Game 71: Gamethread #2
by The Wizard on Jun 17, 2008 8:27 PM CDT
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Too Fast!
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
WHAT??????????????
We got Jason Michaels out….nice.
We should see if shaving McClouth's head doesn't take care of their other bat
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
Not much reason to stay glued to the site
otherwise.
CWS: Slashing negative expectations since May, 2008.
Sigh.
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
Wise faster than PK says Ozzie
“Well, I’ll tell you, [Wise] will be faster than Konerko,” manager Ozzie Guillen said. “He can run backward and he’ll be faster than Paulie. But, you know, we need that. That’s the reason [general manager] Kenny Williams brought him up. He talked to the minor-league manager (Bombard) and Buddy Bell, and they said the guy can help you right now up there.”With Nick Swisher moving to first base, the center field spot will be a platoon between the left-handed hitting Wise and Brian Anderson.
“I’m not afraid to play Brian against righties,” Guillen said. “If [Wise] is swinging the bat well, he’s going to stay in the lineup, and we’ll see what it can bring to the table.”
http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports_hardball/2008/06/why-wise.html
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
Is running backward the 6th tool?
I learn so much from Ozzie.
CWS: Slashing negative expectations since May, 2008.
last 14 days ops ~.620
Half Dome is my bitch. Shasta is next.
by Toonderstrook on Jun 17, 2008 8:42 PM CDT up reply actions
I am sure one of you fluent in sabremetrics can find....
an encouraging stat or two on Thome….but I’m starting to lose my patience.
he's better than a league-average hitter right now by ops+, but that's all i got.
Half Dome is my bitch. Shasta is next.
by Toonderstrook on Jun 17, 2008 8:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Thome's gonna hit a HR tonight says farmio
he’s due
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
This is an abberrant abomination requiring acute atonement.
Hopefully Javy makes his mound miscues a matter of metaphoric micturation.
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
I think Hawk sold insurance in a previous life...
...with his Plan A,B,C… He should replace Paul Harvey.
Well....he's at 98 pitches...
but with the day off yesterday I’m going with a loogy in the 6th to shut down Doumit and LaRoche.
That said….if we grab a few runs here I’ll be Ok if Javy starts the 6th.
Swish squaring?
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
we lose everybody in the thread change?
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
Jason Michaels = PWNT
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
Certainly thrilled that he made it....
but Cox was wrong to send him IMO.
especially having fouled that off his knee/leg/thing
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
good thing doumit didn't hold onto that one
othuerwise swisher would be out by a couple miles
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
necktied!
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
Glad to see Alexei having a nice night....
Juan can stay on the bench and eat his snacks.
Let's go Nationals....
win one for Tim Russert!
Nathan just walked leadoff guy to start ninth…2-1 Twinkies…top of the order on the way up…which ain’t much to get excited when you are talking Nats.
Let's not give this one back.
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
A little bit of Paulie is in Wise.
Pitching, defense, health.
Twins win 2-1....
we are playing to hold serve.
he's been hurt. do you mean did he just get hurt again?
Half Dome is my bitch. Shasta is next.
by Toonderstrook on Jun 17, 2008 9:21 PM CDT up reply actions
We need more speed. Send him down and bring uo Owens.
Just think,
Wise,
Owens,
Missile,
Ozuna.
We’ll be fucking unstoppable.
Pitching, defense, health.
Send Q (formerly known as Q!) down.
Pitching, defense, health.
yeah, if you're going to insult him call him slash.
Half Dome is my bitch. Shasta is next.
by Toonderstrook on Jun 17, 2008 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Toonder, in a world consumed by rhetoric and sarcasm,
brings…hey, wait a minute! You’re just like everyone else.
POS.
CWS: Slashing negative expectations since May, 2008.
i suppose we can forgive him for the first inning now.
Half Dome is my bitch. Shasta is next.
by Toonderstrook on Jun 17, 2008 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions
JOE CREDEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
I love how that rolls off the tongue.
Extra base hit machine.
Pitching, defense, health.
I'm thinking an Adam Russell sighting....
is in order tonight.
Need a mood stabilizer to root for this team.
Pitching, defense, health.
hasnt pitched since saturday...
Half Dome is my bitch. Shasta is next.
by Toonderstrook on Jun 17, 2008 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions
hasnt pitched since saturday...
Half Dome is my bitch. Shasta is next.
by Toonderstrook on Jun 17, 2008 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions
OrCa handling the bat!
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
somewhere ssh cries as his new favorite team loses, only scoring 2 runs in the process...
Half Dome is my bitch. Shasta is next.
want a lucky baseball glove (that has its hex removed by a live rooster)?
The Birmingham Barons announced Tuesday that they will be hosting theme tribute nights to both “Bull Durham” and “Star WarsTM” during the six-game homestand with the Jacksonville Suns that begins Tuesday night. The movie “Bull Durham”, one of the most popular baseball movies of all time, was released on June 15, 1988. To celebrate its 20th anniversary, the Barons will feature a “Bull Durham Night” this Thursday, June 19. Clips from the movie will be played throughout the game, and the in-game contests will have a decidedly “Bull Durham” feel. Prizes could include candlesticks (because everyone knows that candlesticks make a lovely gift), shower shoes (without fungus, just like they are in “the show”), and lucky baseball gloves (that have had their hex removed by a live rooster).
http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3661710
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
Mariotti signed a contract extension with the Sun-Times
Blohard will be around until 2011 at least.
Both feet on the bandwagon.
ahh.
one more reason not to read the Sun-Times.
by homesickalien on Jun 17, 2008 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions
THOMER
Really pissed about my “last time he pulled a ball hard comment.”
Both feet on the bandwagon.
you have to talk more Thome trash!!
unbelievable!
Farmio was right!
by homesickalien on Jun 17, 2008 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Farmer calls for a homerun during every Sox player's at bat.
Rockies @ White Sox (6/14/2008):
Cy De La Rosa's line -- 5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 SO
The White Sox "unlucky" offense dropped Cy De La Rosa's ERA from 8.13 to 6.89.
farmio was right about jimmy....
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
You know, I've been overly critical. It's not as bad as I thought.
Over the last 7 games we’ve averaged 4.15 runs per game.
Pitching, defense, health.
don't kill bally's optimistic mojo....
Half Dome is my bitch. Shasta is next.
by Toonderstrook on Jun 17, 2008 9:57 PM CDT up reply actions
If we count the two 0's, we have to count the one 15. No?
Pitching, defense, health.
of course!
and not to steal the optimistic thunder from a-rollin’.
4.15 runs just seemed too high for the last week’s average WITHOUT tonight’s 15.
by homesickalien on Jun 17, 2008 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Conversely,
4,15 looks way too low WITH last weeks 0’s and 1’s.
Pitching, defense, health.
It was sheer power. Rarely see balls hit that hard.
I remember seeing Hurt hit the hardest home run I’ve still ever seen back just before the strike I wanna say.
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
wish i had a better picture
than the gameday video to see just how low that taser stayed.
Half Dome is my bitch. Shasta is next.
by Toonderstrook on Jun 17, 2008 10:15 PM CDT up reply actions
You betcha
I once saw him hit one so hard that the grounds crew was still cleaning up the threads the next day
So they can do this to the Pirates
But not the Rockies? I’ll take a bad series if this team wasn’t so extreme about offense.
Nah, the weather is too nice here
It was just a thought, I won’t get all worked up about it.
by Ozzie Montana on Jun 17, 2008 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions
AL
8-1 so far against NL today. Leading in 3, tied in 1, losing 1. The only other NL team on pace to win? Rockies.
Feast or famine with this offense
nice to bail out Javy after what he dealt with last year.
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
it depends on whether he really IS going to play all 9 bugs style...
Half Dome is my bitch. Shasta is next.
by Toonderstrook on Jun 17, 2008 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions
He's no Bugs
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
BREAKING
Adam Russell has been eaten by Juan Uribe
Juanito’s order didn’t arrive on time and Adam took one for the team
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
Uribe:Nibbler::Russell:Moose
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
Wwhhhaaat? Oh yessss.
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
well, we know who ISN'T chicago tough...
Half Dome is my bitch. Shasta is next.
by Toonderstrook on Jun 17, 2008 10:18 PM CDT up reply actions
You are even less grindy than Jon Garland
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
I doubt we could get equal return.
But you’ve got a ways to go before your 1000 post/500
with one blog no trade rights kick in.
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
OT: But Christ the Lakers are getting scatted on
If the Lakers were going to mirror the Bulls offense during the Finals, at least have Larry Hughes in there taking some ill-advised 25 footers.
that's what vujacic is for.
Half Dome is my bitch. Shasta is next.
by Toonderstrook on Jun 17, 2008 10:20 PM CDT up reply actions
its been more radmonovic
Only guys with big salaries like me can afford a hat like that... HEY I'm a guy like me!
by whitesoxmatt on Jun 17, 2008 10:21 PM CDT up reply actions
you in town dude?
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
yea i'm in town forever now
theres a depressing thought
Only guys with big salaries like me can afford a hat like that... HEY I'm a guy like me!
by whitesoxmatt on Jun 17, 2008 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions
wanna go see the Sox? trying to find someone to go with
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
of course
i get my first paycheck friday from camp, so i can start going to night games during the week and all weekends
Only guys with big salaries like me can afford a hat like that... HEY I'm a guy like me!
by whitesoxmatt on Jun 17, 2008 10:25 PM CDT up reply actions
got enough in the tank to go to this Pirates series?
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
uh, i might be able to do tomorrow night
gotta work til 5:30 thursday
Only guys with big salaries like me can afford a hat like that... HEY I'm a guy like me!
by whitesoxmatt on Jun 17, 2008 10:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Im in if you are...who else should we drag into this
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
bens in carbondale
perk is leaving for StL tomorrow, and russia says maybe. i’m out of friends
Only guys with big salaries like me can afford a hat like that... HEY I'm a guy like me!
by whitesoxmatt on Jun 17, 2008 10:47 PM CDT up reply actions
uhhhh Russia should be 50% less douche and come
Um…Acevedo? He’s not really a Sox
fan. I dn. Lissa?
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
i've tried to limit the number of people
from high school i keep in touch with but i’m down for anyone to come.
although i did recently see Ace became a D3 all american this year.
Only guys with big salaries like me can afford a hat like that... HEY I'm a guy like me!
by whitesoxmatt on Jun 17, 2008 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah me too...seemed to be the smart thing to do
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
Also we could also get a denny's in before perk leaves?
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
so tonight?
Only guys with big salaries like me can afford a hat like that... HEY I'm a guy like me!
by whitesoxmatt on Jun 17, 2008 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions
The denny's would have to be
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
says he doesn't have it in him
and i’ve been there once this week too. my body might reject it
Only guys with big salaries like me can afford a hat like that... HEY I'm a guy like me!
by whitesoxmatt on Jun 17, 2008 11:02 PM CDT up reply actions
I understand
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
if you think of something that won't wither the bowels, I would do that
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
right now i'm working on
figuring out why at school i have 4 hours of scrubs to watch a day but at home i only watch 1 hour a day.
i need my late night scrubs fix
Only guys with big salaries like me can afford a hat like that... HEY I'm a guy like me!
by whitesoxmatt on Jun 17, 2008 11:12 PM CDT up reply actions
um. I still respect you matt.
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
Nah he's the more emotional Nocioni
They’re the same person from different countries.
by Ozzie Montana on Jun 17, 2008 10:21 PM CDT up reply actions
The Pirates have to be embarrassed
The Sox are letting a position player pitch.
Never trust a big butt and a smile.
Sox Machine
Nessy!
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
guess he doesn't wanna guarantee those last 3 games
Only guys with big salaries like me can afford a hat like that... HEY I'm a guy like me!
by whitesoxmatt on Jun 17, 2008 10:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Think Mobius strip
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
Masset theory states the games are both won and lost
and only observing the Masset will make them collapse into a single state. The act of observing Masset affects the outcome.
Both feet on the bandwagon.
6 would be
VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY
Tasty
Pitching, defense, health.
I'm already liking Russell
Not wasting anybody’s time here.
Never trust a big butt and a smile.
Sox Machine
After that outing
you’ve gotta believe he’s good enough to be trusted with some 7-9 run leads
AIM: SouthSideCheat
Word of caution
let’s keep the small sample in mind
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
Stoney has never seemed more stilted
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
Who knew Nessy could drop down?!
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
like all good Americans, I append (ha!) "y" for affectionate nomenclature of this kind
ain’t no stinkin Canadian!
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
Google sides with you, but they're a bunch of godless heathens
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
also, since everyone else neglected their duties, here is a belated
IM AFRAID THE DAMAGE IS QUITE SEVERE
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
2 more days of whooping ass would serve them well
going into the series with the Schlubs.
Do the clubhouse bathrooms at The Shrine have pig troughs to whiz in like the stadium bathrooms?
"We're gonna bring it all day, everyday...we're gonna keep grinding it out." - Nick Swisher (4/1/08)
Very random offseason trade idea....
What about getting together with the Brew Crew for a trade with centerpieces being Prince Fielder and Bobby Jenks?
Does Prince Fielder have his own defibrillator
or would the Sox need to provide one?
"We're gonna bring it all day, everyday...we're gonna keep grinding it out." - Nick Swisher (4/1/08)
We'd provide it....
Seriously though it might make some sense…...I am pretty sure I’ve read the Brewers-Fielder have not had a whole lot of success in trying to get together on a contract to buy out some free agency years….
We have an upcoming need for a left-handed power hitter….eventually with Thome and Crede (after 08) and then Dye (after 09) and eventually PK (after 10) off the books, we can pay him.
I definitely think we’d have to give more than Jenks….but I’d be interested.
The post game spread would look like a herd of rabbits attacked
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
Jenks won't get us Fielder?
If the somehow answer is yes, you don’t have to ask if you do it
I’ll drive Bobby to Milwaukee myself!
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
ok, corrected!
Jenks won’t get us Fielder
If somehow the answer is yes, you don’t have to ask if you do it
I’ll drive Bobby to Milwaukee myself!
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
Yes....Jenks is a starting point....I'm thinking Fields....and then
maybe Broadway/Egbert.
I could be wrong, but so think Mat Gamel will be ready next year. Not sureif he can actually stick at third
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
OK...we also might not be able to give up Fields....because if Crede walks...
the FA market at 3B is very thin.
Ryan Sweeney 3 - 4 tonight in an A's blowout over Az.
Currently .306 BA, ,784 OPS.
Pitching, defense, health.
isn't he platooning?
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
lets not get caught up in the details
Only guys with big salaries like me can afford a hat like that... HEY I'm a guy like me!
by whitesoxmatt on Jun 17, 2008 11:13 PM CDT up reply actions
.345 BABIP, 17% LD rate, ~.100 ISO and he's platooning?
it’s the best possible situation and that’s what he’s done? as soon as his BA dips 10 points he ceases to have value. I don’t think he’s even playing center.
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
you can't win em all
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
He's a kid.
Still a lot of time to learn.
Pitching, defense, health.
He doesn't have to learn, he's got to hit for power
And most don’t think he’s going to.
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
Can't speak to the others but
for the most part he isn’t platooning and he’s played most of the time in CF, 41 games.
Pitching, defense, health.
he's not platooning but he has only 22 PAs against lefties?
"The Cubs would've won that game. They're the bestest team ever." - SSH2005
sweeney...
the a’s have played 70 games.
sweeney’s injury prevented him from playing in 13.
of the potential 57 games in which he could have appeared, he played in 50 and started in 40.
of the 17 games in which he either didn’t play at all or entered the game as a replacement (never earlier than the sixth), all 17 featured opposing left-handed starters.
Half Dome is my bitch. Shasta is next.
by Toonderstrook on Jun 18, 2008 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions
so that's what happens when you do research.
"The Cubs would've won that game. They're the bestest team ever." - SSH2005
finishing touch.
of the 40 games sweeney has started, 3 have been against opposing lefty starting pitchers.
so of the 20 games in which the a’s faced a lefty when sweeney was available, he started in 15% of them.
Half Dome is my bitch. Shasta is next.
by Toonderstrook on Jun 18, 2008 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions
so the conclusion seems to be that, for the most part, he is platooning.
good for him. he’s found a team that values (and, thusly, knows how to use) players like him. he’s a nice complemtary piece. i’d rather have him than, say, BA or owens but thems the deals.
"The Cubs would've won that game. They're the bestest team ever." - SSH2005
Sorry, only looked back to mid-May.
He’s started every game since May 21.
We’ll see about him., still only 23.
Pitching, defense, health.
23 and a former 2nd rounder
was the whole reason the A’s wanted him in the deal. you take the upside even if the chances are small because he wasn’t the centerpiece. it could bite us in the ass, but no one seems/seemed to think it will.
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
In a word filled with mindless speculation and freakishly outlandish postulations
Toonder provides a safe haven of due diligence.
CWS: Slashing negative expectations since May, 2008.
and that word is "winningugly"
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
he's platooning.
though if he can play a credible CF, he’s not the worst option for half a CF platoon. the A’s are using him like I suggested we could this year. he’s doing what i thought he could do and no more.
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
Ryan Sweeney, OF, Oakland Athleticshttp://baseballanalysts.com/archives/2008/06/a_quick_look_at.php
2008: .307/.367/.421 | 140 AB | 2 HR | 23 RBIIt is obvious (and had been for at least a year) that Ryan Sweeney needed a change in scenery. He received that change with a winter trade from the White Sox to the Athletics. Sweeney, 23, has not hit for a ton of power but he has played good defence and has gotten on base with an on-base percentage at .367. He has also shown good versatility by playing all three outfield positions. He likely will never hit for the power the White Sox expected after taking him in the second round out of high school.
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
defence? was this written by a cuh-nah-di-un?
Half Dome is my bitch. Shasta is next.
by Toonderstrook on Jun 18, 2008 12:56 PM CDT up reply actions
even worse
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
Marc Hulet
sounds Canuckish to me. Just didn’t want to agree with Toonder, since I am in the midst of madness and he is the voice of reason. I read Nietzsche and Heine this morning and have my Teutonic on.
CWS: Slashing negative expectations since May, 2008.
what are you doing reading those crazy mofos
trying to justify your feelings of superiority?
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
you wish.
you’re more likely to stumble on osama and nicole simpson’s “real killer” before you find meaning beyond this black-bordered paradise.
Half Dome is my bitch. Shasta is next.
by Toonderstrook on Jun 18, 2008 2:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh, why didn't you say so!
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
...i suppose there's a chance you didn't intend
meaning as a function of its relationship to language…
NAH
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
Jeez, I just checked how David Price was doing on a whim
and. yeah. he’s going to be in AA pretty soon. Probably will be ready for the pen by September.
dude, that was totally not swish you saw on rush street last night. swish was at home playing xbox.
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