"I get annoyed when people have these question marks about everybody—that makes me say, 'All right, we'll show you,' " Cooper said before conducting a pitching session for youngsters at the Bulls/Sox Academy in Lisle. "Like I said last year, we're going to turn these question marks into exclamation points — somehow."
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speaking about sinkerballers, what do you guys think about Rick Peterson's 'inducing groundballs > strikeouts' statement?
But, which is more important, swings and misses or inducing groundballs? Coach Peterson explains, “If you had to choose, inducing groundballs is more important. Consider that the batting average of a ball put in play on a 0-0 count is over .325. If the count moves to 1-0 or even 1-1, it jumps to over .500. It only makes sense that you want the ball to get hit on the ground.”
http://fullcountpitch.com/2009/01/16/pitching-perspectives-with-rick-peterson/#more-1373
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
enough with the old shit, Pedroia's brother is the envy of my eye
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28843896/
The question is, why would he turn himself in?
by Daniel Berlyn on Jan 25, 2009 8:25 PM CST up reply actions
if its a little girl its ok?
you fucking suck, dude.
"Thats terrible." - President Obama at the Commander-In-Chief Ball, to a soldier in Afghanistan from Chicago after Mr. President asked him if he was a Cubs fan or a Sox fan and the grunt said Cub fan. Out of the seven Chicagoland sodiers, 4 said Cubs, 3 said Sox.
Technically, I'm still in the legal range of messing around with an older 14-year-old
10 years old is too young under any circumstances, though. I don’t envy him so much at the moment
by Daniel Berlyn on Jan 25, 2009 8:43 PM CST up reply actions
general rule
half your age +8 and you are always in the clear.
"Thats terrible." - President Obama at the Commander-In-Chief Ball, to a soldier in Afghanistan from Chicago after Mr. President asked him if he was a Cubs fan or a Sox fan and the grunt said Cub fan. Out of the seven Chicagoland sodiers, 4 said Cubs, 3 said Sox.
I don't think that's how they decide it in the legal system.
But Pedroia picked one about 10 years too young, in that case.
by Daniel Berlyn on Jan 25, 2009 8:51 PM CST up reply actions
rofl
So, if I am reading the two options correctly . . .
we can either a) keep dye or b) trade dye . . . is that you Phil Rogers?
by jc2313 on Dec 11, 2008 4:53 PM CST up reply recommended Unrec 1
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jan 26, 2009 10:44 AM CST up reply actions
he even has that rapist look
I think that’s him
by Daniel Berlyn on Jan 25, 2009 8:47 PM CST up reply actions
Marquez and Richard...
Are not comparable to Danks and Floyd. The talent level isn’t nearly the same.
If the team wants to go cheap for the fifth starter, that’s fine with me, but don’t insult us. There’s no exclamation points there.
by The Jerry Royster Experience on Jan 25, 2009 10:47 PM CST reply actions
Yea - they have better ways they can insult us than that.
Replacing "Chicago Tough" with "Cuban Pride"
for a fifth starter, I'd don't need an exclamation point
I’d take some ellipses or maybe brackets, but they should be the wiggly ones, not the square ones.
They’ve already turned one of their starters into a Colon.
I'm like a laser, six-string razor. I've got a mouth like an alligator
exclamation points
how about “jeff marquez is really going to suck!”
I'm going with...
Our bullpen still blows!
"No one is sure what Colon has left in his 5-foot-11-inch, 250-plus-pound body." - Chicago Tribune 1/15/09
I know I'm somewhat of a contrarian around here
but I think Marquez may be better than the consensus seems to be.
Not amazing, but a serviceable 5th Starter…in AAA
I think he will be serviceable 5th starter...in MLB
by JoeCoolMan24 on Jan 26, 2009 7:52 AM CST up reply actions
Why?
I know Joe Cowley said he thinks that Sox are set on having Marquez be in the rotation this season and I just don’t get it. Nothing in his minor league record says successful major league starter to me. Felix Diaz had better numbers in a tougher AAA park.
The promotion of Marquez to major league rotation candidate is just a mystery to me (just like the whole Swisher trade, really).
by hitlesswonder on Jan 26, 2009 9:26 AM CST up reply actions
Once Cowley
starts twittering his insider information – we’ll all know what’s hidden behind the velvet curtain. Be patient, all is well.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jan 26, 2009 10:00 AM CST up reply actions
Enough, already. The horse is dead.
Swisher will soon be on another team. Others have moved on. Join the crowd.
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by armedpp on Aug 29, 2007 2:36 AM EDT
yeah
Gio Gonzales or De Los Santos wouldnt be a better SP candidate anyway.
oh, wait…
"Thats terrible." - President Obama at the Commander-In-Chief Ball, to a soldier in Afghanistan from Chicago after Mr. President asked him if he was a Cubs fan or a Sox fan and the grunt said Cub fan. Out of the seven Chicagoland sodiers, 4 said Cubs, 3 said Sox.
Because CC is also a Spanks fan,
and by God if the Spanks had him he’s gotta be the bee’s knees. I mean, their minor league pitchers are manna from Heaven!
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by armedpp on Aug 29, 2007 2:36 AM EDT
I heard Marquez was injured
for a substantial portion of last season. And his low walk numbers in both AA and AAA lead me to believe that he has good control. At the very least he sounds like an upgrade over Broadway and McCulloch (not too difficult I know) but lets give Marquez a chance. Its not like the guy has no talent at all.
But his AFL numbers weren't great either. I don't get it.
Given the competitive realities of the season, it’s fine to give young players a shot. But Richard and Egbert seem to me like they have at least as much promise as Marquez.
by hitlesswonder on Jan 26, 2009 12:22 PM CST up reply actions
The other issue is that
obviously none of the 2009 season has played out. For all we know Williams believes Egbert or Poreda will walk out of Spring Training with a spot in the rotation. It seems like the speculation that starter candidate number 5 is going to earn the spot is a little premature.
Colon + Contreras + Marquez gets you 35 starts
It’s Richard that’s the lynchpin. If he isn’t legit, then it opens the door for Marquez and Egbert. Marquez’s 10 starts becomes 20 plus Egbert’s however many and suddenly we lack a real rotation. Unless those guys are significantly better than replacement level, which I doubt.
Sober, I was appalled at the women. Drunk I was told I danced with them all.
tjoconn (waukegan, il): Are Chris Getz and Clyaton Richard the 2nd baseman and #4 starter, respectively, that the sox need them to be to repeat as division winners?
Kevin Goldstein: I think if Clayton Richard is making 30 starts for you, you are NOT going to repeat as division winners.
"A lot of people talk about his on-base percentage. I like to think in terms of him getting into scoring position."
(Clayton Richard begins his winter training regiment,
girding his loins, sharpening his knife, nailing column #1 to the wall.)
I would rather douse a newspaper in gasoline, wrap it around my penis and light it on fire then relive that experience
by armedpp on Aug 29, 2007 2:36 AM EDT
i think that too.
i distinctly recall Richard as a guy with no out pitch wondering what the hell to throw on 2-2 after two fastballs got fouled straight back.
Sober, I was appalled at the women. Drunk I was told I danced with them all.
My interpretation was that he was erratic
Some days his stuff was sharper than others, and he let it all blow up one inning, and/or the offense figured him out. He was trying to be a power pitcher with Buehrle stuff. I just can’t completely doubt him with the things Coop’s done. I trust Clayton a lot more than Marquez, or even Egbert, anyway. And he’s more likely to pitch 150 innings of 4.50 ERA ball than Colon…
by Daniel Berlyn on Jan 26, 2009 2:27 PM CST up reply actions
He's more likely to be able to throw that many innings
as for the ERA, I’m not optimistic that he’d be average.
Sober, I was appalled at the women. Drunk I was told I danced with them all.
I think that if he gains confidence in his offspeed stuff
his 92 mph fastball will get by a few more hitters. He sort of had a little cutter, so if he can keep righties honest with that, that’d help matters. The change looked like it had the most potential out of all his pitches. Big MPH difference- about 10 when it’s on with good fade.
by Daniel Berlyn on Jan 26, 2009 3:01 PM CST up reply actions
richard will be good.
whether that’s next season, though, is an open question.
when are we going to get around to enacting those windfall taxes on oil companies?
You just like his wife.
I would rather douse a newspaper in gasoline, wrap it around my penis and light it on fire then relive that experience
by armedpp on Aug 29, 2007 2:36 AM EDT
we'll see
i think his low release is really the problem. he won’t be good enough against righties unless his fastball/cutter proves effective. i really wish kalk’s database had been updated. richard isn’t in it. well at least his b-r splits bear it out so far.
OTOH, if you extrapolate his wins/start in 2008 to 25 starts, he’s a 2.1 win pitcher. Out to 30 and it’s 3 wins. His MLE FIP for minor league starts was 3.70. His FIP for major league IP was 4.10 (some relief IP there, but mostly sIP). Richard had a significant breakout that he sustained over 175 IP in his age 24 season. He was northern pitcher plus a major college football recruit, both of which have pet theories that make him look even better if you buy in. I also like that he’s thrown 160+ IP in two straight years, his age 23 and 24 seasons. so he’s certainly shown an ability to take the ball every 5 days and he’s death against lefties.
i just have a hard time, like Goldstein, signing off on a guy who allowed RHB to iso .200+ off him in his albeit limited ML sample if you’re asking me if the Sox will compete in the Central.
Sober, I was appalled at the women. Drunk I was told I danced with them all.
we've seen that they can have underachieving players and still take the Central
albeit not with all the good luck they had last year, but the status quo remains getting 1000 innings out of your starters, and with a combo of Richard/Colon/Poreda/Egbert/Brady Bunch, I think they can get at least 360 out of the last two spots, for better or for worse. I’m not as confident in Richard as I was in, say, Floyd and Danks, but he did show signs of improvement. And shit, he’s young.
Interesting point about the release point, but I would imagine that it’s hard to aim with a 9 foot high release point. He could have a mild bout of tall lefty syndrome.
by Daniel Berlyn on Jan 26, 2009 7:05 PM CST up reply actions
2 teams in major league baseball
got 1000 IP from their starters last season according to fangraphs.
Sober, I was appalled at the women. Drunk I was told I danced with them all.
The White Sox fell less than 2 innings short. First time they missed it since 02.
And Kenny was really pulling for the office trophy. It should be more difficult this year, but I don’t see why it isn’t a realistic goal seeing how they’ve operated for the past several years.
by Daniel Berlyn on Jan 26, 2009 11:13 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah...Richard seemed like a bad young Jarrod Washburn
Very, very fastball reliant.
I think Goldstein is right. But, for me, it doesn’t follow that putting Marquez in the rotation instead solves the problem. Richard at least had some success at the major league level last season. He could probably be an effective reliever using just the stuff he had last year. He seems to need another pitch to make the jump to a starter. But I think there’s greater chance of that happening than Marquez magically being good.
The bottom line for me is that the Sox seem like they are a starting pitcher and CF away from being contenders for the division (and that’s if things break right for guys like Getz, Fields, Alexei, and Konerko). I don’t see how the Sox can fill those 2 holes in reasonable way given their budget constraints.
by hitlesswonder on Jan 26, 2009 2:50 PM CST up reply actions
trade JD for swisher and then go get pedro
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
They are probably contenders now
More to the weakness of the division I think. Clev is the favorite to me right now. I disagree about 1 thing though. If Richard makes 30 starts something went very very right. He won’t be getting 30 starts getting tattooed.
They CF piece is not as big a deal as another pitcher stepping up this year and no extreme regression from the others.
"It just occurred to me that the White Sox could win the division."
by SuddenSam on May 22, 2008 9:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
" That just makes me want to puke all over your head, sir."
cleveland's got a fugly rotation.
when are we going to get around to enacting those windfall taxes on oil companies?
So who's your lead dog?
Tiggers?
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by armedpp on Aug 29, 2007 2:36 AM EDT
twins.
i’ve got the least questions there. looks like it’s gonna be another tallest midget contest, though.
when are we going to get around to enacting those windfall taxes on oil companies?
Good - we are able to compete.
I would rather douse a newspaper in gasoline, wrap it around my penis and light it on fire then relive that experience
by armedpp on Aug 29, 2007 2:36 AM EDT
gonna need some youngsters to grow and some oldsters not to shrink.
when are we going to get around to enacting those windfall taxes on oil companies?
I won't quibble
I could easily see that. All interchangeable to me right now.
"It just occurred to me that the White Sox could win the division."
by SuddenSam on May 22, 2008 9:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
" That just makes me want to puke all over your head, sir."
you're no fun.
what if i said you were a stupidhead for picking the indians?
when are we going to get around to enacting those windfall taxes on oil companies?
I propose we spend 20 or 30 posts debating the semantics of "fugly"
by hitlesswonder on Jan 26, 2009 4:33 PM CST up reply actions
how about one post?
i mean fugly as in “hitlesswonder only dates fugly women.”
when are we going to get around to enacting those windfall taxes on oil companies?
I got a hunch Konerko is gonna have a nice year.
I don’t have the same feeling about Thome or Dye….although, I have absolutely no basis for that conjecture. I’d still like to see an addition or two, yet, however. And I still wouldn’t be opposed to dealing Dye if something that made sense came along.
I also have a hunch
Fields is gonna be more like 2007 than 2008….which isn’t great, but quite acceptable, at least offensively.
one thing i've learned
when dantesox has a non-cuban hunch, go the other direction.
when are we going to get around to enacting those windfall taxes on oil companies?
Oh, I don't know about that.
And my mouth is still affixed to Yasser’s you know what….you can damn well bet I’ll be asking Kenny this weekend if they’ve done adequate research on him….from my standpoint, they should be right behind me waiting…..
And I wanna like Owens so bad....
he really done sound like a fantastic guy, in all sincerity.
I would be ecstatic if JO somehow squeezed out a Pods 2005
but that just isn’t realistic
by Daniel Berlyn on Jan 26, 2009 7:07 PM CST up reply actions
I don't know
I think he can injure himself and miss part of the season
Replacing "Chicago Tough" with "Cuban Pride"
by Brush Back on Jan 26, 2009 7:17 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I think we'll get a decent year
from Konerko. Nothing exceptional. Also Dye will probably be okay. My bad feeling surrounds Thome. Either performance or health wise he is one I am not really counting on, even if he is “in the best shape of his life.”
"It just occurred to me that the White Sox could win the division."
by SuddenSam on May 22, 2008 9:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
" That just makes me want to puke all over your head, sir."
it sure will be fun paying thome twice what he's worth.
damn you herm schneider! this offseason would have been so much more fun if thome had just strained a hamstring or something in 2007.
when are we going to get around to enacting those windfall taxes on oil companies?
I have thought about that many times
helps us win last year, sucks up major cash this year.
I’d hoped that KW could lure a person like IRod with the thought he’d definitely get some abs at the DH position. I suppose Fields and Betemit will fill that role.
Where part of the minors does Flowers start this year?
"It just occurred to me that the White Sox could win the division."
by SuddenSam on May 22, 2008 9:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
" That just makes me want to puke all over your head, sir."
i wouldve benched him down the stretch
and made sure he didnt get the ABs
"Thats terrible." - President Obama at the Commander-In-Chief Ball, to a soldier in Afghanistan from Chicago after Mr. President asked him if he was a Cubs fan or a Sox fan and the grunt said Cub fan. Out of the seven Chicagoland sodiers, 4 said Cubs, 3 said Sox.
And the union would've filed a grievance.
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
Kevin Goldstein saying something negative about the sox???
So, if I am reading the two options correctly . . .
we can either a) keep dye or b) trade dye . . . is that you Phil Rogers?
by jc2313 on Dec 11, 2008 4:53 PM CST up reply recommended Unrec 1
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jan 27, 2009 7:09 AM CST up reply actions
I'm really glad we have such an active site.
I read the new articles on the other sites every now and then and notice how little activity there is on a bunch of them. I just wanted to say how happy I am that this one isn’t like that. Even when it just devolves into arguments.
In exchange, Galindo was to pay Martinez $16,000 and provide him with 160 cases of beer, 100 cases of soda, 50 cases of Gatorade, two cases of wine, and six cases of meat, Greenfield Police Chief Joe Grebmeier told CNN.
such a nice guy ugod
So, if I am reading the two options correctly . . .
we can either a) keep dye or b) trade dye . . . is that you Phil Rogers?
by jc2313 on Dec 11, 2008 4:53 PM CST up reply recommended Unrec 1
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jan 26, 2009 10:46 AM CST up reply actions
aaaahhhh, Lisle, Illinois...
such a pleasant little southwest suburb…..
At one time the home of………
"wow, yeah. cubs ST should be awesome. have a great time."
-by Larry on Jan. 9, 2009 3:09 PM PST
What a beast.
Imagine him on ’roids. I loved to watch him swing.
I would rather douse a newspaper in gasoline, wrap it around my penis and light it on fire then relive that experience
by armedpp on Aug 29, 2007 2:36 AM EDT
Hoytstash remembers watching the Lamar Johnson era...
then trying to avoid the streams of piss running down the left field upper-deck ramp as I walked down after the game.
WU, do you remember these echoing chants upon his return ?
"wow, yeah. cubs ST should be awesome. have a great time."
-by Larry on Jan. 9, 2009 3:09 PM PST
Hell, yes.
I loved Zisk.
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by armedpp on Aug 29, 2007 2:36 AM EDT
Miss seeing those HR shots onto the roof
Replacing "Chicago Tough" with "Cuban Pride"
Then you miss The Bull and Kitty, too.
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by armedpp on Aug 29, 2007 2:36 AM EDT
by winningugly on Jan 27, 2009 10:59 AM CST up reply actions
Andy the Clown...scary
Replacing "Chicago Tough" with "Cuban Pride"
royals sign greinke for four years.
two years of arb eligible, two years of free agency. terms not yet released.
http://www.kansascity.com/news/breaking_news/story/1001677.html
"A lot of people talk about his on-base percentage. I like to think in terms of him getting into scoring position."
Too bad he was busy being crazy for most of his min-wage years
hard to believe he’s still but 25.
by Daniel Berlyn on Jan 26, 2009 12:34 PM CST up reply actions
4/$38M
http://danny-knobler.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/8590096/13201761?source=rss_blogs_MLB
"A lot of people talk about his on-base percentage. I like to think in terms of him getting into scoring position."
Wow. Another Orlando boy makes good.
For whom was it a better deal – Zack or the Royals?
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by armedpp on Aug 29, 2007 2:36 AM EDT
IF he can stay around what he did last year
the Royals, definitely. But that’s a hearty “if”.
by Daniel Berlyn on Jan 26, 2009 2:28 PM CST up reply actions
But tell me what IS a certainty these days, Daniel-san?
I would rather douse a newspaper in gasoline, wrap it around my penis and light it on fire then relive that experience
by armedpp on Aug 29, 2007 2:36 AM EDT
and Grienke has a special case*
*he’s fucking insane
by Daniel Berlyn on Jan 26, 2009 7:09 PM CST up reply actions
trust the man
he’s a doctor
i love when he posts
In exchange, Galindo was to pay Martinez $16,000 and provide him with 160 cases of beer, 100 cases of soda, 50 cases of Gatorade, two cases of wine, and six cases of meat, Greenfield Police Chief Joe Grebmeier told CNN.
fuck me
i thought you were dante
In exchange, Galindo was to pay Martinez $16,000 and provide him with 160 cases of beer, 100 cases of soda, 50 cases of Gatorade, two cases of wine, and six cases of meat, Greenfield Police Chief Joe Grebmeier told CNN.
What’s the best BABIP estimator?
http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/fantasy/article/whats-the-best-babip-estimator/
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
So how long does it take for BABIP to become reliable?
http://statspeak.net/2009/01/so-how-long-does-it-take-for-babip-to-become-reliable.html
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
Coop in Action
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
by The Wizard on Jan 26, 2009 12:38 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Tigers clinch AL Central
Tigers Sign Timo Perez
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/01/tigers-sign-tim.html
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
Timooooooooooooo, Yes!!!!
"No one is sure what Colon has left in his 5-foot-11-inch, 250-plus-pound body." - Chicago Tribune 1/15/09
"Southpaw returns triumphant from DC"
says whitesox.com
Kenny must’ve secured some TARP money…
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
Haeger got signed by the Doyers
Sober, I was appalled at the women. Drunk I was told I danced with them all.
what league is that?
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
Bush.
I would rather douse a newspaper in gasoline, wrap it around my penis and light it on fire then relive that experience
by armedpp on Aug 29, 2007 2:36 AM EDT
mexican.
"A lot of people talk about his on-base percentage. I like to think in terms of him getting into scoring position."
a-ha
Los Angeles Dodgers
…
* Los Doyers – Name in Spanish. Reference to the large hispanic population of Los Angeles.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_baseball_nicknames
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
hooray for spanglish
ever since my brother came back from UCLA calling them that, I can’t stop.
Sober, I was appalled at the women. Drunk I was told I danced with them all.
SSH?
I would rather douse a newspaper in gasoline, wrap it around my penis and light it on fire then relive that experience
by armedpp on Aug 29, 2007 2:36 AM EDT
you don't like charlie?
i thought he was a cool dude.
Sober, I was appalled at the women. Drunk I was told I danced with them all.
He's gone. Get over him.
Not that special.
I would rather douse a newspaper in gasoline, wrap it around my penis and light it on fire then relive that experience
by armedpp on Aug 29, 2007 2:36 AM EDT
he went to DetCathCent, so he gets plus 1 in Innate Michigander Coolness Factor
Sober, I was appalled at the women. Drunk I was told I danced with them all.
Petite signs for $5.5MM guaranteed with incentives
after turning down a $10MM guarantee. Advisor gets rolled by the Yankee Mafia.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/01/26/pettitte.yankees.ap/index.html
Looks like the early birds got the worm this year.
I would rather douse a newspaper in gasoline, wrap it around my penis and light it on fire then relive that experience
by armedpp on Aug 29, 2007 2:36 AM EDT
i hate to say it
but the Yankees are going to kick a lot of ass this season
"Thats terrible." - President Obama at the Commander-In-Chief Ball, to a soldier in Afghanistan from Chicago after Mr. President asked him if he was a Cubs fan or a Sox fan and the grunt said Cub fan. Out of the seven Chicagoland sodiers, 4 said Cubs, 3 said Sox.
Definitely a risk in turning down the $10 million, but
with the incentives in this deal, he could make $12 million if healthy. The Yankees tend not to step on their guy’s throats when given the chance (see A-Fraud, 2008).
Big roll o' the dice for another $2MM beyond the original guarantee.
That risk/reward doesn’t make too much sense to me.
PS I like the Torre book ref. Nice. Joe is a true Italian. (I get to say that – you don’t.)
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by armedpp on Aug 29, 2007 2:36 AM EDT
$1.5M.
the offer was $10.5M.
when are we going to get around to enacting those windfall taxes on oil companies?
I rounded, fer Chrissakes.
I would rather douse a newspaper in gasoline, wrap it around my penis and light it on fire then relive that experience
by armedpp on Aug 29, 2007 2:36 AM EDT
half a mil means nothing to WU
brndnprkns: I'm pretty sure the "badass" value of your life is closer to Gigli than The Dark Knight
by whitesoxmatt on Jan 27, 2009 1:49 PM CST up reply actions
Well, in relation to giving up a $4.5MM guarantee
to “win” $6.5MM, yes, $500K seems smaller.
I would rather douse a newspaper in gasoline, wrap it around my penis and light it on fire then relive that experience
by armedpp on Aug 29, 2007 2:36 AM EDT
Well...
Strong? Absolutely…..not sure I see it as the best in baseball.
better?
"It just occurred to me that the White Sox could win the division."
by SuddenSam on May 22, 2008 9:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
" That just makes me want to puke all over your head, sir."
don't get me wrong. gun to my head, i'd take the yankees.
but ask yourself this: do you see anyone with balls anywhere near the size of john danks or gavin floyd in that rotation. obviously the taiwanese guy is automatically elimated. burnett is a vagina in non-contract years. petitte? his testicles are presumably shrivelled from PED usage. joba is indian -er, i mean indigenous person – which is kind of like asian so i’m guessing he’s small, too. cc is great in the regular season but can’t handle the pressure of the postseason. i’d question whether the mass of their balls together reaches a single floyd ball.
when are we going to get around to enacting those windfall taxes on oil companies?
by larry on Jan 26, 2009 5:00 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
With ya,
Larry.
"I am not going out like SSH. "
by WTGTD, 12/3/08
i've been to taiwan, they're all fear factor when it comes to food
some of that has to translate into big balls
by onlysoxfaninboston on Jan 26, 2009 5:42 PM CST up reply actions
don't kid yourself
CC’s left ball could feed a cannibal village for weeks
by Daniel Berlyn on Jan 26, 2009 7:11 PM CST up reply actions
He exhibits shrinkage in the postseason.
I would rather douse a newspaper in gasoline, wrap it around my penis and light it on fire then relive that experience
by armedpp on Aug 29, 2007 2:36 AM EDT
he's not the only one whose genitals shrink when he needs them the most.
by Daniel Berlyn on Jan 26, 2009 7:49 PM CST up reply actions
there's medication for that, danny.
ask your doctor.
when are we going to get around to enacting those windfall taxes on oil companies?
I wasn't talking about me
wrinkle dick over there, on the other hand
by Daniel Berlyn on Jan 26, 2009 9:46 PM CST up reply actions
the truth ladies and gentlemen
larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Dont Forget the Cubs either.
Zambrano, Harden, Dempster
Thats a great 1-3 at least. The #4 and #5 are fringy with Lilly + random #5
by JoeCoolMan24 on Jan 26, 2009 7:51 PM CST up reply actions
i bet dempsters era is over 4 this year
larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Dumpster is the fringy guy
Lilly is solid.
"Thats terrible." - President Obama at the Commander-In-Chief Ball, to a soldier in Afghanistan from Chicago after Mr. President asked him if he was a Cubs fan or a Sox fan and the grunt said Cub fan. Out of the seven Chicagoland sodiers, 4 said Cubs, 3 said Sox.
rays is definately better than yankees
larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
NYY vs TB
no way, I give a solid 3-2 to the Yankees.
CC vs Shields? NYY
Wang vs Kazmir? TB
Burnett vs Garza? NYY
Pettitte v Sonanstine? NYY
Joba vs Price? TB, but might be push.
"Thats terrible." - President Obama at the Commander-In-Chief Ball, to a soldier in Afghanistan from Chicago after Mr. President asked him if he was a Cubs fan or a Sox fan and the grunt said Cub fan. Out of the seven Chicagoland sodiers, 4 said Cubs, 3 said Sox.
Joba vs Price is not a push
Its NY. Price hasn’t done anything yet and he will not be better than Joba next year anyway (I think folks just kind of forget how good this kid is and he’ll be starting from the beginning). I know Tim over at MLBTR explored his innings pitched this season with a few of the experts. The avg I believe was 140ish. Will Carroll gave him 175. If he pitches at least 150 I’d bet he has the second best line on the team. The Yankees have the best rotation in baseball right now. Period.
Now you can say they might have a lot more health concerns.
"It just occurred to me that the White Sox could win the division."
by SuddenSam on May 22, 2008 9:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
" That just makes me want to puke all over your head, sir."
wow now i know the yankees have the most overrated
pitching staff in baseball
larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
stellar commentary.
"It just occurred to me that the White Sox could win the division."
by SuddenSam on May 22, 2008 9:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
" That just makes me want to puke all over your head, sir."
you cant just look at names and say the yankees staff is better
Id probably take the braves staff over theirs too
larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
See below
Regarding the Braves, you would probably be wrong there also.
"It just occurred to me that the White Sox could win the division."
by SuddenSam on May 22, 2008 9:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
" That just makes me want to puke all over your head, sir."
Have you seen the ERAs?
2.70 vs 3.56 NYY
4.07 vs 3.49 TB
4.07 vs 3.70 TB
4.53 vs 4.38 TB
2.60 vs 2.40 (Minors and Majors) TB
larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Considering the defenses behind the pitchers not surprising
I’m sure the FIPs will reflect that. Comparing the minor vs the majors is just ridiculous.
"It just occurred to me that the White Sox could win the division."
by SuddenSam on May 22, 2008 9:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
" That just makes me want to puke all over your head, sir."
yeah its just ridiculous
I dont know how you could say you would take the Yankees pitching staff over the rays… you havent given any information to back yourself up.
larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
FIPs
2.51 vs 3.92 NYY
3.81 vs. 4.43 NYY
3.52 vs. 4.20 NYY
3.74 vs. 3.98 NYY
2.66 vs ? NYY
I’d say a lot of pitchers would have been great behind that TB defense last year. The Rays staff is talented but just throwing out a generic doesn’t mean a great deal. All but Andy’s ERA was higher fielding dependent.
Addressing what Joba did vs major league hitters last year vs Price in the minors again is just ridiculous.
"It just occurred to me that the White Sox could win the division."
by SuddenSam on May 22, 2008 9:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
" That just makes me want to puke all over your head, sir."
Floyd's ERA was 3.78 last year
He’s better than AJ Burnett (4.07), Josh Beckett (4.03) and Carlos Zambrano (3.95) right?
"It just occurred to me that the White Sox could win the division."
by SuddenSam on May 22, 2008 9:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
" That just makes me want to puke all over your head, sir."
AJ wants to play in WBC
White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski hopes to fulfill an opportunity he’s never had since signing a professional contract out of high school.
Pierzynski said he would accept an offer to play for the U.S. in the World Baseball Classic this spring if selected to the final 28-man roster.
“It would be a great honor to represent my country,” Pierzynski said Monday. “I never had an opportunity to do so because I didn’t go to college.”
Pierzynski, 32, is one of four catchers on the provisional U.S. roster. Each of the 16 countries participating in the WBC must carry at least two catchers and 13 pitchers when final rosters are submitted Feb. 24.
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
yeah but then he'd go all hulk hogan on the other countries
In exchange, Galindo was to pay Martinez $16,000 and provide him with 160 cases of beer, 100 cases of soda, 50 cases of Gatorade, two cases of wine, and six cases of meat, Greenfield Police Chief Joe Grebmeier told CNN.
What the Sox need is some "Stevens Money"
Stevens’ lawyers state that Joy’s memo "strongly suggests that the inappropriate relationship was sexual." Joy stated that Kepner “wore a skirt for Allen” on a day that he was to testify in the case.
Marquette = best team in the country? This unbiased (wink) fan says yes.
I’m on cloud nine, fun fun win at ND.
Has anyone talked about Poo-Hand retiring?
Michael Phelps can swim faster than you can run. He can probably swim faster than you can break the sound barrier. If you and a friend are swimming, and Michael Phelps is coming to eat you, you only have to be faster than your friend.
Just kidding. Michael Phelps will catch up with and eat the shit out of both of you.
Slightly off topic
but effing funny none the less
http://hirejimessian.com/2008/12/07/winter-meetings-preview/
way late big guy
Michael Phelps can swim faster than you can run. He can probably swim faster than you can break the sound barrier. If you and a friend are swimming, and Michael Phelps is coming to eat you, you only have to be faster than your friend.
Just kidding. Michael Phelps will catch up with and eat the shit out of both of you.
damn
I tried searching for it, but couldn’t find it on the site. Ahh well… back to lurking.
by southsideirish on Jan 27, 2009 11:47 AM CST up reply actions
This is just the gift that re-gifts whether you like it or not
There was a lot of exchanging of ideas, asking questions, exploring options — including Oprah Winfrey
I’ve been criticized for this, but I’m not comparing myself to Dr. King or Nelson Mandela or Mahatma Gandhi, but I tried to reach in to history and imagine some inspiring figures that would have gone through something like I was going through for sustenance and inspiration."
Yes, G-Rod, yes.
Vinny Del Negro interviewed for the job today. I mean come on! Nobody else thinks this is nuts?
by Juiceboxjerry on Jun 6, 2008 4:21 PM CDT actions actions 0 recs
OT - Luke Appling
On tonight’s MLBN “Prime 9” show, they named Old Aches and Pains, Luke Appling, the 9th best SS of all-time. They even had video of Appling, at age 75, hitting a home run off Warren Spahn at a 1982 Old-Timers game. Coming back to the dugout, he said something like, “Tomorrow I’m gonna tell the fellas the fences were at 400 feet.”
But the real kicker was a baseball historian who said, “He was great, but you never heard of the guy because he played for the White Sox all those years.” Just beautiful.
"No one is sure what Colon has left in his 5-foot-11-inch, 250-plus-pound body." - Chicago Tribune 1/15/09
First pitch fastball analysis over at hardball times
Not surprisingly, Chelexei saw the 2nd smallest % of first pitch fastballs, and when he did get one, he swung at 77.7% of them, regardless of where they were in the zone. This was the highest percentage across both leagues (minimum 100 PA). For first pitch fastballs inside the zone, he swung at 97.6% of them. For first pitch fastballs outside the zone, he swung at 56% of them.
White Sox '09 Slogan: Maybe we can?
Random Musings re: SSH
The last thing I wanted to do this Saturday night was spend several hours writing, editing, and typing this letter. However, I needed to do it because it’s unquestionably the best way to study the problem and recommend corrective action. Although my approach may appear a bit pedantic, by setting some generative point of view against a structural-taxonomical point of view or vice versa, I intend to argue that I, not being one of the many baleful prophets of quislingism of this world, cannot compromise with Mr. SSH; he is without principles. I cannot reason with him; he is without reason. But I can warn him and with a warning he must surely take to heart: We’ve all heard SSH yammer and whine about how he’s being scapegoated again, the poor dear. I’m not a psychiatrist. Sometimes, though, I wish I were, so that I could better understand what makes people like him want to blacklist his enemies as terrorist sympathizers or traitors.
It is my greatest and most solemn pleasure to encourage the ethos of exchange value over use value. To say anything else would be a lie. Would SSH like it if I were officious and stupid, too? I don’t think so.
You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to detect the subtext of this letter. But just in case it’s too subliminal for some, let me thrust it into your face right here: SSH’s ideas are mercantalism redux. Yes, I could add that we’re still a long way from being able to call your attention to the problem of paltry scatterbrains, but I wanted to keep my message simple and direct. I didn’t want to distract you from the main thrust of my message, which is that if you’re interested in the finagling, double-dealing, chicanery, cheating, cajolery, cunning, rascality, and abject villainy by which SSH may dupe people into believing that barbarism and exclusionism are identical concepts any day now, then you’ll want to consider the following very carefully. In short, Mr. SSH deserves exemplary punishment. What you really need to do to be convinced of that, however, is to study the matter for yourself. I’ll be happy to send you enough facts to get you started. Just write to me.
Nice to see Dennis Miller has joined us
"No one is sure what Colon has left in his 5-foot-11-inch, 250-plus-pound body." - Chicago Tribune 1/15/09
To tell you the truth, Lois, I find this steak rather shallow and pedantic
I'm like a laser, six-string razor. I've got a mouth like an alligator
"Nothing is as peevish and pedantic as men's judgments of one another"
"No one is sure what Colon has left in his 5-foot-11-inch, 250-plus-pound body." - Chicago Tribune 1/15/09
hmmm
The Swiss have an interesting army. Five hundred years without a war. Pretty impressive. Also pretty lucky for them. Ever see that little Swiss Army knife they have to fight with? Not much of a weapon there. Corkscrews. Bottle openers. “Come on, buddy, let’s go. You get past me, the guy in back of me, he’s got a spoon. Back off. I’ve got the toe clippers right here.”
—JS
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jan 27, 2009 10:28 AM CST up reply actions
LOL
Guys, I’m not nuts, maybe just have an odd sense of humor.
I didn’t write that, but this “Automatic Complaint Drafter” site did…
I was up late watching the Aussie open b/c no work today and found it hilarious.
Try it out
http://www.pakin.org/complaint
by Crede's Crew on Jan 27, 2009 10:21 AM CST up reply actions
Regardless, I'll take a hit of whatever you're having
"No one is sure what Colon has left in his 5-foot-11-inch, 250-plus-pound body." - Chicago Tribune 1/15/09
That is a fair point. I was not drunk, but some may say my mind was in a slightly altered state...
by Crede's Crew on Jan 27, 2009 10:28 AM CST up reply actions
lickin' toads again, eh CC.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jan 27, 2009 10:30 AM CST up reply actions
i always knew that licking fat chicks was unsafe.
when are we going to get around to enacting those windfall taxes on oil companies?
Talk about mind altering...
and Bobby, I just recently “heard” about that…wild stuff
by Crede's Crew on Jan 27, 2009 10:33 AM CST up reply actions
Only certain parts of fat chicks are unsafe...so I'm told
"No one is sure what Colon has left in his 5-foot-11-inch, 250-plus-pound body." - Chicago Tribune 1/15/09
Nah, I would disagree
I don’t see anything there that could be considered sanitary.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jan 27, 2009 10:52 AM CST up reply actions
Earlobe...maybe
"No one is sure what Colon has left in his 5-foot-11-inch, 250-plus-pound body." - Chicago Tribune 1/15/09
Their oozing ear wax is deadly.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jan 27, 2009 10:57 AM CST up reply actions
I just threw up a little in my mouth
Also, Larry, have a date tonight w/ a girl even you would approve of!
by Crede's Crew on Jan 27, 2009 11:24 AM CST up reply actions
sometimes you don't need stats to know that alexei will swing at anything on the first pitch
in today’s tht
by onlysoxfaninboston on Jan 27, 2009 8:16 AM CST reply actions
hmm
The White Sox found the price for Freddy Garcia to be too high ($1.5MM plus $6.5MM in incentives). Rosenthal deems Oliver Perez a bad fit for the Sox in part because he’s a flyball pitcher. Also there’s the whole Scott Boras thing.
larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Isn't Braden Looper a ground ball pitcher?
Might make some sense…….
Two found with $19 million worth of cocaine
Damn larry, (aka Lorenzo)…I knew you were a bigshot and all but this is ridiculous!
http://www.suntimes.com/news/24-7/1399051,w-cocaine-drug-bust-012709.article
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jan 27, 2009 10:56 AM CST reply actions
uh-oh
without the goods Crede’s Crew’s date is ruined.
"Thats terrible." - President Obama at the Commander-In-Chief Ball, to a soldier in Afghanistan from Chicago after Mr. President asked him if he was a Cubs fan or a Sox fan and the grunt said Cub fan. Out of the seven Chicagoland sodiers, 4 said Cubs, 3 said Sox.
Luckily she's only 22
so she’s still at the stage where it’s a major coup that I’ll be buying her coors lights tonight…
by Crede's Crew on Jan 27, 2009 12:34 PM CST up reply actions
Maybe a Bud "heavy" would be more appropriate
by Crede's Crew on Jan 27, 2009 12:36 PM CST up reply actions
Guinness
with a ham sandwich chaser
"Thats terrible." - President Obama at the Commander-In-Chief Ball, to a soldier in Afghanistan from Chicago after Mr. President asked him if he was a Cubs fan or a Sox fan and the grunt said Cub fan. Out of the seven Chicagoland sodiers, 4 said Cubs, 3 said Sox.
larry cruisin for a bruisin
the only reason mine is gaining weight is because shes cooking my spawn in her gullet.
"Thats terrible." - President Obama at the Commander-In-Chief Ball, to a soldier in Afghanistan from Chicago after Mr. President asked him if he was a Cubs fan or a Sox fan and the grunt said Cub fan. Out of the seven Chicagoland sodiers, 4 said Cubs, 3 said Sox.
now, i don't claim to be experienced in obstetrics.
however, i think it might be a problem if your unborn child is gestating in your wife’s throat.
"Lorenzo" getting busted
with $18 million in coke turns into e-gus’s wife drinking massive amounts of “spawn” milk shakes – in only about 6 responses. New record!
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jan 27, 2009 1:54 PM CST up reply actions
lol
sorry, credes crew stole my thesaurus.
more proof the baseball season should be year round.
"Thats terrible." - President Obama at the Commander-In-Chief Ball, to a soldier in Afghanistan from Chicago after Mr. President asked him if he was a Cubs fan or a Sox fan and the grunt said Cub fan. Out of the seven Chicagoland sodiers, 4 said Cubs, 3 said Sox.
Can we still blame this on Bush?
The Girls Scouts of the U.S.A. have announced that because of the economy, fewer cookies will be packaged into boxes of Thin Mints, Do-si-dos, and Tagalongs. And it gets worse. The Lemon Chalet Creme cookies are getting smaller, too.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jan 27, 2009 11:10 AM CST reply actions
And I quote...
“Lemon Chalet Cremes
"A decadent treat that is unique
to Girl Scouts.”
Each cookie features a drawing of our Chalet in Switzerland, one of Girl Scout’s World Centers."
by Crede's Crew on Jan 27, 2009 11:26 AM CST up reply actions
I'm a thin mint guy and the ones that are chocolate/PB, whatever they're called
sad news though, no doubt
by Crede's Crew on Jan 27, 2009 11:25 AM CST up reply actions
haha see above lar
I have a hot date tonight…really (she’s under 2 bills easily)
by Crede's Crew on Jan 27, 2009 11:27 AM CST up reply actions
date, huh. so that's what you call the fattening process.
Once the feeder has made his choice of a female—and if she is a willing participant—, the fattening process begins. First, the feeder and the feedee must agree on a certain weight for her to reach. Such an agreement will prevent the feeder from “overfeeding” the female causing her to experience health problems—a brief review of the feedee’s medical history is suggested to avoid making a health-related mistake. Personally, I like my women to weigh somewhere in the vicinity of two hundred pounds. But, if her physician says that she can weigh more, then the feeder and the feedee may exceed this limit. Tastes vary.
http://www.dimensionsmagazine.com/dimtext/stories/fillingthevoid.html
Ooooh, ty for this!
Hopefully she is into this type of talk on a first date, er fattening
by Crede's Crew on Jan 27, 2009 11:39 AM CST up reply actions
your mlb network programming reminder
this weekend, full games from the 2005 postseason will begin to be aired, starting with game 5 of the ALCS on saturday and world series games on sunday (solid pre-super bowl fare).
on monday, the caribbean series begins at 4pm, so for those of you who have been jonesing for some legitimate and live baseball, you will be able to stop itching.
MLVN?
Major League Volleyball Network?
I don’t get that either.
"No one is sure what Colon has left in his 5-foot-11-inch, 250-plus-pound body." - Chicago Tribune 1/15/09
sounds kinda lame
Michael Phelps can swim faster than you can run. He can probably swim faster than you can break the sound barrier. If you and a friend are swimming, and Michael Phelps is coming to eat you, you only have to be faster than your friend.
Just kidding. Michael Phelps will catch up with and eat the shit out of both of you.
could have some good stuff
who doesnt like those buns they wear at the college level?
besides Berlyn of course, too developed for his palette.
"Thats terrible." - President Obama at the Commander-In-Chief Ball, to a soldier in Afghanistan from Chicago after Mr. President asked him if he was a Cubs fan or a Sox fan and the grunt said Cub fan. Out of the seven Chicagoland sodiers, 4 said Cubs, 3 said Sox.
LOL
Like 5-6 weeks ago, I went to my buddy’s place to pregame 2 weekends in a row and each time, after watching the Knicks and Nets suck for a half, we flipped to ESPNU, and watched Stanford Women’s Volleyball team. I turned to my buddy and said, I wonder if these chicks have any idea they have fans drinking bud lights (heavies) and rooting them on 3000 miles away.
by Crede's Crew on Jan 27, 2009 12:44 PM CST up reply actions
fixed.
Like 5-6 weeks ago, I went to my buddy’s place to pregame 2 weekends in a row and each time, after watching the Knicks and Nets suck for a half, we flipped to ESPNU, and watched Stanford Women’s Volleyball team. I turned to my buddy and said, I wonder if these chicks have any idea they have fans giving one another a dutch rudder while leering at them on tv from 3000 miles away.
LOL
Not gonna lie, I had to urban dictionary that one. Not a pretty picture you paint.
by Crede's Crew on Jan 27, 2009 1:01 PM CST up reply actions
larry's knocking down 3's today.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jan 27, 2009 1:57 PM CST up reply actions
"you will be able to stop itching"
You give too much credit to too many…
by Crede's Crew on Jan 27, 2009 11:52 AM CST up reply actions
Are you trying to discuss baseball here? WTF?
by hitlesswonder on Jan 27, 2009 12:39 PM CST up reply actions
LOL
I’ll humor him…
Doesn’t it depend on who makes the #5 spot?
If we sign someone else, or Marquez/Broadway/Egbert take the 5 spot, Richard could be that lefty in the pen.
I know I am for Poreda working on his secondary pitches in AAA for the better part of (if not all of) 2009.
by Crede's Crew on Jan 27, 2009 1:02 PM CST up reply actions
Come on man...Alix Klineman is where it's at...get a clue!
by Crede's Crew on Jan 27, 2009 1:11 PM CST up reply actions
seems like a waste of her talent to move her inside.
she plays a premium position quite well. why would you want to dilute her value by moving her down the defensive spectrum?
They say MB is actually the easiest position to play,,,
by Crede's Crew on Jan 27, 2009 1:37 PM CST up reply actions
duh. that's why alix should stay as outside hitter. quit jerking off your buddy and watch the fucking game.
it’s been almost a decade since moneyvolleyball was written and you dumbfucks still don’t get it.
I'm going to dust off my copy...or better yet, see if there's a cliff's notes version
See, this is why ppl need the MLVN!
by Crede's Crew on Jan 27, 2009 1:46 PM CST up reply actions
You are ablaze today, lar.
Get some work done. Or are you toasting someone’s jewels already?
I would rather douse a newspaper in gasoline, wrap it around my penis and light it on fire then relive that experience
by armedpp on Aug 29, 2007 2:36 AM EDT
i think he's just toasted.
secretary came in with the weekly O and his favorite wraps.
Sober, I was appalled at the women. Drunk I was told I danced with them all.
days like today i miss EA having the ability to make baseball games
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Michael Phelps can swim faster than you can run. He can probably swim faster than you can break the sound barrier. If you and a friend are swimming, and Michael Phelps is coming to eat you, you only have to be faster than your friend.
Just kidding. Michael Phelps will catch up with and eat the shit out of both of you.
I would think feeding Shamu would be more fun?
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jan 27, 2009 1:56 PM CST up reply actions
no chance
mvp was too much fun
Michael Phelps can swim faster than you can run. He can probably swim faster than you can break the sound barrier. If you and a friend are swimming, and Michael Phelps is coming to eat you, you only have to be faster than your friend.
Just kidding. Michael Phelps will catch up with and eat the shit out of both of you.
play it to this day
but I might just entertain that new front office game. Except I want them to make one where Kenny guides you through it instead of Beane. It would be like choosing the dark side in Star Wars.
by Daniel Berlyn on Jan 27, 2009 2:16 PM CST up reply actions
bobby, u-god is in college right now. feeding shamu is easy at this point. he'll learn that it won't always be so easy.
a sample from u-god’s advanced composition class:
It was about four years ago …, I was in college. Being a young and idealistic FA with lots of big women in one place made college a wonderful experience for me.
So many big women! We had a large student body and so there were plenty of lovely girls to choose from-far more than in the high school I had attended. From the relatively lightweight but numerous 150-200 lbs with their large chests and perky bellies…to a select group of wonderfully bottom-heavy 350+lbs girls with their large, round, portruding fannies and fullsome bellies.
It was here that I met Jenny.
http://www.dimensionsmagazine.com/dimtext/stories/college.html
Ah, larry into the fetish mags today.
I wondered what was sparking your creativity. Leather hoods and fatties do that, I hear.
I would rather douse a newspaper in gasoline, wrap it around my penis and light it on fire then relive that experience
by armedpp on Aug 29, 2007 2:36 AM EDT
Who hasn't had a Jenny?
The best is when I used to go to clubs (a long time ago) and sometimes I would pick out the fattest chick in the place (took about 8 shots of Jameson to get my body to move towards them). Then you go over and start dancing and start getting dirty with them…grinding on them etc. They went insane! Then all your buddies got to move in on their friends – then I would go and start dancing with other less flabby chicks and the moose’s would get jealous beyond belief and almost start beating down these other chicks…it was all an alcohol infused game that turned a regular drinking night into something more vicious.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jan 27, 2009 2:13 PM CST up reply actions
Please get some therapy.
I would rather douse a newspaper in gasoline, wrap it around my penis and light it on fire then relive that experience
by armedpp on Aug 29, 2007 2:36 AM EDT
WU, you're the one dousing your penis in gas and lighting it on fire, sicko.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jan 27, 2009 2:32 PM CST up reply actions
I was only enjoying the Mapplethorpe-esque artistic value of the quote.
I am not living the dream like you, BSS.
I would rather douse a newspaper in gasoline, wrap it around my penis and light it on fire then relive that experience
by armedpp on Aug 29, 2007 2:36 AM EDT
You are speaking in tongues like Blago.
Sadly, that dream has ended – all good things must. But, I see the torch has passed to people like e-gus and CC. Those women who aren’t afraid to add the words “Super-Size” or recite the words “Big Gulp” and “give me another f*cking liter of bud heavy” are still taken care of. In some instances, licked for their hallucinogenic effects and in other instances used as dumpsters for egus’s spawn. We are all just on the merrygoround of life – you get on for a while, catch your jollies and then you get off…sometimes dizzy, sometimes puking on yourself, but in all you had a great f*cking time.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jan 27, 2009 3:20 PM CST up reply actions
Is this Liz?
I would rather douse a newspaper in gasoline, wrap it around my penis and light it on fire then relive that experience
by armedpp on Aug 29, 2007 2:36 AM EDT
totally.
MVP 05 for the PC still has a thriving mod community that updates rosters and graphics:
http://www.mvpmods.com/
the big historical mod is great. something like 100 teams with realistic states and portraits. Some people really have a lot of time on there hands (goes back to drawing Colon on the toilet eating bananas)
I was in the shit too!
I missed that Colon drawing!
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jan 27, 2009 2:31 PM CST up reply actions
Kenny - Do something! 3 days to SoxFest, what is there to talk about?
Replacing "Chicago Tough" with "Cuban Pride"
Obama's move-in is now complete
"No one is sure what Colon has left in his 5-foot-11-inch, 250-plus-pound body." - Chicago Tribune 1/15/09
by tailgater on Jan 27, 2009 3:27 PM CST reply actions 7 recs
majestic!
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jan 27, 2009 3:30 PM CST up reply actions
But will he let us play "pepper" on his lawn?
"No one is sure what Colon has left in his 5-foot-11-inch, 250-plus-pound body." - Chicago Tribune 1/15/09
That is perfect. Rec'd.
Well, add the hammer and sickle and you’re there.
I would rather douse a newspaper in gasoline, wrap it around my penis and light it on fire then relive that experience
by armedpp on Aug 29, 2007 2:36 AM EDT
This is fantastic.
I would rather douse a newspaper in gasoline, wrap it around my penis and light it on fire then relive that experience
by armedpp on Aug 29, 2007 2:36 AM EDT
boo hoo.
"It just occurred to me that the White Sox could win the division."
by SuddenSam on May 22, 2008 9:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
" That just makes me want to puke all over your head, sir."
Is that Bill Richardson or Deepak Chopra?
Either way, he’s looking right at the camera – what a surprise.
I would rather douse a newspaper in gasoline, wrap it around my penis and light it on fire then relive that experience
by armedpp on Aug 29, 2007 2:36 AM EDT
Oh, I didn't vote for the guy
but being a Sox fan assures at least one redeeming quality.
"No one is sure what Colon has left in his 5-foot-11-inch, 250-plus-pound body." - Chicago Tribune 1/15/09
and the other Larry bitchng for 8 years?
"It just occurred to me that the White Sox could win the division."
by SuddenSam on May 22, 2008 9:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
" That just makes me want to puke all over your head, sir."
Never - never - explain yourself.
I don’t believe this is larry. larry never apologizes for, or clarifies, satire.
Who is this, really?
I would rather douse a newspaper in gasoline, wrap it around my penis and light it on fire then relive that experience
by armedpp on Aug 29, 2007 2:36 AM EDT
by winningugly on Jan 28, 2009 11:11 AM CST up reply actions
i just find it amusing when people on here, who presumably read my ridiculing of extreme and ridiculous opinions about baseball, seem to think i would subscribe to them in other areas.
i elaborated because it’s tdogg. others would simply go directly to my dumbfuck shitlist.
My bad
It was a poor attempt at humor. Honestly I didn’t know what your persuasion was. I generally try to stay out of and ignore the political discussions and let people support who they want. I only jumped in because of the barrage of funny posters.
Sometimes people get a little too heated on arguments on here (taxes for instance). Add me to the dumbfuck shitlist this time.
On another note. In watching CNN this morning, before Obama’s press briefly he interrupted to asked why his kids school was canceled today. “Because of some ice?” Classic.
“Daddy we still go out for recess in this back home,” from his 7 year old.
"It just occurred to me that the White Sox could win the division."
by SuddenSam on May 22, 2008 9:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
" That just makes me want to puke all over your head, sir."
sorry. you can't be on two lists.
you’re already on the stupidhead list for picking the indians.
Obama said he would have to instill "some flinty Chicago toughness" into Washingtonians.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY GAVIN FLOYD!
Happy Birthday to Dye Dye Dye tomorrow just in case I forget.
They must be ready to rock in a few weeks…
Chicks Dig the Bullpen.
Walker
‘’Whatever happens this year, I’m going to be there for my players first — fight for them and be there every day,‘’ Walker said. ’’We’re pretty good at what we do. It’s a players’ game, and when they do well, they get the credit. I’m fine with that, but I’m proud of what we did the past few years.
‘’If talk radio doesn’t like it, I don’t care. Critics, I don’t care. I’m going to be the kind of hitting coach that puts his players first — like I’ve done in the past — and I don’t give a you-know-what about what talk radio has to say about me. I’m going to do what a hitting coach does. I’m not going to coach and then let talk radio dictate how I feel about my job.‘’
…
’’We’ve got a solid core, proven veterans,’’ Walker said, referring to Jim Thome, Paul Konerko, Jermaine Dye and A.J. Pierzynski.
‘’Then you add [Carlos] Quentin and Alexei [Ramirez], and you have to consider them solid players. There are six guys you can count on if they’re healthy.
‘’We have question marks at some spots, but what I like about it is we have competition at those spots. There’s nothing wrong with competition. Everyone needs to be pushed a little bit. You just never know — something special could happen.’’
http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/1398607,CST-SPT-sox27.article
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
dont sass me white sox fans -- walk
larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Maybe we need to hire a second pitching coach to give Walk some competition
“…There’s nothing wrong with competition. Everyone needs to be pushed a little bit. You just never know — something special could happen…”
Replacing "Chicago Tough" with "Cuban Pride"
a second pitching coach competes with Walk, huh
I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.
by thatshortkid on Jan 27, 2009 9:35 PM CST up reply actions
Don't you remember YOUR first beer?
I would rather douse a newspaper in gasoline, wrap it around my penis and light it on fire then relive that experience
by armedpp on Aug 29, 2007 2:36 AM EDT
Don't remember mine
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I remember my first beer at Comiskey
I was about 10. It was little league day, we school bused in, and after the game we were parked next to a bus of drunks. We harassed them like little punks do so they threw a few beers at us, which we caught(had our gloves) and shared.
"Thats terrible." - President Obama at the Commander-In-Chief Ball, to a soldier in Afghanistan from Chicago after Mr. President asked him if he was a Cubs fan or a Sox fan and the grunt said Cub fan. Out of the seven Chicagoland sodiers, 4 said Cubs, 3 said Sox.
Clearly that is what he is. Is he qualified to coach anywhere else?
Replacing "Chicago Tough" with "Cuban Pride"
Chicago White Sox's Josh Fields to skip SoxFest to concentrate on training
For some reason all of this reminds me of Roger Dorn in Major League.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jan 28, 2009 10:18 AM CST reply actions
what the fuck.
i spend all this money and now josh fields isn’t even going. this is horseshit. i want a refund.
You there - that would be awesome... watching KW send security to escort you out of the QA session
Replacing "Chicago Tough" with "Cuban Pride"
Cry me a river, larry
More importantly, Joey Cora isn’t going to be at Sox Fest. Instead of me and Joey sharing a couple of cocktails at the bar (Joey usually had a few Apple Martini’s), he is in Miami trying to teach Dorn how to handle a ground ball.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jan 28, 2009 10:30 AM CST up reply actions
for those who slobber the knob of nate silver
http://www.uchicago.edu/features/20090126_silver.shtml
this guy gets featured in the alumni magazine and shit more than anyone else. you’d think this was some third tier school with no other alumni who actually do real, important things. if i didn’t know better, i’d say he was banging the staff.
Maybe its the other way - staff banging him
Replacing "Chicago Tough" with "Cuban Pride"
You're assuming the staff there are female
Replacing "Chicago Tough" with "Cuban Pride"
well, i know the writing staff is largely female, it's always a female who writes about nate, and i know nate isn't gay.
so, no, i’m not assuming.
Him rejecting your advances does not mean he's not gay
Replacing "Chicago Tough" with "Cuban Pride"
Oh, yes it does.
larry is freaking irrestistible. Just like Jim Morrison was – appeals to anything/anyone with a pulse, especially cold-blooded types.
I would rather douse a newspaper in gasoline, wrap it around my penis and light it on fire then relive that experience
by armedpp on Aug 29, 2007 2:36 AM EDT
by winningugly on Jan 28, 2009 10:42 AM CST up reply actions
starfuckers come in all shapes, sizes, and tastes
you got your jersey chasers for athletes, groupies for musicians, and these broads for the thick-framed-glasses set
I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.
by thatshortkid on Jan 28, 2009 11:36 AM CST up reply actions
I don't think there is any banging going on at the University of Chicago
I am almost certain everyone, and most importantly the staff, are virgins.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jan 28, 2009 10:32 AM CST up reply actions
If the lay of the land (heh) is similar to the '70's,
I’d have to agree with you.
I would rather douse a newspaper in gasoline, wrap it around my penis and light it on fire then relive that experience
by armedpp on Aug 29, 2007 2:36 AM EDT
by winningugly on Jan 28, 2009 10:43 AM CST up reply actions
You and the 70's!
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jan 28, 2009 10:52 AM CST up reply actions
That is my only time of U of C personal experience.
So bite me.
I would rather douse a newspaper in gasoline, wrap it around my penis and light it on fire then relive that experience
by armedpp on Aug 29, 2007 2:36 AM EDT
by winningugly on Jan 28, 2009 11:07 AM CST up reply actions
i think the fact that you remember the 70s
means you weren’t doing it right
I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.
by thatshortkid on Jan 28, 2009 11:22 AM CST up reply actions
WU was near retirement in the 70's.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jan 28, 2009 11:24 AM CST up reply actions
ahem
jocks only think about sports, nerds only think about sex.
I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.
by thatshortkid on Jan 28, 2009 11:33 AM CST up reply actions
hmm?
Ever been to a party on campus (any campus?). Jock parties involve sex, drugs and massive alcohol consumption. Nerd parties involve yahtzee and wine coolers – no sex.
Thinking and doing are two totally different things.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jan 28, 2009 11:43 AM CST up reply actions
"revenge of the nerds" hasn't been on tv rotation lately, huh
if you’re referring to campus parties in HP, i think you ended up at the wrong shindigs.
(( and yes, WU, quality has gone up since you danced all night. it ain’t gainesville or tallahassee, though. ))
I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.
by thatshortkid on Jan 28, 2009 12:10 PM CST up reply actions
KW suppose to meet with press today - instead of at SoxFest
Will still be doing QA sessions with fans
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I wonder if their will be any nickel references?
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jan 28, 2009 10:58 AM CST up reply actions
by the way, jon, fire your agent.
Given that, his decision to decline arbitration from the Angels was viewed as a surprise in the industry. In arbitration, he only would have received a one-year contract, but it would have been worth more than the $12 million he made in 2008.
iirc my arbitration rules, it’s not necessarily true that it would have been worth more – but he certainly would have received more than this contract.
You don't believe in a free market?
I only have schadenfreude for those who think they are “entitled”. Garland turning down $7MM in this environment was idiotic.
I would rather douse a newspaper in gasoline, wrap it around my penis and light it on fire then relive that experience
by armedpp on Aug 29, 2007 2:36 AM EDT
by winningugly on Jan 28, 2009 11:10 AM CST up reply actions
watch yourself larry.
in other news, is obama encouraging kenny? is he going to demand grinders on his cabinet next?
http://washingtontimes.com/weblogs/potus-notes/2009/Jan/28/obama-dc-cant-handle-winter-weather/
He is the Messiah, larry
One does not speak negatively about the anointed king.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jan 28, 2009 11:25 AM CST up reply actions
the getty image on the front page of cnn:
oy…
I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.
by thatshortkid on Jan 28, 2009 11:39 AM CST up reply actions
He's speaking my language
I bitch about that a lot up here. For an area that gets more snow than Chicago, they cancel school days for piddly amounts.
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
by Sox Machine on Jan 28, 2009 11:46 AM CST up reply actions
effective snow removal is a matter of civic pride in chicagoland.
Obama said he would have to instill "some flinty Chicago toughness" into Washingtonians.
Mayor Corning set the tone here
“God gave us the snow, and God will take it away.”
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
by Sox Machine on Jan 28, 2009 11:51 AM CST up reply actions
He's wising up.
I would rather douse a newspaper in gasoline, wrap it around my penis and light it on fire then relive that experience
by armedpp on Aug 29, 2007 2:36 AM EDT
by winningugly on Jan 28, 2009 11:08 AM CST up reply actions
i thought he'd be all over arizona.
his girl lives still lives in tuscon, iirc.
Obama said he would have to instill "some flinty Chicago toughness" into Washingtonians.
Heilman
11:39am: ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick says the Mariners acquired Cedeno and Garrett Olson from the Cubs for Heilman. Essentially, the Cubs moved two out of options players in Cedeno and Felix Pie to get Heilman, who they’ve coveted for a while. The Mariners did well here, adding a back-rotation candidate in Olson and competition for Yuniesky Betancourt in Cedeno.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jan 28, 2009 11:44 AM CST reply actions
eh
it’s not their best work, but they’re in Win Now Mode. they’ve no reason to take fliers on guys like Olson and Cedeno because there aren’t enough IP and PA to go around.
Sober, I was appalled at the women. Drunk I was told I danced with them all.
how nice. he won't even have to move.
The Cubs are looking for a 25th man/right-handed hitter off the bench. Former Sox shortstop Juan Uribe is someone they’ve been taking a look at over the last couple of weeks. Although Uribe doesn’t give the Cubs a back-up at first base off the bench, he does give them gold glove-like defense at 2B, SS and 3B in case one of the Cubs’ starters goes down with a lengthy injury.
http://stations.espn.go.com/stations/espnradio1000/blog?id=3738908&post=3866413
and i’m glad to see levine has been watching chicago baseball recently. gold-glove like (whatever that is), eh. it’s like we’re back in 2005!
Obama said he would have to instill "some flinty Chicago toughness" into Washingtonians.
Oh brother...
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jan 28, 2009 12:20 PM CST up reply actions
corned beef: great meat or the greatest meat?
Obama said he would have to instill "some flinty Chicago toughness" into Washingtonians.
by larry on Jan 28, 2009 12:14 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
simply great. greatest belongs to bacon, hands down.
I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.
by thatshortkid on Jan 28, 2009 12:18 PM CST up reply actions
Great
Corned and Roast are tied…Bacon is #1.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jan 28, 2009 12:20 PM CST up reply actions
corned beef?
that’s what people buy who can’t afford proper cuts of meat, I wouldn’t give it to the cat
number one when it mattered!
Sox Pitch Obama Themed Cap
http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obama/1400841,CST-NWS-soxcap28.article
President Obama may be unwilling to give up his own well-worn White Sox cap, but a new Obama-themed design may inspire fans to upgrade theirs.
Pending approval from the White House, the White Sox are planning to release a new version of its hat featuring Obama’s “O” logo from last year’s presidential campaign. If the team gets approval, the New Era cap would be made available on the team’s Web site, Whitesox.com.
“It’s been unbelievable,” said Reifert. “At this moment, [Obama] is the most popular man on the planet — I think that’s safe to say. And he chooses to wear a White Sox cap. That’s pretty powerful stuff.”
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jan 28, 2009 12:58 PM CST reply actions
that should help pad the payroll for the next 4 years
after that, Obama will be a scapegoat
by Daniel Berlyn on Jan 28, 2009 1:06 PM CST up reply actions
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