Ich bin ein Verlander
by Christopher Michaels on Sep 12, 2008 6:15 PM CDT
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PrintDetroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox, Sep 12, 2008 7:11 PM CDT
Over the last 14 games, the White Sox have gone 5-9, scoring an average of 3.43 runs/game and posting a collective batting line of .226/.282/.363. Among regulars, Nick Swisher, Ken Griffey Jr., Orlando Cabrera, AJ Pierzynski and Alexei Ramirez all own a slugging percentage under .303 over that span.
The offense hasn't been the only culprit for the skid, the bullpen has let the Sox down in a big way. They've combined to allow opponents to hit .323/.404/.477 overall and astounding .452/.500/.710 and .333/.409/.513 in the 8th and 9th innings, respectively. Jim points out that Ozzie has limited right-handed options in front of Bobby Jenks right now. And I'd add that Jenks hasn't exactly been very good lately, allowing runs in 3 of his last 4 outings.
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colin....
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Ground ball to first, and the White Sox have won the Pennant!
by beanohatesthecubs on Sep 12, 2008 6:19 PM CDT reply actions
on the plus side, at least the starters are doing well
pitch a gem, Danks!
this isn't hard. you live in a port city. and you're a slut. do the math. -larry
Rocky is on at the same time as the sox game. Coincidence?
Carl thinks not
"Deserve's got nothin to do with it."
Karate Kid on AMC. Macchio/Stallone acting Deathmatch - are there any winners?
Dagos wild tonight. Good thing – baseball jones not being satisfied thus far. And my wine is on. (It’s Friday – that is redundant.)
"I suck... the Sox don’t." reply actions 25 recs
by SSH2005 on Aug 6, 2008 1:08 AM EDT
sweep the leg!
I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.
by thatshortkid on Sep 12, 2008 7:27 PM CDT up reply actions
my beer is on. we are drunks, opos.
"for relaxing times, make it suntory time."
by Toonderstrook on Sep 12, 2008 7:31 PM CDT up reply actions
I think legally...
they have to change their name now. American Movie Classics, my ASS.
Although, I have to admit, I’m still in that stage where I’ll watch just about anything that’s in HD.
The Twins are not good, please stop posting their score.
by defensive indifference on Sep 12, 2008 7:33 PM CDT up reply actions
No, it's not
Gen X needs to get over itself. Karate Kid wasn’t that good, and everything from the 80s aged horribly.
However, Iron Eagle was a fantastic movie.
"I’m gonna rise up, gonna kick a little ass. Gonna kick some ass in the USA. Gonna climb a mountain, gonna sew a flag, gonna fly on an eagle. I’m gonna kick some butt, gonna drive a big truck. I’m gonna rule this world. I’m gonna kick some ass. I’m gonna rise up, gonna kick a little ass. Rock, flag, and eagle!"
by Ozzie Montana on Sep 12, 2008 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions
blasphemy.
and yes, iron eagle is great. i wish i had a tape of louis gosset jr. guiding me through daily life.
Chapyyyyyyy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGvlMHLIi10
"I’m gonna rise up, gonna kick a little ass. Gonna kick some ass in the USA. Gonna climb a mountain, gonna sew a flag, gonna fly on an eagle. I’m gonna kick some butt, gonna drive a big truck. I’m gonna rule this world. I’m gonna kick some ass. I’m gonna rise up, gonna kick a little ass. Rock, flag, and eagle!"
by Ozzie Montana on Sep 12, 2008 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions
We shall overcome.
nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team
any chance of play tonight pal?
I’m wondering how long to stay up
Sox fan from England, marching on together
Well...
the weather doesn’t look good all weekend. This could get weird.
Anyway…is the Cheat quitting or something?
The Twins are not good, please stop posting their score.
by defensive indifference on Sep 12, 2008 7:24 PM CDT reply actions
why do you think he's quitting?
"for relaxing times, make it suntory time."
by Toonderstrook on Sep 12, 2008 7:32 PM CDT up reply actions
The sudden appearance of Christopher Michaels.
Seems like maybe he’s…a little less interested lately. Maybe? Not saying it’s hurt his writing or analysis or anything. I’m sure it takes up a lot of his time though.
Has anything been said?
The Twins are not good, please stop posting their score.
by defensive indifference on Sep 12, 2008 7:37 PM CDT up reply actions
i think he's posted re: occasional indifference and occupation with other stuff. just to be sure we're on the same page, christopher michaels is cheat.
"for relaxing times, make it suntory time."
by Toonderstrook on Sep 12, 2008 7:38 PM CDT up reply actions
lol
I have clearly been paying attention…
Well, no wonder Christopher Michaels has be able to seemless pick up the Cheat’s style.
The Twins are not good, please stop posting their score.
by defensive indifference on Sep 12, 2008 7:42 PM CDT up reply actions
have another. ipa, pils, lager? what'll it be?
"for relaxing times, make it suntory time."
by Toonderstrook on Sep 12, 2008 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions
I'll go with vodka
preferably Blue Ice.
this isn't hard. you live in a port city. and you're a slut. do the math. -larry
Hahahahaha, wtf?
Did you just ask for blue ice? You’re more of a gay mananger than Kyle Orton!
The Twins are not good, please stop posting their score.
by defensive indifference on Sep 12, 2008 7:50 PM CDT up reply actions
have you ever had blue ice vodka?
It’s a potato vodka made in Idaho. Quite good.
this isn't hard. you live in a port city. and you're a slut. do the math. -larry
Aaaaah...
The Twins are not good, please stop posting their score.
by defensive indifference on Sep 12, 2008 7:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Well...
I suppose I do need to fill this sudden void of time before I go out for the evening. Ale should do.
The Twins are not good, please stop posting their score.
by defensive indifference on Sep 12, 2008 7:48 PM CDT up reply actions
I could use the time...
to come up with a new tagline. I think mine’s a little out of date.
The Twins are not good, please stop posting their score.
by defensive indifference on Sep 12, 2008 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions
multitask.
"for relaxing times, make it suntory time."
by Toonderstrook on Sep 12, 2008 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions
They're not good, they're GRREEEAAAT!
The won the world series this year, if you didn’t know already. America’s team.
this isn't hard. you live in a port city. and you're a slut. do the math. -larry
Had me a WU moment right there...it should be "They won the world series..."
this isn't hard. you live in a port city. and you're a slut. do the math. -larry
Yes, I feel like an ass.
I should flag myself.
The Twins are not good, please stop posting their score.
by defensive indifference on Sep 12, 2008 7:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Cheat is a MAN!?
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by SSH2005 on Aug 6, 2008 1:08 AM EDT
Laces in!
"I’m gonna rise up, gonna kick a little ass. Gonna kick some ass in the USA. Gonna climb a mountain, gonna sew a flag, gonna fly on an eagle. I’m gonna kick some butt, gonna drive a big truck. I’m gonna rule this world. I’m gonna kick some ass. I’m gonna rise up, gonna kick a little ass. Rock, flag, and eagle!"
by Ozzie Montana on Sep 12, 2008 10:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Al Gore's fault.
Pitching, defense and oh, shit.
Do the next right thing.
Win today's game.
I was thinking Uribe, but I suppose this could be Al Gore as well...
maybe the two of them built a time machine and made this storm happen to further their liberal, turkey leg agenda.
this isn't hard. you live in a port city. and you're a slut. do the math. -larry
"for relaxing times, make it suntory time."
by Toonderstrook on Sep 12, 2008 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions
What the hell is this shit?
No game?
Are they still planning on playing tonight, or we thinkin’ it’s rained out rained out?
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
it might be rained out rained in or rained in rained out, but either way it's raining and time for beer.
"for relaxing times, make it suntory time."
by Toonderstrook on Sep 12, 2008 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions
I already had one.
Chicken pot pie in the oven.
awwwwww yeah. It’s been a long time for me and chicken pot pie.
No kitty! This is my pot pie!
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Sep 12, 2008 8:02 PM CDT up reply actions
"for relaxing times, make it suntory time."
by Toonderstrook on Sep 12, 2008 8:09 PM CDT up reply actions
um. you been eatin' dog foodz, dood.
"for relaxing times, make it suntory time."
by Toonderstrook on Sep 12, 2008 11:01 PM CDT up reply actions
I find this hysterical
since my best buddy whose wife is gone for the weekend told me this morning that he coked himself up a nice chicken pot pie last night upon returning home from a drunken employee party.
“Eat mor chikin” seems to be working!
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by SSH2005 on Aug 6, 2008 1:08 AM EDT
I never usually point out your typos, but this one is too good to pass up....
“he coked himself up”
ha!
And by the way, my pot pie was delicious. Not from a can. From my local freezer section.
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Sep 13, 2008 10:08 AM CDT up reply actions
If you did point out all my typos you'd never sleep.
Frozen pot pies…mmmmmmmmmm.
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by SSH2005 on Aug 6, 2008 1:08 AM EDT
by winningugly on Sep 13, 2008 10:41 AM CDT up reply actions
i coked myself up a sandwich last night upon returning home from the bar.
You're on thin fucking ice my pedigree chums, and I shall be under it when it breaks. Now, fuck off.
by MarketMaker on Sep 13, 2008 11:42 AM CDT up reply actions
OVER.
No game tonight.
Pitching, defense and oh, shit.
Do the next right thing.
Win today's game.
just saw gameday go from delay to PPD. fuck.
"for relaxing times, make it suntory time."
by Toonderstrook on Sep 12, 2008 7:53 PM CDT up reply actions
It could be worse
you could be stuck in an elevator with SSH
this isn't hard. you live in a port city. and you're a slut. do the math. -larry
...right after a Sox loss.
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Sep 12, 2008 8:02 PM CDT up reply actions
very nice that they let the pitchers warm up before cancelling.
any idea what this does to danks?
brian anderson would've caught that...
loosens him up?
"for relaxing times, make it suntory time."
by Toonderstrook on Sep 12, 2008 7:57 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm worried about Sunday night.
Might be the last time I make it to the ballpark this year. At this point it looks like it’s going to still be raining. Tonight already ruins my chance to see Lance Broadway in person!
The Twins are not good, please stop posting their score.
by defensive indifference on Sep 12, 2008 7:57 PM CDT reply actions
life is tough, di. gut it out.
"for relaxing times, make it suntory time."
by Toonderstrook on Sep 12, 2008 7:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh, I'll be there.
They better be playin’.
The Twins are not good, please stop posting their score.
by defensive indifference on Sep 12, 2008 7:59 PM CDT up reply actions
You got a card?
I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.
by thatshortkid on Sep 12, 2008 9:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Reign Awt?
Even the heavens favor teh Twinns.
by The Actual El Guapo on Sep 12, 2008 9:04 PM CDT reply actions
the twinns got reigned awt two.
"for relaxing times, make it suntory time."
by Toonderstrook on Sep 12, 2008 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions
gawd, the sox can't keep pulling this rainout shit
and just hoping that the twins get rained out too
I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.
by thatshortkid on Sep 12, 2008 9:10 PM CDT up reply actions
they already did.
"for relaxing times, make it suntory time."
by Toonderstrook on Sep 12, 2008 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Anyone here when the makeup will be
I heard a straight double header… if they do that who gets the seats and what about the others?
What's the sound made when you miss the ball for another strikeout... SWISH!
*hear (score reported that for tomorrow)
What's the sound made when you miss the ball for another strikeout... SWISH!
Screwed by the Sox...
Straight double header – so I get to exchange mine for 1 of the 4 remaining games… of which only worse seats are available.
What's the sound made when you miss the ball for another strikeout... SWISH!
Be mad at TBS
The Sox surely wanted a split DH to accommodate their sellout crowd, but the nearly 3 PM game time screwed ’em.
by Christopher Michaels on Sep 12, 2008 10:30 PM CDT up reply actions
There is such a thing as a refund
But the Sox know what that would mean… and they don’t want to give back revenue
What's the sound made when you miss the ball for another strikeout... SWISH!
Refund? REFUND? RRRREEEEEFFFFFFFFUUUUUUNNNNNDDDDDD??????
(JR clutches chest, hits floor.)
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by SSH2005 on Aug 6, 2008 1:08 AM EDT
LOL - Exactly what I meant by the Sox know what that means!
What's the sound made when you miss the ball for another strikeout... SWISH!
Plus - why not Sunday? The split would have been easy to facilitate that day
They may end up with it that way anyways
What's the sound made when you miss the ball for another strikeout... SWISH!
You always schedule for the first available game
because—and this might be obvious—because you can’t predict the weather. And if tomorrow turns out playable but Sunday’s a mess, you end up with egg on your face.
If they only get one in tomorrow, they’ll schedule a day game for sunday in front of the ESPN sunday nighter. There’s added flexibility
by Christopher Michaels on Sep 12, 2008 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Yep - cancel a sold out game and tell the people tough.
Thanks for the money, by the way here’s some seats of lesser value… enjoy!
That’s a good policy – MLB has their priorities.
What's the sound made when you miss the ball for another strikeout... SWISH!
like completing the regular season on time?
yeah, what an idiotiic priority.
fight like a cat: paws up. - ozzie
Idiotic is the season is too long...
and they can’t make provisions for these type of issues.
Anyways – I’m not blaming the Sox – as this was not their call. After a few calls the Sox are trying to make good by offering a gift certificate or a gift certificate for the difference if you use a lesser cost seat. Plus comisky dollars for the parking. The certificate is good for next year too.
I’m over my being riled up
What's the sound made when you miss the ball for another strikeout... SWISH!
they make "provisions". read the ticket.
and the season is too long? what are you, russian?
fight like a cat: paws up. - ozzie
What does Russia have to do with this?
Ah – Larry being Larry… wouldn’t be SSS without it
What's the sound made when you miss the ball for another strikeout... SWISH!
complaining that the baseball season is too short sounds rather unamerican to me.
and since we’ve had a bunch of commies posting on this site recently, i’m guessing you’re one of them.
fight like a cat: paws up. - ozzie
*too long*
unamerican, yes!
More like terrorism, though….
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Sep 13, 2008 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Un-American???
What’s un-American is we don’t have Sunday straight double headers anymore… that would shorten the length of the season.
What's the sound made when you miss the ball for another strikeout... SWISH!
Straight, gay, who cares, BB?
Come into the 21st century, already. But you are fairly advanced in utilizing the “double header”.
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by SSH2005 on Aug 6, 2008 1:08 AM EDT
by winningugly on Sep 13, 2008 5:21 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Rec action for the comment of your life!
nice play, WU!
this isn't hard. you live in a port city. and you're a slut. do the math. -larry
youknow what's also unamerican? football players not playing both offense and defense.
and pitchers. jesus christ. these fucking pansies can’t even pitch a complete game.
double headers are stupid. that’s why they try to avoid them. nothing like 30 guaranteed starts for clayton broadway.
fight like a cat: paws up. - ozzie
Oh... my mistake
I always thought they wanted the aditional game revenue.
What's the sound made when you miss the ball for another strikeout... SWISH!
of course.
they also want to prevent the shredding of their most expensive assets.
fight like a cat: paws up. - ozzie
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