Who Will Be the Scapegoat for the 2009 Season?

by larry on Sep 28, 2009 1:25 PM CDT in Satire Comment 181 comments

Remember the rules. You can't be someone who will be retained for the 2010 season. So that eliminates the coaching staff and front office. You also can't be someone who has an unmovable contract. So Scott Linebrink will have to wait to take the fall for the 2011 season. Essentially, you're looking at guys who are free agents to be or will be traded or are already gone.

Poll

Scapegoat?

A.J. Pierzynski. Crime? Watching Florida football, corrupting youth.

16 votes

Jermaine Dye. Crime? Sucking in the second half, likely due to lack of heart.

246 votes

Carlos Quentin. Crime? Got married, which weakens the legs and illustrates a lack of commitment to the team.

48 votes

Josh Fields. Crime? Not being good at baseball.

71 votes

Bobby Jenks. Crime? Fat, lack of commitment to his craft leading to ineffectiveness and injury.

107 votes

Jim Thome. Crime? Clogging the basepaths and the training room.

17 votes

Jose Contreras. Crime? Lack of pride.

50 votes

Brian Anderson. Crime? Wandering eye.

32 votes

587 votes | Poll has closed

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can I write in "Buy High, Sell Low FNS?"

Crime? Being loved enough by KW to give three valuable trading chips away.

Second crime? Being hated enough by KW to be given away.

how much for the Tyler Flowers rookie card?

by Nordhagen on Sep 28, 2009 1:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

this isn't who/what should be blamed.

this is who will the white sox blame. logic and reason have nothing to do with it. nick swisher and co-scapegoats javier vazquez and orlando cabrera already tasted this for 2008.

by larry on Sep 28, 2009 1:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

"this is who will the white sox blame"

i voted for thome just for humor’s sake…actually, i don’t think thome, dye, count, or aj fit the bill of last year’s cohort, because last year’s cohort did have some problems or beef with ozzie at some point.

unlike last year’s cohort, dye, count, and aj served on the 2005 squad and thome was a class act.

although he was on the 2005 squad, i’m going with jenks if i voted again.

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by onlysoxfaninboston on Sep 28, 2009 1:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

sure, it is in the satire section after all.

recall, though, that we didn’t really hear all that much about swisher being a bitch until late in the season (toby hall didn’t get thrown under the bus until after the season, iirc – though he’s a pretty minor character). we heard plenty about OC, of course, and javy, while not getting lambasted until towards the end of the season/playoffs, long had the ball-less tag attached. sometimes, these things are created, i mean revealed, after they’ve been kicked to the curb.

by larry on Sep 28, 2009 1:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

after they've been kicked to the curb

according to management at least, well before the press tunes in

i'm alex rios' last fan

by onlysoxfaninboston on Sep 28, 2009 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I gotta agree with ya

It’s still PC to lay into the fat guy isn’t it? The “slow metabolism” excuse is wearing thin.

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by ChicagoPete on Sep 28, 2009 1:58 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

it's certainly PC if you tie it to performance.

by larry on Sep 28, 2009 2:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

and

i also voted for thome for humor’s sake. but i guarantee we’re going to hear a whole lot this offseason – already have – about how the white sox need to “be more athletic” and “rely less on the home run” and “be versatile.” if that’s not at least indirectly implicating thome….

by larry on Sep 28, 2009 1:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Or those are the buzzwords to explain why we aren't signing a big stick.

Still thinking about the scapegoat. Very tough choices.

"Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand."

— Leo Durocher

by Chiburb on Sep 28, 2009 2:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Those are the buzzwords to explain Pods: Your 2010 DH.

Pods. Crime? He’s a tall midget. His running ability is the right speed, wrong shape.

"...a mouth without grinders is like a mill without grindstone,"
-Don Quixote

by SkanchoDanza on Sep 28, 2009 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

...but boy is he fast for a white guy!

/Huff

Fuck it, Dude... Let's go bowling.

by homesickalien on Sep 28, 2009 2:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

roger that

I suppose it will be the first guy who slights the Sox org on the way out. Like, “I loved playing for the Sox, except I never got to touch the clubhouse remote.” Then wuppah, he’ll get the Magglio treatment.

how much for the Tyler Flowers rookie card?

by Nordhagen on Sep 28, 2009 1:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

yup.

by larry on Sep 28, 2009 1:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

the fans

for not coming to the park more.

by Hatchetm on Sep 28, 2009 1:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

8th best attendance in club history.

But yes, the fans suck.

by Shakey on Sep 28, 2009 2:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

fuck you.

lets go dodgers

by BoeJouma on Sep 28, 2009 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

big fucking rec

i'm alex rios' last fan

by onlysoxfaninboston on Sep 28, 2009 1:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Before or after reading it?

Fuck it, Dude... Let's go bowling.

by homesickalien on Sep 28, 2009 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I bet he skimmed it pretty thoroughly.

"Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand."

— Leo Durocher

by Chiburb on Sep 28, 2009 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

nice...at least you didn't call me a dumbass

i refrain from using the ‘blank’-bomb, but that punk should be posting on soxtalk.

i'm alex rios' last fan

by onlysoxfaninboston on Sep 28, 2009 3:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

dumbass doesn't fit, kissass does though.

lovingly, blankman.

by Shakey on Sep 28, 2009 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

JD...

Because even though there’s plenty of blame to go around, and even though no single player or incident should be blamed for this debacle, JD was the one bat we could least afford to have go cold at the same time as Q’s. To have them both suck simultaneously was too much missing offense to overcome.

My vote WOULD have been Q, but at least he had the injury excuse.

"Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand."

— Leo Durocher

by Chiburb on Sep 28, 2009 2:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

he's a pussy for getting hurt. at least JD was out there everyday instead of crying to herm about how his foot hurts.

by larry on Sep 28, 2009 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

CQ

Let down and hanging around…

Fuck it, Dude... Let's go bowling.

by homesickalien on Sep 28, 2009 2:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

no.

how to disappear completely

(he’s saving his offense for next year)

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by thecip on Sep 28, 2009 3:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

blame it on the black star!

"ALL THESE WORLDS/ ARE YOURS EXCEPT/ EUROPA/ ATTEMPT NO
LANDING THERE/ USE THEM TOGETHER/ USE THEM IN PEACE"

by thecip on Sep 28, 2009 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I blame Tito

Oops… I mean Jermaine. While I honor him for 2005, it is 2009, and nearly every AB of his post ASB was pure dog vomit. How many times did he kill an inning, fail to move a runner, GIDP to destroy a rally? You can call me a heretic, but BA would have been better at the plate than JD. Hell, DJ could done better.

Anything that travels that far, ought to have a stewardess on it..

by DrEmilioLizardo on Sep 28, 2009 2:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

On the other hand...

At least JD never took his batting woes onto the field. He ALWAYS gave 75% out there.

"Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand."

— Leo Durocher

by Chiburb on Sep 28, 2009 2:30 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

i read: Brian Anderson. Crime? Whispering eye.

and i had a good laugh.

but JD takes the fall.

lets go dodgers

by BoeJouma on Sep 28, 2009 2:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

wandering*

The Boogeyman cometh

by omnipotent grab on Sep 28, 2009 3:06 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

yes, yes, i saw that after said laughter.

have you not seen Role Models?

lets go dodgers

by BoeJouma on Sep 28, 2009 3:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i have not.

The Boogeyman cometh

by omnipotent grab on Sep 28, 2009 4:05 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

i have not.

The Boogeyman cometh

by omnipotent grab on Sep 28, 2009 4:05 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

But the question is,

have you

by Daniel Berlyn on Sep 28, 2009 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

ah, then a whoosh is kinda called for. yet kinda not

if you like the new type of comedies (judd appatow) i recommend it.

lets go dodgers

by BoeJouma on Sep 28, 2009 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Write In: Lillibridge

Violating child labor laws & the laws of physics with his speed despite his gargantuan ears.

by Shakey on Sep 28, 2009 2:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

toss up between JD and Contreras

but I chose Contreras. He gave the team no chance to win in all but 2 or 3 starts all year. JD had a stellar first half, while Contreras only had a stellar half to one actual game.

by shumway on Sep 28, 2009 2:37 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs

or 6 starts

but who’s counting?

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by trademaker on May 30, 2009 10:31 PM PDT

by U-God on Sep 28, 2009 3:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

ugod layin down some shit right there, shumway.

lets go dodgers

by BoeJouma on Sep 28, 2009 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

related: i oughtta be a color man somewhere

lets go dodgers

by BoeJouma on Sep 28, 2009 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

related: that seems kinda racist

lets go dodgers

by BoeJouma on Sep 28, 2009 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

x

Fuck it, Dude... Let's go bowling.

by homesickalien on Sep 28, 2009 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs

hahaha

lets go dodgers

by BoeJouma on Sep 28, 2009 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Sterling is a classy fellow.

Fuck it, Dude... Let's go bowling.

by homesickalien on Sep 28, 2009 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

JD in a sqeaker.

We have no idea if he complained to Herm (maybe he should’ve). The stone cold hitting in the 2nd half could not have come at a more inopportune time. IIRC, last year he didn’t swoon nearly as badly.

Can’t blame the bit players (BA/Count/Fields) who don’t play every day. Can’t blame Thome, since he was our best overall hitter. Can’t blame Jenks, as he didn’t cost us a lot of games. Can’t blame Q (though I would say his absence was felt more than JD’s 2nd half sucking) because of his injuries. And AJ has quietly (for him) probably had his best season as a Sox.

JD, by default.

Good poll.

So you think Zambrano has more value than Peavy? You are an idiot.
by mick10 on Sep 27, 2009 11:16 PM EDT

by winningugly on Sep 28, 2009 2:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

You could draw parallels between AJ and Vazquez

Both had great seasons when the Sox were below .500. Both had problems delivering when it mattered.

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by Sox Machine on Sep 28, 2009 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Javy was more obvious, having had the opportunity in a couple of BIG

games down the stretch he pussed out (badly). AJ’s defense actually improved toward the end of the year (at least his throwing % did).

So you think Zambrano has more value than Peavy? You are an idiot.
by mick10 on Sep 27, 2009 11:16 PM EDT

by winningugly on Sep 28, 2009 3:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I was clearly AJ's fault.

Castro calls a perfect game the first time he catches Buehrle. You think that wasn’t noticed by the others? But no, AJ had to bitch and whine whenever he sat out so he could get his plate appearance money! Tore the team apart….

If the world was perfect, it wouldn't be -- Yogi Berra

by mick10 on Sep 28, 2009 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

it*

If the world was perfect, it wouldn't be -- Yogi Berra

by mick10 on Sep 28, 2009 3:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

dont forget peavy. he cost us a good 6-10 wins by sayin no to the 1st trade.

lets go dodgers

by BoeJouma on Sep 28, 2009 2:59 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs

this i like

i'm alex rios' last fan

by onlysoxfaninboston on Sep 28, 2009 3:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think you have to disqualify JD after this Ozzie quote:

’’I’ve had a lot of good players and good people — but JD is in my top two of who I’ve ever managed,‘’ Guillen said. ’’I never managed a better guy, a better player. I hope it’s not the end for us, but I don’t know. I never saw a better pro than that kid — never, never. I love seeing him every day. He made my life very easy. I hope he comes back, but it’s not my call.’’

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/1793725,CST-SPT-sox28.article

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by Sox Machine on Sep 28, 2009 3:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Well, he was the only one that was immovable Sept. 1.

At least someone wanted Thome and Count.

So you think Zambrano has more value than Peavy? You are an idiot.
by mick10 on Sep 27, 2009 11:16 PM EDT

by winningugly on Sep 28, 2009 3:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i read that.

wait. JD doesn’t complain often but he did complain about his contract status a couple years back. all it takes is one bad interview and you’re under the bus.

by larry on Sep 28, 2009 3:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

He also complained about Cabrera.

Just sayin’

So you think Zambrano has more value than Peavy? You are an idiot.
by mick10 on Sep 27, 2009 11:16 PM EDT

by winningugly on Sep 28, 2009 3:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

and he sneered at Rios in his first game. caused Rios to go into an extended slump.

If the world was perfect, it wouldn't be -- Yogi Berra

by mick10 on Sep 28, 2009 3:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I just think that's a hard quote to do a 180 from

This AJ subplot is late-developing in a classic style.

Fields would probably be my second pick. “He didn’t want to be here enough” is convenient.

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by Sox Machine on Sep 28, 2009 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

"i say good thing about dis keed before he leave and this what he say about me and this organization?

fuck him."

done.

by larry on Sep 28, 2009 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

If this is "who will the Sox blame in the media" it's gotta be Jenks

Odds are he’ll be gone, and he has a checkered past already. The “he didn’t keep himself in shape” stuff and “he quit on the team” are there for the taking now. Jenks will likely be gone and the Sox can spin that as generating a more “professional” clubhouse atmosphere. They can’t spin that same line about Thome or JD very easily.

AJ is a tempting choice except I think they’ll keep him around. If they had played Flowers more down the stretch I’d be more tempted to think AJ will be flipped for an OF, but it looks like they don’t think TFlow is ready yet.

by hitlesswonder on Sep 28, 2009 3:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Contreras in a landslide

ever since last years first game against the cubs (in which i got counts autograph) i think hes 7-22.

his ballerness could not be stoped which rose his era to 5.42 (in reality he gave up 8 runs every game)

he also had 13 cy young performances of the wrong kind

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by Czheck on Sep 28, 2009 3:08 PM CDT 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 Sep 28, 2009 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

this

by Trooper on Sep 28, 2009 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I voted for Jerry Owens

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by The Cheat on Sep 28, 2009 3:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

who?

"ALL THESE WORLDS/ ARE YOURS EXCEPT/ EUROPA/ ATTEMPT NO
LANDING THERE/ USE THEM TOGETHER/ USE THEM IN PEACE"

by thecip on Sep 28, 2009 3:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Beat me to it!

But now I get to use my new sig…

"his ballerness could not be stoped which rose his era to 5.42 "

by Chiburb on Sep 28, 2009 3:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah, he skullfucked the shit out of that sentence.

lets go dodgers

by BoeJouma on Sep 28, 2009 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Do you not reads two goodly?

“So that eliminates the coaching staff and front office.”

Or do you mean Randy?

"his ballerness could not be stoped which rose his era to 5.42 "

by Chiburb on Sep 28, 2009 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

The former.

Rios and Liney are in there, too.

So you think Zambrano has more value than Peavy? You are an idiot.
by mick10 on Sep 27, 2009 11:16 PM EDT

by winningugly on Sep 28, 2009 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

his name is randy.

that’s automatic immunity right there. RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNDDDDDDDDDDDDDYYYYYYYYYYYYYY,

by larry on Sep 28, 2009 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Cry me a fucking river

Fucking pussy

http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2009/09/28/starting-five-greinkes-cy-case-grows/

Hell Yesss

by Grinder Rule #42 on Sep 28, 2009 3:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

What's the problem?

"his ballerness could not be stoped which rose his era to 5.42 "

by Chiburb on Sep 28, 2009 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Marlins ace Josh Johnson was scratched from his Sunday start with flu-like symptoms.

by larry on Sep 28, 2009 3:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

that was funny

Hell Yesss

by Grinder Rule #42 on Sep 28, 2009 3:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

AIDS is my bet. South Florida is a bitch.

So you think Zambrano has more value than Peavy? You are an idiot.
by mick10 on Sep 27, 2009 11:16 PM EDT

by winningugly on Sep 28, 2009 3:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

`

by larry on Sep 28, 2009 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i can see the stretch marks on that one

i'm alex rios' last fan

by onlysoxfaninboston on Sep 28, 2009 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Just like yo' Mamma.

Yeah, I said it. ;)

Wait, forgive me. Yom Kippur is not over yet. I’m just hungry because of the fucking fasting.

So you think Zambrano has more value than Peavy? You are an idiot.
by mick10 on Sep 27, 2009 11:16 PM EDT

by winningugly on Sep 28, 2009 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I used to fuck fast. Now I fuck half-fast.

"his ballerness could not be stoped which rose his era to 5.42 "

by Chiburb on Sep 28, 2009 3:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

haha

i'm alex rios' last fan

by onlysoxfaninboston on Sep 28, 2009 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

wait, you're hungry because of not eating?

no way!

by Trooper on Sep 28, 2009 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

he

doesnt like the cheering…“its annoying”

Hell Yesss

by Grinder Rule #42 on Sep 28, 2009 3:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

flagged.

making fun of people with emotional disorders.

by larry on Sep 28, 2009 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

at least i didnt

post a pic to boot…was gonna post a script but i didnt want to be reported for abuse

Hell Yesss

by Grinder Rule #42 on Sep 28, 2009 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

So what? Was MB a pussy for saying the same about Perfecto Week?

"his ballerness could not be stoped which rose his era to 5.42 "

by Chiburb on Sep 28, 2009 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

NO, of course not...

First of all MB is a Sox player, and we all still believed then.

the difference is that Sack is pitching for a horrible team at his last home game, near the end of the game…

Hell Yesss

by Grinder Rule #42 on Sep 28, 2009 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

All the more impressive.

"his ballerness could not be stoped which rose his era to 5.42 "

by Chiburb on Sep 28, 2009 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

And I believed from opening day that ZG would deserve the CY...

Which is the topic, right?

"his ballerness could not be stoped which rose his era to 5.42 "

by Chiburb on Sep 28, 2009 3:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yes and No

Yes he should win the Cy Young hands down, but my topic/point is that he shouldn’t be crying about a standing ovation on his way out of the very last home game of the season.

Hell Yesss

by Grinder Rule #42 on Sep 28, 2009 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

the guy has anxiety issues

it’s not really a surprise that he would be annoyed by it

" 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 Sep 28, 2009 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i hate it when players tell the truth.

imagine that. a guy with a social anxiety disorder being uncomfortable with a standing ovation. i’m fucking floored.

by larry on Sep 28, 2009 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

larry, from a purely baseball perspective it's pretty fucked up

i'm alex rios' last fan

by onlysoxfaninboston on Sep 28, 2009 3:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

im not floored, baffled, or surprised...

that certain things may get to the guy…im just saying, show some fucking respect and gratitude to the sheeple that support you and the image that was sold to them is all…and if its too much to deal with then find a different line of work…maybe watch football, i dont know. and also, tell it to your therapist or wife or whomever else that cares, not the media

Hell Yesss

by Grinder Rule #42 on Sep 28, 2009 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

just as FYI,

that shite piece of journalism kind of took greinke’s quote way out of context. the quote wasn’t in reference to the stadning ovation.

by larry on Sep 28, 2009 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

to be clear, what he said was annoying was the "cy young" chants.

so i guess feel free to lay into him for not liking that.

by larry on Sep 28, 2009 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

You act as if journalism isn't all about being a piece of shite.

by Daniel Berlyn on Sep 28, 2009 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

fanhouse is pretty much the bottom rung of the ladder

" 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 Sep 28, 2009 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

rolling eyes

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by Sox Machine on Sep 28, 2009 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Felix Hernandez should win the AL Cy Young

"And when I called him, and asked him to stand up for me, I know I shocked the shit out of him" - Michael Jordan, on choosing David Thompson as his Hall of Fame sponsor.

by e-gus on Sep 28, 2009 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not Sabathia?

by Carbiner on Sep 28, 2009 11:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

the first two comments are gold.

by Trooper on Sep 28, 2009 4:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

gold!

the man has pitched his heart out, and deserves to win, but his record of wins and losses is not good enough. and that is the bottom line.

Wins and loses should have nothing to do with the Cy Young award. A pitcher cannot control his team’s offense. C.C. gets the biggest run support of any of the Cy Young candidates. Greinke gets the least run support.
If C.C. pitched for K.C. he’d be lucky to have more wins than loses.
#1 Stat for a pitcher: ERA.

by Trooper on Sep 28, 2009 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

ouch, double ouch

i'm alex rios' last fan

by onlysoxfaninboston on Sep 28, 2009 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Zack Greinke is just getting into character

for his role as "Zack Greinke" in Joe Posnanski’s first stage play: One Night in Zach Greinke

"...a mouth without grinders is like a mill without grindstone,"
-Don Quixote

by SkanchoDanza on Sep 28, 2009 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

reading that made me dizzy

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 28, 2009 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

well if the fans are not an option

i’ll go with fields for being such a mope.

by Hatchetm on Sep 28, 2009 3:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Like blaming a retarded kid for not color-coordinating his clothes.

So you think Zambrano has more value than Peavy? You are an idiot.
by mick10 on Sep 27, 2009 11:16 PM EDT

by winningugly on Sep 28, 2009 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

IM NOT RETARDED

just colorblind!

by Hatchetm on Sep 28, 2009 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thats what they tell all the kids on the little school bus....

And the helmet you have to wear is designed to help your vision.

Anything that travels that far, ought to have a stewardess on it..

by DrEmilioLizardo on Sep 28, 2009 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

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"And when I called him, and asked him to stand up for me, I know I shocked the shit out of him" - Michael Jordan, on choosing David Thompson as his Hall of Fame sponsor.

by e-gus on Sep 28, 2009 5:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

can somebody tell me what this says?

i’ve seen this shirt before, but I can’t read it.

by soxshenanigans on Sep 28, 2009 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

fuck the color bund

THANK YOU NATE SILVER, TECHNOLOGY IS THE TOPS

by Hazymania on Sep 29, 2009 12:42 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

hahahahahahahahahaha

lets go dodgers

by BoeJouma on Oct 2, 2009 1:10 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

MB should be the honorable mention for scapegoat

for being a cheapskate when rewarding dwise and aj after the perfect game

i'm alex rios' last fan

by onlysoxfaninboston on Sep 28, 2009 3:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Um, maybe he could've bought Castro an island?

"his ballerness could not be stoped which rose his era to 5.42 "

by Chiburb on Sep 28, 2009 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

error, castro not AJ, thanks

no shit, but i think a bottle of crown royal is worth more than stock in buerhlot

i'm alex rios' last fan

by onlysoxfaninboston on Sep 28, 2009 3:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ryan Sweeney would have been really fucking nice to have the past couple of seasons.

just throwing it out there.

Remember when some people hoped they could win the division with clowns like Fields, Wise, Anderson, Lillibridge and Betemit getting regular at-bats? What were they smoking?

by Daniel Berlyn on Sep 28, 2009 3:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeah. Where's Andy the Clown when you need him?

"his ballerness could not be stoped which rose his era to 5.42 "

by Chiburb on Sep 28, 2009 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wise rf

Beckham 3b

Quentin lf

Konerko dh

Rios cf

Fields 1b

Flowers c

Nix 2b

Lillibridge ss

Danks p

by larry on Sep 28, 2009 3:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

aw, damn it. now there's a mess everywhere since kenwo's head just asploded.

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

by thatshortkid on Sep 28, 2009 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

stack up the losses

somewhere aj is pouting

i'm alex rios' last fan

by onlysoxfaninboston on Sep 28, 2009 3:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

dont let kenwo see that shit

lets go dodgers

by BoeJouma on Sep 28, 2009 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

LaRussa would've played Pujols at ALL position.

"his ballerness could not be stoped which rose his era to 5.42 "

by Chiburb on Sep 28, 2009 3:53 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

Why the fuck would you play Wise or Lillibridge

when they don’t have e remote chance of being in plans for next year? I guess you could argue the same for Fields, but I’m gracious. It makes no fucking sense. As a pinch runner? Ok. Defensive replacement? Sure. In tonight’s lineup? Give me a break.

by dantesox on Sep 28, 2009 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i thought you were gracious.

by larry on Sep 28, 2009 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ok.

I can see Ramirez needing a day off.

by dantesox on Sep 28, 2009 4:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

who else would you want to see???

i'm alex rios' last fan

by onlysoxfaninboston on Sep 28, 2009 5:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Let Pods

continue his magical season, accumulate some numbers. Let Dye play. Kotsay. Whomever. After further review, I understand Lillibridge being the only other real ss. There are other options in the outfield…..hell, it even makes more sense to try Nix out there again. He’s gonna have to be one of those super-utility types in the long run, so may as well give him an outfield start. Not Wise.

by dantesox on Sep 28, 2009 5:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

dewayne just wants to play baseball. ever since he was a little kid, he just wanted to put on a big league uniform, sprint out to centerfield and play nine.

but you want to take that away from him. you’re ungracious.

by larry on Sep 28, 2009 5:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

We've witnessed Pods ceiling and we know what we're going to get from Kotsay

Why risk further age related injury for those two than play scrubs? As larry and others have implied, there really isn’t anybody else down on the farm worth playing right now.

i'm alex rios' last fan

by onlysoxfaninboston on Sep 28, 2009 5:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

delete further

i'm alex rios' last fan

by onlysoxfaninboston on Sep 28, 2009 5:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Are you fucking serious about Pods ceiling?

Did you see that double play he turned last night? Have you seen him scalding the baseball lately? And what are these age related injury risks you speak of?

If the world was perfect, it wouldn't be -- Yogi Berra

by mick10 on Sep 28, 2009 5:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

haven't you seen his wife?

he could pop a groin at any time.

by larry on Sep 28, 2009 5:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

you're right, he's a fine tuned porsche douchebag

i'm alex rios' last fan

by onlysoxfaninboston on Sep 28, 2009 6:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

little bridge is chasing history, in fairness to him

¡signature!

by billyok on Sep 28, 2009 5:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah i love that

Lilli can easily go 0-10 to close this season down and be the all-time suck.

"And when I called him, and asked him to stand up for me, I know I shocked the shit out of him" - Michael Jordan, on choosing David Thompson as his Hall of Fame sponsor.

by e-gus on Sep 28, 2009 5:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

who fucking cares? it's cleveland. both teams are eliminated. these are ST games in autumn.

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

by thatshortkid on Sep 28, 2009 5:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Danks cares

We should be thinking of his upcoming arbitration case though he clearly doesn’t know how to win

read better.

"give the guy more than six days to get up to speed."

by larry on Sep 6, 2009 12:10 PM CDT

by Scotty Ballgame on Sep 28, 2009 5:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

you forgot Buehrle.

that selfish fucking glory hound that threw a perfect game despite knowing that it would send the sox on a nosedive, never to sniff 5 over .500 again.

by Trooper on Sep 28, 2009 3:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

g*dammit, Trooper, can't you read good? :)

Remember the rules. You can’t be someone who will be retained for the 2010 season.

Fuck it, Dude... Let's go bowling.

by homesickalien on Sep 28, 2009 4:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

castro then. perfecto-calling assclown

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

by thatshortkid on Sep 28, 2009 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

there are some who think MB should be shopped

particularly considering he achieves 10 and 5 mid-2010.

by larry on Sep 28, 2009 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

ah. Well allow me to be the first to tell those "some" to kiss my white ass.

Seriously though, I can’t imagine they’d do that.

Fuck it, Dude... Let's go bowling.

by homesickalien on Sep 28, 2009 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i loved your current music thread (in spirit, not in name) ;-)

i'm alex rios' last fan

by onlysoxfaninboston on Sep 28, 2009 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

sacred cow.

by larry on Sep 28, 2009 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I know he's not Johnny Condition-Guy, but that strikes me as a little harsh.

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

by Sox Machine on Sep 28, 2009 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

the sox can't trade him.

by larry on Sep 28, 2009 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I know. I just wanted to bring up Johnny Condition-Guy again.

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

by Sox Machine on Sep 28, 2009 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

put it this way.

any other white sox pitcher with a similar resume and a similar contract would be talked about as prime trade bait this offseason.

by larry on Sep 28, 2009 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Exact reproduction for one team = awesome

by Carbiner on Sep 28, 2009 11:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah!

SUCK IT HSA!

by Trooper on Sep 28, 2009 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I'll need to see the cash first.

Fuck it, Dude... Let's go bowling.

by homesickalien on Sep 28, 2009 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

fucking stickler for the rules.

by Trooper on Sep 28, 2009 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

woops!

by Trooper on Sep 28, 2009 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Tondon Penallen

¡signature!

by billyok on Sep 28, 2009 4:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

So where's the recap?!?

"his ballerness could not be stoped which rose his era to 5.42 "

by Chiburb on Sep 28, 2009 4:20 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

Fine fine

8 am: Woke up, ate golden grahams
8:30: workout
8:32: various writing/other work
Noon: Ate lunch, argued with Larry
1-4:24 pm: Reminisced about argument — what was said, what was unsaid, what could have been said differently
4:25 posted this update
4:26-1 am: ????

¡signature!

by billyok on Sep 28, 2009 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i watched parts of the bears game at 4:02

isn’t that crazy how we were almost doing the same thing?!

by Trooper on Sep 28, 2009 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Plz explain 2 min workout. TYIA

by Q!'s Qrew on Sep 28, 2009 5:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

"aaaaaand 1, and 2, and 1, and 2, and 1, and...... ah, fuck it"

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

by thatshortkid on Sep 28, 2009 5:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

he works out like chiburb

but uses clean socks.

"And when I called him, and asked him to stand up for me, I know I shocked the shit out of him" - Michael Jordan, on choosing David Thompson as his Hall of Fame sponsor.

by e-gus on Sep 28, 2009 5:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs