43 Games in 140 Characters

Inspired by the above link, a Twitter contest, and the silliness with Q! and song lyrics in the comments of the last recap, I thought we could have our own little contest.

Write a the story of the season thus far --or at least a White Sox-related story-- in 140 characters or less in the comments.

Winner will receive no iPod, no physically tangible prize, but will be featured prominently on the site...

Also... If you haven't given your input on the most recent SSS Satisfaction Index call, now would be the time... I'll tabulate the results tonight.

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2007年以上ソックス

Japanese to English:
Sox are better than 2007

You wanted characters, right?

We shall reach greater and greater platitudes of achievment.

by Chiburb on May 19, 2008 2:05 PM CDT 0 recs

Jerry Owens is hitting .224/.298/.284--in AAA. Q! is hitting .301/.415/.589 with the big club. Finally, a groin injury worked in our favor.

139 characters.

AIM: SouthSideCheat

by The Cheat on May 19, 2008 2:14 PM CDT 0 recs

"He has a groin." - Dave Wannstedt

"We're gonna bring it all day, everyday...we're gonna keep grinding it out." - Nick Swisher (4/1/08)

by tailgater on May 19, 2008 2:41 PM CDT up 0 recs

Doesn't qualify!

Try a double exclamation point at the end?

I’m trying to come up with mine but this could take a bit.

gonna out-energy a lot of guys, simply by over-attituding them

by defensive indifference on May 19, 2008 3:19 PM CDT up 0 recs

you could have just gone british and ended the sentence with "favour."

"For those that don't understand stats... that ops is horrifying."

by Toonderstrook on May 19, 2008 9:21 PM CDT up 0 recs

my shot

05 – dont stop believin’
06 – under-achievin’
07 – relievers leave us grievin’
08 – positive season might be deceivin’ (Walker gets a reprieve)

Mosi Tatupu! Mosi Tatupu!

by Nordhagen on May 19, 2008 3:32 PM CDT 0 recs

Picked by some to finish dead last, the White Sox return home from 10-game road trip in 1st, thanks to some well-placed bats in inflatables.

140 exactly

AIM: SouthSideCheat

by The Cheat on May 19, 2008 3:34 PM CDT 0 recs

Can't top that. No way.

I took the "under".

by winningugly on May 19, 2008 4:11 PM CDT up 0 recs

I'm one line away from a nice Limerck though...

AIM: SouthSideCheat

by The Cheat on May 19, 2008 4:11 PM CDT up 0 recs

bats in inflatables?

dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.

by colintj on May 19, 2008 4:48 PM CDT up 0 recs

You have to push

AIM: SouthSideCheat

by The Cheat on May 19, 2008 4:50 PM CDT up 0 recs

Limerick of Q!

This is the story of Quentin
who spent most his days homer-hittin’
He’s now know as Q!
and likes the things you do
which left the SSS posters smitten.

AIM: SouthSideCheat

by The Cheat on May 19, 2008 4:13 PM CDT 0 recs

No Room for Gloom

We went from bad to glad,
then felt we had been had,
the stories began to balloon,
till pitching and Q took away the gloom.

by Brush Back on May 19, 2008 4:28 PM CDT 0 recs

I've always preferred Haiku

Low expectations
Signs of life from long-cold bats
October dance chance?

The 17-syllable limitation prohibited me from extolling our early pitching prowess.

Back to lurking, love the site.

by Steveski on May 19, 2008 4:36 PM CDT 0 recs

A good haiku makes do

If I may amend…

Low expectations
Pinpoint pitches, woken bats
October dance chance?

by Steveski on May 19, 2008 4:52 PM CDT up 0 recs

Welcome Lurker

Nicely done. Feel free to chime in anytime.

by Landfill on May 19, 2008 4:55 PM CDT up 0 recs

Damn perfectionist impulse

Let’s just pretend those first two were foul balls. This one’s in play:

Low expectations
Pinpoint pitching, waking bats
October dance chance?

by Steveski on May 19, 2008 5:01 PM CDT up 0 recs

Ah! 3rd time is the charm.

I took the "under".

by winningugly on May 19, 2008 7:08 PM CDT up 0 recs

I Never Could Write Poetry

Declarative sentences, however. . .

As the Central underachieves, the Sox have found hope through unexpectedly good pitching, timely power and a dreamy heart-throb known as Q!.

140 exactly.

by Landfill on May 19, 2008 4:55 PM CDT 0 recs

Exactly 140

72 wins in 07 are a distant memory to this year’s team. The addition of Q and Swish along with solid pitching bring hope to the South Side.

Show mercy. I get to watch the Rangers.

by Tim from Texas on May 19, 2008 5:10 PM CDT 0 recs

Here we go

Cue forms on quirky Sox bandwagon after quarter season as team is quietly (but quite) improved over quintessential grinders of yesteryear.

by madvillian on May 19, 2008 5:45 PM CDT 0 recs

queue

not “cue”

by Ryno on May 19, 2008 5:52 PM CDT up 0 recs

hahaha

outsmarted myself. I think that makes it 140 exactly. Great editing!

by madvillian on May 19, 2008 5:55 PM CDT up 0 recs

Here we go (Ryno Edit)

Queue forms on quirky Sox bandwagon after quarter season as team is quietly (but quite) improved over quintessential grinders of yesteryear.

by madvillian on May 19, 2008 6:02 PM CDT 0 recs

The season so far ...

Ignore the batting averages.

Sox batters are 3rd in OPS and 4th in runs scored.

Sox pitchers are 3rd in OOPS, ERA and runs allowed.

That looks to me like a legitimate team.

by Arrow on May 19, 2008 6:38 PM CDT 0 recs

re

Ignore the batting averages.

doesn’t someone have to agree to this before signing up?

just kidding!

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

by The Wizard on May 19, 2008 6:41 PM CDT up 0 recs

140? np

LL WWWWW LpL WW L WW L W L W LL W p L WW s LLLLLL W L WWW LLL WWWWW tba x 119, playoffs?

Floyd for President
In Gavin We Trust

by e-gus on May 19, 2008 8:04 PM CDT 0 recs

140...i'll jump in with 139

Look out Paulie, Dye & Buehrle. Enter Carlos, Danks & Gavin try to hit my duece floyd. Picked to underachieve, they sit atop the central.

by furby2056 on May 19, 2008 8:40 PM CDT 0 recs

my biggest surprise of 2008? that i've found myself writing gay poetry. well, here goes nothing...

my chub turned half mast as danks kicked ass,
my chub went boner with each and every q! homer.
the old guys blow, the kids can play,
and carlos quentin has turned us all gay.

140 exactly.

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

by MarketMaker on May 19, 2008 8:46 PM CDT 0 recs