Game 101: Gamethread #3
by The Wizard on Jul 23, 2008 3:40 PM CDT
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PrintThome hits a 3-run HR; Q! hits a solo HR and a 3-run game-winning HR!
Q! is awesomely awesome!
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paulie will make that 6
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
Rally bitches!!
I tell myself, 'You are a superstar, don't worry about it. You'll be all right.' - Carlos Gomez
by omnipotent grab on Jul 23, 2008 3:45 PM CDT reply actions
I was ready to flag you
but we scored a run
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
lol
I tell myself, 'You are a superstar, don't worry about it. You'll be all right.' - Carlos Gomez
by omnipotent grab on Jul 23, 2008 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Flagged
My J homies don’t appreciate the nazi crap.
The Butkus year - time to knock everyone on their ass.
Sorry.
Thought others would sorta be into the dark humor behind it.
I tell myself, 'You are a superstar, don't worry about it. You'll be all right.' - Carlos Gomez
by omnipotent grab on Jul 23, 2008 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Ain't no real thing
More for the impressionable young minds.
The Butkus year - time to knock everyone on their ass.
AHHHHHHH
I was a multiple time all star throughout my little league career. Won 5 championships- 4 in a row- thats more in a row than MJ… (kenwo4life@aol.com)
by Ozzie Montana on Jul 23, 2008 3:47 PM CDT reply actions 3 recs
One of my favorite movies.
As long as you turn off your brain its awesome.
I tell myself, 'You are a superstar, don't worry about it. You'll be all right.' - Carlos Gomez
by omnipotent grab on Jul 23, 2008 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Rec
Much better. Blood and mayhem much more appropriate, rock ‘n roll style.
The Butkus year - time to knock everyone on their ass.
Fatty!
I was a multiple time all star throughout my little league career. Won 5 championships- 4 in a row- thats more in a row than MJ… (kenwo4life@aol.com)
you don't have to worry about juan eating his wheaties
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
by The Wizard on Jul 23, 2008 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Anybody catch the hot girl in white tank waving a shirt?
good camera work today
when in doubt, just do it
She was money in the bank
by Crede's Crew on Jul 23, 2008 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions
No doubt men in a past life
Sox fans=ugly, Camaro driving losers.
I was a multiple time all star throughout my little league career. Won 5 championships- 4 in a row- thats more in a row than MJ… (kenwo4life@aol.com)
by Ozzie Montana on Jul 23, 2008 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions
My Cubs fan friend went with me to Sundays Sox v Cubs game at the cell and said
“Sox girls are hot”
I said “real original”
and he said “no I’m serious I like their style”
missed that..thanks for tip
carrying a few extra lbs, but my, quite juggular
by Crede's Crew on Jul 23, 2008 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions
STAT PAD FTW
I was a multiple time all star throughout my little league career. Won 5 championships- 4 in a row- thats more in a row than MJ… (kenwo4life@aol.com)
Just let Q get an appearance this inning
No doubt ready to atone for his DP
I was a multiple time all star throughout my little league career. Won 5 championships- 4 in a row- thats more in a row than MJ… (kenwo4life@aol.com)
Bases loaded for Q
I was a multiple time all star throughout my little league career. Won 5 championships- 4 in a row- thats more in a row than MJ… (kenwo4life@aol.com)
lol,
Flagged for correcting me
I was a multiple time all star throughout my little league career. Won 5 championships- 4 in a row- thats more in a row than MJ… (kenwo4life@aol.com)
by Ozzie Montana on Jul 23, 2008 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Agreed
Their pitching is horrible, but these 2 series have been mighty frustrating to watch (at least until Q! comes through in the clutch)
I was a multiple time all star throughout my little league career. Won 5 championships- 4 in a row- thats more in a row than MJ… (kenwo4life@aol.com)
by Ozzie Montana on Jul 23, 2008 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Weren't you just saying that earlier today?
Wait, it was that the site is boring, but with JRE back you are more engaged?
Love the game, hate the posters.
PS Wherfore art JRE?
The Butkus year - time to knock everyone on their ass.
Ah, perhaps you and Jack Nicholson can get a site together
with Tdogg and JRE and be the coolest around.
BTW, I’d bet Toonder is moping like Eeyore since you didn’t include him in your club.
The Butkus year - time to knock everyone on their ass.
And I'll be he's on a plane to Chi-town
aren’t you distraught that larry left you out of the club? OPOS.
read the whole thing you stroke artist - kenwo4life
larry does not consider me a peer,
nor I him. He is entertaining and informative. I am lardy and occasionally not a pain in the ass.
Plus, I am humble.
The Butkus year - time to knock everyone on their ass.
"Plus, I am humble"
That is the funniest thing I’ve read this month. You brought a smile to my face today, old man, so you did one thing right (for a change). ;)
read the whole thing you stroke artist - kenwo4life
Q!
I was a multiple time all star throughout my little league career. Won 5 championships- 4 in a row- thats more in a row than MJ… (kenwo4life@aol.com)
Q!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
Farmio, too.
He believes that he might be dreaming.
by ReservoirDog on Jul 23, 2008 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions
This man, this man's a ballplayer I tell you what
I was a multiple time all star throughout my little league career. Won 5 championships- 4 in a row- thats more in a row than MJ… (kenwo4life@aol.com)
HOLY BALLSS!@!
I tell myself, 'You are a superstar, don't worry about it. You'll be all right.' - Carlos Gomez
by omnipotent grab on Jul 23, 2008 3:58 PM CDT reply actions
Quentin was pumped to beat Wilson after last week...
Then he takes a curtain call to further rub it in to Wilson.
that's fucking awesome
When I played there was no better feeling than homering off a guy you had a beef with, percieved or otherwise.
I thought that sort of goes without saying.
never make a man feel small in front of his girl, and stay where you’re at.
Lisa needs braces ... DENTAL PLAN
i don't know what that means.
women sense my power and they seek the life essence. i do not avoid women, gafferland.
LOL
I stick my knife down your throat and baby it hurts!
The Butkus year - time to knock everyone on their ass.
but you do not give them your essence
are you trying to use stats around here? what the fuck do you think this is? - MM
Dare this bullpen string 2 scoreless innings together?
I was a multiple time all star throughout my little league career. Won 5 championships- 4 in a row- thats more in a row than MJ… (kenwo4life@aol.com)
oops
I didn’t realize it was top 9, lol
by Crede's Crew on Jul 23, 2008 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions
This should be an interesting 9th....
Hamilton and Bradley
Announcer: [A fan] from Frederick, Maryland, wants to know why you don't go out and get some more team speed.
Weaver: Team speed, for Chrissake, you get BLEEP god damn little fleas on the bases getting picked off trying to steal, getting thrown out, taking runs away from you. You get them big BLEEP who can hit the BLEEP ball out of the BLEEP ballpark and you can't make any god damn mistakes.
Can we bring back Richard to face Hamilton?
Maybe he’s giving tips in the dugout.
The Butkus year - time to knock everyone on their ass.
Oh Bobby
No doubt enjoys the collective heart rate of Sox fans rising..
I was a multiple time all star throughout my little league career. Won 5 championships- 4 in a row- thats more in a row than MJ… (kenwo4life@aol.com)
Did they make that switch mid at-bat?
I was a multiple time all star throughout my little league career. Won 5 championships- 4 in a row- thats more in a row than MJ… (kenwo4life@aol.com)
WINNAR
I was a multiple time all star throughout my little league career. Won 5 championships- 4 in a row- thats more in a row than MJ… (kenwo4life@aol.com)
Yep, on so many levels
1. Gain game on MN
2. Even w/ Detroit
3. Series victory
4. Comeback win
5. HR off Wilson
by Crede's Crew on Jul 23, 2008 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions
and then help her cross the street
Gentlemen, you can't fight in here, this is the war room !
by explodingpinwheelsforfunandprofit on Jul 23, 2008 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions
I guess that D-back trade was decent, eh? I wasn't sure.
The Butkus year - time to knock everyone on their ass.
I do it for you people, I really do
Parroting things that were done by other people on the Internet is tough work, reading FIAL 30 times in a thread makes it all worth it.
I was a multiple time all star throughout my little league career. Won 5 championships- 4 in a row- thats more in a row than MJ… (kenwo4life@aol.com)
by Ozzie Montana on Jul 23, 2008 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions
wow, i leave to go pick up a burger and Q gets his awesome on
I thought that DP he grounded into was the clincher. he’s so fucking good.
are you trying to use stats around here? what the fuck do you think this is? - MM
Very awesome win.
almost as awesome as the Bloodsport gif.
I tell myself, 'You are a superstar, don't worry about it. You'll be all right.' - Carlos Gomez
by omnipotent grab on Jul 23, 2008 4:16 PM CDT reply actions
we didn't even need rally pooper trooper
are you trying to use stats around here? what the fuck do you think this is? - MM
Two questions...
Why did Milton Bradley not bat in the 9th? (Was he hurt from the HBP earlier?) and…
HOW WAS Q’s BAT FLIP? Missed it in the 8th!
GO SOX!!!
"Baseball is 90% mental -- the other half is physical."
wtf happend ya'll, been busy at work like i should be RECAP please
He was a catcher with the Orioles back in the day. Sorry looking (expletive). My brother had his card. He looked like this little kid who got left at a bus station by his parents. You know why? Because he had to catch Hoyt Wilhelms knuckle ball five (expletive) years.
by onlysoxfaninboston on Jul 23, 2008 4:21 PM CDT reply actions
Both teams played hard my man, God bless and good night
I was a multiple time all star throughout my little league career. Won 5 championships- 4 in a row- thats more in a row than MJ… (kenwo4life@aol.com)
by Ozzie Montana on Jul 23, 2008 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions
i think i might have to watch the replay of this one
DRAMA!!! ACTION!! SUSPENSE!! Q!!
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so
who’s ready for a manager gets ejected and fires up team process story?
i do not avoid women, gafferland.
Tribune already covered the "when Ozzie is mad the Sox win" angle today
I was a multiple time all star throughout my little league career. Won 5 championships- 4 in a row- thats more in a row than MJ… (kenwo4life@aol.com)
by Ozzie Montana on Jul 23, 2008 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions
ozzie got ejected, sorry i didn't follow the game
He was a catcher with the Orioles back in the day. Sorry looking (expletive). My brother had his card. He looked like this little kid who got left at a bus station by his parents. You know why? Because he had to catch Hoyt Wilhelms knuckle ball five (expletive) years.
by onlysoxfaninboston on Jul 23, 2008 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions
??
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He was a catcher with the Orioles back in the day. Sorry looking (expletive). My brother had his card. He looked like this little kid who got left at a bus station by his parents. You know why? Because he had to catch Hoyt Wilhelms knuckle ball five (expletive) years.
by onlysoxfaninboston on Jul 23, 2008 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions
can you explain what that means?
He was a catcher with the Orioles back in the day. Sorry looking (expletive). My brother had his card. He looked like this little kid who got left at a bus station by his parents. You know why? Because he had to catch Hoyt Wilhelms knuckle ball five (expletive) years.
by onlysoxfaninboston on Jul 23, 2008 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions
haha
so i googled it, because i’m not lazy for once, so:
IsoD equals OBP minus AVG
ISO = (2B + (3B2) + (HR3)) / AB
so for IsoD, it means that OBP is pretty fucking high. not sure what to make of the ISO and how it relates to IsoD
He was a catcher with the Orioles back in the day. Sorry looking (expletive). My brother had his card. He looked like this little kid who got left at a bus station by his parents. You know why? Because he had to catch Hoyt Wilhelms knuckle ball five (expletive) years.
by onlysoxfaninboston on Jul 23, 2008 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions
i've never seen that definition of ISO, btw
i don’t know why you would weight triples like that, either. a triple is basically a double plus some speed and luck. no reason to weight that when you’re assessing pure power. in fact it makes more sense to count triples as doubles.
are you trying to use stats around here? what the fuck do you think this is? - MM
coined by whom exactly?
are you trying to use stats around here? what the fuck do you think this is? - MM
Sure
IsoD is a good way to determine how patient (as well as how many times he gets plunked in Q’s case) a hitter is and ISO is a good method to determine how much raw power a guy has.
ISO is just SLG minus AVG (filters out the singles) and ISOD is just OBP minus AVG (filters out the hits as part of OBP)
Average relies on quite a bit of variance (read: luck) from year to year, but a guy with a .300 ISO and a .100 IsoD is just a damn good hitter who is patient and drives the baseball hard and far.
oh, you beat me to it, thanks!
He was a catcher with the Orioles back in the day. Sorry looking (expletive). My brother had his card. He looked like this little kid who got left at a bus station by his parents. You know why? Because he had to catch Hoyt Wilhelms knuckle ball five (expletive) years.
by onlysoxfaninboston on Jul 23, 2008 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions
would adam dunn and jim aw shucks thome fall into this category (perhaps not this year but in previous)?
He was a catcher with the Orioles back in the day. Sorry looking (expletive). My brother had his card. He looked like this little kid who got left at a bus station by his parents. You know why? Because he had to catch Hoyt Wilhelms knuckle ball five (expletive) years.
by onlysoxfaninboston on Jul 23, 2008 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions
.300 ISO is basically the pinnacle of power
there were just 4 in all of MLB who posted that over a full season in 2007, 9 in 2006 and 4 in 2005. Q is currently 16th among those qualified according to fangraphs with .257. That’s as of yesterday. 2 bombs in one game is going to help that figure. It’ll probably be enough to pass Mike Jacobs for 15th. Q, as of now, has well above average power.
are you trying to use stats around here? what the fuck do you think this is? - MM
more IsoD
spreadsheet sorted by IsoD. i got the group of 35 by first sorting fangraphs the last 3 calendar years, then sorting by best OBP. so those are the best OBPers over the last three seasons with their accompanying IsoD.
are you trying to use stats around here? what the fuck do you think this is? - MM
thanks!!
He was a catcher with the Orioles back in the day. Sorry looking (expletive). My brother had his card. He looked like this little kid who got left at a bus station by his parents. You know why? Because he had to catch Hoyt Wilhelms knuckle ball five (expletive) years.
by onlysoxfaninboston on Jul 23, 2008 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions
what does the D stand for again?
i know it’s for patience/walks/whatever, but the exact word escapes me
are you trying to use stats around here? what the fuck do you think this is? - MM
Listen to this
“The White Sox explored a scenario where they would’ve acquired Brian Roberts from Baltimore, traded Orlando Cabrera to the Dodgers, and moved Alexei Ramirez to shortstop. That obviously didn’t work out. The Sox may be currently trying to decide whether to part with third baseman Josh Fields, their best trade chip and third baseman of the future.” – Robothal
I can’t decide whether I like the idea of moving OCab. As much as he stirs the pot he can beat you in a lot of ways. Brian Roberts would be a very welcome addition… and if I am not mistaken he is not a free agent until the end of next year. As much as I love OC I am debating with myself over who I would rather have. Thoughts?
"term: pussy, user: larry, count: 11
term: pussy, user: all, count: 83" - wiz
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 23, 2008 6:18 PM CDT reply actions
In the top of the 8th inning, I yelled to my disinterested co-workers:
“This is not right. The Sox NEVER lose on my birthday!”
Then I turned off the game to get some work done so I could actually leave on time and enjoy my existence.
And what do you know! That team, oozing with sucktitude of late, pulls a win out of their asses.
Q!nicorn heard me. And he stuck his twisted magical horn into the Rangers, until their blood coated the diamond; and turned it into a ruby.
(Colin or Wiz, can you do your search thing and find out how many July 23rd games they’ve lost in the last 15 years? Because I may be wrong about them NEVER losing on my bday, but I’m sure some years are hazier than others…heh).
I believe in Harvey Dent
not quite
7/23 games
http://www.baseball-reference.com/games/standings.cgi?date=2007-07-23 and keep going 1 year back
L W L W W W L L L – L L W L L
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
Thanks for finding!
So, in reality, they mostly just lose. Boy am I glad I became of drinking age, so I could just think we are winning all the time.
I believe in Harvey Dent
by homesickalien on Jul 24, 2008 8:21 AM CDT up reply actions
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
oh. wait. they won 2 of 3. sorry.
i do not avoid women, gafferland.
Seashels and balloons, as always.
I’m telling you, that kid of yours may as well be named Jimmy Piersall II. Get your therapy account ready.
The Butkus year - time to knock everyone on their ass.
abyb yes?
:p
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
Back to your old ways, I see
It’s like you never changed in the first place…
read the whole thing you stroke artist - kenwo4life
No replay on csn?
BOOOOOOOOO!!!
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by thecip on Jul 23, 2008 7:06 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Someone gonna put up an 'open thread' for the next day-and-a-half?
I would but I don’t have the keys anymore.
I put up something
I added a nerdy title too!
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
This site is going straight to hell in a handbasket
Site value < $50K. Trend is down:
1. No Cheat.
2. No recaps. Ever. Again.
3. Nazi Photoshops.
4. larry bored, starting his own “cool” site. By selected invitation only. You may not participate. Ever. Stop crying. Now.
5. Toonder pissed, still carping about a game near last week and McCain/CBS. Has become irrelevant and bitter.
6. kenwo more insightful than Tdogg.
7. bhoov no longer doing research.
8. Chiburb and family becoming fossilized by age. Arthritic fingers and narcolepsy affecting their posts.
9. SSH starting to make sense.
10. Wiz thinking of moving to the 1st floor – has heard about concepts “sunlight” and “pay”, wants what’s his.
All downhill from here.
The Butkus year - time to knock everyone on their ass.
And now, as of Wiz' 9:31 EST post, the denouement:
11. Wiz arrested, SSS site shut down for copyright violations.
The Butkus year - time to knock everyone on their ass.
you cannot steal what's yours right?
is there some rule against what I put up?
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
We've had more Wire threads than recaps it seems
Dammit I want my Sox games to be tidied up in a neat package every night. This is by far the worst site on the internet, I vote to move game threads to lemonparty.
I was a multiple time all star throughout my little league career. Won 5 championships- 4 in a row- thats more in a row than MJ… (kenwo4life@aol.com)
by Ozzie Montana on Jul 23, 2008 10:30 PM CDT up reply actions
It wasnt a photoshop, just a google image.
I tell myself, 'You are a superstar, don't worry about it. You'll be all right.' - Carlos Gomez
by omnipotent grab on Jul 24, 2008 3:27 AM CDT up reply actions
FWIW
PECOTA’s 90th percentile performance:
-IsoP: .209
-IsoD: .089
75th:
IsoP: .190
IsoD: .087
50th:
IsoP: .171
IsoD: .085
It looks like PECOTA has a solid understanding of Q!’s on base skills, but underestimated his power substantially.
are you trying to use stats around here? what the fuck do you think this is? - MM
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