Ozzie on everything Sox - Sun Times
On the leadoff:
"The one, and he's not a typical leadoff hitter, is Gordon [Beckham]. Gordon takes a lot of pitches there, he knows what he's doing, he's not going to panic. He can run a little bit, but I don't think he can steal bases the way we want him to, but I always say, the leadoff hitter, I don't care how many bases you can steal, you've got to be on base. I'd rather have a guy get on base than a guy that steals 100 bases, but is never there.''
"Last year, I think our leadoff hitter on Opening Day was Wise.''
Are the Sox the best team in division:
"On paper, I have the best five starters. The best team, I don't know. I think we can take a little bit advantage of Detroit because right now the player we most feared when we faced them was [Placido] Polanco. A lot of people talk about Cabrera, Magglio, Inge, but to me Polanco has hurt our ballclub a lot. Right now, we look pretty good.''
On Bobby Jenks trade rumors:
"Up to right now, Bobby Jenks is on our ballclub. Matt Thornton, yes he can [be the closer]. A lot of people don't believe that he can be a closer. I want to make it clear about Bobby - I said it a few weeks ago. When you have a body like Bobby, and you don't pitch well for one week, everyone thinks it's because you're big ... I don't want to say the name fat. But when you're good, no one looks at that. Not just Bobby, that's everyone.''
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personally i think the only people that call jenks out for being fat
are ozzie and kenny. what a joke. we need new management.
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That whole World Series thing just didn't cut it for ya, eh?
"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!"
That was then and this is now.
Of course it “cuts it” for me. We had a better team then all around. But you can’t tell me you would rather have the 2010 perspective Bobby Jenks than a Decently combatant base running center fielder.
by G-E-T-Z GetzGetzGetz on Dec 7, 2009 4:59 PM CST up reply actions
ahem....
a- RW was not commenting to you, but to kenwo.
b- a decently combatant baserunner would be… Rashad Evans? Frank Trig?
c- cut back on the 420…
There's Your Zagnut!!!
by DrEmilioLizardo on Dec 7, 2009 5:09 PM CST up reply actions
4-
i have not detected a change in bobby jenks perspective though it’s clear ozzie would like to see one.
the suck is not just a river in ireland.
Sounds like you could use some 420
Ya old bastard
by G-E-T-Z GetzGetzGetz on Dec 7, 2009 5:33 PM CST up reply actions
Alex Trebeck says:
“I am sorry… the proper response should have included the words “whoops, my bad, I was confused, English is not my first language, or I am obviously a jackhole” … thanks for playing!
There's Your Zagnut!!!
by DrEmilioLizardo on Dec 7, 2009 7:45 PM CST up reply actions
You're being very un-dude.
Not picky, but very sticky....
by homesickalien on Dec 8, 2009 9:49 AM CST up reply actions
Mom.... He Started it!!!
Nobody calls me a bastard- except my unwed parents…
oh. well then, carry on.
There's Your Zagnut!!!
by DrEmilioLizardo on Dec 8, 2009 12:08 PM CST up reply actions
Who do you expect to call him out?
The churro vendors?
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by DrEmilioLizardo on Dec 7, 2009 4:55 PM CST up reply actions
bobby isn't fat?
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by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 7, 2009 6:11 PM CST up reply actions
just to give ozzie and kdub company
i’m going call out jenks for being fat. obesity is a risk factor for heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, cancer, all the bad stuff. the man has kids, so he should man up, lose some fucking weight if he wants to live a longer life so he can take care of his family.
i really don’t see any downside, for bobby (on a perspective of long term health) or the sox (on the perspective of bobby’s perceived trade value), for management’s previous criticism over his weight. it’s not like his value was hurt significantly by it. and if the training staff felt his weight puts him at more risk for injury, i’m inclined to believe them.
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by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 7, 2009 6:43 PM CST up reply actions
But what about Herm? And Kenny?
Why aren’t they setting an example for stupid young players? Do as I say, not as I do? Didn’t work with my generation, can’t imagine it’s any different today.
Herm especially. “Trainer” indeed.
;-)
"his ballerness could not be stoped which rose his era to 5.42 "
by Chiburb on Dec 7, 2009 7:03 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Herm lost 80 pounds in the 1980-81 offseason
Unfortunately, he seemed to find it again.
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haha, where did you dig that up?
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by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 7, 2009 8:52 PM CST up reply actions
It was mentioned in the Fisk game mentioned in the FanPost to the right.
Herm came running out, and Harry and Jimmy talked about all the weight he lost, and how svelte he looked.
He had a bit of leftover paunch to him, but relatively speaking, he was in outstanding shape.
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Sox Machine
The Harry and Jimmy banter was the greatest thing about that broadcast.
That game is the one thing I regret losing on my Tivo when I switched from Direct TV to Comcast. Oh… and those 30 episodes of Dora the Explora.
i agree
Harry was quite lucid (esp compared to his Bud Man days), and Jimmy so damn honest (“you know, Rick Miller is not a good hitter”). Very entertaining.
And they seriously wet themselves when Fisk hit his homer.
His name is Rios and he dances on the sand
Baines, my favorite childhood player, looked like a puma in right... I can't explain that puma comment. That's what it looked like, 'kay?... like a cat, paws up, chasing down balls like a puma snapping a sparrow out of mid-flight.
Also, watching that game, I officially became a “the game used to be better” OPOS, for lots of reasons. The batting stances didn’t look like they all came through the same school. The players didn’t look like they all game through the same weight training class. Nowadays, nobody looks like a puma… I could go on and on about it, but just remember this: I don’t want you on my fucking lawn.
by Mitch. on Dec 8, 2009 12:17 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Mitch, I am liking the cut of your jib more and more.
"don tink about new jork. jus come in ready to wing de gay."
like two OPOSes in a pod
These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
by thatshortkid on Dec 8, 2009 12:37 PM CST up reply actions
what a sad commentary... for the artist formerly known as Skanberg.
"his ballerness could not be stoped which rose his era to 5.42 "
And now he's just a M(anb)itch.
Not picky, but very sticky....
by homesickalien on Dec 8, 2009 12:45 PM CST up reply actions
Seriously. You've seen that statue of Baines at The Cell?
If that high-stepped hands-dropped position was in the middle of a guy’s swing today, Greg Walker would fix it.
players looked very different
But I was thinking how horrible the defense was in that game(Glenn Hoffman missing a wind-blown pop-up by 25+ feet!).
Errors galore.
Bobby Molinaro pitch-hitting for Billy Almon. That’s like trading shingles for gout.
Mike Squires as your starting 1B.
I grew up watching those guys, so I have an affinity for them. But I do think the game is better now.
His name is Rios and he dances on the sand
who the fuck cares if he is fat
as long as he gets hitters out i don’t care if he is 100 or 600 lbs…. when he blows a game it isn’t because he is fat it is because he doesn’t throw his curve ball. Its not like he is expected to run the bases. there have been plenty of successful fat pitchers…especially ones that only pitch one inning.
Im not a fan of jenks really…but his weight doesn’t have much to do with it. Billy Koch was in tip top shape and he was fucking terrible.
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by KenWo4LiFe on Dec 7, 2009 7:12 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
No. Koch had worms crawling out of his skin.
"his ballerness could not be stoped which rose his era to 5.42 "
by Chiburb on Dec 7, 2009 7:24 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
brad lidge seems to be a pretty healthy guy.
yet his era was 7.21. maybe he should put on some weight.
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rod beck was fat
he died at age 38
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by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 7, 2009 7:45 PM CST up reply actions
weight doesn't help
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by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 7, 2009 7:58 PM CST up reply actions
ok so you gave me one example.
darryl kile wasn’t fat and he was dead before 38. this is a stupid argument. a fat guy can pitch one inning. it isn’t that hard.
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It would help him maintain effectiveness throughout the season. I don't see why you're using extremes.
by Daniel Berlyn on Dec 7, 2009 8:12 PM CST up reply actions
because kenwo is sox fan to the extreme, EXTREME!!
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by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 7, 2009 8:15 PM CST up reply actions
btw, the guy on the far right would be considered obese (bmi > 30)
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by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 7, 2009 8:15 PM CST up reply actions
lol i wasn't using extremes. he brought up rod beck
I said as long as he gets hitters out i don’t care if he is 100 or 600 lbs…. and that bobby has problems when he doesn’t throw his curve ball.
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yeah, but he would probably get more hitters out if he lost a little weight.
by Daniel Berlyn on Dec 7, 2009 8:22 PM CST up reply actions
probably is the operative word
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by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 7, 2009 8:24 PM CST up reply actions
lol why?
nobody seems to complain about Sabathia or Broxton..they are big dudes. I think bobby would get more hitters out if he was a little better at pitching.0
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people are pinning jenks' inconsistencies
on his weight. He gets hurt, it is because he is fat and doesn’t stretch. That is the common explanation. Is it entirely valid, no. But people without weight issues get injured at a lower frequency than those with weight issues.
waiting for shaun phigguns since 2007
by soxshenanigans on Dec 7, 2009 9:56 PM CST up reply actions
dude, if it was larussa who was knocking bobby on the weight
you wouldn’t even blink
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by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 7, 2009 8:25 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
That's right.
Not picky, but very sticky....
by homesickalien on Dec 8, 2009 9:52 AM CST up reply actions
in the standard population (outside of MLB), rod beck doesn't represent an extreme
his weight made him much more at vulnerable to the effects of poor health choices (cocaine, excess alcohol, smoking, diet)
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by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 7, 2009 8:29 PM CST up reply actions
dude, who gives a fuck that kenny and ozzie call bobby fat
he’s fat. and he also works for the sox. management has every right to tell him to be in shape by spring training with the money they’re paying. and as far as conditioning goes, coop criticized everyone.
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by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 7, 2009 8:13 PM CST up reply actions
him being fat doesn't affect his performance.
they were on his cock when he was getting guys out in the world series.
Kenwo4life=ratings
it hurts his stamina
"you should go back to your cowardly practice of offering no opinion of your own."
-picktoclick
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 8, 2009 7:57 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
rec'd
plus ive heard fat men have problems maintaining an erection. the last thing i wanna see is big bobby jenks all hopped up on a double dose of viagra from the night before comin in to shut em down only to have a boner get in the way of his stride
Hell Yesss
by Grinder Rule #42 on Dec 8, 2009 11:09 AM CST up reply actions
Flagged.
For making me envision Jenks ‘in flagrante dilicto’
There's Your Zagnut!!!
by DrEmilioLizardo on Dec 8, 2009 12:10 PM CST up reply actions
rofl
"I don’t know how you guys measure worth…but I do know you idiots need a graph to show you that Josh Fields sucks…"
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 10, 2009 5:33 PM CST up reply actions
rofl
"I don’t know how you guys measure worth…but I do know you idiots need a graph to show you that Josh Fields sucks…"
by Where Triples Go to Die on Dec 10, 2009 5:33 PM CST up reply actions
didn't he pop his right calf muscle because he's fat?
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by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 7, 2009 7:42 PM CST up reply actions
no
he popped his right calf muscle because he is an athlete. there are plenty of players in many sports every year that have calf injuries…. and not all of them are fat.
Kenwo4life=ratings
El Duque was not svelte, but point taken...
There's Your Zagnut!!!
by DrEmilioLizardo on Dec 7, 2009 7:47 PM CST up reply actions
That's right.
Not picky, but very sticky....
by homesickalien on Dec 8, 2009 9:51 AM CST up reply actions
So would the 600 lb. pitcher's heart...
There's Your Zagnut!!!
by DrEmilioLizardo on Dec 8, 2009 12:30 PM CST up reply actions
Damn. I wanted Omar to DH at leadoff.
"his ballerness could not be stoped which rose his era to 5.42 "
by Chiburb on Dec 7, 2009 4:47 PM CST via mobile reply actions
In a perfect world....
Not picky, but very sticky....
by homesickalien on Dec 8, 2009 9:52 AM CST up reply actions
Ozzie has a great baseball mind.
He’s the only one that understands how a useless a guy is that can steal 100 bases without ever getting on base.
piss up a rope fuckstick ...................by hoodlight
You must not be on base very much if you can only steal 100 bases in a season
Why would we ever want a guy like that?
by Quickly 0 and 2 on Dec 7, 2009 5:17 PM CST up reply actions
The most fearsome head in all of sports
The world needs the Jedi now more than ever
by Carbiner on Dec 7, 2009 5:35 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
The Time I Went To The Winter Meetings
Making for the door, however, I saw one last chance for a good story. Steve Phillips, still gainfully employed by ESPN, stood against a railing, looking into the stream. Realizing the potential hilarity of such a souvenir, I approached him and politely asked him to take a picture.
“Sure kid, one second.” He then pretended to get a call about Johan Santana getting traded in his headset, ran toward Buster Olney, strategically positioned by a garden gnome, and pointed toward me and whispered. Then, like girls on a playground, they both quickly scampered away. Incredulous that my opinion of Steve Philips could get any lower, I just stood there.
“You’re not going to let Steve Phillips get you down, are you?” Clay asked.
“No.”
“Good, he’s a dick.”
http://www.amazinavenue.com/2009/12/7/1188808/the-time-i-went-to-the-winter
Uhhh Ohhhh
#Pirates Also heard Juan Pierre has drawn interest from Pirates, White Sox and an third unidentified team.
you da man
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by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 7, 2009 6:25 PM CST up reply actions
mystery solved.
the white sox drinking with miguel cabrera was…..not ozzie.
the suck is not just a river in ireland.
Hardly solved, in fact Ozzie blew Miggy's alibi.
Cabrera was clearly with a non-wife and got confronted at home. “But honey, I was having a few pops with Ozzie”. She didn’t buy it, he got physical.
NOW the mystery is solved!
"his ballerness could not be stoped which rose his era to 5.42 "
by Chiburb on Dec 7, 2009 7:10 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Fer Chrissakes, this is gonna be a long winter.
"don tink about new jork. jus come in ready to wing de gay."
At your age you should be grateful.
"his ballerness could not be stoped which rose his era to 5.42 "
by Chiburb on Dec 7, 2009 7:11 PM CST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
kenny williams on flowers
“As we sit right now, he’s probably the leading candidate to be the backup,” Williams said. “… Tyler Flowers is going to hit. And that’s one thing we have to consider.”
the suck is not just a river in ireland.
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CHONE: .233/.327/.386
ZiPS: .234/.319/.369
vs.
JAMES: .275/.353/.476
2009 is just 2007 in 2008's clothing. - Trooper
no problem with this myself.....AJ will have a reasonably tough time
earning a contract to his liking elsewhere when he leaves after 2010 I think bc of his reputation….so I think it serves him to play the good big brother and fatten up his resume by being a good teacher to Mr. Flowers….
yeah I get James is always high
but those guys can be especially low or they just don’t know for guys without history.
"Oh well back to work"
ZiPS uses minor league translations to make player comps for young players
fwiw. Where CHONE just uses minor league translations. Dan came here and said specifically that catchers seem to have a difficult time transitioning with the bat.
2009 is just 2007 in 2008's clothing. - Trooper
Yeah, I had a similar conversation last week elsewhere when some people were disappointed that I hadn’t projected Wieters to have an MVP season.
Young catchers will break your heart as surely as young pitchers do. The list of promising offensive catchers that regressed or didn’t develop is extremely long. Just off the top of my head, you have Ben Davis, Paulino, Alomar, Teagarden, Saltalamacchia, Valentin, Mathis, Petrick, Closser, and you can pretty much keep going. The physical demands of the position are very high.
In Flowers’s case, he’s not a polished, completed hitter in the way Victor Martinez is. He went through two levels in a season and slugged his way to a BABIP that he can’t sustain in the majors and a lot of strikeouts. I’m not saying Flowers is doomed or anything or a lousy prospect, simply that he’s probably not quite there yet. Catchers are like small-cap stocks.
--
Dan Szymborski
dan@baseballprimer.com
That's fair
I appreciate the response and I hope your wrong. :-) What’s wrong with a MVP prediction?
"Oh well back to work"
pointless service time
yayyyyy
I’m disappointed KW hasn’t gotten a veteran backup C yet. It’s probably one of the easiest positions to fill. Of the realistic options, I’d go for Barajas, Ausmus and J. Molina in that order.
by Daniel Berlyn on Dec 7, 2009 7:34 PM CST up reply actions
maybe, maybe not
I really feel like Flowers is ready to hit now. Assuming they don’t invest in a DH only type methinks his bat might make its way into the lineup a little more often then typical buster backup catcher.
"Oh well back to work"
Oy...worst case scenario.....
Jones becomes everyday OF……..Tyler is backup C……and DH against lefties……this would definitely be White Sox on the cheap.
he's got to catch versus lefties
he’d DH, if at all, against RHP. and remember that league average hitting at DH is replacement level DHing. .234/.324/.375 is the ZiPS/CHONE average and that’s against RH and LHP
2009 is just 2007 in 2008's clothing. - Trooper
you'd think they could scrape up some hitters, but even if they want to get Flowers the experience I don't see why it matters that much.
But it’s the Sox- they’re going to do what they want more times than they’ll take the best option.
by Daniel Berlyn on Dec 7, 2009 8:15 PM CST up reply actions
If it's so easy to fill
why have we been subjected to Dony F. Lucy, Corky!, Widger, Hall, the corpse of Alomar, Jr. et.al.? sure seems like every year we have problems there (granted, it didn’t help that Hall got injured playing first in ST, but there you have it).
"don tink about new jork. jus come in ready to wing de gay."
I love it
Pierre . . .
The Sox and Juan Pierre … again? Don’t laugh. The holdup on those talks, however, is the well-publicized divorce involving Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, especially because the Sox would want Los Angeles to pick up a good amount of Pierre’s $18.5 million he’s owed the next two seasons.
http://blogs.suntimes.com/whitesox/2009/12/heeeees_back_and_other_talk_fr.html
i guess i'm inclined to groan
but hasn’t tango talked in the past about how pierre is unnecessarily shit on by the sabr community?
by Craig Grebeck on Dec 7, 2009 7:04 PM CST up reply actions
I'm not with you
might as well keep podsednik if we are going to get pierre. no thanks.
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Pierre is younger, healthier and plays better defense.
Offensively, they are pretty much the same player. Pods is a world series hero, so he gets the nod here too.
piss up a rope fuckstick ...................by hoodlight
i hate pods...
but even he throws better than pierre. if i had to watch that pus arm all year id have to strangle him.
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Not crazy about Pierre....
but really hard to get too down on his .367 OBP last year…..I assume his defense is bad though….but has to be better than Pods’…..I think KW is at the “Fuck YOu” point with Scotty….and is going to say see ya.
MLBTR
The Dodgers would want pitching in return for Juan Pierre. The White Sox and one other team are apparently interested.
Please find Jay Cutler some help...
and the Dodger's throw in 4 million.....
so then we’d end up paying Pierre 4.5 million over two years……
I'm not even for this....
Linebrink is awful… but I think it would be a mistake to dump him after you just dumped dotel. it has the 2007 bullpen written all over it. Lets resign Dewan Day and Buckvich
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he has good range
just a very lackluster arm
" 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
lackluster is putting it nicely.
I could find a freshman player at oak forest who throws better than him. He may have the worst outfield arm i have ever seen.
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" 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 Dec 7, 2009 7:50 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
i guarentee juan pierre could currently out-throw me
" 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
yah i think he could out throw me now too
since i have a torn labrum. if i got it fixed and rehabbed id look like Jesse Barfield compared to him.
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i'm gonna be pumped when i can actually throw a ball again
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by trademaker on May 30, 2009 10:31 PM PDT
man id love to get it fixed.
i think i eventually will…. but with one kid, one on the way, a wife taking off of work…. it will have to wait. I just want to have the feeling of letting it go without pain again.
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you want to be able to throw with them, right?
now’s not the time, but make sure you do it.
2009 is just 2007 in 2008's clothing. - Trooper
yah i need to fix it.
hurts like hell to raise my arm parallel to the ground… and is even worse lifting it above my head. (grabbing a rebound is a task which is extremely painful)……. pitched for 20 years and i hurt it throwing bombs with a nurf football. jackass!
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physical therapy works wonders
I busted the labrum in my left shoulder. it got kicked, I heard a wonderful crunch/pop. I couldn’t roll onto that side to sleep for 2 months, I’d wake up in pain if I did. finally went to PT and 6 weeks later… almost perfect.
I didn’t get an MRI, but the XRays showed that the gap between the ball and socket in my shoulder was consistent all the way around, so if there is a tear (highly probable), its small.
best part: I didn’t need to take any time off of work. just cost me my lunch break 2x a week for 6 weeks. And yes, its still fine. Its weaker then my good shoulder, but eh. That’s the same with or without surgery. but it only takes 2 weeks of doing the exercises again to get back to full strength. check it out if you can. totally worth it.
"A wife".
What about the other ones? And those kids can be put to work, too. have you ever heard of “modeling”?
"don tink about new jork. jus come in ready to wing de gay."
Pageantry!
Not picky, but very sticky....
by homesickalien on Dec 8, 2009 9:59 AM CST up reply actions
if i didn't have a torn labrum
we’d have been state champions, no doubt. no doubt in my mind.
"...but the devil lives inside this kid, I swear it. It rises out of him in a mist, this baby-faced defiant wrathful version of Pat Kane, escapes his bodily confines to perform satanic miracles all over the offensive zone. The only thing more fearsome than that assist was the keep-in preceding it. The only thing more unholy than his face is his black magic." GMH
fucked as it is...
i think pierre is better than pods. much better outfielder. better baserunner i think. the caught stealings cancel eachother out.
I just don't see anyway that KW can risk not getting another semi-legit "middle of the order"
bat…….Quentin is by no means a sure thing after 2008 and Rios will definitely be better (or at least we hope)……….they really need to find a reliable RBI guy IMO
I guess there is a scenario although extremely remote where the White Sox get involved
with Holliday……….I guess if Boston trades for AGON….then you are really only talking about outspending Saint Louis……they’d have to dump either Jenks/Konerko……..again extremely remote.
As of now Rios in CF, Quentin in RF, and Kotsay/Jones Platoon in LF
http://espn.go.com/chicago/columns/blog/_/post/4723123/name/levine
Please find Jay Cutler some help...
i suppose this is better than pods/erstad/dye in 2007
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by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 7, 2009 8:17 PM CST up reply actions
It's really pointless to pay attention to what Ozzie says is going to be his OF......
he doesn’t really know a whole lot more than us as to what KW is up to.
The main thing to take from this is that they are, in fact, willing to move Quentin to RF
I thought they’d be hesitant on moving him to the slightly more difficult defensive spot, given his issues in LF as well as his health (or lack thereof).
other than a longer throw to 3b, how is rf more difficult than lf?
piss up a rope fuckstick ...................by hoodlight
have to be more mobile with more ground to cover, no?
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by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 7, 2009 8:36 PM CST up reply actions
Same amount of ground
Just an extra base if he f’s it up. (Hi, JD Triple!)
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exactly. it's really no more difficult but you do want your better outfielder in rf for that reason.
piss up a rope fuckstick ...................by hoodlight
his def #'s in RF are significantly better
sure they were before any injuries, but he may be more comfortable in that spot. Plus, he can’t be any worse than JD, so he’s got that going for him, which is nice.
wow...we haven't even officially gotten through day 1 of the winter meetings
and my head is fucking spinning from all the nonsense. Can we fast forward 2 months please?
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
when is there anything but nonsense on this site
its the best part about it
Please find Jay Cutler some help...
true
but I was referring more to all the tweets, rumor sites, rosenthal, heyman, olney…it is getting out of hand. A guy hears a rumor in the hotel lobby and he puts it on his twitter page immediately and then it is shot down 35 seconds later….getting insane.
If you read MLB Trade Rumors you’ll notice that the Mets, Yankees, and Red Sox are interested in every free agent out there and also looking at trades with 24 teams.
Thank god for Cowley.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 8, 2009 7:23 AM CST up reply actions
cowley doesn't seek headlines on trades
his bread and butter is stirring shit up in the locker room
i'm alex rios' last fan
by onlysoxfaninboston on Dec 8, 2009 7:41 AM CST up reply actions
they just said on wscr
that the sox are interested in halladay and matsui.
well, actually they more kind of implied it by saying the sox wouldn’t comment on the matter.
(and no. i’m not kidding.)
the suck is not just a river in ireland.
sox=red
Every good port begins with a slut.
- homesickalien
by Scotty Ballgame on Dec 8, 2009 8:01 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Disconnect, brother Robert.
Not picky, but very sticky....
by homesickalien on Dec 8, 2009 10:00 AM CST up reply actions
OK: do you do quentin for crawford?
i’d say yes if you can get some sort of extension on crawford’s contract.
nope
quentin for upton.
12/12/07- We'll miss you Andy Gonzalez
isn't there a FP for all this?
These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
by thatshortkid on Dec 8, 2009 12:12 PM CST up reply actions
i guess joe cowley's twitter account
has been suspended? no twits since yesterday.
joe cowley has 2441 followers
bruce levine has 17.
This is a Radiohead reference / representative of my mental state during the holidays. Did not intend to offend, nor do I actually hunger for lynching.
Ok then.
Not picky, but very sticky....
by homesickalien on Dec 8, 2009 11:06 AM CST up reply actions
Why you gotta go there.
:)
Not picky, but very sticky....
by homesickalien on Dec 8, 2009 11:17 AM CST up reply actions
Your co-workers were right about you
Maybe Idioteque would be a safer route to go next time:P
Every good port begins with a slut.
- homesickalien
by Scotty Ballgame on Dec 8, 2009 11:31 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Then I'll get shit from men who claim I'm sexist and old people who think I'm an agist.
Not picky, but very sticky....
by homesickalien on Dec 8, 2009 11:35 AM CST up reply actions
OK how about Creep
Every good port begins with a slut.
- homesickalien
by Scotty Ballgame on Dec 8, 2009 1:09 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Way too early for Crawford.
ETA 2016 or 2017.
ok. let's share stories around the campfire
player you got most excited about, but he failed to produce.
it was a cold january day in 1989. on my way home from high school — 3:15 sports report on WBBM newsradio 78, dave eanet reports the sox have acquired eddie williams for joel davis.
williams was a #4 pick overall and once considered one of the top prospects in baseball. after a couple of years failing to stick in the majors, the tribe decided to give up on him. larry himes, you sir are a genious.
however, williams failed to pan out. his hitting was OK but his 3B defense was bad. he emerged briefly a few years later with the padres, suspiciously larger than he had ever been before.
A fun game to play around a campfire is to tell each person the thing you admire most and the thing you like the least about him/her
We did it once while camping in Michigan and it was fun and eye-opening. Naturally, all the guys came away from it better friends while all the girls were pissed at each other for awhile afterward.
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i really admire..
those luscious titties you have.
I admire how you can give me a hand-j**
without unzipping my pants.
"don tink about new jork. jus come in ready to wing de gay."
/said wu, to the gentleman on his right.
Not picky, but very sticky....
by homesickalien on Dec 8, 2009 12:44 PM CST up reply actions
hey
its only gay if you like it
Hell Yesss
by Grinder Rule #42 on Dec 8, 2009 12:46 PM CST up reply actions
when we finally got Roy Smalley
and we only had to give up Doug Drabek!!
His name is Rios and he dances on the sand
** Breaking News Teahan avoids arbitration with 3-year deal **
I’m the man, say it, say it
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Where will he play in 2011?
I’ve already moved beyond 2010. Mitchell rockets up the charts as a leadoff/CF for us in 2011.
"don tink about new jork. jus come in ready to wing de gay."
Holy Keehrist.
We must be close to unloading Liney. We need an untenable contract or two, but not 3-4!
"don tink about new jork. jus come in ready to wing de gay."
Doesn't really change this year...
Or even the future that much, I mean 4 / 5 million per for a guy in his prime who can play multiple positions wouldn’t be hard to move after next year if one our of guys pans out at 3B. This shouldn’t really change anything for us, just more certainty for both sides.
by Grinder in Training on Dec 8, 2009 12:59 PM CST up reply actions
This seriously complicates my plan to have Chipper Jones at 3B in 2013.
The 2009 White Sox....like a 40 degree day.
by Ozzie Montana on Dec 8, 2009 12:59 PM CST up reply actions
i'm guessing
we have an unpaid intern (a real cutie), who monitors baseballprospectus for the latest analysis.
This isn't true
There’s one team that doesn’t have it, and it’s the Phillies. I believe this is pretty well known information.
by Off the bus running on Dec 8, 2009 12:45 PM CST up reply actions
They seem
to be doing okay without one too.
by Off the bus running on Dec 8, 2009 12:47 PM CST up reply actions
I don't know
they did just sign Dwayne Wise
by MilkThenClear on Dec 8, 2009 12:47 PM CST up reply actions
Shouldn't that be "CreamThenClear"?
"his ballerness could not be stoped which rose his era to 5.42 "
Not a roid reference...
more of a anti-performance enhancer reference(depending on your prospective)
by MilkThenClear on Dec 8, 2009 12:50 PM CST up reply actions
OT: Chrome for Mac dropped today
These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
And extensions for the uncool
I’ll actually be on the twitter now
Twitter: @SouthSideCheat
SouthSideSox on Facebook
Wow.
Hey, we locked Teahan up for 3. What’s gonna be the headline tomorrow?
"don tink about new jork. jus come in ready to wing de gay."
Nike retains Tiger but drops "just do it" ads.
piss up a rope fuckstick ...................by hoodlight
Bet's on who gets the Tiger line of Gatorade?
Lebron? Wade? Safe pick like Tim Duncan?
by Grinder in Training on Dec 8, 2009 1:09 PM CST up reply actions
I posted that originally
But figured no need for another 20 Tebow gets too much hype posts so I just skipped it.
by Grinder in Training on Dec 8, 2009 1:13 PM CST up reply actions
I guess I'll take that..
Tigers get some young talent but looks like they had to lower their demands, and should at least help the Sox in the short term.
Still rather see Granderson play just about anywhere else but there, but at least it’s not the AL Central anymore I guess.
by Grinder in Training on Dec 8, 2009 1:10 PM CST up reply actions
Its good long term for the Tigers.
But makes them weaker next year. Lets say it again class. “KW remove head from ass and take this winnable division”.
"Oh well back to work"
So he should start AFTER the Teahan deal.
Good place to start.
"don tink about new jork. jus come in ready to wing de gay."
Matsui
http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/yankees/2009/12/white-sox-in-play-for-matsui.html
The White Sox have emerged as a serious contender for Hideki Matsui, according to a source, while the Angels have confirmed their interest in the World Series MVP as well.
His name is Rios and he dances on the sand
totally
I thought I was on the top thread. I can’t keep up with this fast-paced, more-than-one-frontpage-thread-in-one-day stuff.
His name is Rios and he dances on the sand
Blame Kenny! The stove's too hot!
Not picky, but very sticky....
by homesickalien on Dec 8, 2009 4:36 PM CST up reply actions
OPOS. You give us a bad name.
Some of us don’t get run over by progress.
"don tink about new jork. jus come in ready to wing de gay."
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