White Sox Spring Training Article Mad Lib

GLENDALE, Ariz. — It was a small moment, but [insert player name here] remembers it well. For [player's last name], it summed up the whole season.

In a [date] game against [opposing team], [player] [threw a pitch/made a play/got a hit/tore a muscle]. It ultimately never affected the outcome of the game, but for [player name], it certainly affected the rest of the year.

"It really put things in perspective for me," [player] said. "I learned a lot about this team, and about the game, and about myself. I feel like I have a lot of expectations to live up to, not just for myself, but for my team and my teammates."

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CQ, Q, september 6th, cleveland, Q, broken wrist, Q

at first i thought toby, but that stud quote belongs to Q

by onlysoxfaninboston on Feb 23, 2009 10:46 PM CST reply actions

I am going to say J-O Yayo

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 Feb 24, 2009 7:28 AM CST up reply actions

It's almost ZiPSmas

I like how 80% of the AL Central is done consecutively

by 3E8 on Feb 23, 2009 11:12 PM CST reply actions

It was a small moment, but Anderson remembers it well. For him, it summed up the whole season.

In a game on the day he celebrated his 27th birthday, against the Tigers, Anderson tore his groin muscle. It ultimately never affected the outcome of the game, but for Anderson, it certainly affected the rest of the year.

“It really put things in perspective for me,” Anderson said. “I learned a lot about this team, and about the game, and about myself. I feel like I have a lot of expectations to live up to, not just for myself, but for the honies.”

by madvillian on Feb 23, 2009 11:14 PM CST reply actions 3 recs

Vegas teen Bryce Harper has big future ahead

A last-place finish—that is, 30th out of 30—might never be as sweet as it will be next season. That’s because the 2010 season determines the order for the 2011 draft, and that draft will include the Tiger Woods of baseball—Bryce Harper, currently a sophomore catcher at Las Vegas High School.

Harper is 15 but has been on the radar of scouts for at least three years, maybe longer.

He was only a 6th-grader when he showed up for his first national showcase, playing against players who were high school freshmen and sophomores.

He homered twice in one game and showed solid skills behind the plate. According to Perfect Game, which runs those showcases, he has just continued “getting better and better.”

He stands 6 feet 3 inches, weighs 205 pounds and has a quick, pure swing from the left side to go with one of the best arms in the country, pitchers included.

He recently used a metal bat to hit a 502-foot home run at Tropicana Field in a home run derby for top prospects. …

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi-22-al-east-rogersfeb22,0,2074255.story

The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.

by The Wizard on Feb 23, 2009 11:37 PM CST reply actions

I can't imagine...

what his bonus demands are going to be

"God knows I gave my best in baseball at all times and no man on earth can truthfully judge me otherwise."

by Shoeless In SC on Feb 24, 2009 12:31 AM CST up reply actions

Especially considering...

That if he doesn’t get what he wants, he can go to college.

If he’s as good as advertised, he’ll drop in the draft due to signability concerns.

by The Jerry Royster Experience on Feb 24, 2009 9:21 AM CST up reply actions

Dude could flamout big time. If he's teh Tiger Woods of baseball he'd quit HS

and go play in the minors. Enroll in an academy or something like top tennis/golfers do.

by madvillian on Feb 24, 2009 9:46 AM CST up reply actions

dude, you obviously havent seen the video

the kids the real deal:
baseball analysts write up last month

watch the video, you might want to fast forward to the second half where he is hitting at the Trop.

"...and Ms. Boston just walked by in a red/yellow sweater."
"Theres a lot of Ms Bostons at Fenway tonight."
"Well, maybe shes Miss greater Boston, shes about an eleven and a half."
-Harry Carey and Joe McConnell(?), opening day, Sox @ BoSox, 1981.

by e-gus on Feb 24, 2009 4:22 PM CST up reply actions