Game 42: Gamethread #2

by The Wizard on May 16, 2008 11:15 PM CDT in Game Threads Comment 116 comments

Alexei goes deep! very deep!

Video: http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?mid=200805172715503

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Damnit

They couldn’t clear the pitcher.

Never trust a big butt and a smile.
Sox Machine

by Sox Machine on May 16, 2008 11:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Ashame they let him lead off

AIM: SouthSideCheat

by The Cheat on May 16, 2008 11:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

So who comes out for the bottom half?

I took the "under".

by winningugly on May 16, 2008 11:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

E!

I took the "under".

by winningugly on May 16, 2008 11:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Awesomemann

The extra ‘N’ is for ….

AIM: SouthSideCheat

by The Cheat on May 16, 2008 11:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nein!

Never trust a big butt and a smile.
Sox Machine

by Sox Machine on May 16, 2008 11:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

No more than one batter?

I took the "under".

by winningugly on May 16, 2008 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Noogies.

"Walkie, you're doing a heck of a job."

by thecip on May 16, 2008 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

One more pitch and Anderson would have been 2B anyway.

Sheesh

by hitlesswonder on May 16, 2008 11:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Gotta love Ozzieball.

by SSH2005 on May 16, 2008 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well, he was safe

I took the "under".

by winningugly on May 16, 2008 11:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Maybe better to complain when he wasn't clearly safe.

by Trooper on May 16, 2008 11:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Good start.

Never trust a big butt and a smile.
Sox Machine

by Sox Machine on May 16, 2008 11:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Good finish too

That’s his most successful outing this year…

AIM: SouthSideCheat

by The Cheat on May 16, 2008 11:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

met the challenge of Rich Aurilia.

by stanchar on May 16, 2008 11:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

RA's a bad MF

I took the "under".

by winningugly on May 16, 2008 11:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hey, the last time he faced the Sox

He hit a pinch-hit grand slam.

Never trust a big butt and a smile.
Sox Machine

by Sox Machine on May 16, 2008 11:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

That was a tough tough hop

by 3E8 on May 16, 2008 11:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

yes...solid play.

by stanchar on May 16, 2008 11:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

HE DID HIS JOB!

Never trust a big butt and a smile.
Sox Machine

by Sox Machine on May 16, 2008 11:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

wasserman translates to 'waterman'

or waterboy, if you prefer.

by explodingpinwheelsforfunandprofit on May 16, 2008 11:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Who's up now for Logan?

by stanchar on May 16, 2008 11:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Mr. Lewis you are about to grab some bench....

by stanchar on May 16, 2008 11:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

We're waiting.

Never trust a big butt and a smile.
Sox Machine

by Sox Machine on May 16, 2008 11:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

There we are.

Never trust a big butt and a smile.
Sox Machine

by Sox Machine on May 16, 2008 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

took a little bit longer than I thought it would....

by stanchar on May 16, 2008 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

if SF is able to get a guy on base from here on out

i predict the score will be tied soon thereafter.

by explodingpinwheelsforfunandprofit on May 16, 2008 11:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

ruh roh

by Trooper on May 17, 2008 12:04 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

F. Lewis and A. Ramirez may have come from the same test tube

as Willie McGee.

I took the "under".

by winningugly on May 16, 2008 11:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I'm preparing for the Sox bullpen implosion by opening another beverage

by hitlesswonder on May 16, 2008 11:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Pepsi or Tab?

I took the "under".

by winningugly on May 16, 2008 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Warsteiner

Although that is considered a Frauenbier I’m told.

by hitlesswonder on May 16, 2008 11:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I prefer Hacker-Pschorr.

by SSH2005 on May 16, 2008 11:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Also an excellent choice

Really, I’m happy with almost any Bavarian lager.

by hitlesswonder on May 16, 2008 11:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Lately, I've been drinking a lot of Blue Moon.

by SSH2005 on May 16, 2008 11:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

You're drinking for 3 now, right?

I took the "under".

by winningugly on May 16, 2008 11:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

No, not at all...

3 is my max. I have to stay sober in case I have to drive my wife to the hospital.

by SSH2005 on May 16, 2008 11:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Right - I meant for you, your wife (who clearly should not drink)

and the kid.

I took the "under".

by winningugly on May 16, 2008 11:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I know, haha...

If my wife was drinking, my kid would come out even more retarded than me. That would not be a good idea.

by SSH2005 on May 16, 2008 11:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Michael Lewis

Of Moneyball fame wrote an essay about his second child being born entitled “Watching my wife deliver—this time, sober”

by hitlesswonder on May 16, 2008 11:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i found that drinking heavily

made the whole pregnancy experience go a lot smoother.

she will likely be drugged up, so why shouldn’t you? it is a ‘team’ thing right?

by explodingpinwheelsforfunandprofit on May 16, 2008 11:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

If you like Belgian Whites

Try Hoegaarden instead

by 3E8 on May 16, 2008 11:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sam Adams White Ale

is nice, pretty much falls in-between Hoegaarden and Blue Moon. Though its a spring seasonal, so probably getting hard to find.

by Trooper on May 16, 2008 11:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I tried it but I didn't like it much.

Another beer I really like is Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.

by SSH2005 on May 16, 2008 11:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Had Newcastle Brown Ale tonight

I took the "under".

by winningugly on May 16, 2008 11:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

another gentleman's beer

i wish someone had told me that sportsnation had replaced rationality with caps lock.

by MarketMaker on May 17, 2008 12:12 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Me too

I’m pretty happy with any ale, but thats one I usually keep stocked.

by Trooper on May 16, 2008 11:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Very solid beer

by 3E8 on May 16, 2008 11:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

a gentleman's beer

i wish someone had told me that sportsnation had replaced rationality with caps lock.

by MarketMaker on May 17, 2008 12:11 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Tried a Hoegaarden tonight

And I was personally not a fan and I like belgian’s most of the time. Whatever, different stroke for different folks…

my favorite beer to this day is Oberon.

by 815Sox on May 17, 2008 12:22 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dos Equis amber lately.

Couldn’t wait for the warm weather to start.

Never trust a big butt and a smile.
Sox Machine

by Sox Machine on May 16, 2008 11:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

are you the most interesting man in the world?

i wish someone had told me that sportsnation had replaced rationality with caps lock.

by MarketMaker on May 17, 2008 12:13 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

STFU!

May I frame that comment? A positive! There is hope for your unborn child yet!

;)

I took the "under".

by winningugly on May 16, 2008 11:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

slick inning

by explodingpinwheelsforfunandprofit on May 16, 2008 11:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Now that's what I call

The ROOGY-LOOGY Boogie.

Never trust a big butt and a smile.
Sox Machine

by Sox Machine on May 16, 2008 11:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Were those Ks on curveballs?

Haven’t seen that at all from Logan (in my limited TV viewing).

by Trooper on May 16, 2008 11:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

or whatever it was, I should say I haven’t seen that over the top arm slot.

by Trooper on May 16, 2008 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

OC has had a lot of success the past three seasons swinging at the first pitch

He didn’t do it that often (~15-20% of his PAs) but OPSed well over .900. I’ve noticed that he’s taken a lot of really good first pitches (two this evening) this season and swung at some not so good ones. It’s of course a small sample and he’s batting leadoff now, but he’s only 3-23 on the first pitch to start this season and OPSing .260.

by 3E8 on May 16, 2008 11:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs