In Which Our Heroes Don't Fail Us
by U-God on Apr 24, 2010 9:12 PM CDT
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PrintToday was one of those days that makes being a White Sox fan completely worth it. Freddy pitched well enough to win, Ozzie got ejected, Konerko and Rios went yard, and the Pale Hose picked up their first series win on the season.
If not for Alex Rios' booming walk-off homerun, the main focus of this game would be the questionable umpiring. With Rios and Teahen on in the fourth, Alexei Ramirez hit a deep fly ball to left. Eric Byrnes couldn't catch it and the ball bounced out of his glove and off the yellow line. Ramirez would only get a double. Bobby Jenks couldn't preserve the tie in the ninth, letting Jose Lopez and Ken Griffey Jr. reach base. A Casey Kotchman fan interference ground-rule double somehow scored pinch-runner Jack Wilson from first because Fieldin Culbreth believes 1+2=4. All of this wouldn't matter, as Konerko took former disappointing White Sox reliever David Aardsma deep to left-center on the third pitch of the at-bat. A.J. Pierzynski would then fly out to center leaving the Sox with their final bullet. Carlos Quentin grinded out a six pitch walk, and was replaced at first by Jayson Nix. The pinch-runner proved unnecessary, as Alex Rios grooved a high fastball into left. How hard did he hit it? Aardsma walked off the mound as soon as contact was made.
Something else awesome also happened at the game today. My roommate Dan and I drove up from Champaign to see the Sox play. 45 minutes before the first pitch, two Chevy Pride Crew members walked up to us and asked if I'd like to participate in the 4th inning trivia question. I said yes and was taken to the Fundamentals deck during the third. I was asked to name today's starting lineup with positions in 30 seconds. I would have never been able to post here again if I screwed up. I won, got an autographed John Danks picture and $45 in Comiskey Cash. The best part? Hearing the crowd of 25,253 cheer for me. Best game of the season, bar none.
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Thats awesome on the trivia, congrats
my godmother was at this game and afterwards she emailed me saying she ran into Nancy Faust before the game and got to talk to her.
The most interesting thing she got out of it was that it looked like it wasnt Faust’s decision to retire after this year
RIP Jim Thome 1-25-2010
an AL team not having a DH is like a giraffe fucking a mule. - larry
twas very grindy
"A brief but trenchant analysis of Scott Podsednik
He’s dogshit."
by NYRoyal on Jan 8, 2010 8:56 AM PST
That. Is. Awesome.
Congrats, U-G. Worth the wait for the recap, even.
Like drinking poison, like eating glass.
Nice recap, about the Trivia Game:
I brought my Grandpa to a game last year and he was selected as you were by the Chevy Pride Crew. He was asked to answer 5 questions about the 1970’s era Whitesox. The crew told him each question they were going to ask him and gave him every answer to the questions. Then when he was on the jumbotron answering the questions, he claims they wrote the answers on the back of the script cards for him. So he walked out of the park that day with a free Bartolo Colon autographed baseball…not really a sought after prize but a nice memory none-the-less.
The season of Oz is upon us, be afraid.
they wouldn't tell me the questions, but gave me hints at what they may be
and then told me to go slow for dramatic effect. finished with 1.9 seconds left
"A brief but trenchant analysis of Scott Podsednik
He’s dogshit."
by NYRoyal on Jan 8, 2010 8:56 AM PST
I just figured they went easy on my Grandpa because he's almost 80,
he knew the answers anyway though.
The season of Oz is upon us, be afraid.
Fraud.
As bogus as Goldman Sachs.
larry. A kind word for everyone.
They coach the guy and then give him a $50 gift certificate.
Not even that, Sox Cash. Cheap fucking bastards.
I was at a Beloit Brewer game 20 years ago with 3000 people in attendance and they has a raffle for a vacation to Mexico for 2. WTF.
larry. A kind word for everyone.
the free stuff should be better!
Cashing checks and having sex.
by MarketMaker on Apr 25, 2010 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions
You do know those free trips are far from free, right?
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
by Sox Machine on Apr 25, 2010 12:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Bravo on the recap and trivia- you are UGod, and 20k should cheer for you!
Just a Rip-off of the Actual El Guapo, but a fake not funny one.
by DrEmilioLizardo on Apr 24, 2010 9:38 PM CDT reply actions
Blowing is allowed any time of the day,
any place. I believe the editors agree with me on this.
Boobs, also, are acceptable 24/7.
I am more prone to be inquisitive to promote discussion.
You're just Jealous!
Just a Rip-off of the Actual El Guapo, but a fake not funny one.
by DrEmilioLizardo on Apr 25, 2010 12:33 PM CDT up reply actions
U-G, are you watching our fantasy match-up?
We are THIS close, where one home run swings it from 5-4 Pedrophile to 10-3 Ball Busters. Tomorrow should be interesting.
I am more prone to be inquisitive to promote discussion.
Great job, U-God.
A very small % of people at the park today (< 1) could have named the starting lineup with positions, IMHO.
larry. A kind word for everyone.
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by billyok on Apr 24, 2010 10:06 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Drink.
HI I HAVE BEEN DRINKING BEVERAGES
by billyok on Mar 13, 2010 5:22 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
by omnipotent grab on Apr 24, 2010 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Recap for Icelandic Sox fans.
currently sigless
by oahu420 on Apr 24, 2010 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
Joe Mauer is a God.
5 – 6, batting .381.
larry. A kind word for everyone.
awesome stuff
Since Fox declared Saturday no baseball day for me (since I’m not in the Chicago market), I was unable to actually watch the game. I had mistakenly glanced at the score in the 9th (when the Mariners were up) and assumed that was the final score. It wasn’t until a friend texted me about the game that I learned about Rios’ heroics.
so incredible
however, not to be a downer, but rios didnt produce that game.
Watching this team is like jerking off 10 minutes after you just jerked off - billyok
I may be a sick fuck, but...
Games like the last two make today’s 1:05 start seem DAYS away! I want them to play now, and if they win I want them to play another immediately.
And U-G, nice story!
"April showers bring May flowers and May flowers bring mathematical elimination day to Kansas City".--- Joe Pos
by Chiburb on Apr 25, 2010 7:37 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
consecutive days with kotsay out of the line-up
make me happy too
by onlysoxfaninbasel on Apr 25, 2010 8:12 AM CDT up reply actions
Yes great story Ugod. Rios is on fire right now,
as fas as contact. Its nice to see his results begin to catch up with his contact. Dude now has a LD% of 24.5%! I know SSS, but it sure is fun! Jim at Sox Machine reminds us to remember this in the eventually bad month he will have. I know Fox mics the field well, but he hit that last hr hard, real hard, play station hard.
I know its Sunday but I want the savior moved down in the order for now.
AJ’s OPS+ is 5
Very nice Freddy.
"Anywhere white people are poor, I'm afraid to go" Lawrence Holmes 670 the Score
I agree with savior moving down, but who moves up?
I like Rios in the 6th spot.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Apr 25, 2010 9:06 AM CDT up reply actions
seriously do u have anything to offer?
Or is your point to chase me around to say Peavy sucks as much as you can? Maybe you should offer stakes on his future performance because Im willing to. Would do you say loudmouth?
"Anywhere white people are poor, I'm afraid to go" Lawrence Holmes 670 the Score
by Tdogg on Apr 25, 2010 10:19 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
what do you say.....
"Anywhere white people are poor, I'm afraid to go" Lawrence Holmes 670 the Score
Heyman thinks Andruw is back,
and comments on KW/FOG’s relationship. Oh,and he regrets not picking Teh Twinn:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/jon_heyman/04/23/observations.ortiz/index.html
I am more prone to be inquisitive to promote discussion.
Surprised Boras didn't have him pump Jones even more -
but he did have a picture of him and had him listed #4 in his top 20.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Apr 25, 2010 9:09 AM CDT up reply actions
Not to speak to soon, but
It series like these that say we’re not in the dumpster yet!!!!
Congrats on trivia U!!!
''I hate every team we play, that's all there is to it. From 2o'clock until 10 or 11 o'clock at night, I don't want to be friends with the other side.''-Jake Peavy
I wish i could find a .gif of Aardsma walking off the mound as soon as Rios made contact
he didn’t even glance back, that was too funny
Don't go looking too hard for pictures of Aardsma these days.
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 25, 2010 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions
Pierre, LF
Beckham, 2B
Jones, DH
Konerko, 1B
Pierzynski, C
Quentin, RF
Rios, CF
Teahen, 3B
Ramirez, SS
Danks, P
a real sunday lineup?
Beckham or AJ down, Teabag up please.
"Anywhere white people are poor, I'm afraid to go" Lawrence Holmes 670 the Score
Larry, gives me your thoughts.
Does it really matter that AJ is batting 5th? I’m inclined to think he should be batting 8th today, and 9th most days, but I don’t think there is much to gain from moving him down, and probably just sends him to the media.
by Shoeless In SC on Apr 25, 2010 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions
it doesn't matter much.
i wouldn’t put him there, either, and i’d flip aj and teahen but it’s a whatever move.
no shit, no kotsay, what's going on with ozzie?
by onlysoxfaninbasel on Apr 25, 2010 10:43 AM CDT up reply actions
I think Ozzie has figured it out
“I think I found the trick, I think they play better without Ozzie managing,”
It was then I realized vegans can’t be trusted
by Scotty Ballgame on Apr 25, 2010 11:55 AM CDT up reply actions
I am much more lenient on Bacon's start than AJ's.
Probably unfair, but I don’t give a shit. Bacon is the future of the franchise, and T-Flow is tearing it up.
"I am fat because I am lazy and drink too much." - South Side Expat
That is logical.
I love AJ and all (great comparison of him and A-Rod’s lack of respect for hallowed “traditions” in today’s NYT – author respects AJ’s assholiness because it is tactical) but he sucks right now. Move him down, and if that doesn’t work sit him down.
I am more prone to be inquisitive to promote discussion.
by winningugly on Apr 25, 2010 1:04 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I get that
but Bacon has been brutal lately. I wouldn’t have a huge problem with the results so early but he’s not having good abs at all. A lot of…wait for it… pop ups. (fire greg walker!). Both he and AJ are good enough hitters Im not worried long term but a little boost right now couldn’t hurt.
"Anywhere white people are poor, I'm afraid to go" Lawrence Holmes 670 the Score
now we go eat suchi!
You must be 'this' tall to ride the diastema.
by homesickalien on Apr 25, 2010 12:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Gutierrez.
Best fielding outfielder in baseball with an OPS of 1.014.
larry. A kind word for everyone.
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