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Pitching Fails Sox Again

Acmilan_tiny by The Wizard on in Recaps

The Cheat's recap:

I gleefully missed most of this one, so I'll just leave you with an Ozzie Guillen truism.

"We've got to pitch. If we don't pitch, I don't care how many Ken Griffey Jr.'s we bring in this year. It's all about pitching."

Griffey made a routine play, one that I heard called spectacular on CSN's update show, look harder than it should have been, and took his sweet ass time getting to an Esteban German triple before getting pulled with a leg cramp in the 6th.

The Sox will eventually realize that Griffey can't play CF. The question is, will they still be in first place by the time they figure out the obvious?

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I wish to God that someone would be able to block out the voices in my head for five minutes, the voices that scream, over and over again: "Why do they come to me to die? Why do they come to me to die?"

by omnipotent grab on Aug 3, 2008 12:15 AM CDT   0 recs

oh boy, I fucked up

The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.

by The Wizard on Aug 3, 2008 12:21 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Wiz's grasp of timing=fial

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 Aug 3, 2008 12:17 AM CDT   0 recs

just think of the a (am) as a p (pm)

:p

The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.

by The Wizard on Aug 3, 2008 12:22 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

If the Sox don't win today, they will definitely be in second place...

‘Nuff said.

"god, you’re fucking stupid."
-- Larry

by SSH2005 on Aug 3, 2008 12:30 AM CDT   0 recs

but Ginter has a better record!

Clearly the Indians should be favored over a winless pitcher

-Jeeves Life in the Cell

by jeeves on Aug 3, 2008 12:40 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Sounds like no Thome for this game and Griffey will DH...

Hopefully, Richard only gives up 5 runs. It would be an improvement.

"god, you’re fucking stupid."
-- Larry

by SSH2005 on Aug 3, 2008 12:34 AM CDT   0 recs

Id rather have Thome in the lineup hes been a monster the last 2 months.

I wish to God that someone would be able to block out the voices in my head for five minutes, the voices that scream, over and over again: "Why do they come to me to die? Why do they come to me to die?"

by omnipotent grab on Aug 3, 2008 2:05 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

um, yeah, but its thome

there are other hitters in the line-up that have hit grienke well this year. plus, i think thome played all of july’s games. if he can use the rest, it wouldn’t hurt, and it would possibly help maintain his longevity for the remainder of the season. this dude is going to play a lot more games than the previous two seasons (hopefully!)

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 Aug 3, 2008 9:55 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

larry called it

he said the team needed to remain injury free to compete, but that is not what is happening.

"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 Aug 3, 2008 12:49 AM CDT   0 recs

yeah. that wasn't exactly a difficult insight.

sweet. let's sign willie mays, too. he’ll suck but it’s willie. fucking. mays.

by larry on Aug 3, 2008 9:50 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Wait, injuries are bad?

I thought losing key pitchers and having chronic back pains flare up wouldnt effect us at all.

I wish to God that someone would be able to block out the voices in my head for five minutes, the voices that scream, over and over again: "Why do they come to me to die? Why do they come to me to die?"

by omnipotent grab on Aug 3, 2008 2:07 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

That's true...

but the reason this team is sucking balls is because the pitching (starters & bullpen) has gone from lights-out to absolute garbage. The Sox are going to finish in second place unless they start pitching better. Basically, the Sox acquired an injury-prone, declining Griffey at the deadline and the Twins acquired an ace pitcher. I think it’s pretty obvious which addition is going to account for more wins.

"god, you’re fucking stupid."
-- Larry

by SSH2005 on Aug 3, 2008 7:28 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Yes, there was...

Rich Harden… traded.
Chad Gaudin… traded.
Joe Blanton… traded.
Jon Rauch… traded.
Damaso Marte… traded.

"god, you’re fucking stupid."
-- Larry

by SSH2005 on Aug 3, 2008 9:40 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

totally. i just can't understand why kenny didn't pull the trigger on that laroche-cabrera trade you said was totally reasonable.

i’m gonna go ahead and say your grasp of the reality of the mlb trade market is less than firm.

sweet. let's sign willie mays, too. he’ll suck but it’s willie. fucking. mays.

by larry on Aug 3, 2008 9:53 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Meanwhile...

A couple months of Casey Blake nets the Indians Jonathan Meloan and Carlos Santana. Cabrera definitely had some decent trade value if Blake is worth those two guys.

"god, you’re fucking stupid."
-- Larry

by SSH2005 on Aug 3, 2008 9:58 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

decent /= laroche.

i wouldn’t even call that the same ballpark.

sweet. let's sign willie mays, too. he’ll suck but it’s willie. fucking. mays.

by larry on Aug 3, 2008 10:01 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I disagree...

if it meant adding Brian Roberts or Duchscherer or Street and Mark Ellis.

"god, you’re fucking stupid."
-- Larry

by SSH2005 on Aug 3, 2008 10:36 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

lol. yup. the sox totally had the goods to get those deals done.

but i guess if you think cabrera gets you laroche, keep on the delusional slamming of kenny. everyone here knows how dumb that is, though.

sweet. let's sign willie mays, too. he’ll suck but it’s willie. fucking. mays.

by larry on Aug 3, 2008 10:38 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Take it easy there...

Remember, it isn’t my fault that the Sox are devoid of any minor league talent. It’s Kenny’s, and not just because he trades a lot of them away.

"god, you’re fucking stupid."
-- Larry

by SSH2005 on Aug 3, 2008 10:44 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

REVELATION!!!!!

Time to start the religion of larryism

by 815Sox on Aug 3, 2008 10:30 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

1.96 WHIP?

I thought the Sox traded Masset?

"god, you’re fucking stupid."
-- Larry

by SSH2005 on Aug 3, 2008 8:21 AM CDT   0 recs

Scott Linebrink starts rehab, feels no pain...

Mark Gonzales wrote:

Scott Linebrink started a throwing program Saturday with 50 tosses from 90 feet with no discomfort in the back of his right shoulder.

The Sox aren’t sure whether the reliever’s rehabilitation will conclude with a simulated game or a minor-league rehab assignment, but pitching coach Don Cooper said a return by mid-August would be a best-case scenario for his setup man.

Jose Contreras, who will pitch Sunday for Triple-A Charlotte on a rehab assignment, could rejoin the rotation as soon as Saturday against Boston.

Rookie Clayton Richard has a chance to stay as a reliever even after Contreras is activated to take his spot in the rotation.

"god, you’re fucking stupid."
-- Larry

by SSH2005 on Aug 3, 2008 10:05 AM CDT   0 recs

how about "consider" changes to "in practice now"?

Ken Griffey Jr. could remain in the American League next year, and Rosenthal suggests a return to Seattle. He’s open to playing OF and DH but has also considered some 1B.

http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-us&brand=foxsports&vid=1a45d540-e58c-41b4-8100-09496d0302d5&playlist=&editor=&from=FOXSPORTS&fg=/&rf=http://msn.foxsports.com/

sweet. let's sign willie mays, too. he’ll suck but it’s willie. fucking. mays.

by larry on Aug 3, 2008 10:11 AM CDT   0 recs

That would be a good idea...

Imagine if Konerko could still play 3B? The Sox would have an Xbox lineup, haha.

"god, you’re fucking stupid."
-- Larry

by SSH2005 on Aug 3, 2008 10:14 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

If Richard can't go six today ...

...without keeping the run total under 5 why should he even be here? It’s August. KGJ is nice but another arm that isn’t an experiment woulda been better.

by RoyEgan on Aug 3, 2008 10:43 AM CDT   0 recs

you know what else would be sweet?

if people would get their heads out of their asses and realize that the white sox have a horseshit farm system which gets no pitcher of any worth in a trade.

sweet. let's sign willie mays, too. he’ll suck but it’s willie. fucking. mays.

by larry on Aug 3, 2008 10:47 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

word

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 Aug 3, 2008 10:51 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

word is a wire reference???

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 Aug 3, 2008 11:11 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

i mean i could've said word to yo mutha?

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 Aug 3, 2008 11:11 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Kenny's fault.

"god, you’re fucking stupid."
-- Larry

by SSH2005 on Aug 3, 2008 10:53 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

yup. what an asshole KW is for building a first place ballclub. all his fault.

i’m sure he’ll gladly take the fall for doing such an asinine thing like that. what a dumbfuck, right, SSH?

sweet. let's sign willie mays, too. he’ll suck but it’s willie. fucking. mays.

by larry on Aug 3, 2008 10:55 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

good for them. i suppose it would be rather odd for the poster who most likes to bask in his own ridiculousness to see how silly his posts are.

whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i want it all! i want a rays-esque farm system and a pony and a first place club and a ten game lead and a more recent world series win than those first place ballclubs i mentioned and people to not think i’m fucking stupid when i post! whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sweet. let's sign willie mays, too. he’ll suck but it’s willie. fucking. mays.

by larry on Aug 3, 2008 11:11 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

If the Sox stopped drafting bums like...

Lance Broadway and Kyle McCullough, I could have it all.

By the way, you seem to be the one who needs to calm the fuck down.

"god, you’re fucking stupid."
-- Larry

by SSH2005 on Aug 3, 2008 11:15 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Lots of guys drafted that late don't even reach AAA

They’re lottery tickets that late in the first round. You act like we drafted Matt Bush.

by Craig Grebeck on Aug 3, 2008 11:16 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Excuses, excuses...

How many first round busts have the Sox had? It’s ridiculous. Under Kenny’s watch…

2001: Kris Honel, Wyatt Allen
2002: Royce Ring
2003: Brian Anderson
2005: Lance Broadway
2006: Kyle McCulloch

I didn’t even mention all of the awful first round picks under Ron Schueler. Man, the White Sox history of drafting is downright fugly.

"god, you’re fucking stupid."
-- Larry

by SSH2005 on Aug 3, 2008 11:33 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Anderson was drafted as Rowand's replacement...

Rowand was traded for Thome and Anderson was supposed to start in CF—a fourth outfielder is not good enough. And what does it matter that Ring was traded? He still sucks and the Braves just DFA’ed him. Also, Honel wasn’t very good when he was healthy anyways.

"god, you’re fucking stupid."
-- Larry

by SSH2005 on Aug 3, 2008 11:42 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

of course not.

he’s just like white sox randy who thinks late first round picks should be automatic starters at the big league level. grasping basic baseball concepts is beyond ssh. just poke and have fun.

sweet. let's sign willie mays, too. he’ll suck but it’s willie. fucking. mays.

by larry on Aug 3, 2008 11:50 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

in all sports

lot’s of young players fail to live up to their potential, It’s not always ability either. Lots of reasons, physical and emotional. If they were all brilliant you would never have to make a trade

Sox fan from England, marching on together

by hoodlight on Aug 3, 2008 11:56 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Not to defend SSH, but I will say that Blanton was available when Ring was drafted

and that drafting a mediocre college reliever in the first round hasn’t been known to be a wise drafting strategy. Blanton would have been a nice piece to have as opposed to (insert name of whomever was traded for Royce Ring, unless it’s Geoff Blum).

But I understand that this is akin to splitting hairs and Huston Street could be the counterpoint to my argument.

this isn't hard. you live in a port city. and you're a slut. do the math. -larry

by rhythm on Aug 3, 2008 9:32 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Guys drafted ahead of Anderson in 2003:

Kyle Sleeth
Chris Lubanski
Ryan Harvey
Michael Aubrey
Ryan Wagner

That’s five out of the top fifteen players taken that season that have either been terrible or just ineffective in brief stints in the major leagues. And you want to call Brian Anderson a bust.

by Craig Grebeck on Aug 3, 2008 12:02 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Let's look at 2002...

Bryan Bullington
Christopher Gruler
Adam Loewen
Clint Everts
Drew Meyer
—-—-—-—-—-—
These guys were taken in the top ten that season. Do you not yet understand the luck involved in the MLB draft?

by Craig Grebeck on Aug 3, 2008 12:06 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

no, you need to realize that the internet is toneless. and you certainly don't have the gift for divining my tone.

here’s a hint: i’m laughing my ass off at you. ssh, you’re the ed wade of amateur GMs. last week i was astonished that you weren’t proposing a trade for andruw jones. and you’ve been complaining about the pitching. where oh where are your diarrhea like posts commanding KW go out and sign yasuhiko “my signing made KW look stupid” yabuta?

sweet. let's sign willie mays, too. he’ll suck but it’s willie. fucking. mays.

by larry on Aug 3, 2008 11:34 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

There were a lot of posters who wanted the Sox to sign Yabuta...

Hell, even Kenny wanted to sign him. Don’t just put that one on me.

Meanwhile, the Sox need pitching and Kenny goes out and acquires the rotting corpse of Ken Griffey Jr. to play center field - yes center field - but I’m the stupid one.

"god, you’re fucking stupid."
-- Larry

by SSH2005 on Aug 3, 2008 11:40 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

just like ed wade, you still don't get it.

living in your magical world where orlando cabrera gets you andy laroche. and GMs give up good pitchers for shit. here’s another hint: the GMs who do that kind of stuff are you, ed.

you called KW stupid. sure, at the time, you may not have been the only one. but you’re one of the few who still is sticking to the tune despite his club being in first place. where would the sox be this year if they followed your plan, ed?

sweet. let's sign willie mays, too. he’ll suck but it’s willie. fucking. mays.

by larry on Aug 3, 2008 11:45 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

tell me that you're eventually gonna give ssh the ed wade treatment.

and grab him by the neck and throw him down. leading to your indefinite suspension from sss.

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 Aug 3, 2008 11:58 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Well, if the Sox lose today...

and the Twins win (which looks likely in a Ginter vs. Liriano) matchup, you won’t be able to use the first place ballclub reasoning.

"god, you’re fucking stupid."
-- Larry

by SSH2005 on Aug 3, 2008 12:01 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

unfortunately, it's in the dryer right now.

ssh put it on but immediately came all over it so he had to wash it. should be ready by game time, though, and mrs. ssh has fashioned a saran wrap guard for the jersey to prevent a second occurrence.

sweet. let's sign willie mays, too. he’ll suck but it’s willie. fucking. mays.

by larry on Aug 3, 2008 12:05 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Not at all...

but it is pretty obvious to see which team got better.

Sox add the rotting corpse of Junior in CF to give up more triples.
Twins add an ace to their rotation to replace a terrible pitcher.

"god, you’re fucking stupid."
-- Larry

by SSH2005 on Aug 3, 2008 12:07 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Ummm, no...

I liked it when the Twins had a garbage pitcher in their rotation.

"god, you’re fucking stupid."
-- Larry

by SSH2005 on Aug 3, 2008 12:10 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

sure had us fooled.

is white sox fan SSH2005 posting? or twins fan SSH2005? cubs fan SSH2005? i have trouble telling the various personalities apart.

sweet. let's sign willie mays, too. he’ll suck but it’s willie. fucking. mays.

by larry on Aug 3, 2008 12:11 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Kinda funny

Sox lose two games in their lead = panic, talk about how much they suck.
Twins lose two games = silence.
Cubs lose two games = silence.

Sox gain two games in their lead = silence, or outright dismissal.
Twins gain two games = they’re a superior time, the Sox are f’d.
Cubs gain two games = if only the Sox were more like the Cubs.

How on Earth can anybody tell who you root for? That you spend your time at this particular team blog is not really an indication anymore.

(And I know, I have a blog that “nobody” reads.)

I CAN'T STAND IT.
Sox Machine

by Sox Machine on Aug 3, 2008 12:18 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

haha

i like the preemptive strike against a “potential” comeback

-Jeeves Life in the Cell

by jeeves on Aug 3, 2008 12:22 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

you certainly have a blog that no one reads.

sweet. let's sign willie mays, too. he’ll suck but it’s willie. fucking. mays.

by larry on Aug 3, 2008 12:23 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

that's why i'm staying away from this one

don’t want SSH to hurt my feelings

-Jeeves Life in the Cell

by jeeves on Aug 3, 2008 12:24 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

You sure like to talk about sucking dick...

Why am I not surprised?

"god, you’re fucking stupid."
-- Larry

by SSH2005 on Aug 3, 2008 12:11 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

monsignor returns

you’ve got nothing better than that?

sweet. let's sign willie mays, too. he’ll suck but it’s willie. fucking. mays.

by larry on Aug 3, 2008 12:14 PM CDT