Game 80: Gamethread #2
by The Wizard on Jun 27, 2008 4:15 PM CDT
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Hey! Didn't know that Steve Swisher was still playing...
...according to Hawk, that is. (He also gave us an extra run). Fug u Cubbies!
I thought that too at first...
but when he said “Make it 9!” he was referring to the number of Grand Slams there have been in the Crosstown Classic
I don't think Roy will have any problem lighting it up
are you trying to use stats around here? what the fuck do you think this is? - MM
Keep scoring!!!!!!!!
The Urinalubs can comeback.
"Lemonade was a popular drink back in the day and it still is.."
Gangstarr
Oh man
I didn’t even know it was on WGN, i’ve been listening to the Cubs announcers on comcast the whole time
-Jeeves Life in the Cell
That’s like listening to Farmer if he was talking about something he didn’t care about. Could not be less boring.
by Grinder in Training on Jun 27, 2008 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions
yah, it was weird
As homeristic and forehead slappingly weird Hawk can be, he does at least inject some life into the telecast…the Cubs’ announcers were painfully blah
-Jeeves Life in the Cell
I like Farmer’s humor but not sure many others do, either way I know he’s monotone, but those Cubs announcers are just as dry as anything I’ve ever heard.
by Grinder in Training on Jun 27, 2008 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Actually...
their tv announcers are really, really good. They put our tv guys to absolute shame. You were not listening with an open mind, obviously.
gonna out-energy a lot of guys, simply by over-attituding them
by defensive indifference on Jun 27, 2008 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions
their analysis is better
and they make far better points, it’s just very, very dry and comes off slightly boring
-Jeeves Life in the Cell
Isn't all sports play by play inherently boring
Unless you add emotoin (or nonstop homerism) it can be dreary.
by Ozzie Montana on Jun 27, 2008 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Disagree.
Brenly is great. He’s hilarious.
gonna out-energy a lot of guys, simply by over-attituding them
by defensive indifference on Jun 27, 2008 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Cubs would've scored more that inning.
gonna out-energy a lot of guys, simply by over-attituding them
by defensive indifference on Jun 27, 2008 4:19 PM CDT reply actions
THAT is the Dempster we all know and love
difficult: watching that slam and keeping the gesticulations not-boss-noticable
Eff that!
You should’ve stuck it in his ear. See how he likes that.
gonna out-energy a lot of guys, simply by over-attituding them
by defensive indifference on Jun 27, 2008 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Stoney reporting Ozzie having an "animated" discussion with Jose between innings
But then patting him on the back.
"We're gonna bring it all day, everyday...we're gonna keep grinding it out." - Nick Swisher (4/1/08)
It did the trick.
How do you fuck a nut?!
by omnipotent grab on Jun 27, 2008 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Dear Ryan Dempster
are you trying to use stats around here? what the fuck do you think this is? - MM
I always felt bad on posting the 1st one
by Ozzie Montana on Jun 27, 2008 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions
I thought the same thing.. but that tattoo really does no justice.
by Grinder in Training on Jun 27, 2008 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions
No shit
Agreed. No matter that the artist sucked.
CWS: Slashing negative expectations since May, 2008.
I...
don’t understand the cricket one. :(
gonna out-energy a lot of guys, simply by over-attituding them
by defensive indifference on Jun 27, 2008 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Possibly Hoodlight does.
gonna out-energy a lot of guys, simply by over-attituding them
by defensive indifference on Jun 27, 2008 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions
i do :)
I have to…being Sri Lankan and all…that’s the only sport that Sri Lankans are good at (as a nation)...though they may be good at badminton (and I’m excluding male field hockey)
-Jeeves Life in the Cell
Ah, nice.
I tried to get an understanding of it one time and it baffled me.
gonna out-energy a lot of guys, simply by over-attituding them
by defensive indifference on Jun 27, 2008 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions
it's fairly easy to pick up, if given a proper description
I could give you a quick walkthrough if you like
-Jeeves Life in the Cell
Ah...
it’s not likely to help me much in this country.
gonna out-energy a lot of guys, simply by over-attituding them
by defensive indifference on Jun 27, 2008 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions
It actually is a fun game
And if you like quaint tradition, cricket has that shit up the wazoo.
by Ozzie Montana on Jun 27, 2008 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Sure - like oppression of the Indians for 800 years
is quaint.
See, I can still get my Red up.
CWS: Slashing negative expectations since May, 2008.
Hitting the sticks is like getting outs
The batter isn’t supposed to allow the ball to hit the wickets(wooden sticks).
by Ozzie Montana on Jun 27, 2008 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions
How quaint.
Is it epic if it’s something that (I’m guessing here) happens a lot?
gonna out-energy a lot of guys, simply by over-attituding them
by defensive indifference on Jun 27, 2008 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah cricket at bats last until the batsman loses his wicket
by Ozzie Montana on Jun 27, 2008 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions
or gets caught or gets his lead foot struck while in front of the wickets
or I could be underestimating your knowledge, because technically any out can be referred to as a wicket
-Jeeves Life in the Cell
it happens fairly often
but I think the epic fail comes in, because the wickets were blasted out of the ground…typically when pace bowlers (the guys that throw fast, not the spinners) hit the wickets, they’ll get horribly angled or one will pop out, but those are really out of the ground there
-Jeeves Life in the Cell
See you know more
I just play in the park, whites versus indians.
by Ozzie Montana on Jun 27, 2008 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions
thats pretty boss that you play
I would love to play on even an inconsistent basis
-Jeeves Life in the Cell
and jeeves:
i honestly don’t know what’s right there. but the x’ looks by far the best, and that’s the choice i go with in a pinch. i rely on my aesthetic perception to get shit done.
are you trying to use stats around here? what the fuck do you think this is? - MM
and now I can exhale
past the 4th
-Jeeves Life in the Cell
i.ve been
robbed
why are you against girls
by pierzynskirules on Jun 27, 2008 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions
no more
shutout :(
why are you against girls
by pierzynskirules on Jun 27, 2008 4:37 PM CDT reply actions
Um wheres stan?
How do you fuck a nut?!
by omnipotent grab on Jun 27, 2008 4:38 PM CDT reply actions
that's all they
know how to do
why are you against girls
by pierzynskirules on Jun 27, 2008 4:38 PM CDT reply actions
Hahahahaha...
Stoney called that an “immaculate deflection”.
gonna out-energy a lot of guys, simply by over-attituding them
by defensive indifference on Jun 27, 2008 4:40 PM CDT reply actions
damn!
score for the game?
-Jeeves Life in the Cell
thanks
im enjoying chips and guac so too lazy to look it up
-Jeeves Life in the Cell
So I am pretty cool with Magic here
and it looks like serious rain is a coming
are you trying to use stats around here? what the fuck do you think this is? - MM
nick magic warming up
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
random question
on that pitch when randy johnson hit the bird, what was the ruling on the paly? ball? do over?
-Jeeves Life in the Cell
According to Google
The umps called it a “no pitch.”
The rulebook says if a thrown or hit ball hits a bird it’s a “live” ball, but there was nothing about a pitch hitting a bird, so they made a judgement call.
that excerpt is funny
“so the pitch was live but the bird was dead”
“the ball and the bird were dead”
-Jeeves Life in the Cell
No kidding
I’d have loved to have been in that huddle with the umps.
“What the heck do we do?”
“I have no idea.”
“Well, we know the bird is dead, what about the ball?”
Wish he would've stretched that to a triple.
He’d be so much closer to hitting for the cycle!
gonna out-energy a lot of guys, simply by over-attituding them
by defensive indifference on Jun 27, 2008 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions
Way to go Nick...though the hit means nothing...
with an automatic out stepping plateward.
farmer after the flubs HR
now cub fans have something to cheer for
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
Ha...Hawks seemed to imply...
that if Juan were getting regular ABs he wouldn’t be missing those “cookies.” Funny shit…
Great play by JD
too bad D. Lee couldn’t hit into another DP
-Jeeves Life in the Cell
Beware, Jermaine is lumbering around in the outfield.
How do you fuck a nut?!
by omnipotent grab on Jun 27, 2008 4:54 PM CDT reply actions
Good day Jose....with Edmonds and Fontenot up in the 7th....
I’m thinking it’s Boone time.
Tips for sarcasm detection:
1) If Sox are winning, everything remotely negative is sarcasm.
2) If Sox are losing or about to be losing or poster is SSH, everything remotely negative is negative.
cotts is alive?
"I got the shotgun. You got the briefcase. It's all in the game though, right? "
by onlysoxfaninboston on Jun 27, 2008 5:07 PM CDT reply actions
ugh
more homeruns yuck
why are you against girls
by pierzynskirules on Jun 27, 2008 5:11 PM CDT reply actions
ugh, don't send him out ozie
time 4 boooooooooooooooooooooone
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
at least he pulled him out in time...
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
the attitude of the second game thread is pretty nice and even. Satisfied, even.
The result is pretty entertaining, too.
are you trying to use stats around here? what the fuck do you think this is? - MM
I was tempted to muck around and be negative in response to your comment
but I’m too content…9 runs and guacamole will do that to you
-Jeeves Life in the Cell
oops! dart in your neck
are you trying to use stats around here? what the fuck do you think this is? - MM
and the secret ingredient is love. damnit.
are you trying to use stats around here? what the fuck do you think this is? - MM
Be a hitter, babe.
are you trying to use stats around here? what the fuck do you think this is? - MM
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i'm retired. don't reply to me. and get off my lawn.
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i'm retired. don't reply to me. and get off my lawn.
be nice
don’t hurt anybody
why are you against girls
by pierzynskirules on Jun 27, 2008 5:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Tourist season is a two way street
are you trying to use stats around here? what the fuck do you think this is? - MM
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAsplat
don't reply to me if you have four numbers in a row in your name or the same letter beginning and ending your name. and quit hitting your ball into my backyard.
You are a lunatic
Fellow Rays adopter – up 7-0. Buccos suck against the AL. A lot.
CWS: Slashing negative expectations since May, 2008.
huh
you lost me
why are you against girls
by pierzynskirules on Jun 27, 2008 5:34 PM CDT up reply actions
because i don't want to be accused of being against women....
the joke is that the jump will occur from the hancock. and at least one tourist from topeka, kansas, will be killed while walking out of the cheesecake factory with his little girl clutching an american girl doll while eating garrett’s popcorn.
don't reply to me if you have four numbers in a row in your name or the same letter beginning and ending your name. and quit hitting your ball into my backyard.
high fuel prices are a signal from the market to stay the fuck out of chicago.
don't reply to me if you have four numbers in a row in your name or the same letter beginning and ending your name. and quit hitting your ball into my backyard.
you'll
lose everything
why are you against girls
by pierzynskirules on Jun 27, 2008 5:46 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't really want that to happen
are you trying to use stats around here? what the fuck do you think this is? - MM
fatty
got a hit
why are you against girls
by pierzynskirules on Jun 27, 2008 5:30 PM CDT reply actions
it was going to be a simple flyout
but the ball didn’t quite reach escape velocity, so it was still stuck in Juan’s orbit, therefore falling short of the centerfielder
-Jeeves Life in the Cell
are you saying that part of juan's problems at the plate are due to his personal gravity being that of a small planet?
are you trying to use stats around here? what the fuck do you think this is? - MM
indeed
but in this case it helped him slightly
-Jeeves Life in the Cell
cuz that's a lot of (fig) newtons!
are you trying to use stats around here? what the fuck do you think this is? - MM
hahhaha
gotta love science jokes/puns
-Jeeves Life in the Cell
whirling dervish strikes again
are you trying to use stats around here? what the fuck do you think this is? - MM
you should have given him a sad face
are you trying to use stats around here? what the fuck do you think this is? - MM
and/or the perez hilton treatment
are you trying to use stats around here? what the fuck do you think this is? - MM
average is for "pussies"
"I got the shotgun. You got the briefcase. It's all in the game though, right? "
by onlysoxfaninboston on Jun 27, 2008 5:47 PM CDT up reply actions
winshares motherfucker
"I got the shotgun. You got the briefcase. It's all in the game though, right? "
by onlysoxfaninboston on Jun 27, 2008 5:49 PM CDT up reply actions
no, not a good point.
vectorfinoogles bitches. that’s the one, true stat.
don't reply to me if you have four numbers in a row in your name or the same letter beginning and ending your name. and quit hitting your ball into my backyard.
haha
"I got the shotgun. You got the briefcase. It's all in the game though, right? "
by onlysoxfaninboston on Jun 27, 2008 6:06 PM CDT up reply actions
You can't tell me stats are a relavant way to gague a player's performance
When I got my own two eyes right here telling me all I need to know you fucking statgeek.
by Ozzie Montana on Jun 27, 2008 5:51 PM CDT up reply actions
go fuck your hot girlfriend in your trendy wicker park condo with your silk sheets.
don't reply to me if you have four numbers in a row in your name or the same letter beginning and ending your name. and quit hitting your ball into my backyard.
How much have you imbibed, oh
“I’m bored” motherfucker?
;)
Try as you might, you can’t stay away.
And where…..is the SSH?
Longoria is en fuego. This kid is as close to a sure thing at 3rd as there is.
CWS: Slashing negative expectations since May, 2008.
Q! 4-5
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
stepped outta the room
what type of hit did Q reach on?
-Jeeves Life in the Cell
grounder up the middle
how he does that is a mystery
are you trying to use stats around here? what the fuck do you think this is? - MM
walker is stumped
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
See Quentin is smart, he went to Stanford
he has Juan Uribe stand at the end of the dugout, the side closer towards 3rd base, and then he aims it down the first base line, but with Juan’s gravitational pull, the ball is pulled twoards him resulting in singles up the middle…that education really paid off
-Jeeves Life in the Cell
excellent explanation!
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
thank you
all those sciencey classes i have to take in college are finally paying off
-Jeeves Life in the Cell
mom should be proud
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
well it's not a mystery. it is remarkable though.
are you trying to use stats around here? what the fuck do you think this is? - MM
JD 3-5
crossed 300 too
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
Such a beautiful piece of hitting.
are you trying to use stats around here? what the fuck do you think this is? - MM
totally. rare day when Q, JD and Swish are all in fine form.
are you trying to use stats around here? what the fuck do you think this is? - MM
My boys are sittin on a fat lead
and Cub fans I work with are moanin and groanin. Not a bad way to start off the weekend!
yes
let’s dump the player with the .274 eqa in favor of the guys with the .239 and .215 eqa’s. that’s how you win.
don't reply to me if you have four numbers in a row in your name or the same letter beginning and ending your name. and quit hitting your ball into my backyard.
I wasn't suggesting to keep the current 4/5th OF CF combo.
But even if you do, the defensive upgrade at 1st and center helps with the downgrade in offense, and if the team isn’t sucking they have enough offense to spare.
you wildly overestimate the defensive upgrade versus the offensive downgrade.
and i wasn’t replying to you.
don't reply to me if you have four numbers in a row in your name or the same letter beginning and ending your name. and quit hitting your ball into my backyard.
if you aren't wildly overestimating then i have no idea why you would endorse such an idea since it makes roughly -323 sense to do that.
unless you enjoy less wins or something once that “offense to spare” disappears.
don't reply to me if you have four numbers in a row in your name or the same letter beginning and ending your name. and quit hitting your ball into my backyard.
OK
And absolutely—‘I wasn’t suggesting’ but ‘if you do’ are always terms I uses when I endorse an idea.
don't cut your balls off but even if you do, be sure to sterilize the knife beforehand - infections can be nasty!
thanks for the dynamite drop in, monty.
don't reply to me if you have four numbers in a row in your name or the same letter beginning and ending your name. and quit hitting your ball into my backyard.
so you're saying dropping thome in favor of upgraded defense and speed and worse offense (which wouldnt be used in the middle of the order)
is like cutting off your balls? talk about wildly overestimating.
no. that's not what i'm saying. but thanks for playing.
don't reply to me if you have four numbers in a row in your name or the same letter beginning and ending your name. and quit hitting your ball into my backyard.
thats a relief
I’m glad its just my reading comprehension that is worthless, rather than someone’s balls.
thankfully at least one of those can be returned to full functionality.
don't reply to me if you have four numbers in a row in your name or the same letter beginning and ending your name. and quit hitting your ball into my backyard.
I have missed this
Good times. “You are an idiot! How do you have the intellect to type on a computer with those opinions? Fuckstick!”
Makes my day. I’m serious. Nobody in Orlando deals like Chicago guys. I miss it terribly.
CWS: Slashing negative expectations since May, 2008.
and if you wanna make a realistic comparison
you can say ‘don’t pay $10 more for that item, but if you do at least use a $3 coupon’
but you’d rather be you.
Thome
just doesn’t seem very clutch. If we keep him in the order, maybe move him down. A good friend of mine tells me that Thome made a career of hitting HRs when the game was not on the line in CLE.
good lord. i give up.
don't reply to me if you have four numbers in a row in your name or the same letter beginning and ending your name. and quit hitting your ball into my backyard.
do you think we could get casey kotchman, chone figgins, and scott shields for paul konerko, jerry owens, and another top pitching prospect
like wes whisler?
don't reply to me if you have four numbers in a row in your name or the same letter beginning and ending your name. and quit hitting your ball into my backyard.
I think the Sox would have to throw in Lance Broadway to get that done
that’s sarcastic, even for me
-Jeeves Life in the Cell
It just gets better. I don't even have to page down to see the end.
Phenomenal.
CWS: Slashing negative expectations since May, 2008.
It shows how spoiled we are by Crede
that I’m legitimately disappointed that he didn’t make that play
-Jeeves Life in the Cell
the DP he started in the first was big
are you trying to use stats around here? what the fuck do you think this is? - MM
Let's get Randy Winn....for our leadoff man and CF....
CF Winn
SS OC
LF Q
RF JD
1B SWISH
DH PK
C AJ
3B CREDE
2B ARAM
what will he cost us?
btw, I see 5 games @ CF this year
http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/winnra01.shtml
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
oh didn't realize that....
thought he was their everyday CF.
HOLY SHIT!!!
Insane Catch!!!
How do you fuck a nut?!
by omnipotent grab on Jun 27, 2008 5:56 PM CDT reply actions
JD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WHAT A PLAY
why are you against girls
by pierzynskirules on Jun 27, 2008 5:56 PM CDT reply actions
he caught it!
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
wow
JD has done well this year. (period)
-Jeeves Life in the Cell
unbelievable!
JD = Zeus
are you trying to use stats around here? what the fuck do you think this is? - MM
WHERE TRIPLES GO TO DYE!
"term: pussy, user: larry, count: 11
term: pussy, user: all, count: 83" - wiz
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jun 27, 2008 5:57 PM CDT reply actions
Another KW contract (that I didn't initially like)....
that is starting to look good (JD).
For those wanting to watch this year's most dominating SP....
if the rotation holds Rich Harden will be pitching on Sunday July 6th at THE CELL.
WIN OR DYE TRYING!
"term: pussy, user: larry, count: 11
term: pussy, user: all, count: 83" - wiz
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jun 27, 2008 6:04 PM CDT reply actions
Where can I buy a world series jersey at?
Or should I just get the jersey I want an iron the patch on?
"term: pussy, user: larry, count: 11
term: pussy, user: all, count: 83" - wiz
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jun 27, 2008 6:39 PM CDT reply actions
enjoyable game to watch. if the twins ever lose again we might recapture some of our previous division lead.
They're gonna give daddy the Rain Man suite, you dig that?
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