The Challenge Continues

by U-God on Oct 23, 2009 10:06 PM CDT

As promised yesterday, here is the new quiz containing the starting lineups from 1980-1999. This will be the last one of these on the front page, but I'll try to keep thinking of ones for the right rail all off-season. Enjoy.

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heyo!!!!

thanks ugod! youdaman. also, good luck with the surgery, dude

Dodgers first, for Jim Thome. If not them, then the Rockies for Todd Helton.

by BoeJouma on Oct 23, 2009 10:35 PM CDT reply actions

thanks

if all goes well, i’ll be posting from loyola tomorrow night

" Do you guys know people like you are the reason I wouldn’t come on for exstended periods of time. You rui the baseball blogging expieriance."
by trademaker on May 30, 2009 10:31 PM PDT

by U-God on Oct 23, 2009 10:49 PM CDT up reply actions

1988 you typo'd greg walker

i cant believe i forgot kenny williams, albert belle and tom fucking seaver.

i had 78/199 (greg wslker doesnt count in mine eyes) before cheating.

i was only alive for 12 of these seasons, and im not counting september of ’87.

Dodgers first, for Jim Thome. If not them, then the Rockies for Todd Helton.

by BoeJouma on Oct 23, 2009 10:57 PM CDT reply actions

some corrections on names

I was wondering why I couldn’t get these:
Claudell Washington (not Claude Washington)
Marc Hill (not Mar Hill)
Greg Walker (not Greg Wslker)
Bill (not Bob) Almon

by asinwreck on Oct 23, 2009 11:44 PM CDT reply actions

and thanks for the game

I haven’t thought of Eddie Williams since, well, since he was on the roster.

by asinwreck on Oct 23, 2009 11:45 PM CDT up reply actions

thank you for catching those

they’re fixed now

" Do you guys know people like you are the reason I wouldn’t come on for exstended periods of time. You rui the baseball blogging expieriance."
by trademaker on May 30, 2009 10:31 PM PDT

by U-God on Oct 24, 2009 8:34 AM CDT up reply actions

A fun quiz for us 80's/90's kids

I started following the team in 1990 (thanks grade school perfect attendance tickets!). Forgot about Carlos Martinez, Melido Perez (and his rain shortened no-hitter), Tim Huelett, and all of those other scrubs that fell short of the A’s that year.

by 67WMAQ on Oct 24, 2009 1:55 AM CDT reply actions

I got 178-200 (giving myself a point for the walker misspelling)

Biggest disappointments were Melido Perez, Tom Seaver, Tim Huelett, Lyle Mouton and Luis Salazar. I kept thinking russ morman was in….

Most of my misses though were pre 1983.

Kenwo4life=ratings

by KenWo4LiFe on Oct 24, 2009 2:26 AM CDT reply actions

scores

10/10 from 1983, 1984, 1989, 1991, 92, 93, 94, 95, 97, 98, 99
9/10 from 88, 90, 87 (god that was a bad team),
8/10 from 96, 85
7/10 from 81, 86
6/10 82
5/10 80

Kenwo4life=ratings

by KenWo4LiFe on Oct 24, 2009 2:41 AM CDT up reply actions

I wonder if any former sox player could even get above 50%

I mean, one who played with the sox in the 80’s or 90’s.

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by stanleygoober on Oct 24, 2009 7:33 AM CDT reply actions

116/200

can’t believe i forgot cora and navarro. born in 87, didn’t even see a white sox game til the 2000 playoffs, and didn’t live in chicagoland til 02, so i think i did pretty ok.

Lurking since 2006

by boyonthedock on Oct 24, 2009 11:19 AM CDT reply actions

145/200

not bad for being born in 85

by earthshiner on Oct 24, 2009 1:46 PM CDT reply actions

This is outside my skillset

’91 was the first year I was more than a casual observer…

Got 128/200 trying to get everything from ‘91 on… misspelled jamie navarro and DJ… which would have pushed me into the 130’s …. proudest of getting Chris Sabo… and Alex Fernandez was the only one that made me go DUH (I was blanking on his name)

Charlie O’brien was the one name that made me go “WHO?” though, admittedly, ’98 was a bit of a lost summer for me

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by The Cheat on Oct 24, 2009 2:58 PM CDT reply actions

for those curious

just got home from surgery. got some screws in my wrist, Q!-style

" Do you guys know people like you are the reason I wouldn’t come on for exstended periods of time. You rui the baseball blogging expieriance."
by trademaker on May 30, 2009 10:31 PM PDT

by U-God on Oct 24, 2009 4:29 PM CDT reply actions

all of this certainly explains why your editorial performance has been subpar.

ZiPS had you at 60 front page stories for the year. while i thought that was aggressive and subscribed more to PECOTA’s expectation of 52, you’ve certainly fallen far short of all prediction systems (except KW4LFPS, of course). wrist injuries linger so i guess we can expect more shit for at least another year.

by larry on Oct 24, 2009 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions 5 recs

thanks larry

" Do you guys know people like you are the reason I wouldn’t come on for exstended periods of time. You rui the baseball blogging expieriance."
by trademaker on May 30, 2009 10:31 PM PDT

by U-God on Oct 24, 2009 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions

rec'd

i'm alex rios' last fan

by onlysoxfaninboston on Oct 24, 2009 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions

go green

by Q!'s Qrew on Oct 25, 2009 1:00 AM CDT up reply actions

Yes. Hell yes.

by homesickalien on Oct 25, 2009 11:19 AM CDT up reply actions

you just need to stretch it, man

Dodgers first, for Jim Thome. If not them, then the Rockies for Todd Helton.

by BoeJouma on Oct 24, 2009 5:47 PM CDT up reply actions

it's all in his head.

by larry on Oct 24, 2009 5:59 PM CDT up reply actions

Aside from the screws...those are in his wrist. But they probably just used one of them loose ones from his head.

So yeah.

by homesickalien on Oct 25, 2009 11:19 AM CDT up reply actions

136. Calderon and Cora were my only head-smackers.

"I call Dotel, got his ass kick. I call Linebrink, got his ass kick. Everybody I call is the wrong guy. I guess it's my fault!"

by RWShow on Oct 24, 2009 5:38 PM CDT reply actions

win

Dodgers first, for Jim Thome. If not them, then the Rockies for Todd Helton.

by BoeJouma on Oct 24, 2009 5:58 PM CDT reply actions

they made a mistake. there's an extra 'A' on that.

by larry on Oct 24, 2009 6:00 PM CDT up reply actions

OT

Jay Leno said that World Peace is more likely than the White Sox winning the World Series during his interview with Michelle Obama. Jag.
http://www.thejaylenoshow.com/video/clips/ten-ten-michelle-obama/1169402

Look yonder, fellow SSSers. 2010 looms bright!
And fns. -wu

by oahu420 on Oct 24, 2009 6:04 PM CDT reply actions

i don't see any issue with that. seems like neither of them we would to sit that long for an interview.

by larry on Oct 24, 2009 6:06 PM CDT up reply actions

well said

If the world was perfect, it wouldn't be -- Yogi Berra

by mick10 on Oct 24, 2009 7:40 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

About as likely as a FX show about motorcycle gangs beating Leno in the ratings?

Oh.

The 2009 White Sox....like a 40 degree day.

by Ozzie Montana on Oct 24, 2009 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions

I would love to watch a motorcycle gang beating Leno.

"I call Dotel, got his ass kick. I call Linebrink, got his ass kick. Everybody I call is the wrong guy. I guess it's my fault!"

by RWShow on Oct 25, 2009 1:13 AM CDT up reply actions

79/200 ...

Harold Baines was the only one I got for the 1980s season. I had read about Chet Lemon before but couldn’t remember his name for the quiz.

Also good thing that a lot of current coaches played for sox during those years.

Lupe, release the balloons!

by LT_sox_fan on Oct 24, 2009 8:08 PM CDT reply actions

108/200

Knew every catcher except 80. failed on Walker, Williams and Seaver. Still kicking myself for not knowing Sax. Got entire 93 team and most of 92/94. Strike made me not watch for 7 years, so missing most of those and the first half of the 80s makes me feel okay.

by coffeepac on Oct 24, 2009 8:13 PM CDT reply actions