Beckham cut, will go to Birmingham to play SS; Poreda also among cuts
By Mark Gonzales
PHOENIX - The White Sox optioned 2008 first-round pick Gordon Beckham to Double-A Birmingham [sic - players not on the 40 man roster are not "optioned", they are assigned, in this case to minor league camp].
"I had a lot of fun," Beckham said. "I think I've shown what I can do when I'm playing well. It was a blast."
Beckham will play shortstop for the Barrons [sic - seriously, Mark, they're the Barons and they're Double-A; I'm beginning to think you do this stuff on purpose; bad experience in Alabama?].
[edit: Additional cuts are Adam Russell and Ehren Wassermann to Charlotte and Ben Broussard, Eider Torres, and Aaron Poreda to minor league camp. Spring roster now at 33.]
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We lost Robin Yount?
Say it aint so!
"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."
Just realized it. Tdogg and the wrath of Keith Law.......
From Tim’s Q and A with Keith Law. Bad tdogg bad…..
Folks are entitled to their opinion but for me Keith Law loves himself some Keith Law. And ever admitting he was wrong on something is not a strong point. I’m not saying he has nothing to offer but I prefer others
Posted by: tdogg | March 24, 2009 at 04:02 PM
Thank you to those of you who’ve posted kind words. I do appreciate it and I’m glad you enjoyed the Q&A.
tdogg’s comments are emblematic of the anonymity problem. He gets to hide behind an alias while making unsubstantiated claims about me, since he doesn’t actually list some point where I was wrong and refused to admit it. So thanks for providing such a cogent example.
Posted by: Keith Law | March 24, 2009 at 08:19 PM
"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."
HAHA!
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Mar 25, 2009 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions
Character assassination becomes you, Tdogg.
Who’s the snitch? I’ll stand up to Keith Effing Law! (On Facebook.)
Anonymity isn’t a problem, Law. YOU are the problem!
Signed, winningugly.
Sweet, I better start upping the suck.
by homesickalien on Mar 24, 2009 4:52 PM EDT
by winningugly on Mar 25, 2009 11:57 AM CDT up reply actions
Not only am I a PPB
but apparently I have internet courage! Why if he was in front of me when I said those words he would… he would … he would… check me?
"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 am here to help.
When we attend the 5/22 game I volunteer to role play your future encounter with Keith “The” Law. I will be Keith, you can be the PPB.
Sweet, I better start upping the suck.
by homesickalien on Mar 24, 2009 4:52 PM EDT
by winningugly on Mar 25, 2009 12:05 PM CDT up reply actions
How do you like them apples!
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Mar 25, 2009 12:14 PM CDT up reply actions
So, if you stated your real name - what would the difference be, Keith?
Would Keith Law seek and destroy you?? Keith can’t take any criticism…he probably kicked the dog when his mother called him out for streaking his tightie whities as a child (or adult).
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Mar 25, 2009 12:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Word to yo motha.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Mar 25, 2009 12:19 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah that's what this is
an anonymity problem. the internet meanies strike again!
I can lead you to 4 Wisdom, but I can't free your brain from the evil of Punto.
re: optioned
michigan boy merkin got his terminolology down pat
http://scottmerkin.mlblogs.com/archives/2009/03/roster_moves.html
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
Somehow I think hoodie and his British Aristocracy are behind this!
http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/1495189,south-side-irish-parade-cancelled-032509.article
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Mar 25, 2009 12:17 PM CDT reply actions
wow. what horseshit
I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.
by thatshortkid on Mar 25, 2009 12:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Someone is getting his Irish up.
Sweet, I better start upping the suck.
by homesickalien on Mar 24, 2009 4:52 PM EDT
by winningugly on Mar 25, 2009 12:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, those protestants are f'ing with the irish in Detroit too!
Good Friday opener draws criticism— Associated Press
DETROIT — The Detroit Tigers have upset some Roman Catholics who are unhappy that the club’s home opener is scheduled during holy hours on Good Friday.
Traditional Christian belief says Jesus hung on the cross from noon to 3 p.m. on Good Friday.
All 30 American and National League teams play April 10, but the Tigers’ 1:05 p.m. game against the Texas Rangers is the only one during those hours.
“It’s sort of an insult for Catholics,” said Michael Ochab, a 47-year-old Tigers fan. He said he’ll miss his first opener in 20 years this year to attend services at St. Florian Catholic Church in Hamtramck. “I’m still hoping the Tigers will change the time.”
The Rev. Ed Vilkauskas of downtown Detroit’s St. Mary’s Catholic Church said the game at nearby Comerica Park will keep people from services.
“Nobody is saying baseball isn’t big, but Good Friday is really big,” Vilkauskas told The Detroit News. “It’s 2,000 years old.”
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Mar 25, 2009 12:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Going to church won't save anyone from the horrors of Detroit
So, might as well enjoy Miguel Cabrera beasting on fools.
Confusion breeds success. If they don't know each other, opponents can't have strategy. GENIUS.
by Ozzie Montana on Mar 25, 2009 8:32 PM CDT up reply actions
The terrorists have won.
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Mar 25, 2009 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Can't blame them
They were in no way capable of handling all the people there.
by Grinder in Training on Mar 25, 2009 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions
My friend reports a suspicion to me:
Also, the tipping point, from what I’ve heard, was that 11 police officers were assaulted by drunk parade goers.
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Mar 25, 2009 1:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Only 11?
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Mar 25, 2009 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions
No shit. My last SS parade was 2006...got to see the lovely trophy go by (hehe)...and I am fairly shocked it took this long to put the kabosh on the fun.
Things very easily got out of control at that event, and it’s obviously worlds different from the original tradition intended for the parade.
http://www.southsideirishparade.org/
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Mar 25, 2009 1:08 PM CDT up reply actions
That day is a huge money maker for the neighborhood...that is probably why.
It used to be one side of the street was for the families and the other side was for the drunken idiots….that has changed recently.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Mar 25, 2009 1:15 PM CDT up reply actions
The amount of girls peeing everywhere in the open was a bit disturbing too. That… and a group of drunken men messing around with horse manure didn’t too much to impress either. I saw some things at that parde this year that I hoped I would be too drunk to ever remember. I did not reach this goal.
More port-a-potties and garbage can’s alone could have saved everyone a lot of trouble.
by Grinder in Training on Mar 25, 2009 1:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Did you not know that if it is St. Patty's Day and you rub horse manure
all over your face, you turn into a leprechaun?? You then see a green light and it leads you to the pot o’ Lucky Charms!
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Mar 25, 2009 1:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Did you not know you shouldn't snort your Lucky Charms?
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Mar 25, 2009 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions
It works! (This used to be a 6' 2" black man)
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Mar 25, 2009 1:37 PM CDT up reply actions
seriously. the city handles large groups of people all the time.
sounds more like “we don’t want to battle plan anymore, so we’re pulling the plug rather than work harder”
I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.
by thatshortkid on Mar 25, 2009 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Budget cuts - can they afford the manpower for a non-essential event?
Sweet, I better start upping the suck.
by homesickalien on Mar 24, 2009 4:52 PM EDT
non-essential? This is the holy grail of Irish Parades!
Is John Kass from Beverly? Because hiz Honor is very pissed at Kass and wants to flex his muscles….
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Mar 25, 2009 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions
He'll shoot all of the SS Irish to get Kass?
Man, you have an active imagination.
Sweet, I better start upping the suck.
by homesickalien on Mar 24, 2009 4:52 PM EDT
After yesterday...I think he might.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Mar 25, 2009 1:32 PM CDT up reply actions
can't imagine why they'd want to cut back on paying overtime to police and streets and sanitation workers and so on in an environment such as this.
stunning disregard. should just work harder.
the local businesses are raking it in on parade day, they can kick in for coordination costs
it’s a locally organized event, not a city-wide thing. the problems stem from it getting too popular and more than the locals attending. either grow the event to accommodate the new attendees or take measures to dissuade outsiders from coming down. cancellation, to me, just seems like an extreme form of the latter.
thanks to some dumbasses (mostly from outside the area), the fun is ruined for everybody.
I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.
by thatshortkid on Mar 25, 2009 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions
That's what they said in Alabama when forcced to integrate.
Damned outsiders!
Sweet, I better start upping the suck.
by homesickalien on Mar 24, 2009 4:52 PM EDT
Damned spelling. "forced".
Sweet, I better start upping the suck.
by homesickalien on Mar 24, 2009 4:52 PM EDT
your southerner is showing
I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.
by thatshortkid on Mar 25, 2009 1:53 PM CDT up reply actions
When in Selma...
Sweet, I better start upping the suck.
by homesickalien on Mar 24, 2009 4:52 PM EDT
Other large groups are typically there for some sort of respectable cause or event.
The SS parade turned into something quite ugly. I was not around to see its inception, but in my years, it just appeared to be a big old frat party….full of underage kids who don’t know how to handle liquor/beer.
With a cheap camera, any of us probably could have put together a nice edition of Girls Gone Wild at the SS Parade.
GIT’s memories are similar to my own. And you can’t really blame Beverly or surrounding areas for not wanting to be associated with that scene or not wanting to clean up after it. Not exactly a parade you’d want to bring your kids to….
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Mar 25, 2009 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions
No bars overlooking the parade route either (which is a negative in my book!)
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Mar 25, 2009 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions
and i'd bet a positive for the city.
you want to visit a dump, go to new orleans for mardi gras. apparently the residents of beverly decided otherwise, as well.
What wrong with a little drunken debauchery?
Are they going to shut Wrigley Field and all the surrounding bars down too?
(maybe that isn’t a bad thing)
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Mar 25, 2009 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions
ask a resident on the parade route what is wrong with it.
people pissing on their lawn, busting up their property. while i know less and less people who actually still live in the area, i haven’t ever heard a good thing about the parade from people who actually have to deal with it.
you live in wrigleyville, i think everyone knows what you’re getting into just about every day – or at least every weekend and gameday. live in morgan park? not so much.
Maybe some of the residents just got sick of it, I don't know.
I work with two people who live in Beverly, and both said that they have never seen a fight during the parade. It is peaceful, just a bunch of drunks on one side of the street. One guy was in the parade this year with his young daughter and is greatful she got to be in it once.
If they are doing it for budget cuts, I could think of a dozen other things that should be cut first.
if I owned a bar or restaurant on Western Ave. there, I would be pissed. That is there year – that one day.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Mar 25, 2009 2:21 PM CDT up reply actions
their
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Mar 25, 2009 2:21 PM CDT up reply actions
read the comments people have on the stories at the trib or suntimes.
there certainly are some vocal residents who did get very sick of it.
Are you serious?
There were definitely fights, although that was probably the least offensive thing going on if you are a resident.
I can’t believe people took young children to this abomination. I was stunned by some of the things I saw and I’m a 25 year old douchy drunk male, I don’t know how a parent or child could have enjoyed it, let alone the residents who had to put up with the people that came in and wrecked their neighborhood.
by Grinder in Training on Mar 25, 2009 3:16 PM CDT up reply actions
it didn't get like that until it got popular
since the liquor laws on that section of western ave. are east side dry, west side wet, you could pretty much section off the rowdies and the families quite easily.
i’d go every year since birth, my last one being 2005. the usual M.O. on parade day : wake up, head to where your family/group staked out the night before, enjoy the parade, then go to the various house party/open house events you knew through your family/friend network, then walk home. easy-peasy-lemon-squeezy. the S&S workers had things cleaned up within an hour, life went on as usual. everybody had a good time, businesses enjoyed a huge fuckton of business (when i worked at fox’s, parade day was one of the, if not the top, busiest days of the year). the crowd handling capabilities didn’t scale with popularity, apparently, which is a shame.
parade day also usually coincided with shitacular weather. i heard this year’s was glorious. probably led to a lot of people not canceling their plans to head down to beverly, which is a bitch to do with public transportation.
I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.
by thatshortkid on Mar 25, 2009 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions
given beverly, those are probably all domestic violence cases
I don’t want my beer to taste like fruit or honey. I want pussy to taste that way.
by thatshortkid on Mar 25, 2009 1:13 PM CDT up reply actions
seems sensible to me
I believe the common character of the universe is not harmony, but chaos, hostility, and murder.
Anyone Have The Full 30 Rankings From Baseball Prospectus?
They only show #1-5 and #16-20 without a subscription.
#1-5: http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=8633
#16-20: http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=8629
larry,
Do you have the
Last Year’s Ranking:
Why They Might Be Better Than This:
Why They Might Be Worse:
Outlooks For 2010:
for the White Sox @ #24?
All I'm Able To Locate
Is the Astros:
Last Year’s Ranking: 29
Why They Might Be Better Than This: Brian Bogusevic’s transformation to successful everyday outfielder is for real; high-ceiling arms from the 2008 draft like Jordan Lyles and Ross Seaton are loaded with potential.
Why They Might Be Worse: They can’t be any worse than 30; top arm Bud Norris is looking more and more like a reliever in the end; highly regarded (at least internally) hitters like Chris Johnson and Drew Sutton have consistently been old for their levels.
Outlook For 2010: They’ve got nowhere to go but up, really; the good news is that the new scouting regime headed by Bobby Heck commands industry-wide respect.
In addition to playing SS, sounds like Beckham will be teaching MCAT and LSAT classes.
Is there nothing he can’t do?
by The Actual El Guapo on Mar 25, 2009 12:26 PM CDT reply actions
He can't get you to post recaps any more.
Sweet, I better start upping the suck.
by homesickalien on Mar 24, 2009 4:52 PM EDT
by winningugly on Mar 25, 2009 12:35 PM CDT up reply actions
So the Gonzalez article was procedurally wrong, gramatically wrong and now factually wrong.
It’s like the Triple Crown of wrong. Has he been studying with Cowley?
by The Actual El Guapo on Mar 25, 2009 1:46 PM CDT up reply actions
You gotta have standards to shoot for.
Done and done.
Sweet, I better start upping the suck.
by homesickalien on Mar 24, 2009 4:52 PM EDT
I understand Keith Law has just issued a formal condemnation of my comment above.
by The Actual El Guapo on Mar 25, 2009 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions
You and PPB vs. Law and ?
Who is The Law’s “tag team partner”?
Sweet, I better start upping the suck.
by homesickalien on Mar 24, 2009 4:52 PM EDT
Cowley/Rogers/Gonzalez.
The three-headed monster of incorrectitude.
by The Actual El Guapo on Mar 25, 2009 1:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Gonzales is Geithner. Geithner is Gonzales.
Sweet, I better start upping the suck.
by homesickalien on Mar 24, 2009 4:52 PM EDT
That link
says its final. The headline is Sox send Beckham to minors
by Off the bus running on Mar 25, 2009 1:48 PM CDT up reply actions
off the short bus running?
and where does the link say he’s going to play in the minors?
Beckham was "reassigned to minor-league camp," which is code for the White Sox still aren’t sure if he’s going to Class AA Birmingham or AAA Charlotte.
by larry on Mar 25, 2009 1:56 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
So when do we retire Gord-o's number?
I heard they were clearing room for him on the left field wall.
WELCOME! (I KNOW THIS GUY! On FB.)
About damn time, sir. Glad you popped your cherry.
Sweet, I better start upping the suck.
by homesickalien on Mar 24, 2009 4:52 PM EDT
Wow...put your pants back on WU.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Mar 25, 2009 3:03 PM CDT up reply actions
I can't wait to buy you a beer, Troop,
and put a little horse’s head in it.
Sweet, I better start upping the suck.
by homesickalien on Mar 24, 2009 4:52 PM EDT
always wanted a pony!
but getting me drunk isn’t gonna increase the chance of you selling any insurance.
(and please let that have been a godfather reference and not the trick you used to play with the popcorn bucket at the movies)
"used to play?"
How do you think he gets any action from his wife these days?
Only she’s “developed an allergy” to popcorn and he has to now use Junior MInts….which works out because that box fits him better anyway.
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Mar 25, 2009 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions
c'mon honey, they're very refreshing!
I can lead you to 4 Wisdom, but I can't free your brain from the evil of Punto.
Just like your signing bonus.
Sweet, I better start upping the suck.
by homesickalien on Mar 24, 2009 4:52 PM EDT
He's expecting it.
Sweet, I better start upping the suck.
by homesickalien on Mar 24, 2009 4:52 PM EDT
Only if he has angel-hair arms.
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Mar 25, 2009 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions
i hear you're pretty tiny.
I can lead you to 4 Wisdom, but I can't free your brain from the evil of Punto.
Is this Ron Kit-Kat?
...and then some depressed fucked-cake eating.
by homesickalien on Mar 25, 2009 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Josh Kalk: Retiring from blogging
It has been a wild ride but I am retiring from blogging and from hardballtimes. You may notice that some of the content has been removed from this site. This has been done intentionally. Please do not email asking for any previous content. Thanks for your understanding in this matter.
http://www.baseball.bornbybits.com/blog/2009/03/retiring-from-blogging.html
The greatest trick the White Sox ever pulled was convincing their fan base that "Ozzieball" ever existed.
On the lam? Bankrupt? Family kidnapped?
Sweet, I better start upping the suck.
by homesickalien on Mar 24, 2009 4:52 PM EDT
that's some annoying shit right there.
fuckinaye, the work some people won’t do for free these days.
I can lead you to 4 Wisdom, but I can't free your brain from the evil of Punto.
i even have long hair!
I can lead you to 4 Wisdom, but I can't free your brain from the evil of Punto.
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