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Restoring the rosters: No. 25 - Chicago White Sox

This is part of a series of articles examining what every team's roster would look like if given only the players it originally signed. I'm compiling the rosters, ranking them and presenting them in a countdown from Nos. 30 to 1. The White Sox rank 25th.

The White Sox have had a better decade than any other team that will finish in the bottom 10 of these rankings. GM Kenny Williams deserves much of the credit thanks to a number of quality trades. However, he also should be blamed for some of the lousy drafts. His choices of reliever Royce Ring with the 18th overall pick in 2002 and upside-less right-hander Lance Broadway 15th overall in 2005 qualify as two of the worst selections of the decade. Then again, he's had a top-14 pick only once since taking over after 2000 and he scored a big hit then by landing Beckham last year.

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Sounds like an ambitious project

cant help but wonder what we see first, all 30 rankings or the next WBC.

Castro ran into the dugout and told pitcher Jose Contreras, "He hasn't missed a spot all day. I think hes going to do it." Contreras replied, "Shut the fuck up."

by e-gus on Aug 14, 2009 12:44 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

this is pretty stupid in my opinion.

who cares? trades and free agents are a big part of the game.

Kenwo4life=ratings

by KenWo4LiFe on Aug 14, 2009 12:54 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I like it. Kind of an "in a parallel universe where you only keep your guys" hypothetical. Or just another method of evaluating drafts.

*beverage spills*
Ed Farmer: "Is it raining in here?"
Steve Stone: "I've made an egregious mistake."

by RWShow on Aug 14, 2009 12:59 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I linked because I thought it highlighted how well KW has done

He was admittedly too hands off in the draft for a while, but since taking more ownership in that area the Sox have had some of the better drafts in baseball

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by The Cheat on Aug 14, 2009 1:09 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

i'm not mad you linked it

i just think its a stupid premise.

Kenwo4life=ratings

by KenWo4LiFe on Aug 14, 2009 1:22 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

he may have been hands off, but he's the gm and he (and JR) followed the philosophy

of drafting overvalued picks that would make easy contractual agreements. he should receive a bulk of the blame for that. it’s all relative of course, when there was only one (top 14) highest pick opportunity and it was gordo. anyway, the drafting philosophy appears to have changed for the better. and i also agree that he’s done remarkably well in other areas.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa... Time out Greenbay. Tell that fucking bullshit to the tourists

by onlysoxfaninboston on Aug 14, 2009 6:47 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

fwooooosh

i thought you wete going to do it yourself.
didnt even see it was a link.

doy.

Castro ran into the dugout and told pitcher Jose Contreras, "He hasn't missed a spot all day. I think hes going to do it." Contreras replied, "Shut the fuck up."

by e-gus on Aug 14, 2009 11:13 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

It's nice to see how crappy some of drafts have been

and this is a good way to put that into context. That being said, yes i disagree with the premise of judging a team solely based on drafts. Some of those players are the reason why we’ve had above .500 teams, playing for the sox or helping us in a trade.

by steveo8034 on Aug 14, 2009 1:35 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

f'ed up

the reply to kenwo

by steveo8034 on Aug 14, 2009 1:35 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I tried doing this with my MVP 2005 rosters a few years ago.

Too ambitious, though the outfield of Rowand, Lee, and Mags was pretty great with Ray Ray leading off.

THANK YOU NATE SILVER, TECHNOLOGY IS THE TOPS

by Hazymania on Aug 14, 2009 1:57 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

good ole mvp 05

that would involve a whole bunch of skull fucking.-BoeJouma

by furby2056 on Aug 14, 2009 11:31 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

04 was better

didnt have the stupid different colors for different pitches. that was the only difference really.

Castro ran into the dugout and told pitcher Jose Contreras, "He hasn't missed a spot all day. I think hes going to do it." Contreras replied, "Shut the fuck up."

by e-gus on Aug 14, 2009 12:18 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

you could turn that off

" 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

by U-God on Aug 14, 2009 12:43 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hitter's Eye was like the best feature

Concur on MVP ’05 on best of all-time.

LeBron James: Which of His Blessings would you deny?

by ProfessorEmmer on Aug 14, 2009 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

same

i loved that game

" 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

by U-God on Aug 14, 2009 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Helped that it was the Sox world series year too

’04 kind of sucked because all the left handed batters put 9-iron like backspin on all flyballs.

LeBron James: Which of His Blessings would you deny?

by ProfessorEmmer on Aug 14, 2009 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

one of the reasons i was so upset about no mvp 06

was that we finally would been a top 5 team in the game.

and yeah, that lefty glitch sucked hard.

welcome to the site

" 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

by U-God on Aug 14, 2009 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah the Sox sucked hard in that game

Crede was a lamb, Pods’ skills were equal to his current abilities, and Uribe was the #2 hitter

LeBron James: Which of His Blessings would you deny?

by ProfessorEmmer on Aug 14, 2009 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ive read that there is a PC version of MVP 08

Some site releases Mods for free download.

by No Pressure on Aug 14, 2009 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Fuck. Make it for macs, Internet.

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by KarkoviceIsHawt on Aug 14, 2009 5:08 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions   0 recs

vm? boot camp?

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by thatshortkid on Aug 14, 2009 5:10 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm with you on mvp 2004.

I still play it like once a year. I created all of the best guys from the 70s-90s. fun stuff.

Kenwo4life=ratings

by KenWo4LiFe on Aug 14, 2009 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

i was 100 games over .500 online on '04

and you couldnt turn off the different colors there in ’05, thats why I say ’04 was better.

baseball stars was amazing for 8 bits but theres really no comparison.

Castro ran into the dugout and told pitcher Jose Contreras, "He hasn't missed a spot all day. I think hes going to do it." Contreras replied, "Shut the fuck up."

by e-gus on Aug 14, 2009 7:47 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

" 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

by U-God on Aug 14, 2009 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

And, just for the record.....

I believe Aaron Poreda is the new Royce Ring, and I’ve thought so for about two months now.

by dantesox on Aug 14, 2009 8:17 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Maybe he will

But it was still the “right” kind of pick. He has a high upside. Of course not all these guys will pan out but that’s not the point.

"Oh well back to work"

by Tdogg on Aug 14, 2009 9:00 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I love the smell of baseball in the morning.

The day has finally arrived for live 2009 White Sox baseball in Nor Cal. It’s been nearly two years since my triumphant entrance on the West Coast, but I’m still uncomfortable with catching only one or two series a year out here rather than the 50-60 games a season in Chicago to which I’d grown accustomed. Not to mention the Sox 11-31 record in Oakland in the aughts. And how all of the extra foul ground at the ballpark makes even the best seats seem pretty ordinary. And that beer vendors don’t roam the aisles in California (this is especially bothersome when Contreras pitches and the beer consumption rate jumps to somewhere around one per hitter). And that the ballpark will be empty.

But what the hell, this is my first live baseball since last August (no way am I going to a Giants or A’s game when they’re not playing the Sox), A’s games aren’t even close to as scary as Raiders games when you’re repping the visitors, and tomorrow I can abandon the bulletproof vest that’s usually required regardless and just use rhythm as a shield.

Don't call it a comeback.

by Toonderstrook on Aug 14, 2009 9:44 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

wasn't there a raider game last night?

damn they get that field switched around fast

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by thatshortkid on Aug 14, 2009 10:59 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

You nailed it.

...take your hobbit circle jerk to another thread
by larry on May 18, 2009 8:58 PM PDT

by rhythm on Aug 14, 2009 12:56 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

God, when are they going to get out of that multi-purpose hell-hole?

Didn’t the first plan fall through?

White Sox fan; Jeppson's Malort man

by KarkoviceIsHawt on Aug 14, 2009 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Last I heard Fremont was off the table and San Jose was the next target.

I will admit the Raiders game are cool in the sense that the crappy stadium and old-school music and video clips make you wonder if it’s not 1983 and Marcus Allen and Howie Long are about to bust out of the tunnel.

Don't call it a comeback.

by Toonderstrook on Aug 14, 2009 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

The A's are up shit creek.

With the collapse of the economy, it’s going to be a while before they can pull anything off.

...take your hobbit circle jerk to another thread
by larry on May 18, 2009 8:58 PM PDT

by rhythm on Aug 14, 2009 12:59 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

What can I say, even the hoodrats in Oaktown know not to fuck with me.

...take your hobbit circle jerk to another thread
by larry on May 18, 2009 8:58 PM PDT

by rhythm on Aug 14, 2009 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Oh NosE!

and i thought we were going to contend, and be champions..

/sarcasm

"And this ballgame is OVA!!!!"

by Moshin on Aug 14, 2009 10:04 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

This is much better than most hack jobs.

My biggest complaint is the common one, not really being familar with a team’s farm system and making generally dated statements. (Like no mention of Hudson-duh or the Sox farm is depleted because somebody said that last year…..). Seems they all make these kind of mistakes for all teams except the ones they follow closely.

He’s also a little more aggressive in his numbers (also common – they always seem to take worst case scenario), but at least I don’t see stupid shit like pencil JD in for 12 million on their payroll next year….

"Oh well back to work"

by Tdogg on Aug 14, 2009 10:15 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Sox are set up to compete for the next 2-3 years and

have a decent foundation moving forward.

Now I do understand that the Central blows and allowed for it.

But I feel totally vindicated in thinking there was nothing wrong with trying to compete and rebuilding at the same time.

"Oh well back to work"

by Tdogg on Aug 14, 2009 10:18 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

And beyond 2-3 years, how much can one really project?

Kind of seems like an exercise in futility to say, “2010 and 2011 are looking okay, but look out, White Sox fans — you’re in for some trouble come 2014*.”

*Not that I accept that premise in the first place — I seem to remember after the 2006 season folks saying how the Sox were an old team whose prospects for 2008 and beyond were miserable (a particular series of exchanges with an optimistic Indians fan comes to mind). And we’ve seen how that has played out.

by CWSKeith on Aug 14, 2009 10:39 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol I remember those fights

I think JRE said we would not compete for the next decade

"Oh well back to work"

by Tdogg on Aug 14, 2009 10:46 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

it's not bad. just somewhat sloppy.

and, of course, there are a few rather ridiculous assumptions and mistakes aired. first, john danks isn’t getting $6.3M in arbitration. if he gets half that, that would be a win for him. compare to justin verlander and his $3.3M (iirc), probably a comparable to superior pitcher in terms of what gets you money in arbitration. second, pretending like there is any chance that thornton will be let go is silly. third, wilson betemit is not under contract next year and is probably just going to be non-tendered.

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by larry on Aug 14, 2009 10:34 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

also fails to mention ramon castro

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by larry on Aug 14, 2009 10:35 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

and the guy just said he assumed the white sox would take the least expensive option and buy out thornton.

i guess if you think the white sox are idiots and don’t understand player valuation, that would be the least expensive option.

and carrasco is arbitration eligible, too.

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by larry on Aug 14, 2009 10:37 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

i forget

are you banned from responding to him?

"Oh well back to work"

by Tdogg on Aug 14, 2009 10:36 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I enjoy that our "core" will be getting older.

As opposed to everyone else. What a knucklehead. Has our “core” in 2010 not just rotated to the “youth” side a bit more with the addition of 2 28 y/o “core” folks?

DB. I have no idea how you read BTB. I get agitated almost every time the Sox are profiled.

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by winningugly on Aug 14, 2009 10:18 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

You forget

The Sox have a magical “air” that allows them to defy normal predictions and regressions of OPOSs. look at the declining OPS of the big 3 for the past years and how its fallen off the side of a cliff.

And AJ is a cyborg.

"Oh well back to work"

by Tdogg on Aug 14, 2009 10:21 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

formula looks pretty

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa... Time out Greenbay. Tell that fucking bullshit to the tourists

by onlysoxfaninboston on Aug 14, 2009 11:01 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

can we get a colin take on this?

meaning: can we have this post re-written by a guy who knows what he’s talking about?

" 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

by U-God on Aug 14, 2009 12:16 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

anyone who knows the blue jays are not in the AL central, take one step forward.

not so fast denny mcclain.
strange ramblings. i think he’s been drinking again.

it is what it is......

by BuehrleMan on Aug 14, 2009 9:59 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Yikes.

Fearlessly the idiot faced the crowd, smiling.

by homesickalien on Aug 14, 2009 10:02 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

But is he gambling?

Would LOVE to see him, Art Schlichter, and Pete Rose in Vegas at the same roulette wheel..

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by winningugly on Aug 14, 2009 10:20 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Interesting.

I’d LOVE to see Megan Fox, Bar Refaeli, and Allison Stokke at the same roulette wheel. To each their own, I guess.

Don't call it a comeback.

by Toonderstrook on Aug 14, 2009 10:56 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

her best pic eva

shes good but a far cry from the others

by Q!'s Qrew on Aug 14, 2009 12:24 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

The Natalie Portman of pole vaulting.

She can vault my pole anytime!

THANK YOU NATE SILVER, TECHNOLOGY IS THE TOPS

by Hazymania on Aug 14, 2009 12:32 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

She is worthy

of da Toonder.

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by winningugly on Aug 14, 2009 8:12 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

wow, she's really hot in that picture.

...take your hobbit circle jerk to another thread
by larry on May 18, 2009 8:58 PM PDT

by rhythm on Aug 14, 2009 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

haha, they like us better than the tigers and twins

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa... Time out Greenbay. Tell that fucking bullshit to the tourists

by onlysoxfaninboston on Aug 14, 2009 11:03 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

and the cubs

"And this ballgame is OVA!!!!"

by Moshin on Aug 14, 2009 11:13 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

He was hit in the 3rd game vs Sox right?
This Guy’s Nuts: Adrian Beltre’s 16-for-36 streak—and perhaps his season—comes to an end when an errant one-hopper strikes him in the groin; unbelievably enough, he apparently wasn’t wearing a cup, so he may need surgery to stop the internal bleeding.

OUCH.

by Shakey on Aug 14, 2009 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Next Year Roster, is it financially possible?

is this financially possible next year?

Lineup
Pods – RF
Beckham
Quentin – LF
Dye- DH
Konerko
Pierzynski
A Rios – CF
A Ramirez
Chris Getz
Jason Nix, utility

The Ghost of Ron Rivera haunts the Windy City...

by Oso Monstar of Midway on Aug 14, 2009 11:12 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

He made a terrible investment in Phoenix

Best of luck to him to actually try to build up a fanbase for the Coyotes.

by 815Sox on Aug 14, 2009 11:35 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

wait, you mean all those articles about how gavin floyd couldn't possibly replicate his 2008 season because stats said so were incorrect?

i’m shocked.

We’ve been hard on Gavin Floyd in the past, because his talent level has not matched his numbers often. He either performs way over his head or gets shellacked into next week. This year though, he’s turned himself into a legitimately good pitcher, and is someone you shouldn’t forget about down the stretch or for next year. Floyd posted a 3.84 ERA in 2008, but it should have been around a run higher than that. BABIP regression powerbombed his ERA into a turnbuckle during the first two months of 2009, as Floyd posted an ERA of 6.12 despite keeping his homer rate at a reasonable level thanks to 69 hits in 60 1/3 innings along with his four walks per nine. Things have changed since that point though, with Floyd keeping the strikeout rate from that time but subtracting some walks (2.7 per nine) and sustaining that impressive (for Floyd and a White Sox pitcher) homer rate. After 2.2 and 1.3 the past two years, Floyd is at 0.8 homers per nine for 2009. He hasn’t done this by lowering his HR/FB, but has instead given up fewer fly balls and kept the ball on the ground more often. That’s what you need to do to succeed in the homer-friendly Cell, so chances are good that Floyd, while not a guy we should be looking for sub-three ERAs from, can actually pitch like the guy people thought he was with last year’s numbers.

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=9389

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by larry on Aug 14, 2009 11:16 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

No eating of crow, eh?

I truly enjoy when someone says “Our model effed up” or “We wuz Wrong”. Seems rare that these guys do that.

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by winningugly on Aug 14, 2009 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

not sure normandin was one of the people who wrote such things.

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by larry on Aug 14, 2009 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Someone owes Gavin - and us, of course - a mea culpa.

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by winningugly on Aug 14, 2009 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

It seems to me that GF

is in a great groove now, I like watching him pitch. I know it’s something that you can’t quantify, but with him, the way he has turned things round since early doors in the season seems like he has become mentally tougher. That kind of thing comes with getting a bit older, and people, men especially, mature at very different rates.

by hoodlight on Aug 14, 2009 1:09 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

what is the most financially likely roster next season?

and if we lose both Dye and Thome, do we bring up Dayan Viciedo for DH, and Jared Mitchell OF? Since we have to sign John Danks, and shortly after Carlos Quentin, Alexei Ramirez.

The Ghost of Ron Rivera haunts the Windy City...

by Oso Monstar of Midway on Aug 14, 2009 11:33 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

i firmly believe that Jared Mitchell will be splitting time between

the Bears and White Sox next season.

THIS STORY ONLY ENDS ONE WAY

by colintj on Aug 14, 2009 12:00 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Training for the Chicago 2012 Olympics.

Or is it 2016?

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by winningugly on Aug 14, 2009 12:58 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

london is 2012

btw, is it just me, or is ‘let friendship shine’ the dumbest fucking slogan ever?

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by thatshortkid on Aug 14, 2009 1:06 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

it sounds better when it hasn't been translated from english.

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by larry on Aug 14, 2009 1:07 PM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

biggest waste of cash ever

we are all having to pay extra taxes just to see a load of PED addled athletes for two weeks. You’re better off without them mate.
It was very funny when the city of Manchester failed in a bid to host the Olympics, I mean FFS Manchester!! The IOC will have got off the plane and said, ’ no way will it ever be held in a shithole like this ’ and the local authority spent millions trying to win the bid. they did end up with the Commonwealth games, which for those unfamiliar, is where all the countries we used to rule come back and kick our arses. It’s like a School Sports day elongated for a fortnight

by hoodlight on Aug 14, 2009 1:16 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

They were getting ready for the Olympics

When I was over there..

Hopefully it brings in some cash. Thats the point of the whole deal. I know if they do come to Chicago and I am up there I am renting out my place for 2 weeks and taking a vacation.

by 815Sox on Aug 14, 2009 6:20 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

therefore....

Pods
Beckham
Quentin
Konerko
Pierzynski
Rios
Getz
Ramirez
Mitchell

The Ghost of Ron Rivera haunts the Windy City...

by Oso Monstar of Midway on Aug 14, 2009 11:41 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Mitchell might be an option 2013.

I think one of either Thome or Dye will be back. Thome could be much cheaper this time around and swinging gentlemenly from the left side so he is probably my preference. Getz could be upgraded, but doesn’t need to be imo.

Sprinkle on the devil’s pixie dust for Pods I suppose.

by ThisIsJustBanter on Aug 14, 2009 12:23 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

2011 or 2012.

No way if he progresses well he’s in the minors in 2013. He’ll be traded by then if he’s not with the parent club.

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by winningugly on Aug 14, 2009 12:59 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm stealing this from the Dugout at BTF

but it’s Earl Weaver’s birthday today, and everyone ought to hear this at least five times a year:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YKxf3OkpJc

by CWSKeith on Aug 14, 2009 12:17 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

awesome.

“Alice Sweet from Norfolk wants to know the best time to put in a tomato plant.”

EW: “Alice Sweet better be worried about where her next lay is coming from rather than worry about where her next god damn tomato plant is coming from, if shed get her ass out of the fucking bars at night and go hustling around the streets she might get a prick stuck in her once in a while.”

Castro ran into the dugout and told pitcher Jose Contreras, "He hasn't missed a spot all day. I think hes going to do it." Contreras replied, "Shut the fuck up."

by e-gus on Aug 14, 2009 12:25 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Earl and Ozzie would be good to be with in Vegas, too.

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by winningugly on Aug 14, 2009 12:59 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

have you read Jims report on dayan

there’s a nice video too, he talks about the crack of the bat when he hits the ball, and you can hear it when you watch the clip. Looks like he might be a fucking monster in about 3 years time.

probably been posted elsewhere but unlike some I’m far too busy to read every post on here, so apologies in advance.

link here

by hoodlight on Aug 14, 2009 12:18 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

great comment

winningfugly says:
August 13, 2009 at 7:53 pm

I know his conditioning isn’t up to par, and I hope that doesn’t have an effect on his personality. Last thing we need is a big fat mean guy down in A-ball

by Q!'s Qrew on Aug 14, 2009 12:50 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

just a reminder that phil rogers gets paid money,

probably quite a lot of it, to write things like this.

FORT MILL, S.C. — Jake Peavy’s unofficial White Sox debut in one word? Wow. So that’s why Ken Williams didn’t mind giving up four pitching prospects for a guy on the disabled list.

yeah phil. kw got peavy so he could pitch 3 scoreless innings in charlotte.
i mean jeez, what, rogers had no idea that peavy might be a halfway decent pitcher? and it may still be a little early to try to evaluate that trade.

it is what it is......

by BuehrleMan on Aug 14, 2009 1:56 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

i'd be more confident if Phil didn't like it.

“ONLY 5 strikouts?”

dancing on the sand.

by thecip on Aug 14, 2009 3:14 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

since we are talking next year...

Look at all the speed…

LF Figgins
3B Beckham (actually don’t mind seeing him at 3B anymore)
RF Q!
1B Konerko
C AJ
CF Rios
SS Alexei
2B Getz
DH Pods/Fields

Bench:
C Castro
Util: Nix
1B/3B Fields
OF Pods

by el paulito on Aug 14, 2009 1:58 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Bacon still has a long way to go

Nix has just been covering it up with his shit sandwich.

The Pods on the team next year joke isnt funny anymore, please cut it out everyone.

Castro ran into the dugout and told pitcher Jose Contreras, "He hasn't missed a spot all day. I think hes going to do it." Contreras replied, "Shut the fuck up."

by e-gus on Aug 14, 2009 2:05 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

fine - we bring back Thome...

without Thomer – we are very right handed next year.

I think Thome may accept a little less to stay with the Sox to try to get #600.

by el paulito on Aug 14, 2009 2:10 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

way OT. wire fans

if you would like to see dominic west selling instant coffee and reading 7minutes and 56 seconds of the wake by jeremy page, you can click here.

it is what it is......

by BuehrleMan on Aug 14, 2009 2:49 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

OT - Mad Men Season 3 premiere Sunday!

As previously established, I don’t have a tv, so I’ll probably have to wait for the DVDs (again), but this is a friendly reminder to the rest of you.

LOVE IT!

(also, if anyone knows of a site that has the episodes a la hulu, please let me know!)

Fearlessly the idiot faced the crowd, smiling.

by homesickalien on Aug 14, 2009 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

go to

sidereel.com

they have everything

" 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

by U-God on Aug 14, 2009 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks!!!

Fearlessly the idiot faced the crowd, smiling.

by homesickalien on Aug 14, 2009 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

no problem

" 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

by U-God on Aug 14, 2009 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

oooooooooohhh......in.ter.est.ing.

But no.
He has standards.
errr, sorta.

Fearlessly the idiot faced the crowd, smiling.

by homesickalien on Aug 14, 2009 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

West coast games not for me

much as I want to, I need half a pound of speed to make tonight’s match up

by hoodlight on Aug 14, 2009 5:45 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

With Contreras pitching in Oakland, you shouldn't want to much.

I’ll pick up the slack for you in any event.

Don't call it a comeback.

by Toonderstrook on Aug 14, 2009 5:46 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

hey!

have a good night mate, to be honest he looked awesome for three innings the last time he pitched, then it all went wrong. I’m hoping he can replicate that for at least 6 innings tonight

by hoodlight on Aug 14, 2009 5:51 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm with you.

And I wouldn’t have nearly a problem with a poor performance if he’d do it more quickly. There’s nothing more painful than a bad performance with Contreras-like gaps between pitches.

Don't call it a comeback.

by Toonderstrook on Aug 14, 2009 5:55 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

how much is a beer in the park?

compared to like a bar or something

by hoodlight on Aug 14, 2009 5:56 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

2-3 times as much

" 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

by U-God on Aug 14, 2009 5:58 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

at a footy game here it's more or less the same

but the quality is 2-3 times worse, so I guess it’s the same shit different colour.

by hoodlight on Aug 14, 2009 6:00 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Too much.

If I remember right from last year, a 24 oz. Pacifico, which is the way to go so you don’t miss half the damn game running up to the concourse, was $14.

Don't call it a comeback.

by Toonderstrook on Aug 14, 2009 6:01 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

well 24oz is just short of two pints

at 14$ that’s like 8 quid, 4 quid a pint, not many places would get any customers charging that over here.

but hey ho – inelastic demand and all that

by hoodlight on Aug 14, 2009 6:06 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Half a pint short.

A scam regardless.

Don't call it a comeback.

by Toonderstrook on Aug 14, 2009 6:08 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

similar down south

the big ass pacificos or coronas are $12 at angel stadium, plus whatever you tip the vendor. so twice what you’d find at a bar, 4x the store cost

These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.

by thatshortkid on Aug 14, 2009 6:10 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

do you always have to tip when you have a beer?

it’s not expected at all here, you might say to the barmaid ’ get one for yourself ’ if she’s got a nice smile, but %95 of the time no one bothers

by hoodlight on Aug 14, 2009 6:13 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

it's pretty customary

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

These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.

by thatshortkid on Aug 14, 2009 6:15 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I do at bars and at ballgames.

If you don’t at the bar, good luck getting another the rest of the night. At the ballpark, the vendors on the move might not find you as easily either. The concourse vendors out here are often surprised when they get tipped, which says more about A’s fans than anything.

Don't call it a comeback.

by Toonderstrook on Aug 14, 2009 6:15 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I actually always wondered about that at the Cell

I always end up tipping because I’d rather be a generous drunken idiot than a drunken a-hole. But are you supposed to?

White Sox fan; Jeppson's Malort man

by KarkoviceIsHawt on Aug 14, 2009 6:34 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

"Should" is pretty subjective.

But I’ll tip and take the karma.

Don't call it a comeback.

by Toonderstrook on Aug 14, 2009 6:51 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Fair enough

I agree. But I was wondering if others consider it standard.

White Sox fan; Jeppson's Malort man

by KarkoviceIsHawt on Aug 14, 2009 6:56 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

the bulpen bar is where its at

you can get a double in a 22 oz. glass of beam and coke that will put you on your ass.

also, I always tip.

Castro ran into the dugout and told pitcher Jose Contreras, "He hasn't missed a spot all day. I think hes going to do it." Contreras replied, "Shut the fuck up."

by e-gus on Aug 14, 2009 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

At a bar, sure.

At your seat, no.

We’re a pack of a-holes. And my tradition of contributing absolutely nothing to this site... continues.

by winningugly on Aug 14, 2009 8:00 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

no tip the guy that brings it to your seat?

I thought he was asking about the walk up vendors in the concourses. I always tip the guy that brings it to me. Usually the walk ups if the change works out right, but I don’t feel bad if I don’t.

by Trooper on Aug 14, 2009 8:13 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

At least that place is nice.

They should give away dosed beer here to help everyone forget what an ugly ballpark they’re sitting in.

Don't call it a comeback.

by Toonderstrook on Aug 14, 2009 6:13 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

well, at least someone can hit jered weaver

baltimore with 6 runs on 6 hits in the first inning.

it is what it is......

by BuehrleMan on Aug 14, 2009 6:42 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Yeah...

but can they score off King Felix? Oh, wait….

Don't call it a comeback.

by Toonderstrook on Aug 14, 2009 6:51 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Da's only in tha moanin'

Wanted to post that during the gamethread, but I’m on my way out

White Sox fan; Jeppson's Malort man

by KarkoviceIsHawt on Aug 14, 2009 7:13 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Who IS this mofo

who knows us so well? And loves Kark? I may have to leave my wife.

We’re a pack of a-holes. And my tradition of contributing absolutely nothing to this site... continues.

by winningugly on Aug 14, 2009 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

very well done

" 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

by U-God on Aug 14, 2009 7:17 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

kc at detroit

greinke v washburn. no score through 7. 3 hits for detroit, 2 for kc.

it is what it is......

by BuehrleMan on Aug 14, 2009 8:09 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

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