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The King of Swing

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AJ Pierzynski is having his best season since he's played for the White Sox and one of the best of his career. His wOBA and OPS are the best of his White Sox career. Much of this value is secondary to his (tied for) career high batting average. Why?

 Well yes part of it is luck. His BABIP is .321, his xBABIP is .306 using the THT xBABIP calculator and his career BABIP is .307. But the more interesting component of his season is that in addition to having a higher % of his batted balls fall for hits he is also putting a higher % of balls into play.

Star-divide

While his BB% has remained similar to career levels his K% is at its lowest rate since his one NL season, and the 2nd lowest of his career. How has he done it?

Well he hasn't done it by being more selective. AJ is currently the triple crown leader of Swinging. He leads the AL in total % of pitches swung at, % of pitches swung at in the strike zone, and % of pitches swung at outside the strike zone (amongst qualified batters). While impressive (in a wow that's interesting sort of way), this is not particularly surprising as he ranked in the top 3 in each of these categories in other years and the top 5 every year he has been with the Sox.  

What he has done differently is make contact: His out-of-zone, in zone and total contact rates are all career highs. He actually ranks 15th (out of 74 qualified batters) in the AL in Contact%, making contact with 88.6% of pitches he swings at. I wonder if anyone has ever "won" the Swinging Triple Crown and still ranked in the top 15 contact hitters in the league. Whether this is a repeatabe skill or not will be worth watching next year.

So some luck and some increased contact rates have led to an amazing season by Anthony John Pierzynski.

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Really nice post, bhoov, thanks. I also recall that he has been ridiculously consistent throughout his career.

I love AJ. He is one helluva unique player.

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 3, 2009 12:27 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Great job, Doc.

TY. And welcome back to the mainstream. Your research has been missed.

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by winningugly on Sep 3, 2009 12:31 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Thanks

I noticed this about a month ago. Got a minute to write it up. Although I new that AJ was a free swinger, I didn’t have an image of someone like a Vlad Guerrero (who would lead the league again if he qualified) or Jeff Francoeur swing at everything type player. I wonder if that is because he makes more contact than those guys.

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by bhoov on Sep 3, 2009 12:41 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

you know who's a free swinger?

carlos quentin. although his 1st pitch swing % is down to 43% for the season, before his injury it was up near 47%, which is vlad territory. i’d be interested to see a Q/AJ comparison.

hey rios, you need to cinch it up, hunker down, bow your neck, bristle up, and be any kind of hitter. you're making me look like an idiot.

by BuehrleMan on Sep 3, 2009 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

BTW, I just noticed your avatar.

Will you change it once Disney owns it? Or are you agnostic in your opinion?

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by winningugly on Sep 3, 2009 12:41 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

naah

Don’t really care who owns Marvel at this point. more of a tribute to my comic book collecting childhood. Wolverine was my favorite character. But I haven’t read a comic book in prob 20 years (except watchmen). Doubt it will have much effect on the movies which are pretty mainstream anyway.That reminds me, I need to rent that Wolverine DVD.

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by bhoov on Sep 3, 2009 12:50 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

clearly

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by bhoov on Sep 3, 2009 12:41 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

So do you think he's lucky or is somehow improving? Per you last year:

i wouldn’t use his career average BABIP
most of that is built up from early in his career when, as noted repeatedly, he was a different kind of hitter. i’d lean more towards him being lucky. or, at the very least, not draw any conclusion from it.
by larry on May 16, 2008 1:51 PM EDT

As much as certain folks on the site hate on AJ I do think he’s at least aged better than PK, JD, etc.

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by winningugly on Sep 3, 2009 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

it's certainly interesting.

as pointed out, luck is part of it. i don’t really know what to make of the contact rates.

by larry on Sep 3, 2009 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

wow, thats interesting
He leads the AL in total % of pitches swung at, % of pitches swung at in the strike zone, and % of pitches swung at outside the strike zone (amongst qualified batters).

Where did you get this info?

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 3, 2009 12:41 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

fangraphs

plate discipline leader board.

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by bhoov on Sep 3, 2009 12:44 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I thought this was a Count Basie thread.

Sorry.

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

— Leo Durocher

by Chiburb on Sep 3, 2009 1:06 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Benny Goodman, OPOS. Benny Goodman.

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by winningugly on Sep 3, 2009 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Look, kid. Benny Goodman IS the correct answer for WU's generation.

While also “getting up there”, Basie was the swingingest cat in music when I was coming up. Listen to his band with Sinatra or Ella and tell me some clarinest can hold a candle to him.
Maybe there are youtubes you can watch?

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

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by Chiburb on Sep 3, 2009 5:09 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions   0 recs

um...

jimmy rushing and joe williams were basie’s boys. but goodman was technically the “king of swing.” but you’re right, basie’s band would smoke goodman’s head to head.

by Hatchetm on Sep 3, 2009 6:03 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

How can such an intlelligent man have fucked up his user name so badly?

;-)

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

— Leo Durocher

by Chiburb on Sep 3, 2009 7:03 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions   0 recs

Intelligent. Damn phone.

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

— Leo Durocher

by Chiburb on Sep 3, 2009 7:04 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions   2 recs

LOL.

How perfect. How perfect.

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by winningugly on Sep 3, 2009 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

twas.

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 4, 2009 8:59 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

mlb trade rumors came out with an article with the worst contracts in mlb before the season

AJ was on that list, yet scott “suck” linebrink’s incredibly shitty contract was not on it.

by 23chisox14 on Sep 3, 2009 4:26 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

was bradley's or soriano's?

we are gonna skullfuck this guy - thecip

by BoeJouma on Sep 3, 2009 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

It looked bad from the beggining to me.

Paying a guy who has had one full season over 9 seasons after hitting career highs and turning 31 aint bright.

The Boogeyman cometh

by omnipotent grab on Sep 3, 2009 5:56 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Speaking of that site, this appears today:
Rosenthal learned that Jermaine Dye had the right to convert his $12MM mutual option into a player option if traded. That was probably one of several reasons the Giants did not pursue him. We learned from Stark that the White Sox “wanted something good” for Dye.

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by winningugly on Sep 3, 2009 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

good stuff.

i made note about a month ago that AJ was swinging at the first pitch much less frequently than his career average, (43% for his career, only 33% this year, by far the lowest of his career), so in that sense he is being more selective. his P/PA is right in line with his career average however. perhaps he is getting into better counts? he has already seen 2 more 3-0 counts this year than he did last year.

hey rios, you need to cinch it up, hunker down, bow your neck, bristle up, and be any kind of hitter. you're making me look like an idiot.

by BuehrleMan on Sep 3, 2009 4:55 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

And then they comforted each other in manly ways.

Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

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

— Leo Durocher

by Chiburb on Sep 3, 2009 5:50 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions   0 recs

Hunting? Fishing? Bowling? Drinking Miller High Life?

All manly pursuits. Plus, they are good, clean ways to take your mind off of bad news.

by 67WMAQ on Sep 3, 2009 6:00 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Video Highlights

Did anyone notice that on the official White Sox web site, the video highlights of today’s game are taken from the cubs broadcast.? Is our official site on the side of the Cubs? After all Hawk and Stoney broadcast today’s game on comcast. Why wasn’t their broadcast used on OUR website for today’s highlights?

by Alan Snipes on Sep 3, 2009 6:12 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

brenly, to his credit, had a good one today

after soriano butchered that ball in left he said,“nothing surprises me anymore.”

hey rios, you need to cinch it up, hunker down, bow your neck, bristle up, and be any kind of hitter. you're making me look like an idiot.

by BuehrleMan on Sep 3, 2009 7:11 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

although did anyone hear farmio's call on that play. it was gold.

as the play was happening he said something like… “and hopping man runs over”… then after the play theorized that he missed the ball because he didn’t get to do his hop, which is what i thought at the time as well.

hey rios, you need to cinch it up, hunker down, bow your neck, bristle up, and be any kind of hitter. you're making me look like an idiot.

by BuehrleMan on Sep 3, 2009 7:15 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I believe he referred to Soriano

as ‘the jumping man’

FifthFeather.com

by El Duque's Raft on Sep 3, 2009 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

yes, that's it.

hey rios, you need to cinch it up, hunker down, bow your neck, bristle up, and be any kind of hitter. you're making me look like an idiot.

by BuehrleMan on Sep 3, 2009 7:50 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Farmio went off on Alexi as well

something about he doesn’t understand where the piss poor defense against lefties is coming from

by 815Sox on Sep 4, 2009 2:45 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Brenly absolutely ripped

“Fonzie” for the error in the 8th. Great to hear and dead on accurate. Even the Cubs bullpen were visibly disgusted at that play.

I caught the end of the game on the radio. Santo repeatedly claimed AJ “hooked” Theriot on his double play breakup slide in the 9th. Ronny: don’t blame AJ for your pitcher’s piss-poor throw to second.

"The next fu#&@ng person that walks across this stage is going to get fu#&ng killed, aright?"

by thekever on Sep 3, 2009 10:41 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Santo needs to get over it

AJ played it right and slid to break it up. whining scrub

WHAT I WANT IS FOR SOMEONE TO BE UNDERSTANDING OR SHUT UP BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO PLACE.

by pierzynskirules on Sep 3, 2009 11:57 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Santo's the Cubs' answer to Hawk -

in that neither will criticize any mistake their team makes until after the 100th-or-so time it’s happened or give the opponent any credit unless it’s glaringly obvious that the Cubs or Sox got their collective asses handed to them in a particular game or series. Even two homers on these guys’ level have sounded uncharacteristically and increasingly exasperated by their teams’ poor defensive play, and it’s been good to hear, IMHO. We don’t need sunshine blown up our asses – weer smart peeple.

by stuartscottslefteye on Sep 4, 2009 5:45 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions   0 recs

i hope that last sentence is intentional

if not even more funny

brndnprkns: I'm pretty sure the "badass" value of your life is closer to Gigli than The Dark Knight

by whitesoxmatt on Sep 4, 2009 7:26 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hawk has all his limbs, so Santo is still worse.

The 2009 White Sox....like a 40 degree day.

by Ozzie Montana on Sep 4, 2009 9:09 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

hawk has YAZ, Santo has himself.

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

by thecip on Sep 4, 2009 10:56 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ernie! Let's play two!

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by winningugly on Sep 4, 2009 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Santo sucks

But he is better than Darrin Jackson. How pathetic is that?

"The next fu#&@ng person that walks across this stage is going to get fu#&ng killed, aright?"

by thekever on Sep 4, 2009 11:39 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

DJ Rules

I have graphs and charts to prove this.

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

by thecip on Sep 4, 2009 11:53 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

PROVE IT.

NOW STOP IT RIGHT HERE

by mjthor on Sep 4, 2009 1:57 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Six Flags went Chapter 11.

Other than that, nice pie chart.

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by winningugly on Sep 4, 2009 2:47 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

i said this in the game thread too

but i thought he looked very good. made some mistakes, but luckily it was the cubs.

hey rios, you need to cinch it up, hunker down, bow your neck, bristle up, and be any kind of hitter. you're making me look like an idiot.

by BuehrleMan on Sep 3, 2009 8:34 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

if every game is against the cubs, then yes.

but seriously, i don’t know. he just looked good though.

hey rios, you need to cinch it up, hunker down, bow your neck, bristle up, and be any kind of hitter. you're making me look like an idiot.

by BuehrleMan on Sep 3, 2009 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

his splitter was nasty all day

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 4, 2009 11:57 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Football

Usually this board is good for a solid 100 comments or so a night, even when the Sox have an off night or day game, but tonight the internets are silent. Porque? Football season is upon us. Thank God.

Go Irish

by djta on Sep 3, 2009 10:18 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

The nice thing about being so far out of it

Is you can just relax and enjoy the games.

Cubs handed this one to us.

fucking dome

by vince_ on Sep 3, 2009 11:35 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

i like based balls moar when we win.

we are gonna skullfuck this guy - thecip

by BoeJouma on Sep 3, 2009 11:36 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

3 of 4 or 4 of 4 from the red sox

and I am back to being ALL IN like Chris Moneymaker.

Kenwo4life=ratings

by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 3, 2009 11:40 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

hoyt "i caww" corkins

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by BoeJouma on Sep 4, 2009 12:27 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

At least you are consistent.

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by winningugly on Sep 4, 2009 7:31 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

wasn't he considered one of the biggest fluke main event winners ever?

i heard he couldn’t play poker for shit for years after that. was (is) considered a joke among pros.

Cashing checks and having sex.

by MarketMaker on Sep 4, 2009 11:18 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

you mean, beyond his surname?

…I did not know that

Don't quote me

by Moral Narcissist on Sep 4, 2009 11:37 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

KenWo is the new Simmons

Referencing irrelevent pop culture tidbits that everyone else forgot about.

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by Ozzie Montana on Sep 4, 2009 2:08 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

WSOP is too popular so the "pros" rarely win the main event anymore since

There’s obviously a substantial amount of luck involved and there’s less than 50 recognizable good players amongst the masses of random people.

by Carbiner on Sep 5, 2009 6:56 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

PK makes a funny

vis-a-vis Greg Walker

’’Walk’s been here for a while now, and to me, it’s hard to pin something on a coach,‘’ Konerko said Wednesday in defending Walker. ’’We have a good game or a good week, we joke, ‘Well, I guess Walk’s a good hitting coach again.’ It’s safe to say that it’s not the hitting coach’s fault.’’

by 67WMAQ on Sep 4, 2009 6:10 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Sometimes when I watch Beckham at the plate, I have moments where I feel like Maria in West Side Story...at the end where the cops show up and she throws herself on Tony's lifeless body and screams,

“DON’T YOU TOUCH HIM!!!!!!!!!”

That’s me, to Walker.

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by homesickalien on Sep 4, 2009 9:04 AM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

Yeah - but they're both Georgia people

They’re probably BFF’s. The Peach State mafia sticks together.

by 67WMAQ on Sep 4, 2009 9:08 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

DON'T YOU TOUCH HIM!!!!

And have a bless day.

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by homesickalien on Sep 4, 2009 9:09 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Don't have to worry about me touching either party.

Never met Gordon Beckham. Saw Greg Walker at the game used equipment sale at SoxFest in 2008. He is very tall. Said hi. Did not touch.

by 67WMAQ on Sep 4, 2009 9:12 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

haha. I'm not particularly worried about you touching him. I'm still yelling at Walker.

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by homesickalien on Sep 4, 2009 9:16 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I am digging you a little more each post, Rifleman.

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by winningugly on Sep 4, 2009 9:51 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I had to look that up.

Nice.

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by winningugly on Sep 4, 2009 10:45 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Its a funny book, full of all sorts of bullshit

Tennis Coach made us buy/read it and called it “The Bible”

by Carbiner on Sep 4, 2009 10:54 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Straight guys?

I thought south side meant . . . oh, I get it . . . see you guys later!

Would you please put some pants on? I feel weird having to ask you twice.

by jc2313 on Sep 4, 2009 11:27 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

When you're a Jet you're a Jet all the way!

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by winningugly on Sep 4, 2009 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

You're welcome. Think of how boring this place would be without this here estrogen.

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by homesickalien on Sep 4, 2009 11:44 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

then I guess its been about 3 weeks

since he was a good hitting coach.

My alien is homesick

by Nordhagen on Sep 4, 2009 9:12 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

keith law sez ozzie could get fired..

he apparently said this on WSCR last night.

by Hatchetm on Sep 4, 2009 7:56 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Keith Law. Still right on my Top 10 list.

Of DB’s.

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by winningugly on Sep 4, 2009 8:01 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Does he know that Ozzie is under contract through 2012?

An extension he got during a season that was worse than this one.

by 67WMAQ on Sep 4, 2009 8:01 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Jim would disagree:

It won’t make up for what has been a disappointing performance, by and large, but it was great to see Ozzie Guillen remind us why he earned a contract that will keep him around through 2012.

Reason(s) here:

http://soxmachine.com/soxmachine/2009/09/04/torres-passes-trust-test/#more-474

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— Leo Durocher

by Chiburb on Sep 4, 2009 8:44 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

anyone that thinks ozzie is a bad manager

has never actually seen a bad manager.

by Hatchetm on Sep 4, 2009 9:09 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

No doubt

He may not be the best manager in baseball, but compared to what we could have out there I feel pretty good about him.

by Grinder in Training on Sep 4, 2009 9:37 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Speaking of that, I see Troy Hillman is being brought back next year.

Tell me prayer doesn’t work.

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by winningugly on Sep 4, 2009 9:52 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

is he realted to trey?

" 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 4, 2009 10:04 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

He is related to Deuce.

Go deliever a fatted calf, already.

;)

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by winningugly on Sep 4, 2009 10:43 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

is deliever related to deliver?

It’s supper time… and deliver is greasy.

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

— Leo Durocher

by Chiburb on Sep 4, 2009 11:03 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

You caught that one, Scoop.

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by winningugly on Sep 4, 2009 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

is that a sublime reference?

well done, old man. you are okay by me.

Cashing checks and having sex.

by MarketMaker on Sep 4, 2009 11:22 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Then my work here is done.

Have a great (long) weekend!

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

— Leo Durocher

by Chiburb on Sep 4, 2009 11:30 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

first association is sublime, eh?

a few people have covered ‘summertime’.

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

by thatshortkid on Sep 4, 2009 11:39 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Chiburb was referencing the Miles Davis version.

;)

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by homesickalien on Sep 4, 2009 11:51 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

(which I don't see on that wiki list)

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by homesickalien on Sep 4, 2009 11:53 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Right

Am I supposed to feel bad when I first think Porgy and Bess?

Don't quote me

by Moral Narcissist on Sep 4, 2009 11:52 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Only if you have not accepted your alternative lifestyle.

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by winningugly on Sep 4, 2009 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

My related realtor delivered de liver for dinner.

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by homesickalien on Sep 4, 2009 11:51 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

that's a helluva lot of wordplay

I’m sure I would enjoy your vaudeville act

My alien is homesick

by Nordhagen on Sep 4, 2009 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Anyone know..

If the “fire everybody” thing that fans do at the end of a disappointing season is just a Chicago thing or does every city do the same thing?

Any time a team does bad people call for the entire staffs collective head.

by 815Sox on Sep 4, 2009 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not that ozzie's been perfect this season

I don’t think you can pin this season on him, firing him would be stupid.

fucking dome

by vince_ on Sep 4, 2009 9:21 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Even the Mets alumni are having a rough year:

http://cbs2chicago.com/sports/jerry.koosman.tax.2.1164356.html

And Donn Clenndennnnonnn died earlier this year. And Fred Wilpon lost a bundle in the Madoff Ponzi scheme. Tough year to be a Mets fan.

BWAHAHAHA!

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by winningugly on Sep 4, 2009 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

did you rev up your imaginary motorcycle

when saying clenendenonononononon….ononon?

by Hatchetm on Sep 4, 2009 11:23 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

He could get fired since about June 2006.

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

by Sox Machine on Sep 4, 2009 10:48 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

did you hear the segment?

can’t find it online and I didn’t think ESPN employees could go on non-ESPN programs.

by Off the bus running on Sep 4, 2009 2:05 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Write up on Hudson in THT daily

here

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

by onlysoxfaninboston on Sep 4, 2009 10:50 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

"If the White Sox are smart..."

“…because, you know, they have no idea how to keep young pitchers healthy.”

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

by Sox Machine on Sep 4, 2009 11:02 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

haha...nice little nugget there

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

by onlysoxfaninboston on Sep 4, 2009 12:15 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nice post

I noticed in Spring Training his miniscule SO rate (2 in 60 ab’s) and just chalked it up to the obvious SSS. But, in some ways, that has carried over to the regular season . . . will be interesting to see if it has any carryover to next year.

Would you please put some pants on? I feel weird having to ask you twice.

by jc2313 on Sep 4, 2009 10:55 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Too bad these types of stats weren't kept when Nellie Fox played.

He struck out 216 times in his career of over 10,000 PA’s. Choked up on that jug-handled bat about 6" with 2 strikes on him and wore a pitcher out.

by mick10 on Sep 4, 2009 11:13 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

(Coughs repeatedly, soils self.)

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by winningugly on Sep 4, 2009 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I do that a lot too.

Getting old sucks.

"One more game and then we can blow this son of a b@#$* up!" - Hawk Harrelson on his thoughts regarding the Metrodome

by tailgater on Sep 4, 2009 11:23 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I didn't get a chance to see the video of Soriano's error

until late last night.

I gotta say, that is one of the funniest damn things I have ever seen on a ballfield. And Stoney’s comments on the replay were just precious. Sorry if it’s a repeat…

“And that’s what you get when a DH is playing left field. Then he turns to look where the runners are, and then he’s not in much of a hurry to get to the ball.”

"One more game and then we can blow this son of a b@#$* up!" - Hawk Harrelson on his thoughts regarding the Metrodome

by tailgater on Sep 4, 2009 11:22 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

it was funny

how he just jogged over to it whilst they were all booing him

by hoodlight on Sep 4, 2009 11:46 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nice info

Miss your stuff Bhoov. Hell I miss mindless agruments on SSS. Having a job- OVERRATED

"Oh well back to work"

by Tdogg on Sep 4, 2009 12:15 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Feeding your family: Priceless.

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by winningugly on Sep 4, 2009 12:24 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

unfortunately it really will be one only

The misses and I are splitsville. Eating me up with my kids. Alas I really do miss mindless arguments because they give me escape. (que the violin…..)

"Oh well back to work"

by Tdogg on Sep 4, 2009 12:42 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not great consolation, but we're here whenever you want to start shit (as long as it's mindless).

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 4, 2009 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm always here to race-bait you.

The 2009 White Sox....like a 40 degree day.

by Ozzie Montana on Sep 4, 2009 2:14 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Damn.

You know it’s OK to shake a beeyatch. No choking, though.

Sorry to hear it. Having been through one or three I can say with a great deal of confidence you’ll be OK. Other than the PPB bet you seem to be a caring, resilient, and rational human being.

(And if this is, in any way, an attempt to weasel out of my PP, I will be on your doorstep in 2 hours.)

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by winningugly on Sep 4, 2009 2:30 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

A wise man once told me after a break up I took hard:

Go out and stand on the corner, another one will come along.

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 4, 2009 3:19 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

sorry man

" 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 4, 2009 5:03 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sorry to hear that Tdogg

THANK YOU NATE SILVER, TECHNOLOGY IS THE TOPS

by Hazymania on Sep 5, 2009 12:51 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

so it's not true about going black and then ceasing to return?

what? am i gonna start making serious comments at this point in my life?

Cashing checks and having sex.

by MarketMaker on Sep 5, 2009 1:02 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Damn, Tdogg. Sorry to read this. I wish you the best.

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

by rhythm on Sep 8, 2009 12:23 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks Tdogg

Yeah increased workload has made these kind of posts few and far between. But since I was given the frontpage honor maybe I’ll try a little more often! Or was this more of a “we need a posting placeholder, that bhoov post wasn’t bad…….” thing?

Where I'm going, you can't follow. What I've got to do, you can't be any part of.

by bhoov on Sep 4, 2009 12:35 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

relax!

I should be front paged more often! Its better than U-God for christ sake

Kenwo4life=ratings

by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 5, 2009 8:57 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Captialize Christ, blasphemer!

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

by rhythm on Sep 8, 2009 12:26 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

did anyone see Pedro last night?

looked to have some great stuff

by hoodlight on Sep 4, 2009 12:22 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

From fangraphs:

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/pedro-showing-off

I’d say he’s been the real deal since being signed.

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by winningugly on Sep 4, 2009 12:25 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm a big fan of pedro

do you think kw went for him before we ended up with one pitch AWOL fat guts?

I know he turned a few teams down, did he want loads of cash? I remember him being mentioned as a possible target on here

by hoodlight on Sep 4, 2009 12:31 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

he wanted 5 million

i have a feeling KW inquired about him, but too many ?’s to warrant that much money

brndnprkns: I'm pretty sure the "badass" value of your life is closer to Gigli than The Dark Knight

by whitesoxmatt on Sep 4, 2009 12:39 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Beat Timmy (1BB, 11K, 4H) 2-1....ouch. Giants lost a series in which they only gave up 3 runs over the 3 games. That hurts.

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 4, 2009 12:27 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

"Timmy"?

Is this a Giants blog? Fer Chrissakes, we are not on a first-name basis with him, nor have pet names. “Freak” is acceptable.

“Timmy”?

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by winningugly on Sep 4, 2009 12:37 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Surprise, surprise.

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by winningugly on Sep 4, 2009 2:30 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

theres a lot of man-crushes for him in Seattle since he grew up there.

my brother-in-laws roommate is the same way due to the fact they played little league together.

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 4, 2009 3:20 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

seatlle, huh.

and your brother-in-law’s “roommate”. when are you guys going to stop covering for him or avoiding the truth? he likes it in the ass. there are worse things in life.

by larry on Sep 4, 2009 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Just that one.

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 4, 2009 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Are you implying that all child molesters are black? You racist fuck.

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 4, 2009 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions   2 recs

lmao

i needed that

"Oh well back to work"

by Tdogg on Sep 4, 2009 7:18 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

so its official.

your truly will in fact be throwing out the first pitch 9/9/9 vs Oakland.
All four guest get to go on the field, then eat and drink for free in the Jim Beam club.

Oh and we get an autographed Mark Buehrle jersey.
AWESOME!

Ive been working on a slider.
I cant fucking wait.

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 4, 2009 12:41 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

needs more S

we are gonna skullfuck this guy - thecip

by BoeJouma on Sep 4, 2009 12:47 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

How'd you get this gig?

And an autographed MB jersey too? You clearly don’t deserve these nice things.

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 4, 2009 12:50 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Possibly at least a couple of us.

:)

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 4, 2009 1:25 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

i just now realized this posted twice

hoodies comment didnt even tip me off.
lol

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 4, 2009 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well....you are slow.

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 4, 2009 1:28 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

its my modem

has been fucking up for a month

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 4, 2009 1:29 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

no.

but you can come to my house and look at mine. you probably are deserving enough to look at one.

by larry on Sep 4, 2009 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

His wife won a drawing. And he now has cloaking powers.

And is now deserving of a visit to larry’s home. All for winning a drawing.

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by winningugly on Sep 4, 2009 2:32 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ah, my bad.

GIT. I would like the transcript of any conversation regarding drunk driving laws.

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by winningugly on Sep 4, 2009 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Just don't bounce it.

And don’t think about bouncing it.

And don’t think about 28,000 fans watching you trying not to bounce it.

Otherwise, have a great time!

"One more game and then we can blow this son of a b@#$* up!" - Hawk Harrelson on his thoughts regarding the Metrodome

by tailgater on Sep 4, 2009 12:55 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

And if you gotta bounce it, bounce it off of Pods' head.

/unnecessary, yet obligatory Pod-hatred post for today

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 4, 2009 1:01 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

28000 fans?

22000 max.

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

by thecip on Sep 4, 2009 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sell out!

"One more game and then we can blow this son of a b@#$* up!" - Hawk Harrelson on his thoughts regarding the Metrodome

by tailgater on Sep 4, 2009 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Linebroke! Linebroke!

Whiplash reaction! Do it!

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

by Sox Machine on Sep 4, 2009 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

hahhaha yes!

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

by thecip on Sep 4, 2009 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

thats awesome.

I hope to go to that game just so i can boo your ass for not inviting me along you dirty son of a bitch!

Kenwo4life=ratings

by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 4, 2009 5:21 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

so its official.

your truly will in fact be throwing out the first pitch 9/9/9 vs Oakland.
All four guest get to go on the field, then eat and drink for free in the Jim Beam club.

Oh and we get an autographed Mark Buehrle jersey.
AWESOME!

Ive been working on a slider.
I cant fucking wait.

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 4, 2009 12:41 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

you can’t fucking wait twice

by hoodlight on Sep 4, 2009 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

but now its official

before i was waiting for the rug to be pulled out from under me.

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 4, 2009 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Jim Beam take the Mound contest

completely random drawing the lovely wife won.

And no, I probably dont deserve these things.
It may be karma though, since I have probably spent $1000 on Beam and Cokes this season at the bullpen bar.

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 4, 2009 1:24 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

You suck

Other fans are going to go all “Ligue Family” on your ass! Better keep your head on a swivel while you’re on the field!

"The next fu#&@ng person that walks across this stage is going to get fu#&ng killed, aright?"

by thekever on Sep 4, 2009 1:56 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Frank?

concensus is it will happen, but when? will it be just the one game or maybe 3 or 4.

i’d love to see that, bet that will fill up the stadium.

by hoodlight on Sep 4, 2009 12:53 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Serious question.

Have you ever gotten to see footage of Big Frank play?
I know you are relatively new to the game and I don’t want to assume you had access to feeds in the 90’s, but I’m wondering if you’ve sought archived vids or anything.
He was sumpthin’ special.

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by homesickalien on Sep 4, 2009 12:59 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

consensus being who? sss folks pining or actual media leaks?

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

by thatshortkid on Sep 4, 2009 1:03 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm part of the concensus

let’s face it, we aint going to the playoffs, not gonna happen – fill the stadium for the last few home games – get him in

by hoodlight on Sep 4, 2009 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Its Gonna Happen!

assuming Detroit finishes .500, we only have to go like 21-6. And since we’ve outscored opponents 9-0 in the last 10 innings, I like our chances.

My alien is homesick

by Nordhagen on Sep 4, 2009 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

too late

had to be with us 9/1 for the play-off roster

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 4, 2009 1:24 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

And in March, as it seemed increasingly likely that Thomas’ playing career was ending, Williams and Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf let Thomas know that when he’s ready, they would like him to retire as a member of the organization. But it remained to be seen whether Thomas would accept their overture.

it’s been up to thomas for awhile.

http://www.midwestsportsfans.com/2009/06/frank-thomas-should-retire-as-a-member-of-the-chicago-white-sox/

by larry on Sep 4, 2009 1:24 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I seen him play for oakland

but never seen any footage of him batting for us, all I know is the numbers and the way people talk about him, and the way he left the club. That’s why I really hope it happens.

by hoodlight on Sep 4, 2009 1:03 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Oakland Frank wasnt the real Big Hurt

He was a hitting machine in the 90s.

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 4, 2009 1:04 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

He's the reason I'm a White Sox fan

Trusty growing up with Frank demolishing everyone. Always pissed me off how few All Star games he went to though.

by Carbiner on Sep 4, 2009 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yup, only 5.

He was not an all-star in 1991, 1992, 2000 or 2006, and finished 3rd, 8th, 2nd and 4th (respectively) in MVP voting in those years.

by The Actual El Guapo on Sep 4, 2009 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Frank hated steroids

One of the few people that I can say for sure didn’t use them. He didn’t need them… probably hated them because it allowed people a way to catch up to him.

But Frank was incredible, I’m glad to have been able to see him play so many times. However, the guy was a major asshole.

by 815Sox on Sep 4, 2009 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe my hero-worship blinded (and continues to blind) me to his faults, but I never really got the whole Frank is an asshole thing.

Sure, there were a few incidents in which he said something semi-stupid (the Jackie Robinson comment) or was accused of being more concerned with personal goals than the team, but that kind of thing is said about most superstars, and everything always kinda seemed blown out of proportion with him. Did I miss something?

by The Actual El Guapo on Sep 4, 2009 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I missed it too, if there was something.

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 4, 2009 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

As you said, every athlete is more or less an asshole.

Guessing Frank was probably irritated by Griffey overshadowing him and his injuries limiting his potential so became more of an asshole over time, but no more-so than any other athlete. Our team is ostensibly the “bad boys” anyway so I don’t really get it. I’m positive AJ is much worse than Frank ever was.

by Carbiner on Sep 4, 2009 4:59 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

everyone has an asshole. and there are different kinds.

frank is a pouty asshole. supposedly. and no one like a pouter.

by larry on Sep 4, 2009 5:14 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ah here we are
We’re dicks! We’re reckless, arrogant, stupid dicks. And the Film Actors Guild are pussies. And Kim Jong Il is an asshole. Pussies don’t like dicks, because pussies get fucked by dicks. But dicks also fuck assholes: assholes that just want to shit on everything. Pussies may think they can deal with assholes their way. But the only thing that can fuck an asshole is a dick, with some balls. The problem with dicks is: they fuck too much or fuck when it isn’t appropriate – and it takes a pussy to show them that. But sometimes, pussies can be so full of shit that they become assholes themselves… because pussies are an inch and half away from ass holes. I don’t know much about this crazy, crazy world, but I do know this: If you don’t let us fuck this asshole, we’re going to have our dicks and pussies all covered in shit!

by Carbiner on Sep 4, 2009 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

True, Frank often pouted about his contract.

He also never got along with a lot of his teammates because of the “me first” attitude he sometimes portrayed. However, there were a lot of players on his team and other teams that didn’t like how outspoken he was on the steroid abuse in baseball. Can’t blame him either if you look at the list of top MVP vote leaders and league hitting leaders numbers when Frank was putting up his monster numbers while clean. He had his faults but I always thought he got treated a bit unfair by Marriotti and a few others in town.

by mick10 on Sep 4, 2009 5:32 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Frank was a stats guy.

His stats. I imagine that might – might – have gotten on a few teammates’ nerves. His poor personal decisions (marriage, agent) also bled into his professional life, as you might imagine it would for you. The klieg lights are a little brighter for him vs. you and me, to be fair, but such is fame.

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by winningugly on Sep 4, 2009 5:40 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

From the WSI site.

Not all that objective.

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

by winningugly on Sep 4, 2009 6:20 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed.

Like arguing who is “fair and balanced”, FoxNews or MSNBC.

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by winningugly on Sep 4, 2009 7:12 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Summary:

“Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah.”

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

by Sox Machine on Sep 4, 2009 7:21 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

My uncle used to live a few houses down from him

The guy refused to sign autographs for the the children of his immediate neighbors

by 815Sox on Sep 5, 2009 5:12 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

i know someone and one of the highlights of his life

was when he was playing baseball with friends in front of his house and Frank comes out of their neighbors house to ask if he can play with them. I have a hard time considering someone an asshole when he comes out of his house to volunteer to pitch to random kids he doesn’t know. I’ve always been impressed by that story

brndnprkns: I'm pretty sure the "badass" value of your life is closer to Gigli than The Dark Knight

by whitesoxmatt on Sep 6, 2009 9:00 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Frank was a rarity

You stopped whatever you were doing to watch him hit. Kinda like Devin Hester returning kicks a few years ago.

"The next fu#&@ng person that walks across this stage is going to get fu#&ng killed, aright?"

by thekever on Sep 4, 2009 2:25 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Frank Thomas was the Albert Pujols of the early 90s

Didn’t K a lot, hit well over 300, and destroyed ze ball.

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

Frank was fucking awesome

and he wasn’t that bad of a guy either. He was very pleasant when you met him. Way more so than Carlton Fisk and Jack McDowell were. Frank just didn’t know when he should bite his tongue- that was his problem.

Kenwo4life=ratings

by KenWo4LiFe on Sep 4, 2009 5:26 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

jack's a pretty nice guy when you meet him

" 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 4, 2009 6:08 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

With the high volume of commenting today, I nearly missed that. ;P

He was in a league of his own…. I wish I could refer you to some great old footage.
Maybe someone else around here knows where to find that sort of thing.

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 4, 2009 1:17 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I respect Will Carroll but I saw this nugget from the latest UTK
. … It’s no surprise that Ozzie Guillen is talking about shutting down Jake Peavy. What is a bit surprising is that Guillen has this kind of power in the organization. …

I expect better from Will, of course crazy Ozzie doesn’t have trumping authority on this, although he might some influence…and Ozzie has a great rep for protecting pitchers.

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

by onlysoxfaninboston on Sep 4, 2009 1:56 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

and I hope the our boys sweep the Red Sox so Red Sox nation can suck it

Fuck Dustin Pedroia

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

by onlysoxfaninboston on Sep 4, 2009 1:57 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

haha

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

by onlysoxfaninboston on Sep 4, 2009 1:58 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

you don't live here

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

by onlysoxfaninboston on Sep 4, 2009 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

that's true.

but i do loves me some pedroia. and, unlike most, i think that commercial is fantastic.

by larry on Sep 4, 2009 2:01 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

yes, you do have the hotties for the grinder

and i’m sure this was brought up before, but do you think splits against us helped delivered him the trophy?

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

by onlysoxfaninboston on Sep 4, 2009 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

and Papelbon

and Youkilis…

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

by onlysoxfaninboston on Sep 4, 2009 1:58 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Has anyone heard whether or not gus throws out the first pitch

this month? Anyone know the date?

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by winningugly on Sep 4, 2009 2:34 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

one of the playoff games I think. ;)

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

by BobbySouthSide on Sep 4, 2009 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

As long as we don't see him on the mound in the 8th anymore, I'm okay with it.

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 4, 2009 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

ha! booya!

I hope he shits a brick and writes a sweet acoustical country and/or western song about it… I’m okay with that!

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

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

Happy...

InsideTheSoxRT @Southpaw Happy BDay to #WhiteSox brdcaster Hawk Harrelson.Look 4 a special surprise during 2nites game.sshh Don’t tell Hawk

What will it be? A chocolate covered Yaz? The head of alexei ramirez on a pole? Carlos Gomez singing ‘happy birthday, hawk’ like maryln monroe?

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

by thecip on Sep 4, 2009 4:11 PM CDT reply actions   1 recs

The head of Yaz next to the head ot Teddy Ballgame.

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by winningugly on Sep 4, 2009 5:41 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I definitely feel a heavy shift in my bowels.

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 4, 2009 5:25 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

hey now

this isnt facebook

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 5, 2009 8:31 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

My bad. :)

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 5, 2009 11:20 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

What does he do? Speak to schoolchildren?

I would pull my imaginary kids out of school so they don’t have to be brainwashed by his pro home run giving up message!!!!

by 67WMAQ on Sep 4, 2009 5:40 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Joking aside - that's good stuff.

Is he having a rough year? No doubt. Is he a good human being and contributor to the community? All signs point to yes.

by 67WMAQ on Sep 4, 2009 5:46 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

If only you had a forum in which to communicate/investigate this.

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by winningugly on Sep 4, 2009 5:47 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

We're up to speed on the Sox community outreach events

I get to cover a few. Last year, AJ and Toby Hall appeared at a summer safety event at the Cell.

AJ gave his chest protector to a chubby grade school student who broke his arm. Kid was thrilled.

by 67WMAQ on Sep 4, 2009 5:52 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I totally misread that.

“AJ gave his chest protector to a chubby grade school student whose arm he broke. Kid was thrilled.”

by Pander on Sep 5, 2009 5:59 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

You want a friend? Get a dog.

FUCK YOU. THAT’S MY NAME.

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by winningugly on Sep 4, 2009 6:19 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bricks helped rebuild New Orleans after Katrina.

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by winningugly on Sep 4, 2009 5:42 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

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