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Uribe, Buehrle Carry Quentin-less Sox

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The only thing that fills Juan Uribe with more joy than a well-priced all-you-can-eat buffet is hitting homers (Profundo!) and dancing to some latin music in the clubhouse. He got to do a lot of the latter, and probably some of the former as well, on Friday Night against the Angels. It was latin night at the Cell, and an inspired Uribe hit two 2-run homers to help push the Sox to an early 7-0 lead.

On the mound, Mark Buehrle struggled with the zone a bit early in the game, but still had good control of his stuff, specifically his breaking ball. He was chased with a smallish strike zone-influenced high pitch count after 6 scoreless innings. He only walked 2 and struck out 7, so it wasn't that he didn't have great control or the ability to put hitters away; it was just an atypical Buehrle start. We had early season John Danks back on the mound for a night.

Star-divide

As I'm sure you all know by now, Carlos Quentin has a broken wrist. He suffered the injury last Monday slamming a his fist into his bat after fouling off a Cliff Lee pitch. It's a move we've all seen him make dozens of times this season, and as such, I see no reason to get indignant. Not once before this afternoon did I see anyone complain about Quentin's bat antics.

As much as we all love Q!, his loss will almost certainly be overstated. It's an easy thing to do. He's unquestionably been the Sox most valuable player this season, yet he was not the player they could least afford to lose to injury. That title falls to AJ Pierzyski, who, while a far inferior hitter than Quentin, plays a premium position at which the Sox have a paucity of replacement options.

The loss of Quentin is softened by the questionable Ken Griffey Jr acquisition. At the time of the trade, the only value I could see in acquiring Griffey was to both insulate the Sox against injury to their old sluggers and lessen the likelihood of those injuries by giving them some extra days off in the final two months of the season.

I hope they got their rest. Because it's all hands on deck now. 22 games left. A 1.5 game lead. It's gonna take a 13-9 record, with one or two of those wins coming against the Twins to lock this thing up. And it doesn't matter how they get there.

Yes, Griffey should be in left field. Yes, he should be platooned with Brian Anderson, who would shift Swisher to LF. But, I'm not going to complain when neither of those things take place. I'm just going to sit back and enjoy--well, try to enjoy--a division race that nobody could have predicted at the beginning of the season.

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"at the begging of the season"

was that the part where we all pleaded for certain trades / moves?

I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.

by thatshortkid on Sep 5, 2008 11:15 PM CDT   0 recs

spellcheck FTL

AIM: SouthSideCheat

by The Cheat on Sep 5, 2008 11:16 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I saw it...

but I thought it was an inside joke about some fat chick that you banged.

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

by SSH2005 on Sep 5, 2008 11:35 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I knew my kid didn't look quite like me.

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

by SSH2005 on Sep 5, 2008 11:39 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Carrie?

"There will be surgery. It will heal. It will heal fast."- Carlos Quentin on NBC 5 News Chicago (9/5/08)

by tailgater on Sep 5, 2008 11:41 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

That's hot.

"I suck... the Sox don’t." reply actions 25 recs
by SSH2005 on Aug 6, 2008 1:08 AM EDT

by winningugly on Sep 6, 2008 6:18 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

gotta leave some of the fish in the lake for the other guys

I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.

by thatshortkid on Sep 6, 2008 12:37 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Even a Juan Uribe 2-home run night didn't perk up my spirits tonight, nor

having Junior out there. (2 Junior + 2 BA + a pinch of JD = 1 Q!)

I think Dr. Herm should have performed the surgery right there in the dugout tonight, giving Q! an additional 3 days of healing for the playoffs. We’ll need him for game 7 of the ALCS, damn it!

"There will be surgery. It will heal. It will heal fast."- Carlos Quentin on NBC 5 News Chicago (9/5/08)

by tailgater on Sep 5, 2008 11:37 PM CDT   0 recs

From the interview with Quentin...

you get the feeling that he thinks he will be back by the end of the season. Would be crazy if he was though.

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

by SSH2005 on Sep 5, 2008 11:41 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I guess it depends on your pain threshold

"There will be surgery. It will heal. It will heal fast."- Carlos Quentin on NBC 5 News Chicago (9/5/08)

by tailgater on Sep 5, 2008 11:43 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Absolutely...I'm kidding.

As a much younger man, I broke my foot and had a couple of screws put in. I was no where near ready in 3 or 4 weeks to have my cast off and start running around.

Part of the problem is that Q’s! wrist muscles will also be immobilized, so even after the cast comes off, the muscle needs to be worked out and strengthened.

My guess is he MAY be back if the Sox go deep into the playoffs…assuming they get there in the first place.

If not, then indeed it appears a nice hunk of the Sox future rests on his shoulders, along with Alexi, Swish, hopefully Beckham and other prospects/acquisitions. It will be interesting to see how KW rebuilds the team after the older guys start to fade away.

"There will be surgery. It will heal. It will heal fast."- Carlos Quentin on NBC 5 News Chicago (9/5/08)

by tailgater on Sep 6, 2008 12:05 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

So, immediately after surgery and in the weeks that follow

his wrist muscles will be used as normal and will remain as strong as ever?

Perhaps “immobilized” is the wrong word. I assume he’ll be able to move it to a certain degree, and then more and more as he heals. I’m not a doctor, but I do play one on a certain baseball blog.

All I know is, when I got my cast off after 6 weeks, my ankle muscles had atrophied somewhat due to being supported by the cast, so I had a definite weakness and walked with a limp for about a week.

Then again, he is Q! and will certainly have amazing healing powers.

"There will be surgery. It will heal. It will heal fast."- Carlos Quentin on NBC 5 News Chicago (9/5/08)

by tailgater on Sep 6, 2008 12:44 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

right. plain language of what i wrote.

the point of what course of treatment they’re following is so his forearm/wrist is not immobilized. it’s not a treatment for people like me and you. of course there will be weakness. the point is that it won’t be as bad as other courses because he will be able to do certain things to prevent as much atrophy.

free brian anderson!

by larry on Sep 6, 2008 12:48 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

is muscle atrophy what has been happening with these players experiencing a power dip

post wrist injury? or at least a part?

nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team

by colintj on Sep 6, 2008 2:50 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

immediately after sure

more often the problem is with the tendons and ligaments being damaged or otherwise affected. that can be a more difficult thing to overcome

free brian anderson!

by larry on Sep 6, 2008 3:40 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

screwed wrist

I had a screw put into my wrist about a year ago. Now maybe I didn’t get the rich mlb-quality doctors, but there would have been no way I could have started hitting baseballs after 4 weeks. The cast came off in week 4 and that was considered early. Has anyone heard what bone in the wrist he broke? I’m betting it was the scaphoid which can cause pain and soreness for at least 6 months. Then again, given enough codeine or morphine I’m sure I could have played through it although how long the wrist would last would be another question.

by rjhubs on Sep 6, 2008 10:11 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I posted my first fanpost. I didn't know how to do that sort of stuff before, and I'm sure I could use some improvement for futures.

But anyway, I put the new Don Guillote in there, if nothing else.

Enjoy!
It’s been a long day, full of typos through tears, and I must rest up for some dragon boat races bright n early tomorrow.

Good night!

...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.

by homesickalien on Sep 5, 2008 11:47 PM CDT   0 recs

go you!

travel down to e-town so we can party kthx bai

takes some real stones for the one certifiable cocksucker on here to jump into this convo.-mm

by furby2056 on Sep 5, 2008 11:51 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Thanks!

I’ve always wanted to see Evansville….
haha

...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.

by homesickalien on Sep 5, 2008 11:54 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Oh, and this Twins fanpost better not steal my thunder.

fucking Twins and their fans. Don’t they know it’s my first fanpost?
wtf? bbq.

...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.

by homesickalien on Sep 5, 2008 11:55 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

fuck that post

fuck the twins

takes some real stones for the one certifiable cocksucker on here to jump into this convo.-mm

by furby2056 on Sep 6, 2008 12:03 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

indeed girl

you get yourself back to your party hard weekend portslutitude

nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team

by colintj on Sep 6, 2008 12:39 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

ima add that q-ribe pic to this post

so if it’s not one person stealing your thunder, it’s another, more prominent one…

AIM: SouthSideCheat

by The Cheat on Sep 6, 2008 12:07 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

fucking wanker

regards

...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.

by homesickalien on Sep 6, 2008 12:33 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

and yeah, it's only fitting, I don't blame you.

...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.

by homesickalien on Sep 6, 2008 12:35 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Also, the post is more than just the picture, fyi.

So you guys should still come over and say hi.

I’ve got punch and pie.

...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.

by homesickalien on Sep 6, 2008 12:34 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

...i fuckin hate ze dogs

nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team

by colintj on Sep 6, 2008 12:39 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Well said. Attended last night's game

Great energy and definitely a lot better eye candy. Enjoyed the samba dancers outside. Inside not surprised to see the Sox offense roll at home, even without Quentin. As a few of us mentioned yesterday it will utimately come down to how they pitch before it does hitting.

Welcome back Mr. Konerko (even though you really had arrived and not many noticed). Driving home I tried to call the post game Score show to argue with host’s argument that the Sox had lost their most unreplacable piece, though he did finally admit this is not mid April where NO one was doing a damn thing except Superman himself.

If 13-9 doesn’t get it done (21 over for the season) then you just have to tip your cap for the season to the twins and say great season for us. Good to see Linebrink out there (he looked rusty) and can’t wait for Danks next start or today’s game where Im taking the family.

The SSS motto should be the answer to "What is our deepest fear?". Or maybe just Prozac.

by Tdogg on Sep 6, 2008 7:34 AM CDT   0 recs

Tip your cap?

No thanks. I’m sick of hearing that. It’s time for this team to nut up and finish off the Twins.

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

by SSH2005 on Sep 6, 2008 7:36 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

With the Sox schedule and team situation 13-9 or better is nuttin up.

The SSS motto should be the answer to "What is our deepest fear?". Or maybe just Prozac.

by Tdogg on Sep 6, 2008 7:43 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

that's almost .600 ball

and better than the Sox current winning percentage.

nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team

by colintj on Sep 6, 2008 8:48 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Crede news...

Mark Gonzales wrote:

The team also said third baseman Joe Crede, who has also been experiencing some injury problems lately, left the clubhouse to get a second opinion on his back.

“I’m not counting on him any time soon,” Guillen said.

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

by SSH2005 on Sep 6, 2008 7:34 AM CDT   0 recs

Another quote...

Mark Gonzalez wrote:

The immediate future of White Sox third baseman Joe Crede seemed in doubt Friday.

Manager Ozzie Guillen disclosed that Crede, who took himself out of Tuesday night’s game because of recurring discomfort in his lower back, was going to get a second opinion about his ailing back.

But the forecast remained gloomy.

“I don’t expect him to be back anytime soon,” Guillen said of Crede, who missed five weeks because of back problems earlier this season. “Joe is not going to be with us, and I don’t expect him to be back [this] season.”

Guillen said he appreciated Crede’s efforts to try to play through the discomfort.

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

by SSH2005 on Sep 6, 2008 7:39 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Honestly at this point do we care?

Uribe has more than made up for Crede and has been better with the bat anyway.

The SSS motto should be the answer to "What is our deepest fear?". Or maybe just Prozac.

by Tdogg on Sep 6, 2008 7:42 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

A healthy Joe Crede is still better than Uribe...

But since Crede may never be 100% healthy again, Uribe’s performance has been huge.

It’s a shame that Josh Fields has declined since last year.

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

by SSH2005 on Sep 6, 2008 7:44 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I think Rick Morrissey must read SSS...

Rick Morrissey wrote:

It’s being called a freak injury, but if you’re putting yourself in a situation over and over again where something odd might happen, it isn’t as freaky as it is dumb. An angry scream is just as effective as a punched bat. Laryngitis would not have put him on the disabled list.

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

by SSH2005 on Sep 6, 2008 7:43 AM CDT   0 recs

I wonder if the Passan column at Yahoo was posted here or in the game thread

But you’d enjoy it.

"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 6, 2008 1:15 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Rays

Okay I will be a doofus (again) and point out the Rays will be tested again now. The White Sox are 4 games back in the lost column to them.

Their schedule is brutal now. 2 more on the road at Toronto, 3 at Boston, 3 at Yanks, 3 at home vs Boston and 4 at home vs Twins before ending finally 6 on the road vs weak sisters. Between them, Boston and Twins something gives.

They played well past the first rough late stretch. Not so sure it can happen this time and with Boston 2 1/2 back aren’t they likely to catch them?

I have been wrong pretty much on all things Rays but this does bare watching in the scoreboard stalking.

The SSS motto should be the answer to "What is our deepest fear?". Or maybe just Prozac.

by Tdogg on Sep 6, 2008 7:55 AM CDT   0 recs

Yikes what am I smoking this morning 7 games in back of Rays in lost column

I was looking at the Red Sox. I will be the biggest Rays fan ever this month they can help the Sox immensely.

The SSS motto should be the answer to "What is our deepest fear?". Or maybe just Prozac.

by Tdogg on Sep 6, 2008 8:04 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I have been wrong pretty much on all things Rays

just stop talking badly about the rays. you obviously have some sort of mental block when it comes to this team.

free brian anderson!

by larry on Sep 6, 2008 9:34 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

They are one of the reasons that the Sox could win the division...

The Twins have to face them four times at Tampa in a couple weeks. The Sox will face the Yankees at New York and then three games against the Royals in K.C. in those same four days. Would be a good time to gain some ground.

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

by SSH2005 on Sep 6, 2008 9:44 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Rays with a 53-21 home record...

Nice.

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

by SSH2005 on Sep 6, 2008 9:45 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I readily admit this but I am rooting for them

At this point they do us more good then harm. But come on even you have to admit that is a brutal schedule for them as they battle Boston. for 1st.

The SSS motto should be the answer to "What is our deepest fear?". Or maybe just Prozac.

by Tdogg on Sep 6, 2008 11:59 AM CDT to parent up   0 recs

They don't want the wild card

Because then they don’t have home field advantage for any of the league playoff rounds.

Chip, chip, chip, chip.
Sox Machine

by Sox Machine on Sep 6, 2008 12:07 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Sure, winning the division would be ideal for them...

but if they don’t, I’m sure they won’t be devastated. This is a team that has never made the playoffs in their ten years of existence. They will be happy to get in by any means possible.

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

by SSH2005 on Sep 6, 2008 12:11 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

If I say so?

http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TBD/

That says so.

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

by SSH2005 on Sep 6, 2008 12:14 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I knew I was going to need to clarify

You seem to think “being happy” means “not turning a playoff appearance down.”

A team that’s been leading the division for the entire year by a healthy margin isn’t going to be pleased by faltering down the stretch and losing HFA.

Chip, chip, chip, chip.
Sox Machine

by Sox Machine on Sep 6, 2008 12:17 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Ah okay...

I agree with you then.

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

by SSH2005 on Sep 6, 2008 12:17 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

they haven't really been leading the entire season by a healthy margin

really only since the ASB. but they’re not going to be happy if they lose the division at this point.

free brian anderson!

by larry on Sep 6, 2008 12:19 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

you just got to get in

anyone’s game after that

by The Scoper on Sep 6, 2008 12:20 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Good point...

In 2005, the team I feared the most was the team that the White Sox faced first in the playoffs.

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

by SSH2005 on Sep 6, 2008 12:21 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

lol.

clement, wells and wakefield? they had to fight down the stretch and were unable to set their rotation up so the sox missed their aces. that’s why you want the division, not the wild car – and by a decent margin.

free brian anderson!

by larry on Sep 6, 2008 12:24 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

ideally a division crown over a wild card entry

but getting in via wild card doesn’t necessarily mean you can’t win

’02 Angels
’03 Marlins
’04 Red Sox

by The Scoper on Sep 6, 2008 12:28 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Especially with what playing at home means

for advancing in the playoffs.

nothing gets ‘em wetter than infrequent postings on the city’s second favorite team

by colintj on Sep 6, 2008 2:53 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

so detached. so calm.

why does the same logic not apply to the white sox?

at this point, the rays don’t want the wild card and would be justifiably upset with coughing up a division lead that was 5.5 games a few days ago.

free brian anderson!

by larry on Sep 6, 2008 12:14 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Cuz the Sox don't have a chance at the Wild Card...

and need to win their division to make the playoffs. The Rays have two ways of making the playoffs. The same logic doesn’t really apply to the White Sox.

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

by SSH2005 on Sep 6, 2008 12:16 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs