White Sox Open Season in Style
by The Cheat on Apr 5, 2010 4:41 PM CDT
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PrintYou can't beat Opening Day. Yes, it gets capitalized like all the other "real" holidays. It's the end to that long winter cooped up hiding from the dreary Chicago weather, the only day of the year when every team is a contender, when there is hope for even the hopeless.
More than anything else, to me, it's the official start of summer even if it is still the first week of April. Monday's weather gave us a taste of summer a bit early, but the baseball gods delivered more than just great weather on this day; the play on the field gave a taste what could be if everything breaks right this season.
Right from the first pitch from Mark Buehrle, the White Sox seemed to settle right into their expected roles. I can almost imagine the events of the day as portrayed in a 30-second spot for season tickets:
Voiceover: At USCF, Mark Buehrle was working fast, inducing double plays, displaying praying mantis-like reflexes with the glove and putting up zeros on the scoreboard. Carlos Quentin found his way on base in his first three trips to the plate, two via the HBP. Paul Konerko, who set a club record with 12 consecutive opening day starts, stacked up a bunch of professional at-bats, working the count and driving one over the right field wall to get the Sox on the board early. Gordon Beckham did his doubles thing and took a couple extra bases on of the many Jake Westbrook offerings that ended up in the dirt. J.J. Putz came in and mowed down Indians with relative ease only to be followed by Matt Thornton who redefined easy in 10 pitches. And Alex Rios capped it all off with his south side debut -- yeah, I'm pretending last year didn't happen -- featuring a homerun and diving catch to end it all.
And that was just on Opening Day. There are 80 more opportunities to witness White Sox magic, to get your tickets... (end voiceover)...
All is right on the south side. The Sox are in first place after a near-perfect Opening Day, and Jake Peavy goes to the mound on Wednesday. It could be a very fun season.
Bullets
- The last time Buehrle won an opening day start was 2005...
- That game just happened to be a Buehrle vs. Westbrook game that the Sox won in a shutout... just saying
- I'll post a link to the official MLB video of Buehrle's spectacular play when I can find it, but for now you can check out the previous thread's comments for the short lived links that will no doubt be DMCA'd in the very near future. And enjoy this animated .gif courtesy Lookout Landing.
- I should be much more active on Twitter during the games this season, so follow me @SouthSideCheat if that's your sort of thing. And as always, you can keep up with SouthSideSox on the Facebook.
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think back
In 2005, the White Sox and Indians started the season with a Buehrle-Westbrook Opening Day matchup. The White Sox claimed a 1-0 victory in that game, starting their move toward history.
Look I just want to pass my last Microsoft exam and sleep with white women.
by Tdogg on Mar 10, 2010 11:29 PM CST
by Grinder Rule #42 on Apr 5, 2010 4:50 PM CDT reply actions
the Sox will now wind World Series in 6 this year
fixed
Look I just want to pass my last Microsoft exam and sleep with white women.
by Tdogg on Mar 10, 2010 11:29 PM CST
by Grinder Rule #42 on Apr 5, 2010 5:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Great win!
Sox win with great effort. Cubs losing this season is starting off the right way for me
YOU CAN PUT IT ON THE BOARD YES!
www.reverbnation.com/czheckproductions
www.mybeatshop.com/czheckproductions
Once he puts on "The Face" it does not matter if the basket wants the ball, its gonna accept the ball-Kobe Law amendment 24
Bernstein says shame on you.
" except for the in depth discussion of African-Americans
without like African-Americans. - Tdogg"
by Where Triples Go to Die on Apr 5, 2010 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Bernstein's ass is perpetually red.
But those callers were horrifying.
"Qualls took over, and then Konerko took over." - Joe Buck
bernstein can blow me...
fucking nerd jagoff.
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Apr 5, 2010 11:25 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Regret missing the gamethread, but got to test my MLB at bat app today....some kinks, expected, but not too shabby so long as nobody fucking texts me!!
Regardless – Great game, great win, awesome to see Beckham come out hitting and it made me all tingly to see Q’s first at-bat (followed shortly thereafter by a PK bomb of course).
And what the fuck is that? …. a center-fielder???
nawwwwwwww…….
:P
GO SOX! CHEERS EVERYONE!
i can't imagine jesus would want us using times new roman. -mm
oh yes, ohhhh yes.
i can't imagine jesus would want us using times new roman. -mm
by homesickalien on Apr 5, 2010 6:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Your sister? I was first and had to tell her to stop.
"April showers bring May flowers and May flowers bring mathematical elimination day to Kansas City".--- Joe Pos
by Chiburb on Apr 5, 2010 5:48 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I felt sorry for her. The baby is too young and we were too busy.
Sigh.
"April showers bring May flowers and May flowers bring mathematical elimination day to Kansas City".--- Joe Pos
by Chiburb on Apr 5, 2010 5:49 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Yes, my sister. She was excited, but I had to cut her off. :)
i can't imagine jesus would want us using times new roman. -mm
by homesickalien on Apr 5, 2010 6:01 PM CDT up reply actions
good recap cheat
it really was the platonic form of the 2010 Sox out there: pitching, defense, and a power driven offense that also has some younger legs thanks to beckham.
The trials and tribulations of being a Cubs' fan.
thats how you start the season
by deployedcubfan Apr 5, 2010 3:20 PM CDT
XOXO
Now Z is losing concentration
that last one might have done it.
by BeltwayCubsFan on Apr 5, 2010 3:33 PM CDT
XOXO
And the one you’ve been waiting for, 42 minutes after the 1st pitch on opening day.
Wait til Next Year
by Tingham on Apr 5, 2010 3:54 PM CDT
larry. A kind word for everyone.
2012 is coming up
the cubs better hurry up
YOU CAN PUT IT ON THE BOARD YES!
www.reverbnation.com/czheckproductions
www.mybeatshop.com/czheckproductions
Once he puts on "The Face" it does not matter if the basket wants the ball, its gonna accept the ball-Kobe Law amendment 24
by Czheck on Apr 5, 2010 5:27 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Enough with the Cubs!
FTC. Focus!
"Enough is enough. This has to change. This was not supposed to happen five or 10 years ago, it is supposed to happen now. Today is my day, this is my time, and this is my moment."
lol agreed
YOU CAN PUT IT ON THE BOARD YES!
www.reverbnation.com/czheckproductions
www.mybeatshop.com/czheckproductions
Once he puts on "The Face" it does not matter if the basket wants the ball, its gonna accept the ball-Kobe Law amendment 24
Come on, WU.
Gotta laugh when Zambrano melts down in the 2nd inning of the opener.
larry. A kind word for everyone.
escobar! hell yea on my fantasy team
11-5 braves in the 7th, samarjia getting ripped, 3 runs in nobody out.
great game. mark is a globetrotter.
gonna be a great year…except when it not (kotsay).
''I love it, oh, my God, yes."
by thecip on Apr 5, 2010 5:24 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
You said it, man.
i can't imagine jesus would want us using times new roman. -mm
by homesickalien on Apr 5, 2010 6:10 PM CDT up reply actions
great game. mark is a globetrotter.
gonna be a great year…except when it not (kotsay).
''I love it, oh, my God, yes."
by thecip on Apr 5, 2010 5:24 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
You said it, man.
i can't imagine jesus would want us using times new roman. -mm
by homesickalien on Apr 5, 2010 6:10 PM CDT up reply actions
kotsay will be an excellent bench player- once Ozzie extracts his cranium from his rectum.
Just a Rip-off of the Actual El Guapo, but a fake not funny one.
by DrEmilioLizardo on Apr 5, 2010 8:18 PM CDT up reply actions
I LOVE MARK BUEHRLE
haven’t seen the game threads yet. did buehrle top 83 on his fastball? i was thinking maybe the gun was off, but thornocopter was hitting 96. did anyone else comment on this?
"I could give two (bleeps) about it," Buehrle said. "I think this whole Facebook, Twitter, all this stuff is ridiculous, if you ask me."
Really?
Had no idea you were a MB fan.
Now post some Q first pitch info, DB. Get into 2010, already!
"Enough is enough. This has to change. This was not supposed to happen five or 10 years ago, it is supposed to happen now. Today is my day, this is my time, and this is my moment."
boosh
I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production.
by colintj on Apr 5, 2010 5:35 PM CDT reply actions 6 recs
How can you not rec the first appearance of the season?
by The Actual El Guapo on Apr 5, 2010 6:28 PM CDT up reply actions
I didn't know Carl appeared with Michael Jackson.
"April showers bring May flowers and May flowers bring mathematical elimination day to Kansas City".--- Joe Pos
by Chiburb on Apr 5, 2010 7:09 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 4 recs
So no one is concerned about only 6 hits?
I do like the efficiency, though. How many LOB?
"Enough is enough. This has to change. This was not supposed to happen five or 10 years ago, it is supposed to happen now. Today is my day, this is my time, and this is my moment."
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"April showers bring May flowers and May flowers bring mathematical elimination day to Kansas City".--- Joe Pos
by Chiburb on Apr 5, 2010 5:51 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Not bad. Not bad.
Kotsay scoring a run with a DP sucks, though.
"Enough is enough. This has to change. This was not supposed to happen five or 10 years ago, it is supposed to happen now. Today is my day, this is my time, and this is my moment."
Good thing this didn't happen to Buehrle today
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nle8-1K-wTw&feature=player_embedded#
"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
wow
that is better than buehrle’s play.
" except for the in depth discussion of African-Americans
without like African-Americans. - Tdogg"
by Where Triples Go to Die on Apr 5, 2010 10:53 PM CDT up reply actions
I can't wait til these games really count.
Your offense is only as good as your bullpen.
by defensive indifference on Apr 5, 2010 6:01 PM CDT reply actions
And after 6 months of pining for a game thread
Does Billy even show up?
Ingrate.
"April showers bring May flowers and May flowers bring mathematical elimination day to Kansas City".--- Joe Pos
by Chiburb on Apr 5, 2010 6:07 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I only want what I cannot have
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by billyok on Apr 5, 2010 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Greinke deserved better.
"April showers bring May flowers and May flowers bring mathematical elimination day to Kansas City".--- Joe Pos
by Chiburb on Apr 5, 2010 6:10 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
He got married.
He asked for it.
Tell me he didn’t, Chi. Tell me he didn’t.
"Enough is enough. This has to change. This was not supposed to happen five or 10 years ago, it is supposed to happen now. Today is my day, this is my time, and this is my moment."
He didn't. Unless he married his bullpen.
"April showers bring May flowers and May flowers bring mathematical elimination day to Kansas City".--- Joe Pos
by Chiburb on Apr 5, 2010 6:20 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
did they shit the bed?
i dont know if i can stomach watching that team waste his career.
Lurking since 2006
Yep. Big time.
"April showers bring May flowers and May flowers bring mathematical elimination day to Kansas City".--- Joe Pos
by Chiburb on Apr 5, 2010 6:18 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Did he sign a long-term deal?
A guy with a social anxiety disorder could do worse toiling in obscurity for big bucks.
"Enough is enough. This has to change. This was not supposed to happen five or 10 years ago, it is supposed to happen now. Today is my day, this is my time, and this is my moment."
I was thinking (hoping, actually) that it would be Farnsworth blowing up on OD for the 2nd straight year.
But no, something called a “Robinson Tejada” was apparently the main culprit.
by The Actual El Guapo on Apr 5, 2010 6:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Gotta love it when Kenwo's two favorite players
Buerhle and Konerko are the stars of the first game.
"Anywhere white people are poor, I'm afraid to go" Lawrence Holmes 670 the Score
Go fuck yourself.
(opening day tradition)
;)
by The Actual El Guapo on Apr 5, 2010 6:33 PM CDT up reply actions
relax asshat...
i don’t hate buerhle…. and I choose to remember Rios’ homer instead of konerkos.
Kenwo4life=ratings
NO ONE INSULTS TDOGG ON OPENING DAY EXCEPT ME.
Go back to hell, wrestlemania boy.
by The Actual El Guapo on Apr 5, 2010 11:18 PM CDT up reply actions
by the way what's am asshat?
"Anywhere white people are poor, I'm afraid to go" Lawrence Holmes 670 the Score
that was awesome
Just watched the game and Opening Day did what it is supposed to do. Heightened my excitement and expectations for this team.
is Cleveland's rotation so bad that a guy that hasn't started a game in 2 years is the best option?
apparently.
i don't know where you could have read something like that before the game
"A brief but trenchant analysis of Scott Podsednik
He’s dogshit."
by NYRoyal on Jan 8, 2010 8:56 AM PST
by U-God on Apr 5, 2010 7:05 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
that was my rxn too
as i was going over the to White Sox site to show my roommate the Buehrle play I just started laughing because it hit me that Peavy is going on Wednesday
For the record I highly dislike the day off after opening day
-Jeeves Life in the Cell
Me also.
They said it was because there are often games cancelled early in the season due to bad weather.. but to that I say.. then why not have it after the last game in the series? I mean what sense does it make to have it after the first game?
Yeah, if the first game is cancelled it works out, but with Chicago weather in April, the next two games are just as likely to be cancelled.
by Grinder in Training on Apr 5, 2010 8:05 PM CDT up reply actions
yah that's the only reason I've ever heard too
and i have the same thoughts as you too
-Jeeves Life in the Cell
so people who bought 'opening day' tickets get to go to opening day
if they had a game tuesday and monday got rained/snowed out, they’d have to let the tuesday ticketholders have the first game
by whitesoxjohn on Apr 5, 2010 11:56 PM CDT up reply actions
I guess that makes sense.
But I still don’t agree with the policy. If making it to The Opening game is that big of a deal for you, buy tickets for Monday and Tuesday. For most average people if opening day is rained out they’d probably have trouble getting the next day off of work anyways.
I guess I’m biased because I’m just not a big pageantry guy.. I don’t really care if I see game 1, 2 or 135. It’s the White Sox vs. a team that I dislike to varying degrees. I’m probably not in the majority though, as I do know opening day is a big deal to a lot of other people. I appreciate the explanation.
by Grinder in Training on Apr 6, 2010 9:05 AM CDT up reply actions
To be fair, it is supposed to thunderstorm all day
Maybe Bud Selig has a crystal ball.
White Sox fan; Jeppson's Malort man
by KarkoviceIsHawt on Apr 6, 2010 9:14 AM CDT up reply actions
You're the first to suggest he has any balls whatsoever.
"Qualls took over, and then Konerko took over." - Joe Buck
by RWShow on Apr 6, 2010 9:44 AM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
I always thought it was to not conflict with the college championship game
"ass hole thi is the same line up whit leftys you idiot"
In case you're wondering...
Last year the Sox were in the top ten in MLB in cumulative radio audience. They were a hair below the Red Sox and above the Dodgers:
http://chicagoradioandmedia.com/news/422-cubs-a-sox-rank-in-top-10-in-new-ppm-baseball-report
Not a surprise
670 has a massive range, can pull in lots of listeners.
I listen pretty frequently on the radio and when the games are on WCIU
I went to Marquette during the AM 1000 era
WSCR, like its predecessor WMAQ, is 50,000 watts non-directional
WMVP-AM shoots its signal due east after sunset.
I lived in Milwaukee for a couple of years after graduation. In 2005, I listened to the final game of the Indians series in late September on WTAM/Cleveland because it came in better than the station in Chicago.
i have very fond memories of spotty but listenable am 670 and am 1000
coming in after dark over lake michigan over 300 miles away up in n. michigan. only source of the sox on my folk’s country home back in those days 10 or so years ago.
those are strong stations.
Ive picked up the score as far away as Indy on I-65 and could listen just about the whole way from Columbus once.
It was awesome.
Thank God for 1000's due east broadcasting.
I listened to Game 5 of the 05 ALCS from Cincinnati all the way back to NWI.
Reporter: I was wondering if at any point in my lifetime the Cubs weren't going to be run by a guy who didn't immediately remind me of failure, confusion, or imminent death
... and amidst the goodwill, cheer and general satisfaction, a chill wind enters the room as Teh Twinn take the field.
(shudders)
by The Actual El Guapo on Apr 5, 2010 9:12 PM CDT reply actions
JJ Hardy just caught a pop up, and 1,000 ducklings died in a fire.
by The Actual El Guapo on Apr 5, 2010 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions
kendry morales liked those ducklings
These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
One of them was Juan Rivera's uncle.
by The Actual El Guapo on Apr 5, 2010 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions
kendrick prefers duckling stew
These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
THAT explains the drop in temps the past few days.
These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
yup
those winds blowing in when the opponents are at bat will no longer be contained within that damn dome
-Jeeves Life in the Cell
Fuck the Twins.
And Fuck Punto.
"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 really dont think I could have asked for a better opening day start.
RIP Jim Thome 1-25-2010
an AL team not having a DH is like a giraffe fucking a mule. - larry
throw in a Twinkies loss and i will fully agree with you
either way, it’s nice to go into the off day with the happy feeling of a win rather than a loss
-Jeeves Life in the Cell
I could have asked for Teahan to play a lot better and for the Sox to have a DH better than Kotsay
I’ve actually asked gfor that last one repeatedly, but Kenny keeps ignoring my calls.
"Quantify my balls."
- KenWo
Dook is the Yankees made up entirely of Nicky Puntos
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Y'know what would have been cool? If that shot had gone in at the buzzer.
That would have been cool.
by The Actual El Guapo on Apr 5, 2010 11:00 PM CDT up reply actions
twoulda been crazy cool.
and then i couldn’t decide if it woulda been cooler if the replay showed he didn’t get the shot off. or he did.
either way… i got wings and beer with humans that can also eat wings and beer on the same day that I watched a great sox win with a lil human that can’t eat wings or beer. oh happy day n shit.
i think by definition a being cannot be a human unless it can eat wings and drink beer.
Cashing checks and having sex.
i'd be willing to buy that
if not for those eyes. they follow me. they see into my soul, those damned eyes.
I think an exception can be made for people who eat falafel and drink gin.
by Ozzie Montana on Apr 6, 2010 12:11 AM CDT up reply actions
the fact that those people exist is what keeps half of this country politcally motivated
by Trooper on Apr 6, 2010 12:14 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
go to michigan
http://newhollandbrew.com/corp/
craft beers, gins, wings and sadly no falafel. I have several local falafel suppliers, so I’m not too bummed they don’t have them.
Gladly
I’ll drink all the craft gin I can get my hands on ;)
(not in one sitting, mind you)
FUCK EVYTHING BACON RULZ WEER GONNA WIN TEH CHAMPSHIOP
...colintj, Nov8, 2009
There's one in Chicago as well
I don’t know the name, but I do know (I think) they share a building with metropolitan brewing. Which is awesome.
that was one damn fine day
beautiful weather, dominating sox win, cubs getting demolished…. i feel like mr rogers.
Kenwo4life=ratings
phil rogers?
bird law in this country is not ruled by reason
by soxshenanigans on Apr 5, 2010 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions
don't worry
sox marketing already working on the ad incorporating the play
Lupe, release the balloons!
Gentleman Masher
grounds out
Look I just want to pass my last Microsoft exam and sleep with white women.
by Tdogg on Mar 10, 2010 11:29 PM CST
by Grinder Rule #42 on Apr 5, 2010 11:19 PM CDT reply actions
FGM.
FHITA.
"Enough is enough. This has to change. This was not supposed to happen five or 10 years ago, it is supposed to happen now. Today is my day, this is my time, and this is my moment."
by winningugly on Apr 6, 2010 2:53 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
The Minnesota Twins:
Even our catchers leg out infield singles.
by The Actual El Guapo on Apr 5, 2010 11:23 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
0-2, 2 outs to Morneau, bases loaded.
The odds of this not being a bases-clearing double to right are 2%.
by The Actual El Guapo on Apr 5, 2010 11:24 PM CDT reply actions
.
These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
by thatshortkid on Apr 5, 2010 11:28 PM CDT up reply actions
hooray!
not only do i not enjoy twins baseball, but i really need to squeeze a win out of weaver because he is sadly my best fantasy pitcher.
Lurking since 2006
by boyonthedock on Apr 5, 2010 11:50 PM CDT up reply actions
I hate fantasy baseball,
too much time to put in on top of my WhiteSox dedication.
The season of Oz is upon us, be afraid.
i like baseball
fantasy baseball deepens that enjoyment.
who has time for anything thats not baseball?
Lurking since 2006
by boyonthedock on Apr 6, 2010 12:48 AM CDT up reply actions
oh yeah, rodney's not in detroit anymore
These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
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These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
by thatshortkid on Apr 5, 2010 11:53 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
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These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
by thatshortkid on Apr 5, 2010 11:54 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
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http://images.art.com/images/products/large/10357000/10357037.jpg
caption this
dont worry tiger, half the people gonna love ya, half gonna hate ya
Look I just want to pass my last Microsoft exam and sleep with white women.
by Tdogg on Mar 10, 2010 11:29 PM CST
by Grinder Rule #42 on Apr 6, 2010 9:12 AM CDT up reply actions
that is one very unfortunate looking human being,
he is on my MLB all ugle team.
The season of Oz is upon us, be afraid.
oh hi. i never got a chance to retrieve certain lovely things from you.
forgot all about it.
perhaps you make it available again?
me no have cable
did he get the #1 WEB GEM?
Look I just want to pass my last Microsoft exam and sleep with white women.
by Tdogg on Mar 10, 2010 11:29 PM CST
by Grinder Rule #42 on Apr 6, 2010 9:15 AM CDT up reply actions
yep
" except for the in depth discussion of African-Americans
without like African-Americans. - Tdogg"
by Where Triples Go to Die on Apr 6, 2010 12:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Take a picture of the Twins Box Score.
First time Joe Mauer’s BA is under .300 in 3 1/2 years.
larry. A kind word for everyone.
nomar is trying to kiss ass because he sees an opening in the dh spot
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Apr 6, 2010 7:43 AM CDT up reply actions 5 recs
Rec'd
Anyone else notice that Kotsay looks like he is running out of the box before he makes contact?
Has anyone noticed that Jack Cust was made available?
Or are we past noticing obvious solutions to DHydra because said solutions will be ignored by management?
FUCK EVYTHING BACON RULZ WEER GONNA WIN TEH CHAMPSHIOP
...colintj, Nov8, 2009
if we signed jack cust, management should be ridiculed once more for letting thome go to the twins
by onlysoxfaninbasel on Apr 6, 2010 9:49 AM CDT up reply actions
True, but better to chalk it up to bad judgement at the time and do something to better position the team to win the AL Central
FUCK EVYTHING BACON RULZ WEER GONNA WIN TEH CHAMPSHIOP
...colintj, Nov8, 2009
Yeah mentioned that in another thread.
Seems like a perfect fit.. but then again, I think that about every left handed hitter that isn’t Mark Kotsay.
"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 6, 2010 9:50 AM CDT up reply actions
Thanks, nice to know it was brought up and we are collectively paying attention
FUCK EVYTHING BACON RULZ WEER GONNA WIN TEH CHAMPSHIOP
...colintj, Nov8, 2009
I don't think what he does in the field counts
for being able to play the field. He’s a worse Thome.
"Anywhere white people are poor, I'm afraid to go" Lawrence Holmes 670 the Score
But Mark Kotsay is an even worse Thome when he's DHing.
"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 6, 2010 10:46 AM CDT up reply actions
he's not a full time DH
and he can actually play the field. (Im not saying I agree with the DH situation before anyone post it)
"Anywhere white people are poor, I'm afraid to go" Lawrence Holmes 670 the Score
Did we ever find out
If Andruw Jones can play first base? If we really need a back up 1b, can’t he or Nix man the position for a few games throughout the season?
I guess this is really just beating a dead horse, but a guy like Cust becomes available I say you grab him.
"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 6, 2010 11:05 AM CDT up reply actions
question re: mlb online tv
didn’t check the gamethread so i don’t know if others had problems, but the game did not load up, i’m pretty sure i have the right specs to run it, doubtful but was the game blacked out?
by onlysoxfaninbasel on Apr 6, 2010 5:40 AM CDT reply actions
Possibly with the game being on ESPN 2
Next time the sox are on ESPN, check out ESPN3.com. They will play the game there instead of MLB.com.
Sox are on WGN on Wednesday…right?
do you have to pay to view on espn3.com?
by onlysoxfaninbasel on Apr 6, 2010 9:20 AM CDT up reply actions
RIGHT
Look I just want to pass my last Microsoft exam and sleep with white women.
by Tdogg on Mar 10, 2010 11:29 PM CST
by Grinder Rule #42 on Apr 6, 2010 9:21 AM CDT up reply actions
high praise for the Sox yesterday on the FanGraphs live blog...
Some highlights:
MB has a decent shot at 300 wins and the hall…szymborski says he’s the most likely to outperform his zips…he always does…
Matt Thornton was the “best pitcher” in action yesterday…painting the corners at 96 mph…
Don Cooper is the best pitching coach since Leo Mazzone, not even close…
Beckham will have a “Ryan Sandberg like career”, “perennial all-star”
“I still believe in Rios” from David Cameron
Really the only critique about the Sox was Ozzie’s crazy DH platoon.
Holy mother of God…
300?!?!?!?!?!?!
Okay… Mark Buehrle is my favorite White Sox of all time, but dude… no. I don’t even know that 200 is a lock.
"Qualls took over, and then Konerko took over." - Joe Buck
"MB has a decent shot at 300 wins"
relative to another another Resurrection.
larry. A kind word for everyone.
I love MB, but to say he will get 164 more wins after the age of 31 is just plain ridiculous.
The season of Oz is upon us, be afraid.
He'd need another 11+ years at his current pace.
He’d be 42 or 43. Considering he’s mentioned retiring young repeatedly, I’d say the chances are pretty damn slim.
"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 6, 2010 9:59 AM CDT up reply actions
yes
winning 12 games a year will NOT get it done. I thought wins were arbitrary?
" except for the in depth discussion of African-Americans
without like African-Americans. - Tdogg"
by Where Triples Go to Die on Apr 6, 2010 12:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Somewhat.
A “problem” with wins is that they are a poorer measure of pitcher effectiveness now and predicting that effectiveness then other metrics. ERA, K/BB, HR allowed, FIP, xFIP, tRA, WAR. We have better metrics, we should use them.
That said, 300 wins is impressive and should be celebrated. Those wins do mean that the pitcher was good to great to excellent for an extended period of time. And staying healthy is both a skill and a talent and should be appreciated. Its not as sexy or glamorous as a 89 MPH biting slider, but its just as useful over a 20 year span.
not really
I think I’ve made this response before, but it bears repeating for as long as I can stand to be civil about it. After that, someone else can bear the torch of civilly smacking down wins.
yeah, I don't even know why they keep score anymore, with all the advanced metrics available.
fuck wins.
yeah, like that grienke guy yesterday. didn't get the win, what a chump.
These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
was that really troll bait?
" except for the in depth discussion of African-Americans
without like African-Americans. - Tdogg"
by Where Triples Go to Die on Apr 6, 2010 11:14 PM CDT up reply actions
I didn't think so.
But I’m willing to defer to others when it comes to my reading comprehension on the internet. But, yeah, its why I tried to provide a balanced point there.
And wins are, mostly, arbitrary. Like I said, they aren’t the second coming of the devil and no serious analyst will use them when trying to evaluate a pitcher. But if you enjoy them? Have fun. This is a game. Just expect a little heat for your joy.
well hawk says the team with the best bull pen will win the division.
inversely, the pitcher with the best bull pen will win the most games.
" except for the in depth discussion of African-Americans
without like African-Americans. - Tdogg"
by Where Triples Go to Die on Apr 7, 2010 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions
i think you mean the opposite of inversely
"A brief but trenchant analysis of Scott Podsednik
He’s dogshit."
by NYRoyal on Jan 8, 2010 8:56 AM PST
i think you are right
" except for the in depth discussion of African-Americans
without like African-Americans. - Tdogg"
by Where Triples Go to Die on Apr 8, 2010 1:44 AM CDT up reply actions
I AM???
U WANT TO MEET MY LIL FREH?
" except for the in depth discussion of African-Americans
without like African-Americans. - Tdogg"
by Where Triples Go to Die on Apr 7, 2010 11:28 AM CDT up reply actions
See Warren Spahn.
larry. A kind word for everyone.
This has been covered before
its not ridiculous just improbable. I believe his chances were somewhere along the lines of 11%. It should be added Buerhle would probably be done in because of his desire to continue before performance.
"Anywhere white people are poor, I'm afraid to go" Lawrence Holmes 670 the Score
Just saw video of Obama's first pitch -
loved the Sox hat bit.
Where were the boos everyone was talking about?
FUCK EVYTHING BACON RULZ WEER GONNA WIN TEH CHAMPSHIOP
...colintj, Nov8, 2009
i really only heard em
when he put the hat on, but sounded more like jeers not straight up
Look I just want to pass my last Microsoft exam and sleep with white women.
by Tdogg on Mar 10, 2010 11:29 PM CST
by Grinder Rule #42 on Apr 6, 2010 10:24 AM CDT up reply actions
an audio sample of boos could have been inserted into the taping if this was televised on fox..
by onlysoxfaninbasel on Apr 6, 2010 10:42 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah
Not sure if it was because of health care or because he wasn’t throwing out the first pitch at the Sox game.
I would guess the second
FUCK EVYTHING BACON RULZ WEER GONNA WIN TEH CHAMPSHIOP
...colintj, Nov8, 2009
Rolling out of bed finally at 11am.
Taking a day off after Opening Day is such a good idea.
Man, what a fantastic game/day.
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 6, 2010 10:59 AM CDT reply actions
Watching Buehrle's play about 50 times
Helped me pass about 5 minutes.
Could photoshop Jack Cust into a White Sox uniform and then email it to Ozzie?
"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 6, 2010 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions
No thanks..
I’d take the DH Hydra over Cust any day – at least Kotsay battled before hitting into the bases loaded DP yesterday. Cust woulda just swung for the fences and K’d on three pitches. When the offensively challenged A’s cut you, you got problems.
"I'm going to let my numbers speak for themselves."
there's as much chance Kotsay falls off the table
as Cust. and guess who has the better career numbers.
I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production.
i would rather take my chance with jones having a bounce back year and dhing.
" except for the in depth discussion of African-Americans
without like African-Americans. - Tdogg"
by Where Triples Go to Die on Apr 6, 2010 12:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Jones would still be in play
If we get Cust. He’d be replacing the Kotsay portion of the rotation. Really I’d like to see Jones go to left, Cust to DH and Pierre to the bench.
"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 6, 2010 12:48 PM CDT up reply actions
they put a team together full of current or former contact hitters.
why would they want cust?
" except for the in depth discussion of African-Americans
without like African-Americans. - Tdogg"
by Where Triples Go to Die on Apr 6, 2010 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions
it's all probably filler anyway
so it doesn’t matter much to me. a lot of teams have looked at cust and taken a pass.
I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production.
Is there any way KW could convince Ozzie to ditch one of the relievers for Cust?
say, Randy Williams?
(I know it’s not happening. That just seems more realistic than making a straight up Kotsay-for-Cust swap roster swap.)
Stop charging windmills
"Anywhere white people are poor, I'm afraid to go" Lawrence Holmes 670 the Score
by Tdogg on Apr 6, 2010 2:50 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
What's with night games for games 2 & 3?
larry. A kind word for everyone.
i know.
why cater to most of the population when you can corner the market on cheap geriatrics who can’t stay up past 7:30.
Just unusual. for these very, very early games to be @ night.
I know you winter in Florida, Larry, but it’s usually VERY FUCKING COLD IN CHICAGO AT NIGHT, NEAR THE LAKE IN EARLY APRIL.
Even for most of the population.
larry. A kind word for everyone.
People not working cancels out shitty weather
I’m sure the Sox marketing gurus have done the math and found that April weekday nightgames draw better than day games other than Opening Day, not to mention TV ratings.
"I'm going to let my numbers speak for themselves."
I am not cheap.
"Enough is enough. This has to change. This was not supposed to happen five or 10 years ago, it is supposed to happen now. Today is my day, this is my time, and this is my moment."
by winningugly on Apr 6, 2010 2:57 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
this is on espn insider right now:
“rumors: heyward being compared to a-rod”
how the fuck is that a “rumor”? I’d say that’s like, an opinion man.
It is classified as a rumor because black players are not allowed to be compared to non-blacks.
by Ozzie Montana on Apr 6, 2010 11:09 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
really?
heyward doesn’t seem like a narcissistic, cheating bastard who goes out with she-males.
but what do i know?
"I could give two (bleeps) about it," Buehrle said. "I think this whole Facebook, Twitter, all this stuff is ridiculous, if you ask me."
it's about projections.
Cashing checks and having sex.
by MarketMaker on Apr 6, 2010 11:36 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I got a nice video of the fly-over yesterday I will try to post.
I also got a sweet tanline across my forehead after wearing my cap backwards all day.
Teehans was our only glaring weakness yesterday.
It was beautiful.
Got a little burnt
But it was mainly on the left side of my face and neck. That sun was brutal at one point, definitely was baking in it a little.
And I would say that Kotsay looked worse than the Tea-Bag. He looked slower than Konerko out there, its like he can’t move his back at all.
i may be da man, but i just found this
http://espn.go.com/mlb/powerrankings
everybody’s getting quoted.
These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
hey thats what I can do today
go to Jim’s blog! (Im kidding Jim)
"Anywhere white people are poor, I'm afraid to go" Lawrence Holmes 670 the Score
if you suck rob neyer's cock,
you get to be on his network.
by larry on Apr 6, 2010 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
The Network > The Octagon
I'd rather have Rios steal 50 bases than hit 50 home runs. I want production.
does anybody have ESPN insider access?
I want to know how many games Keith Law predicts the White Sox to win this year?
"Anywhere white people are poor, I'm afraid to go" Lawrence Holmes 670 the Score
same here
Doesn’t seem very moral to me. Might as well take Satan’s autograph while you’re at it. - N.C.
You didn't get the memo
We all hate Law. And he wants to whoop my ass because I have internet courage.
"Anywhere white people are poor, I'm afraid to go" Lawrence Holmes 670 the Score
Currently at a good area
to “lighten up” on your stock holdings, crew.
However, I’d have to kill you if I told you why.
larry. A kind word for everyone.
Can you tell all of us, but then just kill one of us?
by The Actual El Guapo on Apr 6, 2010 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions
How about 2?
3?
larry. A kind word for everyone.
If you're depressed
I recommend stopping by BCB or the Indians page.. it’s quite a pick me up. I’ll take a day off over that.
"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 6, 2010 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Latest Front Page article by Al Yellon
“To Fans Of Other Teams: Why Do You Hate The Cubs So Much?”
http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2010/4/6/1407971/to-fans-of-other-teams-why-do-you
larry. A kind word for everyone.
2nd post.
“Jealousy.”
larry. A kind word for everyone.
It gets better.
3rd post.
“the loyalty through so much failure is something that you’d think would be admired, not taunted.”
larry. A kind word for everyone.
Seriously.
If they didn’t know before.. they should know now after reading through that garbage.
"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 6, 2010 2:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Best reply:
Look around you. Look here amongst OUR OWN FANS after a loss. People suck. If they aren’t happy, they want everyone else to be unhappy as well.
The average jackass isn’t sitting there thinking "Damn, those Cubs fans sure do stick it out. Good on them!" He’s thinking "Well, my team didn’t win this year, but at least we didn’t spend $140 million to miss the playoffs!"
We are – and in many ways, make ourselves – an easy target for what is only natural amongst humans. Being dipshits.
by AndrewJStone on Apr 6, 2010 2:03 PM CDT
"April showers bring May flowers and May flowers bring mathematical elimination day to Kansas City".--- Joe Pos
"Best reply:"
Nope.
“Just a thought…
maybe you should do this as a fanpost on several of the opposing team sites so they can see this and answer. ………"
“Chicago Cubs baseball is on the air.”-Pat Hughes
by katie casey on Apr 6, 2010 2:00 PM CDT
larry. A kind word for everyone.
He wouldn't dare. Would he?
"April showers bring May flowers and May flowers bring mathematical elimination day to Kansas City".--- Joe Pos
Oh, I hope that Cubbie-Tim fellow (who I might add is the guy who wrote that treatise on intangibles last year)
would come back to play. Maybe compare Matt Thornton and Jeff Smazarasfasdfasdja.
by Ozzie Montana on Apr 6, 2010 2:46 PM CDT up reply actions
From the front page:
Cardinals and White Sox fans are exempt from this exercise, although you can chime in if you have something to say along the lines I outlined above. We already know how much you hate us. For the record, I don’t “hate” either the Cardinals or White Sox. Both teams have devoted, knowledgeable and passionate fans and I have had many good baseball discussions with those fans at games involving their teams; sure, I tweak the White Sox from time to time, but isn’t that all part of being a fan of a heated rival? Yes, I want the Cubs to win every single game they play against them (and all the other teams too), but I don’t “hate” them, nor do I refuse to go to games at the South Side ballpark. There are friends of mine, Cubs fans, who not only do that but refuse to root for any former Cardinal or White Sox who becomes a Cub unless those players have been on another team “in between”. That’s just ridiculous.
"April showers bring May flowers and May flowers bring mathematical elimination day to Kansas City".--- Joe Pos
Is there really some perception out there that fans of teams other than the Sox and Cardinals hate teh Cub?
Flawed premise is flawed.
by The Actual El Guapo on Apr 6, 2010 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Brewers fans really hate them
since they moved to the NL
Best game I ever attended was the 163rd game of 2008.
by NorthSidePaulie on Apr 6, 2010 3:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh, there are a lot of people who dislike the Cubs.
Anything that gets consistent media exposure will become disliked. There are people who still hate me as a Bulls fan despite them being no better than the Clippers for the past 10 years.
In fact, I bet if ESPN pimped the Clippers for a full season, everyone would jump on the hatewagon.
by Ozzie Montana on Apr 6, 2010 3:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Ha
All popular teams are hated.. Everyone hates the Yankees, the Red Sexo, they hate Duke, they hate the Cowboys. If they don’t get that, they deserve to be hated. Softest bunch I’ve ever seen over at that board.
"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 6, 2010 2:28 PM CDT up reply actions
that andrewjstone guy is a good source of laughter
his posts are like scenes from woody allen movies.
what a bunch of babies.
"I could give two (bleeps) about it," Buehrle said. "I think this whole Facebook, Twitter, all this stuff is ridiculous, if you ask me."
i love how the thread immedieately devolved into a pity party
why do they hate us! god, sounds like a question dubya would ask.
The answer to Al Yellon's question is Al Yellon.
by The Actual El Guapo on Apr 6, 2010 2:50 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
this is a good one
Then there is the point you brought up in your thread, Al, that when the Cubs finally do win the World Series, it will be like nothing ever seen before in sports history. I think there an underlying feeling among other team’s fans that knows this to be true, and because they will not be part of such an awesome event, hope that no one else gets to experience such jubilation either. This, I think, is the Marty Brenneman syndro
to keep the analogy going, my hypothetical friend who is a 40 year old virgin is going to have quite a “jubilation” when he does finally get laid, but that long wait doesn’t exactly inspire great jealously however!
Yeah,
how the fuck would you feel if the Sox lost their opener 16 – 5 and Jake Peavy melted down in 1.1 innings.
larry. A kind word for everyone.
well, I would pop in the 2005 championship tribute dvd
i don’t think they had dvd players the last time the cubs won one.
I know what I wouldn't do.
I wouldn’t cry and ask why do other teams fans hate us. Then go on to talk about how great we are as fans and that other teams are just jealous of what we have as fans and have a massive pity party.
"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 6, 2010 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions
according a random cubs fan on bcb the fans in the bleachers at dodger stadium have a
“gang member mentality”
i guess when you only see white folks at Wrigley it can get a bit scary on their on the road.
this
I hate that they always pull the “you can’t stereotype us as a bunch of frat boys” shit, but ultimately devolve to calling every non-Cardinals fan base thugs, gang members, and white trash.
"A brief but trenchant analysis of Scott Podsednik
He’s dogshit."
by NYRoyal on Jan 8, 2010 8:56 AM PST
It's scary how many Cubs fans use the
“I know x number of Sox/Cards fans and they act like this, so ALL OF THEM act like that.”
That logic can be applied in much more dangerous ways.
by Ozzie Montana on Apr 6, 2010 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah
and the whole automatic dismissal of using the Napoleon Complex Theory or saying that most Sox fans care more about the Cubs losing than the Sox winning. I don’t really know anyone that thinks like that. There are a great deal who view a day where the Cubs lose as icing on the cake (my Dad is a prime example of this, but in every sport), but to say the majority of a fan base cares more about a team that can only affect six games of theirs is just ignorant and wrong.
"A brief but trenchant analysis of Scott Podsednik
He’s dogshit."
by NYRoyal on Jan 8, 2010 8:56 AM PST
A sox loss and a cub loss will never make a bad day good
but a sox win and a cubs loss will always make a good day better.
I saw some friends of mine joined the group
“I bet the Cubs can get 1,000,000 fans before the White Sox” on facebook.
I wanted to join it so I could tell them how they are just so obsessed with the Sox but then realized there was no fucking way I wanted to join something like that.
Wow
Its getting even worse. I love how a discussion about not knowing why other fans hate them devolves into many of them talking about how bad White Sox fans are and sitting in their own smug.
enjoyed this quote from a recap of the Cubs game:
But for those scoring at home, there is an even more unsightly Cubesque stat: In the past 100 years, only one team has allowed 13 or more runs on Opening Day [the 2006 A’s] and made the playoffs.
I recently discovered Halos Heaven. It's like BCB, but if Al Yellon was addicted to crack cocaine
And had a weird fetish with troll-baiting Mariners fans.
by Ozzie Montana on Apr 6, 2010 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
wow
I can’t even imagine. The only thing I ever read on BCB was that crazy discussion that I think(?) MM posted a few months back on ‘intangibles.’
Doesn’t seem very moral to me. Might as well take Satan’s autograph while you’re at it. - N.C.
It made me sick to join that site last year, Rev Halo indeed.
But even idiots deserved the condolances for Adenhart.
"April showers bring May flowers and May flowers bring mathematical elimination day to Kansas City".--- Joe Pos
Lets go tribe
has fueled my anger for the Indians for quite some time. The absolutely hate the White Sux (as they would say) and I love it. It’s well written though.
"Anywhere white people are poor, I'm afraid to go" Lawrence Holmes 670 the Score
When done right, oppo team fan sites can be quite entertaining ala BatGirl.
"April showers bring May flowers and May flowers bring mathematical elimination day to Kansas City".--- Joe Pos
I wish I'd bought HSA a Legos set when she was young.
She might’ve turned out differently.
"April showers bring May flowers and May flowers bring mathematical elimination day to Kansas City".--- Joe Pos
Just got a confirmation email about my ticket purchase for tomorrow night
So pumped! Peavy v. Carmona should be amazing! Now this rain just needs to clear up by then…
Well, it looks pretty impressive. But he'd likely be the first to credit Rios.
"April showers bring May flowers and May flowers bring mathematical elimination day to Kansas City".--- Joe Pos
That's where you're wrong
He set up Rios to help improve his reputation on the Southside. Sandlot style.. told him where to put the glove.
"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 6, 2010 2:46 PM CDT up reply actions
wow, now that i quit work i get to laze around the house and watch Mike Fatcessa talk about the yankees
jesus, him and his callers deserve each other.
well guys, only the 9th most optimal lineup yesterday
you’d think those geniuses in seattle could use their t-82s and slide rules to get ahead of KW and Ozzie’s game of darts.
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/optimizing-yesterdays-lineups
Most useless complaint ever
But I hate when the Sox are designated as “CHA”. That stands for Charlotte, or CH American. Are people going to mistake CWS for college World Series?
by Ozzie Montana on Apr 6, 2010 3:09 PM CDT up reply actions
i've always been partcial to CHW
"A brief but trenchant analysis of Scott Podsednik
He’s dogshit."
by NYRoyal on Jan 8, 2010 8:56 AM PST
Even better. But, fuck this CHA noise. We're not the Bobcats.
by Ozzie Montana on Apr 6, 2010 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
what the fuck is partcial?
thank you sleep deprivation
"A brief but trenchant analysis of Scott Podsednik
He’s dogshit."
by NYRoyal on Jan 8, 2010 8:56 AM PST
Another reason
why I picked the Twins.
larry. A kind word for everyone.
the disappointment of a day off
has been greatly diminished by watching lionel messi absolutely rampage against arsenal. 4 goals. mercy.
"I could give two (bleeps) about it," Buehrle said. "I think this whole Facebook, Twitter, all this stuff is ridiculous, if you ask me."
You mean Mark Buehrle?
"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 6, 2010 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions
haha. good.
"I could give two (bleeps) about it," Buehrle said. "I think this whole Facebook, Twitter, all this stuff is ridiculous, if you ask me."
i don't know.
maybe like maradona, minus the cheating, stomach stapling, drug and alcohol abuse and insanity.
it’ll be interesting to see if messi (and argentina) will be able to overcome maradona’s ineptitude in the world cup. i’m not optimistic.
"I could give two (bleeps) about it," Buehrle said. "I think this whole Facebook, Twitter, all this stuff is ridiculous, if you ask me."
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