Spring on the Road -- Sox @ Cubs

by The Cheat on Feb 28, 2009 1:45 PM CST in Game Threads

Game 4 of the spring...

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the marquez era begins!

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

by The Wizard on Feb 28, 2009 1:52 PM CST reply actions

Hairy situation

The Sox have tried everything they could with reliever Mike MacDougal -short of leaving him at another team’s doorstep, ringing the doorbell and running – but it would seem that something has to give.

The best-case scenario is that the right-hander shows enough in camp to draw interest from another team. MacDougal is in the final year of a three-year extension he signed in 2006 and will make $2.65 million this year.

Either way, pitching coach Don Cooper is hoping for some sort of life from MacDougal.

’’He’s throwing the ball pretty good,‘’ Cooper said. ’’The big knock on Mike is he might not be able to maintain focus and stay under control, and then he gets a wild hair up his (butt) from time to time. But when he does throw it over, his two pitches, he does get good results. Whether it’s a ground ball or whatever, he can get people out. He will be getting some extended outings.’’

http://www.southtownstar.com/sports/1452149,022709sptsoxnbk.article

haha!

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

by The Wizard on Feb 28, 2009 2:02 PM CST reply actions

Lillibridge, 2B
Pierzynski, C
Quentin, LF
Thome, DH
Dye, RF
Ramirez, SS
Kroeger, 1B
Fields, 3B
Wise, CF

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by larry on Feb 28, 2009 2:03 PM CST reply actions

Hey - our '09 starting CF is plying today

Replacing "Chicago Tough" with "Cuban Pride"

by Brush Back on Feb 28, 2009 2:04 PM CST up reply actions

*playing

Replacing "Chicago Tough" with "Cuban Pride"

by Brush Back on Feb 28, 2009 2:04 PM CST up reply actions

Gameday

by DirtySox on Feb 28, 2009 2:07 PM CST reply actions

dewon day on mlbn right now...

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by larry on Feb 28, 2009 2:10 PM CST reply actions

he didnt look too bad.

by BoeJouma on Feb 28, 2009 2:19 PM CST up reply actions

but i dont miss him.

by BoeJouma on Feb 28, 2009 2:21 PM CST up reply actions

results werent god

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by larry on Feb 28, 2009 2:21 PM CST up reply actions

Ozuna just singled off him

by 3E8 on Feb 28, 2009 2:26 PM CST up reply actions

How far did it go?

45, 50 feet?

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by The Cheat on Feb 28, 2009 3:28 PM CST up reply actions

ooh, marquez strikes out soriano.

i take it all back.

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by larry on Feb 28, 2009 2:23 PM CST reply actions

then walks aaron miles on four pitches.

gotta be careful with him.

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by larry on Feb 28, 2009 2:24 PM CST up reply actions

yeah, he struck out the discipline complex that is soriano.

haha

by BoeJouma on Feb 28, 2009 2:25 PM CST up reply actions

a guy with a 20% k rate is sort of middle of the road.

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by larry on Feb 28, 2009 2:32 PM CST up reply actions

Gameday is only going inning by inning it looks like.

my president is white.

by JoeCoolMan24 on Feb 28, 2009 2:29 PM CST reply actions

half inning?

how much to the have to pay the Players -- that's what she said -- of the league like BA?

by colintj on Feb 28, 2009 2:30 PM CST up reply actions

Yeah, half inning.

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by JoeCoolMan24 on Feb 28, 2009 2:30 PM CST up reply actions

halfs of innings

by BoeJouma on Feb 28, 2009 2:30 PM CST up reply actions

Either Heilman had great consistancy on those 3 pitches, or GD does not do ST that well.

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by JoeCoolMan24 on Feb 28, 2009 2:31 PM CST reply actions

I have to say this every year

all strikeouts are 3-pitch strikeouts,
all balls in play are first pitch
all walks are 4-pitch walks

It’s the easiest way to enter the end-data correctly

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by The Cheat on Feb 28, 2009 2:34 PM CST up reply actions

Ahhh I see. That helps.

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by JoeCoolMan24 on Feb 28, 2009 2:39 PM CST up reply actions

Post it on the other FanPost.

the post wasn't for you. fuck off.
by larry on Feb 10, 2009 12:43 PM EST

by winningugly on Feb 28, 2009 6:13 PM CST up reply actions

is this game on mlb.tv?

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by usualsuspect on Feb 28, 2009 2:36 PM CST reply actions

no

what the hell is you mean?

by 2009ismine on Feb 28, 2009 2:38 PM CST up reply actions

no tv/radio/web

just gameday

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

by The Wizard on Feb 28, 2009 2:38 PM CST up reply actions

white sox spring training tv schedule

how much to the have to pay the Players -- that's what she said -- of the league like BA?

by colintj on Feb 28, 2009 2:40 PM CST up reply actions

royals juan cruz, 2/$6M

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/9277298/Source:-Royals-sign-Cruz-to-2-year,-$6M-deal

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by larry on Feb 28, 2009 2:41 PM CST reply actions

the finishing touches on a wondrous offseason.

how much to the have to pay the Players -- that's what she said -- of the league like BA?

by colintj on Feb 28, 2009 2:42 PM CST up reply actions

Royals will win 80+ games next season.

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by JoeCoolMan24 on Feb 28, 2009 2:45 PM CST up reply actions

so they will make it to nearly .500 a year from now?

count me impressed.

how much to the have to pay the Players -- that's what she said -- of the league like BA?

by colintj on Feb 28, 2009 2:46 PM CST up reply actions

They won 75 last year. They can win 80.

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by JoeCoolMan24 on Feb 28, 2009 2:47 PM CST up reply actions

and dfa'd

and they dfa’d esteban german

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

by The Wizard on Feb 28, 2009 2:50 PM CST up reply actions

I suppose it's not so bad...

given that their first-round pick is protected.

I was going to make fun of them for giving so much money to guys like Cruz and Farnsworth, but there’s something to be said for putting a watchable product on the field. Sure, they won’t make the playoffs, or even contend, but at least there’s a good chance they won’t be unwatchably bad.

And none of those contracts are going to prevent them from doing something down the road when they might actually be good.

by The Jerry Royster Experience on Feb 28, 2009 2:58 PM CST up reply actions

Building a cheap bullpen was Moore's one consistent strength, though

So it’s nice to see them squander an edge.

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by Sox Machine on Feb 28, 2009 3:30 PM CST up reply actions

i'm glad marquez's strikeout victims were real MLBers anyway

how much to the have to pay the Players -- that's what she said -- of the league like BA?

by colintj on Feb 28, 2009 2:41 PM CST reply actions

pitching is generally ahead of hitting at this point in spring training

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by usualsuspect on Feb 28, 2009 2:45 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs

...............you're kidding...

my president is white.

by JoeCoolMan24 on Feb 28, 2009 2:46 PM CST up reply actions

lol.

how much to the have to pay the Players -- that's what she said -- of the league like BA?

by colintj on Feb 28, 2009 2:47 PM CST up reply actions

Did not see the "B" game yesterday

But has Thorndog pitched yet this spring?

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by JoeCoolMan24 on Feb 28, 2009 2:42 PM CST reply actions

will today.

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by larry on Feb 28, 2009 2:42 PM CST up reply actions

already did

hitless 3rd, walk and a K

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by The Cheat on Feb 28, 2009 2:59 PM CST up reply actions

somebody posted it the other day

march 24th maybe? try the search

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by The Cheat on Feb 28, 2009 3:14 PM CST up reply actions

the list is on mlbn site.

they’re the last ones.

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by larry on Feb 28, 2009 3:17 PM CST up reply actions

I don't have the network, so I don't care

maybe I should write 1300 words on it

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by The Cheat on Feb 28, 2009 3:22 PM CST up reply actions

hahaha could be enjoyable

by BoeJouma on Feb 28, 2009 3:23 PM CST up reply actions

you really need to rectify that.

i mean, if you want something to replace the scat porn as primary diversion.

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by larry on Feb 28, 2009 3:29 PM CST up reply actions

I like my provider (not comcast)

So I’m not inclined to change.

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by The Cheat on Feb 28, 2009 3:32 PM CST up reply actions

well, i guess you're just not a baseball fan then.

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by larry on Feb 28, 2009 3:33 PM CST up reply actions

twins/yankees on it now

c’mon, meteor

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

by thatshortkid on Feb 28, 2009 5:05 PM CST up reply actions

announcers discussing how the yankees players have been "to a man, absolutely raving" about what swisher brings to the clubhouse.

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by larry on Feb 28, 2009 5:17 PM CST up reply actions

nice 4-6-3, swish

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

by thatshortkid on Feb 28, 2009 5:18 PM CST up reply actions

we'll see how long the fuzzy feelings last if Swisher is hitting 220/300/390 at the end of May and the Yankees are in 3rd place.

by madvillian on Feb 28, 2009 5:39 PM CST up reply actions

i'm thinking swisher is probably about 15th in line for criticism if that happens

and i’m not sure there’s enough ink even in new york to waste on him if that’s the case.

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by larry on Feb 28, 2009 5:40 PM CST up reply actions

If he's playing everday and putting up a .220 average he'll get hammered more than in chicago

Joe won’t go to bat for him like Ozzie IMO.

by madvillian on Feb 28, 2009 5:46 PM CST up reply actions

fairly certain he's not projected to be playing everyday.

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by larry on Feb 28, 2009 5:48 PM CST up reply actions

man, must be a nice luxury to have that sort of money be a 4th OF

by madvillian on Feb 28, 2009 5:54 PM CST up reply actions

Michael Kay?

by madvillian on Feb 28, 2009 5:19 PM CST up reply actions

by 3E8 on Feb 28, 2009 5:37 PM CST up reply actions

heh heh heh hehehe

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

by homesickalien on Mar 1, 2009 3:48 PM CST up reply actions

It will be nice when Dotel eventually shows up this spring. He pitched better fat. less than a minute ago

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by larry on Feb 28, 2009 3:33 PM CST reply actions

“I’ll tell you what we are talking about,” Cooper said. "This is the second half of his career, and Bartolo is now trying to prove he can go from a pure power guy to a guy who still can pitch with real solid stuff.

"Remember, there’s nothing he can’t do with a baseball. He can cut it, slice it and dice it. He’s like Popeil’s pocket pitcher. He can do it all. He might be able to even core an apple.

“If he gets healthy, then you got a chance to win ballgames on that fourth or fifth day. He’s a proven guy, and we all know he knows how to pitch. He certainly has the heart and the [guts].”

http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090228&content_id=3897920&vkey=news_cws&fext=.jsp&c_id=cws

kenny found his chef!

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by The Wizard on Feb 28, 2009 6:03 PM CST reply actions