White Sox Accidentally The Whole Homestand
by The Cheat on Jun 10, 2009 10:54 PM CDT
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PrintAnother day, another game without a "clutch" hit.
Add another 0-6 w/ RISP to the fire sale.
I know I'm beating the proverbial dead horse here (and that's Larry's job), but the White Sox combined batting line for this homestand (link should be updated by mid-morning Thursday) is stomach churningly bad.
John Danks was the victim of a bad call on Brandon Inge's hit by pitch, which loaded the bases and was immediately followed by a walk of what proved to be the winning run.
The Sox have seemed to be on the receiving end of more than their fair share of bad calls in this homestand, or at least seem to be losing out on the bang-bang plays, most notably Wise at the plate yesterday. But I'm not about to complain about the umpiring. The plays are simply more notable because of how poorly the Sox offense is playing. When having a runner 180 feet (or less) from home is a signal to head to the bathroom, grab another beer from the fridge or move a little closer to the ledge, the plays that could-have-been feel like they're all going against you.
In reality, there have probably been as many plays that have gone the Sox way this homestand. Pods has gotten a couple of perhaps generous calls while swiping bags and Jenks got a gift strikeout in one of the Sox only wins.
As if another punchless loss wasn't bad enough, the Sox lost Paul Konerko for an undermined period of time thanks to the same injury that kept him ineffective for much of last season; a bone bruise on his right thumb, though Ozzie called it a loose ligament in his post-game presser. There could be a bit of a silver lining there in that 1) it could (along with Carlos Quentin's uncertain status) make Kenny Williams difficult decision easier and 2) Konerko is the anti-canary in the coalmine for the Sox offensive fortunes. When Konerko has been bad lately, the Sox offense has been good, and vice versa.
Williams discussed those tough decisions in a pre-game talk with the media
"Hard decisions always have to be made," said Williams, responding to an inquiry on whether he would break up the team if the losing trend continued. "But very clearly, we are in a transitional phase, and if this team shows me at some point they don't pick it up at some point, yeah, I'm going to have do some things that maybe aren't going to be the most popular but in the best interests of the club.
"But those things are a little ways away and we still got time to right the ship and start to play a little better. But if we don't, it is what it is. You got to produce in this game and we got expectations of winning."
As for Konerko's replacement should he be out of the lineup for an extended period, Josh Fields appears to be the biggest winner. He'll get the start tomorrow, and Ozzie ruled out starting Jim Thome at first base as they head on the road to Milwaukee this weekend, stating that he would have to talk to Kenny about the organizational moves that would have to be made with a Konerko DL trip.
And for those of you wondering about the headline; here (Link definitely NSFW, but mostly because of the ads)
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I want to add
the next time Ozzie wants to mockingly(?) rip on the fans/media beckham love somebody should just show him the replay of Alexei’s 8th inning at-bat vs. Verlander. The next time Beckham has an at-bat like that he’ll find himself on the bench, yet I didn’t hear Ozzie jumping to the mike to say what a horseshit at-bat that was (and it was) in his post-game presser
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In the past, some people expressed concern about Ozzie's ability to manage a non-veteran club...
I think clubhouse atmosphere blah, blah, blah is overrated, but I think concern about Ozzie’s ability to deal with young position players is legitimate. I’m not sure he’s bad at managing those players, but I’m not sure he’s good at it either. I’d be concerned about Beckham losing at-bats to Jayson Nix or something like that….
by hitlesswonder on Jun 10, 2009 11:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Dusty Baker syndrome
It doesn’t have a cure.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jun 11, 2009 7:08 AM CDT up reply actions
Also
could Ozzie have made any worse decisions in this game? Bunting with Pods — who quite sadly might be the best bet at this point to get a basehit to set up the inevitable fuck up from Alexei. If there’s a hard-on for smallball, why not just have Pods try to pull the ball for a basehit?
by Craig Grebeck on Jun 11, 2009 7:42 AM CDT up reply actions
shitballs
takes some real stones for the one certifiable cocksucker on here to jump into this convo.-mm
i like how it almost looks like alexei is striking the thinking man's pose
As in “I think maybe I shouldn’t have swung at all those curveballs”
Is it still the fourth inning?
if you play the sequence in reverse and squint
for a few seconds it looks like alexei is making a classic babe ruthian called shot.
Where time is meaningless, and outside of diamonds there are no dimensions.
by explodingpinwheelsforfunandprofit on Jun 10, 2009 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions
yeeesh. I did not need to see that again.
Especially not when I am completely sober.
Yeah...surrre.
by homesickalien on Jun 11, 2009 9:07 AM CDT up reply actions
cheat-
i don’t know where the hell you found that fleshlight blog, but that is hilarious. after a debacle like today nothing could have been better.
you are indeed a formidable opponent, felisberto, i tip my hat to you, sir.
Cashing checks and having sex.
funny shit
takes some real stones for the one certifiable cocksucker on here to jump into this convo.-mm
I saw that last year
I remembered it because I said “I accidentally the whole thing” a few times this past weekend. THE WHOLE THING.
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Funniest thing I've read in a while
And somehow it fits perfectly with this Sox season…
by hitlesswonder on Jun 11, 2009 12:00 AM CDT up reply actions
you know, after this homestand, you should really think about adding and S to your username
Banned - by The Cheat on Sep 25, 2008 10:17 PM CDT
2 things
There is no doubt guillen likes Latin players better than white people, and alexei is not a 2 hitter, what the sox had last year with aj batting 2nd really worked, alexei did fine for a while at the 2 spot now its just terrible they should move alexei to the six spot
wishes I had 4 hands
so I could give these bitch ass white sox 4 thumbs down.
South Side (Cant) Hit (For Shit) Men
Isn't it called "flag"?
Of course his sig says he’s only 14. Stupid kids or stupid parents?
The City of Chicago, led by Mayor Daley and a vast and tumorous army of aldermen and bagmen and yesmen and opportunists and spineless, parasitic political-machine halfwits of forms never seen outside the roiling cesspool of governmental slop-trough greed, has proven itself unworthy of something as potentially delicious and fulfilling as the 2016 Olympic Games.
- Rick Telander
are you kris bensen's wife?
Always bet on black!
by onlysoxfaninboston on Jun 11, 2009 9:52 AM CDT up reply actions
Speculation exists (though I am not one to pursue nor be persistent in proving such things ;)) that this is one of dasox/trademaker's many identities.
Yeah, surrre.
by ChicagoShirleigh on Jun 11, 2009 9:55 AM CDT up reply actions
I believe this is SSH.
We’re a pack of a-holes.
by rhythm on Apr 14, 2009 1:45 PM EDT
by winningugly on Jun 11, 2009 10:26 AM CDT up reply actions
so i just got homw
from the joke that is white sox baeseball
fuck these mother fucklers
i see the typos bit who cares.
they sucj that hard that it nedd be that way gospel according to ceiling vcat stylke.
hahahah seriously i gurss i got drunk tonight
regardless
when verlander walked thome on 4 pitches i told dye he was afraid and would only throw him fastballs.
he didnt listen.
twicew
looking at hte red lines i clearly cant specify thought
end transmission
South Side (Cant) Hit (For Shit) Men
by e-gus on Jun 10, 2009 11:45 PM CDT reply actions 9 recs
eat some bread
and have some water. youll be happy you did in the morning
Banned - by The Cheat on Sep 25, 2008 10:17 PM CDT
I thoroughly enjoyed it, joke or not
...take your hobbit circle jerk to another thread
by larry on May 18, 2009 8:58 PM PDT
I thought they stopped selling beer after the 7th inning.
by No Pressure on Jun 11, 2009 12:05 AM CDT up reply actions
not in the bullpen bar
These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
by thatshortkid on Jun 11, 2009 12:20 AM CDT up reply actions
glad you're a married man gus
or there’d be some ex-girlfriends getting calls/texts tonight! Hope you took some pain reliever before hitting the sack!
THANK YOU NATE SILVER, TECHNOLOGY IS THE TOPS
"end transmission"
There was a major malfunction in that posting. Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life son.
Hit the advil today.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jun 11, 2009 7:12 AM CDT up reply actions
I only saw the highlights on ESPN
but Verlander was certainly on his game tonight. He’s got some wicked movement on his fastball. I know the Sox have been inconsistent, however sometimes you run into a pitcher that’s just the shits.
"Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it." - Mark Twain
and ya tip ya cap.
"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 Jun 11, 2009 10:01 AM CDT up reply actions
Oh well
The core of PK, JT, JD and AJ has been pretty boring – lots of Ks and plodding baserunning, leavened with the occasional long ball. But I can’t get enthused about blowing this team up, they won’t get anything in return for any of this jetsam anyway. Hoping for some sizzling white flag action will just lead to further disappointment. So sit back and hunker down and watch this mess play out the string this year.
Coach says he needs more toughness. I gotta step up.
Can't wait for the Cubs series next week in Wrigley (vomit)
I think I’ll head out of town for a few days.
Tentative Pitchers -
Game 1: Danks vs. Zambrano
Game 2: Floyd vs. Dempster
Game 3: Richard/Poreda vs. Wells
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
on a shit sundae.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jun 11, 2009 7:21 AM CDT up reply actions
weren't we swept last year in wrigley
and we swept them at the cell? or was that two years ago…
member of a "solid community of fans" and "a meathead."
So. At this point, why not just call up Allen if PK goes DL?
Could he do worse than Fields at the plate? Wouldn’t his defense at 1B be better than Fields? Other than starting his service time earlier than they’d like, what’s the downside?
The City of Chicago, led by Mayor Daley and a vast and tumorous army of aldermen and bagmen and yesmen and opportunists and spineless, parasitic political-machine halfwits of forms never seen outside the roiling cesspool of governmental slop-trough greed, has proven itself unworthy of something as potentially delicious and fulfilling as the 2016 Olympic Games.
- Rick Telander
I agree, why not.
But, what would Fields and Ozzie say?
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jun 11, 2009 7:26 AM CDT up reply actions
I would think you've got to play Fields
and pray he gets hot at some point. He’s a former #1 pick and showed a little something in ‘07, if he does ANYTHING hopefully you can snooker some team into trading something of value for him. Maybe we could get Damaso Marte – man, I tell ya, when he’s on he’s sumpin’!
Coach says he needs more toughness. I gotta step up.
the downside, in my opinion, is that i'd like to see allen consolidate the improvements he's made in a less pressured environment.
he’s made some rather significant strides this season in K rate – down from about 27% to i think now 18% – while keeping his walk rate stable at about 10-11%. even if that K rate edges up some, which it likely would at higher levels, that along with the rest of his line suddenly makes allen look like not just a major leaguer, but a potentially pretty good one.
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What pressure?
We’ll cheer his every “K” like we do Becks’. We know we’re going nowhere this year. If it starts effing with his head they can always send him down. (I do agree with you, though, in being conservative. Wait until Sept.)
We’re a pack of a-holes.
by rhythm on Apr 14, 2009 1:45 PM EDT
by winningugly on Jun 11, 2009 10:38 AM CDT up reply actions
i'm sure you're being facetious
but this is the major leagues and this is chicago. there’s a heck of a lot more pressure facing justin verlander, no matter what anyone’s record is, in comerica park than there is in facing chris lambert at fifth third field. allen is also a fellow i would consider it a rather good idea to ensure that his clock doesn’t start too soon (as pointed out by chiburb). the types of numbers he could put up are exactly the sort that result in aribitration valuations that don’t necessaily comport with his value compared to similar players.
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I was being facetious.
And agree he should not be rushed. Actually, I was going to compare him to when Ryan Howard was brought up and then remembered I saw Howard in ST that year before they brought him up. BA (no, not the chick magnet) was not even part of ST this year. That’s why I think the earliest he gets a cup of coffee is in Sept., if then. ST 2010 is better.
We’re a pack of a-holes.
by rhythm on Apr 14, 2009 1:45 PM EDT
by winningugly on Jun 11, 2009 10:48 AM CDT up reply actions
actually, since allen was on the 40 man, he was given an invite to major league camp and did play with the big boys in ST.
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early onset alzheimer's
" 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
Ain't that a bitch?
...take your hobbit circle jerk to another thread
by larry on May 18, 2009 8:58 PM PDT
Oops.
Then bring his ass up.
We’re a pack of a-holes.
by rhythm on Apr 14, 2009 1:45 PM EDT
by winningugly on Jun 11, 2009 10:56 AM CDT up reply actions
In some situations he would've made the team out of ST.
Made an excellent impression.
The City of Chicago, led by Mayor Daley and a vast and tumorous army of aldermen and bagmen and yesmen and opportunists and spineless, parasitic political-machine halfwits of forms never seen outside the roiling cesspool of governmental slop-trough greed, has proven itself unworthy of something as potentially delicious and fulfilling as the 2016 Olympic Games.
- Rick Telander
i dunno about that.
guys with his track record don’t usually get that treatment.
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Like if you were the Indians
in the movie Major League.
You're a lot of woman, you know that? Yeah, wanna make 14 dollars the hard way?
Yes! That's exactly the scenario I had in mind!
The City of Chicago, led by Mayor Daley and a vast and tumorous army of aldermen and bagmen and yesmen and opportunists and spineless, parasitic political-machine halfwits of forms never seen outside the roiling cesspool of governmental slop-trough greed, has proven itself unworthy of something as potentially delicious and fulfilling as the 2016 Olympic Games.
- Rick Telander
You know, NOW I remember.
Took another OPOS to wake up the echoes.
We’re a pack of a-holes.
by rhythm on Apr 14, 2009 1:45 PM EDT
by winningugly on Jun 11, 2009 11:59 AM CDT up reply actions
KW's comments
‘’Hard decisions always have to be made, but very clearly, we are in a transitional phase and if this team doesn’t pick it up at some point, I’m going to have to do some things that maybe aren’t the most popular, but in the best interest of the club,’’ Williams said.
http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/1617862,CST-SPT-sox11.article
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
"I’m going to have to do some things that maybe aren’t the most popular..."
What, exactly, would be unpopular? Trading Q or Jenks or Danks or MB would be the only unpopular thing that I could think of, I’d say most fans have seen enough of the rest of this team.
Coach says he needs more toughness. I gotta step up.
To the radio call-in crowd or the casual fan, trading a guy like Thome, Dye, AJ, Pods or PK (if they could), might be pretty unpopular, or just trading veterans like Linebrink or Dotel, that makes it look like we’ve given up. Not saying those would be bad moves, just saying you have to think about which fan’s he’s considering when he says unpopular.
by Grinder in Training on Jun 11, 2009 7:59 AM CDT up reply actions
Why would trading Jenks be unpopular?
I would be happy to see him go if we can get something in return.
To most fans and the media,
that would certainly be unpopular . . . though not necessarily the wrong thing.
You're a lot of woman, you know that? Yeah, wanna make 14 dollars the hard way?
Quinten should be they should look to trade
gonna have durability issues rest of his career – he’s useless to us when he’s got casts on his arm, orthapeadic shoes on etc. And whatever will inevitably come next – probably as a result of being hit by all those pitches
Or Quentin
though I would think the value for a guy on the DL until possibly the All-Star break might not exactly be high.
You're a lot of woman, you know that? Yeah, wanna make 14 dollars the hard way?
i just thought you the whole thing
Hawk; "what would you do in that situation"
"id hit him" ;Stone
by Grinder Rule #42 on Jun 11, 2009 1:25 PM CDT up reply actions
It would get under my skin if they traded Dye or Dotel
Just because I like them and they could be very useful next year. It shouldn’t take the Sox to long to be contenders again in this division…. (personally i think we still can be this year if konerko isn’t out long)… You aren’t going to replace Dye when you have been playing an outfielder short for 4 years now.
Kenwo4life=ratings
both of their contracts are up this season
" 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
kinda throws a wrench into his argument
may as well hold on to them, make an offer, let them walk and reap the draft picks.
"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 Jun 11, 2009 10:03 AM CDT up reply actions
Dye will not walk if given an offer
After 5 minutes of trying to help this kid, the hurt would end up using him as a bat.
-rangerjae
by blackoutsox on Jun 11, 2009 10:45 AM CDT up reply actions
good i hope he stays. still a good ballplayer offensively and defensively
and you have NOBODY to replace him
Kenwo4life=ratings
I understand that
keep them signed. They are good ballplayers that can help us for a couple more years and we don’t have anyone to replace either “in house”. Dont you bastards have any loyalty for god sakes?
Kenwo4life=ratings
I can understand your position on Dye,
replacing Dotel internally is certainly feasible if not likely. When taking contracts into consideration, you likely have better internal options.
"I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it." - Jack Handey
Dotel is exactly the piece you trade
like sooner rather than later (if you decide to fold up shop) before he gets injured . . . he is replaceable internally.
You're a lot of woman, you know that? Yeah, wanna make 14 dollars the hard way?
Even if the offers aren't much better than what Washington got for Rauch last year?
He’s (apparently) going to qualify as type A and offering arbitration doesn’t seem all that risky.
guess at interleague lineup?
pods lf
che ss
dye rf
aj c
beckham 3b
nix dh
getz 2b
anderwise cf
WORST LINEUP EVAAAR!!!
shades of '07, yeesh
That team was swirling down the toilet at the same time, and ran out the same kind of lineup, then went into Wrigley and got absolutely stomped. Well, at least Erstad got injured…
Coach says he needs more toughness. I gotta step up.
anderwise makes good chocolate milk
like 80 percent milkfat…
member of a "solid community of fans" and "a meathead."
you're aware that the NL doesn't have the DH and the sox have jim thome, right?
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Needs more Andy Gonzalez
"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 Jun 11, 2009 10:04 AM CDT up reply actions
Sox are 6-70 w/RISP this month
per Gonzo.
This is like watching Manos, The Hands of Fate for the second time: it’s no longer compellingly awful. It’s just a big load of soul-puke.
what i don't get is what the difference between RISP and when there isn't
Part of me believes that they inevitably will pick it up because they cant stay that awful, but then i watch them and have zero faith
brndnprkns: I'm pretty sure the "badass" value of your life is closer to Gigli than The Dark Knight
by whitesoxmatt on Jun 11, 2009 9:03 AM CDT up reply actions
I wonder how many of those 6 were PK or Pods.
Yeah...surrre.
by homesickalien on Jun 11, 2009 9:15 AM CDT up reply actions
6/1 – Thome HR (Pods on 2nd) (W)
6/6 – Podsednik 1B (Getz on 2nd) (W)
6/7 – Ramirez HR (Anderson on 2nd) (L)
6/8 (nightcap) – Thome 1B (Ramirez on 2nd) (W)
6/8 (nightcap) – Konerko 1B (Dye on 3rd) (W – back-to-back w/Thome)
6/9 – Konerko 2B (Podsednik on 3rd, Ramirez on 2nd) (L)
Well there you go. I nearly forgot about our unclutchiest player of them all. So Pods, PK, and Thome were somehow involved in all but one of those events.
Suhweeet.
Yeah, surrre.
by ChicagoShirleigh on Jun 11, 2009 9:59 AM CDT up reply actions
Small sample size
but a good illustration that the bottom of the lineup is essentially a singularity
I blame your flirtation with a new username for all of this crappy homestand nonsense, for the record.
...take your hobbit circle jerk to another thread
by larry on May 18, 2009 8:58 PM PDT
Did not even create the account til we were well underway sucking...and today is my first posting with it. So I cannot be blamed for this one!
Yeah, surrre.
by ChicagoShirleigh on Jun 11, 2009 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions
True, but you brought it up on your FB account when the Sox were on a winning streak, and now look what happened.
You are clearly the cause of this.
...take your hobbit circle jerk to another thread
by larry on May 18, 2009 8:58 PM PDT
can we pick up a AAAA bat?
like a jake fox type. somebody that can hit a little. play 1B/LF.
We have Andy Phillips!!!!
You're a lot of woman, you know that? Yeah, wanna make 14 dollars the hard way?
that's in pounds!
224 million US.
fuck them. i’ll take barcelona.
brian anderson would've caught that...
I love lamp
You're a lot of woman, you know that? Yeah, wanna make 14 dollars the hard way?
on the bright side, the sox don't have to face gallardo in milwaukee.
so the road to the division title starts there. the sox have it all but wrapped up. because, you know, they have the best bullpen. so sayeth hawk.
brian anderson would've caught that...
But they do! Have you seen how spacious it is? How cushy the padding on the bench?
Other than the New Improved Yankee Stadium, the Sox have the best bullpen in baseball.
The City of Chicago, led by Mayor Daley and a vast and tumorous army of aldermen and bagmen and yesmen and opportunists and spineless, parasitic political-machine halfwits of forms never seen outside the roiling cesspool of governmental slop-trough greed, has proven itself unworthy of something as potentially delicious and fulfilling as the 2016 Olympic Games.
- Rick Telander
When used properly, they're even better.
Yeah, surrre.
by ChicagoShirleigh on Jun 11, 2009 9:47 AM CDT up reply actions
Sox v. Det: Pods7, Missile6, JD9, Thome dh, AJ 2, Beckham5, BA 8, Getz 4, Fields 3. Floyd pitching in series finale.
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JD:1 JT:2 AJ:3... Pods, Che: 3/8 each?
The City of Chicago, led by Mayor Daley and a vast and tumorous army of aldermen and bagmen and yesmen and opportunists and spineless, parasitic political-machine halfwits of forms never seen outside the roiling cesspool of governmental slop-trough greed, has proven itself unworthy of something as potentially delicious and fulfilling as the 2016 Olympic Games.
- Rick Telander
Pods being the .75, or are you dividing the decimals among a couple people?
Yeah, surrre.
by ChicagoShirleigh on Jun 11, 2009 9:59 AM CDT up reply actions
sure, why not.
we could also subtract out the negatives and probably reach an even more amusing number.
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The funny thing is, as bad as that lineup is, Detroit's is nothing to write home about,
especially without Guillen. That’s what makes punting on this year feel like you’re in a state of immobilization/catatonia and you’re waiting for some stimulus rendering you capable of making some or any decision.
except they play defense
http://www.fangraphs.com/teams.aspx?pos=all&stats=bat&lg=all&type=6&season=2009&month=0
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Just thinking about what we might get for certain people.....
I don’t think we get as much for Dye as most seem to think since anybody that trades for him HAS TO guarantee next yer’s contract at like 12 mil, no?
no
http://mlbcontracts.blogspot.com/2005/01/chicago-white-sox.html
" 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
his NTC is limited
so, unless it’s one of those teams, no.
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Oh, well that's good.
Although I’m not sure I’d want to trade HIM. But quite possibly.
he's exactly the player you'd want to trade; unfortunately, at this moment there are approximately $8.5M reasons as to why teams wouldn't want to acquire him.
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Considering it seems like we have a lot of cash, any chance Kenny agrees to pay the majority of the deal to get a better prospect in return?
by Grinder in Training on Jun 11, 2009 10:35 AM CDT up reply actions
i got 4 and 1/3
Cashing checks and having sex.
by MarketMaker on Jun 11, 2009 10:59 AM CDT up reply actions
keep raining
I see dooooooom. The hammer falls today if they lose (well, maybe).
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jun 11, 2009 10:03 AM CDT up reply actions
Rain tapering off in the noon hour, though temps never out of the 50's near the lake.
Winds 10-15 MPH from the East.
The City of Chicago, led by Mayor Daley and a vast and tumorous army of aldermen and bagmen and yesmen and opportunists and spineless, parasitic political-machine halfwits of forms never seen outside the roiling cesspool of governmental slop-trough greed, has proven itself unworthy of something as potentially delicious and fulfilling as the 2016 Olympic Games.
- Rick Telander
thanks Tommy Skilling
Sounds like a north american air mass with a jet stream sweeping in from the north west is causing dense high pressure and thus equatorward-moving polar air funnelling a rain system over the area that has caused historic rainfall amounts not seen since the 1870’s in the region.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jun 11, 2009 10:11 AM CDT up reply actions
Yes, that too.
Though I’m more Jerry Taft-like: rarely sober, even on camera.
The City of Chicago, led by Mayor Daley and a vast and tumorous army of aldermen and bagmen and yesmen and opportunists and spineless, parasitic political-machine halfwits of forms never seen outside the roiling cesspool of governmental slop-trough greed, has proven itself unworthy of something as potentially delicious and fulfilling as the 2016 Olympic Games.
- Rick Telander
Isnt that the truth . . . played
golf in a group behind him at Ruffled Feathers a few years back. Course was packed so we saw him on every tee . . . hammered on hole 3 with a cigar in his mouth, none of us could hang with that. It was 9am.
You're a lot of woman, you know that? Yeah, wanna make 14 dollars the hard way?
HA!
I believe it…you can tell by his Ted Kennedy face.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jun 11, 2009 10:28 AM CDT up reply actions
Mine or Jerry's?
The City of Chicago, led by Mayor Daley and a vast and tumorous army of aldermen and bagmen and yesmen and opportunists and spineless, parasitic political-machine halfwits of forms never seen outside the roiling cesspool of governmental slop-trough greed, has proven itself unworthy of something as potentially delicious and fulfilling as the 2016 Olympic Games.
- Rick Telander
Jerry's, but sounds like we could throw you in too (oh and e-gus, that lush)
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jun 11, 2009 10:40 AM CDT up reply actions
What's the over/under on the number of hits...
the bottom 4 hitters get today?
I say the over/under is 2.5
and I will take the under.
"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 Jun 11, 2009 10:07 AM CDT up reply actions
But Anderson WILL complete the 3-Game Cycle today...
HR 2 games ago, 2B last night, 3B and single coming today. Not saying he’ll score though.
The City of Chicago, led by Mayor Daley and a vast and tumorous army of aldermen and bagmen and yesmen and opportunists and spineless, parasitic political-machine halfwits of forms never seen outside the roiling cesspool of governmental slop-trough greed, has proven itself unworthy of something as potentially delicious and fulfilling as the 2016 Olympic Games.
- Rick Telander
Look at what the front page lists as our "Infielders." Don't believe I've seen the Cuban at 2B all year, nor Becks at SS yet.
Yeah, surrre.
by ChicagoShirleigh on Jun 11, 2009 10:11 AM CDT reply actions
Since Kos sold out there's no concern about quality or accuracy anymore.
Probably owned by some hedge fund/venture capital pigs. And we’re concerned about the Chinese?
The City of Chicago, led by Mayor Daley and a vast and tumorous army of aldermen and bagmen and yesmen and opportunists and spineless, parasitic political-machine halfwits of forms never seen outside the roiling cesspool of governmental slop-trough greed, has proven itself unworthy of something as potentially delicious and fulfilling as the 2016 Olympic Games.
- Rick Telander
since Kos sold out
what are you talking about? i don’t read that site (too much ranting), just curious…
Always bet on black!
by onlysoxfaninboston on Jun 11, 2009 11:13 AM CDT up reply actions
Kos founded SB Nation
I didn’t know if it’s actually been sold or not.
That Steve Nash is exactly the same as Kirk Hinrich, but worse.
by NBA Observer on Apr 8, 2009 12:23 PM CDT
by Ozzie Montana on Jun 11, 2009 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions
get the fuck out
Always bet on black!
by onlysoxfaninboston on Jun 11, 2009 12:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Just caught up to last night's thread and caught the morphing
of SSS into Lookout Landing. Very wonderful, especially e-gus’ prose. I (chicago) Shirely am not regretful I missed the game last night, as I was able to maintain my “wa”.
But this is ’07 all over again, with better prospects.
So we got that going for us.
We’re a pack of a-holes.
by rhythm on Apr 14, 2009 1:45 PM EDT
what is "wa"?
is that what you call your wang when you are on the little blue pill?
badda bang. (i’ll be back tomorrow with some more for ya folks)
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jun 11, 2009 10:41 AM CDT up reply actions
You could at least TRY to look:
Japanese Wa (倭?, “Japan, Japanese”, from Chinese Wō 倭), is the oldest recorded name of Japan. Chinese, Korean, and Japanese scribes regularly wrote Wa or Yamato “Japan” with the Chinese character 倭 until the 8th century, when the Japanese found fault with it, replacing it with 和 “harmony, peace, balance”.
We’re a pack of a-holes.
by rhythm on Apr 14, 2009 1:45 PM EDT
by winningugly on Jun 11, 2009 10:46 AM CDT up reply actions
Comes from being married to a Jap.
The City of Chicago, led by Mayor Daley and a vast and tumorous army of aldermen and bagmen and yesmen and opportunists and spineless, parasitic political-machine halfwits of forms never seen outside the roiling cesspool of governmental slop-trough greed, has proven itself unworthy of something as potentially delicious and fulfilling as the 2016 Olympic Games.
- Rick Telander
by Chiburb on Jun 11, 2009 11:00 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
In a sense, yes.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jun 11, 2009 11:03 AM CDT up reply actions
Here, I thought he was a Chinaman.
Yeah, surrre.
by ChicagoShirleigh on Jun 11, 2009 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions
something something nomenclature
Asian-American, please
THANK YOU NATE SILVER, TECHNOLOGY IS THE TOPS
WU isn't a guy who built the fucking railroads here....
he peed on my rug.
Yeah, surrre.
by ChicagoShirleigh on Jun 11, 2009 11:46 AM CDT up reply actions
that rug really tied the room together
These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
by thatshortkid on Jun 11, 2009 2:51 PM CDT up reply actions
I am glad you kept your "wa"
now get off your yoga mat, take off your headband and get back to work.
Speaking of japan, here is my tidbit for the day:
Did you know Japanese swordsmiths use stingray skin to wrap their weapon hilts because it is so resistant? The stingray skin is naturally moisture resistant…now you know and that is the end of the story. Good day.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jun 11, 2009 11:01 AM CDT up reply actions
I missed the game as well, but you've piqued my interest with this talk of gamethread mayhem.
I’ll let you know how walking through that sewer turns out ;)
...take your hobbit circle jerk to another thread
by larry on May 18, 2009 8:58 PM PDT
Oz just said PK should be available tomorrow.
http://twitter.com/cst_sox/status/2118346694
White Sox Minor League Updates: http://twitter.com/SouthSidelarry
Also said PK should consult with Carlos May.
The City of Chicago, led by Mayor Daley and a vast and tumorous army of aldermen and bagmen and yesmen and opportunists and spineless, parasitic political-machine halfwits of forms never seen outside the roiling cesspool of governmental slop-trough greed, has proven itself unworthy of something as potentially delicious and fulfilling as the 2016 Olympic Games.
- Rick Telander
by Chiburb on Jun 11, 2009 11:01 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Damn, that was funny.
We’re a pack of a-holes.
by rhythm on Apr 14, 2009 1:45 PM EDT
by winningugly on Jun 11, 2009 12:00 PM CDT up reply actions
And you were being serious! I just read the quote below.
I love Ozzie more than ever.
We’re a pack of a-holes.
by rhythm on Apr 14, 2009 1:45 PM EDT
by winningugly on Jun 11, 2009 12:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Wonder if he took
the 2nd cortisone shot?
You're a lot of woman, you know that? Yeah, wanna make 14 dollars the hard way?
watching this team...
is like getting to bang some chick you’ve never banged before, but it’s late at night and you’re super drunk and you’ve got major whiskey dick and you realize at some point that you’re never gonna bust a nut, but you keep going for a while hoping that maybe you can and then you just eventually pass out because at that stage you’d rather just go to sleep then keep humping with no foreseeable conclusion.
or not.
mike? put it in the air.
Cashing checks and having sex.
Whiskey what?
You call yourself an Italian?
We’re a pack of a-holes.
by rhythm on Apr 14, 2009 1:45 PM EDT
by winningugly on Jun 11, 2009 12:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Actually looking forward to seeing Floyd today
He has been quite good lately. Sox win to move back to 5.5 out and prolong purgatory….
"I'm just here to provide street cred"
You need to talk to Carlos May.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jun 11, 2009 11:23 AM CDT up reply actions
Continue the pain of losing or lose a thumb, you decide.
’’Konerko’s hand is not doing very good,‘’ manager Ozzie Guillen said. ’’He’s had the same problem for a little while. Every time he makes a bad swing, he aggravates that.
‘’I told him if he talked to Carlos May — it might help him.’’
May lost his right thumb as a Marine reserve when a mortar unit misfired. No one said Guillen was politically correct.
http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/1617862,CST-SPT-sox11.article
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jun 11, 2009 11:30 AM CDT up reply actions
Better yet - he just shouldn't make bad swings!
Yeah, surrre.
by ChicagoShirleigh on Jun 11, 2009 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions
haha. Good call. But I always get splashed and it scares me!!
Yeah, surrre.
by ChicagoShirleigh on Jun 11, 2009 11:58 AM CDT up reply actions
Oh jeebus. I will never use a toilet again.
Yeah, surrre.
by ChicagoShirleigh on Jun 11, 2009 12:04 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm digging a hole as we speak.
Yeah, surrre.
by ChicagoShirleigh on Jun 11, 2009 12:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Why start now?
(We saw you 5/22.)
We’re a pack of a-holes.
by rhythm on Apr 14, 2009 1:45 PM EDT
by winningugly on Jun 11, 2009 12:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Put it in the air
Cowley is talking trades, pretty much the same names we have been throwing out (Dye, Dotel, Jenks)… Thome and Paulie both have NTCs but I could see big Jim going to a contender for a shot at that ring (he deserves one)
Wave that flag, Wave it wide and high.. Summertime... Done come and gone, My oh my
Also
If Q! and Konerko need to sit then so be it. I’d rather them recover completly then try to play through the pain.
I know this has to suck for Paulie, he is having a good year and then this. He is going to want to play but we aren’t in the position of needing him to play through the pain
Wave that flag, Wave it wide and high.. Summertime... Done come and gone, My oh my
healthy konerko is 1.1 WAR
unhealthy, i don’t even want to know.
see first half 2008
"I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it." - Jack Handey
Carlos Quentin (60 DXL)
A tendon injury? Where the heck did this come from? In the news that Quentin would be out for the month and possibly until the All-Star break, the White Sox let slide into several beat reports that he has a strained mid-foot tendon. This isn’t something that’s been discussed publicly, and it wasn’t in the whisper stream either. In fact, my best sources told me, clearly and forcefully, that the plantar fasciitis was the real issue, while the face-forward reports were saying “heel pain.” (I should note here in light of the Raul Ibañez Anti-Speculation Rule, that “heel pain” isn’t a lie, so just stop before you send the e-mail. It’s more along the lines of “lower body injury”, describing a symptom instead of a diagnosis.) So is this a change in diagnosis, new information coming to light, or something else? I’ll admit that I’m not sure yet. My best guess, based on information I have at this point, is that what’s being described as a “tendon” is the fascia itself. It’s a fine difference to be sure, but a significant one. The biggest note here isn’t on my medical version of angels and pins, but that Quentin will be out until mid-July, no matter what the specifics are.
http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=9041
White Sox Minor League Updates: http://twitter.com/SouthSidelarry
his mother should have dipped his feet into the river styx as well...
member of a "solid community of fans" and "a meathead."
by thecip on Jun 11, 2009 11:53 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
DeNile ain't just a river.
The City of Chicago, led by Mayor Daley and a vast and tumorous army of aldermen and bagmen and yesmen and opportunists and spineless, parasitic political-machine halfwits of forms never seen outside the roiling cesspool of governmental slop-trough greed, has proven itself unworthy of something as potentially delicious and fulfilling as the 2016 Olympic Games.
- Rick Telander
When did he go on the 60DXL?
The City of Chicago, led by Mayor Daley and a vast and tumorous army of aldermen and bagmen and yesmen and opportunists and spineless, parasitic political-machine halfwits of forms never seen outside the roiling cesspool of governmental slop-trough greed, has proven itself unworthy of something as potentially delicious and fulfilling as the 2016 Olympic Games.
- Rick Telander
I was thinking the same thing.
I’m a step or two slow today, Chi. Embarassing that you are crushing me.
We’re a pack of a-holes.
by rhythm on Apr 14, 2009 1:45 PM EDT
by winningugly on Jun 11, 2009 12:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Maybe BP gets press releases before the Sox even THINK of them?
The City of Chicago, led by Mayor Daley and a vast and tumorous army of aldermen and bagmen and yesmen and opportunists and spineless, parasitic political-machine halfwits of forms never seen outside the roiling cesspool of governmental slop-trough greed, has proven itself unworthy of something as potentially delicious and fulfilling as the 2016 Olympic Games.
- Rick Telander
You still have your KOI on.
The City of Chicago, led by Mayor Daley and a vast and tumorous army of aldermen and bagmen and yesmen and opportunists and spineless, parasitic political-machine halfwits of forms never seen outside the roiling cesspool of governmental slop-trough greed, has proven itself unworthy of something as potentially delicious and fulfilling as the 2016 Olympic Games.
- Rick Telander
he didn't. that's a prediction as to how long he'll be out.
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Go ahead larry,
hit us while we’re down whydon’tya. My nuts are already the size of grapefruits from the constant steel toed boots that have been kicking them with each game.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jun 11, 2009 12:18 PM CDT up reply actions
this is information that was relayed yesterday.
after the all-star break is kind of about 60 games after he stopped playing, right?
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Yes, sir.
(at attention, both feet square on floor, right hand salute)
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jun 11, 2009 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Chrissakes, Bob, quit lying to us.
You’re married. Your nuts were removed a long time ago.
Now if you want to complain about the size of your sphincter, well, now you’re talking.
We’re a pack of a-holes.
by rhythm on Apr 14, 2009 1:45 PM EDT
by winningugly on Jun 11, 2009 12:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Good point
So you’ve been married like 13 times, having your balls attached and ripped off so many times must have been painful?
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jun 11, 2009 12:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Surely you jest. This is no reattachment, just BMWs and boats to make you feel as if you still had a pair.
...take your hobbit circle jerk to another thread
by larry on May 18, 2009 8:58 PM PDT
should've just used velcro
These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
by thatshortkid on Jun 11, 2009 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Hindsight.
Just [expletive] Fuck It.
by ChicagoShirleigh on Jun 11, 2009 3:11 PM CDT up reply actions
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