Game 31: White Sox (14-15) @ Blue Jays (15-17)
by The Wizard on May 5, 2008 5:00 PM CDT
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PrintChicago White Sox at Toronto Blue Jays, May 5, 2008 6:07 PM CDT
Javier Vazquez (RHP) vs. Dustin McGowan (RHP)
Time: 6:07 p.m. CT, TV: CSN, Radio: WSCR AM-670 (B-R preview, Live Boxscore; 2007 MLB Gameday; 2008 MLB Gameday)
GO SOX!
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maybe crede reads the site and logic's murder made him too emotional to play.
Repeat after me: reading comprehension, even a little bit of thought before posting, and basic research are not signs of weakness.
by Toonderstrook on May 5, 2008 5:08 PM CDT up reply actions
maybe crede reads the site and
it was logic’s murder that gave him the migraine.
"I got the shotgun. You got the briefcase. It's all in the game though, right? "
by onlysoxfaninboston on May 5, 2008 5:13 PM CDT up reply actions
i just assumed "migraine" was tough joe crede speak for "overemotional"
Repeat after me: reading comprehension, even a little bit of thought before posting, and basic research are not signs of weakness.
by Toonderstrook on May 5, 2008 5:16 PM CDT up reply actions
either way
let’s not give SoB too much credit.
"I got the shotgun. You got the briefcase. It's all in the game though, right? "
by onlysoxfaninboston on May 5, 2008 5:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Well, Logic's murder has made me too emotional to watch
so I can see Crede’s point of view
Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.
So, over/under on Sox runs against McGowan?
I’d say 1.5.
by The Jerry Royster Experience on May 5, 2008 5:17 PM CDT reply actions
i'll take the over
It is better to be thought of as a fool, rather than open your mouth to remove all doubt
Over 3 runs
and Javy shuts them down through 8.
"I got the shotgun. You got the briefcase. It's all in the game though, right? "
by onlysoxfaninboston on May 5, 2008 5:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Over: by many!
I’m back and the bats will be too.
"Lipstick traces on cigarettes can get you in trouble or remind you of the wonders of the night before."
What's this about the Sox and blow-up dolls?
They’ve been talking about it for the last 15 minutes on the radio and I still don’t follow. Is the blow-up doll really leading off tonight?
gonna out-energy a lot of guys, simply by over-attituding them
by defensive indifference on May 5, 2008 5:25 PM CDT reply actions
yesterday before the game...
Repeat after me: reading comprehension, even a little bit of thought before posting, and basic research are not signs of weakness.
by Toonderstrook on May 5, 2008 5:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Huh?
I don’t follow this conversation at all.
by The Jerry Royster Experience on May 5, 2008 5:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Ah.
I was hoping that “Blowup Doll™” was Orlando Cabrera’s new nickname.
by The Jerry Royster Experience on May 5, 2008 5:33 PM CDT up reply actions
here
http://blogs.suntimes.com/whitesox/2008/05/what_was_that.html
http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/932703,soxdoll050508.article
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
OCab leads off - but riddle me this Riddler, who plays "handle the bat" now?
Quentin ain’t got the right skillz, he can’t bunt so he’s a temporary fix. Right now is when we really miss Erstad. Or Eckstein even – Gibbons is a moron batting him 9th, everyone knows he plays leadoff.
"The little things are always in my mind," he said. "I always like to move the guy over, I like to bunt."
poor Pete
ready for cardiac arrest when Ozzie tells Carlos to sacrifice?
"Lipstick traces on cigarettes can get you in trouble or remind you of the wonders of the night before."
Hopefully we can put the 1950s slappy's bunting follies on hold
I assume this is similar to putting Fields in the 2 hole last year. Get him more fastballs, let him loose. If this is an idea to take the OPS leader on the team and turn him into a bunting, slappy, hitter. Then Ozzie will get torched.
by southsideirish71 on May 5, 2008 5:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Do you miss Podsednik too and his .343 .477 .486?
I had to blink when I saw that line, but the Rockies are using him primarily as bench player/4th outfielder.
"I got the shotgun. You got the briefcase. It's all in the game though, right? "
by onlysoxfaninboston on May 5, 2008 5:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Blow-up sex toys
if they were Walker’s idea, I say let him keep his job.
Though thank the lord Fields wasn’t there to see them.
"Lipstick traces on cigarettes can get you in trouble or remind you of the wonders of the night before."
or swishit!
Repeat after me: reading comprehension, even a little bit of thought before posting, and basic research are not signs of weakness.
by Toonderstrook on May 5, 2008 5:42 PM CDT up reply actions
tho I can see Anderson wondering
WTF? These guys can’t get REAL honeys?
"Lipstick traces on cigarettes can get you in trouble or remind you of the wonders of the night before."
Ah
Anderson probably talked to one of them for an hour, and by now is engaged to be married.
by southsideirish71 on May 5, 2008 5:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Remember Timo Perez' XXL Rally Panties helped stop the 8 game skid in '05
or maybe they extended the skid. I think they came out after game 6 or so…
AIM: SouthSideCheat
"or maybe they extended the skid" - ROFL!
that double entendre was masterfully placed, kind sir
Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.
Now THAT's what I call...
bat handling!
by The Jerry Royster Experience on May 5, 2008 6:07 PM CDT reply actions
This lineup sucks
keep swisher at #1 and move OC down…at least
thome shouldn't be hitting #3
"I got the shotgun. You got the briefcase. It's all in the game though, right? "
by onlysoxfaninboston on May 5, 2008 6:12 PM CDT reply actions
Thome hitting to leftfield
I like that! 9 pitches 4 batters inning over. Why don’t we ever look at pitches and make the pitcher work?
The lineup shakeup worked...
Konerko grounded out to second base instead of shortstop. That’s a change!
by The Jerry Royster Experience on May 5, 2008 6:13 PM CDT reply actions
Well, we'll give him credit of trying to take an outside pitch to right field
that will be a positive statement.
this is the inning they explode
though my hunches didn’t pay off in Vegas.
"Lipstick traces on cigarettes can get you in trouble or remind you of the wonders of the night before."
Quentin was probably put in the second spot so he’d hit a solo shot and we could get ahead of them early. Then he grounds out to short! Pathetic!
pathetic. They should DFA him!
"Lipstick traces on cigarettes can get you in trouble or remind you of the wonders of the night before."
Designate For Assignment.
It’s a way to remove a player from the roster if you want to get rid of him or you’re out of options.
by The Jerry Royster Experience on May 5, 2008 6:23 PM CDT up reply actions
pablo has a ph.d. there!
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
K x 3 for javy
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
Hall's bat is what's
been missing! How did we all miss that? By the way, I love the earlier complaints about tonight’s line-up. Were you worried they wouldn’t hit? Come on!
Hawk should have said....
“THAT WAS TERRIBLE!”
instead of….
“HE GOT CONFUSED!”
What a pitiful effort from Cabrera
and then Uribe stays on third. Who is coaching these guys?
according to ozzie...
they don’t need coaches
by Sox Fan Louie on May 5, 2008 6:41 PM CDT up reply actions
A player like that, he doesn't need a coach
"The little things are always in my mind," he said. "I always like to move the guy over, I like to bunt."
OC and Pablo
really making the pitcher work
It is better to be thought of as a fool, rather than open your mouth to remove all doubt
maybe toby abandoned the 'juan uribe baseball program'
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
Great
Uribe had to add 30 lbs in the offseason. He should have scored on that. Fuck, he should have scored on Orlandos grounder. In 98% sure we get out of the inning with no runs, it’s sad when you have NO confidence in the heart of your lineup scoring men with 2 outs.
Any chance we make good on this?
1 run even?
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
struck him out, men on 2nd and 3rd and we get nothing...
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
sigh.
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
what was our run expectancy with 2nd and 3rd with no out?
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
as in the white sox run expectancy in that scenario?
-1.3 runs.
Jesus H. Larry! I said the first half!
No
It was hit probably middle depth. Any average speed player would have scored, and the throw was 10 feet up the line and back. Even Thome would have scored on that throw.
I know the throw
Came after the fact that he stopped, but Im saying even if he did run, he would have had it easily.
you realize that's alex rios out there?
you know, the alex rios with, like, one of the best outfield arms in the game? maybe you’re mistaking him for ex-sox player armando rios.
Jesus H. Larry! I said the first half!
Vazquez is going to get discouraged
with his teammates.
"We don't have allegiance to Canada."
-Ed Farmer
gonna out-energy a lot of guys, simply by over-attituding them
by defensive indifference on May 5, 2008 7:00 PM CDT reply actions
i guess those guys do have coaches
or at least figured out the rundown.
and Q is a fucking god.
Jesus H. Larry! I said the first half!
nice play Q
"The little things are always in my mind," he said. "I always like to move the guy over, I like to bunt."
meh
That was all Q, his godlike speed to the ball messed up the runner.
"The little things are always in my mind," he said. "I always like to move the guy over, I like to bunt."
that was both
the screw up by rolen was not so much on Q getting to the ball – there was plenty of time for him to get back to first. the screw up was not getting back in when it reached ocab. and that was a quick release and an accurate throw by orlando. i’m not about to let my mancrush blind me to reality.
Jesus H. Larry! I said the first half!
That was ok.
We should trade him to an astroturf team, he seems to have waken up this series – how many are left besides Toronto? Or if he’d get his head out of his curo at homeplate we might get our draft picks.
"The little things are always in my mind," he said. "I always like to move the guy over, I like to bunt."
scarface - cuban=culo
"The little things are always in my mind," he said. "I always like to move the guy over, I like to bunt."
loose keyboard, I borrowed ugly's
"The little things are always in my mind," he said. "I always like to move the guy over, I like to bunt."
actually, I think I need to pull my head out of my culo
cause I think you’re right that ass is culo, now that you mention it
Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.
His glove
may be shaky so far, but he has really made some heads up plays. This one, the one yesterday that didnt get called, the play to get the runner rounding 3rd on that wet day, and a few other ones. Im sure Uribe would not have had the brains to do that.
Holy Crap.
I forgot how painful it is to listen to Hawk. Every other sentence, Mrs. Chiburb and I would groan or laugh. She finally hit mute, and I moved to the garage (radio).
"Lipstick traces on cigarettes can get you in trouble or remind you of the wonders of the night before."
Garage?
What happened to the backyard?
"The little things are always in my mind," he said. "I always like to move the guy over, I like to bunt."
the sun is setting in the window, can't see
"Lipstick traces on cigarettes can get you in trouble or remind you of the wonders of the night before."
Good - I was afraid you were starting the engine with the doors shut
Wait til next year!
"The little things are always in my mind," he said. "I always like to move the guy over, I like to bunt."
pablo, pablo, pablo.
he’s like that guy visiting your house who just won’t leave.
Jesus H. Larry! I said the first half!
Farmer
Uribe can put us ahead.
He is dangerous.
Pitching and defense.
nice sig. T'was a classic day.
"Lipstick traces on cigarettes can get you in trouble or remind you of the wonders of the night before."
total hanger inside and belt high he missed, blech
"The little things are always in my mind," he said. "I always like to move the guy over, I like to bunt."
A grand slam
puts the sox up four
It is better to be thought of as a fool, rather than open your mouth to remove all doubt
at least you have Stone for balance
DJ does squat to assuage the Hawk-pain.
"Lipstick traces on cigarettes can get you in trouble or remind you of the wonders of the night before."
I closed the radio for a moment and heard DJ
uribe can hit a homer every time he steps to the plate
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
From Yaz to Albert Belle - stop the presses
He skipped 3 decades in the same sentence.
"The little things are always in my mind," he said. "I always like to move the guy over, I like to bunt."
did you miss his Ted Williams
“strength” comments earlier? Lucky you.
"Lipstick traces on cigarettes can get you in trouble or remind you of the wonders of the night before."
Unfortunately I missed that
Yaz and Ted Williams stories together in the same night? An historic occasion, I’ll have to watch it On Demand.
"The little things are always in my mind," he said. "I always like to move the guy over, I like to bunt."
look for the JD AB
talking about “trusting their wrists”. He almost made me cum.
"Lipstick traces on cigarettes can get you in trouble or remind you of the wonders of the night before."
Need we
even need to play the top of that inning? Should have saved time and moved on to the bottom.
Respect the Q's arm bitch
"The little things are always in my mind," he said. "I always like to move the guy over, I like to bunt."
word
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
javy is fantastic
give him some runs you bums
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
McGowan leads the Jays in walks
how many do you think he’s given the Sox?
"Lipstick traces on cigarettes can get you in trouble or remind you of the wonders of the night before."
Thes guys are tough
to watch night after night.
This really isn't helping take my mind off
my woes. It’s bad enough through Gameday. Glad I don’t have the live feed.
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
Is it cold and windy in these domes?
I’ll bet these fuckers are messing with the HVAC when we’re up!
Pitching and defense.
It's the only possible explanation.
Pitching and defense.
yeah, it Must be that!!!
just like the Twinks. Canadian bastards.
"Lipstick traces on cigarettes can get you in trouble or remind you of the wonders of the night before."
God, I hate domes.
Not that I particularly want to hear the Blue Jays announcers, but the fact that I can’t hear them over the crowd is annoying. And it’s not even like the crowd is loud, there’s nobody there. It’s just a big echo box.
Joist
Who positions our defense?
I’ve never seen another team play a defense as retarded as ours. I understand shading a step or two, but when you play your centerfielder in right field you’re asking to give up triples. Nice play OC though.
Joist
119 posts be slowing my iPhone
time to call it a night. Hang in there, the Sox may get lucky. Quit laughing, stranger things have happened!
"Lipstick traces on cigarettes can get you in trouble or remind you of the wonders of the night before."
Maybe Joe's got the 120 minute version of migraine
and can come to the rescue with a late inning pinch homer.
Pitching and defense.
Does Russell
need his arm warmed up to play 3rd?
It is better to be thought of as a fool, rather than open your mouth to remove all doubt
I cannot effin' believe we have not scored
What is the record for least runs scored in a 162 game season? We might have sumptin’ to get excited about!
I took the "under".
SFIA:
I’m serious. These is other punctuation you are able to use other than exclamation points. Really!!!!
I took the "under".
Just curious and Colin I know you're out there.
What’s our BABIP for the last 5 games?
Pitching and defense.
.211 over the last week
It is better to be thought of as a fool, rather than open your mouth to remove all doubt
where'd you get that?
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
baseball-ref
It is better to be thought of as a fool, rather than open your mouth to remove all doubt
ok i checked
here’s the stat line from 4/28 up to yesterday’s game
Technically, Matt should be the one calculating this, but I came up with .254. 14 of our 36 hits have been for extra bases, but 36/196 is a .184 batting average.
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
I'm definitely wrong. We don't even have a .250 BABIP on the year.
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
Expert analysis right there
“If some guy owns you, they miss pitches like that”
/homerun
AIM: SouthSideCheat
Don't worry,
Ozuna, Uribe & Hall in the 8th.
Pitching and defense.
I
just threw up a little in my mouth.
I hope Javy goes 8 innings. If he gets out now, he is at around 94 pitches.
Tinker to Evers to Chance
Or pestilence, famine, and war.
Death – anyone leading off.
I took the "under".
poor Javy
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
i have noticed
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
Sox have a 2.93 ERA over their last 7 days
And they are about to drop their 6th game in a row. Nice job on the sox offense for nutting up.
by southsideirish71 on May 5, 2008 8:01 PM CDT reply actions
It's not his fault, dude...
This is a team full of veteran players. You can’t blame Walk for our vets not getting the job done.
Ummm, so what does Walker do again?
7 hits, 8 Ks, no walks and 1 R in 7 IP
all for the loss.
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
also should i start a new thread before i go?
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
nah, 160 through 8
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
a uribe hit!
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
well Wiz and Cheat are here and I don't know how to anyway
I’ll check in from the iPhone sporadically. later guys.
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
This is like 1959!
Except we don’t win.
My team nickname that will catch fire:
The No-Go Sox!
As Mel Allen would say, how about that?
I took the "under".
Lose or Die Trying?
WinningNever?
LosingPretty?
The Kids Don’t Get to Play?
That... was not a strike.
"God knows I gave my best in baseball at all times and no man on earth can truthfully judge me otherwise."
the blowup dolls came through...
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
Goddammit
So we are unlucky 3 nights in a row? Why is the Almighty pissed at us? WTF did we do? What, we won andthe effin’ Cubs didn’t?
I mean, fer Chrissakes. This is ridiculous.
I took the "under".
4 nights in a row.
Lay off the sauce, WU.
Pitching and defense.
OK, who smashes some light bulbs in the clubhouse hallway?
Who turns over the food cart? Who goes on a goddamn rant (other than Ozzie)? Who’s foot goes up someone’s ass?
I mean, I’m available.
Inquiring minds want to know.
I took the "under".
A stickler for details, eh?
It sure seems like night to me. A LONG night. Like Iceland in the winter. Like Hiroshima.
(OK, hyperbole ain’t my strong suit. But someone has to break off a foot in someone’s ass. And that foot is me.)
I took the "under".
Excellent Animal House ref!
I use it sporadically myself, but no one ever gets it.
Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.
I hope someone asks Ozzie who they're thinking of bringing up.
Pitching and defense.
LOL!
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
"good effort by Ozuna"
is Hawk for a normal 3B makes that play with his eyes closed
AIM: SouthSideCheat
pablito, what a POS - that was horrible
"The little things are always in my mind," he said. "I always like to move the guy over, I like to bunt."
and they had to run a slo-mo replay on that
they weren’t doing him any favors
"The little things are always in my mind," he said. "I always like to move the guy over, I like to bunt."
Stone's describing how bad the effort was.
Pitching and defense.
Yeah
He just cost us our 3rd complete game loss north of the border.
It’s like Bizarro ‘05 playoffs
AIM: SouthSideCheat
Javy must love the fact that...
one bad pitch with no one on base is going to fuck his entire night over.
But his trade value is still rising at least
by hitlesswonder on May 5, 2008 8:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Hey now!!!
Give this man a prize! I thought this team was devoid of trade bait other than Q or Swish, but JAVY! Yes!
"The little things are always in my mind," he said. "I always like to move the guy over, I like to bunt."
Maybe we can get Chris Young back for him?
Why keep expensive starters around when we can’t score any runs for them?
at least that isn't 3 CG game losses in a series...
It is better to be thought of as a fool, rather than open your mouth to remove all doubt
it will sometime...
but the real question is… will it matter? (will it be too little too late… and will our pitching be this good?)
"God knows I gave my best in baseball at all times and no man on earth can truthfully judge me otherwise."
by Shoeless In SC on May 5, 2008 8:32 PM CDT up reply actions
c'mon thorndog, blow this clown away
"The little things are always in my mind," he said. "I always like to move the guy over, I like to bunt."
Thornton... Stairs...
the matchup.
"God knows I gave my best in baseball at all times and no man on earth can truthfully judge me otherwise."
How many does Thornton allow on Javy's earny?
My guess is 1.
gamethread #2
http://www.southsidesox.com/2008/5/5/473238/game-31-gamethread-2
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
Curious strategy by Gibbons there
"God knows I gave my best in baseball at all times and no man on earth can truthfully judge me otherwise."
What needs to be said?
Bring on the Twins, we are ready for them.
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