Dome Shutout (See: Sonnanstine, Andy or Marcum, Shaun)
by The Cheat on Jul 28, 2008 9:54 PM CDT
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PrintThe White Sox have been shut out 9 times this season, 5 of which have come in domes. Kevin Slowey became the latest speed-changing, control artist righty to baffle Sox hitters in the climate controlled environment.
I feel like I should be able to come up with a lot more to say after a nearly two week absence, but really, how much more is there to say? We've seen it all before.
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Linebrink looking at longer DL stint: White Sox relief pitcher hoping to return in mid-August
The return of Scott Linebrink to the White Sox active roster might take a little longer than his current stint on the disabled list, according to comments made by the right-handed setup man on Monday.http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080728&content_id=3215755&vkey=news_cws&fext=.jsp&c_id=cws“I’m hoping mid-August,” Linebrink said. “We’ve already pretty much wasted a week in July. So middle of August will be a good three weeks, and hopefully it’s not too much longer.
“When you talk about not touching a ball for seven days, that’s half of it right there. I don’t think once we do start playing catch, I don’t see a week later me being on the mound or in a game.
“It probably will be a couple of weeks of a throwing program and a bullpen,” Linebrink added. “They might want me to go on a rehab assignment. It all depends how I look when I start throwing [bullpens].” ...
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
Fire call
So who’s on your shortlist?
by tommyjoepeters on Jul 29, 2008 7:40 AM CDT up reply actions
the sox did not get a runner past second base. two errors. konerko o-fer. hawk bitching about calls
indeed, unfortunately, we’ve seen this all before.
"a lack of capitalization is a passive-aggressive way of displaying my contempt for you people. you are unworthy of my shift key."
by explodingpinwheelsforfunandprofit on Jul 28, 2008 10:04 PM CDT reply actions
How many leadoff hits were stranded?
That was an embarrassment.
"god, you’re fucking stupid."
-- Larry
we know what to do
tip your cap.
and on a side note, hawk is just one step up from santo. barely.
brian anderson would've caught that...
That's pretty dumb of Liney to say
It puts the Sox behind the 8 ball in trade talks. I wish he would have just stayed quiet. And if it takes him a week of being shut down then another 2 weeks to “work back strenght’ I think we should temper expectations for him going forward healthwise. That sounds like a player not confident in his health.
I mean, how often does a reliever take one week off and not be ready to go after throwing side sessions 3-4 times the next week?
I think odds are Linebrink will not pitch effectively for the Sox this season
They’ll be lucky if they get something out of him during the rest of his contract. The usual response is that everything is OK and it should just be 15 days (see Crede) even when it’s more serious. The fact that Linebrink thinks it’s more serious is telling.
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.
by hitlesswonder on Jul 28, 2008 10:51 PM CDT up reply actions
so
what youre saying is we got the Milwaukee Linebrink afterall, and the Padre Linebrink is dead?
’’We have the horses. Everyone has to stay positive and keep grinding." -Kenny
"Its almost gotten to be obscene that we cant get a man in from third base." -Hawk
SD Linebrink was here for half a season.....
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.
by hitlesswonder on Jul 29, 2008 12:07 AM CDT up reply actions
What all around crap
Buehrle sucked, the hitting sucked, Konerko still sucked, the umpiring sucked (not that that made any difference), Massett sucks….we will be lucky to win one game this series. way to come out like a big pile of steaming dog crap
Kenwo4life=ratings
And then to make matters worse...
Raw was great until they announced that Mike frickin Adamle is the GM
Kenwo4life=ratings
i don't believe i watched that damn show to find out they picked him
i think it would be pretty sweet if ssh's kid and kenwo's kid had offspring together...whether you believe in nature or nurture, it wouldn’t be boring.-larry
it was decent...
i think it would be pretty sweet if ssh's kid and kenwo's kid had offspring together...whether you believe in nature or nurture, it wouldn’t be boring.-larry
Way to show up for the big game, Buehrle...
you sucked…
so did the offense…
Konerko is pretty much worthless…
Ramirez continues to make stupid errors on routine plays…
DFA Masset. He is trash…
Span with his first career homerun…
Redmond continues to make Buehrle his little bitch…
Great game.
Fucking Cubs just won a game that Sabathia started. Meanwhile, Kevin freaking Slowey gets a complete game shutout against the Sox.
"god, you’re fucking stupid."
-- Larry
by SSH2005 on Jul 28, 2008 10:35 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
kevin slowey laid the smackdown on the sox
i think it would be pretty sweet if ssh's kid and kenwo's kid had offspring together...whether you believe in nature or nurture, it wouldn’t be boring.-larry
I like the way this site is headed...we need more posts like this.
I’ve never seen a team piss down their pants in big games like the Sox do! Buehrle needs to grow a pair for the next game! DFA everyone!
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.
by hitlesswonder on Jul 28, 2008 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions
The Cubs are independent of the White Sox.
I CAN'T STAND IT.
Sox Machine
by Sox Machine on Jul 28, 2008 10:45 PM CDT up reply actions
just stand back and watch the magic.
I tell myself, 'You are a superstar, don't worry about it. You'll be all right.' - Carlos Gomez
by omnipotent grab on Jul 28, 2008 10:51 PM CDT up reply actions
The Magic should have been DFA'ed by now...
Is his WHIP up to 2.00 yet?
"god, you’re fucking stupid."
-- Larry
Too true that sack of shit shouldnt have a job in the majors.
I tell myself, 'You are a superstar, don't worry about it. You'll be all right.' - Carlos Gomez
by omnipotent grab on Jul 28, 2008 10:53 PM CDT up reply actions
hey
i caught a foul ball pitched by aardsma in indy. you take that back.
brian anderson would've caught that...
i think he was defending aardsma yo.
I tell myself, 'You are a superstar, don't worry about it. You'll be all right.' - Carlos Gomez
by omnipotent grab on Jul 28, 2008 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Masset has a 1.70 WHIP along with a 4.23 K/9...
How is this guy still in the majors?
"god, you’re fucking stupid."
-- Larry
because mop up innings are so low leverage that
being able to throw them is actually more important than anything else.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
no, no, prod him like a rabid dog, better he take it out on the internet than his newborn
"a lack of capitalization is a passive-aggressive way of displaying my contempt for you people. you are unworthy of my shift key."
by explodingpinwheelsforfunandprofit on Jul 28, 2008 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions
that kid is toast and you know 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 28, 2008 10:53 PM CDT up reply actions
what i do know is the kid will not understand the concept of cyclicality
which mean stuff like reversion to the mean, breakouts, et al. are out of the picture as well.
"a lack of capitalization is a passive-aggressive way of displaying my contempt for you people. you are unworthy of my shift key."
by explodingpinwheelsforfunandprofit on Jul 28, 2008 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Just a comparison...
Sox couldn’t even put up a fucking run against a mediocre starter.
How many people are excited about tomorrow’s matchup—Richard vs. Perkins?
Sox against a lefty? They may as well pray for a dome rain delay.
"god, you’re fucking stupid."
-- Larry
Odd that you'd choose the Cubs.
Considering there are 28 other teams.
This is pretty much the basis for half of romantic comedies. “I hate them. I hate them. I hate them. I keep talking about them. omigod—I love them!”
(Cue Goo Goo Dolls…)
I CAN'T STAND IT.
Sox Machine
by Sox Machine on Jul 28, 2008 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions
It's going to be ugly when finally comes face to face with his true feelings.
I hope his family is supportive.
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.
by hitlesswonder on Jul 28, 2008 10:55 PM CDT up reply actions
i'd give up forever to touch you
because i know that you feel me somehow
brndnprkns: I'm pretty sure the "badass" value of your life is closer to Gigli than The Dark Knight
by whitesoxmatt on Jul 29, 2008 8:36 AM CDT up reply actions
i thought it was funny as konerko walked up to bat in the 9th with 2 outs...
then hawk said well we’re about to get shut out…even the hawkaroo has lost hope in this chump
i think it would be pretty sweet if ssh's kid and kenwo's kid had offspring together...whether you believe in nature or nurture, it wouldn’t be boring.-larry
dj was very very down on him as well. he actually went so far as to be critical about how konerko took ball one.
my guess is paulie as the “introspective, self-defeating, mental case” is all bull shit. the guy probably models himself after mj and walks around in mink furs in th middle of the summer while smoking chopped up Chinese children rolled up one hundred dollar bills.
"a lack of capitalization is a passive-aggressive way of displaying my contempt for you people. you are unworthy of my shift key."
by explodingpinwheelsforfunandprofit on Jul 28, 2008 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
+1 for you!
i think it would be pretty sweet if ssh's kid and kenwo's kid had offspring together...whether you believe in nature or nurture, it wouldn’t be boring.-larry
Door mat
You know it’s bad when movement in the direction of BA’s batting numbers would be considered an improvement.
by tommyjoepeters on Jul 29, 2008 7:49 AM CDT up reply actions
Well on a positive note wasserman had a great game.
2 solid innings of no hit ball and he lowered his ERA by about 3 runs. He didnt K anyone and he walked one but it gives us something to look forward to.
I tell myself, 'You are a superstar, don't worry about it. You'll be all right.' - Carlos Gomez
by omnipotent grab on Jul 28, 2008 10:56 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
your avatar is offensive to the followers of Q!
I tell myself, 'You are a superstar, don't worry about it. You'll be all right.' - Carlos Gomez
by omnipotent grab on Jul 28, 2008 11:05 PM CDT up reply actions
i crack up everytime i see your sig man
i think it would be pretty sweet if ssh's kid and kenwo's kid had offspring together...whether you believe in nature or nurture, it wouldn’t be boring.-larry
he said hed be all right and sure enough hes back in the line up today.
I tell myself, 'You are a superstar, don't worry about it. You'll be all right.' - Carlos Gomez
by omnipotent grab on Jul 28, 2008 11:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Ozzie commencing the benchings...
Swisher is sitting on Tuesday and Guillen warned that Paul Konerko better show something or he will be sitting Wednesday.
"god, you’re fucking stupid."
-- Larry
I'm glad the Twins were already mathematically eliminated a month ago.
"god, you’re fucking stupid."
-- Larry
9 errors in last 6 games
In the last month:
23 errors
24 games
horseshit.
’’We have the horses. Everyone has to stay positive and keep grinding." -Kenny
"Its almost gotten to be obscene that we cant get a man in from third base." -Hawk
And Swisher's AVG is almost down to Konerko's level at .226...
It it still bad luck or is he legitimately sucking now?
"god, you’re fucking stupid."
-- Larry
his court jester act is wearing thin
I’d take a POS asshole/clubhouse cancer that can hit .280 instead of a clown who thanks god everytime he reaches base and acts like a stoner
are you talking about manny ramierez...
i heard swish is still in the dome looking for his long lost glove that flew over the wall…
i think it would be pretty sweet if ssh's kid and kenwo's kid had offspring together...whether you believe in nature or nurture, it wouldn’t be boring.-larry
Kind of like that fly ball in Detroit on Sunday
Swish, back, back, back, turns over wrong shoulder, reaches up with bare hand to catch it, whoops over his head… He sucks in center…
"Baseball is 90% mental -- the other half is physical."
C'mon
He’s a first baseman or even a corner outfielder and we’ve got better options in center, but that particular ball got shifted by the wind—and Comerica’s center is one of the more difficult.
by tommyjoepeters on Jul 29, 2008 8:13 AM CDT up reply actions
Dear SSH,
SHUT THE FUCK UP.
Regards
by Craig Grebeck on Jul 28, 2008 11:59 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
yeah dude tell his ass
i think it would be pretty sweet if ssh's kid and kenwo's kid had offspring together...whether you believe in nature or nurture, it wouldn’t be boring.-larry
so...
what’d i miss?
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
guys walking around wtih 10 foot boners
and everyone gawking at them while SSH blows the cubs and the goo goo dolls play in the background?
brndnprkns: I'm pretty sure the "badass" value of your life is closer to Gigli than The Dark Knight
by whitesoxmatt on Jul 29, 2008 8:39 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
That works.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jul 29, 2008 8:40 AM CDT up reply actions
And Clayton Richard is going to save the day...
like Bruce Willis in Pulp Fiction.
"god, you’re fucking stupid."
-- Larry
Is today Ball Gag giveaway day at the Metrodome?
"Baseball is 90% mental -- the other half is physical."
Not feeling good about tonights matchup
Hopefully Richard proves me wrong, I liked what I saw last time… but he still has a ways to go. Also, sounds like Linebrink may be done.
Whatever, I won’t be able to catch the beginning of the game. I have a job interview in Chicago tonight.
Not only is Richard starting but...
the Sox are facing a lefty. Expect more of the same.
"god, you’re fucking stupid."
-- Larry
Hardee's?
IF so, you’ll be out quick and probably only miss the first two innings. That is unless, they need you to start tonight and you are working the french fry station, then you’ll probably miss all of the game, unless there is extra innings.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jul 29, 2008 8:26 AM CDT up reply actions
sorry to inform you, but your interview at bennigan's has been cancelled.
fuck you, that's my name!! you know why, mister? 'cause you drove a hyundai to get here tonight, I drove a eighty thousand dollar bmw. that's my name!!
by MarketMaker on Jul 29, 2008 11:52 AM CDT up reply actions
Sonnnaavvvvaaaabiiiitttttch.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jul 29, 2008 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions
i'd like a moment of silence for the now defunct turkey o'toole.
fuck you, that's my name!! you know why, mister? 'cause you drove a hyundai to get here tonight, I drove a eighty thousand dollar bmw. that's my name!!
by MarketMaker on Jul 29, 2008 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions
you're telling me. that place and i have a storied history.
bennigan’s was like a candle in the wind.
fuck you, that's my name!! you know why, mister? 'cause you drove a hyundai to get here tonight, I drove a eighty thousand dollar bmw. that's my name!!
by MarketMaker on Jul 29, 2008 11:55 AM CDT up reply actions
Isn't there a Bennigan's on Michigan, right by the Art Institute?
I used to waste afternoons there watching Sox games before/after classes in college.
And when I say “waste,” I mean it.
I believe in Harvey Dent
by homesickalien on Jul 29, 2008 12:00 PM CDT up reply actions
2 of them actually. 1 across from the AI, the other about 4 blocks north on michigan.
fuck you, that's my name!! you know why, mister? 'cause you drove a hyundai to get here tonight, I drove a eighty thousand dollar bmw. that's my name!!
by MarketMaker on Jul 29, 2008 12:02 PM CDT up reply actions
and both are shuttered abruptly:
Chapter 7 bankruptcy implies liquidation, not reorganization of a financially troubled company. That means the shuttered stores are not likely to reopen.
In two weeks they will win 7 or 8 in a row and you all will have 10 inch boners.
I wonder how much money they'll get...
... when they sell all that shit hanging all over the walls.
by ReservoirDog on Jul 29, 2008 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions
that's a good question. they have a few things i wouldn't mind grabbing.
fuck you, that's my name!! you know why, mister? 'cause you drove a hyundai to get here tonight, I drove a eighty thousand dollar bmw. that's my name!!
Lights were on and a couple of employees could be seen milling around the restaurants at 225 N. Michigan Ave. and 150 S. Michigan, but no one answered knocks at their entrance doors-not even for coworkers. A woman who identified herself as a Bennigan’s employee knocked in frustration at one location before giving up and walking away.
In two weeks they will win 7 or 8 in a row and you all will have 10 inch boners.
employees have been told they won't receive their last paycheck. that really blows.
fuck you, that's my name!! you know why, mister? 'cause you drove a hyundai to get here tonight, I drove a eighty thousand dollar bmw. that's my name!!
by MarketMaker on Jul 29, 2008 12:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Source is the waitress you've been banging?
shaftr, the ghost author. cheat, the never-present manager. colin, the obfuscating author. wiz…well. who the fuck knows. at least he shows up to work.
by winningugly on Jul 29, 2008 12:08 PM CDT up reply actions
the one who work(ed) to pay for his habit
In two weeks they will win 7 or 8 in a row and you all will have 10 inch boners.
amongst my many faults, an inability to pay for my habits is not one of them.
fuck you, that's my name!! you know why, mister? 'cause you drove a hyundai to get here tonight, I drove a eighty thousand dollar bmw. that's my name!!
by MarketMaker on Jul 29, 2008 12:11 PM CDT up reply actions
So we can bail out Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac
But we can’t give these people their money earned?
Something ain’t right. Now all you financial types go ahead and shit all over me.
Are you kidding?
Bailouts suck. Moral hazard and all. Pay the people what they earned, fer Chrissakes.
shaftr, the ghost author. cheat, the never-present manager. colin, the obfuscating author. wiz…well. who the fuck knows. at least he shows up to work.
Never could tell the dif between Bennigan's and Houlihan's
so called either one Hooligans.
Our local Bennigans started cutting quality and quantity over a year ago. Surprised they lasted this long.
In two weeks they will win 7 or 8 in a row and you all will have 10 inch boners.
i hate you so much right now.
fuck you, that's my name!! you know why, mister? 'cause you drove a hyundai to get here tonight, I drove a eighty thousand dollar bmw. that's my name!!
by MarketMaker on Jul 29, 2008 11:59 AM CDT up reply actions
Don't take it too personally there, MM,
he makes up names for just about every establishment, company, item of outerwear….
I believe in Harvey Dent
by homesickalien on Jul 29, 2008 12:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Um, you can't tell the difference
because there IS no difference…
Bennigan’s
Houlihan’s
TGIF
Chili’s
Whatever
"Everybody looks at the Cubs. Look at the White Sox. They're a pretty good ballclub." - Lou Piniella (6/29/08)
by tailgater on Jul 29, 2008 12:03 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
flagged!
fuck you, that's my name!! you know why, mister? 'cause you drove a hyundai to get here tonight, I drove a eighty thousand dollar bmw. that's my name!!
by MarketMaker on Jul 29, 2008 12:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Exactly.
They all look about the same, and they all are great for office get-togethers and shrimp poppers.
I believe in Harvey Dent
by homesickalien on Jul 29, 2008 12:04 PM CDT up reply actions
and not much else...
Although, it seems MM has extensive history and knowledge that the rest of us lack.
I know! He likes waitresses!
“You’re so beautiful….you could be a waitress!”
I believe in Harvey Dent
by homesickalien on Jul 29, 2008 12:06 PM CDT up reply actions
i used to work at a bennigan's in high school. so yes, i have done some bennigan's waitress banging and i defy anyone here to have a problem with that .
fuck you, that's my name!! you know why, mister? 'cause you drove a hyundai to get here tonight, I drove a eighty thousand dollar bmw. that's my name!!
by MarketMaker on Jul 29, 2008 12:09 PM CDT up reply actions
i like to get them nude except for the apron and then enter their kitchen through the back door.
fuck you, that's my name!! you know why, mister? 'cause you drove a hyundai to get here tonight, I drove a eighty thousand dollar bmw. that's my name!!
by MarketMaker on Jul 29, 2008 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions
and seriously, even if i gave you the first 3, chili's? really? wtf are you talking about?
fuck you, that's my name!! you know why, mister? 'cause you drove a hyundai to get here tonight, I drove a eighty thousand dollar bmw. that's my name!!
by MarketMaker on Jul 29, 2008 12:05 PM CDT up reply actions
I do enjoy the chili con queso...my bad
"Everybody looks at the Cubs. Look at the White Sox. They're a pretty good ballclub." - Lou Piniella (6/29/08)
Can I have some help please?
I’ve worked out from Swishers stats that his BABIP is low .262, and we should expect more production out of him once he hits the expected (around .290) average). The line drive / fly ball / ground ball rates I’m less sure about, what should I be looking to find from looking at these figures?
any help is very much appreciated.
regards
Sox fan from England, marching on together
Roller dome
Not saying they couldn’t get swept (happened to the other team recently, as in last week), but it seems early for the black armbands for the series never mind the season.
by tommyjoepeters on Jul 29, 2008 7:59 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Ya think?
Red Sox were swept in Tampa’s dome pre AS break – I don’t see them quite out of it yet. We were swept by Detroit earlier this year, and so far I’m glad we are at least still playing out the string.
Bunch of teenaged women on this site. Even HSA and pierzynskirules don’t shriek as much as soem of the “guys” here. Almost as bad as the Nazi posts.
Fer Chrissakes.
shaftr, the ghost author. cheat, the never-present manager. colin, the obfuscating author. wiz…well. who the fuck knows. at least he shows up to work.
Ok, that's much better
shaftr, the ghost author. cheat, the never-present manager. colin, the obfuscating author. wiz…well. who the fuck knows. at least he shows up to work.
that;s not good at all
why are you against girls, what do i have to do to get someone to fucking understand me.
by pierzynskirules on Jul 29, 2008 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions
I got it.
shaftr, the ghost author. cheat, the never-present manager. colin, the obfuscating author. wiz…well. who the fuck knows. at least he shows up to work.
soem of the "guys" here have nothing better to do
Nice spelling, jackass. ;)
OPOS, coming on here and taking the wind out of the town criers’ sails. For shame.
read the whole thing you stroke artist - kenwo4life
It's the Olde English spelling
shaftr, the ghost author. cheat, the never-present manager. colin, the obfuscating author. wiz…well. who the fuck knows. at least he shows up to work.
Farm System
I look at the Twins roster and wonder how they win ANY games. Dig a little deeper to find that they have drafted extremely well and done a great job of developing their talent. Buddy Bell better be taking notes.
"Baseball is 90% mental -- the other half is physical."
Cubs Fans
Quick question…
Is every asshole Cubs fan issued one of those lame-ass “W” flags once they jump on the bandwagon?
"Baseball is 90% mental -- the other half is physical."
Yes
They hold the flag up and their “buddy” jams the flag stick up their ass after every sighting of “Woody”.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jul 29, 2008 8:28 AM CDT up reply actions
Their big achievement is winning a single game, so they wave a flag.
It’s all they’ve got to hang their hats on, really.
"Everybody looks at the Cubs. Look at the White Sox. They're a pretty good ballclub." - Lou Piniella (6/29/08)
a white flag, at that.
Why so serious?
by reardenmettle on Jul 29, 2008 3:12 PM CDT up reply actions
I am very concerned and the main reason is
OUR PITCHING, DEFENSE AND HEALTH SUCK.
Runs given up in the last 15 games (we won 8, which I think somewhat disguises the problem):
5+ R - 13 of 15
6+ R - 11 of 15
7+ R - 7 of 15
8+ R - 4 of 15
Eerily, eerily similar to pre ASB 2006.
Buehrle, Danks, Vazquez, OUR FUCKING DEFENSE and Herm need to step up, get focused and get the job done.
This team is better than they’ve shown recently.
Pitching, defense and health.
he'd need to be very strong
to throw that fat git anywhere
Sox fan from England, marching on together
nice. well assuming that git means something like bitch.
fuck you, that's my name!! you know why, mister? 'cause you drove a hyundai to get here tonight, I drove a eighty thousand dollar bmw. that's my name!!
by MarketMaker on Jul 29, 2008 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions
Don't worry...
Clayton Richard is going to throw a complete game shutout against the Twins tonight and the Sox are going to score 10 runs on the lefty Perkins.
"god, you’re fucking stupid."
-- Larry
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
sounds like you need something to take your aggression out on. here:
Cubs fans accused of beating White Sox fan
The Associated Press
8:31 PM CDT, July 28, 2008
HUNTLEY, Ill. – McHenry County authorities say three Chicago Cubs fans face felony battery charges after allegedly beating a Chicago White Sox fan so badly he lost his right eye.The men are accused of beating 32-year-old Robert Steele of Gurnee during a 2-year-old girl’s Sesame Street-themed birthday party.
Police said Monday the men were drinking alcohol at the July 19th party and taunting Steele.
They say Steele was kicked in the head and his nose was broken. He stayed several days at an Elgin hospital.
Thirty-one-year-old Jaroslaw Czapla, 37-year-old Boguslaw Czapla and 33-year-old Maciej Trojnar face mob action and aggravated battery charges.
Jaroslaw Czapla’s number is unlisted. There were no listings for Boguslaw Czapla or Trojnar.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi-080728-cubs-sox-fight,0,4148340.story
sesame street always gets my blood flowing, too.
In the magazine Childhood Education, Minnie P. Berson of SUNY Fredonia asked “Why debase the art form of teaching with phony pedagogy, vulgar sideshows, bad acting, and layers of smoke and fog to clog the eager minds of small children?”
"the men were drinking alcohol "
I’m shocked!
Pitching, defense and health.
Very sad commentary.
Happens every single day over
Prettier girlfriend
Accidental bumps
Who had the shittier childhood
on and on.
Pitching, defense and health.
Sing with me...
Cloudy day
Kickin’ your ass today
Nasty Cub fans
Who drink and beat
Can you tell me how to get
How to get to Sesame Street?
"Everybody looks at the Cubs. Look at the White Sox. They're a pretty good ballclub." - Lou Piniella (6/29/08)
Come and play, everything’s A-OK
Friendly neighbors there that’s where we meet
Can you tell me how to get
How to get to Sesame Street
by larry on Jul 29, 2008 8:58 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm sure my Polish brethren will find lots of new "friends"
in prison.
They kicked that dude’s eye out. That’s hardcore.
Those “off the boat” types (note the colorful names) love thier vodka. But that fire water can really set them off. However, kudos to Bobby Steel for putting up a good fight for White Sox Nation. It take 3 of them, afterall.
"Everybody looks at the Cubs. Look at the White Sox. They're a pretty good ballclub." - Lou Piniella (6/29/08)
take = took (must learn to preview)
"Everybody looks at the Cubs. Look at the White Sox. They're a pretty good ballclub." - Lou Piniella (6/29/08)
Hey, you "profiler", how do you know they are Polish?
White on white crime. Sad commentary. This is usually left to the Irish.
shaftr, the ghost author. cheat, the never-present manager. colin, the obfuscating author. wiz…well. who the fuck knows. at least he shows up to work.
The names are fairly good giveaways and
I heard a couple of radio reports.
Apparently the “kicker” was wearing steel-toed boots…to a 2-year old’s party…yes, he was Polish. Trust me, my last name is not dissimilar.
"Everybody looks at the Cubs. Look at the White Sox. They're a pretty good ballclub." - Lou Piniella (6/29/08)
It was a JOKE. My sister married a Babiez, so I know from pierogies.
And dress was “casual”. Steel-toed boots are optional.
shaftr, the ghost author. cheat, the never-present manager. colin, the obfuscating author. wiz…well. who the fuck knows. at least he shows up to work.
by winningugly on Jul 29, 2008 10:09 AM CDT up reply actions
Kraut pierogies = good eatin'
"Everybody looks at the Cubs. Look at the White Sox. They're a pretty good ballclub." - Lou Piniella (6/29/08)
Um, yeah
I’ve got your white on white crime, EVER HEARD OF THE MAFIA YOU GUINEA FUCK?
BTW, nice Chappelle show ref, if that’s what you intended.
read the whole thing you stroke artist - kenwo4life
I thought you said, "Hey Spider, I'm okay"
“Whoa! I don’t believe what I’m hearing. This kid’s got a lotta fuckin’ balls! Hey Spider, this is for you. “
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jul 29, 2008 11:13 AM CDT up reply actions
maybe they didn't come down and tell you, wu don't shine shoes no more.
fuck you, that's my name!! you know why, mister? 'cause you drove a hyundai to get here tonight, I drove a eighty thousand dollar bmw. that's my name!!
by MarketMaker on Jul 29, 2008 12:00 PM CDT up reply actions
This made my day
Who is illustrating the children’s book you will inevitably write, ‘gater? LOL.
shaftr, the ghost author. cheat, the never-present manager. colin, the obfuscating author. wiz…well. who the fuck knows. at least he shows up to work.
Ideally, an artist whose forte is the macabre
"Everybody looks at the Cubs. Look at the White Sox. They're a pretty good ballclub." - Lou Piniella (6/29/08)
I tend towards the medium of fresh blood, so let me know if you want to get this thing going
read the whole thing you stroke artist - kenwo4life
Animal or human?
"Everybody looks at the Cubs. Look at the White Sox. They're a pretty good ballclub." - Lou Piniella (6/29/08)
Yeah, and the Polish mafia strikes again...
My guess is that the Sox fan dropped the “When did your team last win the World Series?” whammer on the north side Polacks before they kicked his ass…
"Baseball is 90% mental -- the other half is physical."
Down the chute
Well, the NL had just lost another All-Star Game, the Cubs had just lost three in a row…the potato juice was probably telling them the world had just ended.
by tommyjoepeters on Jul 29, 2008 9:11 AM CDT up reply actions
Cheat,
you said it all. It sure would be huge if our big, young left-hander could step it up tonight.
Mid-summer, and our pitching is regressing to normal,
our older guys are hurt, and our defense is becoming more as we expected pre-season. Does anyone remember that in March almost no one thought we’d be here (as in, first place) at this stage of the season? Ah, the curse of raised expectations.
If PK can unwrap his Eeyore ears from his eyes and start hitting even an .800 OPS, if one of the minor-league call-ups can help tide us over until Count/Javy straighten out, we’ll be OK.
Until then, strap it on, boys. We’re playing who we need to be playing to create distance. If we can’t beat them we don’t deserve the post-season.
shaftr, the ghost author. cheat, the never-present manager. colin, the obfuscating author. wiz…well. who the fuck knows. at least he shows up to work.
that sounds kind of rational...
so fuck you and that high horse you rode in on. you think you’re so much better than everyone that you can not freak out over the Sox? The sky is falling, so join us in accelerating -9.8 m/s2 while plummeting to our demise.
brndnprkns: I'm pretty sure the "badass" value of your life is closer to Gigli than The Dark Knight
by whitesoxmatt on Jul 29, 2008 8:46 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, and you think you're so fucking smart citing the laws of physics.
FUCK YOU, TOO!
Pitching, defense and health.
What kind of stat is that?
-9.8 m/s^2? Is that a version of BABIP? Where do I find it?
"Baseball is 90% mental -- the other half is physical."
Must be baseballthinkfactory.org.
Harvard-based.
Pitching, defense and health.
I still can't believe I missed the arrival, no,
the landing of Kenwo.
This has been fun weekend catch-up for me!
I believe in Harvey Dent
I missed it too
I really thought it was just someone pretending.. but then I saw the side post. The real Kenwo is here. And lord has the site gone on a downward spiral since.
by Grinder in Training on Jul 29, 2008 10:22 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah....I like Sox Machine
The lack comments has become a positive selling point in my eyes.
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.
by hitlesswonder on Jul 29, 2008 10:24 AM CDT up reply actions
You, sir, are a traitor
Go to BLEEP, you BLEEPing BLEEPer.
And stay the BLEEP off my BLEEPING lawn.
shaftr, the ghost author. cheat, the never-present manager. colin, the obfuscating author. wiz…well. who the fuck knows. at least he shows up to work.
by winningugly on Jul 29, 2008 10:26 AM CDT up reply actions
Just saying this site was better when I was the most negative, least rational poster
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.
by hitlesswonder on Jul 29, 2008 10:30 AM CDT up reply actions
That is the backhandedest compliment I've ever received.
I doff my cap to you, sir.
I CAN'T STAND IT.
Sox Machine
by Sox Machine on Jul 29, 2008 11:19 AM CDT up reply actions
his favorite part about you is small doses!
fuck you, that's my name!! you know why, mister? 'cause you drove a hyundai to get here tonight, I drove a eighty thousand dollar bmw. that's my name!!
by MarketMaker on Jul 29, 2008 12:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah - "The lack of activity is a plus,
like Arkansas. A great place to not be bothered.”
That has got to be in the mission statement of every blogger. “Influence no one’s opinion unless done clandestinely.”
shaftr, the ghost author. cheat, the never-present manager. colin, the obfuscating author. wiz…well. who the fuck knows. at least he shows up to work.
by winningugly on Jul 29, 2008 12:13 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
rec'd. i'm starting to like this guy.
fuck you, that's my name!! you know why, mister? 'cause you drove a hyundai to get here tonight, I drove a eighty thousand dollar bmw. that's my name!!
by MarketMaker on Jul 29, 2008 12:41 PM CDT up reply actions
I might frequent his site
No conversation and all. Quiet. Lots of tongue in cheek humor. Little conflict. Like a retirement home.
shaftr, the ghost author. cheat, the never-present manager. colin, the obfuscating author. wiz…well. who the fuck knows. at least he shows up to work.
Seriously, are you two guniea retards just catching onto the wonder that is soxmachine?
have you not ever followed any of the links wiz posts? ;)
“like a retirement home” – top notch. Keep ‘em coming. You’re warming up today, WU, that’s for certain.
read the whole thing you stroke artist - kenwo4life
I post occasionally to SM
but hate standing out in a crowd. Much easier to blend in on this site.
You POS.
shaftr, the ghost author. cheat, the never-present manager. colin, the obfuscating author. wiz…well. who the fuck knows. at least he shows up to work.
In all seriousness, you have to be surrounded by pygmies to stand out in a crowd, right?
OPOS. That was the best you could come up with?
I must have seriously overestimated your talents old man WU. ;)
read the whole thing you stroke artist - kenwo4life
That comparison is unfair
to retirement homes. Those places can be fight clubs.
I CAN'T STAND IT.
Sox Machine
a Comics Curmudgeon fan, Jim?
me too.
In two weeks they will win 7 or 8 in a row and you all will have 10 inch boners.
So I noticed.
But I like how he considers our following of him a compliment.
And how he prefers that douchebag be two words.
I believe in Harvey Dent
by homesickalien on Jul 29, 2008 10:58 AM CDT up reply actions
Pitching is coming back to earth, but...
The starting staff’s FIPs are all lower or about equal to their ERA, except for Javier whose ERA is about a run higher, and Floyd, whose ERA is, wait for it:
1.5 runs lower. Although not “due” for a rise in any technical sense of the word, he is likely to not post a 3.67 ERA the rest of the way, and it should be closer to his 5.00 FIP.
I think the time is here to sell high on Floyd, flip him for prospects or a costlier (but better) veteran.
I think that Richard will perform about the same of Floyd from here on out. KW knows more about the health of Count then we do, if he thinks he’s healthy then be all means get rid of Floyd while his value is high.
FIP ain't nothing but a number
I’m OK with trading Floyd, but everyone else knows his FIP as well (except maybe Ed Wade).
If we are talking about sell high candidates, Alexei Ramirez should get mentioned. Could he and Poreda net Duch? If so, I say do it.
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.
by hitlesswonder on Jul 29, 2008 10:26 AM CDT up reply actions
Probably...and I like Alexei
There’s a reasonable chance he could play an average SS defensively and post a .700 OPS for $1M a year. I know that’s valuable. But given his plate discipline, we could be seeing his peak season right now. I don’t like the idea of the Sox going into next season without a SS or 2B, but I’d like them to make the playoffs this season more.
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.
by hitlesswonder on Jul 29, 2008 10:34 AM CDT up reply actions
unfortunately it seems rather stupid to trade one of your regulars to get help.
sort of seems like subtraction by subtraction.
Ramirez
is a much better SS, than 2B. From all accounts (mainly Steve Stone) he is their best defensive SS. You don’t trade him for anyone that is available at the deadline right now.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jul 29, 2008 10:44 AM CDT up reply actions
There's no way Ramirez is the Sox best defensive SS
Cabrera has been very good defensively this season. Uribe hasn’t played enough for me to know how much glove he has left but it was excellent in the past.
Stone also raved about Masset
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.
by hitlesswonder on Jul 29, 2008 11:24 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm just reporting what
Farmer and Stone have said.
I haven’t seen him play SS.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jul 29, 2008 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions
Bobby cmon
You can do better than that
The SSS motto should be the answer to "What is our deepest fear?". Or maybe just Prozac.
What is better
my opinion that Ramirez has played SS his entire career and this year he started playing CF and then switched to 2B, both not his natural positions. We have seen flashes of brilliance at 2B which isn’t his natural position, therefore one would expect him to be much above average defensively at SS.
Or Stone and Farmers take?
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jul 29, 2008 11:35 AM CDT up reply actions
robbie, this is all bullshit. quit lying to us.
we know you’ve been to cuba. we know you’ve been gun-running for castro. we know you were a regular at pinar del rio games. you know we know. so quit the fucking charade.
Larry, I can't put anything past you
how the fuck did you know? Did my cuban girlfriend from Miami, Rosalyn tip you off? That wh*re is gonna have to answer to my people and it ain’t gonna be pretty. You bloggers, I mean “posters” are much smarter than the Cubans and myself were led to believe…would any of you have the taste for a fresh Cigar?
By the way, I do not answer to Fidel anymore, he has passed and his body was leathered into baseball gloves for the locals. Raul, his brother is now in control and he is a die hard KC Royals fan…loved Dan Quisenberry.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jul 29, 2008 11:48 AM CDT up reply actions
Trading Ramirez makes no sense
Even if he comes back to like a 275/310/425 line he’s still a cheap young position player that can play multiple positions well and gives some pop with the bat.
He’s teh sort of player this team needs more of, not less.
Yeah but 2B is only position the Sox have a semblance of depth
Uribe, Getz, and the Frenchman would have some hope of playing above replacement level. And I think Ramirez could bring back more than Fields.
It does unfortunately seem rather stupid, but I really think the Sox need another SP. And a good one. I don’t see how else they might pick one up.
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.
by hitlesswonder on Jul 29, 2008 11:27 AM CDT up reply actions
i'm curious why you think ramirez may be experiencing a peak season while this guy isn't.
pumpkin. he’s going to surpass his innings total from the last three seasons combined soon. and it’s not like he hasn’t already been hurt this season. no thanks.
by larry on Jul 29, 2008 11:30 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
ding ding ding
The SSS motto should be the answer to "What is our deepest fear?". Or maybe just Prozac.
Yeah, I could easily be wrong about Duch
The stats do say pumpkin.
I sort of liked that the Sox would get him for 2009 as well.And I’m biased by the fact that every time I saw him pitch before this year he looked great.
But you are right, I’m probably picturing Duch as the kind of guy I want the Sox to get even though he’s not.
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.
by hitlesswonder on Jul 29, 2008 11:36 AM CDT up reply actions
Uribe, Richar and Getz?
That is pretty terrible as your starters.
Plus Cabrera will be gone…seems like you would need to fill SS and 2B next year.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jul 29, 2008 11:33 AM CDT up reply actions
And clearly based off last season's talk of what people "knew"
would be the roster construction or who would or would not be available the answer is for you folks to do it all over again? Good luck.
The SSS motto should be the answer to "What is our deepest fear?". Or maybe just Prozac.
It’s pretty hard to find a 26 year old SS with his abilities, and I would see no reason to think he’s peaking when he’s only improved as time goes on. If anything I would assume his plate discipline would improve somewhat over time as he gets older, it’s not like it can get worse.
Texeria is the only real solid name out there right now and he plays the same position as Konerko and is gone after two months so that’s obviously not ideal.
If Halladay does actually become available though, I say give them whatever the hell they want and make it happen.
by Grinder in Training on Jul 29, 2008 10:53 AM CDT up reply actions
I would trade any prospect not named Fields for Duchscherer...
but I would want to keep Ramirez.
Poreda can go anywhere for all I care.
"god, you’re fucking stupid."
-- Larry
It would take more
than Fields to get Duchsherer.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jul 29, 2008 10:46 AM CDT up reply actions
Am I the only one not that interested in a guy over 30 who was an average Middle relief guy until this year? He’s had a half season of great baseball. Talk about buying high.
by Grinder in Training on Jul 29, 2008 10:54 AM CDT up reply actions
Got lit up his last start, too
Pumpkin patch.
shaftr, the ghost author. cheat, the never-present manager. colin, the obfuscating author. wiz…well. who the fuck knows. at least he shows up to work.
by winningugly on Jul 29, 2008 11:00 AM CDT up reply actions
I would not trade for him, but I like him in the long relief / set-up man role
not so much as a starter.
Burnett? Halladay? Those two fo shnizzle, although I don’t know what we can trade for them.
Ducheramadamalinglong, not gonna do it.
read the whole thing you stroke artist - kenwo4life
burnett looked pretty good yesterday
i think it would be pretty sweet if ssh's kid and kenwo's kid had offspring together...whether you believe in nature or nurture, it wouldn’t be boring.-larry
Burnett is a 2 month rental
I’m all for going for it, but trading off the major league roster for a rental? I don’t know about that….
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.
by hitlesswonder on Jul 29, 2008 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions
Exactly
What the hell could we trade for him? I suppose we could trade Chelexi, but as pointed out above, would that really make the team better? I don’t see that trade as being beneficial for Kenny’s 3 and 5 year boards either, but I suppose the plus side would be getting draft picks.
Maybe Egbert and some other people could be sent to Toronto, but I really have no idea who it would take to get Burnett or Halladay. I was more or less saying that if you had the chance to make a reasonable trade for a starter, it would be better to go for someone that will have a larger positive impact that Ducheramalinglong.
read the whole thing you stroke artist - kenwo4life
burnett clear upgrade. duchscherer not.
that should be the starting point for any potential trade evaluation.
are you saying "burnett clear upgrade. duchscherer not"?
In two weeks they will win 7 or 8 in a row and you all will have 10 inch boners.
Yeah, that is very confusing...
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jul 29, 2008 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions
confucius says....
i think it would be pretty sweet if ssh's kid and kenwo's kid had offspring together...whether you believe in nature or nurture, it wouldn’t be boring.-larry
no, no. i see where the confusion is now.
i was saying “burnett clear upgrade. duchscherer not.” my bad.
ah! Thanks for the clarification!
In two weeks they will win 7 or 8 in a row and you all will have 10 inch boners.
nonsense. flagged.
fuck you, that's my name!! you know why, mister? 'cause you drove a hyundai to get here tonight, I drove a eighty thousand dollar bmw. that's my name!!
by MarketMaker on Jul 29, 2008 12:34 PM CDT up reply actions
You are flag-happy lately.
So sensitive, you are!
:)
I believe in Harvey Dent
by homesickalien on Jul 29, 2008 12:38 PM CDT up reply actions
flagged!
fuck you, that's my name!! you know why, mister? 'cause you drove a hyundai to get here tonight, I drove a eighty thousand dollar bmw. that's my name!!
by MarketMaker on Jul 29, 2008 12:40 PM CDT up reply actions
I doubt the Dodgers' GM know FIP
But he also hates young players. Maybe he will take Paulie. He is old, overpaid, and a “gamer.” How is he not already a Dodger?
Wasn't washed up enough
But he’s getting there.
by Grinder in Training on Jul 29, 2008 10:55 AM CDT up reply actions
Are there really degrees of washedupness?
Ya either are or ya ain’t.Like being pregnant.Or dead.
"Stay thirsty my friends."
NOOOO!
Alexei is everything we could ask for in a good guy.
I want him to evolve, lead a revolution, and retire in our jersey.
I believe in Harvey Dent
by homesickalien on Jul 29, 2008 10:56 AM CDT up reply actions
Yea, but you know some teams will have a scout that says
That Floyd has somethings that they like and they can work with him on and (in general) the SABER side of management in that org doesn’t get the same weight as the scouting side and that a 3.67 ERA and “tools” outweigh what the SABER department says.
Uh
Didn’t the Sox already do that?
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jul 29, 2008 10:58 AM CDT up reply actions
Yea, except an argument can be made that Don Cooper
is one of a very select few that actually knows something the stats guys don’t about pitching. Also, the Sox are probably in the middle of the road as far as SABER vs Scouting, some teams certainly swing further to the scouting side.
Sox Scouts
Are pretty hit and miss on pitching. Cooper works with what is given to him, and sometimes a good “__ needs to get his head out of his ass is all it takes”...
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jul 29, 2008 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions
Well, we're back to "name the last pitcher that flourished
elsewhere immediately after Don Cooper worked with him”. Anyone who has worked with Coop’s leftovers and done better?
I don’t see any hands raised.
shaftr, the ghost author. cheat, the never-present manager. colin, the obfuscating author. wiz…well. who the fuck knows. at least he shows up to work.
by winningugly on Jul 29, 2008 10:59 AM CDT up reply actions
Not for very long. And we sold high.
shaftr, the ghost author. cheat, the never-present manager. colin, the obfuscating author. wiz…well. who the fuck knows. at least he shows up to work.
by winningugly on Jul 29, 2008 11:02 AM CDT up reply actions
yea, that one still hurts
Wasn’t he moved for “attitude” reasons as much as talent?
At least we got Jurassic Carl back! Or not, shit. That one still hurts.
You knew Riske was assailable (33 games in a partial season, has reverted to old Riske
this year after a nice relaxing season beneath the radar in KC) but Rauch is the one, the only. And I don’t recall the politics that got him canned. But is the exception. And there’s always an exception.
shaftr, the ghost author. cheat, the never-present manager. colin, the obfuscating author. wiz…well. who the fuck knows. at least he shows up to work.
by winningugly on Jul 29, 2008 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions
I don't know about that (or if you are being sarcastic)
Has a 292 ERA+ in 72IP in 2003 and never less than 119ERA+ in 4 seasons with the Sox. Marte is just a good pitcher.
Had his jewels removed?
"Everybody looks at the Cubs. Look at the White Sox. They're a pretty good ballclub." - Lou Piniella (6/29/08)
I'm not jumping on "the sky is falling" bandwagon just yet
but I do hate games like yesterday where the pitcher is allegedly mediocre and then he makes you his bitch. Hopefully Richard will be a surprise factor tonight since they’ve never faced him.
All things being equal, I’m thinking this will be a back and forth dog fight until the end, with either the Sox or Twins taking the division by no more than 2-3 games.
"Everybody looks at the Cubs. Look at the White Sox. They're a pretty good ballclub." - Lou Piniella (6/29/08)
Remember also
that between Aug. 21 and Sep. 21 the Twins play 24 of 30 games on the road. The W. Sox do go to the Terror Dome the last week of the season, but if the Sox can hold close to the Twins for the next 3 weeks, they should pick up ground on the Twins when they head to the road. There’s a lot to be depressed about right now, for sure, but none of us expected the Sox to be in first place at the end of July. Neither did I expect the Twins to be on their heels either.
First
you get a gold star.
Second, you should do a flying leap, Indiana Jones style, with a machete in hand and cut into that hefty bag while sliding down into CF yelling SSH2005 is a child molester living in his mother’s basement.
Third give Juan a bucket of crispy 45 minutes before the first pitch. It energizes him.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jul 29, 2008 10:50 AM CDT up reply actions
Don't take it out on me because you are pissed about the Sox performance last night.
"god, you’re fucking stupid."
-- Larry
Oh, it is so not last night, SSH. It is so not last night.
shaftr, the ghost author. cheat, the never-present manager. colin, the obfuscating author. wiz…well. who the fuck knows. at least he shows up to work.
by winningugly on Jul 29, 2008 10:56 AM CDT up reply actions
Jeff Joniak:
“SSH2005, you aaaaaarrrrrrreeeeee RIDICULOUS”
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jul 29, 2008 11:02 AM CDT up reply actions
I am trying to help
I emailed Ozzie and asked him if he could take you in as a beaten stepchild…I will let you know what the response is.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jul 29, 2008 11:00 AM CDT up reply actions
How am I f*cking funny?!
HH: You’re a pistol, you’re really funny. You’re really funny.
TD: What do you mean I’m funny?
HH: It’s funny, you know. It’s a good story, it’s funny, you’re a funny guy.
TD: what do you mean, you mean the way I talk? What?
HH: It’s just, you know. You’re just funny, it’s… funny, the way you tell the story and everything.
TD: [it becomes quiet] Funny how? What’s funny about it?
TD: Oh, oh, Anthony. He’s a big boy, he knows what he said. What did ya say? Funny how?
HH: Jus…
TD: What?
HH: Just… ya know… you’re funny.
TD: You mean, let me understand this cause, ya know maybe it’s me, I’m a little fucked up maybe, but I’m funny how, I mean funny like I’m a clown, I amuse you? I make you laugh, I’m here to fuckin’ amuse you? What do you mean funny, funny how? How am I funny?
HH: Just… you know, how you tell the story, what?
TD: No, no, I don’t know, you said it. How do I know? You said I’m funny. How the fuck am I funny, what the fuck is so funny about me? Tell me, tell me what’s funny!
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jul 29, 2008 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions
Best movie EVUH!
"Everybody looks at the Cubs. Look at the White Sox. They're a pretty good ballclub." - Lou Piniella (6/29/08)
Good scene, fo sho
not gonna give it best movie evuh though.
You a fan of scarface (al pacino version) as well?
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F***in' right. I'm no "cock-a-roach"
"Everybody looks at the Cubs. Look at the White Sox. They're a pretty good ballclub." - Lou Piniella (6/29/08)
i think it'll take more than just a bucket of crispy bobby
i think it would be pretty sweet if ssh's kid and kenwo's kid had offspring together...whether you believe in nature or nurture, it wouldn’t be boring.-larry
If the masters of this site were really Sox fans
we’d see a “Magic Number” column. (For “Nick Magic”’s countdown to ecstasy.)
shaftr, the ghost author. cheat, the never-present manager. colin, the obfuscating author. wiz…well. who the fuck knows. at least he shows up to work.
Would that be when Nick Magic takes ecstasy while on the mound
or when he gives us all ecstasy and sss becomes a place of love and understanding, sha la la la?
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Sometimes you just gotta tip your cow to the other team.
We’ll get ‘em at least one of the next three and get out of town with the lead.
by ReservoirDog on Jul 29, 2008 10:17 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
you talking about juan?
i think it would be pretty sweet if ssh's kid and kenwo's kid had offspring together...whether you believe in nature or nurture, it wouldn’t be boring.-larry
Damn, now we can't trade for him...
Scott Podsednik will be placed on the disabled list with a broken bone in his hand.
Podsednik broke his hand during his three-hit effort in Sunday’s victory. He had gone 10-for-18 with five doubles since the All-Star break. The Rockies will call up Cory Sullivan to take his spot on the roster. Willy Taveras should see a boost in playing time.Source: Rocky Mountain News
"god, you’re fucking stupid."
-- Larry
Pods injured? No way!
"Everybody looks at the Cubs. Look at the White Sox. They're a pretty good ballclub." - Lou Piniella (6/29/08)
I miss anything?
The Sox out of first place yet? The season over with yet? Can the White Sox every come back from a horrible loss that took all sense of worth from them?
The SSS motto should be the answer to "What is our deepest fear?". Or maybe just Prozac.
Nah.
Paul Konerko hit four home runs last night, and Buehrle pitched a shutout.
by The Jerry Royster Experience on Jul 29, 2008 11:23 AM CDT up reply actions
Thank goodness thats not true
About Paulie I mean. You might have killed yourself!
The SSS motto should be the answer to "What is our deepest fear?". Or maybe just Prozac.
Right on the money...hah...
Suggested alternative names for this site:
“Manic-Depressive Daily”
“On the Ledge/Off the Ledge”
“Bandwagon Roulette”
"Everybody looks at the Cubs. Look at the White Sox. They're a pretty good ballclub." - Lou Piniella (6/29/08)
Nah. Keep SSS: Sox Sure Suck
In two weeks they will win 7 or 8 in a row and you all will have 10 inch boners.
Until tomorrow, after they win tonight - Sox Sure Super
"Everybody looks at the Cubs. Look at the White Sox. They're a pretty good ballclub." - Lou Piniella (6/29/08)
We have too many lawyers contributing.
What we really need is a shrink.
"Everybody looks at the Cubs. Look at the White Sox. They're a pretty good ballclub." - Lou Piniella (6/29/08)
Sox Sweep Series
When I read SSS after a W,every thing I read is positive and full of praise. But we lose one game and it becomes a whiny bitchfest.Man up.Don’t be a pussy. Anyone can be a good winner.
"Stay thirsty my friends."
how about a Brady Bill for SSS?
institute a 12-hour wait after a tough loss. No comments during the cooling-down period..
I'm like a laser, six-string razor. I've got a mouth like an alligator
Absolutely...other than "Solja Boy"
What the hell happened to him?
I think larry scared him away.
"Everybody looks at the Cubs. Look at the White Sox. They're a pretty good ballclub." - Lou Piniella (6/29/08)
Prison's a bitch.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jul 29, 2008 11:49 AM CDT up reply actions
let's just call it fuck joe cowley
i think it would be pretty sweet if ssh's kid and kenwo's kid had offspring together...whether you believe in nature or nurture, it wouldn’t be boring.-larry
No Internet access?
"Everybody looks at the Cubs. Look at the White Sox. They're a pretty good ballclub." - Lou Piniella (6/29/08)
I thought he was here last night (?)
WTGTD?
In two weeks they will win 7 or 8 in a row and you all will have 10 inch boners.
That link was excellent
Having lived in Minnesota for multiple years, he brings up some semi-valid points. But then a few of the comments are absolutely hilarious.
My personal favorite: “If you were smoking a cigar, it would remind me of a famous actor…. Rin Tin Tin Taking a crap!”. I know it’s from Triumph, but that’s an excellent line.
Also, I love it when people that say how it is totally inappropriate to rip on another fan base, then proceed to rip on another team’s fan base (ie talk about another team’s attacking a first base coach). It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside to know I’m smarter than >90% of the inhabitants of this planet.
Now where did I leave my crack pipe?
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i think you left it on kenwo's nightstand
you stroke artist
brndnprkns: I'm pretty sure the "badass" value of your life is closer to Gigli than The Dark Knight
by whitesoxmatt on Jul 29, 2008 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Damn, I think you're right
I forgot that we pulled an all-nighter talking about which white sox bloggers are the hottest (you didn’t make the list) and whether the next generation IROC will be able to compare to the IROCs of the late 80’s and early 90’s.
These fucking emissions control systems just fuck everything up and now it’s getting harder and harder to just straight pipe the exhaust because of those narc grease monkeys at the shops and “voiding the warranty”.
Good times.
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This is my favoritest post ever. Recap:
1. Konerko is a vile, blackhearted wretch who has never ever done anything good and is bad and mean and worse than Erstad, Ozuna, McDougal and General Zod combined. He doesn’t like baseball (even less than Adam Dunn), God or Q, and he made Bennigan’s go bankrupt because he did not run out a pop-up.
2. In England, “irony” means pictures of Nazis. In the U.S., irony occurs whenever Mark Buehrle faces 37-year old backup catchers and career minor leaguers with no lifetime homers.
3. Duchsherer is better than Burnett who is better than Contreras, but Contreras is better than Duchsherer. All of them are better than Masset, who is better than Konerko. Konerko is better than … wait, sorry, Konerko is not better than anyone.
4. Not only have the Cubs never lost to any team in anything ever, but their fans can beat the crap out of Mike Adamle, everyone associated with Raw and a group of 2-year olds watching PBS Kids using only a floppy hat and a “W” flag.
5. The season is over because no team in baseball history has ever won a 4-game series against a team after losing the first game of the series, and every first place team who has ever lost a 4-game series to a second place team has finished behind the second place team by season’s end. Also, no team has ever made it to the playoffs (in any sport on any level) after being in first place and having its lead fall from 2.5 games to 1.5 games.
by The Actual El Guapo on Jul 29, 2008 12:15 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Don't forget at the very end of 1....
”...because he can’t run for shit.”
Otherwise…yeah, that looks about right.
I believe in Harvey Dent
by homesickalien on Jul 29, 2008 12:20 PM CDT up reply actions
About time you got off your duff and contributed
shaftr, the ghost author. cheat, the never-present manager. colin, the obfuscating author. wiz…well. who the fuck knows. at least he shows up to work.
by winningugly on Jul 29, 2008 12:23 PM CDT up reply actions
really. and other than 2, 3, and 5, does he seem a little rusty?
In two weeks they will win 7 or 8 in a row and you all will have 10 inch boners.
I slammed my bat against the ground after I wrote 1 and 4.
by The Actual El Guapo on Jul 29, 2008 12:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Where were your hands after the bat slam?
If they were not on your temples, you’re not trying.
shaftr, the ghost author. cheat, the never-present manager. colin, the obfuscating author. wiz…well. who the fuck knows. at least he shows up to work.
by winningugly on Jul 29, 2008 12:42 PM CDT up reply actions
No temple grab -- I thought the scruched up face and really pouty look went better in this particular instance.
It’s really just a question of taste.
by The Actual El Guapo on Jul 29, 2008 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Ten movies streaming across that, that Internet, and what happens to your own personal Internet? I just the other day got… an Internet was sent by my staff at 10 o’clock in the morning on Friday, I got it yesterday [Tuesday]. Why? Because it got tangled up with all these things going on the Internet commercially.
[...] They want to deliver vast amounts of information over the Internet. And again, the Internet is not something that you just dump something on. It’s not a big truck. It’s a series of tubes. And if you don’t understand, those tubes can be filled and if they are filled, when you put your message in, it gets in line and it’s going to be delayed by anyone that puts into that tube enormous amounts of material, enormous amounts of material.
Ted? Say it ain't so!
Like we didn’t know this was coming. The only surprise is they didn’t wait until after the elections, or that they found a USA willing to indict a republican (yesterday’s news).
In two weeks they will win 7 or 8 in a row and you all will have 10 inch boners.
re "yesterday's news"
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/205903.php
In two weeks they will win 7 or 8 in a row and you all will have 10 inch boners.
About time
That “bridge to nowhere” (akin to SSH’s chances of attaining rational thought) was the final straw. I just saw 10 minutes of “The Simpsons Movie” Sunday for the first time and remember the Simpsons getting $1000 just for coming to Alaska and allowing the oil companies to ravage her natural beauty.
Ted Stevens is exactly what’s wrong with Republicans. (I recall DeLay also headed a nice list of Repub. indictees, Chi…) And I are a registered one!
shaftr, the ghost author. cheat, the never-present manager. colin, the obfuscating author. wiz…well. who the fuck knows. at least he shows up to work.
by winningugly on Jul 29, 2008 12:27 PM CDT up reply actions
But I think DeLay was prosecuted by a state Dem, not the USA.
In two weeks they will win 7 or 8 in a row and you all will have 10 inch boners.
Jack Abrahamoff was USA, si?
Makes no diff – we’re all in it together.
shaftr, the ghost author. cheat, the never-present manager. colin, the obfuscating author. wiz…well. who the fuck knows. at least he shows up to work.
by winningugly on Jul 29, 2008 12:34 PM CDT up reply actions
The story, I like how the story is presented by ExxonMobil
and how the allegations are tied to oil and natural gas exploitation. If only the kickbacks would have been from ExxonMobil. A man can dream, can’t he?
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Found this interesting
WARNING, THIS LINK DOES NOT PERTAIN TO kenwo
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