The Gang's All Here
by larry on Feb 27, 2010 1:20 PM CST
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- The Sergio Santos Saga continues: "Carlos Quentin is abusing Santos in their BP session. Looks great. A. Jones said, "Damn Carlos, you gonna make an out?"" Good luck making the roster.
- The club is receptive to Paul Konerko signing an extension but "[a]t the same time, Williams admitted, "not everyone finishes his career here.""
- Jermaine Dye thinks he's a veteran who deserves respect: ''There's nothing close,'' Dye said. ''Still a few teams calling, couple teams made offers, but nothing really worth it. Anaheim made an offer, but they could only offer me 200-250 at-bats. Toronto made an offer; they wanted me to play right field every day, but the money was ridiculous.''
- Quentin isn't going to be loquacious once the season starts: "It's my third year here, (so) people know me better,'' Quentin said. "It takes a while to get to know how I've always been. Once games start, I'll take it back to how I planned, and I thank you guys for respecting that.''
- And some fun stuff on pitch sequencing:
Sliders after a previous slider have better results than the average slider. This is seen in the whiff rate and in the slugging on contact. Similarity for fastballs there is better performance after a previous fastball, although it is seen just in the slugging on contact fastballs. So the whiff rate on a fastball following a fastball is a little lower than the average fastball, but the slugging rate is much lower. On the other hand both of these pitches are worse after the other compared to their average performance.
Maybe batters facing these two-pitch pitchers expect a slider after a fastball, and vice versa, and when they see the same one again it trips them up. Or again this could be some sort of sampling effect. Either way I hope to continue this analysis looking at the interaction of subsequent pitches based on their location and movement.
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Id like an update telling me Jermaine Dye is now our DH.
2010 WhiteSox Baseball: "even if it works it's still stupid"
i love JD
but he’s got to realize that people aren’t getting big offers at his age. I think he can still be a very productive batter and would like to see him on the sox instead of wishing that andruw jones turns back the clock to 2006….. but he needs to see that he should take the blue jay job…do well and hope for a slightly better offer next year.
Kenwo4life=ratings
the slider article mentioned
what i thought was the most likely sampling effect: pitchers find a hitters weakness and exploit it mercilessly.
I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production.
I liked Dave Allen in the '70's.
British talk show guy, had half a finger missing. Late Saturday nights, IIRC. Like the British Tom Snyder. Always had a cocktail next to him.
WTF does he know about pitch sequence?
I just don’t feel like killing anyone else for as long as I can help it.
looks like MLB Network is in Florida next week.
Lunch time games on tuesday(Mets v somebody) and wednesday(Yankees v pirates).
Sox on the radio next thursday.
SSS fantasy draft is next weekend.
In the word of the hawk, “YES!”
i don't know how you can blithely post about baseball while people like these are out there trying to rape your offsping
and by ‘you’ i don’t mean you. and by ‘your offspring’ i don’t mean yours.
by larry on Feb 27, 2010 3:12 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
larry can do no wrong in the eyes of these collective asskissers.
@Why don’t you post something related to baseball and stop posting all of these small pictures.
"You two need to get a room filled with condoms and calculators!"
by Where Triples Go to Die on Feb 27, 2010 4:23 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
it's also different when it's satire
"A brief but trenchant analysis of Scott Podsednik
He’s dogshit."
by NYRoyal on Jan 8, 2010 8:56 AM PST
by U-God on Feb 27, 2010 6:18 PM CST up reply actions 4 recs
Everything I post is satire.
Including when is post in all caps.
"You two need to get a room filled with condoms and calculators!"
by Where Triples Go to Die on Feb 27, 2010 7:45 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
you keep using that word. i do not think it means what you think it means.
"A brief but trenchant analysis of Scott Podsednik
He’s dogshit."
by NYRoyal on Jan 8, 2010 8:56 AM PST
by U-God on Feb 27, 2010 8:03 PM CST up reply actions 4 recs
A simple search would have prevented you from wasting your time.
This was the first and only post from sbnation member “where triples go to die”, in which the term “satire” was used. Thank you for nothing.
"You two need to get a room filled with condoms and calculators!"
by Where Triples Go to Die on Feb 28, 2010 8:36 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
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"A brief but trenchant analysis of Scott Podsednik
He’s dogshit."
by NYRoyal on Jan 8, 2010 8:56 AM PST
by U-God on Feb 28, 2010 8:37 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
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"You two need to get a room filled with condoms and calculators!"
by Where Triples Go to Die on Feb 28, 2010 8:56 PM CST up reply actions
le woosh
"A brief but trenchant analysis of Scott Podsednik
He’s dogshit."
by NYRoyal on Jan 8, 2010 8:56 AM PST
You're right
I have no idea why you posted that picture. I just see some dude pointing a sword at me, so don’t bring a knife to a gun fight… If you would please elaborate I’m sure I’ll chuckle.
"You two need to get a room filled with condoms and calculators!"
by Where Triples Go to Die on Feb 28, 2010 10:16 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
most things aren't funny when explained
"A brief but trenchant analysis of Scott Podsednik
He’s dogshit."
by NYRoyal on Jan 8, 2010 8:56 AM PST
you've never heard of the princess bride?
and you realize you can google things like “you keep using that word…”
I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production.
No, I can honestly say I have never heard of “the princess bride”. Am I in the minority here?
"You two need to get a room filled with condoms and calculators!"
by Where Triples Go to Die on Feb 28, 2010 10:55 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
most likely
"A brief but trenchant analysis of Scott Podsednik
He’s dogshit."
by NYRoyal on Jan 8, 2010 8:56 AM PST
We are men of action. Lies do not become us.
by The Actual El Guapo on Feb 28, 2010 11:10 PM CST up reply actions
How many fingers on his right hand...
…does larry have?
by South Side Expat on Feb 28, 2010 11:38 PM CST up reply actions
Sleep well, and dream of large women.
Just a Rip-off of the Actual El Guapo, but a fake not funny one.
by DrEmilioLizardo on Mar 1, 2010 10:03 PM CST up reply actions
I'm on the brute squad
You ARE the brute squad
Reporter: I was wondering if at any point in my lifetime the Cubs weren't going to be run by a guy who didn't immediately remind me of failure, confusion, or imminent death
Everyone's heard of it, even if you haven't seen it.
“My name is blah blah, you killed my father, prepare to die” doesn’t ring a bell?
Taj Gibson is the face of Bulls basketball!
by Trey23 on Jan 5, 2010 6:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Mar 1, 2010 2:19 AM CST up reply actions
dude, i'm not kidding...
neither heard of it, nor scene it (maybe I have but I do not recall it). I didn’t stay inside watching movies or pro wrestling much…We had bicycles, skateboards, rollerblades, hockey sticks, footballs, baseballs, basketballs, tennis rackets, and video games. If we weren’t doing that, we were either fighting each other or stealing lumber from construction sites and building tree-houses. I am a couple of years older than u-god, that generation didn’t know how to entertain themselves, they needed something to entertain them.
"You two need to get a room filled with condoms and calculators!"
by Where Triples Go to Die on Mar 1, 2010 2:02 PM CST up reply actions
you act as though in the 5 year difference from my childhood to yours
all of this things magically stopped existing and that children stopped playing outside.
"A brief but trenchant analysis of Scott Podsednik
He’s dogshit."
by NYRoyal on Jan 8, 2010 8:56 AM PST
it's true...
you guys were a bunch of crybaby bitches. not saying you were, but that 5 years difference made all the difference. i grew up playing shitty video games, you grew up playing the awesome snes and n64!
"You actually talk about me to your wife??? I love it.!"
by Where Triples Go to Die on Mar 3, 2010 2:35 PM CST up reply actions
obviously you haven't read your Frank O'Hara
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/ave-maria/
of course he was just trying to lay some 12 year olds
I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production.
well, after that weak joke...
I still stand by my tank pic. Just kidding u-god, I see your hand is better? Also, you post references to a movie made in 1987 about fairy-tales… I was watching Rambo on mute with Tchaikovsky playing on the stereo.
"You two need to get a room filled with condoms and calculators!"
by Where Triples Go to Die on Mar 1, 2010 12:37 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Rambo and Tchaikovsky?
Can I get some of that to smoke?
by South Side Expat on Mar 1, 2010 2:18 AM CST up reply actions
this smoke is strong enough to choke a horse ;)
"You two need to get a room filled with condoms and calculators!"
by Where Triples Go to Die on Mar 1, 2010 1:50 PM CST up reply actions
it's too bad that line will get lost
in the mix. maybe the funniest thing you’ve said.
I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production.
Jesus she looks good for shitting out fifteen kids.
"I call Dotel, got his ass kick. I call Linebrink, got his ass kick. Everybody I call is the wrong guy. I guess it's my fault!"
I can't, in good conscience, not post this for you all to enjoy as much as I currently am.
"I call Dotel, got his ass kick. I call Linebrink, got his ass kick. Everybody I call is the wrong guy. I guess it's my fault!"
Perfect sized nipples.
"You two need to get a room filled with condoms and calculators!"
by Where Triples Go to Die on Feb 27, 2010 4:36 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
I will say this about Mrs. Kotsay
She looks more like a human being and less like a blonde fembot. I’m looking at you Mrs. “I’m stuck in Detroit”
Yeah, she is way hot for having 4 kids.
To be free is to live. To end freedom is to end life.
by usualsuspect on Feb 27, 2010 6:23 PM CST up reply actions
Is the guy with his back to the camera Buehrle?
I just don’t feel like killing anyone else for as long as I can help it.
Without wanting to take away any respect from his contributions to the Sox, JD's pickiness paints him mighty ungrateful in my eyes.
In Seattle, a resigned sigh escapes the lips of a foul-mouthed angel. ~wu
id say more in denial than ungrateful.
im sure he’s grateful…. just thinks he should get one more big contract.
Kenwo4life=ratings
If not for his dreadful 2nd half last year,
he probobly would have been looking at a Damon-like deal. I’m sure its a big let down for him to have to accept the reality of his potential contract.
2010 WhiteSox Baseball: "even if it works it's still stupid"
What makes it all the more painful is looking at how good his first half was.
Reporter: I was wondering if at any point in my lifetime the Cubs weren't going to be run by a guy who didn't immediately remind me of failure, confusion, or imminent death
i remember being disappointed the sox signed him to the last one.
i was wrong there, i guess…
Cashing checks and having sex.
He was a station to station baseclogger.
"You two need to get a room filled with condoms and calculators!"
by Where Triples Go to Die on Feb 27, 2010 4:26 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
the defense was the problem
he was above replacement last year if he had DHd
I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production.
the problem I have
is that he’d likely be better than someone like Aubrey Huff and Troy Glaus, or hell, Garrett Atkins. He’d be better off in the market if he was injured most of last year, and that doesn’t sit right with me. His components were fine. He suffered from a low BABIP. He was a statue in right, as per usual. He deserved a shot at a first base gig. If he wasn’t old, I doubt he’d be having this problem. He probably should have taken the Cubs offer if he wanted the best deal.
You guys win. You can keep your little marked-out piece of internet territory. Spend your days communicating via keyboard with people too ugly for the real world and too nerdy for anyone to care, anyway. Your piece of land is here. Do the rest of civilization a favor and stay within its limits. You bore me. Have fun with your nightly sobs and screams into your pillow over your inability to attract a good mate, Radiohead. ~The Hooligan
by Daniel Berlyn on Feb 27, 2010 5:13 PM CST up reply actions
yeah but the fact that he's old is meaningful
and probably related to his performance. he should have done a number of things, but it looks like he’s either in denial or has some strategy that’s not obvious to me.
I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production.
It's meaningful, but so is missing the entire year due to injury or having a sub-700 OPS as a DH.
I don’t know what kind of situation he was looking for, probably around $4 mil and a starting job. If he negotiates a $3 mil deal plus incentives and a starting gig, maybe an option, it could have been a good deal. It just seems like there was no good match for him, but I think SF could have afforded to give Huff’s deal to Jermaine, at least.
You guys win. You can keep your little marked-out piece of internet territory. Spend your days communicating via keyboard with people too ugly for the real world and too nerdy for anyone to care, anyway. Your piece of land is here. Do the rest of civilization a favor and stay within its limits. You bore me. Have fun with your nightly sobs and screams into your pillow over your inability to attract a good mate, Radiohead. ~The Hooligan
by Daniel Berlyn on Feb 27, 2010 5:51 PM CST up reply actions
he specifically wanted to play the field
and he’s basically shown he can’t do that. i suppose i’d give him a go there at 1B as a cheap possibility.
I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production.
then maybe he should have been a little more open to doing something other than playing the outfield.
he fucked up. JD should have been out there right from the start of the offseason saying i’m ready to fill whatever role a team wants me to because i know i can still start, i’ll win any competition for a starting job and i’m already working out at first base to increase my positional flexibility. but he didn’t.
Obviously his perception of himself has gotten in the way.
He underestimated the meagerness of the market. Felipe Lopez should have a starting role, but he doesn’t, and has $2M to show for it. Then again, Dye didn’t have Boras like Damon and Lopez.
You guys win. You can keep your little marked-out piece of internet territory. Spend your days communicating via keyboard with people too ugly for the real world and too nerdy for anyone to care, anyway. Your piece of land is here. Do the rest of civilization a favor and stay within its limits. You bore me. Have fun with your nightly sobs and screams into your pillow over your inability to attract a good mate, Radiohead. ~The Hooligan
by Daniel Berlyn on Feb 27, 2010 6:38 PM CST up reply actions
Whose fault is that?
He’s a big boy. He’s responsible. He made a poor business strategic decision re: marketing himself poorly in a tough market. Not everyone makes good business decisions, whether in real estate, stocks, or selling services.
I just don’t feel like killing anyone else for as long as I can help it.
Who's saying it isn't?
It’s unfortunate, but teams are also signing risker/worse players at near the rate he was probably looking for. I think it has less to do with marketing than his desire to take a cheaper deal now, because he’s passed up offers.
You guys win. You can keep your little marked-out piece of internet territory. Spend your days communicating via keyboard with people too ugly for the real world and too nerdy for anyone to care, anyway. Your piece of land is here. Do the rest of civilization a favor and stay within its limits. You bore me. Have fun with your nightly sobs and screams into your pillow over your inability to attract a good mate, Radiohead. ~The Hooligan
by Daniel Berlyn on Feb 27, 2010 8:45 PM CST up reply actions
his agent's?
isn’t that why they get paid?
I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production.
Unfortunatly he does not get this.
Imagine his war at DH if he didn’t have that awful 2nd half at the plate…
"You two need to get a room filled with condoms and calculators!"
by Where Triples Go to Die on Feb 27, 2010 5:15 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
That too, I'm sure. But given his age, this market, and this point of the year, it seems like he should be grateful anyone is knocking and he still has an opportunity to play baseball
regardless of ABs or how he’s used.
The opportunity to play is worth something too, even if not monetarily measured.
In Seattle, a resigned sigh escapes the lips of a foul-mouthed angel. ~wu
by homesickalien on Feb 27, 2010 3:51 PM CST up reply actions
AND he fuggin' sucks on defense, so seriously, he is going to have to cast aside some useless pride here.
In Seattle, a resigned sigh escapes the lips of a foul-mouthed angel. ~wu
by homesickalien on Feb 27, 2010 4:15 PM CST up reply actions
Or, he could keep this crap up
long enough that a month and a half into the season, when Kenny can’t take our DH-by-comshittee plan anymore, we bring him back and he has enough juice to last the whole year without dropping off.
"I call Dotel, got his ass kick. I call Linebrink, got his ass kick. Everybody I call is the wrong guy. I guess it's my fault!"
What number will teahen wear?
I think the sox made it clear they aren’t very interested.
"You two need to get a room filled with condoms and calculators!"
by Where Triples Go to Die on Feb 27, 2010 4:28 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
I think Kenny made it clear
that he doesn’t trust this fucked up bullshit DH plan that Ozzie wants, and if it goes as most of us expect it to go, Kenny will make some sort of move to “fix the glitch”.
"I call Dotel, got his ass kick. I call Linebrink, got his ass kick. Everybody I call is the wrong guy. I guess it's my fault!"
Oh no, that would be perfectly fine with me.
In Seattle, a resigned sigh escapes the lips of a foul-mouthed angel. ~wu
by homesickalien on Feb 27, 2010 4:39 PM CST up reply actions
What, you're not happy with Andruw Jones?
"You two need to get a room filled with condoms and calculators!"
by Where Triples Go to Die on Feb 27, 2010 4:44 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Maybe. If someone had paid me even $5M for a couple of years I'd retire.
Theoretically, you can live on $500K a year without even touching the original $10M.
No idea what JD has done with his money but he might be able to walk away.
As for pride and swallowing same, it’s not like he’s chasing a milestone ala Thome.
Say it loud, he’s black and proud!
"his ballerness could not be stoped which rose his era to 5.42 "
by Chiburb on Feb 27, 2010 4:55 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
yeah
the show is where its at
Doesn’t seem very moral to me. Might as well take Satan’s autograph while you’re at it. - N.C.
That is exclusive to ps3 though right???
"You two need to get a room filled with condoms and calculators!"
by Where Triples Go to Die on Feb 27, 2010 4:38 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
expires in 2012
"A brief but trenchant analysis of Scott Podsednik
He’s dogshit."
by NYRoyal on Jan 8, 2010 8:56 AM PST
Don't we all.
In Seattle, a resigned sigh escapes the lips of a foul-mouthed angel. ~wu
by homesickalien on Feb 27, 2010 7:23 PM CST up reply actions 5 recs
LOL
"You two need to get a room filled with condoms and calculators!"
by Where Triples Go to Die on Feb 28, 2010 8:39 PM CST up reply actions
have you thrown a perfect game yet?
I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production.
Wanna know what else is bullshit?
The game comes with a voucher for a free fathead junior. I can choose from eight non-Sox players, one of whom is Alfonso fucking Soriano!
signature
Hey BO
Is there an option to use 06 controls? Like on defense the base you throw to corresponds with the a,b,y,x buttons…
"You two need to get a room filled with condoms and calculators!"
by Where Triples Go to Die on Feb 27, 2010 4:41 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
I hate when video games change their controls
And don’t give you the option to change them back.
"You two need to get a room filled with condoms and calculators!"
by Where Triples Go to Die on Feb 27, 2010 4:47 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
theoretically, the new controls are also better
I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production.
the whole series is a pile of shit.
You guys win. You can keep your little marked-out piece of internet territory. Spend your days communicating via keyboard with people too ugly for the real world and too nerdy for anyone to care, anyway. Your piece of land is here. Do the rest of civilization a favor and stay within its limits. You bore me. Have fun with your nightly sobs and screams into your pillow over your inability to attract a good mate, Radiohead. ~The Hooligan
by Daniel Berlyn on Feb 27, 2010 5:15 PM CST up reply actions
I'll give it another shot... This year.
Speaking of sports games. Have you played NHL 10?
"You two need to get a room filled with condoms and calculators!"
by Where Triples Go to Die on Feb 27, 2010 5:19 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
that game is pretty amazing
probably one of the best sims i’ve ever played after they included the board play
Doesn’t seem very moral to me. Might as well take Satan’s autograph while you’re at it. - N.C.
Do you have xbox as well?
IMO it is a top 5 xbox live game. If anyone wants to add me my live gamertag is “siikyjohnson”. I can’t promise that I won’t threaten your life if I start losing though.
"You two need to get a room filled with condoms and calculators!"
by Where Triples Go to Die on Feb 27, 2010 5:27 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
i read that as
“I can promise that I will threaten your shitty fucking life if you somehow beat me”
I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production.
"I will break into your mom's basement and kill you"
"You two need to get a room filled with condoms and calculators!"
by Where Triples Go to Die on Feb 27, 2010 5:34 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Can't you just stop it?
I was thinking about the May meetup and your attendance. If I were running it I’d put 2 conditions on you:
1. You behave and quit trying to impress anyone with anything.
2. You post your opinions here as you like, but stop calling people names or otherwise insulting people.
Your MO is mostly a cry for attention, good or bad reaction doesn’t matter to you. You CAN have the attention, but only as a reward for normal social skills.
In other words, if you aspire to KenWo you’ll be welcome as a community member. (I can’t believe I wrote that!)
Your choice and nor mine/ours.
"his ballerness could not be stoped which rose his era to 5.42 "
by Chiburb on Feb 27, 2010 6:12 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Mom's basement jokes stemmed from xbox live user battles.
I’m to the point where I wouldn’t want to ruin anything at your uber blogger meet-up. I love how you say I’m crying for attention. I love how seriously you guys take this Internet bullshit. You guys are so hypocritical it makes me sick. The whole reason I signed up to comment in the first place.
"You two need to get a room filled with condoms and calculators!"
by Where Triples Go to Die on Feb 27, 2010 7:51 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
no just ps3
Doesn’t seem very moral to me. Might as well take Satan’s autograph while you’re at it. - N.C.
i am sadly almost totally video game free
which is too bad b/c i want to at least play some madden to mess around with stuff i’m learning. plus COD, gears of war, bioshock, etc. etc.
i do have access to a wii and mario kart and i find this very satisfying.
I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production.
The new super Mario for wii is awesome.
More fun than Mario Kart although that game is crack too.
"You two need to get a room filled with condoms and calculators!"
by Where Triples Go to Die on Feb 27, 2010 5:32 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
yeah played it
it was pretty satisfying to beat bowser
I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production.
Tried beating it with a partner...
Impossible. I played it alone and beat that last part on the first try. You should have seen the look I got.
"You two need to get a room filled with condoms and calculators!"
by Where Triples Go to Die on Feb 27, 2010 5:37 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
yeah i did it the whole way with my former roommate
it was definitely more difficult…but i thought it was fun and required more skill/strategy. the bubble was a pretty solid solution imo.
I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production.
i know!
half the time there’s barely enough room on the platform so you’re bouncing on someone’s head just to not fall off. i can’t believe that wasn’t more frustrating…but i just blamed the people i was playing with and laughing instead.
I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production.
The last game I bought was MLB 2K6.
I was waiting for that giant piece of crap to come out for Gamecube all spring, and then half the summer until it finally got shipped to my local Best Buy.
I’ve gotten my fix from MVP 05 when I needed it. I had been updating the rosters over the years, unfortunately I accidentally overwrote it recently.
You guys win. You can keep your little marked-out piece of internet territory. Spend your days communicating via keyboard with people too ugly for the real world and too nerdy for anyone to care, anyway. Your piece of land is here. Do the rest of civilization a favor and stay within its limits. You bore me. Have fun with your nightly sobs and screams into your pillow over your inability to attract a good mate, Radiohead. ~The Hooligan
by Daniel Berlyn on Feb 27, 2010 5:53 PM CST up reply actions
wow thats dedication
MVP04 was the peak for EA Sports games. They couldnt justify selling the exact same game so they added the stupid colors to identify the pitches and ruined some of the realism. (Same thing with Tiger Woods and the rings to shoot for)
I never played 04 much, but apparently it had glitch problems.
05 had new features and stuff, and you could easily turn off the pitch colors. Which I always did.
You guys win. You can keep your little marked-out piece of internet territory. Spend your days communicating via keyboard with people too ugly for the real world and too nerdy for anyone to care, anyway. Your piece of land is here. Do the rest of civilization a favor and stay within its limits. You bore me. Have fun with your nightly sobs and screams into your pillow over your inability to attract a good mate, Radiohead. ~The Hooligan
by Daniel Berlyn on Feb 27, 2010 9:54 PM CST up reply actions
Yea I'm not much of a soccer guy.
But I dled the demo and it was awesome.
"You two need to get a room filled with condoms and calculators!"
by Where Triples Go to Die on Feb 28, 2010 3:18 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
When Dye calls the Blue Jays offer ridiculous, is it more or less so than Rios's contract?
You guys win. You can keep your little marked-out piece of internet territory. Spend your days communicating via keyboard with people too ugly for the real world and too nerdy for anyone to care, anyway. Your piece of land is here. Do the rest of civilization a favor and stay within its limits. You bore me. Have fun with your nightly sobs and screams into your pillow over your inability to attract a good mate, Radiohead. ~The Hooligan
He's got the logo facing the camera
He’s got this thing locked in.
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
Fox News Swisher?
Reporter: I was wondering if at any point in my lifetime the Cubs weren't going to be run by a guy who didn't immediately remind me of failure, confusion, or imminent death
Ozzie wuz robbed, litterally
takes to the twitter to announce some stolen GPSs in dangerous Glendale
Twitter: @SouthSideCheat
SouthSideSox on Facebook
that's just baljeet.
they start at 5am in mumbai.
by larry on Feb 27, 2010 5:47 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
Interesting Indian folks who name their children after dinnerware.
Taj Gibson is the face of Bulls basketball!
by Trey23 on Jan 5, 2010 6:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 27, 2010 8:41 PM CST up reply actions
I would ask him?
“Why have you declined since the league enforced strict testing?”
Honestly, I still wish we would not have traded him…
by 815Sox on Feb 27, 2010 5:48 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Walker also gets first dip of the day
usually got a wad in his mouth before 5am.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Feb 28, 2010 9:33 AM CST up reply actions
keeps last night's in a glass on the bedside table for first thing in the morning
These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
by thatshortkid on Feb 28, 2010 11:35 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Did anyone see big Sean last night?
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by Where Triples Go to Die on Feb 27, 2010 5:59 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Say this for 2K10
They got the baserunning down
http://community.2ksports.com/community/media/viewer.cfm?mediaid=1377445
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how did you get a copy so early?
I want one, even though the game will probably be another let down. Glitch city…
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by usualsuspect on Feb 27, 2010 7:25 PM CST up reply actions
i am intrigued to say the least
but am also completely unfamiliar with the concept.
I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production.
directv installed today
I also put in my first payment for MLB Extra Innings. This means I’ll be on here during games. Previous years I’ve used MLB.tv and stayed away because of spoilers.
I’m tempted to take the white sox opener off and watch it live.
Oh lawd
http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/story/12985283/white-sox-camp-tour-peavy-fitting-in-making-own-pitch
“They’re saying Kenny would give anything to get him, maybe even [Gordon] Beckham.”
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I come home to THIS?
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by South Side Expat on Feb 27, 2010 11:05 PM CST up reply actions
man that sounds like a bad idea.
I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production.
really?
can you explain why it would be a bad idea? Don’t get me wrong, I know Beckham is our savior etc. and i’m a huge fan of his…anyway, I would just like to hear your take on this…
i'm not colin, but
i think the reason its a bad idea is that we’d only get 2 years guaranteed of gonzalez while beckham is years away from arbitration even. gordon posted 2 WAR last year in 103 games at a new position. and beckham would just be the center piece of this deal, which would also hurt the ML team up the middle.
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by NYRoyal on Jan 8, 2010 8:56 AM PST
beckham is under team control for another six years at what will be below market salaries
meaning he is paid far less than he produces. gonzalez is under team control for another two years at below market salary. then he will sign a contract that is will very likely equal the value of his production or even exceed the value of that production.
i think beckham and gonzalez will produce essentially the same value on the field over the next few years. even if you think beckham is only half as good as gonzalez, however, the deal does not make sense even straight up (which it certainly would not be) because the team would be trading away much more production for the right to pay more for less production.
beckham
Is not going anywhere. Oh and I passed another exam on Saturday.
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I would argue that he is not as good as longo.
But yeah they should offer him a similar deal at a lower price.
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by Where Triples Go to Die on Feb 28, 2010 3:22 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
The longoria deal is ridiculously team friendly
That contract is so team-friendly it's criminal.
So, you’d want that kind of a deal for Beckham regardless.
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by Trey23 on Jan 5, 2010 6:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
by Ozzie Montana on Feb 28, 2010 3:31 PM CST up reply actions
I never looked at that Longoria deal.
Holy shit.
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it's even better if salary inflation is anything like
the last decade up till now experienced, where 10% salary inflation per season was the norm.
I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production.
very well put
I knew most of this and feel dumb for not saying so now.
6 years of Beckham at his low cost is amazing. Just wondering, when does he go to arbitration though, i can’t remember exactly. Was it 3 years mlb service give or take for the normal process or? (where can i read up on the arbitration process, i need to brush up on it badly.) I understand he would still be under market value even after his arbitration years start, is that correct?
AGonz had an incredible season last year, especially after you consider where he plays and the lineup supporting him. If, and I know that its a big if, he could produce like he did last year for the next 5-6 years or whatever we would have him for, then he would be great value even at 16-18 mil/yr especially after dumping Konerko and his 12 mil. He sounds like a great cornerstone as he is only 27 and theoretically entering his prime. I can only imagine his HR total at the cell, yeesh…
I doubt Beckham could ever get close to the production that we would get from Gonzalez, people say he is the next Utley but i just don’t see it. I can’t see him OPSing over 900 and stealing more than 20 bases in a season, i hope im wrong.
I know great middle infielders are very much harder to find than great 1B and im all for keeping Beckham, just trying to hear what people have to say.
huh?
Beckham is already a doubles machine. Him getting to 25 hrs in a couple years is not a stretch. There’s your .900 ops.
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ok maaaybe 25 def not 30
while Gonz will be hitting 45+ at the Cell
i could be completely wrong and i hope so.
Im sure Beckham could alter his swing in the Cell to have a 30 HR year
We don’t need him to that at then expense of his overall numbers and an eventually higher OBP. A good defensive second basemen hitting 25 to 30 HR is likely worth more than a 1B hitting 45.
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That doesn't mean I wouldn't want Gonz
Just know Beckham doesn’t need to be anywhere in the conversation.
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Jack Bauer
yeah
also the more i think about it, would i rather have a starting right side of Beckham and lets say Berkman for example, or Nix and Gonzalez. Cuz i guess they would cost about the same lol
sss
but yeah I wouldn’t trade Beckham either.
"You two need to get a room filled with condoms and calculators!"
by Where Triples Go to Die on Feb 28, 2010 8:43 PM CST up reply actions
Next year has a decent LH 1B/DH crop too (Berkman, Dunn, LaRoche, C Pena, N Johnson).
If we don’t make a move during the season, I would imagine we could sign a FA at a relatively reasonable price to fill the Gonzalez role without giving up a cornerstone of the team that’s under our control for a long time. Don’t get me wrong, I’d love to get Gonzalez, but Beckham seems like too steep a price.
i love me home run hitting bombers
but even i would have trouble pulling the trigger on white jeter
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by KenWo4LiFe on Feb 28, 2010 7:44 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I just puked up bacon
(from breakfast)
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by BobbySouthSide on Feb 28, 2010 9:44 AM CST up reply actions
if there is any possible way to do this without giving up beckham i am all for it.
they can have our top 10 prospects.
Kenwo4life=ratings
when it's in fullscreen, it's terrifying
I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production.
proof:
http://community.2ksports.com/community/media/viewer.cfm?mediaid=1382037
I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production.
who is that skinny guy, #25?
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by Where Triples Go to Die on Feb 28, 2010 8:47 PM CST up reply actions
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by billyok on Feb 28, 2010 1:03 AM CST reply actions 6 recs
This needs to be green.
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by El Duque's Raft on Feb 28, 2010 1:14 AM CST up reply actions
the video editor is hysterical because you can add cartoon noises, but the uploads are missing sound until they fix it
once the sound works I will bring the LOLs
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by NorthSidePaulie on Feb 28, 2010 7:51 PM CST up reply actions
this is hilarious. the columnist is attempting to defend ed wade and brandon lyon's three year, $15M deal. and this is how he starts.
I’m writing a column about the signing of Brandon Lyon and why Ed Wade has been criticized for it nationally. I don’t fully understand the criticism because it was a competitive bidding situation, and with Lyon having multiple two-year offers, the Astros had to either overpay for two or give him a third year.
The Astros had him rated No. 2 among eighth-inning free-agent relievers, behind only J.J. Putz, who has had some problems staying healthy.
and this is where i stopped. setting aside whether this ranking is a good idea or not, the astros rated him behind putz. who signed a 1/$3M contract.
kinda ambiguous, there could be multiple reasons why he's behind schedule
and how many days of spring training have he we had yet to be behind schedule?
by onlysoxfaninbasel on Feb 28, 2010 12:45 PM CST up reply actions
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