Half of White Sox Still Five Times Better Than Cubs
by larry on Mar 6, 2010 5:01 PM CST
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The White Sox smacked around supposed major leaguers including Carlos Silva and John Grabow (there's $32.5M well-spent). Carlos Quentin led the charge with two homers in the first two innings. Final score was 15-3. So how's that left foot feeling, Carlos?
"I say general soreness," Quentin said. "No sorer than it would be if I was healthy three years ago. It's fatigue. Soreness as in maybe my feet just ache -- both of them. That's must from being in cleats.
"It's not a thought in my head where I'm concerned about that specific location. I'll clarify that. So besides spring training, it standard soreness, I've been very fortunate and it's a very touchy subject for me to talk about. It's been very good so far."
And how is Johnny Condition Guy feeling since he's going to be skipping his next start?
"A good thing about Buehrle is he feels very well," White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said. "Every Spring Training, he comes with some sort of fatigue. But this year, we don't have any complaints about it. To me, Buehrle will be Buehrle."
The other half of the White Sox beat the Dodgers. The Cubs and White Sox complete their home and home at CBR tomorrow at 2pm on WGN.
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Malcolm or the drug?
I just don’t feel like killing anyone else for as long as I can help it.
by winningugly on Mar 6, 2010 5:39 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
this is the greatest day
in spring training history. it would have taken us 15 games to score that many runs last year
YOU CAN PUT IT ON THE BOARD YES!
www.reverbnation.com/czheckproductions
i've never been there....
but I don’t enjoy the look of camelback ranch on television. I think my biggest complaint is the goofy mustard colored seats.
Kenwo4life=ratings
not bad at all. good concessions. pretty spacious, too. the bullpen is very approachable.
Cashing checks and having sex.
The seats must be the Dodger influence
Dodger Stadium is…unique when it comes to seat color. Yellow, red, and blue. Okay then.
The power play is still f**king clown shoes
Everybody...HIT SOMEBODY! ~ the Chicago Rush are back in April 2010
Quentin's dingers were sweet
Though Brenly was all, well the ball travels really far here, and breaking balls don’t break such and such, and i was all, you’re getting muted, FUCKER!
Not Q's dingers.
Specifically said they were crushed. Call if fairly, BM. Tough I do agree: FBB. FTC.
I just don’t feel like killing anyone else for as long as I can help it.
i didn't say he blamed all of them on the wind.
i think he used it for the back to back homers in the 8th.
you are certainly one of the more ridiculous people on this board. ~ larry
Well, I might agree with him there.
I just don’t feel like killing anyone else for as long as I can help it.
i really hardly care about brenly.
my point was more that by repeating his comment about the wind and saying something like “the sox are just getting the ball up in the air” he sounded like he was complaining about something that he shouldn’t be. (and of course i will complain about all sorts of things, like when damon or jeter or hit a “cheap” homer to right field at yankee stadium, but then again i’m not an mlb announcer.)
you are certainly one of the more ridiculous people on this board. ~ larry
Brenly at the very least implied they were wind and...
… dry desert air assisted.
"In time you can turn these obsessions into careers...Hurry Down Doomsday the bugs are taking over." - Elvis Costello
Yeah, he said that same thing
after Nix homer in the 9th. Newsflash Bob! That ball would have been gone anywhere, anytime, and under any conditions.
by Dewey LaMarr Hoyt on Mar 6, 2010 9:06 PM CST up reply actions
Brenly, is it tough to broadcast a game...
… with those Cubbie blue glasses?
My goodness, how can he honestly moan about the wind and dry air after that absolute bomb by Nix in the 9th.
"In time you can turn these obsessions into careers...Hurry Down Doomsday the bugs are taking over." - Elvis Costello
holy crap!
Its Lamarr Hoyt! Sweet! My favorite pitcher as a kid…. i still wish we never traded you for that prick ozzie!
Kenwo4life=ratings
If Quentin hits the ground running this year...
This could be a great year!
Also, Mitchell looked good against the Dodgers too!
"My Father's name is Jack, and my mother's name is Daniels..."
yes.
I agree very strongly with the Mitchell thing. He impressed me. Seems to have a nice swing, covers a lot of ground in the outfield (eye test), and he is black….and we are sure lacking in the brother category.
Kenwo4life=ratings
"Hits the ground running."
Heh.
I just don’t feel like killing anyone else for as long as I can help it.
Anyone else have problems with WGNHD on Comcast today?
I had a new 52" TV show up this morning and Comcast installed an hour later, but WGN-HD was down all day. I ended up having to watch most of the game in Standard def. Looks pretty bad that way. :(
Anyone else have that problem? I’m just surprised if no one did as Comcast said it was a Chicago issue…
Is 500 comments for an early Spring game a record here?
Especially on a Saturday?
Wow.
"his ballerness could not be stoped which rose his era to 5.42 "
by Chiburb on Mar 7, 2010 7:43 AM CST via mobile reply actions
dude's obviously just finding the site
by Trooper on Mar 7, 2010 10:02 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
May have found wu, Jr.
- with a bullet.
I just don’t feel like killing anyone else for as long as I can help it.
That was supposed to be #8.
Fer Chrissakes. Hopefully he can type.
I just don’t feel like killing anyone else for as long as I can help it.
gonna ride a bike for the first time since the accident today
slightly terrified
"A brief but trenchant analysis of Scott Podsednik
He’s dogshit."
by NYRoyal on Jan 8, 2010 8:56 AM PST
Man up, Nancy boy.
It’s not like you are going to the front lines.
Jim Leyritz- Didn’t like him as a player and then he killed that broad driving drunk.
by winningugly on Mar 7, 2010 1:49 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
WGN Sox promo/commercial
This was actually really cool. They were running it all day yesterday and I’ve seen it a bunch of times today.
Nice to see that they have a clip of Harry’s call of Fisk’s homer in his first game at Fenway as a visitor. It seems like GN has always tried to dismiss, or hide, Harry’s time with us. I’m knida surprised.
by Dewey LaMarr Hoyt on Mar 7, 2010 2:42 PM CST reply actions
I'm knida stunned myslef.
Jim Leyritz- Didn’t like him as a player and then he killed that broad driving drunk.
by winningugly on Mar 7, 2010 2:53 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Hey!
Writer’s dyslexia is nothing to laugh at….if there were such a thing.
by Dewey LaMarr Hoyt on Mar 7, 2010 3:38 PM CST up reply actions
They didn't have much to work with
Harry did Sox games on WGN in 1981…and there aren’t too many game tapes past the mid 80’s.
Tyo Rah-mal Yew-doo!
Heyyy…of course if I was drunk by the 5th it wouldn’t be so easy.
by Dewey LaMarr Hoyt on Mar 7, 2010 3:32 PM CST reply actions
OT: BCB is classic today
But Yellon basically is pretending yesterday did not happen and then just takes out his frustration in a big rant about JR.
I just read that, too.
Everyone here, I believe, knows that I’m an (the?) objective Cubs fan, and that I enjoy SSS quite a bit a bit more than BCB. To that end, I’ve come up with an “as-is-to” comparison set:
BCB is to Jay Leno as SSS is to Jimmy Kimmel.
I thought you kids would be able to come up with some others. Have at it…
"I'll take one in the mouth over the eyes any day". - AJ Pierzynski
by lostinthevines on Mar 7, 2010 5:24 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
I ventured over there for the second time ever
and almost died from an anuerysm for the second time
If you buy a ticket you shoud know what you are getting yourself into
jesus christ
RIP Jim Thome 1-25-2010
an AL team not having a DH is like a giraffe fucking a mule. - larry
didn't you know that JR
wanted to lure a bunch of cub fans into buying tickets, and then he made it rain (much like the PRC) and stole all those hard-working cubs fans money that could have been used to take pictures of scaffolding outside of wrigley.
bird law in this country is not ruled by reason
by soxshenanigans on Mar 7, 2010 10:10 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I always got the feeling that bcb is like Sunday School class for 7 year olds.
While SSS is like the common area of a Men’s SRO.
by South Side Expat on Mar 7, 2010 7:55 PM CST up reply actions
that cunning old jew, JR. he personally crafted the spring training refund policy because he looked into his jewball and he knew that one of the twice per decade rainouts would occur against the cubs.
by larry on Mar 7, 2010 5:39 PM CST up reply actions 4 recs
Not to mention that
everyone (esp. Al) began criticizing and admonishing (“Shame on you, Jerry Reinsdorf?” C’mon, now…) the Sox and JR in particular before the cancellation/refund policy’s origins were determined. Measure twice, cut once.
"I'll take one in the mouth over the eyes any day". - AJ Pierzynski
by lostinthevines on Mar 7, 2010 5:49 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Cub fans will not stand for unfair ticket practices.
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
by Sox Machine on Mar 7, 2010 5:57 PM CST up reply actions 3 recs
This is exceptional.
“Jewball.” LOL.
Jim Leyritz- Didn’t like him as a player and then he killed that broad driving drunk.
heck, forget the ticket policy
That JR is probably responsible for the global warming patterns that are bringing rain to places like Arizona when everyone knows it never rains in the desert.
Damn it JR.
by madvillian on Mar 7, 2010 7:20 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
They've been complaining for weeks about this.
Just move to Naples, don’t get angry because Reinsdorf out-Jews your dumb franchise.
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 7, 2010 6:53 PM CST up reply actions
Al is a skilled writer
But the tone starts from the top over at BCB. I guess if my team hadn’t won a championship since Flight was invented I’d be a whiny little Charlie Brown too. Oh brother.
He's a skilled writer? Since when?
They seriously need some new writers to make use of that enormous jaded fan base.
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 Mar 7, 2010 7:20 PM CST up reply actions
he's a skilled writer
I’m sticking to that. He can form paragraphs that lead to internally consistent conclusions, which is more than most people can do.
Now, his conclusions are often John Patrick Bedell batshit crazy, but at least he gets the scaffolding correct.
I hesitantly refuse to believe that he's the best-writing Cubs fan they could find.
That place is like the MLB.com message boards compared to good SB Nation blogs. They haven’t found a good formula yet, and Al is a big hurdle.
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 Mar 7, 2010 7:27 PM CST up reply actions
it's one of the most popular sites on the network.
and he now works full-time for sbnation as a senior editor. while it certainly ain’t mine, i’m thinking the formula is pretty good.
They would be one of the most popular sites either way.
It’s like saying Jim Hendry is a good GM because the Cubs pack Wrigley to the seams everyday. It’s one way to measure success, but I bet someone else could do it even better.
I’m sure you wouldn’t argue getting more perspective is a bad thing, especially when you consider how narrow the range of topics are there.
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 Mar 7, 2010 7:50 PM CST up reply actions
well, danny, i think i'm going to trust the people who run this network because i'm guessing they know the ways to measure success far better than i do.
by larry on Mar 7, 2010 7:56 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Be my guest
I’m going to get a bigger torch.
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 Mar 7, 2010 7:59 PM CST up reply actions
probably because last i heard
SBN isn’t raking in the cash.
I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production.
nothing like a liberal arts major to tell us how to measure the success of a new business.
by larry on Mar 8, 2010 10:24 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
hey you know me
i make my bones with my shakespeare references.
I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production.
I cannot believe I am the first to rec this.
Too many liberal arts majors on this site.
Jim Leyritz- Didn’t like him as a player and then he killed that broad driving drunk.
sss alert, but: only one of the lawyers i know has a numbers/science major
These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
Which explains why our law-trained politicians
don’t get it. Go spend some time actually running a business.
And George W. Douchebag does not have a law degree. He has an MBA. And still knows nothing. Gotta do it in the field. (And true to form, GWDB bankrupted the country just like he did the Texas Rangers.)
If this sounds disjointed, it’s only because it is.
Jim Leyritz- Didn’t like him as a player and then he killed that broad driving drunk.
i hate engaging in this
but that’s horseshit. You don’t run a country like a business. This type of reasoning drives me crazy. My 2 cents. I’m out.
"You're lucky I'm retired"
Jack Bauer
by Tdogg on Mar 8, 2010 8:07 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
this
White Sox fan; Jeppson's Malort man
by KarkoviceIsHawt on Mar 8, 2010 8:33 PM CST up reply actions
i don't know if they still do, but slashdot had a subscription system of paying x dollars for y days of no ads or z pageviews with no ads
i’d pony up if SBN offered something similar. it would at least assuage my guilt for using ABP.
These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
Im sure sb nation loves that you are the one to suggest this.
where is my fantasy invite so I can avenge the sss yahoo league?
Look for it tomorrow...
it got delayed because of illness (I spent most of Sat-Sunday in bed)
Twitter: @SouthSideCheat
SouthSideSox on Facebook
sorry, slightly tipsy when I replied
I saw his post as being a sarcastic parallel to the way ball clubs used to/still do function in terms of success for players, while not necessarily looking at more SABR inclined figures.
by chiefgint09 on Mar 8, 2010 12:23 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Lady Gaga is popular, too.
I guess when the main ingredient in the recipe for a popular SBN site is one of the most widely-followed teams in baseball, it’s a bit easier to keep the readership numbers up.
"I'll take one in the mouth over the eyes any day". - AJ Pierzynski
by lostinthevines on Mar 7, 2010 7:54 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
i like lady gaga.
not every blog is for everyone. SSS certainly is not for everyone. i’m sure there’s a cubs blog you do like so you can vote with your page clicks. since i’m not a cubs fan, i don’t care and i’m not sure why we’re even discussing this topic here. we aren’t his audience.
haha
the image of Larry bumping lady gaga in his sebring convertible reminds me of michael scott.
Kenwo4life=ratings
That's just it -
It’s like “Private Parts,” when the program director is told that even people who hate Howard Stern are listening just to hear what he says next. I haven’t found a more entertaining blog yet.
And I replied to a comment by another SSS’er about BCB, and this thread took off from there. Sorry ’bout that. It was this or the Oscars.
"I'll take one in the mouth over the eyes any day". - AJ Pierzynski
by lostinthevines on Mar 7, 2010 8:10 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
I see what you did there.
A bad thing in that it would be LESS entertaining if it were more even-handed. Deep.
"I'll take one in the mouth over the eyes any day". - AJ Pierzynski
by lostinthevines on Mar 7, 2010 9:12 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
the Cubs are one of the most popular sports teams period
right?
I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production.
i know this must be shocking to your sensibilities, colin.
my revelation that not everyone knows what wOBA is certainly changed your worldview. so take a deep breath. there are people who like the sort of blogging al does. more of them than like the sort of blogging we do here.
har. i'd still prefer you address the point
you would expect the readership of SBN blogs to be proportional to the popularity of the team generally. i’m sure we aren’t attracting readers above the expected proportion. it’s probably below. but i doubt Al is attracting readers above either. so he’s an innings eater. congrats to him.
I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production.
i'm sure it's just coincidence this was taken the day sportsblog inc. filed their form d with the SEC disclosing the $8 million in equity they raised.
i’ll be sure to call up the home office when the sox play the nationals in june to get our tickets and demand that the bosses be there. i’ll be nice and let you sit next to the CEO.
so the alexa and technorati numbers are way off?
it has nothing to do with someone there being a big cubs fan?
I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production.
"most influential" seems like a really silly way to measure a blog's success.
and, yup, jim bankoff. big cubs fans. i’ll be sure to cite our technorati numbers next time i talk to him.
that's not who i was referring to.
hey look! i did research!
I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production.
so because al is a big cubs fan, the ceo of the company spends 3 hours at a game sitting next to him.
like i said, i’ll let you know which day we’ll be going to the game with our BFF jim.
frank gruber is who i was referring to.
I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production.
the technorati and alexa numbers correlate
and the latter uses a visit/traffic calculation whereas the former uses links. BCB doesn’t link out or get linked to at the rate of the more sabery blogs, so they get dinged in technorati.
I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production.
Sure, but the sabery blogs might be a big circle-jerk.
And that’s not much of a reach, either.
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
by Sox Machine on Mar 8, 2010 10:56 AM CST up reply actions 2 recs
i was just explaining the
difference in the rankings. and it’s not like i can’t see what the SBN guys might be thinking with an Al-type audience.
I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production.
technorati is essentially useless for what we're discussing here.
all one needs to do is look at beyond the boxscore being ranked #12 sports blog to realize that.
useless?
less useful, perhaps.
I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production.
Probably worse than useless.
Because it obscures rather than clarifies
White Sox fan; Jeppson's Malort man
by KarkoviceIsHawt on Mar 8, 2010 1:33 PM CST up reply actions
iseewhatyoudidthere
awesome.
FUCK EVYTHING BACON RULZ WEER GONNA WIN TEH CHAMPSHIOP
...colintj, Nov8, 2009
sorry i haven't done that
nor ever will i. those two measures are obviously correlated, but they aren’t better or worse than the measures i cited.
you’ll probably shit all over me even more for saying this, but it really sounds for once like you’re talking out of your ass.
I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production.
it takes like 3 seconds on the very site you've cited to me.
if i’m talking out of my ass, i don’t know what it is you’re doing.
i already have
is what i was telling you. us liberal arts majors sometimes employ what is known as “sarcasm” to make our points.
I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production.
it's a given i don't know what i'm talking about
you’re the one who’s supposed to represent.
I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production.
at least i'm punning while i'm at it
I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production.
I would never do that in a bazillion years...
That is the function of hyperbole
Just a Rip-off of the Actual El Guapo, but a fake not funny one.
by DrEmilioLizardo on Mar 8, 2010 11:39 AM CST up reply actions
A's Nation
is huge, there aren’t that many A’s fans relative to others teams. Maybe online I guess…
the point is the only numbers the bigwigs are looking at are page views and click through rates. There are some nuances within those categories like demographics, time on site and other data mining opps but it’s def not that complicated of a metric.
and I doubt the technorati are valued at all.
It’s an internal metric. the goal isn’t to be on top of the technoratic rankings, it’s to get people on the site, keep them on the site, mine their data while they are here, and get them to click on the ads.
to the point that the technorati rankings influence those sure, I guess it’s sorta worthwhile…
but as Kenny Powers would say the goal isn’t to be the best at technorati rankings it’s to be the best at real rankings — rankings that effect the bottom line.
i don't really care about technorati
other than to say it’s a useful indirect measure of those things you’re talking about. i said it was probably less useful than alexa. wheeeee.
I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production.
no it's not "useful"
Look, I too can look things up online:
A Technorati ranking is based on the number of inbound links from separate blogs in a six-month period, and is a decent indicator of a blog’s popularity.
Seriously. If I go into a sales meeting and that’s the info I use to make my case to advert on the side I’m going to be laughed out of the room.
Adverts, admins really don’t care about how popular SSS among other blogs, they care about how popular it is in general, and what kind visitor is coming and how they are using the site.
As for Alexa rank it’s the same deal, why would you use an indirect (and possibly misleading" data point when you can get the real thing?
indirect measures are not useful because they lead to bad conclusions and/or conclusions that aren’t helpful for making money.
A's nation
isn’t huge on Alexa either. LL is, as is USSM. there are plenty of SBN blogs that rate per alexa, BCB isn’t one of them. and my hunch was that i doubt BCB has a fanbase in excess of the proportion of their club’s popularity…
I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production.
those sites are awesome.
like how we’ve got 14% of our traffic coming from pakistan. baljeet and co. are really going at it.
We're # 50,000 in Pakistan and # 100,000 in the US?
Am I reading that right? If so, shouldn’t we at least outsource there instead of Bangalore?
"his ballerness could not be stoped which rose his era to 5.42 "
we do. where do you think that joke started.
we moved some operations to india after a suicide attack on our offices, supposedly triggered by shaftr’s political beliefs.
I thought it started when Cheat said he bought a slumdog kid.
Sorry. Too much to keep up with here.
"his ballerness could not be stoped which rose his era to 5.42 "
you wouldn't know because i never mentioned it.
but from looking at this and similar things, i see amusing stuff. like how we receive lots of traffic from the dutch, who apparently enjoy big hairy balls.
I want to see this thread
RIP Jim Thome 1-25-2010
an AL team not having a DH is like a giraffe fucking a mule. - larry
Alex methodology
he Alexa rank is a system that collects historical traffic data from users of the Alexa toolbar or Firefox Search Status extension and uses this to determine the relative rankings of websites for the previous three months.
So maybe the Alexa toolbar is popular in Pakistan?
Seriously, these rankings are retarded. Why anyone would ever use them except as minor data to back an already strong argument is beyond me.
It’s like, “SSS is popular among people that use Alexa”. Cool, now what the heck does that mean? Unless people that use Alexa are like drunk sailors on Bill Gate’s wallet it’s a minor point at best.
what are we talking about again?
a minor point that no one cares about?
I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production.
Alexa isn't all that reliable, FWIW
White Sox fan; Jeppson's Malort man
by KarkoviceIsHawt on Mar 8, 2010 1:32 PM CST up reply actions
Wow
didn’t read what madvillain wrote before I posted that. But he’s right.
White Sox fan; Jeppson's Malort man
by KarkoviceIsHawt on Mar 8, 2010 1:32 PM CST up reply actions
looking at reach on alexa
between LL, BCB, SSS and mgoblog, i’m not exactly impressed with BCB’s performance.
I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production.
and we're ranked higher on technorati's baseball blog rankings
I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production.
All I got from this is that Al is friends with the CEO
RIP Jim Thome 1-25-2010
an AL team not having a DH is like a giraffe fucking a mule. - larry
And I'm not suggesting I'm a better writer or even that Al is a bad one -
I just think a bit more objectivity would be a good idea. The omnipresent “this is the year” mentality wears thin after a while, especially with legit fans of the team as opposed to Wrigley fans.
"I'll take one in the mouth over the eyes any day". - AJ Pierzynski
by lostinthevines on Mar 7, 2010 7:32 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Unlike SSS,
no one else is allowed to post on the front page. If anyone has any thoughts, they can FanPost or FanShot, and soon thereafter be overlooked and ignored.
"I'll take one in the mouth over the eyes any day". - AJ Pierzynski
by lostinthevines on Mar 7, 2010 7:26 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
To be fair, there are more editors here, but that's just because Cheat is now a sex slave in Mumbai.
BCB also has no clue how to deal with people who post just to piss people off. Everytime that guy BLou posts, I know there’s a minimum of 200 angst-ridden comments because Cubbie Nation can’t get along.
And Al is so guilty of the whole overreactive Cubs fan stereotype as everyone he chastises. When you spend months passive-aggressively insulting anyone who thinks Ted Lily isn’t a Cy Young candidate, you’re going to get a ton of shit.
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 7, 2010 7:35 PM CST up reply actions
there are plenty of sites that are written by one person.
lone star ball just has adam and his site also get many, many readers. if you’re able to post a lot – and al certainly has no trouble with that – you don’t really need other people.
But he let this happen
No doubt his site is visited by a ton of people though, just the writing leaves alot to be desired. Shit, tons of people pay to go watch the Cubs play and they usually are not very good.
granted i don't read his stuff often.
but he seems to write just fine, if a little overly verbose (no surprise there, eh?). again, plenty of people like his perspective on the cubs. plenty of people don’t like ours. different strokes, different folks. if you want a snarky blog written by people about your own age from your perspective, reading a guy in his 50s probably isn’t the place for you.
YEAH!
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
by Sox Machine on Mar 7, 2010 9:40 PM CST up reply actions 5 recs
Doesn't relate to eyeballs on the site, Jim.
And Jim. FB. Be. My. Friend.
Jim Leyritz- Didn’t like him as a player and then he killed that broad driving drunk.
your subtle desperation is losing it's subtlety, gramps.
i don’t want you to go crying into your ravioli, but i don’t think he wants to be your friend.
Cashing checks and having sex.
by MarketMaker on Mar 8, 2010 8:39 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Thank you, Captain Obvious.
Jim Leyritz- Didn’t like him as a player and then he killed that broad driving drunk.
I just want to know
why a bunch of decent Sox fans would ever venture to the Cubs board. Fuck them, Fuck their leader and fuck Wrigleyville.
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Mar 7, 2010 8:00 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Fuck the Cubs - gotcha.
Enough of this reaching-across-the-aisle shit!
"I'll take one in the mouth over the eyes any day". - AJ Pierzynski
by lostinthevines on Mar 7, 2010 8:04 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Same reason you watch wrestling.
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 7, 2010 8:04 PM CST up reply actions
i happen to enjoy wrestling.
i don’t see why anyone would happen to enjoy people talking about the cubs…. makes my stomach hurt.
Kenwo4life=ratings
Then find a new site!
Oh, wait…
"I'll take one in the mouth over the eyes any day". - AJ Pierzynski
by lostinthevines on Mar 7, 2010 8:16 PM CST up reply actions
Because its funny
I like Boers and Bernstein for the same reason. The Chicago Meatball fan cracks me up.
thats just torture.
Boers and Bernstein deserve mention in the “i hate you” fanpost.
Kenwo4life=ratings
Kenwo=ratings+unfathomable hate
Just a Rip-off of the Actual El Guapo, but a fake not funny one.
by DrEmilioLizardo on Mar 7, 2010 11:00 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
as if any more proof was needed for why sliding headfirst is a bad idea
Although some players believe a headfirst slide gets them to a base faster, Hillman declared it should never be used.
“I’ve arguments on both sides of the pond on whether you do or whether you don’t, but it’s a well-documented fact that more injuries on the basepaths happen sliding headfirst than any other way,” he said.
For his part, Gordon said he’d eliminate the headfirst slide from his playbook.
i've never heard anyone from england argue for or against the head first slide. (is he referring to his years in japan and calling the pacific "the pond"? if so that's the first time i've heard any ocean other than the atlantic called "the pond".)
although, for once it appears god is on trey hillman’s side.
you are certainly one of the more ridiculous people on this board. ~ larry
if you got cocaine vials in your ass-pocket
you gotta slide head first.
by Hatchetm on Mar 8, 2010 8:57 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Ozzie's Oscar Analysis
@OzzieGuillen: Congrats monique great speech from comedy queen to oscar winner thas talent remenber betty?
He has had some really odds ones lately
Great game no matter what new hockey fan go black hawke go
I love this one
they gone!
anyone who blew a call in last year’s playoffs take one step forward.
(bucknor, cuzzi, mcclelland step forward.)
ok, now step back. you’re fine. your supervisors are fired, though.
you are certainly one of the more ridiculous people on this board. ~ larry
28 Days, 2 Hours, 34 minutes: to opening day!
not that I’m counting or anything
2010 WhiteSox Baseball: "even if it works it's still stupid"
In my sneak move browsing today. For those with upcoming regular 5 * 5 drafts approaching
Sort of confirmed by almost no one mentioning him on this White Sox fan site to the earlier question of pale hose fantasy contributors to a recent vistor.
Pierre draft bargain?
Juan Pierre (OF, CWS), who is expected to be the White Sox’ new leadoff hitter, isn’t getting much respect in drafts thus far. His ADP for Mixed 5 × 5 leagues is 203, and the earliest he has been drafted is 119th. Yet Baseball HQ’s Straight Draft Guide lists him 45th overall. Clearly, this is a situation that’s built for profit. What should you see that others are missing?
Pierre has no power, and he won’t bat in many runs, but he’ll be a substantial contributor in the other three categories. Consider:
Even at age 33, Pierre’s speed skills are intact. His SX last season was his highest in several seasons, and his smaller SB totals in the past two seasons are purely the result of part-time AB. He should have a full-time gig in Chicago.
He has little BA downside. His walk rate and batting eye have been slowly growing, and his contact rate remains elite. He could hit .300 again, and he probably won’t hit below .280.
White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen will let his players run. As a team the White Sox had a league average 10% SBO last season, but Scott Podsednik (OF, KC) had a 50% SBO under Guillen in 2005.
If you are looking for power, look elsewhere, but if you want steals in your outfield, Pierre is a prime candidate. We are projecting 47 SB, but he has 60 SB upside. And his current ADP says that you should be able to get him for considerably less than full value.
"You're lucky I'm retired"
Jack Bauer
this is why fantassy basebally is my least favorite
in basketball for the most part the best fantasy players are also the best players period, with some exception of course like Danny Granger top 10 in fantasy but closer to top 40 in real life.
same with football. Baseball fantasy is just too far divorced from reality in standard leagues.
The official SSS will be less "standard"
more emphasis on real value
Twitter: @SouthSideCheat
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linear weights!!!!
seriously, not that hard.
I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production.
I don't want it to be straight linear weights though either
gaming the scoring system is part of what fantasy is about
Twitter: @SouthSideCheat
SouthSideSox on Facebook
Still undercutting this weekend's activity, eh Cheat?
e-gus knows where you live. And I hate wating my time, except in matrimonial entanglements.
Jim Leyritz- Didn’t like him as a player and then he killed that broad driving drunk.
it's part of the reason i suck at fantasy
i punt on players who aren’t good in reality. it hurts too much to pick them.
I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production.
Well I like money
and this is one of the reasons you can pummel folks in baseball leagues. Plenty of times you have folks missing the value of players.
"You're lucky I'm retired"
Jack Bauer
yeah, you're in fantasy baseball for the money.
i’m calling bullshit.
Cashing checks and having sex.
What's bullshit?
I love the sports but I also love the cash from winning. I never play in free leagues. Its why I didn’t play last year with SSS. If that makes me shallow so be it. Before I fell on hard times my league fees added up to about $1500-$2000. Street cred and bragging is enough for SSS though.
"You're lucky I'm retired"
Jack Bauer
no, i agree with betting. i love to make things interesting.
but even at $1500-$2K total league pot you’re putting in a ton of time. figure out how many hours a year you put into fantasy baseball and tell me what you’re hourly wages are if you win. not to mention it’s time and money if you lose.
you play because you love it. the money just makes it more interesting.
i don’t play because i’m not really into fantasy sports. tell me how many hours i’d have to put into it to have a chance at winning that money. i’m just pointing out that the money isn’t the driver here.
Cashing checks and having sex.
Of course I love it and I get your point but...
i said 1500-2000 in entry fees. Total pots are more like $20 grand.
"You're lucky I'm retired"
Jack Bauer
okay. now you're talking about enough money to make it worthwhile in addition to enjoyable.
Cashing checks and having sex.
i've just tired of people telling me how awesome it was to win $600 in their fantasy league
when they’re forsaking a social life to win it. if that’s your bag then have at, but don’t claim the money made it all worthwhile.
Cashing checks and having sex.
thank you
RIP Jim Thome 1-25-2010
an AL team not having a DH is like a giraffe fucking a mule. - larry
I guess if you're making it rain like TDogg then the money is worth it.
I play fantasy basketball/football because it’s the easiest way to keep in touch with old friends, the cash prize is an additional reward.
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 8, 2010 10:00 PM CST up reply actions
Well the higher the stakes the more likely the league
Im in is all strangers. You’re right my friend leagues are more reasonable, less cut throat and about the friendships. But I still want to pummel them too. Oh and you should have said used to make it rain……
"You're lucky I'm retired"
Jack Bauer
same here.
Im going for the 4-peat in a league I have won every year but once since its 2003 inception. Sure its only for 600-800 bucks, but the fact that I own those guys and they know it makes it better than the free bar tabs that comes along with it.
ive been in a fantasy football league since 1994...
and have never won or lost a penny from it… its all about the pride baby! I would rather win that one than the one I won some cash in this year.
Kenwo4life=ratings
I heard the "probable" opening day lineup on The Score mom3ents ago.
It had Pierzynski hiiting fifth with Rios sixth and Alexei ninth. Kotsay was hitting seventh. This has yuck written all over it.
The old-school book says the rest of the lineup should be written in based on decreasing talent. Hitting ninth is an insult.
The Book basically agrees, with a caveat. Stolen bases are most valuable ahead of high-contact singles hitters, who are more likely to hit at the bottom of the lineup. So a base-stealing threat who doesn’t deserve a spot higher in the lineup is optimized in the #6 hole, followed by the singles hitters.
http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2009/3/17/795946/optimizing-your-lineup-by
"his ballerness could not be stoped which rose his era to 5.42 "
So, what are you saying?
What I’m saying is that Rios is a better hitter than Pierzynski Ramirez sure as hell should be higher than ninth and Kotsay in there at all is a joke. I could go on. Now tell me what you would do.
I don't get these arguments.
from 5-9 i could throw the names in a hat and pick spots and would have very little difference in runs scored. Kotsay is part of a platoon (which you already knew.) What’s your beef?
"You're lucky I'm retired"
Jack Bauer
Agreed
Ozzie is going to do this platoon DH thing, which means playing time for Kotsay. Unfortunately, only a terrible couple months by Kotsay will change his mind, so we’re stuck with this current situation and lineup.
I don’t really care much about the guys hitting 7-9 in terms of order.
"I'm going to let my numbers speak for themselves."
Well, I can't quite wrap my head around the thinking that
having guys like Pierzynski and Kotsay accumulating more plate appearances than guys like Rios and Ramirez, respectively, doesn’t net us less runs scored if we keep batting them in that order. I didn’t even address the fact that Pierre is leading off. And, of course, the other part is that we just simply lack another good hitter, preferably a left-handed one. I know, I know, that is sort of a moot point at the moment.
it does net less runs. it's just not that many.
the difference in ability between the players you mention is not particularly large to begin with and when we’re talking over 20 or 40 PAs, that difference doesn’t result in much.
Lol I know but its true
You do realize that from a Sox ab perspective. Both AJ and Kotsay outproduced Rios and Ramirez last year right? lol. Don’t get me wrong. I know who I expect to do what, but Rios does have some making up to do…..
"You're lucky I'm retired"
Jack Bauer
When they went wire to wire in 05
they didnt have the best line up in the world, but I think the fact that the lower third was better than the 7-8-9 most clubs were trotting out there helped push the club along in 1st place. That could be the case again this year. ~Ill give you Kotsay is no Carl Everett though…
Perotto at BP is saying Kenny persists with the Adrian Gonzalez pursuit.
Adam Dunn will do me just fine without emptying what we do have in our system. Damn, wouldn’t he make our lineup look much better sitting right there in the middle of it?
Thing is
Dunn doesn’t represent much of an upgrade from the other DH types the Sox passed up on. Obtaining his salary and sending talent for him would compound the issue. Gonzalez, on the other hand, has over a year left on his contract and defensive value. He was much better than Dunn offensively last year as well.
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 Mar 8, 2010 8:46 PM CST up reply actions
Ill take anyone not named Mark fucking Kotsay
and doesnt involve the top three prospects or any good starters
RIP Jim Thome 1-25-2010
an AL team not having a DH is like a giraffe fucking a mule. - larry
Quit Worrying About The Cubs
We need to quit worrying about the Cubs and and focus on the American League Central which is where we are at. We need to be better than the teams in the AL Central to get to October. Too many of our Sox fans are more concerned about the Cubs loosing than the Sox winning.
Too many of our Sox fans seem to be more concerned about the Cubs loosing than the Sox winning. We need to be 5 times better than the teams in our division and quit worrying about the Cubs. Too many of our Sox fans think that when the Cubs loose we automatically win. Let’s focus on winning our division so we can get to October.
KenWo4Life, your exactly what I’m talking about. You are no fan, your not smart enough to be a fan. You just hate the Cubs. You probably don’t know a damn thing about the Sox or baseball period. I want to see the Sox win it all in October, while you are more interested in seeing the Cubs loose. Because people like you think that when the Cubs loose the Sox automatically win.. The extent of your knowledge of baseball is just to see the Cubs loose and nothing else. Thats all you probably know and thats all you care about.
lol bro
i will blow your candy ass away in any sort of white sox trivia you want to play partner. I also can spell a lot better than you…. and I am not a virgin like you are…. I do hate the cubs and I hope they never win another game in their history…. and every time they lose I get a smile on my face…. doesn’t mean I don’t care about the Sox. You rat.
Kenwo4life=ratings
spell losing right
then we’ll talk
"A brief but trenchant analysis of Scott Podsednik
He’s dogshit."
by NYRoyal on Jan 8, 2010 8:56 AM PST
Use grammar properly, and then we'll talk.
(sorry, super douchey and I know it, but I couldn’t resist.)
White Sox fan; Jeppson's Malort man
by KarkoviceIsHawt on Mar 10, 2010 11:11 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Half Of Sox 5 Times Better Than Cubs
Being 5 times better than the Cubs doesn’t win a division. Being 5 times better than the teams in your division does. Quit worrying about the Cubs and lets focus on the Sox winning their division
you're clearly new here.
These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
by thatshortkid on Mar 10, 2010 7:20 PM CST up reply actions
i just looked at his bio.....
he’s a fan of the sox AND cubs…. he must be a gay. not that there is anything wrong with that.
Kenwo4life=ratings
i think i get what you're saying, but can you reiterate it a few more times?
keep up the good work, by the way. i think you’re doing a fantastic job.
Cashing checks and having sex.
you're the one that wrote the title!
why don’t you stop worrying about the cubs and start learning about the sox, huh? maybe if you cared more they would be able to win the division.
I wish we had some real fans on here
bunch of fairweather Sox fans, let’s go find another blog Ollie C w/ some real fans! I’ll drive!
You don't have to hate one Chicago Team to be a fan of the other
Yes you can be a fan of both Chicago Teams. Always was and always will be. I first got interested in Baseball in 1959 when I was 7 years old when we won the our first pennant in 50 years. I spent many days and nights in the old Sox Park as it is referred to by many. I grew upon the Southwest side of Chicago and following the Sox was like a religion but I also have the same passion for the Cub, Blackhawks, Bears and Bulls. They are our hometown teams and I am their fan.. No, KenWo4Life, I am not gay. not that it matters No, I am not an expert on trivia, but I’ll bet I have been following the Sox just as long as you or longer Yes I am new, and sometimes my spelling is not the best. but I believe as I’ve said in the subject line that You don’t have to hate the Cubs to be a Sox fan. Good point Trooper about the fair weather Sox fans, maybe KenWo4Life should take your advice. And Jack M. I know what you are talking about as far as real fans. There are REAL FANS, like many on this blog and then there are the fair weather Sox fans who worry more about other teams. Sorry about the repeat of my first post
Let me correct myself, It was our first pennant in 40 years, Sorry about that. I’ll turn 58 in a few days, It;’s old age.
I need you to not get blown off this site.
You, bally, mick, and Chiburb are the only fuckers older than me. OPOS. Represent.
Jim Leyritz- Didn’t like him as a player and then he killed that broad driving drunk.
roy egan?
These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
by thatshortkid on Mar 11, 2010 6:54 PM CST up reply actions
Forgot about the homophobe.
Jim Leyritz- Didn’t like him as a player and then he killed that broad driving drunk.
Got to have some old farts around. Those of us that remember Gary Peters, Juan Pizzaro. Joel Horlen, Hoyt Wilhelm, Cam Carreon, Nellie Fox, and who can forget Ltlle Louie and Minnie Minneso.
minnie minoso.
and i don’t care how old you are i will still wreck you in any white sox trivia contest… and probably a cubs one too…. even though I hate them and take joy in their losses!
Kenwo4life=ratings
Minnie Minoso
I don’t claim to be a trivia expert . It’s nice to think back on the players you followed when you were younger. But I don’t believe in living in the past. What’s important is now, 2010 and winning our division not what any other team does, especially a team that is not in our division and we play only 6 times a year . Anyone can be a trivia expert these days with google and yahoo. I was talking to a guy sitting a couple of seats down from me at the Cell last year at a night game and before the Sox game even started, he starts telling me how much he hates the Cubs then asks me, “what did the Cubs do today?”. He probably thought that if the Cubs lost that afternoon, the Sox already won that night game and he could then go home. That’s what I ’m talking about.
well i hope the cubs loose every single game
and if the sox suck…. the cubs sucking makes it a tad bit easier to take.
Kenwo4life=ratings
They probably will not
Sad that you have to depend on another team’s failure to support your emotions. Neither team sucks, in fact I think if the pitching is healthy, the Sox will be playing in October.
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