2313 on Dec 4, 2008 9:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
he got an MVP vote/point in 2005, this guy's a winner
http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cantujo01.shtml
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
by The Wizard on Dec 4, 2008 9:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
hes not that bad
i would want him if we already didn’t have three second basemen
Thank you,
these bumblefucks think the Sox are going to trade Dye. I said I would cancel my membership on here in martyrdom of Dye being traded.
by Jbasic89 on Dec 4, 2008 9:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
he actually is that bad
when you have to give up actual assets for him . . . subpar with that bat, butcher in the field. No thanks.
by jc2313 on Dec 4, 2008 10:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
a 110 ops+ isnt bad
Thank you,
these bumblefucks think the Sox are going to trade Dye. I said I would cancel my membership on here in martyrdom of Dye being traded.
by Jbasic89 on Dec 4, 2008 11:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
A .317 career OBP
is bad . . . 102 ops+ driven by slg % and the awful defense is a player that I don’t want to trade any assets for. Not good.
by jc2313 on Dec 5, 2008 8:28 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe he'd be a better CFer than 2Bman.
"I am not going out like SSH. "
by WTGTD, 12/3/08
by ballyb on Dec 5, 2008 8:51 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
; )
"I am not going out like SSH. "
by WTGTD, 12/3/08
by ballyb on Dec 5, 2008 8:51 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
nice sig
Cheat would have to make sigs go away if I were to leave.
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 5, 2008 2:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Because slg% is awful?
Cmon jc. I get your point, but its extreme.
"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 5, 2008 10:07 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Havent seen 08 yet but the
Avg Mean / Median OPS for 2b in 07 was
2B 96 100
"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 5, 2008 10:22 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Of course he mostly played 3rd last year
07 avg for mean/median 3B 109 101
"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 5, 2008 10:24 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
My point is that he is below average and not someone
I would want to trade for. He doesn’t get on base and is a terrible fielder . . . I think we have plenty of that.
by jc2313 on Dec 6, 2008 2:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
you're not taking his defense into account.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 6, 2008 2:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
jc2313
I am convinced that you are SSH2005. Welcome back friend.
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 5, 2008 5:48 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
UNDER THE RADAR BABY
K WILLIAMS AT HIS BEST
Thank you,
these bumblefucks think the Sox are going to trade Dye. I said I would cancel my membership on here in martyrdom of Dye being traded.
by Jbasic89 on Dec 4, 2008 9:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
what a coup! this guy's a real champ
eras in the 10s, whips on the 2s, era+s under 50 for the last 2 years
http://www.baseball-reference.com/v/vanbejo01.shtml
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
by The Wizard on Dec 4, 2008 9:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Ha! Vazqy! All about being positive
I think he will do good in Atlanta.
And I hope Ozzie does not retaliate and try to create yet another “war of words” for media to run around with. Stay out Ozzie, stay out of this one, it is not worth it
by LT_sox_fan on Dec 4, 2008 10:47 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
DJ
Commentator Darrin Jackson will meet with officials from the new MLB Network this week, and a decision on his status probably will be finalized by the end of next week. Jackson tentatively is scheduled to switch from television commentator to radio analyst for Sox games for the 2009 season. Jackson has worked the past nine seasons on Sox telecasts with Ken Harrelson. If Jackson stays with the Sox, he will be the third partner in as many years with radio play-by-play announcer Ed Farmer.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/chi-03-white-sox-beckhamdec0,0,5237532.story
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
by The Wizard on Dec 4, 2008 11:13 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Dear God the switch from DJ to Stoney is going to glorious.
I don't need to look at fancy stats
to see if a guy is good or not. You might have to.
by Where Triples Go to Die on Nov 30, 2008 4:16 PM CST
by omnipotent grab on Dec 4, 2008 11:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
no kidding. i can't wait to watch a sox game without hearing DJ's cornball routine.
Cashing checks and having sex.
by MarketMaker on Dec 5, 2008 12:12 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
My favorite DJ was after surgery
and on pain meds
by 815Sox on Dec 5, 2008 11:05 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
My favorite DJ was Steve Dahl in the late 1970's.
Disco Demolition, baby!
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 5, 2008 11:52 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I went to grade and high school with his kids....and subsequently spent some time at the Dahl residence over the years...
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Dec 5, 2008 2:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
and i dug the mom
"God created [Republicans] because He was disappointed in the monkey." -- Mark Twain.
by Chiburb on Dec 5, 2008 2:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Janet Planet?
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 5, 2008 2:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
yep. pretty face, kind of big body, but cool.
"God created [Republicans] because He was disappointed in the monkey." -- Mark Twain.
by Chiburb on Dec 5, 2008 2:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
ohhhhhhhhh.....K.
good to know.
HA!
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Dec 5, 2008 2:05 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Gold Watch Time
Nothing personal, DJ, but I’m thinking that MLB job looks like a good fit for you. Get in on the ground floor of a new network and all that. Thanks for all you’ve done for us, here’s a lovely parting gift and don’t let the door hit you on the ass as you leave.
Now, can we please find a partner for Farmer who will actually add to the broadcast? Maybe a young guy who actually knows his way around some cutting-edge, late 20th century analytical tools? Rooney and Stone were great, Singleton unlistenable and Jackson would be as bad.
by Landfill on Dec 5, 2008 9:06 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
We need NL thinking.
A double switch.
"I am not going out like SSH. "
by WTGTD, 12/3/08
by ballyb on Dec 5, 2008 9:09 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
word is
that it will be offered to Chris “The Ranger” Rongey if DJ turns it down…
I’m alright with that happening… Farmeo gives the ranger a hard time during the pre and post game
I am going to ask you one time, and i'm gonna ask you nice. Where the fuck is Ringo bitch.
by ElDiablo on Dec 5, 2008 4:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Farmer and DJ.
Puke.
Ratings will be a debacle. Maybe that will drive the Sox to make a change.
"I am not going out like SSH. "
by WTGTD, 12/3/08
by ballyb on Dec 5, 2008 9:08 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
if ratings are so important
might i suggest a pairing of farmer and kenwo?
I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.
by thatshortkid on Dec 5, 2008 9:51 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
nice.
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Dec 5, 2008 10:56 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I almost rec'd it,
except it only encourages K-Wo.
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 5, 2008 10:57 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
eff it. I'll rec it for you....The Kenwo needs no encouragement.
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Dec 5, 2008 10:58 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Merkin on Beckham
Gordon Beckham: The White Sox top pick in the 2008 First-Year Player Draft won’t start the season at the big league level, but don’t be surprised if he arrives before the close of 2009. After hitting just short of .400 in the Arizona Fall League, Beckham should provide an impact bat for years to come, most likely at second base.
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
by The Wizard on Dec 4, 2008 11:25 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
well, nothing like submarining the value of your top prospect.
Another thing I will believe when I see it. I have a feeling we will be having some nice discussions about Beckham or Alexei at SS in the future.
by jc2313 on Dec 5, 2008 8:31 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Viciedo to signup for 'The biggest loser'
Williams said that Viciedo could contend for the third-base job, but that he’s also athletic enough to play the outfield. Viciedo has already been asked to lose 10 pounds before he reports to Spring Training, according to Williams.
“When you see the young man, along with [recently acquired catcher Tyler Flowers], you’re not talking about your average bear,” Williams said. “It’s going be fun to watch.”
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
by The Wizard on Dec 4, 2008 11:30 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Williams said Viciedo’s potent bat could land him a spot on the Sox’ 25-man roster, but he’s been asked to shed 10 pounds before reporting to spring training.
http://blogs.dailyherald.com/node/1053
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
by The Wizard on Dec 4, 2008 11:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think Vazquez was talking directly about Ozzie
Probably some Ozzie…..but mostly the fans. In my opinoin, last year the fans were ridiculous. I get hot at losses but the way the fans were on a roller coaster the whole year was pretty ridiculous. I know I called out a few of them on Rieferts blog and accused them of this…as well as being bi-sexuals!
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Dec 4, 2008 11:36 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Vazquez
I chuckle when I read people talking about Javier’s K/9 and how he’s an Ace with just bad luck. I was saying the same things when the White Sox first acquired him.
After watching him for 3 years (underneath Cooper), I can confidently say that he’s plateaued. I don’t see him ever turning out a Cy Young season. He’ll continue to disappoint while still giving 200 IP and 170 K seasons.
by shaftr on Dec 5, 2008 12:03 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
i agree with you.
but, as i said previously somewhere around here, my last gasp strategy for vazquez would be a complete overhaul of his in-game pitch selection. that’s the one thing that comes to mind that might finally make vazquez a cy young candidate for a season. i used to get so frustrated that he threw every pitch in his arsenal to every batter.
Cashing checks and having sex.
by MarketMaker on Dec 5, 2008 12:18 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Do Coop and AJ bear any responsibility for that?
I mean doesn’t AJ put down the fingers or couldn’t the pitches (when Javy’s pitching) be called from the dugout? Frustrating, yes.
"God created [Republicans] because He was disappointed in the monkey." -- Mark Twain.
by Chiburb on Dec 5, 2008 7:24 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The guy with the ball has the final say.
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 5, 2008 7:33 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
'till he's yanked.
"God created [Republicans] because He was disappointed in the monkey." -- Mark Twain.
by Chiburb on Dec 5, 2008 9:15 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
He's not yanked if it works.
And we are back to the beginning.
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 5, 2008 9:45 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i think that vazquez was given cart blanche due to his tenure/success.
i just never understood showing somebody all your pitches when they can’t hit the first one you throw.
Cashing checks and having sex.
by MarketMaker on Dec 5, 2008 4:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
more change-ups belt high?
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 5, 2008 2:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
read jim's article yo
he’s a workhorse, not a could-be-cy-young candidate. i don’t know if that latter characterization is a product of the sox pr dept or the media, but as a workhorse, his contributions are easily acceptable to me.
by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 5, 2008 7:32 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
stats
It’s a product of his peripherals. His ERA is always higher than what it should be.
by shaftr on Dec 5, 2008 7:42 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i doubt "the media" looks at his peripherals.
let alone knows what that means. joe cowley’s head would explode if you mentioned fip or something.
this post is subject to revision based upon whatever colin says the HBT annual has to say on the topic discussed.
by larry on Dec 5, 2008 8:58 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
bourgeois and now this. i don't know how much more of this i can take.
Texas Rangers
Signed: LHP Joe Torres
The 10th overall pick by the Angels in 2000, Torres had perhaps his finest pro season this year, going 3-1, 2.68 with 59 strikeouts, 31 walks and two home runs allowed in 50 1/3 innings. The 26-year-old made 59 appearances out of the Double-A Birmingham bullpen. Torres pitched in the White Sox system in both 2007 and 2008.
http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?p=1816
this post is subject to revision based upon whatever colin says the HBT annual has to say on the topic discussed.
by larry on Dec 5, 2008 9:34 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
That's too bad
Not like 500 ABs for Jerry Owens or Brent Lillibridge bad, but still…
I liked the idea of Torres as a cheap bullpen piece.
by hitlesswonder on Dec 5, 2008 9:41 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
yup.
i often enjoy exploring the near (but not total) irrelevancy of the 26th man or what have you. torres/his agent reads the same press we do and knows there are more lefties ahead of him in chicago than in texas. smart move for him. i hope he gets a chance sometime next year. he deserves it.
this post is subject to revision based upon whatever colin says the HBT annual has to say on the topic discussed.
by larry on Dec 5, 2008 9:46 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Is this Wiz or something?
Physician, heal thyself.
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 5, 2008 9:46 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
:)
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 5, 2008 9:47 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
John Van Benschoten
I predict a glittering career for our new signing, and the reason for this, he has a great name, like the captain of a 17th Century Dutch Retourship. In the Flemish Benschoten means warrior. So this looks good to me, fuck the peripherals.
number one when it mattered!
by hoodlight on Dec 5, 2008 11:05 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
You can speak Flemish?
The only flemish I know is in relation to beers… love the Belgian Brews
by 815Sox on Dec 5, 2008 11:12 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
for some mysterious reason Belgian beer
is very popular. have you ever been to Belgium? I have it’s a place you never want to go back to, I went last year with a mates band who had a gig over there, I did manage to shag a barmaid though who pissed all over me, it must be the done thing over there. Also the streets are covered with dogshit, it’s everywhere.
No I can’t speak Flemish either, I made that bit up.
number one when it mattered!
by hoodlight on Dec 5, 2008 11:17 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I had Belgian beer in my short time in France... 'twas the best beer I drank in my (admittedly) short time there
by CWSKeith on Dec 5, 2008 11:31 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
it's very popular amongst so called pureists
and has a long history, but I think it’s too strong and has all sorts of daft flavours. I like pure bitter and lager brewed with water, hops, barley and yeast and not all the other crap they throw in.
I like pints.
number one when it mattered!
by hoodlight on Dec 5, 2008 11:36 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
flavored beer is sort of weird to me, too
strawberries and chocolate and orange…i don’t get it.
by larry on Dec 5, 2008 11:39 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
So you also believe in TSK's sig's accuracy?
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 5, 2008 11:53 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
it's a quote from the man, the myth, the legend: SSH2005
I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.
by thatshortkid on Dec 5, 2008 11:54 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Boy, I miss that guy.
(Wait for it…)
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 5, 2008 11:58 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
There, there, Uncle WU. He's here in spirit.
And probably outside your bedroom window at night.
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Dec 5, 2008 2:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
nope not WU's window
by jeeves on Dec 5, 2008 3:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
HA! I almost wrote "Or Jim's." But thought it was too wordy.
(yes, I am trying to evaluate and trim down on words).
(all part of my plan to impress Lar-bear).
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Dec 5, 2008 3:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
did you try the brussel sprout liquor. now that's weird.
Cashing checks and having sex.
by MarketMaker on Dec 5, 2008 4:54 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The New Belgium Brewing Co
rocks my face off. Too bad Fat Tire is the only one they ever have at the bar.
by joewho112 on Dec 5, 2008 11:45 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Hoodie, I once saw this teenage kid on the Tube
throw down 4 Stellas in about 5 minutes……he was pulling them out of his backpack with his mate. It was 7am. Summer of 2003. Was that you?
How could he lose the ball in the sun....he's from Mexico.
by Hoytsstash on Dec 6, 2008 10:31 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I lived in Antwerp for a year and a half....
Good beer. Quirky people. Each little town in Belgium seemed to have their own brew and its own glass. some good, some not so good. The Jupiler is the most popular brew there. Or at least it was 4 years ago. They have baseball in Belgium. Each club has a bar/tavern on the grounds. Best beer I’ve had is in the Czech Republic. They eat their fckin french fries with mayo…..no sht. Loads of it. There was this guy on one of the club teams there that could throw with both right and left arm/hand, equally, never seen that before.
How could he lose the ball in the sun....he's from Mexico.
by Hoytsstash on Dec 6, 2008 10:25 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
haven't the yankees got a closer in their system who is ambidextrous?
number one when it mattered!
by hoodlight on Dec 6, 2008 10:41 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not sure....but it wouldn't surprise me....
jerks.
How could he lose the ball in the sun....he's from Mexico.
by Hoytsstash on Dec 6, 2008 10:42 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Its popular
Because of the variety of styles. Plus American Microbrews have picked up on the style and are brewing it in the US. I just had a Trippel last night at a brewpub here. And it tastes good. Duvel and Hoegaarden are becoming popular over here too.
Never been to Belgium, I’ve heard both good and bad things. Also I think Budapest Hungary takes the cake for dogshit covered streets.
Gotta love waking up covered in piss.
by 815Sox on Dec 5, 2008 11:38 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
You know work is boring
When you are sitting on a baseball message board, in the middle of winter, talking about Belgian beers
by 815Sox on Dec 5, 2008 11:43 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
do we work at the same company?
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 5, 2008 2:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Duvel..........different. Very different. Don't care for it myself.
But it’s all over Belgium as well.
How could he lose the ball in the sun....he's from Mexico.
by Hoytsstash on Dec 6, 2008 10:27 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Don't know any Belgium jokes, and if I did I think I'd have the good sense not to... hang on. Is Belgium with all those child abuse murders lately? I do know a Belgium joke.
What’s Belgium famous for? Chocolates and child abuse, and they only invented the chocolates to get to the kids.
I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.
by thatshortkid on Dec 5, 2008 11:53 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I got a Belgium joke
Q: What is wrong with Belgium?
A: It’s above sea level.
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 5, 2008 2:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
JVB will dominate the AL next season
Jot that down in your diaries, bitches.
by JoeCoolMan24 on Dec 5, 2008 11:18 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I am keeping prophecies on an excel spreadsheet.
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 5, 2008 2:54 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
You are the new Moses.
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 5, 2008 2:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
please do not compare me to that scum bag.
j/k c-dawg
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 5, 2008 3:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
How many headlines will JVB have where he is "walking the plank"?
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 5, 2008 11:54 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm just glad we have another piratey player
I missed yelling out Aaaarrrdsma in a pirate voice on those rare occasions he didn’t suck.
by Grinder in Training on Dec 5, 2008 12:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
he was a great hitter in college.
D1 home run leader, iirc. i say it’s time to convert him to a 1B/DH. and forget this pitching shit.
by larry on Dec 5, 2008 12:09 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
nope, 2nd base
continue growing the mediocre hoard
-Jeeves Life in the Cell
by jeeves on Dec 5, 2008 3:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
These prosecutors must have a little KW in them:
Always get their man (eventually):
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/more/12/05/oj-simpson-sentence.ap/index.html
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 5, 2008 12:24 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
PS Minimum 5 years without parole!
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 5, 2008 12:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
More efficient link:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more/
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 5, 2008 12:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
listmania
Just missed the cut
It’s always interesting to see who just missed cracking the Top 50. There are usually some pretty good names there. Last year’s No. 51 was Jason Heyward, who now stands at No. 3. Brett Anderson, this year’s No. 13, was down at 52 a year ago. Being in this next group of 10 may not get the attention the main list draws, but these are all players worth watching.
51. Justin Smoak, 1B, Rangers
52. Logan Morrison, OF/1B, Marlins
53. Daniel Cortes, RHP, Royals
54. Jordan Walden, RHP, Angels
55. Ivan DeJesus, SS, Dodgers
56. Aaron Poreda, LHP, White Sox
57. Brett Cecil, LHP, Blue Jays
58. J.P. Arencibia, C, Blue Jays
59. Tim Alderson, RHP, Giants
60. Aaron Hicks, OF, Twins
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081204&content_id=3701895&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb
MLB’s top 50 list; poreda apparently first sox player. lots of things wrong with this list (like no pedro alvarez) so the usual salt.
by larry on Dec 5, 2008 12:39 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I may have missed some comments regarding these questions amidst the trade action, but...
-On a more ‘reputable’ Top 50 or Top 100 list, where might we expect to see Flowers? On the cusp of the top 50, give or take?
-Somewhat related — and this really is more semantic than anything — would you expect to see Beckham rated ahead or behind Flowers? (which may or may not be the same thing as asking if you would rank Beckham ahead or behind Flowers).
by CWSKeith on Dec 5, 2008 12:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
- yes
- beckham and flowers should be ranked similarly. at this point, i don’t have an opinion either way as to which should be ahead of the other.
by larry on Dec 5, 2008 12:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I assume that on a list such as this, Flowers would be ahead of Beckham
Law implied (stated?) that Flowers is now the Sox best prospect. Also, Flowers has a more extensive pro track record.
I’m glad to see everyone thinks the Sox system still sucks after adding Beckham, Viciedo, Flowers, and Poreda pitching well in the AFL. Sheesh.
by hitlesswonder on Dec 5, 2008 12:54 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Looks like clevelands
In the immobile corner masher category
We’ve got a Flowers, they’ve got Carlos Santana (Jesus, did they get a deal for Blake)
We’ve got a Brandon Allen, they’ve got Nick Weglarz
We’ve got a Dayan Viciedo(soon), they’ve got Matt LaPorta
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by The Cheat on Dec 5, 2008 1:05 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Def. not as sucky
Flowers put up the best Offensive numbers, Gordo number 6
by 815Sox on Dec 5, 2008 1:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
It's nice to see my fictional first round draft picks sitting so nicely together there.
AIM: SouthSideCheat
by The Cheat on Dec 5, 2008 12:48 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I this list made by Mayo
or a collection of 20 scouts ranking 30 players (as he’s done in the past) — I can’t tell
AIM: SouthSideCheat
by The Cheat on Dec 5, 2008 12:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Isn't DeJesus a little old to be a prospect?
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
by Sox Machine on Dec 5, 2008 1:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
DeJesus knows no age.
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Dec 5, 2008 2:07 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Report:
According to Joe Christensen of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, the Phillies, Mets, and Satan’s All-Stars have expressed interest in free agent infielder Nick Punto.
How much is that Uribe in the window?
by thecip on Dec 5, 2008 1:19 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Methinks Punto is going to be making cream
by 815Sox on Dec 5, 2008 1:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
FLAG!
Punto Porn is Prohibited on this site.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 5, 2008 1:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
only nick punto porn is prohibited.
natalie punto porn, on the other hand, is actively encouraged.
by larry on Dec 5, 2008 1:33 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Don't you actually have to present Natalie porn to Cheat, in order to get on the site?
I did.
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Dec 5, 2008 2:08 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
no, you have to present Natlie prone... silly girl.
""I’m for the dreamers. The only really important things in history have been started by the dreamers. They never know what can’t be done.""
Bill Veeck
by Chiburb on Dec 5, 2008 2:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
that's a requirement that was imposed by cheat after the 2006 season.
so, yes, you had to.
by larry on Dec 5, 2008 2:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
larry will be pissed
The White Sox have talked about filling their vacancy at third base in-house with Josh Fields, but that might not be the only scenario they’re discussing.
According to an ESPN.com report, the Sox have shown an interest in Marlins third baseman Jorge Cantu, who has also reportedly been a target of the Giants.
Cantu, who turns 27 next month, has played in all or part of the last five seasons with the Rays, Reds and Marlins. Last year, he batted .277 with a career-high 29 homers and a team-high 95 RBIs.
Though his career began with great promise in his first full season in 2005, when he batted .286 with 28 homers and 117 RBIs for the Rays, Cantu had a subpar 2006, and he began 2007 with the Rays’ Triple-A club in Durham. The Marlins signed him to a Minor League deal before the ’08 season, and he won the starting third base job in Spring Training camp.
Cantu is far from a dazzling defender. The Marlins, in fact, are considering moving him from third to first, if they don’t trade him. The Marlins might be looking to trade Cantu, who made $500,000 in ’08, because he is due for a big raise in arbitration. The team also has the newly acquired Emilio Bonifacio as a candidate to take over at third.
In recent days, Cantu has been linked to the Giants. Reports had indicated the Giants and Marlins were discussing a swap in which Cantu would go to San Francisco and left-hander Jonathan Sanchez would go to Florida, but it appears no deal has been finalized, especially now that the White Sox seem to be involved.
As far as what the Sox might have to give up to get Cantu, the Marlins are in need of catching help, and the White Sox have depth in that area — in the form of prospect Cole Armstrong — now that prospect Tyler Flowers has joined the organization in the Javier Vazquez trade with the Atlanta Braves.
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
by The Wizard on Dec 5, 2008 1:34 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I see the link in the previous thread now
nevermind…
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
by The Wizard on Dec 5, 2008 1:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
you're mistaken. cole armstrong is not on my list of favorite sox minor leaguers.
i would be pissed if it were donny lucy.
by larry on Dec 5, 2008 1:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
if you can joke that fernando hernandez is my favorite sox minor leaguer
I can joke that cole armstrong is your favorite sox minor leaguer
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
by The Wizard on Dec 5, 2008 1:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i suppose. but the difference is that you actually advocated for hernandez to be on the 40 man roster.
i thought it was kind of odd to include cole and said the same. donny is my catching crush. have we forgotten the donny lucy fan club?
http://www.southsidesox.com/story/2007/7/16/192049/467
there’s only room in a man’s heart for one minor league catcher.
by larry on Dec 5, 2008 1:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I argued that he should be protected from the rule-5 draft over chumps that I don't even remember now
you wanted cole in our top 10 prospects
http://www.southsidesox.com/2008/10/9/631812/white-sox-community-prospe#9281259
I don’t know which is the “stronger” argument and frankly I don’t care, it was just a joke
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
by The Wizard on Dec 5, 2008 2:20 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
you do have trouble reading. i never said he should, and certainly did not vote for armstrong to be in the top ten. i said people should consider him. certainly over the likes of mcculloch or something.
and mine were jokes, too. donny fucking lucy?
by larry on Dec 5, 2008 4:17 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't care if you said 'should be included' or 'should be considered to be included'
it was just a joke
jeez…
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
by The Wizard on Dec 5, 2008 6:14 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I saw this ages ago
I didn’t link it though as you have an automatic predictor that makes me look silly ( as if you need it )
anyway, if we do sign Cantu I can forsee lots of fun with very easy anagrams on that surname.
number one when it mattered!
by hoodlight on Dec 5, 2008 1:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
and I was thinking about the philosophy jokes!
why would this make you look silly?
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
by The Wizard on Dec 5, 2008 1:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I like it
C A N T U >>>>> C A M U S >>>>>>>>> C U N T
all makes sense now
number one when it mattered!
by hoodlight on Dec 5, 2008 1:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Kant too!
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
by The Wizard on Dec 5, 2008 1:48 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Cantu is projected at -1.5 wins defensively per CHONE
that plus the negative half win of wOBA makes him barely above replacement level.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 5, 2008 2:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
at which position?
Thank you,
these bumblefucks think the Sox are going to trade Dye. I said I would cancel my membership on here in martyrdom of Dye being traded.
by Jbasic89 on Dec 5, 2008 3:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
except he plays more than just 3rd
"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 5, 2008 3:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
you can't infer any more about where he'd fit elsewhere on the diamond from
him being abysmal at 3rd?
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 5, 2008 3:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
thank you . . . my point from above backed with some data.
so, we would have to trade an asset (any asset) and pay him a significant raise to be slightly above replacement level. Again, no thanks.
by jc2313 on Dec 6, 2008 2:08 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Movies That Are Destroying America - Holiday Movie Edition
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/212034
go to 2:45 mark
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
by The Wizard on Dec 5, 2008 1:45 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Dear Great Britain
We’re terribly sorry bit full episodes of the Colbert Report are not available.
aaaaaarrrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhhhhhh, what the fuck am I gonna do with the rest of my night? go for a few beers? a nice meal with the missus? get on the trumpet and order a load of class A’s?
no my night is now officially ruined because I can’t read the Colbert Report.
number one when it mattered!
by hoodlight on Dec 5, 2008 1:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
do you get a warning?
how about this:
http://www.hulu.com/watch/47497/
or this
http://www.milkandcookies.com/link/138839/detail/
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
by The Wizard on Dec 5, 2008 2:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
— On Javier Vazquez, [Atlanta GM Frank] Wren stated that using "sabermetric" methods—"taking into account park factors, defense, and other factors"—Vazquez should have won 16 games and had a sub-4 ERA last season. He repeated this in the second interview, both times using the term "saber". So, I nearly crashed twice on my way to the office.
http://www.sabernomics.com/sabernomics/index.php/2008/12/frank-wren-stat-head/
AIM: SouthSideCheat
by The Cheat on Dec 5, 2008 2:00 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
maybe he's a Star Wars fan?
"God created [Republicans] because He was disappointed in the monkey." -- Mark Twain.
by Chiburb on Dec 5, 2008 2:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
is it really that much of a suprise these days that organizations, especially one like the braves, knows about and talks about this stuff?
i mean, really?
by larry on Dec 5, 2008 2:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
No, it's a surprise that they come to the wrong conslusions
Same goes for Jon Garland… Our favorite site ran a headline screaming “DO NOT SIGN JON GARLAND,” ran some numbers to prove their point, then ignored the fact that year-after-year Garland beats their saber-based predictors.
Now I’d certainly sign Javy over Garland, because JG has less room for error and could crater faster, but they’re not drastically the drastically different pitchers their peripherals may suggest
AIM: SouthSideCheat
by The Cheat on Dec 5, 2008 2:08 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'd like to add drastically
AIM: SouthSideCheat
by The Cheat on Dec 5, 2008 2:09 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
and what's a conslusion, anyway
/drinking early today
AIM: SouthSideCheat
by The Cheat on Dec 5, 2008 2:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i'd just point people to will carroll's blog post today
for why the amateur seamheads aren’t necessarily to be trusted over certain (intelligent) organizations.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/unfiltered/?p=1116
having seen something similar from a lady (yes, there are female seamheads who work in mlb), there is certainly a gulf between what the amateurs (can) do and what people who get paid to work 60+ hours a week can do. the proprietary stuff is absolutely mind-blowing.
by larry on Dec 5, 2008 2:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
are you trying to say that the Braves have developed a super advanced model for evaluating pitching
which just happens to yield the same (mostly incorrect) conclusion about Vazquez as the freely available FIP-based projectors?
Or could it be that they’re just looking at similar (if differently derived) numbers that you and I can obtain and coming to a different conclusion?
AIM: SouthSideCheat
by The Cheat on Dec 5, 2008 2:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i don’t think there’s necessarily a great deal more that can be derived from advanced models for a player like javy who has been around for years. the substantial “macro” information tells the story, methinks. however, the, shall we say, righteousness tact that some people take on their blogs (i’m smarter than everyone else, including the people paid to do this in mlb) should be taken with a rather large grain of salt. if these people were that good, they’d be the ones getting paid to do it for mlb teams. quite simply, the major league teams who have invested a great deal into their proprietary stuff have more advanced, and i would argue better, info than we on the outside have access to. again, what the marginal value of this is can be debated – i don’t pretend to have the info to know this. however, i’m almost always of the opinion that the more information, the better.
by larry on Dec 5, 2008 2:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
agreed.
Now: where do the Sox get one of those gals or guys? Or maybe they got one since the Erstad signing?
""I’m for the dreamers. The only really important things in history have been started by the dreamers. They never know what can’t be done.""
Bill Veeck
by Chiburb on Dec 5, 2008 2:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
that sounds right to me
i find it hard to believe that in the very least the GMs who consistently do well would be less informed than any of the assorted seamheads convinced of, say, Kenny Williams’ stupidity.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 5, 2008 2:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
can you repeat the question?
/ chapelle show joke
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 5, 2008 3:08 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Tango disagreed thoroughly
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 5, 2008 2:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
good for him.
i know what i saw. you can read about it in the comments in the link. if there are people doing what i saw, they aren’t publishing it anywhere i’ve seen it. you can debate, of course, what the marginal value this info provides and whether it’s worth it.
by larry on Dec 5, 2008 2:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Would this particular
team doing the analysis be maybe the favorite team of the POTUS to be?
larrys fortune cookie: you will learn much and have the advantage of not reading my pompous responses.
by bhoov on Dec 5, 2008 2:50 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
no.
in sensitivity to the person to whom i’m referring, i won’t provide any other hint regarding who employs/employed her.
by larry on Dec 5, 2008 2:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Gotta be the Giants.
They are cutting edge. I mean, Renteria! ’Nuff said.
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 5, 2008 2:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I haven't gotten around to that yet
I would agree with caroll on the defensive front, but when evaluating offense-and-pitching, there really isn’t much more to understand. We know how runs are created/prevented, and how to value those skills.
AIM: SouthSideCheat
by The Cheat on Dec 5, 2008 2:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I thought it was because you thought he was Jewish.
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 5, 2008 3:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The BTF Transaction Analysis projects JV for a 117 ERA+ next year
Which someone notes:
“That ERA+ is higher than his a career average (105)
It’s higher than 4 of his last 5 years
His peripherals are as good as ever, and he has the peripherals of a 115+ ERA+ pitcher…
but he just rarely gets there…”
The funny part is that earlier, a commenter took the analysis to task for referring to JV as a mid-rotation starter when the projection is for a 1 or 2, and Dan apologized saying he was thinking about JV’s performance last season rather than the projection. It should be clear to people by now that Vazquez, while a good pitcher, is not Projection Vazquez.
by hitlesswonder on Dec 5, 2008 4:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
get on the trumpet and order a load of class A’s?
?
"God created [Republicans] because He was disappointed in the monkey." -- Mark Twain.
by Chiburb on Dec 5, 2008 2:00 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
to the hoodster
"God created [Republicans] because He was disappointed in the monkey." -- Mark Twain.
by Chiburb on Dec 5, 2008 2:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
haha
trumpet = telephone
Class A’s = Illegal drugs that carry the maximum sentence (as opposed to B’s or Cs)
number one when it mattered!
by hoodlight on Dec 5, 2008 2:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
thx
"God created [Republicans] because He was disappointed in the monkey." -- Mark Twain.
by Chiburb on Dec 5, 2008 2:06 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Have you ever seen the classic 1979 British Gangster Flick
‘The Long Good Friday’ – with Bob Hoskins, it’s kind of considered a masterpiece now as it predicted the Thatcherite Reaganomics the followed in the 80’s. I guess it’s the English Godfather in a lot of ways although the plot is nothing like that I’m sure the makers of the film were looking to make an English gangland classic.
Anyway, I digress, in the film Hoskins is trying to work out who is pissing him off and tells his right hand man to ‘get on the trumpet’ to round up all the underworld in London for a meeting.
It’s not used that much now tbh, lots of people I know (and myself) call phones ‘dogs’ but I thought that would have got lost even further!
number one when it mattered!
by hoodlight on Dec 5, 2008 2:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Last Brit film I saw was "Carry On, Nurse".
Very funny.
""I’m for the dreamers. The only really important things in history have been started by the dreamers. They never know what can’t be done.""
Bill Veeck
by Chiburb on Dec 5, 2008 2:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I hate those films
they made loads of em, oooooooohhhh matron!!
number one when it mattered!
by hoodlight on Dec 5, 2008 2:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Ding, dong.
""I’m for the dreamers. The only really important things in history have been started by the dreamers. They never know what can’t be done.""
Bill Veeck
by Chiburb on Dec 5, 2008 2:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
No, maybe it was "School For Scoundrels"
with Terry Thomas I recall.
""I’m for the dreamers. The only really important things in history have been started by the dreamers. They never know what can’t be done.""
Bill Veeck
by Chiburb on Dec 5, 2008 2:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
ahh - now that film is excellent
number one when it mattered!
by hoodlight on Dec 5, 2008 2:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
"If a horse won't eat it, I don't want to play on it"
— Dick Allen
Bonus: On July 31, 1972, Allen became the first player in baseball’s modern era to hit two inside-the-park homers in one game in an 8-1 victory over Minnesota. Both homers came off Bert Blyleven at Minnesota’s Metropolitan Stadium.
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
by The Wizard on Dec 5, 2008 2:42 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Wiz, I can usually follow you, and I love Dick Allen,
but to what does this relate?
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 5, 2008 2:57 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
looks like somebody has been reading the archives of this site.
ah, to live in my mom’s basement and have unlimited time…
by larry on Dec 5, 2008 3:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
you, you OPOS. a trip down memory lane, tho I'm sure Wiz
will have to repeat it for you.
Have a nice weekend!
""I’m for the dreamers. The only really important things in history have been started by the dreamers. They never know what can’t be done.""
Bill Veeck
by Chiburb on Dec 5, 2008 3:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I knew that, I just didn't see the relevance of the post to the subject being discussed,
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 5, 2008 3:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
to what does this relate?
nothing, I found it funny
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
by The Wizard on Dec 5, 2008 3:13 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I rec'd it...
I am going to use that quote when describing the softball fields I play on.
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 5, 2008 3:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Or on a torn up golf course.
I need all the excuses I can get playing that game.
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 5, 2008 3:17 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
To what does anything you ever say relate?
Besides building a case for the necessity of Hooked on Phonics?
:D
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Dec 5, 2008 3:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Me because he knows I like reading crap like this! lol
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 5, 2008 2:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Kenny
Williams said the shift toward acquiring young players actually started two years ago, when he acquired Gavin Floyd and Gio Gonzalez from the Philadelphia Phillies for Freddy Garcia.
“We recognized that we had to start an infusion of youth if we were going to have any sort of sustained success,” Williams said on Thursday. “That year, combined with last year and adding (Alexei) Ramirez and (Carlos) Quentin to the equation, we just felt we would continue on down that path so as our core starts to get a little mileage on it, we’re developing a new core so we can keep the train rolling.”
…
“I’ve recognized for some time that we were going to be bumping up against our payroll limits,” Williams said. “I’m watching dollars, but this was a deal motivated by a desire to transition into a new core of players. We still have a solid, veteran group, so the young guys can filter in at their own pace.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=255888
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
by The Wizard on Dec 5, 2008 3:12 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
So Flowers is the DH back up 1b/C in 2010
but I aint buying Marquez. Go get me another pitcher.
"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 5, 2008 3:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Is toonderstrook still alive?
I was at HBT and found this little gem when talking about players postseason contributions with 5+ years of playoff appearances compared to their younger counterparts. He was talking about the data that he put together to quasi-prove his point “It may be cherry-picked, and maybe in your opinion it is worthless, but it’s all I’ve got.” It made me think back to the argument I had with toonder when he proclaimed BA hit something like .288 over a 3 month period… “cherry-picking stats” is going to be my new favorite SSS phrase.
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 5, 2008 3:15 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Not here.
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 5, 2008 3:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
why not?
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 5, 2008 3:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Question for larry or WU...
How did Babe Ruth hit 136 triples in his career?
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 5, 2008 3:27 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Barry Bonds, in comparison hit 77
in 22 seasons. Both players played 22 seasons (thus far). Why?
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 5, 2008 3:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Jerry Owens was the starting CF.
oh, I’m not larry or WU.
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Dec 5, 2008 3:29 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
good 1
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
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by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 5, 2008 3:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
You rock, HSA.
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 5, 2008 3:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
hsa reminds me of sookie from trueblood
… you know being around all these vampires n stuff.
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 5, 2008 3:50 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
hot dogs were the number one source of energy back then
Thank you,
these bumblefucks think the Sox are going to trade Dye. I said I would cancel my membership on here in martyrdom of Dye being traded.
by Jbasic89 on Dec 5, 2008 3:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
seriously
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 5, 2008 3:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
ever heard of the polo grounds?
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 5, 2008 3:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
yes
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 5, 2008 3:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
what effect do you think slower OF plus larger outfields had?
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by colintj on Dec 5, 2008 3:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know the exact dimensions of the polo grounds.
sorry. I thought the Giants played at the polo grounds?
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 5, 2008 3:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
it's a symptom.
the parks back in the day were massive by today’s standards and the height of the average ballplayer has increased significantly.
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by colintj on Dec 5, 2008 3:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Were the mounds raised at the time?
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 5, 2008 3:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Cannot comment on the dimensions of women in the '20's-'30's.
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 5, 2008 3:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
ROFL!
Don't look back because we are going forward!
by Brush Back on Dec 5, 2008 6:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Has this turned into a music thread?
I am reaching to follow your logic. NL parks were big. Babe Ruth played in the AL. Ergo, Babe Ruth hit a lot of triples.
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 5, 2008 3:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
ALL parks were big.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 5, 2008 3:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
So why bring up an NL park?
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 5, 2008 3:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i thought everyone had heard of the polo grounds
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 5, 2008 3:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
because the yankees played there.
or aren’t you going to give credit to colin for knowing that.
pause.
i wouldn’t either.
by larry on Dec 5, 2008 3:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
No.
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 5, 2008 3:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
the babe played there?
not to my knowledge.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 5, 2008 3:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
thanks for clarifying what we already knew.
you can stop commenting now.
by larry on Dec 5, 2008 3:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
LOL. Man's got to know his limitations.
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 5, 2008 3:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
How big was Wrigley, or Crosley, or Fenway?
YPOS. And the Polo grounds had a right field porch that was <300 feet down the line.
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 5, 2008 3:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
look, i pulled the polo grounds out of my ass with the intent of illustrating
the differences between old parks and new ones. if it doesn’t, then i lose.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 5, 2008 3:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
and it was something like 500 feet out to center.
by larry on Dec 5, 2008 3:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, Willie's catch in the '54 Series ("The Catch") was out there.
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 5, 2008 3:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
say hey! say hey!
sumthin sumthin willy mays!
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 5, 2008 3:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
And with that 500 foot center
Ruth hit 54 dingers in 1920. More than whole teams.
"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 5, 2008 3:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Wiki Polo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polo_Grounds
"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 5, 2008 3:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
-1
larry already linked
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 5, 2008 3:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
sorry
"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 5, 2008 3:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
no prob
larry post on here using 2 computers… one with google always up and one with SSS always up.
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 5, 2008 3:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
like those psycho online poker players
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 5, 2008 3:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i think you mean two screens.
don’t really need multiple computers for that.
by larry on Dec 5, 2008 3:54 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Don't even need two screens
Alt-Tab seems to work just fine.
by Grinder in Training on Dec 5, 2008 3:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I have vista and disabled that...
do you know how I can undisable it? I tried many times but to no avail.
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 5, 2008 3:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
little more info...
I believe I disabled it from the services.msc application.
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 5, 2008 3:57 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn’t even disable something so useful so no. But.. if you can’t figure it out, you could just update your internet browser to one that has tabs and use the mouse.
by Grinder in Training on Dec 5, 2008 3:57 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
why does everyone on here have to be such a smart azz?
Just f’n tell me if you know… If I would have known the tweak was irreversable I obviously would have not changed it.
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 5, 2008 3:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
you are correct again.
“computer technology for 500 Alex”
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 5, 2008 3:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i don't know why people bother posting links on here anymore.
you know i’ve already linked to it. don’t waste your time.
by larry on Dec 5, 2008 3:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yes!
for those who have/had MVP 2005, playing in the Polo Grounds was fucking awesome. I can’t speak to how realistic their representation, but I think it’d be quite fun to see a home park with those dimensions today (not that MLB would allow such a thing, but…).
by CWSKeith on Dec 5, 2008 3:48 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
closest thing we have is PETCO
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 5, 2008 3:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
which "polo grounds" is it?
there were, what, at least four of them. was it the last one, which is the one we’re discussing here?
by larry on Dec 5, 2008 3:50 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I believe I unlocked it in mlb 2k8 as well
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 5, 2008 3:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
the yankees played at the polo grounds for about ten years
some of them years in which babe was either playing for boston or new york.
by larry on Dec 5, 2008 3:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Good - and I believe Ruth came up to the bigs in 1914 or so.
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 5, 2008 3:42 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
that would be correct
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 5, 2008 3:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
rec's self for knowing more than colin
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 5, 2008 3:42 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
check the dimensions of the parks he primarily played in.
by larry on Dec 5, 2008 3:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
good answer
thanks… I figured you would have been able to remember this vividly.
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
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by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 5, 2008 3:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That was the NY Giants, historian.
Wrong league. Next guess.
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 5, 2008 3:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
not the point.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 5, 2008 3:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
So what is?
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 5, 2008 3:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
where would you rather play OF?
the Cell or Polo?
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by colintj on Dec 5, 2008 3:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
and come on, i wouldn't know that?
a little cred. just a smidge. ‘sall i’m askin’.
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by colintj on Dec 5, 2008 3:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
So what's the point?
Come up with an AL park that he actually played more than WS games in. Fer Chrissakes.
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 5, 2008 3:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
they were all huge!
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by colintj on Dec 5, 2008 3:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i mean c'mon, doesn't everybody know the statues were in play in yankee before they moved em in?
doesn’t anybody remember tiger stadium? y’all are killing me.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 5, 2008 3:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
fielders were much worse in those days
I’ve read Baseball between the Numbers
number one when it mattered!
by hoodlight on Dec 5, 2008 3:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
from xxxix
the 1920s and 1930s of Ruth’s time featured a lively baseball but also large ballparks with distant fences and fielders who were far less skilled than today’s.
Nate Silver
do I get any admin points?
number one when it mattered!
by hoodlight on Dec 5, 2008 3:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i had no idea this wasn't common knowledge
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by colintj on Dec 5, 2008 3:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
you are supposed to be impressed
not by the fact, but the speed I managed to transcribe and quote it on here. And I’m the one who fucking bought the book and got asked ‘why are you reading that fucking thing’? by my girlfriend.
number one when it mattered!
by hoodlight on Dec 5, 2008 3:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i was directing that at my american elders.
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by colintj on Dec 5, 2008 3:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Hmm -- I thought it was the opposite and that the baseballs were shittier because they used less of them per game (and as such they got more 'banged up' over the course of the game.
that and I would’ve guessed that baseball’s ‘back-in-the-day’ were less tightly wound and as such, ‘less lively’.
by CWSKeith on Dec 5, 2008 3:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The bases were 15 feet closer then.
Really, big, yawning outfield gaps, slow OF’s.
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 5, 2008 3:30 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
were the bases really closer?
that was the only explaination I could think of but figured I would ask before I researched.
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 5, 2008 3:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Fished in, SoB.
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 5, 2008 3:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
touche. WUPOS
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 5, 2008 3:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
How can anyone call Babe the "greatest player of all time"?
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 5, 2008 3:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Is that a joke?
"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 5, 2008 3:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
why would that be a joke?
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 5, 2008 3:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i know.
the guy was MVP once in his career. that’s like saying ken caminiti is the greatest player ever. if you’re not good enough to be the best player in your league more than once, fuck off.
by larry on Dec 5, 2008 3:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i miss ken caminiti.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 5, 2008 3:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
cocaine is one hell of a drug.
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 5, 2008 3:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Physically?
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 5, 2008 3:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
nostalgically.
i was in SD back in his heyday.
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by colintj on Dec 5, 2008 3:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
He was entertaining. Like Lyle Alzado.
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 5, 2008 3:43 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Cam was a real grinder, that's for sure.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 5, 2008 3:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Does the fact that he was juicing then limit your enthusiasm?
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 5, 2008 3:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i don't care now
and i didn’t know then. this is somewhat related to your sig, but i think Cam is actually missing a nut thanks to that shit.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 5, 2008 3:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
He's missing breath.
He dead.
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 5, 2008 3:49 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
haha...er...
oops. somehow forgot that part.
pulls collar awkwardly
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by colintj on Dec 5, 2008 3:50 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
colin, you're hilarious when you post stuff without doing at least the teensiest of research.
by larry on Dec 5, 2008 3:50 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
yeah that was pretty impressive.
i’d rec my forgetfulness if i could.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 5, 2008 3:51 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
People at work are looking at me
because I am chuckling loudly. Stop it, colin.
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 5, 2008 3:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
baseball and their silly rules back then
"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 5, 2008 3:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I think this is what Kenny has in mind:
1. Roberts, 2B
2. Ramirez, SS
3. Quentin, LF
4. Thome, DH
5. Dye, LF
6. Pierzynski, C
7. Konerko, 1B
8. Fields, 3B
9. Owens, CF
by Andronicus on Dec 5, 2008 4:00 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
How is the team getting Roberts?
"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 5, 2008 4:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
they're making nix legally change his name
sit*
by U-God on Dec 5, 2008 4:06 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Pirates
Not those from Pittsburgh either. I mean real pirates, the ones off of the coast of Africa are going to be persuaded by KW to come to the states over the weekend to swindle Brian Roberts from the Orioles for some half drunk bottles of cheap rum from JRE’s liqour cabinet and a couple of chocolate coins from Halloween 2004. A couple of peg leg’s to MacPhail’s ribs won’t hurt either.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 5, 2008 4:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
You aren't the only one who watches
History channel.
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 5, 2008 5:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
History? Read a newspaper, boy!
Pirates off Somalia are cashing in. One of my clients was on the oceanliner that just outran pirates this week. Need to set some goddamn things straight with these MF’ers.
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 5, 2008 6:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
They are having a special on History Channel
much like when they profile current gangs on the show they call Gangland.
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 5, 2008 7:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't know Ricky Ross was an actual drug dealer until 2 years ago
I watched a BET documentary narrated by Ving Rhames, ’twas awesome.
"It never is, because I'm the Shogun. And before you get to the Shogun, you gotta go through a lot of ninjas."
by Ozzie Montana on Dec 5, 2008 8:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
rick ross
was a prison guard for most of his life. ;x so much for being a felon…
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 7, 2008 9:57 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Smoking dope at 4:12 on a Friday?
"I am not going out like SSH. "
by WTGTD, 12/3/08
by ballyb on Dec 5, 2008 9:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Nah
only I do that as I am peeling out of the parking lot of my office.
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 7, 2008 9:58 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
So Owens is playing CF/RF correct?
Quentin can cover the ground in left Dye can’t and Owens will patrol the rest. Sounds about right.
FifthFeather.com
by El Duque's Raft on Dec 5, 2008 4:20 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
no, the pitcher is covering right field.
10. john danks, p-rf
by larry on Dec 5, 2008 4:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
water covers 2/3rds of the earth
Jerry Owens covers the rest
AIM: SouthSideCheat
by The Cheat on Dec 5, 2008 4:25 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
correction
Isn’t that Walt Harris…
I am going to ask you one time, and i'm gonna ask you nice. Where the fuck is Ringo bitch.
by ElDiablo on Dec 5, 2008 4:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
why are you bringing up JO
see how this board goes into the shitter whenever I get out of convo….
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 5, 2008 5:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I used
to be a phillies (fam moved from philly to Chi in ’79) fan back then. equating GM to JO: blasphemy
larrys fortune cookie: you will learn much and have the advantage of not reading my pompous responses.
by bhoov on Dec 5, 2008 5:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
you are allowed to like both in my book.
How old were you when you moved though?
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 5, 2008 5:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
12
or so. Actually lived in Bay area before that, and unfortunately have carried the Raiders with me ever since.
larrys fortune cookie: you will learn much and have the advantage of not reading my pompous responses.
by bhoov on Dec 5, 2008 5:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
that is an ok age.
I will admit I was a Kerry Wood fan when, that one overcast day, I got home from school and he proceeded to fan 20 astros. I must have 14 at the time. I was a huge Sox fan in 93 (I was 10). I made the the entire Sox team on baseball stars nintendo TM.
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 5, 2008 5:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
that was a really cool moment
i watched that with my brother right after school. outside of Dominant Pedro, that’s as good as I’ve ever seen someone pitch.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 5, 2008 7:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Well,
at least we know how cub fans felt in 05! ;x Funny how 3 mil show up at the parade when we barely drew 2mil all season.
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 7, 2008 10:03 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
You. OLD. Fuck.
I suspected as much. Welcome.
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 5, 2008 6:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
They were really blasting the Raiders on Thursday night during the
broadcast. I guess there does need to be some work done there when the best player on the team is the tight end. Zach Miller.
How could he lose the ball in the sun....he's from Mexico.
by Hoytsstash on Dec 6, 2008 10:40 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I also am a Raiders fan.
My father never really cared about anything but the White Sox…..so my football loyalties were up for grabs…… As a young KenWo…. I got tecmo bowl for nintendo and the Raiders were my favorite team with Bo Jackson and Marcus Allen. Then I started listening to Eazy E and he always rep’d a Raiders hat or a White Sox hat….. Then I got into fantasy football and had Tim Brown on my team for years and years. Plus a lot of Cubs fans I know are Bears fans and they annoy me in discussing football almost as much as baseball. All of this= Go Raiders…
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Dec 6, 2008 10:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
huh?
49ers or 85’ bears were the teams to be in tecmo bowl.
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 7, 2008 10:04 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Please... take a gander at this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PBvOxicz-0
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Dec 7, 2008 1:56 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Um Video Bo?
"It never is, because I'm the Shogun. And before you get to the Shogun, you gotta go through a lot of ninjas."
by Ozzie Montana on Dec 7, 2008 3:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Montana, Rice, Payton, and Gault!
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 8, 2008 7:27 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
busted.
i knew you were a fair weather sox fan.
by larry on Dec 5, 2008 5:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Maddux?
Owens can’t even grow a proper beard. GMAB.
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 5, 2008 6:57 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Cheat you will lose that sun-times link
if I am gone.
Way to go danks
bitch can’t throw more than 130 innings a season? Trade him. He has no balls
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 2, 2008 7:16 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 5, 2008 5:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Your presence would explain why I'm associated with Eli
AIM: SouthSideCheat
by The Cheat on Dec 5, 2008 7:08 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
OBJECTION!
And yes I have been drinking, let the party continue!
I don't need to look at fancy stats
to see if a guy is good or not. You might have to.
by Where Triples Go to Die on Nov 30, 2008 4:16 PM CST
by omnipotent grab on Dec 5, 2008 8:33 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Well done Joe.
I don't need to look at fancy stats
to see if a guy is good or not. You might have to.
by Where Triples Go to Die on Nov 30, 2008 4:16 PM CST
by omnipotent grab on Dec 6, 2008 3:11 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
What the hell is that shit?
Anime Dorks trying to be cool?
by 815Sox on Dec 6, 2008 1:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Its from some Gameboy game.
Something about a lawyer, I thought some might appreciate it. And i was drunk.
I don't need to look at fancy stats
to see if a guy is good or not. You might have to.
by Where Triples Go to Die on Nov 30, 2008 4:16 PM CST
by omnipotent grab on Dec 6, 2008 2:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Contreras' injury really screws with Kenny's rebuild-on-the-fly plan
10 million dollars for 0 production until possibly August? Gross.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 6, 2008 2:20 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Trade him!
I don't need to look at fancy stats
to see if a guy is good or not. You might have to.
by Where Triples Go to Die on Nov 30, 2008 4:16 PM CST
by omnipotent grab on Dec 6, 2008 2:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I hear the braves are offering kotchman and lilibridge and the angels figgins and mathews
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
by The Wizard on Dec 6, 2008 3:10 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Split him in two and send both teams a half
I don't need to look at fancy stats
to see if a guy is good or not. You might have to.
by Where Triples Go to Die on Nov 30, 2008 4:16 PM CST
by omnipotent grab on Dec 6, 2008 3:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
which way
split top and bottom, or split left and right?
-Jeeves Life in the Cell
by jeeves on Dec 7, 2008 12:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
left and right
I, for one, want the left side.
by Daniel Berlyn on Dec 7, 2008 9:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Are there any
documented / published reports on how his rehab is going and ETA?
"I am not going out like SSH. "
by WTGTD, 12/3/08
by ballyb on Dec 6, 2008 2:59 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I heard Cooper on the Score and he thinks
he will be back around the all star game.
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Dec 6, 2008 10:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
It figures that such a great day of sports falls on the Saturday before finals week
Florida vs ’Bama, Mizzou vs Boomer Sooner, Marquette vs Wisconsin and the Hawks in Deh-twah.
And — although I will admit to not being completely distinguished in my knowledge of college football — I was pretty shocked to see Alabama 10 point underdogs. I could see picking Florida by a score or less, but by two possessions? Oh yeah — that’s a positive EV play in my mind.
by CWSKeith on Dec 6, 2008 2:26 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
cubs
"I am not going out like SSH. "
by WTGTD, 12/3/08
by ballyb on Dec 6, 2008 3:02 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Raise ticket prices. Across the board.
Unbelievable.
"I am not going out like SSH. "
by WTGTD, 12/3/08
by ballyb on Dec 6, 2008 3:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Go back to China bitch.
I don't need to look at fancy stats
to see if a guy is good or not. You might have to.
by Where Triples Go to Die on Nov 30, 2008 4:16 PM CST
by omnipotent grab on Dec 6, 2008 3:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
So now we've knocked off UCLA and Duke?
.500 in conference and we’re in the tourney!
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 6, 2008 4:39 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I heard Juan Uribe went to a restaurant and ate everything in the restaurant and they had to close the restaurant.
Why so serious?
by reardenmettle on Dec 6, 2008 6:21 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
i believe it.
he eats a lot, from what i hear.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
by colintj on Dec 7, 2008 12:13 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I heard it was a Golden Corral in Glassford, Illinois.
How could he lose the ball in the sun....he's from Mexico.
by Hoytsstash on Dec 7, 2008 9:07 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Great, they got one in
BROOKSVILLE, FL.
I’ll eat there in February when I go to golf.
"I am not going out like SSH. "
by WTGTD, 12/3/08
by ballyb on Dec 7, 2008 5:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Come say hi, bb.
I’m about 40 miles away.
i guess if you think a guy who is missing both testicles is healthy,
sure.
by winningugly on Dec 8, 2008 7:37 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
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