Introducing Your September White Sox Call-Ups
This post was written by larry, but apparently he broke the site. I'm leaving his post below so the tech guys can figure out what went wrong, and reposting it again so you can comment and such.
Or, in most cases, re-introducing.
Tyler Flowers: The White Sox' top prospect receives a deserving call-up to serve as the 3rd catcher. One suspects, however, that he will see a bit more playing time than his predecessor ceremonial 3rd catchers have in the past. Jim Thome's departure may mean he will also see significant time at DH, although the team still has a logjam of hitters vying for plate appearances. Flowers is a hitter in the three true outcomes vein. His blended line between Birmingham and Charlotte was .297/.423/.516. I expect him to struggle initially with major league pitching but his addition certainly adds a bit of excitement to what will undoubtedly be a rather mundane run-in for the club. This stint should allow him to get familiar with many of the pitchers he'll be handling regularly, presumably beginning sometime next season.
Chris Getz: Chris has shown himself this season to be a fragile little egg. His absences have permitted Jayson Nix to solidify himself and you can probably expect a lefty-righty platoon next season at 2B. That certainly works to hide Nix' major shortcoming - an utter inability to hit right-handed pitching - and also may help to keep Getz healthy. Getz' .267/.325/.367 has been about as advertised although his glove has disappointed me so far.
Dewayne Wise: He stinks at most aspects of major league baseball. He does play good defense and he has some utility as a baserunner. However, he should not face live pitching. This year, he's batting .200/.240/.348. In other words, essentially his career line. Here's hoping this will be the last we see of him.
Carlos Torres: He relies on hitters being undisciplined at the plate. Unfortunately, most major leaguers are better than that. His future is probably in the bullpen and that's where I'd expect him next season. This month, however, he will pick up starts, particularly if Peavy does not return or return quickly.
Josh Fields: Well, unlike his boy BA, Fields didn't get the trade he requested. That's what happens when you are essentially an AAAA slugger without a defensive position. While he's not arbitration eligible next season, he will be without options. He also was not on the original list of September 1 call-ups but the Thome trade made another bat necessary. All of that adds up to us probably watching the end of Fields as a member of the organization.
Further call-ups will probably be arriving over the next week as the minor league season winds-down and I'll cover those as they happen. Considering the White Sox are in a cost-saving mode, however, not paying the approximately $66,000 major league salary each call-up will make over the rest of the season may serve to limit the total number of call-ups compared to prior years - not to mention the generally uninspiring nature of the remaining candidates. And, since I know this will come up, as I've said before, it doesn't make a great deal of sense to add Daniel Hudson to the 40 man roster and, therefore, compel the club to use an option on him in 2010 when there's no urgency to do so. Of course, the White Sox rarely take my unsolicited advice. At any rate, he'll certainly be making two final starts in AAA before any decision is made. [Oops]
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larry didn't break the site/post, Colin did.
larry said so in the last (working) thread.
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by Chiburb on Sep 1, 2009 1:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
dirty lawyer trick.
2009 is just 2007 in 2008's clothing.
by colintj on Sep 1, 2009 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was goin off his email to me..
I’ve got the other thread open, but been distracted by lunch and others
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by The Cheat on Sep 1, 2009 1:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, you are sitting in a classroom. We get it.
How is this different than you tooling around the local HS on your bike?
;)
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by winningugly on Sep 1, 2009 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
actually I'm home for the day... well afternoon (I do have plans tonight)
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by The Cheat on Sep 1, 2009 1:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh shit
cheat has plans tonight
that would involve a whole bunch of skull fucking.-BoeJouma
by furby2056 on Sep 1, 2009 3:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
the mail-in bride
must have finally come in.
by soxshenanigans on Sep 1, 2009 3:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mail-in bride = "love doll"
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by tailgater on Sep 1, 2009 3:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why would you want a woman who talks anyway?
Today was a nice day to be out for a walk, look through the window of a restaurant at 2:30, and discover that the Sox started at noon.
by homesickalien on Sep 1, 2009 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
so she can ask which type of beer to fetch or what you want on your sammich
These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
by thatshortkid on Sep 1, 2009 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"On top or from behind?"
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by winningugly on Sep 1, 2009 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like your style...I ask that a few times a week, at least.
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by BobbySouthSide on Sep 1, 2009 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mrs. BSS is clearly a lucky lady, to be sure.
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by homesickalien on Sep 1, 2009 3:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I make sure to remind her of this everyday!
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Sep 1, 2009 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You need to.
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by winningugly on Sep 1, 2009 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
coming from the expert divorceeee.....
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by BobbySouthSide on Sep 1, 2009 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No one posted this? Thought this was a slam dunk.
by CWSKeith on Sep 1, 2009 5:30 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Sears catalog.
gold, Keith!
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by homesickalien on Sep 2, 2009 9:24 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Re-introducing indeed.
Because it’s posted twice, you see. Get it? huh? no? what’s that? you’re asking me to leave? Well what if I don’t want to? Oh, you’ll call the police? Yeah well call the police! See if I fuckin care! NO NOT THE TASER
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by billyok on Sep 1, 2009 1:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
BOK, are you in Florida?
Sounds like it to me.
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by winningugly on Sep 1, 2009 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
In fact I am
And now, it’s time for dinner
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by billyok on Sep 1, 2009 2:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was able to hide the other thread
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by The Cheat on Sep 1, 2009 1:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
nice work. now it's working and someone decided to send a twitter out to a hidden story.
by larry on Sep 1, 2009 1:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
sounds like this site needs some September callups is what it sounds like
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by billyok on Sep 1, 2009 2:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
whats this site sound like?
we are gonna skullfuck this guy - thecip
by BoeJouma on Sep 1, 2009 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
crickets soon enough.
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by Chiburb on Sep 1, 2009 2:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The sound of shattered dreams
"My problem is, I've been lazy." - Carlos Zambrano
by tailgater on Sep 1, 2009 3:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The sound of school starting and overall lost interest in a disappointing team.
Today was a nice day to be out for a walk, look through the window of a restaurant at 2:30, and discover that the Sox started at noon.
by homesickalien on Sep 1, 2009 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The sound of Devin Hester snaring in a 65 yard bomb from Cutler
by Q!'s Qrew on Sep 1, 2009 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The sound of the bears failing miserably as Matthew Stafford wins 16 games
by Carbiner on Sep 1, 2009 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Over what time period exactly?
5 seasons? 10 ?
by Grinder in Training on Sep 1, 2009 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damn Chris Getz and him going on DL
For some reason I feel like this road trip might not have gone as bad as it has with him in the lineup. But then again, it is just a thought, a guess, nothing concrete to back it up with.
Mentally I buried the season, thought “ok, this is over, move on” but then yesterday turned into the radio broadcast of the game and realized how much I am going to miss it in the offseason. So screw it, bought a couple of tix for the games in September. Here is to hoping to Flowers catching on those days.
Lupe, release the balloons!
by LT_sox_fan on Sep 1, 2009 1:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
White Sox record in August in the Ozzie era: 77-94 (.450 winning pct.).
This compares to 497-446 overall (.527 winning pct.). Every year except last year, the Sox record in August has been worse than their overall record (though just barely in ’06).
I have no point here … or really, ever.
by The Actual El Guapo on Sep 1, 2009 2:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It's among the points I'll make at the end of the year
his second half record is WAY worse than first half… Some of the blame falls on the Sox system, but I suspect there is some actual cause and effect at work there. But there’s no way to say how much…
I thought this season would be the first under Ozzie with a better second half record, thanks to REAL minor league reinforcements (and two sizable deadline acquisitions)… we’re now 2-games under (?) in the second half, or treading water with respect to the first half
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by The Cheat on Sep 1, 2009 2:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
thanks to REAL minor league reinforcements (and two sizable deadline acquisitions)
And the biggest deal of all: Q’s return. Which proved to be the most underwhelming move of all.
But then I’m an atheist.
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by Chiburb on Sep 1, 2009 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
the expectations for quentin should have been tempered.
it’s pretty obvious he is no where near 100% and he shouldn’t have been expected to be.
by larry on Sep 1, 2009 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So is he batting at an 80% clip? 60%?
And yes, I recall your cautions at the time. But the concensus was an 80% healed was better than most of the 100%ers that might have been traded for.
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by Chiburb on Sep 1, 2009 2:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
probably depends upon your perspective.
is a healthy Q, say, a 150 OPS+ offensive player? if so, then a Q who is a 95 OPS+ player is a lot worse than 80%. i don’t know if the former is the baseline i’d use but it’s not that far off. he’s probably been an improvement over what the sox were tossing out their in his absence but i think people underestimated how bad this injury was (not to mention the cascade to a knee injury that likely resulted from the initial injury in some fashion). i don’t know whether additional rest this offseason will help quentin or not but, if the sox are considering shutting anyone down, he probably should be at the top of the list.
by larry on Sep 1, 2009 2:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not all of us were underestimating his injury.
And I would not rule out off-season surgery, depending on the nature of the “pop” that caused him to scream like colin.
Between him and Getz we have a couple of young, injury-prone folks. Not good.
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by winningugly on Sep 1, 2009 3:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
amen, sometimes it feels like he will never be 100%
btw, thanks for putting this together. I had a few people asking about September call ups, and now have a link that I can redirect them to.
Lupe, release the balloons!
by LT_sox_fan on Sep 1, 2009 2:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're the doctor.
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by Sox Machine on Sep 1, 2009 3:03 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
Rec'd
because it is so true.
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by winningugly on Sep 1, 2009 3:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
go green and prosper
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by thatshortkid on Sep 1, 2009 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
this comment is good.
Cashing checks and having sex.
by MarketMaker on Sep 1, 2009 5:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, well met.
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by Sox Machine on Sep 1, 2009 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
mercy.
i have an exceeding and slightly hyperbolic hatred of nick swisher. you may think you hate him more than i do, but you would be wrong.
by BuehrleMan on Sep 1, 2009 3:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he hasn't been doing his stretching exercises.
by larry on Sep 1, 2009 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I honestly don't believe his struggles are health-related.
I think we’re seeing a guy who is very hard on himself (and a big reason I love him) who presses more and more every time he thinks about not coming close to the cumulative numbers he thinks he should be putting up. As well, and I haven’t mentioned this until now, though I’m not sure why…..has he backed off the plate a lot, or is it just me? On the one hand, it makes perfect sense….on the other….I think its reflective of his indecision about what to try next. Whereas I can’t completely eliminate the physical, I think what we’re seeing mainly is a guy adjusting and “trying too hard” to repeat his performance and prove to himself that he is a perennial all-star level talent.
by dantesox on Sep 1, 2009 3:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You are a lunatic. And I say that fondly, having a psych background myself.
I believe you are projecting. ;) Quit with the psychobabble crap. He’s injury-prone. Plantar fasciitis ain’t in your head. If you want to discuss self-fulfilling prophecies and how baseball players injure themselves because they are afraid to succeed, thus reinforcing their parents’ never-attainable love, go to a Psych 101 lab and run it on the freshmen. Your theories are stories anyone can make up. They don’t help.
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by winningugly on Sep 1, 2009 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
My my.
You’re awfully passionate about this. How is my contention any less valid than the theory that his struggles are health-related? Do you know?Any more than I? I know his plantar fascitis was real. So was Mauer’s back problems just this year. All I’m doing is offering up an opinion….no different than you and with the same amount of information…..very little.
by dantesox on Sep 1, 2009 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I see nothing he is doing mechanically different with his swing to make me think this is a physical problem.
by dantesox on Sep 1, 2009 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you should look more closely then. we've covered this before.
by larry on Sep 1, 2009 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What I see is a guy trying to hit a home run most every at-bat.
His average and overall productivity has suffered. It doesn’t appear he is using the whole field like he did last year.
by dantesox on Sep 1, 2009 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
His hit chart looks just like last year.
He was a pull hitter last year too.
by mick10 on Sep 1, 2009 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I remember watching a game after he came back and Hawk and Stone Poney
broke down his stance and how he wasn’t driving off his back foot on his swing. Thus, more pop-ups and less power…wasn’t getting on top of the ball.
If it also is all in his head, how come he has been limping in the OF and around the bases?
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by BobbySouthSide on Sep 1, 2009 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
On what is this opinion based?
Do you know his background? Have you spoken with him? Talked with his significant others? At least when others offer baseball-related opinions there are statistics and historical precedent. If we came to baseball-related conclusions based upon your thesis then Q could hit .400 because someone had done it before, whether he exhibited any of those traits or not.
Let’s do the psychic act next. Come on, DS, psychology is not a parlor game. You demean the profession by putting out those shots in the dark as “opinions”.
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by winningugly on Sep 1, 2009 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So we should completely dismiss the possibility that
there are ways players can help themselves by exploring their cognitive and/or psychological approaches? That’s really all I’m doing here.
by dantesox on Sep 1, 2009 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
no. what you're doing is denying that this has any physical component and ascribing it all to a mental component.
by larry on Sep 1, 2009 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No I'm not.
In fact, I think Carlos probably has to become LESS cerebral/analytical to help himself. If he’s really that hurt, he’s doing a damn good job of not showing it.
by dantesox on Sep 1, 2009 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How is limping around in left and hitting <80% of his normal rate
“not showing it”? Perhaps he should cry.
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by winningugly on Sep 1, 2009 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Am I not watching enough games? Where is all this limping happening?
by dantesox on Sep 1, 2009 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You must be living under a rock...
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Sep 1, 2009 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
huh?
He limps like a guy playing with a bad foot. How is he hiding it?
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Sep 1, 2009 3:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think his foot affects his hitting, boys.
by dantesox on Sep 1, 2009 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
what?!
try hitting a baseball with just your front foot. Doesn’t work too well, does it??
lay off the peyote…it’s affecting your common sense.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Sep 1, 2009 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Keep talking.
Any semblance of rationality has escaped you, and it is fun.
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by winningugly on Sep 1, 2009 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
From the Bulls, Dr. Lee
Maybe this affects his hitting?…nahhhh.
This condition occurs when the long, flat ligament at the bottom of the foot (Plantar Fascia) is stretched and develops small tears, causing inflammation and pain. The repetitive nature of these activities—combined with running, jumping, and other explosive movements that cause increased foot demands—are especially hard on the Plantar Fascia ligament. If the activity causing the pain is not modified, the condition will likely worsen.
http://www.nba.com/bulls/news/askdocs_060320.html
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by BobbySouthSide on Sep 1, 2009 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's been limpy and reserved in his overall approach (D and O/baserunning).
I agree with you that Q seems like the kind of guy who could get himself into a big mental rut. And I can’t imagine that last season’s self-inflicted injury did great things for his mentality (other than learned him a hard lesson to control his emotions).
He probably feels a need to prove himself even more after that rather embarrassing moment that destroyed his MVP season.
But I don’t think mentality is the bigger of the issues this year. While he may be struggling mentally since he can’t put up those numbers, he probably realizes that his injury (which we know to be ongoing pain for him) is ultimately what’s holding him back from Q!dom.
Today was a nice day to be out for a walk, look through the window of a restaurant at 2:30, and discover that the Sox started at noon.
by homesickalien on Sep 1, 2009 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't believe you offered a solution.
But if your solution is based upon an assessment, I’d say the assessment is highly incomplete. Thus, any solution offered is at least premature and at most arrogant.
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by winningugly on Sep 1, 2009 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mark Fidrych talked to the baseball in his rookie year as a pitcher.
It helped him become rookie of the year. The following year, the ball started talking back to him and he was never the same.
by mick10 on Sep 1, 2009 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So you're calling him a mental midget?
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Sep 1, 2009 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wish I had four hands
so I could give this four thumbs down
On that fly to right-center
I kinda expected JD to plow into Rios with an ATV.
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by Sox Machine on Aug 17, 2009 7:35 PM PDT reply recommended Unrec 3
by blackoutsox on Sep 1, 2009 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I posted this in April..along the same vein:
at least under Ozzie
the Sox have a history of fading lately:
2008: 0.611 / 0.546 (-6.5%)
2007: 0.533 / 0.444 (-8.9%)
2006: 0.667 / 0.556 (-11.1%)
2005: 0.733 / 0.611 (-12.2%)
2004: 0.615 / 0.512 (-10.3%)
Avg: -9.8% drop from their 4/20 records. These numbers also seem to be oddly consistent. No doubt small sample size is at play here but I think it may be an indication of the Sox’s age and lack of durability over 162 games.
2009: Not with a bang but a whimper.
by Andronicus on Sep 1, 2009 2:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
those advance scouts sure do a number on the sox as the season goes along.
by larry on Sep 1, 2009 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
where do we find these so called advance scouts?
we could use a few of them. Especially some that specialize in worthless POS lefties that haven’t started a game in their sh*tty career but soon will against us.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Sep 1, 2009 3:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
can it be that our roster in the years above is made up of mainly BIG/older dudes?
weren’t we the heaviest team last year? And probably other years we were right around the top in that category.
age/physical make up, long season takes a toll. It might have nothing to do with Ozzie
Lupe, release the balloons!
by LT_sox_fan on Sep 1, 2009 2:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
For some reason, the vast majority of the damage is in August -- their September record since '04 is 73-67, which is almost identical to their overall winning pct.
Jose Paniagua’s birthday is in August. Now I ask you: Can that possibly be a coincidence?
by The Actual El Guapo on Sep 1, 2009 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
where the hell have you been?
you missed the fun part and show back up for the misery.
Asked about his thoughts on the weekend, White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said simply, "Well, we came to New York and visited the new Yankee Stadium. It is a very nice ballpark. We also stayed at a very nice hotel. That's all I can really say about these past three days."
by e-gus on Sep 1, 2009 3:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He doess not respond to personal queries.
He is an enigma.
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by winningugly on Sep 1, 2009 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah man, we've needed you
we are gonna skullfuck this guy - thecip
by BoeJouma on Sep 1, 2009 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whenever they's a fight so hungry people can eat, whenever they's a copy beatin' up a guy, when guys yell when they're mad and when kids laugh
… wait, I forgot where I was going with this. Carry on.
by The Actual El Guapo on Sep 1, 2009 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It really pisses me off
when copies beat up guys. I prefer the original.
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by winningugly on Sep 1, 2009 5:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
he needs to read Larussa's book.
"you should go back to your cowardly practice of offering no opinion of your own."
-picktoclick
by Where Triples Go to Die on Sep 5, 2009 9:09 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
HI just don't understand why the Dodgers would want Thome
Has he ever come up with a meaningful pinch-hit. It just seems like a REALLY odd move for a NL team to make.
Oz+Coop+Hawk= baseball trinity
by OznCoop on Sep 1, 2009 2:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Small sample size in the AL. From the LA Times:
He is hitless in eight at-bats as a pinch-hitter this year. He was 1 for 10 last year. Not that 18 at-bats proves anything, but his career batting average as a pinch-hitter is .215, in 82 at-bats.
He has tremendous plate discipline. He ranked among the top two dozen American League players in home runs, walks and on-base percentage this season, and patience might be the most valuable among all the attributes necessary to succeed as a pinch-hitter.
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-spw-shaikin-dodgers-trade2-2009sep02,0,918811.story
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by Chiburb on Sep 1, 2009 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They are pretty much a lock to make the playoffs.
They got him for almost nothing to be their DH in the world series. If they get to the series, it could be a great move. If not, they aren’t out much.
by mick10 on Sep 1, 2009 2:24 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I guess so but what I'm hearing from the articles is that MLB doesn't view Thome as a full-time player anymore
even as a DH, this seems just ludicrus to me. His power #s are right where they’re supposed to be, and have been stable for about the last 4 or 5 years.
Oz+Coop+Hawk= baseball trinity
by OznCoop on Sep 1, 2009 2:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well ill be rooting for him until they play us in the Series.
oH YEAH! WHOS WITH ME? WOO! GO SOX. 50 years series rematch! WOO!
Asked about his thoughts on the weekend, White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said simply, "Well, we came to New York and visited the new Yankee Stadium. It is a very nice ballpark. We also stayed at a very nice hotel. That's all I can really say about these past three days."
by e-gus on Sep 1, 2009 2:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You blew it.
If you had gone to the Dodgers series this summer we would not be in this mess.
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by winningugly on Sep 1, 2009 3:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
well you blew it then
because I did. The friday game I believe. The same one something called Sox Machine attended and railed about because they had Dodgers highlights mixed in with the Sox stuff.
Asked about his thoughts on the weekend, White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said simply, "Well, we came to New York and visited the new Yankee Stadium. It is a very nice ballpark. We also stayed at a very nice hotel. That's all I can really say about these past three days."
by e-gus on Sep 2, 2009 1:10 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
GMAIL IS DOWN!!!!
AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHGGGGGGGHHH THOME!
"ALL THESE WORLDS/ ARE YOURS EXCEPT/ EUROPA/ ATTEMPT NO
LANDING THERE/ USE THEM TOGETHER/ USE THEM IN PEACE"
by thecip on Sep 1, 2009 3:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
the internet is collapsing
my yahoo mail has been acting up for a month
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by ChicagoPete on Sep 1, 2009 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
End of days. Even AIG is down.
We’re a pack of a-holes. And my tradition of contributing absolutely nothing to this site... continues.
by winningugly on Sep 1, 2009 3:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
thome is more powerful than we realized.
maybe he unplugged the internet when he left….
"ALL THESE WORLDS/ ARE YOURS EXCEPT/ EUROPA/ ATTEMPT NO
LANDING THERE/ USE THEM TOGETHER/ USE THEM IN PEACE"
by thecip on Sep 1, 2009 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Götterdämmerung

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by ChicagoPete on Sep 1, 2009 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You thought I was joking?
He is the Alpha and the Omega. And we didn’t know it.
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by winningugly on Sep 1, 2009 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Q! and Beckham are merely channeling the pow'r of Thee THOME?
are they not aspects of the three outcomes?
"ALL THESE WORLDS/ ARE YOURS EXCEPT/ EUROPA/ ATTEMPT NO
LANDING THERE/ USE THEM TOGETHER/ USE THEM IN PEACE"
by thecip on Sep 1, 2009 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love Jim (in a manly way)
but I imagine him sort of being the “Jethro” of the Dodgers.
The bottom line is…

"My problem is, I've been lazy." - Carlos Zambrano
by tailgater on Sep 1, 2009 3:53 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
You love SoxMachine?
Me, too. Probably not like you, though.
We’re a pack of a-holes. And my tradition of contributing absolutely nothing to this site... continues.
by winningugly on Sep 1, 2009 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I only have time for one Sox blog in my life, so I picked this one.
God help me.
"My problem is, I've been lazy." - Carlos Zambrano
by tailgater on Sep 1, 2009 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is fantastic.
We’re a pack of a-holes. And my tradition of contributing absolutely nothing to this site... continues.
by winningugly on Sep 1, 2009 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That reminds me
With all the playoffs nonsense out of the way, I can really get planning on my Halloween festivities.
I’m thinking of dressing as Chico Marx or Bartolo Colon this year, I just can’t decide.
"My problem is, I've been lazy." - Carlos Zambrano
by tailgater on Sep 1, 2009 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
great idea. the million dollar man is phenomenal. great, great character.
Cashing checks and having sex.
by MarketMaker on Sep 1, 2009 7:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Im going DJ Lance

Asked about his thoughts on the weekend, White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said simply, "Well, we came to New York and visited the new Yankee Stadium. It is a very nice ballpark. We also stayed at a very nice hotel. That's all I can really say about these past three days."
by e-gus on Sep 2, 2009 1:12 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Podsednik (CF), Beckham (3B), Pierzynski (C), Konerko (1B), Dye (DH), Quentin (LF), Getz (2B), Rios (RF), Ramirez (SS)
by larry on Sep 1, 2009 4:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
So.. no Rios in CF still?
This just isn’t fair.
by Grinder in Training on Sep 1, 2009 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and our injured star is playing the field, on turf, instead of DH. Brilliant
by mick10 on Sep 1, 2009 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
it is all in his head...
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Sep 1, 2009 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As is the Metrodome, to everyone else.
Today was a nice day to be out for a walk, look through the window of a restaurant at 2:30, and discover that the Sox started at noon.
by homesickalien on Sep 1, 2009 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now we start our 28 game win streak.
Rios batting 8th…and Getzy is back!
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Sep 1, 2009 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How about they just put a beating on the Cubs?
"My problem is, I've been lazy." - Carlos Zambrano
by tailgater on Sep 1, 2009 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Game's lost it's sizzle.
Two anemic offenses doing poorly against each other’s decent starting pitching until it turn into a battle of inconsistent bullpens. At least we’ll have two managers that will stop at nothing to out-shitty-manage each other.
by stuartscottslefteye on Sep 1, 2009 4:41 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Man, don't be too nice
Good Guys Don't use the reply button
by stanleygoober on Sep 1, 2009 6:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Worth it for me...
I have a standing bet with a Cub fan at work… lunch based on the outcome of each crosstown series and the overall record of each team at season end, and I need them to win to end up ahead for the year.
Screw you, monkeyboy, Imma goin Home!
by DrEmilioLizardo on Sep 1, 2009 4:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cubs always a fun game for me when we're sub-mediocre
as we obviously (“clearly?”) are at the moment.
Same goes for the hated ALC rivals, meaning Twins and Indians.
I’d love to get two wins and spoil things for the Twins myself. Reason enough (plus seeing Getz back and maybe a Flowers appearance) to continue to watch.
Best game I ever attended was the 163rd game last year.
by NorthSidePaulie on Sep 1, 2009 7:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

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