Carlos Quentin Leads Offensive Explosion
by The Cheat on Apr 14, 2010 9:42 PM CDT
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The struggling White Sox offense finally broke the seal on the run-scoring machine, ringing up 15 hits and 11 runs. I'm not going to read anything into the fact that the offensive outburst coincided with the first night that the chronic slow-starter Alexei Ramirez got his first taste of the bench.
On the mound, John Danks shook off a slow start -- he walked the first batter on 4 pitches, and needed another 85 to record the first out -- to carry a no-hitter through 5 innings, by which point he had 6-0 lead.
The game was a fait accompli as soon as Carlos Quentin's grand slam cleared the left field wall, as Danks had found his groove and was making the Jays offense look like the Sox' of the first 8 games. This is gonna sound off -- because as fans we should like close games that hold our interest every night -- but the last two nights have been a welcome respite from the stomach-churning tight battles of the first week plus. It's nice to take a breather and flip over to Mythbusters and kill some time (and brain cells) playing Shopping Cart Hero instead of stressing about Mark Kotsay's batting average.
Thanks for the night off, guys. We needed it.
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twas a good game to watch
on gameday. wish it coulda been aired in des moines
Watching this team is like jerking off 10 minutes after you just jerked off - billyok
worst thing about this blowout......
not seeing santos pitch.
dude’s hyphy.
celebrate the 27th anniversary of the tirade with me on april 29th. my favorite holiday, lee elia day. a day filled with baseball and swearing.
I'm pretty stoked about our entire bullpen right now,
surly it wont last long, but if it does…look out.
The season of Oz is upon us, be afraid.
Don't, under any fucking circumstances,
tell Joe Morgan.
larry. A kind word for everyone.
Quick someone tell Joe that Ryno is in the bullpen
It was then I realized vegans can’t be trusted
by Scotty Ballgame on Apr 14, 2010 10:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Bukvich and Prinz, too.
larry. A kind word for everyone.
We're good until Joe Morgan gives it the kiss of death
It was then I realized vegans can’t be trusted
by Scotty Ballgame on Apr 14, 2010 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions
your offense is only as good
as your bullpen.
celebrate the 27th anniversary of the tirade with me on april 29th. my favorite holiday, lee elia day. a day filled with baseball and swearing.
Your DH is only as good
as his glove.
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by winningugly on Apr 15, 2010 6:09 AM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
How is this not green?
FUCK EVYTHING BACON RULZ WEER GONNA WIN TEH CHAMPSHIOP
...colintj, Nov8, 2009
Fewer than 3 recs would be my guess.
Moose Skowron: "I would be dying to have faced you."
Steve Stone: "First of all, I would look at you and start laughing because you're the smallest moose I've ever seen in my life, and second of all you couldn't hit a curve ball with a canoe paddle, so let's not talk about it."
Im whopping that ass PPB!
"Anywhere white people are poor, I'm afraid to go" Lawrence Holmes 670 the Score
Enjoy.
It’s a long season. He looks good in black. Good smile after the dinger, unlike Q. Seems to enjoy himself.
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by winningugly on Apr 15, 2010 5:11 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Nice job by Danks
He earns a night to celebrate his b-day
It was then I realized vegans can’t be trusted
by Scotty Ballgame on Apr 14, 2010 9:57 PM CDT reply actions
2 back in the loss column.
larry. A kind word for everyone.
Gran Torino in HD!
Those racial slurs really are a lot clearer.
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by billyok on Mar 13, 2010 5:22 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
by omnipotent grab on Apr 14, 2010 10:14 PM CDT reply actions
fuck texas!
celebrate the 27th anniversary of the tirade with me on april 29th. my favorite holiday, lee elia day. a day filled with baseball and swearing.
Yes BM.
FT and FJM.
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by billyok on Mar 13, 2010 5:22 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
by omnipotent grab on Apr 14, 2010 10:18 PM CDT up reply actions
And FNS while were at it. The beer threw me off on who was getting fucked.
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by billyok on Mar 13, 2010 5:22 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
by omnipotent grab on Apr 14, 2010 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions
never forget.
celebrate the 27th anniversary of the tirade with me on april 29th. my favorite holiday, lee elia day. a day filled with baseball and swearing.
Well after seeing about 20 of his movies I still appreciate the bastard.
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by billyok on Mar 13, 2010 5:22 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
by omnipotent grab on Apr 14, 2010 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions
It wasn't great, but it had its moments.
Mystic River was vastly superior.
Moose Skowron: "I would be dying to have faced you."
Steve Stone: "First of all, I would look at you and start laughing because you're the smallest moose I've ever seen in my life, and second of all you couldn't hit a curve ball with a canoe paddle, so let's not talk about it."
r u serious?
Wow. I guess to each its own.
"Anywhere white people are poor, I'm afraid to go" Lawrence Holmes 670 the Score
i thought it was pretty freakin good as well
Watching this team is like jerking off 10 minutes after you just jerked off - billyok
The ending was crap, but still a fine film.
They should have billed Gran Torino as a comedy, because up until the ending it’s a nonstop laughfest.
by Ozzie Montana on Apr 15, 2010 12:48 PM CDT up reply actions
The ending is what I enjoyed
It was depressing as hell and realistic. So often American films try and create some fake happy ending or at the very least lighten things up. Clint resist that imo. Torino was funny as hell.
"Anywhere white people are poor, I'm afraid to go" Lawrence Holmes 670 the Score
Any depressing movie is just raved about
As the greatest thing on earth. Depress someone, win awards for “master piece”. Simple formula. It’s a decent movie, but because it has a sad ending it’s this monster hit.
"A common mistake made by baseball fans is to call a pitcher unhittable when that pitcher is not Matt Thornton." - Hardball Times
by Grinder in Training on Apr 15, 2010 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Life has a sad ending
no?
I personally like the softcore porn version, Million Dollar Boobies.
Fuck nick swisher
Well, we tend to applaud courage....
and considering the craptastic “Hollywood Happy Ending” that exists in over 98% of the mainstream film world, an unhappy ending film has an honesty that is sadly lacking. If James Cameron had real guts, the big blue people would have been turned into jelly or sideshow freaks at coney island. In the best films often the protagonist does not get what they want:
Bogart does not get Bergman
Scarlett does not get Rhett
Citizen Kane does not get Rosebud
Patton does not get Hitler
Conan does not get Red Sonja.
Mickey Rourke does not get the stripper with a heart of gold
Just a Rip-off of the Actual El Guapo, but a fake not funny one.
by DrEmilioLizardo on Apr 15, 2010 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions
demonstrably false, as josh brolin failed to win in 2008.
and he went beyond full retard.
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by thatshortkid on Apr 15, 2010 5:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Sean Penn did not win for "I am Sam", did he?
And Johnny Knoxville didn’t win for “The Ringer”.
Though he was robbed.
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Rain Man ...Hoffman
Forrest Gump… Hanks
I Am Sam (nomination) – Penn
DeCaprio – Gilberty Grape
Maybe I should have said = AA nomination
Right up there w/ straight actor playing gay and Holocaust movies
yeah, i guess i was kind of reaching with my joke
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by thatshortkid on Apr 15, 2010 11:48 PM CDT up reply actions
jesus tap-dancing christ. i'm now going from moderately to extremely unfunny.
These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
by thatshortkid on Apr 16, 2010 2:32 PM CDT up reply actions
I didn't care for that either.
Moose Skowron: "I would be dying to have faced you."
Steve Stone: "First of all, I would look at you and start laughing because you're the smallest moose I've ever seen in my life, and second of all you couldn't hit a curve ball with a canoe paddle, so let's not talk about it."
well now you're just being spiteful.
"Anywhere white people are poor, I'm afraid to go" Lawrence Holmes 670 the Score
I'm a retard.
I meant that I didn’t care for “the end of” MDB. I LOVE Gran Torino.
Moose Skowron: "I would be dying to have faced you."
Steve Stone: "First of all, I would look at you and start laughing because you're the smallest moose I've ever seen in my life, and second of all you couldn't hit a curve ball with a canoe paddle, so let's not talk about it."
Yes,
though the Cool Hand Luke Jesus Savior death pose was a little ridiculous.
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by winningugly on Apr 15, 2010 5:13 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
When you visquel a man, you take away everything he has, and everything he is gonna have...
Just a Rip-off of the Actual El Guapo, but a fake not funny one.
by DrEmilioLizardo on Apr 15, 2010 1:14 PM CDT up reply actions
i live 3 minutes from the madison county border.
and i can assure you, the bridges are just as boring as that fucking movie.
Watching this team is like jerking off 10 minutes after you just jerked off - billyok
This is fucking hysterical.
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by winningugly on Apr 15, 2010 5:14 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
How is this not as green
as the grass in Ireland after a spring shower? hOW?
i’LL TELL YOU HOW. ANTI-SEMITISM.
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Paint Your Wagon?
Clint singing, “I talk to the trees”… better than that closing credit song in Gran Torino, cuz it is funny!
Just a Rip-off of the Actual El Guapo, but a fake not funny one.
by DrEmilioLizardo on Apr 15, 2010 2:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Gonna paint your wagon
Gonna paint it fine
Gonna use oil-based paint
Because the wood is pine.
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
to be fair
me and my lady laughed our asses off at the closing credit song in torino.
Lurking since 2006
by boyonthedock on Apr 15, 2010 7:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Pale Rider, Dirty Harry.
Come on, RE.
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by winningugly on Apr 15, 2010 5:16 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
10,000+ in attendance?
Holy shit! That looked like a Marlins home game in late September.
by Dewey LaMarr Hoyt on Apr 14, 2010 10:15 PM CDT reply actions
And its right after a 12k one hitter.
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by billyok on Mar 13, 2010 5:22 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
by omnipotent grab on Apr 14, 2010 10:19 PM CDT up reply actions
after a successful opening road campaign where they start at home in first place.
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by thatshortkid on Apr 14, 2010 10:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Simply gotta love shitty fans.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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by billyok on Mar 13, 2010 5:22 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
by omnipotent grab on Apr 14, 2010 10:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Raptors/Leafs were playing playoff
impacting games. Hockey FTW.
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by winningugly on Apr 15, 2010 9:21 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
him getting lit up by the Twins today
that’s what.
This is not early panic, it’s continued disgust with a situation we didn’t like to begin with. - Grinder in Training
hahahaha, you said "leafs" and "playoff" in the same sentence......
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by thatshortkid on Apr 15, 2010 12:17 PM CDT up reply actions
i like homers
take your bunts and shove them up your ass
signature
by billyok on Apr 14, 2010 10:36 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
But but but...
…ozzieball?
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by billyok on Mar 13, 2010 5:22 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
by omnipotent grab on Apr 14, 2010 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Sorry But
The two most exciting plays in baseball are:
1) a triple
2) hit and run double with the base runner scoring from first base.
Just my opinion though walk off home runs are a thriller , but then the damn game is over!
"Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it." - Mark Twain
Only if done so grindily.
Moose Skowron: "I would be dying to have faced you."
Steve Stone: "First of all, I would look at you and start laughing because you're the smallest moose I've ever seen in my life, and second of all you couldn't hit a curve ball with a canoe paddle, so let's not talk about it."
I watch for the love of the game.
One of the two teams participating almost always wins.
larry. A kind word for everyone.
Game-tying grand slam.
Boring.
The sky IS falling.
by Teahenny Penny on Apr 15, 2010 10:50 AM CDT up reply actions
inside the park homerun beats both of those
"A brief but trenchant analysis of Scott Podsednik
He’s dogshit."
by NYRoyal on Jan 8, 2010 8:56 AM PST
Sometimes
Yes when there’s a close play at the plate, but more often then not they’re the result of some weird or quirky bounce or error and no play at the plate.
"Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it." - Mark Twain
running up a wall to rob a home run should be in there as well
the only thing Gary Matthews Jr. and Dewayne Wise will be remembered for.
"Quantify my balls."
- KenWo
The most exciting play in baseball is when a grown man scratches himself.
by Ozzie Montana on Apr 15, 2010 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions
Only on National TV though
"Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it." - Mark Twain
I must admit,
I watched the Bulls win the 8 seed, then switched to Suns / Jazz.
It’s nice to take a breather and flip over to Mythbusters and kill some time (and brain cells) playing Shopping Cart Hero instead of stressing about Mark Kotsay’s batting average.
Brilliant.
This is not early panic, it’s continued disgust with a situation we didn’t like to begin with. - Grinder in Training
.
.
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by billyok on Mar 13, 2010 5:22 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
by omnipotent grab on Apr 14, 2010 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions
agree
i’m out of state, so i’m stuck subscribing to nba broadband/mlb.tv/center ice, meaning i can only catch one game at a time… was nice to know that the sox game was basically over so i could catch the bulls.
Doesn’t seem very moral to me. Might as well take Satan’s autograph while you’re at it. - N.C.
yes.
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by billyok on Mar 13, 2010 5:22 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
by omnipotent grab on Apr 14, 2010 10:48 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Nope
Too many HRs
Moose Skowron: "I would be dying to have faced you."
Steve Stone: "First of all, I would look at you and start laughing because you're the smallest moose I've ever seen in my life, and second of all you couldn't hit a curve ball with a canoe paddle, so let's not talk about it."
Agreed.
Kotsay is our best pinch hitter. He belongs on the bench and is actually okay when Ozzie doesn’t overuse his him.
Hopefully Andruw keeps kicking ass.
by Dewey LaMarr Hoyt on Apr 14, 2010 10:50 PM CDT up reply actions
definitely not a liquid
It was then I realized vegans can’t be trusted
by Scotty Ballgame on Apr 15, 2010 9:15 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I know it's a little tacky, but I have to mention it:
Javy: 0-2, 9.82
It will get better, but not much. I love when shit goes south for the Yankees. FNY
Moose Skowron: "I would be dying to have faced you."
Steve Stone: "First of all, I would look at you and start laughing because you're the smallest moose I've ever seen in my life, and second of all you couldn't hit a curve ball with a canoe paddle, so let's not talk about it."
somewhere in some borough, Q2 weeps.
These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
by thatshortkid on Apr 14, 2010 10:50 PM CDT up reply actions
i couldn't care less about the yankees.
i just enjoy reading the explications from statheads whenever he sucks.
I just can't imagine why the Cash Man thought it was a good idea. This was the lord of obvious disaster moves.
Moose Skowron: "I would be dying to have faced you."
Steve Stone: "First of all, I would look at you and start laughing because you're the smallest moose I've ever seen in my life, and second of all you couldn't hit a curve ball with a canoe paddle, so let's not talk about it."
we need the yanks to make those moves.
"the worst thing about this team is going to be the manager." - Ozzie Guillen, USA Today Sports Weekly
Don't get me wrong, I'm eternally grateful that Cashman is bordering on Hendryian levels of retardation.
But I continue to be amazed by it.
Moose Skowron: "I would be dying to have faced you."
Steve Stone: "First of all, I would look at you and start laughing because you're the smallest moose I've ever seen in my life, and second of all you couldn't hit a curve ball with a canoe paddle, so let's not talk about it."
some on in my other (read: not sss) fantasy league tried to get Cano
from me for javy. when i said are you fucking joking? he was like – but i took him in the 4th round and you took cano in the 5th! i said regardless, javy benefitted from pitching in the NL, and is goign to get lit the fuck up all year in the AL. plus, what a terrible trade anyway.
fuckin idiot.
Watching this team is like jerking off 10 minutes after you just jerked off - billyok
YEAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!1
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by billyok on Mar 13, 2010 5:22 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
by omnipotent grab on Apr 14, 2010 10:55 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Still my favorite gif.
I’ve seen the leprechaun!
i don't fuck corned beef.
which is why i don’t eat at subway. by larry on Mar 17
by South Side Expat on Apr 14, 2010 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions
somebody mentioned this in the gamethread
but scoring 11 runs while vizquel and kotsay drew the collar…i mean, it’s the best possible outcome, right?
"The Sox have a better home record than the Twins, but...we're not at home right now." -DJ
9 hits from the 1-4 batters is a good thing, yes.
Moose Skowron: "I would be dying to have faced you."
Steve Stone: "First of all, I would look at you and start laughing because you're the smallest moose I've ever seen in my life, and second of all you couldn't hit a curve ball with a canoe paddle, so let's not talk about it."
meeeeeee!!!!!!
fuckin awesome
Watching this team is like jerking off 10 minutes after you just jerked off - billyok
totally agree.
meanwhile, can somebody get me not to drink the andruw jones kool-aid? i mean, the parallels to JD are becoming eerie at this point. a former braves outfielder, formerly well-regarded defensively, has a few off-years and loses all his value, at which point the sox pick him up off the scrap heap and he thrives. also, dye was 31 when the sox got him, even though it seemed like he’d been around forever. andruw is 32, and ditto. i know it’s waaaaay too early, but still.
"The Sox have a better home record than the Twins, but...we're not at home right now." -DJ
good points, but lets let him play before we really make those kinds of comparisons
Watching this team is like jerking off 10 minutes after you just jerked off - billyok
He started last year very hot, also.
Temperence, Joist.
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by winningugly on Apr 15, 2010 9:23 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
andruw jones baby!
I must say I am impressed with the offensive explosion. If Beckham, Jones and Q are all how, watch out teh Twin!
kong wasnt even in tonight
and che will turn it around, so this team could be better than we thought they were. they could also just be starting a week long hot streak then suck balls, so what do i know?
Watching this team is like jerking off 10 minutes after you just jerked off - billyok
I'm still a fan of benching Che until June.
i don't fuck corned beef.
which is why i don’t eat at subway. by larry on Mar 17
by South Side Expat on Apr 14, 2010 11:57 PM CDT up reply actions
but what if it just takes him two months to get going?
if he doesn’t play until june he won’t start hitting until august!
"The Sox have a better home record than the Twins, but...we're not at home right now." -DJ
Anyone enjoying pinch hits?
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by billyok on Mar 13, 2010 5:22 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
by omnipotent grab on Apr 14, 2010 11:26 PM CDT reply actions
so long as they STAY pinch-hits.
Watching this team is like jerking off 10 minutes after you just jerked off - billyok
Yes, very much!
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by billyok on Mar 13, 2010 5:22 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
by omnipotent grab on Apr 14, 2010 11:39 PM CDT up reply actions
i never want any of that
lucy, nix, omar, kotsay starting bull shit.
ill take monday’s lineup for approximately $99million, alex!
Watching this team is like jerking off 10 minutes after you just jerked off - billyok
yes please thx!
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by billyok on Mar 13, 2010 5:22 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
by omnipotent grab on Apr 14, 2010 11:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Amazing how when the offense shows up
we win games. Never knew that.
"Let’s plunge ourselves into the roar of time, the whirl of accident; may pain and pleasure, success and failure, shift as they will- it’s only action that can make a man" Faust, Goethe
heres hoping jerry gets the cyotes
and gets a little extra $$$ that he (stupidly read:for hockey) puts into the sox’ payroll
Watching this team is like jerking off 10 minutes after you just jerked off - billyok
We know the Damon money is there...
i don't fuck corned beef.
which is why i don’t eat at subway. by larry on Mar 17
by South Side Expat on Apr 15, 2010 12:57 AM CDT up reply actions
goooooood point sir
maybe a real leadoff man by the trade dealine/waivers?
Watching this team is like jerking off 10 minutes after you just jerked off - billyok
Shut up. The Bulls need that cashflow way more
John Paxson might stab someone to death if they don’t sign Chris Bosh.
by Ozzie Montana on Apr 15, 2010 1:14 AM CDT up reply actions
haha, my fantasy outfield of jones, rios, and Q is keeping me afloat
by onlysoxfaninbasel on Apr 15, 2010 1:42 AM CDT reply actions
THINGS NO HUMAN SHOULD HAVE UTTERED IN 2010!
“YES! YOU’VE DONE IT, YOU’VE COMPLETED THE $64,000 PYRAMID!”
by Pander on Apr 15, 2010 2:29 AM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
i really wish this place didnt become a ghosttown after 1130
im bored and want to talk bull shit with complete strangers!
Watching this team is like jerking off 10 minutes after you just jerked off - billyok
Sorry guys.
I would have loved to have been around to chat during this lovely little game, but I was in St. Louis watching the Cardinals make sure the Astros don’t get a win this season.
"I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production." - Ozzie Guillen
"I'd rather have Rios hit 50 home runs than steal 50 bases. I want to win." - Servant2LordBeckham
by Servant2LordBeckham on Apr 15, 2010 2:46 AM CDT reply actions
I'm hoping for a 0 - 9 start
Followed by a 3 – 9 record shortly thereafter, if you catch my drift.
It’s not robbing Peter to pay Paul — it’s bludgeoning Peter to death, and then realizing on the way back that you forgot to grab his wallet.
f*ck! Danks needed 89 pitches to record the first out and the Jays only
scored 1?
That’s a lot of foul balls. Looks like every fan went home with two.
My psyche needed that game…today will be a good day.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
I've been watching the Toronto feed
I’m even watching the commercials. They’re like SNL commercials. There was a car commercial that said the car used 6.1L per 100KM. That seemed like the most confusing way to measure fuel efficiency. I couldnt handle all the math after too many metric beers…
His name is Rios and he dances on the sand
Obviously
Cubans don’t do well in cold weather – below 75 degrees F
"Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it." - Mark Twain
From Olney's blog:
(A) Hitters went 2-for-14 (with four strikeouts) against off-speed pitches and chased 44 percent of pitches out of the zone (MLB avg: 31 percent).
(B) He generated 13 swinging strikes against off-speed pitches, his most in a start since May 9, 2009.
© He finished off 10 of 11 hitters that reached two-strike counts.
This is not early panic, it’s continued disgust with a situation we didn’t like to begin with. - Grinder in Training
*on why Danks won
This is not early panic, it’s continued disgust with a situation we didn’t like to begin with. - Grinder in Training
Interesting stuff.
Didn’t see much of the game. Thanks.
The sky IS falling.
by Teahenny Penny on Apr 15, 2010 10:54 AM CDT up reply actions
yeah that was a typo in the copy / paste
where it came from, i don’t know.
This is not early panic, it’s continued disgust with a situation we didn’t like to begin with. - Grinder in Training
Nice to see Juan Pierre making solid contact
What part of France is he from, anyway?
And Q, what can you say? My loins got all tingly last night.
I believe Hawk declared Bacon will be a “30 home run per year guy.” I’m thinking more of a doubles guy…but that would be swell.
"We have to say the American public overwhelmingly voted for socialism when they elected President Obama." - Rev. Al Sharpton
So is
The Q! back now?
"Let’s plunge ourselves into the roar of time, the whirl of accident; may pain and pleasure, success and failure, shift as they will- it’s only action that can make a man" Faust, Goethe
I'm a believer
Wish I would have seen the game last night, but I saw the fantasy score for Q when I got home late and had to double take. Watching it on MLB TV now. This is great.
"Quantify my balls."
- KenWo
MLB TV is the greatest network in the history of television
30 games in 30 days.
fantastic.
I want 170 games in 170 days now though.
"the worst thing about this team is going to be the manager." - Ozzie Guillen, USA Today Sports Weekly
I liked how he ran on Sunday, scoring fron 2nd with the go ahead run.
larry. A kind word for everyone.
Maybe it's Danks that is the true Savior.
I’m just sayin’. Maybe. You know, like, possibly.
by Ghost Soldier on Apr 15, 2010 10:56 AM CDT reply actions
nope, Q!perman
Watching this team is like jerking off 10 minutes after you just jerked off - billyok
Q! is back
"Let’s plunge ourselves into the roar of time, the whirl of accident; may pain and pleasure, success and failure, shift as they will- it’s only action that can make a man" Faust, Goethe
also, flagged for blasphemy
Watching this team is like jerking off 10 minutes after you just jerked off - billyok
Please accept my apologies.
It appears I have developed a man-crush on Mr. Danks. I am sorry for my blasphemous behavior. I genuflect and place myself at the mercy of the people.
by Ghost Soldier on Apr 15, 2010 2:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Man Up!
Stick to your guns, you genuflectin’ man-crushin’, blasphemin’ pagan! Even if you are totally wrong and a heretical barbarian…
Just a Rip-off of the Actual El Guapo, but a fake not funny one.
by DrEmilioLizardo on Apr 15, 2010 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions
i had to teach my sheep production professor how to use a vcr this morning
its gonna be a good day
"A brief but trenchant analysis of Scott Podsednik
He’s dogshit."
by NYRoyal on Jan 8, 2010 8:56 AM PST
its 2010. Why hasnt sheep production gone digital by now??
His name is Rios and he dances on the sand
plus it was a canadian video from 92
"A brief but trenchant analysis of Scott Podsednik
He’s dogshit."
by NYRoyal on Jan 8, 2010 8:56 AM PST
Eveer hear of Curtiss Breeding?
I did some work for them 100 years ago when I worked for Arthur Andersen. Fascinating business for a kid raised on the west sideof Chicago.
larry. A kind word for everyone.
yeah
pretty cool shit
"A brief but trenchant analysis of Scott Podsednik
He’s dogshit."
by NYRoyal on Jan 8, 2010 8:56 AM PST
Can you post a picture of
a stud bull standing next to you garden variety Wisconsin cow?
larry. A kind word for everyone.
here's a damn fine stud for beef cattle
"A brief but trenchant analysis of Scott Podsednik
He’s dogshit."
by NYRoyal on Jan 8, 2010 8:56 AM PST
Yeah they're fucking HUGE.
So briefly, Curtiss collects and distributes bull semen to artificially inseminate cows. Back then, “straws” of bull semen ran $1 a shot to $500 a shot.
So the “collection process goes like this”
- Angelo (the main man of collection) would parade the bull’s favorite (important for maximum production) cow around and get the bull all hot.
- At some point the bull would mount the cow and ole Angelo would slap an “artificial vagina” on the bull. Voila – lots of straws of bull semen @ $1 – $500 a crack.
- As you might well imagine (picture where Angelo is in the 5 seconds before and 5 seconds after “the moment”), this didn’t always go according to plan. Angelo would get his ass knocked half way across the facility.
- For this, Angelo was provided with the very best health care coverage Curtiss / Blue Cross provided.
larry. A kind word for everyone.
by ballyb on Apr 15, 2010 2:08 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Fucking tough tough crowd.
This story is my best material. If I don’t even get one reply let alone a rec, I’m off of this blog for at least the rest of this ____.
larry. A kind word for everyone.
if it makes you feel any better
i wrote a reply but ended up not posting it
Doesn’t seem very moral to me. Might as well take Satan’s autograph while you’re at it. - N.C.
I have no idea what you're saying, but I will rec this because it's easily the longest post of your SSS career, and I don't want you to go away for the rest of this __ ...
"You must be 'this' tall to ride the diastema." -Hazy
by homesickalien on Apr 15, 2010 6:25 PM CDT up reply actions
and here's a dairy stud
"A brief but trenchant analysis of Scott Podsednik
He’s dogshit."
by NYRoyal on Jan 8, 2010 8:56 AM PST
I just tuned in today. What in the hell is going on here?
i don't fuck corned beef.
which is why i don’t eat at subway. by larry on Mar 17
by South Side Expat on Apr 15, 2010 1:55 PM CDT up reply actions
and an average holstein
"A brief but trenchant analysis of Scott Podsednik
He’s dogshit."
by NYRoyal on Jan 8, 2010 8:56 AM PST
I still jerk off (sheep) manually
White Sox fan; Jeppson's Malort man
by KarkoviceIsHawt on Apr 15, 2010 1:04 PM CDT up reply actions
sheep production requires a prof?
back in the day, it was a couple scotsmen and you’re set.
I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production.
technically i'm not sure if he's a professor
"A brief but trenchant analysis of Scott Podsednik
He’s dogshit."
by NYRoyal on Jan 8, 2010 8:56 AM PST
17 comments and still no hoodlight joke?
The sky IS falling.
by Teahenny Penny on Apr 15, 2010 2:00 PM CDT up reply actions
When was the last time our offense put up such numbers - or even a comparable show - with Danks on the mound?
I think I may go find this out….
yep. I’m going to do that now.
last July 17
my memory tells me he regularly gets poor run support. But I dont think thats true IRL
His name is Rios and he dances on the sand
I think that's true, not just our imperfect memories.... I'm just digging around to confirm it. :)
by homesickalien on Apr 15, 2010 12:07 PM CDT up reply actions
august 27th '09
we gave him 9 runs in the first 4 innings against the sawx. he only have up 2 through 6 IP and we went on to win 9-5 in boston
Watching this team is like jerking off 10 minutes after you just jerked off - billyok
fucked up jon lester right?
I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production.
Just to start, I filtered by runs allowed.... In 2009 starts where Danks allowed 3 or less runs, he was 12-4, with 5 no decisions.
Among those 22 starts, he allowed NO runs in 4 of them.
And of those 4 games, he won 2 and 2 were no decision.
That’s pretty fucking sad, if you ask me.
by homesickalien on Apr 15, 2010 12:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Sox pitching staff leads the AL
in Ks per game with 8.33333333333333333333333333333333333333333333.
larry. A kind word for everyone.
Most recent data out of think tanks
is that SO/9 as a data series sucks.
larry. A kind word for everyone.
i like k/100
"the worst thing about this team is going to be the manager." - Ozzie Guillen, USA Today Sports Weekly
Of course. But refuted by different TTs (acronym for think tanks).
The former by Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting and the latter by the Lexington Institute.
larry. A kind word for everyone.
you're missing some 3's
I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production.
Yeah, thanks. Not sure where though.
Whadda ya think
HERE
8.33333333333333_33333333333333333333333333333_3.
OR
8.333_3333333333333333333333333333333333333333_3.
larry. A kind word for everyone.
Can we get a number crunch?
33.33, repeating of course.
"Fundamentals are a crutch for the talentless" - Kenny Powers
by Choke Cubs Choke on Apr 15, 2010 3:03 PM CDT up reply actions
a Keith Law snippet regarding JD / OHud
Jeff (OH)
Keith, Orlando Hudson’s being stupid, right?
Klaw (12:51 PM)
He’s wrong in this case. Dye doesn’t have a job because he can’t play defense and wants too much money.
This is not early panic, it’s continued disgust with a situation we didn’t like to begin with. - Grinder in Training
outstanding
This is not early panic, it’s continued disgust with a situation we didn’t like to begin with. - Grinder in Training
I disagree that he 'can't play defense'
I thought his play in right field last year was no worse than average.
by Ghost Soldier on Apr 15, 2010 2:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Not. Even. Close.
larry. A kind word for everyone.
I'm not saying he's a Gold Glove candidate.
Just don’t think he was absolutely horrible.
by Ghost Soldier on Apr 15, 2010 2:25 PM CDT up reply actions
absolutely. horrible.
larry. A kind word for everyone.
Shat
Moose Skowron: "I would be dying to have faced you."
Steve Stone: "First of all, I would look at you and start laughing because you're the smallest moose I've ever seen in my life, and second of all you couldn't hit a curve ball with a canoe paddle, so let's not talk about it."
he was the worst rightfielder not named brad hawpe
http://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=rf&stats=fld&lg=all&qual=y&type=1&season=2009&month=0
"A brief but trenchant analysis of Scott Podsednik
He’s dogshit."
by NYRoyal on Jan 8, 2010 8:56 AM PST
Jesus christ, shark attack.
I stand corrected. I was trying to be nice to JD. Fuck that guy!
by Ghost Soldier on Apr 15, 2010 2:26 PM CDT up reply actions
and it wasn't exactly a fluke either
’06: -21.5 UZR/-6 Dewan
’07: -21.5/ -24
’08: -21.4/ -9
’09: -24.5/ -13
so he was somewhere between 1-2 wins below average for right field for 4 consecutive seasons. which makes him outside of Brad Hawpe the worst fielder in baseball at any position to get any kind of playing time over the past few seasons.
I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production.
playin around, found a fun fact
the only center that was better in the 05 season than Legend was mr andruw jones
Watching this team is like jerking off 10 minutes after you just jerked off - billyok
he had a 34.7 uzr/150 that year
fuckin retarded
Watching this team is like jerking off 10 minutes after you just jerked off - billyok
Negative. About time you visit your friendly neighborhood optometrist.
"Let’s plunge ourselves into the roar of time, the whirl of accident; may pain and pleasure, success and failure, shift as they will- it’s only action that can make a man" Faust, Goethe
you need the eye test.
like, the lazer eye test thingy
Watching this team is like jerking off 10 minutes after you just jerked off - billyok
Got it done when we won the Series.
Apparently, I got ripped off. Those fucking bastards.
by Ghost Soldier on Apr 15, 2010 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions
he was still worth -2.6 uzr/150 that season
Watching this team is like jerking off 10 minutes after you just jerked off - billyok
He was, what, 31 years old?
Do you not understand how a player’s skills diminish as they progress through their 30s?
Moose Skowron: "I would be dying to have faced you."
Steve Stone: "First of all, I would look at you and start laughing because you're the smallest moose I've ever seen in my life, and second of all you couldn't hit a curve ball with a canoe paddle, so let's not talk about it."
I understand that there's a similar thing with
opthamologists in their 40s.
larry. A kind word for everyone.
by ballyb on Apr 15, 2010 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
what up Nix!
This is not early panic, it’s continued disgust with a situation we didn’t like to begin with. - Grinder in Training
sadly, nix will be.
Watching this team is like jerking off 10 minutes after you just jerked off - billyok
by BoeJouma on Apr 15, 2010 3:07 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I see what you did there.
"Fundamentals are a crutch for the talentless" - Kenny Powers
by Choke Cubs Choke on Apr 15, 2010 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions
I would suggest that this is the best defensive outfield the Sox can currently assemble.
Moose Skowron: "I would be dying to have faced you."
Steve Stone: "First of all, I would look at you and start laughing because you're the smallest moose I've ever seen in my life, and second of all you couldn't hit a curve ball with a canoe paddle, so let's not talk about it."
Patience my son
"Fundamentals are a crutch for the talentless" - Kenny Powers
by Choke Cubs Choke on Apr 15, 2010 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions
I meant on the 25-man. I suppose I should've made that clearer.
Moose Skowron: "I would be dying to have faced you."
Steve Stone: "First of all, I would look at you and start laughing because you're the smallest moose I've ever seen in my life, and second of all you couldn't hit a curve ball with a canoe paddle, so let's not talk about it."
I'd gotta say it looks like the Twins
are going to have a very serviceable team this _.
larry. A kind word for everyone.
chicago had cows.
minneapolis/st. paul to have mauers.
celebrate the 27th anniversary of the tirade with me on april 29th. my favorite holiday, lee elia day. a day filled with baseball and swearing.
good call cheat
i don’t know how many more green tees i will be able to pull out of my tight sphincter…
" except for the in depth discussion of African-Americans
without like African-Americans. - Tdogg"
by Where Triples Go to Die on Apr 15, 2010 4:26 PM CDT reply actions
why would you use green ones?
????
celebrate the 27th anniversary of the tirade with me on april 29th. my favorite holiday, lee elia day. a day filled with baseball and swearing.
i dont know?
ask hawk. He said it!
" except for the in depth discussion of African-Americans
without like African-Americans. - Tdogg"
by Where Triples Go to Die on Apr 15, 2010 4:57 PM CDT up reply actions
he says greased tees
not green tees.
celebrate the 27th anniversary of the tirade with me on april 29th. my favorite holiday, lee elia day. a day filled with baseball and swearing.
then consider it fixed.
" except for the in depth discussion of African-Americans
without like African-Americans. - Tdogg"
by Where Triples Go to Die on Apr 15, 2010 5:04 PM CDT up reply actions
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