Jerry Owens: In Memoriam

Very nice kid.

So glad he’s gone. Now, can we proceed to give Anderson 115 starts, or finally sign Yasser Gomez? Or make a deal here, Kenny?

by dantesox on Mar 30, 2009 1:46 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

flagged.

inappopriate. this is guestbook, not a cuban circle jerk.

by larry on Mar 30, 2009 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs

BTW, dante, ESPN just had a defensive metrics piece

in the most recent magazine issue that ought to cure you of your Abreu wanderlust. Check it out.

If hate were people, I'd be China.

by winningugly on Mar 30, 2009 1:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I know he pretty much sucks defensively.

I didn’t want him for hid defense. I wanted him for: left-handed bat, OBP, leadoff, insurance……AND CHEAP for one year.

by dantesox on Mar 30, 2009 2:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

The point of the article

is defense is being addressed seriously in contract talks for the first time. UZR, runs saved/lost are being looked at just as much as hitting stats.

Ergo, since Bob sucks SO hard on “D”, his paltry contract.

If hate were people, I'd be China.

by winningugly on Mar 30, 2009 6:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Here you go:

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=4021631

If hate were people, I'd be China.

by winningugly on Mar 30, 2009 7:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah. $5M isn't all that cheap for him if you're going to play him in the field.

by larry on Mar 30, 2009 7:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I will always remember the sheer overwhelming number of Sox fans who like Jerry Owens just because he was fast. Oh, those poor, misguided souls. It is a sad, sad day, the flag is at half-staff for Meatball Nation today.

by Obama4cntrfld on Mar 30, 2009 1:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

That's Meathed Nation!

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

by homesickalien on Mar 30, 2009 2:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

So long Jerry, you were the best leadoff man this team never had...

There was an incident a few years ago. The Bulls were killing the Knicks, scrubs were playing out the clock, and the fans were screaming at them to score 100 points for free Big Macs. They took a ton of shots, Knicks took offense and they tried to fight some Bulls players.

by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 5:25 PM EST

by Jbasic89 on Mar 30, 2009 1:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

dude you are cruel...

I like it!

He also doesn’t care much for me, so I expect me posting on these things to piss him off.
by U-God on Feb 27, 2009 10:00 AM CST

by Where Triples Go to Die on Mar 30, 2009 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

FAQ

by FAQ on Mar 30, 2009 1:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

You totally suck, larry.

That was MY favorite moment. And I stated as such weeks ago. DB. Now I know how you and colin feel when Cheat kicks you off the front page.

If hate were people, I'd be China.

by winningugly on Mar 30, 2009 1:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

winningugly, i know you're going through a hard time. we all are, now that jerry is gone.

but know that he’ll be in a better place – outside the white sox organization. it’s okay for people to share similar memories about jerry. he certainly touched all of our lives.

by larry on Mar 30, 2009 1:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

My favorite memory of him was last year when

he suffered his leg injury and couldn’t make the team.

My second favorite memory of him was when he was DFA’d. No wait: that was Pablo Ozuna.

I guess I only have one of Jerry.

"I never had sex with that Governor" -
Roland Burris

by Chiburb on Mar 30, 2009 1:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

that is also one of my favorites.

there are a lot of them to choose from. i know we all shared a part of jerry but i felt a particular affinity since i sponsored his baseball reference page. and also declared his career over last spring. thanks jerry for proving me right. you’re the best.

by larry on Mar 30, 2009 1:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

you can have your

[x] check moment now.

He also doesn’t care much for me, so I expect me posting on these things to piss him off.
by U-God on Feb 27, 2009 10:00 AM CST

by Where Triples Go to Die on Mar 30, 2009 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

video (0:27)

http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/media/player/mp_tpl_3_1.jsp?w=2007/open/tp/archive07/072807_torcha_owens_hr_tp_350.wmv

http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/multimedia/tp_archive.jsp?c_id=cws&ym=200707

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

by The Wizard on Mar 30, 2009 1:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

i know, wiz. i know. some of us just don't have the words to express our feelings right now. pictures are good, too. when you're ready to talk about it, mom will be upstairs.

by larry on Mar 30, 2009 1:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

it's going to be okay, everyone

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

by thatshortkid on Mar 30, 2009 1:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Dr. Kubler-Ross, I presume?

If hate were people, I'd be China.

by winningugly on Mar 30, 2009 6:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Josh Anderson acquired by Tigers. You can forget him.

by dantesox on Mar 30, 2009 2:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Tiger bastards now have at least 2 CFs better than any the Sox have

Grrrr

by hitlesswonder on Mar 30, 2009 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

you really just like pissing on jerry, don't you.

take your shit to another thread.

by larry on Mar 30, 2009 2:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

My favorite

‘’What I do know is that when I look at their lineup, they don’t have a guy that can steal 50 [bases]. I can do that.’’

Owens hopes to find a spot :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: White Sox

"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."

by Tdogg on Mar 30, 2009 2:02 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs

i was waiting for someone to mention this. thanks.

by larry on Mar 30, 2009 2:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

My favorite Owens memory...

I’ll never forget the day he was waived. Ah, I remember it like it was yesterday…

by Shinons on Mar 30, 2009 2:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

So this leaves us with a 25 man roster of

1.Buerhle
2.Danks
3.Floyd
4.Contreras
5.Colon
6.Thornton
7.Linebrink
8.Dotel
9.MacDougal
10.Carrasco
11.Pierzynski
12.Miller
13.Betemit
14.Fields
15.Getz
16.Konerko
17.Lillibridge
18.Aleysay
19.Anderson
20.Dye
21.QQQ!
22.Wise
23.Gentleman Masher
24. Williams
25. Kroeger

26. Jerry Owens (in Spirit)

There was an incident a few years ago. The Bulls were killing the Knicks, scrubs were playing out the clock, and the fans were screaming at them to score 100 points for free Big Macs. They took a ton of shots, Knicks took offense and they tried to fight some Bulls players.

by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 5:25 PM EST

by Jbasic89 on Mar 30, 2009 2:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

at least one of the ! in Q got through somehow...

There was an incident a few years ago. The Bulls were killing the Knicks, scrubs were playing out the clock, and the fans were screaming at them to score 100 points for free Big Macs. They took a ton of shots, Knicks took offense and they tried to fight some Bulls players.

by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 5:25 PM EST

by Jbasic89 on Mar 30, 2009 2:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

no. it doesn't.

by larry on Mar 30, 2009 2:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

care to elaborate?

There was an incident a few years ago. The Bulls were killing the Knicks, scrubs were playing out the clock, and the fans were screaming at them to score 100 points for free Big Macs. They took a ton of shots, Knicks took offense and they tried to fight some Bulls players.

by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 5:25 PM EST

by Jbasic89 on Mar 30, 2009 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i already have. you know, on the front page of this site?

by larry on Mar 30, 2009 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

why would i ever look there

this is where all the action is

There was an incident a few years ago. The Bulls were killing the Knicks, scrubs were playing out the clock, and the fans were screaming at them to score 100 points for free Big Macs. They took a ton of shots, Knicks took offense and they tried to fight some Bulls players.

by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 5:25 PM EST

by Jbasic89 on Mar 30, 2009 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

not solid on Contreras or Colon yet.

And who told you Kroeger’s on the team?

"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."

by Tdogg on Mar 30, 2009 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ah, no.

Richard and Jenks. Take away Kroeger and Williams.

by dantesox on Mar 30, 2009 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

how did i miss jenks... argh

There was an incident a few years ago. The Bulls were killing the Knicks, scrubs were playing out the clock, and the fans were screaming at them to score 100 points for free Big Macs. They took a ton of shots, Knicks took offense and they tried to fight some Bulls players.

by Ozzie Montana on Feb 19, 2009 5:25 PM EST

by Jbasic89 on Mar 30, 2009 2:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

[insert photoshopped "The 6th Man" (26th man) starring Marlon Waynes (Jerry Owens)]

He also doesn’t care much for me, so I expect me posting on these things to piss him off.
by U-God on Feb 27, 2009 10:00 AM CST

by Where Triples Go to Die on Mar 30, 2009 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Twitter: @SouthSideCheat
SouthSideSox on Facebook

by The Cheat on Mar 30, 2009 2:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

The Saints Go Marchin' In!

If hate were people, I'd be China.

by winningugly on Mar 30, 2009 6:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Donny Lucy has been pretty hot at the plate lately.

Is Miller that much better defensively? (And, I know, Lucy isn’t that good, really.)

by dantesox on Mar 30, 2009 2:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

My guess...

Neither is good, so you go with the veteran who knows how to work with major league pitchers. If we were the Royals we might go with Lucy, we’re still trying to win this year, we go with Miller.

by Grinder in Training on Mar 30, 2009 2:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

The PS

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

by homesickalien on Mar 30, 2009 2:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

on the score just now

they said cowley has reported that wise is the starting centerfielder and will bat leadoff when the season opens.

brian anderson would've caught that...

by BuehrleMan on Mar 30, 2009 2:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

which means he starts opening day

(maybe) and the platoon will then begin. Cowley didn’t Twitter this? D*mmit!

"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."

by BobbySouthSide on Mar 30, 2009 2:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

sure he did.

by larry on Mar 30, 2009 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

cowley did twitter it

and said no platoon, at least for now.

brian anderson would've caught that...

by BuehrleMan on Mar 30, 2009 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

thank god he twittered...now that John Mayer said he wasn't twittering anymore

I was getting dizzy from the thought that joe was non-twittering important breaking news.

Phew.

"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."

by BobbySouthSide on Mar 30, 2009 2:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's fucked.

by dantesox on Mar 30, 2009 2:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Radio also said no platoon..

I’d rather have Griffey than DWayne Wise fulltime.

by Grinder in Training on Mar 30, 2009 2:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Seriously....what did BA do to these people???

(Besides screw all their wives and daughters?)

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

by homesickalien on Mar 30, 2009 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Can anybody fuckin' tell me Ozzie's head isn't totally lodged up his as?.

by dantesox on Mar 30, 2009 2:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

ass

by dantesox on Mar 30, 2009 2:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

we're whining about approximately a half win here?

jeez. “lodged totally up his ass?”. i expect melodrama from a woman but you?

by larry on Mar 30, 2009 3:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's beside the point.

That number has a chance to increase in the coming years if Ozzie played Anderson like he should. I believe you yourself would be penciling in Anderson’s name much more than Wise’s, no?

by dantesox on Mar 30, 2009 3:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

no. freaking out is not beside the point.

yes, i would. however, unlike you, i’m not going to go apeshit (again) about the white sox not doing exactly what i think they should do.

by larry on Mar 30, 2009 3:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Now, perhaps Greinke is one of those pitchers Wise should be playing against.

by dantesox on Mar 30, 2009 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Even then, he shouldn't be hitting any higher than seventh.

by dantesox on Mar 30, 2009 3:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Greinke is being touted as a Cy Young candidate this year.

That you would want DW facing off against him is high praise, indeedy.

If hate were people, I'd be China.

by winningugly on Mar 30, 2009 6:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

or as was posted in the last thread at 12:25....

PHOENIX – Jerry Owens said he was waived Monday by the White Sox, thus giving Dewayne Wise the starting center field job and leadoff duties.

"I can’t say my performance was helping me at all," Owens said. "Dewayne is a great player and he picked it up the last few weeks. He deserved it."

"I never had sex with that Governor" -
Roland Burris

by Chiburb on Mar 30, 2009 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

yup. joey is a little slow today.

by larry on Mar 30, 2009 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

who's Joey?

And is Bobby Twitterless today?

"I never had sex with that Governor" -
Roland Burris

by Chiburb on Mar 30, 2009 2:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

So where does JO go from here?

I’m thinking Ballet, like another speedster, who played WR for a certain football team that steemrolled to a certain championship in 1985 and a man who caught few passes and dropped many more…another speedy guy who had no other athletic talent once his speed vanished other than the talent of looking good in a pink tutu. Jerry,welcome to the theaaaater.

"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."

by BobbySouthSide on Mar 30, 2009 2:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

DANCING WITH THE STARS?

He also doesn’t care much for me, so I expect me posting on these things to piss him off.
by U-God on Feb 27, 2009 10:00 AM CST

by Where Triples Go to Die on Mar 30, 2009 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Maybe the South Side edition

I’m not sure that JO counts as a “star,” even under their D-list standards, anywhere outside the area bordered by the lake, Harlem, Cermak and 95th.

by BridgeportJoe on Mar 30, 2009 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I would like to be the first to thank Jerry for his contributions to the 2007 White Sox. And for his greater contribution to the 2008 White Sox.

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

by homesickalien on Mar 30, 2009 2:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

my favorite memory of him was when he inspired me to write a future headline article about him

i don’t know where in the fuck it is in the archives but i know it was some good shit by jerry owens standards….

we’ll miss you jer bear

takes some real stones for the one certifiable cocksucker on here to jump into this convo.-mm

by furby2056 on Mar 30, 2009 2:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Shatner said it best:

We are gathered here today to pay final respects to our honored dead. But it should be noted that this death takes place in the shadow of new life, the sunrise of a new world; a world that our beloved comrade gave his life to protect and nourish. He did not feel this sacrifice a vain or empty one, and we will not debate his profound wisdom at these proceedings. Of my friend, I can only say this: of all the souls I have encountered in my travels, his was the most… human.

typical south side sox meathead.

by thecip on Mar 30, 2009 2:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

May Jerry die long and prosper.

"I never had sex with that Governor" -
Roland Burris

by Chiburb on Mar 30, 2009 2:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I just watched that last night... awesome

Alexander Hamilton shot Alexander Hamilton...

by Hazymania on Mar 30, 2009 3:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

NERD ALERT!!!

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

by homesickalien on Mar 30, 2009 3:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

typical south side sox meathead.

by thecip on Mar 30, 2009 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

The most I got out of Owens

was when I would use him off the bench to run in MLB The Show. Other than that, completely useless.

my president is white.

by JoeCoolMan24 on Mar 30, 2009 2:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

favorite Jerry memory

The make up game vs the Rays in ’07. The two worst teams in the AL at the time. Who wouldve guessed they would play in the postseason just a year later?

Anyway, it was a sweltering Monday afternoon battle, in the first inning Contreras retires the Devil Rays 3 up 3 down.
Jerry Owens, batting lead off, starts things off for the Sox with single to cf.
With Fields up to bat, Owens takes off, caught stealing!
One out.

He went 0-3 the rest of the day.
He was real supportive of the guys in this inning though:

- A.J. Pierzynski homered to deep right
- J. Dye homered to deep left
- J. Uribe homered to deep left
- D. Richar doubled to right
- D. Wheeler relieved E. Jackson
- A. Gonzalez struck out swinging
- D. Richar to third on wild pitch
- J. Owens struck out swinging
- J. Fields homered to deep left, D. Richar scored
- J. Thome struck out looking

Jerry clapped the loudest for Fields’ HR.

Sox win 5-4 and El Diablo bought me much many beers for a handful of tickets.

by e-gus on Mar 30, 2009 2:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

He always was a good clapper....

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

by homesickalien on Mar 30, 2009 2:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ahhh.... memories

Gus I was with El Diablo that day. We bought you guys beers. We bought El Diablo a big pink White Sox fist beer holder.

by jfbrens on Mar 30, 2009 3:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

my favorite JO moment

http://palehose9.blogspot.com/2009/03/more-speed.html

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

by thatshortkid on Mar 30, 2009 3:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Excellent call. That was superb.

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

by homesickalien on Mar 30, 2009 3:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

also, we can't forget

HIGH RISK / HIGH REWARD

ah, good times

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

by thatshortkid on Mar 30, 2009 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

/sobs

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

by homesickalien on Mar 30, 2009 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

/SoBs

He also doesn’t care much for me, so I expect me posting on these things to piss him off.
by U-God on Feb 27, 2009 10:00 AM CST

by Where Triples Go to Die on Mar 30, 2009 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

well, here is the HIGH REWARD part!!!

See! Even when I’m wrong I’m still right.

He also doesn’t care much for me, so I expect me posting on these things to piss him off.
by U-God on Feb 27, 2009 10:00 AM CST

by Where Triples Go to Die on Mar 30, 2009 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

wise already looking over his shoulder (at a parenthetical)...

TEMPE, Ariz. – Dewayne Wise said he was informed Monday by manager Ozzie Guillen that he would be the White Sox’s leadoff man during a pregame workout.

“He said, ‘congratulations’ and told me he was going to put me at the leadoff spot and see what happens,” Wise said. "He told me he was proud of me for the way I played this spring and best of luck to me.

“I’m pretty sure if I swing the bat well and do the little things, I’ll probably stay there. If not, he might go with (Chris Getz) or somebody like that.”

http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports_hardball/2009/03/wise-on-leadoff-spot-for-white-sox.html

by larry on Mar 30, 2009 3:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

any guesses as to what wise really said there?

i say “If not, he might to with that guy who was repeatedly anally raped by a hippie blogger in the offseason or somebody like that.”

by larry on Mar 30, 2009 3:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Just like a Premier of China.

If hate were people, I'd be China.

by winningugly on Mar 30, 2009 6:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

So that means what, 60-65% of leadoff AB's will go to Wise?

I’m not concerned either. Especially since BA will be on the field for more games than that (late inning).

"I never had sex with that Governor" -
Roland Burris

by Chiburb on Mar 30, 2009 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

if he lasts long enough to get that many, i'll be surprised.

and it would probably mean that wise is playing better than we expect. even ozzie isn’t going to let a guy posting a near .300 OBP lead off that much.

by larry on Mar 30, 2009 3:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

how hilarious is it that a guy wins a starting job - not to mention a leadoff "position" - by posting a sub-.300 OBP in his prior "breakout" season and barely a .300 in the spring.

by larry on Mar 30, 2009 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

how ~~hilarious~~ sad is it that a guy wins a starting job – not to mention a leadoff “position” – by posting a sub-.300 OBP in his prior “breakout” season and barely a .300 in the spring.

Fixed.

You are right. But larry is actually a prick too.
- HSA 01/07/09

by rhythm on Mar 30, 2009 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

if you can't find amusement in this stuff by this point, you've got problems.

by larry on Mar 30, 2009 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

shake your with a smile head sad, not crying in my drink sad.

I’m not that serious, especially about things I have no control over

You are right. But larry is actually a prick too.
- HSA 01/07/09

by rhythm on Mar 30, 2009 3:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

That first sentence was a mind-fuck. I know what you mean...but jeebus, it hurt to read.

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

by homesickalien on Mar 30, 2009 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

My favorite JO moments revolve around comments on this site

although I liked when he pulled his hammy last Spring and thereby allowed the White Sox a chance to compete for, and eventually win, the AL Central crown, I really enjoyed WU mocking larry about blowing himself when larry sponsored JO’s BR page and would constantly refer to said page in an effort to increase the page hits. Whew, that was a long sentence.

Good. Times.

You are right. But larry is actually a prick too.
- HSA 01/07/09

by rhythm on Mar 30, 2009 3:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

That one catch for four yards he had at UCLA

by Sox-35th on Mar 30, 2009 3:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

i got nothing.........

……..seriously nothing

by whowhat78 on Mar 30, 2009 3:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

We'll miss you Jerry

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKnUEg7RS3U&feature=related

But Frank Thomas was always his own guy, he always lived by some sort of code that wasn’t especially clear to anyone but him.

by U-God on Mar 30, 2009 3:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

i wonder about the sox chances of beating the angels today

on the one hand, jered weaver is pitching. on the other hand, they won’t have to face GMJ

hey, wise doubled!

brian anderson would've caught that...

by BuehrleMan on Mar 30, 2009 3:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

oops, nevermind

i guess matthews came back for today’s game.

brian anderson would've caught that...

by BuehrleMan on Mar 30, 2009 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

My favorite Jerry Owens memory

Is when he was caught stealing 50% of the time this spring training.

White Sox: Trying to roll a hard six.

by vince_ on Mar 30, 2009 3:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

My favorite moment

was when Jerry Owens was afraid but he knew he had to go in the ring or else the other kids would never respect him and so when the mean kid kicked him in the leg in a mean way after the mean coach was all like “sweep the leg” and stuff and the other mean kid was all like “get him a body bag, yeah!” and Mr. Miagi had to fix Jerry Owens with that hand-clappy thing Jerry Owens didn’t run away or anything but Jerry Owens came back in the ring even though his leg really hurt really bad and Jerry Owens kicked the mean kid all really hard and the mean kid was like “what the hell” and Jerry Owens was like “wow sweet I won” and the mean kid was like “wow sweet I respect you now” and Jerry Owens was like “sweet it’s all cool now man” and Mr. Miagi was smiling and all and everyone else was all happy too.

That was my favorite moment.

by The Actual El Guapo on Mar 30, 2009 3:40 PM CDT reply actions 4 recs

and then he fingerbanged elizabeth shue.

that was my favorite jerry moment.

MarketMaker

Cashing checks and having sex.

by MarketMaker on Mar 30, 2009 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs

JO or Mr Miagi?

by e-gus on Mar 30, 2009 9:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

In the Angels/Sox game...

The Angels announcers were commenting on Alexei Ramirez’s nickname, the Cuban Missile. One of the annoucers says “Well, we got Kendry Morales, so if Ramirez is The Cuban Missile, then Kendry must be The Cuban Missile LAUNCHER”. The other announcer then goes “Yeah, but Alexei hit 21 HR last season. He hit more than Kendry did”……. the other guys replies “Oh yeah….well, we will see this year”.

Hah, dumbass got shutdown by his partner.

my president is white.

by JoeCoolMan24 on Mar 30, 2009 3:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

What the hell does that have to do with Jesse dying?

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

by homesickalien on Mar 30, 2009 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

There is no gamethread.

my president is white.

by JoeCoolMan24 on Mar 30, 2009 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

so. make. one.

by larry on Mar 30, 2009 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

your.an.editor.

my president is white.

by JoeCoolMan24 on Mar 30, 2009 3:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I predict this will end well.

by The Actual El Guapo on Mar 30, 2009 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

lol

He also doesn’t care much for me, so I expect me posting on these things to piss him off.
by U-God on Feb 27, 2009 10:00 AM CST

by Where Triples Go to Die on Mar 30, 2009 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i don't understand why SSS posters are such whiners. on other sites, posters just make one if there isn't one instead of crying like a little racist bitch about it.

there’s a fanpost section. avail you’reself of it. maybe one of those editors will bump it to the front page.

by larry on Mar 30, 2009 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i know, seriously.

it’s like these whiny polesmokers think the editors can read a schedule and, on top of that, have the ability to set up gamethreads for automatic posting. it’s this entitlement society we live in today, i tells ya.

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

by thatshortkid on Mar 30, 2009 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

tick...tick....tick....

He also doesn’t care much for me, so I expect me posting on these things to piss him off.
by U-God on Feb 27, 2009 10:00 AM CST

by Where Triples Go to Die on Mar 30, 2009 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

oh. poor baby doesn't like the content he gets for free from people doing it for free. boo fucking hoo.

it takes me just as long to make a gamethread as it does for you to do it. and i – and apparently the other editors – don’t give a shit about spring training games as much as you. this site is supposed to be interactive. that’s why there’s a fanshot and fanpost section. you want content, create it yourself.

by larry on Mar 30, 2009 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

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

by thatshortkid on Mar 30, 2009 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

We all grieve differently.

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

by homesickalien on Mar 30, 2009 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

rage, rage against the dying of the light

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

by thatshortkid on Mar 30, 2009 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hey man, it's a tough gig, give him a break. Pity, pity, pity.

my president is white.

by JoeCoolMan24 on Mar 30, 2009 6:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

+e

i suck - the sox dont - SSH2005

by BoeJouma on Mar 30, 2009 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

by The Actual El Guapo on Mar 30, 2009 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs

You are in mid-season form today.

If hate were people, I'd be China.

by winningugly on Mar 30, 2009 6:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

FUCK. And Alexei just got injuried at homeplate, and is rolling around in pain....

my president is white.

by JoeCoolMan24 on Mar 30, 2009 3:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

just cut up it looks like

by iachifan on Mar 30, 2009 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

don't have access to the game right now.

please keep us posted. seriously. this season really needs to get started so people can get injured when it counts.

by palehose67 on Mar 30, 2009 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah, looked bad at first.

For those who don’t have MLB.TV, Alexei was coming home from 3rd on a throw back to 2nd base. He beat the throw home, but jammed his leg into Napoli’s shinguard. He looked to be in a lot of pain, and limped around, but the announcers think he just cut his knee, and should be fine.

my president is white.

by JoeCoolMan24 on Mar 30, 2009 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

JC on twitter

Alexei Ramirez out of the game after a slide home injured his left leg. Doesn’t seem to be serious.

i suck - the sox dont - SSH2005

by BoeJouma on Mar 30, 2009 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Audio

Anyone else having trouble with gameday audio?

Steve

by the_steve on Mar 30, 2009 4:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Jerry owens, RIP

I will remember Jerry Owens because he above any other particular player made me a smarter baseball fan.

I remember when he won the batting title in the minors, and I was like “great, speedy guy, can hit apparently, he’s the next pods!” But as I expreienced the kind of game he brought to the table, I realized exactly how misleading minors stats are, and how terrible it was for me to desire a new pods. through this site and also fire joe morgan I became aware of exactly how valuable and important a guy like jerry was to a team, that is to say, of negative value.

Jerry was the first player that made me look beyond the things I heard from hawk, and really truly understand how terrible he was. jerry helped me grow up.

Lurking since 2006

by boyonthedock on Mar 30, 2009 4:10 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs

Los Campesinos Friday at Turner. You going? I'd be happy if you crowd-surfing is part of that night.

by CWSKeith on Mar 30, 2009 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

yes, i will be going.

I thoroughly enjoyed my time with them in madison.

although I wish titus andronicus wsa opening again.

I would go see cloud cult, too, if I didn’t hate margot and the nuclear so and sos so very much

Lurking since 2006

by boyonthedock on Mar 30, 2009 5:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I miss living in Madison sometimes

Do you go out to any bars up there?

"...and when it comes to baseball, we have two favorite clubs: the Go-Go White Sox...and whoever plays the Cubs!!!"

by 815Sox on Mar 30, 2009 5:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Gamethread posted

sanctity of memorial protected

But Frank Thomas was always his own guy, he always lived by some sort of code that wasn’t especially clear to anyone but him.

by U-God on Mar 30, 2009 4:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

protected?

little late for that. it was ruined a long time ago. i helped!!

brian anderson would've caught that...

by BuehrleMan on Mar 30, 2009 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

semi-preserved?

But Frank Thomas was always his own guy, he always lived by some sort of code that wasn’t especially clear to anyone but him.

by U-God on Mar 30, 2009 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

You should take a nap, I hear posting a gamethread, for some people, is a big boy job.

my president is white.

by JoeCoolMan24 on Mar 30, 2009 7:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i view it more as my grunt work

because i come up with less front page material

But Frank Thomas was always his own guy, he always lived by some sort of code that wasn’t especially clear to anyone but him.

by U-God on Mar 30, 2009 7:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Your a warrior. :)

my president is white.

by JoeCoolMan24 on Mar 30, 2009 7:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

he's a warrior, killer, that slices shit like a samurai

I can lead you to 4 Wisdom, but I can't free your brain from the evil of Punto.

by colintj on Mar 30, 2009 7:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Your failing english

aren’t you?

by e-gus on Mar 30, 2009 9:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

You're too.

my president is white.

by JoeCoolMan24 on Mar 30, 2009 10:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

My Memory

Is today, when he finally left us. Thank the Lord, Carlton, Owens is gone.

by Otter7 on Mar 30, 2009 4:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

you worship this guy?

But Frank Thomas was always his own guy, he always lived by some sort of code that wasn’t especially clear to anyone but him.

by U-God on Mar 30, 2009 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Jerry Owens dove into first base in his first AB of spring training

Speed kills

I regret to say I never saw Jerry’s one home run. But I read about it in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. I was so stunned I had to read it twice.

by 67WMAQ on Mar 30, 2009 4:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Cashing checks and having sex.

by MarketMaker on Mar 30, 2009 4:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

sniff

http://www.viddler.com/explore/soxmachine/videos/1/

EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine

by Sox Machine on Mar 30, 2009 4:47 PM CDT reply actions 7 recs

Actually, that is now my favorite Jerry Owens moment.

Outstanding.

by The Actual El Guapo on Mar 30, 2009 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

what TV show was that the theme song for?

Cashing checks and having sex.

by MarketMaker on Mar 30, 2009 5:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

welcome back kotter

Twitter: @SouthSideCheat
SouthSideSox on Facebook

by The Cheat on Mar 30, 2009 5:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

ah, yes. thanks.

that was a good show. i’ll miss you, jerry.

Cashing checks and having sex.

by MarketMaker on Mar 30, 2009 6:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's pretty goddamn funny.

If hate were people, I'd be China.

by winningugly on Mar 30, 2009 6:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thank you Jesus(larry).

It's like he's a cyborg sent from the future to draw 22 walks a season or something.

by omnipotent grab on Mar 30, 2009 5:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

you get on a couple flights, lose internet

and come back to find that the guy you flew all the way out to see isn’t there anymore. this is just terrible, terrible news.

I can lead you to 4 Wisdom, but I can't free your brain from the evil of Punto.

by colintj on Mar 30, 2009 6:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Yanni concert cancelled?

Twitter: @SouthSideCheat
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by The Cheat on Mar 30, 2009 7:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

'zona baby!

I can lead you to 4 Wisdom, but I can't free your brain from the evil of Punto.

by colintj on Mar 30, 2009 7:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxrWz9XVvls

But Frank Thomas was always his own guy, he always lived by some sort of code that wasn’t especially clear to anyone but him.

by U-God on Mar 30, 2009 6:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I close my eyes, only for a moment, and the moment’s gone
All my dreams, pass before my eyes, a curiosity
Dust in the wind, all they are is dust in the wind.
Same old song, just a drop of water in an endless sea
All we do, crumbles to the ground, though we refuse to see

Dust in the wind, all we are is dust in the wind

[Now] Don’t hang on, nothing lasts forever but the earth and sky
It slips away, and all your money won’t another minute buy.

Dust in the wind, all we are is dust in the wind
Dust in the wind, everything is dust in the wind.

You’re my boy, Jerry! You’re my boy!

Cashing checks and having sex.

by MarketMaker on Mar 30, 2009 7:26 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

where jerry went wrong.

From talking with Guillen and general manager Ken Williams, it sounds like a lack of energy contributed to costing him the job at the top.

“Well, everybody has different ways to do things,” Guillen said. “If you are going to act like him, you have to be Harold Baines. The leadoff guy has to give some life and stuff. We talked to him about it a lot of times, but that’s the way he is. That’s his personality. We have to respect that.”

so, don’t be too high energy like nick swisher or orlando cabrera. but don’t be too low key like jerry owens. unless you’re harold baines.

and i know this will piss the cheat off:

Egbert will work out of the bullpen for Triple-A Charlotte, according to Williams.

http://scottmerkin.mlblogs.com/archives/2009/03/monday_meanderings.html

by larry on Mar 30, 2009 7:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

aw, that pisses me off too.

even though this would definitely concur with my assessment of his stuff the other day.

I can lead you to 4 Wisdom, but I can't free your brain from the evil of Punto.

by colintj on Mar 30, 2009 8:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

but if Jack Egbert can't make it,

then it’s pretty clear that my dream is dead.

I can lead you to 4 Wisdom, but I can't free your brain from the evil of Punto.

by colintj on Mar 30, 2009 8:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

charlotte's rotation is going to be awesome.

broadway. marquez. whisler. torres. van benschoten. maybe they’ll spare the poor people and send cassel there.

by larry on Mar 30, 2009 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

charlotte could singlehandedly rewrite everything we thought we knew about Masset

I can lead you to 4 Wisdom, but I can't free your brain from the evil of Punto.

by colintj on Mar 31, 2009 12:18 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i like this

so, don’t be too high energy like nick swisher or orlando cabrera. but don’t be too low key like jerry owens. unless you’re harold baines

Well said.

I'm like a laser, six-string razor. I've got a mouth like an alligator

by Nordhagen on Mar 30, 2009 8:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

it also confirms one of the theories i've had about ozzie and his ideal leadoff hitter.

http://www.southsidesox.com/2008/3/29/378225/ozzie-on-ramirez-i-think-r#4183304

wise apparently fits it.

by larry on Mar 30, 2009 8:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

right

I suppose we are destined to have sub-par players in the leadoff spot. Those who dare not make it look too easy…

I'm like a laser, six-string razor. I've got a mouth like an alligator

by Nordhagen on Mar 30, 2009 9:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i just hope getz shows "energy"

i think he’s got the contact part down pretty well.

by larry on Mar 30, 2009 9:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

the bad news continues

first jerry, now nate is leaving the windy city too

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

by The Wizard on Mar 30, 2009 7:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Fuckstick.

Doesn’t he know Chicago is now the Political Capital of the World? I bet he sports a “NY” baseball cap in about a week.

Chiburb, what say you?

If hate were people, I'd be China.

by winningugly on Mar 30, 2009 7:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

my favorite memory

was when he made Dwayne Wise seem like a really good option.

rmlumley.com

by shaftr on Mar 30, 2009 7:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

by 3E8 on Mar 30, 2009 8:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Bruce Willis was dead at the end of Sixth Sense.

my president is white.

by JoeCoolMan24 on Mar 30, 2009 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

My Jerry Owens memory is him standing in the parking lot at the A’s spring training facility in 08 signing autographs for every single person near the clubhouse. He was the last car to leave the lot. Class act. Contrasted with Brian Anderson, who I’ve seen act like a complete tool in the same situations, and I must say I have been cheering for Owens.

by dugwood on Mar 30, 2009 9:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs