White Sox Pick Up Second Half Right Where They Left Off
by The Cheat on Jul 16, 2010 1:00 AM CDT
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PrintThe All-Star break could have been a road bump that derailed the White Sox momemtum as they cruised into the break with an 8-game winning streak. Instead, they've picked up right where they left off, winning ugly, and racking up their second 9+game winning streak of the year.
They've only had 3 such streaks in my lifetime (if you don't count their 10-game stretch that spanned two seasons -- and I know I don't) and two of them have been in the last 30 games. This team is hotter than hot.
I'd like to have one of the old timers -- not today or tomorrow, but when we're feeling a lull -- do a write up about how this team (or maybe just this run) compares to that of '83. I'm not looking for a comparison of the teams themselves, but more of a What Was It Like To Be Fan Right Then type thing. As it is, my only real point of reference is '05. I mean, I remember the other good Sox teams, but it's simply unfair to compare this team to the '05 squad. That season had magic in it from opening day.
But this one is starting to get there. I don't know if I'd call it magic yet, but they've certainly got the pixie dust and good pitching thing down.
Even though the Sox bats couldn't put Kevin Slowey away with a knockout blow early, racking up 3 sacrifice flies in the first two innings, even though a Carlos Quentin and Alex Rios misplay led to an extra out-fueled 6-run rally to relinquish that early lead in the bottom of the second, I still felt like John Danks was one pitch away from getting out of the second without much damage, and that he would still be able to bulldog his way through the game.
This wasn't '05. I wasn't sure the Sox were gonna pull it out. But I knew it was going to be a game despite the early pitching lapse, which seemed mental more than anything.
It wasn't easy even after the Sox used a balk to tie it up and some good old-fashioned run producing to take the lead. Bobby Jenks had to come on to clean up Sergio Santos' mess in the 8th. Kudos to Gordon Beckham for preventing a run before Jenks entered as well. Jenks then allowed a run in the 9th before bringing the would-be winning-run to the plate in our old friend Jim Thome. Jenks froze him on a 1-2 slider, and that's all she wrote.
These Sox, however flawed they may be, have provided us with some of the most entertaining baseball of my adult life the last 30+ games.
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not enough can be said about Beckham's play
That was a big, big defensive play.
I understand what you are talking about in regards to the magic. It’s less about “knowing” they will win, but now just strangely confident that they are in every game. I’m not sure why or how, but they keep winning games they shouldn’t in this stretch.
am i the only one feeling more magic this year???
"from the Chi, the city of hella haters, where we keep rising to the top like elevators. Hi haters I'm back off hiatus." - grammy family
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 16, 2010 7:55 AM CDT up reply actions
Agreed
That was a huge play, if teh Twinn that was rounding around 3rd had gone about 5-10 feet further he could’ve been picked off easily.
"i need to watch this harry potter movie on tv on acid."
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 15, 2010 3:30 PM CDT
I have witnessed the 2005 World Series championship, Mark Buehrle's perfect game, and the 2010 Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup championship in my lifetime.
RIP Bob Probert
by chisoxfan1473 on Jul 16, 2010 11:30 AM CDT up reply actions
i cant wait for our 14 wins in october
Watching this team is like jerking off 10 minutes after you just jerked off - billyok
by BoeJouma on Jul 16, 2010 1:27 AM CDT reply actions 7 recs
why is this not green
buncha debby downers
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Thank you, thank you, SSS. Thank you for accepting people who act like retards, if not actual retards. by Mitch. on Jun 24, 2010 1:16 PM CDT
by Grinder Rule #42 on Jul 16, 2010 10:33 AM CDT up reply actions
Probably because you only need 11 wins?
Div series: 3
ALCS: 4
WS: 4
So…yeah.
We also have a 3 game set at home against the Tribe Oct. 1-3
"i need to watch this harry potter movie on tv on acid."
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 15, 2010 3:30 PM CDT
I have witnessed the 2005 World Series championship, Mark Buehrle's perfect game, and the 2010 Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup championship in my lifetime.
RIP Bob Probert
by chisoxfan1473 on Jul 16, 2010 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions
so...there
Just taking a couple minutes to act like a retard.
Thank you, thank you, SSS. Thank you for accepting people who act like retards, if not actual retards. by Mitch. on Jun 24, 2010 1:16 PM CDT
by Grinder Rule #42 on Jul 16, 2010 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions
This team doesnt have 2005 magic - that team was holy
but there is a magic about this group too. I just feel like we’re never out of it no matter what. The pitching really limits the game to five innings for them and nine for us.
something tells me even the mafia wouldn't call on greg walker if a hit was needed.
-MarketMaker
this team is doing some more regular season epic shit
"from the Chi, the city of hella haters, where we keep rising to the top like elevators. Hi haters I'm back off hiatus." - grammy family
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 16, 2010 7:56 AM CDT up reply actions
dude, a soriano for Q, don't think so :p
This is like having Marshall Faulk on your fantasy football team in 2000 and screwing up the rest of your draft to finish 7th.
by onlysoxfaninbasel on Jul 16, 2010 7:57 AM CDT up reply actions
a month ago that looked good
i looked in my crystal ball…
"from the Chi, the city of hella haters, where we keep rising to the top like elevators. Hi haters I'm back off hiatus." - grammy family
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 16, 2010 7:58 AM CDT up reply actions
haha, is that your third eye?
This is like having Marshall Faulk on your fantasy football team in 2000 and screwing up the rest of your draft to finish 7th.
by onlysoxfaninbasel on Jul 16, 2010 7:58 AM CDT up reply actions
it's something i can't explain
i called Seattle’s collapse as well…
"from the Chi, the city of hella haters, where we keep rising to the top like elevators. Hi haters I'm back off hiatus." - grammy family
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 16, 2010 8:00 AM CDT up reply actions
Seattle didn't collapse, they've sucked the whole season.
"Boozer's dumb ass jumped. So I dunked on his ass."-Joakim Noah
by Ozzie Montana on Jul 16, 2010 11:19 AM CDT up reply actions
One reason why: Milton Bradley
"i need to watch this harry potter movie on tv on acid."
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 15, 2010 3:30 PM CDT
I have witnessed the 2005 World Series championship, Mark Buehrle's perfect game, and the 2010 Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup championship in my lifetime.
RIP Bob Probert
by chisoxfan1473 on Jul 16, 2010 11:31 AM CDT up reply actions
having only one regular with an ops+ north of 100 doesn't help much either
When I was a kid, I didn't want to be a doctor or a fireman. I wanted to be Super Mario. It's the most literal pipe dream I've ever had.
Not at all, no
"i need to watch this harry potter movie on tv on acid."
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 15, 2010 3:30 PM CDT
I have witnessed the 2005 World Series championship, Mark Buehrle's perfect game, and the 2010 Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup championship in my lifetime.
RIP Bob Probert
by chisoxfan1473 on Jul 16, 2010 11:51 AM CDT up reply actions
i dont give a fuck
i predicted the angels to win that division. I still believe they are going to win it.
"from the Chi, the city of hella haters, where we keep rising to the top like elevators. Hi haters I'm back off hiatus." - grammy family
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 16, 2010 1:56 PM CDT up reply actions
not so sure about that, i would gather that Q had more upside than soriano even at that point
This is like having Marshall Faulk on your fantasy football team in 2000 and screwing up the rest of your draft to finish 7th.
by onlysoxfaninbasel on Jul 16, 2010 7:59 AM CDT up reply actions
maybe, but soriano is no slouch this year.
"from the Chi, the city of hella haters, where we keep rising to the top like elevators. Hi haters I'm back off hiatus." - grammy family
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 16, 2010 8:00 AM CDT up reply actions
that fucking game was hard work to watch........
they are playing really good and really gutsy ball at the same time. they could have easily lost this game 10-4. Fantastic game to watch although i felt like i did an hour on the treadmill when it was over.
Kenwo4life=ratings
My Head is pounding right now.
Wowza hangover.
"We can't do it easy. But we may as well do it high." -The Cheat
by South Side Expat on Jul 16, 2010 11:13 AM CDT up reply actions
at somepoint we are going to have to support this team
honestly,i thought this team was done 3 months ago,what is the only thing i have learned in my lifetime? Dont Doubt KW .
Czheck Productions
My Instrumentals
This shameful display of selfishness and betrayal by one of our very own has shifted our "motivation" to previously unknown and previously never experienced levels.
thus ends the shortest rant of all time
Czheck Productions
My Instrumentals
This shameful display of selfishness and betrayal by one of our very own has shifted our "motivation" to previously unknown and previously never experienced levels.
I'm still in shock...
at what’s happening to this point. In early June I feared 90+ loses and was screaming for Kenny’s head. Now I’m just shaking my head and laughing after each win. Is this team really this good? Not sure, but hope is a wonderful thing and I’m beginning to believe this group is special.
Keep it up boys!
And did you hear the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup?
by TrickyDickAllen on Jul 16, 2010 2:11 AM CDT up reply actions
i guess it just proves that it aint over till its over right booboo
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Thank you, thank you, SSS. Thank you for accepting people who act like retards, if not actual retards. by Mitch. on Jun 24, 2010 1:16 PM CDT
by Grinder Rule #42 on Jul 16, 2010 10:37 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Booboo is super stoned.
I never realized he was into that sorta thing.
It's the Chicago Blackhawks man...
by Campbell32 on Jul 16, 2010 12:42 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
ha
but at least he’s being a positive role model by dreaming of apples, oranges, bananas and pears, while yogis fat ass cant wait t o dig into that cake.
thats what i call being a responsible and functioning addict…way to go boobs
Just taking a couple minutes to act like a retard.
Thank you, thank you, SSS. Thank you for accepting people who act like retards, if not actual retards. by Mitch. on Jun 24, 2010 1:16 PM CDT
by Grinder Rule #42 on Jul 16, 2010 1:32 PM CDT up reply actions
so true
Czheck Productions
My Instrumentals
This shameful display of selfishness and betrayal by one of our very own has shifted our "motivation" to previously unknown and previously never experienced levels.
yes the magic something something feeling.
It comes around every so often, but not as lasting as this since 05 for sure. (reminded me of a time in 08 when the magic was around, lovingly documented here: http://www.southsidesox.com/2008/5/22/534559/game-47-gamethread-2#6320086 ).
its even sweeter being that its just over a month or two removed from the furthest possible opposite bs hate mojo. whatever it is, this sure is a fun way to watch baseball.
Time to get some people in those seats.
Exciting time to watch White Sox baseball.
"wordy and overly verbose."
by larry on Jul 3, 2009 3:43 PM CDT
by Black Sox Baseball on Jul 16, 2010 1:55 AM CDT reply actions
gotta give KW a few dollars in his pocket
"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
leave to cowley
i don’t know if this was posted in the gamethreads, but leave it to him to stir shit up..you would think kenny fucked cowley’s wife
It was the ‘’He knows better than that’’ dig that sent the visiting clubhouse of Target Field into a roar, with Sox players oohing and ahhing like kids on a playground about to see a fight.
now see the entire clip here
in my opinion, i didn’t take it as much of a dig..i mean kw is his boss and ozzie SHOULD KNOW BETTER than to fuck with him
This is like having Marshall Faulk on your fantasy football team in 2000 and screwing up the rest of your draft to finish 7th.
by onlysoxfaninbasel on Jul 16, 2010 2:16 AM CDT reply actions
I sound like my uncle bob and my dad now....
but given the fact that they have this show coming out…. do you think a lot of this stuff was fixed? the ozzie kenny tiff, the terrible start, the glorious comeback….. this season seems made for tv.
Kenwo4life=ratings
no shit, like keith lawler and andy kaufman
let’s see how the sox wrap it up, but it’s been an entertaining season overall
This is like having Marshall Faulk on your fantasy football team in 2000 and screwing up the rest of your draft to finish 7th.
by onlysoxfaninbasel on Jul 16, 2010 2:28 AM CDT up reply actions
sorry, jerry lawler
This is like having Marshall Faulk on your fantasy football team in 2000 and screwing up the rest of your draft to finish 7th.
by onlysoxfaninbasel on Jul 16, 2010 2:30 AM CDT up reply actions
is cowley still allowed in the clubhouse?
if i were a player, i would choke his ass out.
"from the Chi, the city of hella haters, where we keep rising to the top like elevators. Hi haters I'm back off hiatus." - grammy family
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 16, 2010 8:03 AM CDT up reply actions
at least he makes it down there, unlike some douchebags
These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
by thatshortkid on Jul 16, 2010 11:02 AM CDT up reply actions
FJM.
Didn’t the Sun drop him? I hope ATH kicks him off at some point.
Thanks alot for these ridiculous ticket prices, 2005.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Jul 16, 2010 12:32 PM CDT up reply actions
does anyone know what bat cave he reports from anyhow?
"from the Chi, the city of hella haters, where we keep rising to the top like elevators. Hi haters I'm back off hiatus." - grammy family
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 16, 2010 1:55 PM CDT up reply actions
across the street from the merchmart
400 orleans i believe
Just taking a couple minutes to act like a retard.
Thank you, thank you, SSS. Thank you for accepting people who act like retards, if not actual retards. by Mitch. on Jun 24, 2010 1:16 PM CDT
by Grinder Rule #42 on Jul 16, 2010 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions
i thought he puts that backdrop up against his living room wall?
"from the Chi, the city of hella haters, where we keep rising to the top like elevators. Hi haters I'm back off hiatus." - grammy family
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 16, 2010 2:00 PM CDT up reply actions
i never really understood this w-l record of 1 run games
serving as a predictor for entry to the playoffs…
This is like having Marshall Faulk on your fantasy football team in 2000 and screwing up the rest of your draft to finish 7th.
by onlysoxfaninbasel on Jul 16, 2010 2:59 AM CDT up reply actions
normally an indicator of better pitching
which bodes well for making and performing in the playoffs
Watching this team is like jerking off 10 minutes after you just jerked off - billyok
Normally it's an indicator of having pitching and hitting of inverse qualtiy
i.e. good pitching giving up few runs and bad offense scoring few or bad pitching giving up a lot of runs and good hitting scoring a lot
This is what was disturbing to ne
in April/May. We were coughing up one-run games. I sure as hell did not see this coming.
You will look at my bicep and you will see a 20-inch bicep and you will say "Wow, look what this training has done" - that's the obvious. The harder you work, the more you gain, there's no shortcut, and that each time you fail, that you just got to get up and try again. (Arnold Schwartzenegger)
by winningugly on Jul 16, 2010 6:48 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
?
the sox were 8-7 in one run games in april & may.
hey swisher...........you know.
by BuehrleMan on Jul 16, 2010 7:53 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
haha
yes.
"from the Chi, the city of hella haters, where we keep rising to the top like elevators. Hi haters I'm back off hiatus." - grammy family
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 16, 2010 8:04 AM CDT up reply actions
OK smart guy,
there was a stretch where we were coughing up leads late in the game. I don’t remember when earlier this year it was, but I commented on it at the time. I’m saying now it appears to me that we are winning the close games we were losing earlier this year.
You will look at my bicep and you will see a 20-inch bicep and you will say "Wow, look what this training has done" - that's the obvious. The harder you work, the more you gain, there's no shortcut, and that each time you fail, that you just got to get up and try again. (Arnold Schwartzenegger)
by winningugly on Jul 16, 2010 9:45 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
They lost two 1-run games to the Twins, and should have lost another one had it not been for bad baserunning.
I got your back OPOS, at least until your next ethnic slur.
"Boozer's dumb ass jumped. So I dunked on his ass."-Joakim Noah
by Ozzie Montana on Jul 16, 2010 11:20 AM CDT up reply actions
the team that wins 35 one run games wins the world series.
"from the Chi, the city of hella haters, where we keep rising to the top like elevators. Hi haters I'm back off hiatus." - grammy family
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 16, 2010 8:04 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
This I'll rec
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
we have the best win pct of any team in one run games.
18 wins thus far.
"from the Chi, the city of hella haters, where we keep rising to the top like elevators. Hi haters I'm back off hiatus." - grammy family
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 16, 2010 9:10 AM CDT up reply actions
best in the majors...
"from the Chi, the city of hella haters, where we keep rising to the top like elevators. Hi haters I'm back off hiatus." - grammy family
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 16, 2010 9:16 AM CDT up reply actions
Which was my point.
You will look at my bicep and you will see a 20-inch bicep and you will say "Wow, look what this training has done" - that's the obvious. The harder you work, the more you gain, there's no shortcut, and that each time you fail, that you just got to get up and try again. (Arnold Schwartzenegger)
by winningugly on Jul 16, 2010 9:46 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Wait. I think you're confused.
I went back and re-read your posts… what exactly is your point?
Here i’ll put a smiley
;D
so you know i’m messing with you.
"from the Chi, the city of hella haters, where we keep rising to the top like elevators. Hi haters I'm back off hiatus." - grammy family
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 16, 2010 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Wish I knew an old-timer who gets
the “winning ugly” thing from an ’83 standpoint. Probably that OPOS Chiburb was there.
You will look at my bicep and you will see a 20-inch bicep and you will say "Wow, look what this training has done" - that's the obvious. The harder you work, the more you gain, there's no shortcut, and that each time you fail, that you just got to get up and try again. (Arnold Schwartzenegger)
by winningugly on Jul 16, 2010 6:45 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
i'm sure you've been asked many times, did you go to disco demolition?
This is like having Marshall Faulk on your fantasy football team in 2000 and screwing up the rest of your draft to finish 7th.
by onlysoxfaninbasel on Jul 16, 2010 6:53 AM CDT up reply actions
he slept through it...but he was there.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jul 16, 2010 6:54 AM CDT up reply actions 7 recs
haha, rec'd
This is like having Marshall Faulk on your fantasy football team in 2000 and screwing up the rest of your draft to finish 7th.
by onlysoxfaninbasel on Jul 16, 2010 7:09 AM CDT up reply actions
make that 2
"from the Chi, the city of hella haters, where we keep rising to the top like elevators. Hi haters I'm back off hiatus." - grammy family
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 16, 2010 8:05 AM CDT up reply actions
He was there, but
he didn’t run on the field, because he was trying to get is a big fat pussy.
"and to think that we're sex games over .500" - blackoutsox
I see dead people.
You will look at my bicep and you will see a 20-inch bicep and you will say "Wow, look what this training has done" - that's the obvious. The harder you work, the more you gain, there's no shortcut, and that each time you fail, that you just got to get up and try again. (Arnold Schwartzenegger)
by winningugly on Jul 16, 2010 9:48 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
lookin in your high school yearbook, huh?
When I was a kid, I didn't want to be a doctor or a fireman. I wanted to be Super Mario. It's the most literal pipe dream I've ever had.
by U-God on Jul 16, 2010 9:49 AM CDT up reply actions 10 recs
rimshot
This is like having Marshall Faulk on your fantasy football team in 2000 and screwing up the rest of your draft to finish 7th.
by onlysoxfaninbasel on Jul 16, 2010 10:01 AM CDT up reply actions
lolololol.
"Brent Lillibridge - DH" - July 7th, 2010
by Shoeless In SC on Jul 16, 2010 11:09 AM CDT up reply actions
This shouldn't be green, it should be golden.
"and to think that we're sex games over .500" - blackoutsox
Winning streak has everyone in top form.
"Boozer's dumb ass jumped. So I dunked on his ass."-Joakim Noah
by Ozzie Montana on Jul 16, 2010 11:27 AM CDT up reply actions
YADTM.
You will look at my bicep and you will see a 20-inch bicep and you will say "Wow, look what this training has done" - that's the obvious. The harder you work, the more you gain, there's no shortcut, and that each time you fail, that you just got to get up and try again. (Arnold Schwartzenegger)
burn
"i need to watch this harry potter movie on tv on acid."
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 15, 2010 3:30 PM CDT
I have witnessed the 2005 World Series championship, Mark Buehrle's perfect game, and the 2010 Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup championship in my lifetime.
RIP Bob Probert
by chisoxfan1473 on Jul 16, 2010 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions
and its Schwarzenegger
no T
When I was a kid, I didn't want to be a doctor or a fireman. I wanted to be Super Mario. It's the most literal pipe dream I've ever had.
i found wu's pic to prove he was at DD...here he is posed in line to use the the pisser
Just taking a couple minutes to act like a retard.
Thank you, thank you, SSS. Thank you for accepting people who act like retards, if not actual retards. by Mitch. on Jun 24, 2010 1:16 PM CDT
by Grinder Rule #42 on Jul 16, 2010 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions
I was a big Sox fan at the time
But sadly, I did not make it to Disco Demolition Night.
The longer the wait, the greater the joy. Sox05, Hawks10
by Old School ChiTown on Jul 16, 2010 2:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah.
You will look at my bicep and you will see a 20-inch bicep and you will say "Wow, look what this training has done" - that's the obvious. The harder you work, the more you gain, there's no shortcut, and that each time you fail, that you just got to get up and try again. (Arnold Schwarzenegger)
pussy?
something tells me even the mafia wouldn't call on greg walker if a hit was needed.
-MarketMaker
by blackoutsox on Jul 17, 2010 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Did a GIS for "Winning Ugly White Sox"
Nothing but pictures posted by our very own WU. For real.
Theain is the guy I Just can’t stand! pierre is almost as bad,he dose get on base more. If Quntin gets any worse trade him. WE NEED HELP!
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Just taking a couple minutes to act like a retard.
Thank you, thank you, SSS. Thank you for accepting people who act like retards, if not actual retards. by Mitch. on Jun 24, 2010 1:16 PM CDT
by Grinder Rule #42 on Jul 16, 2010 10:53 AM CDT up reply actions
this team like that team
you just knew the team would find a way to win. No game was hopeless. If you have that feeling now that’s how it felt then. Pretty simple.
Comonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn You White Sox!
morno to DL
"from the Chi, the city of hella haters, where we keep rising to the top like elevators. Hi haters I'm back off hiatus." - grammy family
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 16, 2010 8:09 AM CDT reply actions
Not Chicago Tough
Just like Greinke, didn’t want to deal with the juggernaut that is the Chicago White Sox.
by Grinder in Training on Jul 16, 2010 8:51 AM CDT up reply actions
the only possible explanation...
"from the Chi, the city of hella haters, where we keep rising to the top like elevators. Hi haters I'm back off hiatus." - grammy family
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 16, 2010 8:56 AM CDT up reply actions
It was his natural "fight or slam your head into the nearest 2nd baseman's knee" instinct
Happens all the time with animals in the wild
i was wondering why that swarm of lemurs
follows kelly johnson around.
"It just occurred to me that the White Sox could win the division."
" That just makes me want to puke all over your head, sir."
by boyonthedock on Jul 16, 2010 1:58 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I like how this team
comes back. What a difference a month makes. In April and May if the Sox fell behind I had no confidence that they would overcome the deficit. Now! Wow! If they fall behind I think no big deal they’ll come back.
They’re doing the little things and as shaftr stated in the first comment Beckham’s play preventing that ball from leaking out to the outfield was big.
"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 just added Bacon to my fantasy team!
Spelling an injured Utley instead of Clint Barmes. Might as well get some black and white upside mojo flowin’!
wrong thread jack
"from the Chi, the city of hella haters, where we keep rising to the top like elevators. Hi haters I'm back off hiatus." - grammy family
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 16, 2010 8:44 AM CDT up reply actions
probably,
it was also a comment on his resurgence and its effect on me, hence the exclamation. i thought it was somewhat appropriate
it was fine
When I was a kid, I didn't want to be a doctor or a fireman. I wanted to be Super Mario. It's the most literal pipe dream I've ever had.
i was just messing with jack m
"from the Chi, the city of hella haters, where we keep rising to the top like elevators. Hi haters I'm back off hiatus." - grammy family
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 16, 2010 8:54 AM CDT up reply actions
you have 2 trades to reject btw
Watching this team is like jerking off 10 minutes after you just jerked off - billyok
they are particularly awful
When I was a kid, I didn't want to be a doctor or a fireman. I wanted to be Super Mario. It's the most literal pipe dream I've ever had.
Ah yes, 1983 - I remember it well
Actually, there are a lot of similarities between the two teams – kind of uncanny.
Going into the season my expectations were kind of low. Sox finished in 3rd place in 82, and hadn’t won anything since 1959 so I wasn’t holding my breath on this team. They got out of the gates slow, so it was oh well here we go again.
But in the summer the starting pitchers got on a roll and never stopped through September. They shut everyone down and the offense did enough to win. They weren’t exactly steamrolling teams like the ’06 team did in the first few months. They feasted on the garbage which was the AL West that year.
1983 team had a strong big four of Hoyt, Dotson, Bannister and Burns, who were absolutely unhittable in the second half.
The offense was a mix of a bunch of grindy rubbish (Rudy Law, Vance Law, Julio Cruz, Jerry “The Dibber” Dybzinski) with a decent power core in the middle of the lineup (Baines, Fisk, Luzinski, Kittle, Paciorek).
Just going by what sticks out most in my memory:
- Hawk totally knob-slobbing Julio “Juice” Cruz the entire summer. Guy was .252 .311 .311 .622 but Hawk talked about him like he was the Son of Yaz. As an impressionable youngster I kind of fell for it, as did the Sox front office. They signed him to a big long term contract after that season and were stuck with this bum for five years.
- Kittle had a career year his rookie season (think Q!), kind of sad that he never approached that glory again. Paciorek had a career year too and parlayed it into a decent contract extension with the Sox and a nice broadcasting gig afterwards.
- The unbalanced offense was exposed in the playoffs. Came up against an Orioles team with a solid but not spectacular pitching staff (Scott McGregor, Storm Davis, Mike Boddicker and Mike Flanagan) and got totally shut down. O’s had a better offense and won a tight series. Sox could have won, the Orioles were a better team but not that much better – it still pains me. FTL!
I am become Q! Destroyer of Worlds
by ChicagoPete on Jul 16, 2010 8:44 AM CDT reply actions 2 recs
don't be hatin'!
It’s not my fault they completely gagged in the playoffs. 2-0-1-0 = 3 runs scored in a four game series. That’s what happens when you have Rudy Law and Julio “Juice” Cruz spearheading your offense.
I am become Q! Destroyer of Worlds
by ChicagoPete on Jul 16, 2010 12:35 PM CDT up reply actions
.
Just taking a couple minutes to act like a retard.
Thank you, thank you, SSS. Thank you for accepting people who act like retards, if not actual retards. by Mitch. on Jun 24, 2010 1:16 PM CDT
by Grinder Rule #42 on Jul 16, 2010 11:12 AM CDT up reply actions
FTL
jerry-curl motherfuck
I am become Q! Destroyer of Worlds
by ChicagoPete on Jul 16, 2010 12:35 PM CDT up reply actions
1983
Ok, well you asked. I was a senior in high school that year and the Sox clinched the Western Division the night before I left for college (I was at the game). There are significant differences, to me as a fan, between that year and this year. First, the thing to remember, is that the 1983 White Sox brought Chicago out of baseball doldrums. When I grew up, I had no memory of the Go Go Sox (having been born in 1965) and was really too young to remember the 1972 team, although I had pictures of Melton, Allen, Wood, Bahnsen, and Dent on my corkboard in my bedroom. The White Sox, and Chicago in general, was a city of sports losers. Good teams were always elsewhere—-New York, PIttsburgh, Cincinnati, Oakland, Baltimore, Kansas City, Los Angeles. To me, the Sox winning the division was something that I thought I would never see. This year, whatever the similarities, we have 2005 in recent memory (and even some of the same players).
The second thing that I remember, is that despite the losing tradition of Chicago baseball, this was a team with rising expectations. Even though the Sox were pulled off free television (as nicely summarized on these pages a few days ago), there was a sense that the new ownership was serious about trying to compete. Getting players like Fisk and Luzinski was really exciting to me (these were, after all, other people’s good players, players that I never thought I would see in Chicago). And what they had been trying to do since 1981 finally came together. In fact, I hardly remember the bad start. What I always remember about that team was great starting pitching (Bannister was lights out in the second half) and monster home runs onto the roof of the old park by Kittle and Luzinski. I never understood the Winning Ugly slogan (perhaps it had something to do with the uniforms) and thought it was stupid and forced. The other thing different about that year was that there was really no competition in the West; once they went on a roll, nobody challenged them. So, by August it was really anti-climactic. And just waiting for the playoffs, and we all know how that turned out.
As fun as 1983 was, to me the two most magical years as a fan were 1977 (South Side Hit Men—now that was a great slogan that captured the essence of that team) and 1990. Those teams came out of nowhere and entertained and went further than their talent could take them. Perhaps this year, coming out of nowhere again has something more akin to those teams.
by VAChisox on Jul 16, 2010 8:51 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Winning Ugly
The slow start that year was a little like the one we had this spring, but once the bats warmed up it felt like the Sox were playing slow-pitch softball when they came to bat, and Hoyt-Bannister-Dotson-Burns were doing whatever they wanted to on the mound. Even though the ’82 team was pretty good, watching the ’83 Sox just mow down the American league for three months was utterly foreign. The team had never been that good in my lifetime, and not only did they win the division, there was no drama to it at all. All those years of looking up at the Royals and Angels were obliterated before rosters expanded.
I thought they were going to steamroll through the World Series. Watching the bats go cold against Baltimore was so frustrating.
1983
I remember in 1983 I was awaiting my birth, watching the Sox from my non-existance and thinking, man these guys who are watching them now are gonna be OPOS’s by the time I start watching them.
Thanks alot for these ridiculous ticket prices, 2005.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Jul 16, 2010 8:59 AM CDT reply actions 3 recs
me too
type 1983 into to the google search box, first suggestion = destiny.
"from the Chi, the city of hella haters, where we keep rising to the top like elevators. Hi haters I'm back off hiatus." - grammy family
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 16, 2010 9:13 AM CDT up reply actions
haters with hiatus is even worse
When I was a kid, I didn't want to be a doctor or a fireman. I wanted to be Super Mario. It's the most literal pipe dream I've ever had.
hater.
"from the Chi, the city of hella haters, where we keep rising to the top like elevators. Hi haters I'm back off hiatus." - grammy family
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 16, 2010 9:27 AM CDT up reply actions
i think these guys think i made this up?
"from the Chi, the city of hella haters, where we keep rising to the top like elevators. Hi haters I'm back off hiatus." - grammy family
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 16, 2010 9:37 AM CDT up reply actions
you give yourself too much credit
Just taking a couple minutes to act like a retard.
Thank you, thank you, SSS. Thank you for accepting people who act like retards, if not actual retards. by Mitch. on Jun 24, 2010 1:16 PM CDT
by Grinder Rule #42 on Jul 16, 2010 11:16 AM CDT up reply actions
I. Hate. That. Word.
at least you don’t hear it 500 times a day. And if you do, dump her now.
It’s taken years of practice to be such an asshole.
by Chiburb on Jun 1, 2010 10:35 AM PDT
It's incredible to me that a people with such
love of slang should get caught up on “hella”
Fireworks: Bang?
by colintj on Jul 16, 2010 11:34 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I thought hella was a made up word on South Park
then I moved to the Bay Area and realized that ppl actually talked like that…worse was that my wife taught 5th graders in Newark and it was hecka-this and hecka-that…so I feel your pain
It was then I realized vegans can’t be trusted
by Scotty Ballgame on Jul 16, 2010 12:00 PM CDT up reply actions
youtube kanye west grammy family
shit’s hot. you’re trippin.
"from the Chi, the city of hella haters, where we keep rising to the top like elevators. Hi haters I'm back off hiatus." - grammy family
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 16, 2010 9:28 AM CDT up reply actions
his swag makes it hot.
"from the Chi, the city of hella haters, where we keep rising to the top like elevators. Hi haters I'm back off hiatus." - grammy family
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 16, 2010 9:42 AM CDT up reply actions
old-timers! Save it for a lull like Cheat said!
Take as directed! Its right on the bottle!
His name is Rios and he dances on the sand
by Nordhagen on Jul 16, 2010 9:23 AM CDT reply actions 8 recs
Mobile rec.
But it’s like trying to stop them from lining up for the early bird special.
You will look at my bicep and you will see a 20-inch bicep and you will say "Wow, look what this training has done" - that's the obvious. The harder you work, the more you gain, there's no shortcut, and that each time you fail, that you just got to get up and try again. (Arnold Schwartzenegger)
by winningugly on Jul 16, 2010 10:08 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions 5 recs
Hahahahahaha, VG.
Thanks alot for these ridiculous ticket prices, 2005.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Jul 16, 2010 10:20 AM CDT up reply actions
oh, so that's where you're posting from?
These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
by thatshortkid on Jul 16, 2010 11:06 AM CDT up reply actions
When I saw Thome looking at strike three as the winning run
I realized I’m glad we’d didnt sign that looser.
#thesegrapesarealittlesour
His name is Rios and he dances on the sand
by Nordhagen on Jul 16, 2010 9:27 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
i've been glad
"from the Chi, the city of hella haters, where we keep rising to the top like elevators. Hi haters I'm back off hiatus." - grammy family
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 16, 2010 9:32 AM CDT up reply actions
because what we really couldn't use
is a 143 OPS+ from our DH
When I was a kid, I didn't want to be a doctor or a fireman. I wanted to be Super Mario. It's the most literal pipe dream I've ever had.
dont really give a shit about him
you can take your 143 OPS+ AND SHOVE IT UP YOUR ASS. I HAVE A 200 OPS+ IN SLOW PITCH SOFTBALL BITCH!
"from the Chi, the city of hella haters, where we keep rising to the top like elevators. Hi haters I'm back off hiatus." - grammy family
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 16, 2010 9:38 AM CDT up reply actions
and unlike big jim
no job
When I was a kid, I didn't want to be a doctor or a fireman. I wanted to be Super Mario. It's the most literal pipe dream I've ever had.
but much like big jim
bad back.
"from the Chi, the city of hella haters, where we keep rising to the top like elevators. Hi haters I'm back off hiatus." - grammy family
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 16, 2010 9:42 AM CDT up reply actions
really? but you said you were born in 83
unless you have spinal meningitis or scroliosis dont be such a pussy…
and please quit playing or announcing that you play soft ball. youre a little too you to have quit on life already
Just taking a couple minutes to act like a retard.
Thank you, thank you, SSS. Thank you for accepting people who act like retards, if not actual retards. by Mitch. on Jun 24, 2010 1:16 PM CDT
by Grinder Rule #42 on Jul 16, 2010 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions
really.
part of being an athlete.
"from the Chi, the city of hella haters, where we keep rising to the top like elevators. Hi haters I'm back off hiatus." - grammy family
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 16, 2010 1:20 PM CDT up reply actions
but a real athlete/man
sucks it up and plays through the hurt…doesnt complain about it, or use it as an excuse.
deal! sounds like your hurt not injured. unless youre gonna die on us, we dont want to hear it.
Just taking a couple minutes to act like a retard.
Thank you, thank you, SSS. Thank you for accepting people who act like retards, if not actual retards. by Mitch. on Jun 24, 2010 1:16 PM CDT
by Grinder Rule #42 on Jul 16, 2010 1:39 PM CDT up reply actions
my feelings are hurt
my emotions are injured.
"from the Chi, the city of hella haters, where we keep rising to the top like elevators. Hi haters I'm back off hiatus." - grammy family
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 16, 2010 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions
rub some dirt on it.
These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
by thatshortkid on Jul 16, 2010 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions
not after what rw said!
im not cute and cheeky???
"from the Chi, the city of hella haters, where we keep rising to the top like elevators. Hi haters I'm back off hiatus." - grammy family
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 16, 2010 1:48 PM CDT up reply actions
but seriously
he is old and slow and in 2nd place. so stats don’t really mean anything right now.
"from the Chi, the city of hella haters, where we keep rising to the top like elevators. Hi haters I'm back off hiatus." - grammy family
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 16, 2010 9:39 AM CDT up reply actions
excuse me (clears throat)
3rd place.
"from the Chi, the city of hella haters, where we keep rising to the top like elevators. Hi haters I'm back off hiatus." - grammy family
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 16, 2010 9:40 AM CDT up reply actions
Had to look at the calendar
But it seems I was conceived during the stretch run to the playoffs.. End of Julyish and the team went 46 – 15 the rest of the way in celebration of what was to come.
Then you come along and ruin it for everyone in the playoffs, clearly they could not overcome the sense of impending doom.
by Grinder in Training on Jul 16, 2010 10:48 AM CDT up reply actions
Was Dad's name "Pyrex"?
You will look at my bicep and you will see a 20-inch bicep and you will say "Wow, look what this training has done" - that's the obvious. The harder you work, the more you gain, there's no shortcut, and that each time you fail, that you just got to get up and try again. (Arnold Schwartzenegger)
by winningugly on Jul 16, 2010 11:34 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Ah yes
one of the mythic Midsummer Night’s Children.
Fireworks: Bang?
by colintj on Jul 16, 2010 11:38 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I am a Disco Demolition product myself
It was then I realized vegans can’t be trusted
by Scotty Ballgame on Jul 16, 2010 12:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Probably during the chaos too.
Thanks alot for these ridiculous ticket prices, 2005.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Jul 16, 2010 12:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Yep I point it out to people when I park in Lot A
That’s the spot Scotty Ballgame was brought into being…then I park on top of it
It was then I realized vegans can’t be trusted
by Scotty Ballgame on Jul 16, 2010 12:23 PM CDT up reply actions
i was born before they won the AL West in 1983
four days to be exact
2010 STANLEY CUP CHAMPION CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Don't you just LOVE my SOX LOVING PRETTY GIRL SWAG....
by pierzynskirules on Jul 16, 2010 6:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Last night's game was ridiculous. When Thome was up to bat, it was like those moments in the X-Files, when that string-pluckin' music starts playing, and it's all dark and for some stupid fucking reason, Scully's walking around the abandoned warehouse
alone where you and apparently everyone but her knows that the mutant killer is lurking, nesting, waiting for a sweet, fresh n nerdy redhead to come walkin’ by….
Anyway, it was kinda like that with Thome, the winning run, at the plate with 2 outs in the 9th.
I had to look away for a moment, I considered not watching altogether, but my intrigue and love for X-Files White Sox baseball brought my eyes back to the scene.
And there was nothing sweeter than watching Thome take strike 3.
Well, it’s pretty sweet when Mulder comes out of nowhere too and saves Scully from harm.
Pretty sure I just like seeing Mulder show up anywhere.
Any time.
Any way.
Perhaps I digress….
by homesickalien on Jul 16, 2010 10:10 AM CDT reply actions 2 recs
Agents Mulder and Scully....FBI
Theain is the guy I Just can’t stand! pierre is almost as bad,he dose get on base more. If Quntin gets any worse trade him. WE NEED HELP!
That picture's missing a stone pony!
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
rec'd with the music from 'jaws' in the background
I photoshopped a boner on the security guard but it's too dark to see --- billyok
2nd half '83 Floyd Bannister = 2nd half '10 Gavin Floyd
Floyd will be lights out the rest of the way to the playoffs World Series.
"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
Surprised by the records
At this point in the season.
1983 Sox: 46-42
2005 Sox: 59-29
So we’re right in the middle. 4 games ahead of the 83 squad, 9 gb from 2005.
I forgot what a good jump we had in 2005 early.
Makes me remember how I was freaking out a bit down the stretch.
Thanks alot for these ridiculous ticket prices, 2005.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Jul 16, 2010 10:22 AM CDT up reply actions
I think we all were
"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
30 over before the 30th loss.
Son of a bitch, that was awesome.
"and to think that we're sex games over .500" - blackoutsox
Talking about the '83 team
With Britt Burns a couple of weeks ago, he said the key was that Bannister and Dotson set the tone during the second half for the starting staff, and Burns was the only one to not get the memo. He straightened himself out in September, so maybe Hudson has some room for error.
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
Yes, they did but Hoyt was the horse in the second half
he didn’t lose after July 23rd…14 straight decisions without a loss, plus won 13 out of 14 decisions and the sox won the game he got a ND in. That is pretty impressive!
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jul 16, 2010 10:35 AM CDT up reply actions
IIRC, Burns was the 2008 Danks equivalent in '83.
Pitched great, never got the win. Epitomized best by game 4 of the ALCS (shudders).
by The Actual El Guapo on Jul 16, 2010 10:40 AM CDT up reply actions
great article. You must have good googling skills to find it.
His game 4 was unbelievable (150 pitches).
His name is Rios and he dances on the sand
[Ignoring Nordhagen]
It pains me to say it, but I think this team is probably better than the ‘83 team, which, in hindsight, was probably a fluke team that was more a product of a ridiculously weak division than anything else. You want to see a shortest midget contest, look at the AL West in the early ’80’s. Yeecch. Literally all the good teams in the AL (and there were some very good teams) were in the other division.
/ violent Kenwo diatribe coming in 3 … 2 … 1 …
by The Actual El Guapo on Jul 16, 2010 10:31 AM CDT reply actions
So while you guys were busy watching baseball I was busy elsewhere.
Still, I’d like to thank the White Sox for stalling and toying with the Twins long enough for my daughter to be born. I can now proudly say, the White Sox are undefeated in my daughter’s life time.
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
by Hazymania on Jul 16, 2010 10:33 AM CDT reply actions 19 recs
yes! Congrats...get sox hat on that kid, pronto.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jul 16, 2010 10:36 AM CDT up reply actions
he's already dipped her in the river chicago
When I was a kid, I didn't want to be a doctor or a fireman. I wanted to be Super Mario. It's the most literal pipe dream I've ever had.
…where she was promptly eaten by an Asian carp.
"and to think that we're sex games over .500" - blackoutsox
by RWShow on Jul 16, 2010 11:30 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
sometimes it doesn't take
my dad had me watch the bears on monday night football the day i was born, but it was no match for the vikings cool helmets on madden ’94
"It just occurred to me that the White Sox could win the division."
" That just makes me want to puke all over your head, sir."
by boyonthedock on Jul 16, 2010 2:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Go green
Your post, not your daughter. Congrats.
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
by Sox Machine on Jul 16, 2010 10:39 AM CDT up reply actions
awesome
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jul 16, 2010 10:45 AM CDT up reply actions
Brianna Anderson
Theain is the guy I Just can’t stand! pierre is almost as bad,he dose get on base more. If Quntin gets any worse trade him. WE NEED HELP!
Abigail Charlotte
Although my wife’s infatuation with #14 may lead to her name being Paula before the day is done… sorry Ken.
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
what player you naming her after
something tells me even the mafia wouldn't call on greg walker if a hit was needed.
-MarketMaker
by blackoutsox on Jul 16, 2010 11:10 AM CDT up reply actions
mazel tov!
These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
by thatshortkid on Jul 16, 2010 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions
Did you name her Liz?
"Boozer's dumb ass jumped. So I dunked on his ass."-Joakim Noah
by Ozzie Montana on Jul 16, 2010 11:24 AM CDT up reply actions
Let me introduce you to very little sleep and
a crazy unbelievable kind of love.
Congrats to you & the Missus!
well done mate
Ollie and Stan's ability to make everyone laugh throughout their careers was truly a gift and they will never be forgotten.
congrats
my kid was born in august of 05…hopefully youre little charm will bring as much luck to our beloved team as much as mine did.
Just taking a couple minutes to act like a retard.
Thank you, thank you, SSS. Thank you for accepting people who act like retards, if not actual retards. by Mitch. on Jun 24, 2010 1:16 PM CDT
by Grinder Rule #42 on Jul 16, 2010 11:43 AM CDT up reply actions
Welcome to adulthood.
Being responsible for another life is a great gift. Enjoy your hour of sleep.
You will look at my bicep and you will see a 20-inch bicep and you will say "Wow, look what this training has done" - that's the obvious. The harder you work, the more you gain, there's no shortcut, and that each time you fail, that you just got to get up and try again. (Arnold Schwartzenegger)
by winningugly on Jul 16, 2010 11:46 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
hour for the week maybe
you might be able to make movie that yourself
depends.
by Trooper on Jul 12, 2010 8:25 PM
Congratulations!
"i need to watch this harry potter movie on tv on acid."
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 15, 2010 3:30 PM CDT
I have witnessed the 2005 World Series championship, Mark Buehrle's perfect game, and the 2010 Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup championship in my lifetime.
RIP Bob Probert
by chisoxfan1473 on Jul 16, 2010 11:48 AM CDT up reply actions
congrats! did you name her Nine?
I am become Q! Destroyer of Worlds
by ChicagoPete on Jul 16, 2010 12:38 PM CDT up reply actions
rec for a rec
congrats killer!
"from the Chi, the city of hella haters, where we keep rising to the top like elevators. Hi haters I'm back off hiatus." - grammy family
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 16, 2010 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Awesome! Congrats!
It’s taken years of practice to be such an asshole.
by Chiburb on Jun 1, 2010 10:35 AM PDT
hoodlight wakes in the morning
first act is reach for smartphone and look up mlb mobile.
Fuck me – they’ve won again
Then I have a wank.
Ollie and Stan's ability to make everyone laugh throughout their careers was truly a gift and they will never be forgotten.
by hoodlight on Jul 16, 2010 10:39 AM CDT via mobile reply actions 5 recs
so when the Sox sucked earlier this year, was it wank first, then check the phone?
His name is Rios and he dances on the sand
Brutal honesty.
Thanks alot for these ridiculous ticket prices, 2005.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Jul 16, 2010 10:43 AM CDT up reply actions
Gotdamn that was hot
Straining eyes to exhaustion to make out the sexies through a scambled signal. We were so innocent back then.
in a single hotel room.
These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
by thatshortkid on Jul 16, 2010 11:15 AM CDT up reply actions
Don't look at
the updated Pecota projections. You’ll have your hand on your dick for the rest of the day as usual.
"and to think that we're sex games over .500" - blackoutsox
ELO loves the Sox even more
Theain is the guy I Just can’t stand! pierre is almost as bad,he dose get on base more. If Quntin gets any worse trade him. WE NEED HELP!
Mercy!
Shit, we’re not going to do the lyrics thing again, are we???
"and to think that we're sex games over .500" - blackoutsox
No
Theain is the guy I Just can’t stand! pierre is almost as bad,he dose get on base more. If Quntin gets any worse trade him. WE NEED HELP!
All over the woooooooooooooooorld....
Oh. Sorry.
Thanks alot for these ridiculous ticket prices, 2005.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Jul 16, 2010 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions
A turntable!
This looks like my college frat room except for the lack of tang in the picture.
You will look at my bicep and you will see a 20-inch bicep and you will say "Wow, look what this training has done" - that's the obvious. The harder you work, the more you gain, there's no shortcut, and that each time you fail, that you just got to get up and try again. (Arnold Schwartzenegger)
by winningugly on Jul 16, 2010 11:49 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
tang?
Ollie and Stan's ability to make everyone laugh throughout their careers was truly a gift and they will never be forgotten.
It's what OPOSes drank before Gatorade was invented.
"and to think that we're sex games over .500" - blackoutsox
we don't get Gatorade here
they have it on the continent I think – I see it advertised all the time – is it like red bull or similar?
Ollie and Stan's ability to make everyone laugh throughout their careers was truly a gift and they will never be forgotten.
No, it's like powerade.
Which you probably don’t get either. Ummm…it’s like… vitamin water?
Thanks alot for these ridiculous ticket prices, 2005.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Jul 16, 2010 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions
don't know powerade - is that like Lucozade?
Ollie and Stan's ability to make everyone laugh throughout their careers was truly a gift and they will never be forgotten.
no. it's no good for hangovers.
and tang is like watery synthetic orange juice.
hey swisher...........you know.
and only good for methadone
Just taking a couple minutes to act like a retard.
Thank you, thank you, SSS. Thank you for accepting people who act like retards, if not actual retards. by Mitch. on Jun 24, 2010 1:16 PM CDT
by Grinder Rule #42 on Jul 16, 2010 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions
its like kool-aid
but its supposed to provide energy through electrolites
Watching this team is like jerking off 10 minutes after you just jerked off - billyok
we don't drink kool-aid either
that’s the suicide juice
Ollie and Stan's ability to make everyone laugh throughout their careers was truly a gift and they will never be forgotten.
The hell do you drink over there besides beer??
Thanks alot for these ridiculous ticket prices, 2005.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Jul 16, 2010 11:59 AM CDT up reply actions
soft drinks
we have lucozade, lemonade, dandelion and burdock, and coca cola, pepsi, kia ora
no Kool-aid or gatorade
Ollie and Stan's ability to make everyone laugh throughout their careers was truly a gift and they will never be forgotten.
Dandelion....and burdock.
If i ever go out there, I think I’m just going to stick to beer.
Thanks alot for these ridiculous ticket prices, 2005.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Jul 16, 2010 12:01 PM CDT up reply actions
very popular soft drink
Ollie and Stan's ability to make everyone laugh throughout their careers was truly a gift and they will never be forgotten.
Do you guys still have WKD over there?
They stopped selling it here, which was unfortunate, because it killed the Fat Frog recipe we used.
"and to think that we're sex games over .500" - blackoutsox
alcopops
yes very popular – the birds drink loads of em
Ollie and Stan's ability to make everyone laugh throughout their careers was truly a gift and they will never be forgotten.
Indeed. Make a pitcher of that shit, and get em all nice and sousy.
"and to think that we're sex games over .500" - blackoutsox
like a non carbonated, non caffeinated fanta
that sounds terrible, but gatorade is delish
Watching this team is like jerking off 10 minutes after you just jerked off - billyok
It sounds similar to Orangina
I like Orangina
Ollie and Stan's ability to make everyone laugh throughout their careers was truly a gift and they will never be forgotten.
kinda, but in a less homoerotic bottle
Watching this team is like jerking off 10 minutes after you just jerked off - billyok
by BoeJouma on Jul 16, 2010 12:06 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hahaha VG.
Like a non-carbonated Orangina.
Thanks alot for these ridiculous ticket prices, 2005.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Jul 16, 2010 12:29 PM CDT up reply actions
What the fuck do you people drink? The water you use to boil all your food?
"We can't do it easy. But we may as well do it high." -The Cheat
by South Side Expat on Jul 16, 2010 11:59 AM CDT up reply actions
In Scotland they drink this thing called Irn-Bru, and it's the most vile shit I've ever had.
"Boozer's dumb ass jumped. So I dunked on his ass."-Joakim Noah
by Ozzie Montana on Jul 16, 2010 12:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Irn-bru - yes that's commonplace
and tizer as well which is very similar
Ollie and Stan's ability to make everyone laugh throughout their careers was truly a gift and they will never be forgotten.
At least you have good chocolate.
"Boozer's dumb ass jumped. So I dunked on his ass."-Joakim Noah
by Ozzie Montana on Jul 16, 2010 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions
yes our chocolate is far superior
everyone I know who has a holiday in america says the mass market chocolate is of very poor quality compared to UK offerings.
Ollie and Stan's ability to make everyone laugh throughout their careers was truly a gift and they will never be forgotten.
It's what the astronauts drank.
Theain is the guy I Just can’t stand! pierre is almost as bad,he dose get on base more. If Quntin gets any worse trade him. WE NEED HELP!
ni**a what the fuck is JUICE?
give me some fuckin purple drank!
Watching this team is like jerking off 10 minutes after you just jerked off - billyok
The drink or the poon?
"We can't do it easy. But we may as well do it high." -The Cheat
by South Side Expat on Jul 16, 2010 11:53 AM CDT up reply actions
now thats a good drink
not
Just taking a couple minutes to act like a retard.
Thank you, thank you, SSS. Thank you for accepting people who act like retards, if not actual retards. by Mitch. on Jun 24, 2010 1:16 PM CDT
by Grinder Rule #42 on Jul 16, 2010 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Twinkie Town is fun today.
"We can't do it easy. But we may as well do it high." -The Cheat
by South Side Expat on Jul 16, 2010 11:46 AM CDT reply actions
don't repeat that too many places...people might get the wrong idea.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jul 16, 2010 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions
/CSQ makes make dash to google maps
Watching this team is like jerking off 10 minutes after you just jerked off - billyok
1983: I was still half-egg, half-sperm
Took seven more years before they finally joined.
"i need to watch this harry potter movie on tv on acid."
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 15, 2010 3:30 PM CDT
I have witnessed the 2005 World Series championship, Mark Buehrle's perfect game, and the 2010 Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup championship in my lifetime.
RIP Bob Probert
jesus
you make everyone here feel like an opos
Watching this team is like jerking off 10 minutes after you just jerked off - billyok
I try, at least while I'm still young.
"i need to watch this harry potter movie on tv on acid."
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 15, 2010 3:30 PM CDT
I have witnessed the 2005 World Series championship, Mark Buehrle's perfect game, and the 2010 Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup championship in my lifetime.
RIP Bob Probert
by chisoxfan1473 on Jul 16, 2010 11:57 AM CDT up reply actions
I know, I was about to say.
Damn I’m callin people OPOS’s and then you show up. Hey at least we can all legally drink. Bwahahaha.
Thanks alot for these ridiculous ticket prices, 2005.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Jul 16, 2010 11:58 AM CDT up reply actions
18 months exactly until I can, actually
January 16 is my birthday.
"i need to watch this harry potter movie on tv on acid."
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 15, 2010 3:30 PM CDT
I have witnessed the 2005 World Series championship, Mark Buehrle's perfect game, and the 2010 Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup championship in my lifetime.
RIP Bob Probert
by chisoxfan1473 on Jul 16, 2010 12:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Over/under on fifths of Captain I consume between now and your 21st birthday:
75.
"and to think that we're sex games over .500" - blackoutsox
Heheh.
My friend, that will be the longest year of your life. Trust me.
Thanks alot for these ridiculous ticket prices, 2005.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Jul 16, 2010 12:03 PM CDT up reply actions
And if the season were to end today
striker would win the “guess the division winners and wild card contest”. he currently has 5 out of 8, and could have 6 if he hadn’t guessed baltimore would win the east
When I was a kid, I didn't want to be a doctor or a fireman. I wanted to be Super Mario. It's the most literal pipe dream I've ever had.
Who in the hell thought Baltimore would actually do anything besides finish in the basement this season?
"i need to watch this harry potter movie on tv on acid."
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 15, 2010 3:30 PM CDT
I have witnessed the 2005 World Series championship, Mark Buehrle's perfect game, and the 2010 Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup championship in my lifetime.
RIP Bob Probert
by chisoxfan1473 on Jul 16, 2010 12:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Besides striker obviously
"i need to watch this harry potter movie on tv on acid."
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 15, 2010 3:30 PM CDT
I have witnessed the 2005 World Series championship, Mark Buehrle's perfect game, and the 2010 Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup championship in my lifetime.
RIP Bob Probert
by chisoxfan1473 on Jul 16, 2010 12:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Man tries to score. Woman decides to F N.S. instead
Read it and weep. Really:
http://deadspin.com/5588971/cockblocked-by-nick-swisher—great-moments-in-drunken-hookup-failure
Theain is the guy I Just can’t stand! pierre is almost as bad,he dose get on base more. If Quntin gets any worse trade him. WE NEED HELP!
FNS
"i need to watch this harry potter movie on tv on acid."
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 15, 2010 3:30 PM CDT
I have witnessed the 2005 World Series championship, Mark Buehrle's perfect game, and the 2010 Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup championship in my lifetime.
RIP Bob Probert
by chisoxfan1473 on Jul 16, 2010 12:21 PM CDT up reply actions
I honestly don't know whom I hate more. FNS, or the women who FNS.
by homesickalien on Jul 16, 2010 12:38 PM CDT up reply actions
You should watch How I Met Your Mother
They brought him on for an episode and he does this EXACT same thing. I hate you NS. FNS.
Thanks alot for these ridiculous ticket prices, 2005.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Jul 16, 2010 12:40 PM CDT up reply actions
and he says "man" all the time...not 'hella' ...but 'man' is almost as bad.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jul 16, 2010 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions
somebody needs to photoshop this ASAP
maybe with one of those lady pee standing up assist things
Just taking a couple minutes to act like a retard.
Thank you, thank you, SSS. Thank you for accepting people who act like retards, if not actual retards. by Mitch. on Jun 24, 2010 1:16 PM CDT
by Grinder Rule #42 on Jul 16, 2010 12:58 PM CDT up reply actions
swish smokin a doob
awesome.
"from the Chi, the city of hella haters, where we keep rising to the top like elevators. Hi haters I'm back off hiatus." - grammy family
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 16, 2010 1:22 PM CDT up reply actions
maybe if it was in oakland instead of detroit.
looks like some kind of light.
These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
by thatshortkid on Jul 16, 2010 1:29 PM CDT up reply actions
look at the eyelids
"from the Chi, the city of hella haters, where we keep rising to the top like elevators. Hi haters I'm back off hiatus." - grammy family
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 16, 2010 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions
he's at a bar that allowed smoking
drowning his sorrows after losing the alcs. i’d be half-lidded with booze too.
These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
by thatshortkid on Jul 16, 2010 1:37 PM CDT up reply actions
look at the way he's attempting to grab it, and it's not lit.
"from the Chi, the city of hella haters, where we keep rising to the top like elevators. Hi haters I'm back off hiatus." - grammy family
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 16, 2010 1:39 PM CDT up reply actions
who cares
we both know that dude smokes a LOT of weed.
"from the Chi, the city of hella haters, where we keep rising to the top like elevators. Hi haters I'm back off hiatus." - grammy family
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 16, 2010 1:41 PM CDT up reply actions
this i can agree with.
These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
by thatshortkid on Jul 16, 2010 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions
you say that
like its a bad thing
Just taking a couple minutes to act like a retard.
Thank you, thank you, SSS. Thank you for accepting people who act like retards, if not actual retards. by Mitch. on Jun 24, 2010 1:16 PM CDT
by Grinder Rule #42 on Jul 16, 2010 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions
I bet he gets some good shit too.
read it as… that-dude-smokes, a LOT of weed.
"from the Chi, the city of hella haters, where we keep rising to the top like elevators. Hi haters I'm back off hiatus." - grammy family
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 16, 2010 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions
good fucking lord.
if i was gunna get cockblocked by a MLB player… it damn sure wouldn’t be Nick fucking Swisher.
Kenwo4life=ratings
by the way i think my wife would leave me for fellow douchebag
aaron rowand. I also think she’d bang carlos…. I would allow that one if it meant he continues his hitting.
Kenwo4life=ratings
woah chill the fuck out rdubs
or i will step in.
"from the Chi, the city of hella haters, where we keep rising to the top like elevators. Hi haters I'm back off hiatus." - grammy family
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 16, 2010 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh pipe down, knobber. Ken knows I'm busting his balls.
"and to think that we're sex games over .500" - blackoutsox
and i'm busting yours.
"from the Chi, the city of hella haters, where we keep rising to the top like elevators. Hi haters I'm back off hiatus." - grammy family
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 16, 2010 1:28 PM CDT up reply actions
My shenanigans = cute and cheeky.
Your shenanigans = sad and tragic!
"and to think that we're sex games over .500" - blackoutsox
LOL
recycled.
"from the Chi, the city of hella haters, where we keep rising to the top like elevators. Hi haters I'm back off hiatus." - grammy family
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 16, 2010 1:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Huh… she never mentioned it.
You must not be terribly memorable.
"and to think that we're sex games over .500" - blackoutsox
fellow douchebag? really?
how can you hate Rowand?
Just taking a couple minutes to act like a retard.
Thank you, thank you, SSS. Thank you for accepting people who act like retards, if not actual retards. by Mitch. on Jun 24, 2010 1:16 PM CDT
by Grinder Rule #42 on Jul 16, 2010 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions
blasphemus
but he’s soooo grindy
Just taking a couple minutes to act like a retard.
Thank you, thank you, SSS. Thank you for accepting people who act like retards, if not actual retards. by Mitch. on Jun 24, 2010 1:16 PM CDT
by Grinder Rule #42 on Jul 16, 2010 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions
that goatee begs to differ
"It just occurred to me that the White Sox could win the division."
" That just makes me want to puke all over your head, sir."
by boyonthedock on Jul 16, 2010 2:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Anyone know a good seafood market/place in Chicago?
I’m looking to get my hands on some crab (blue, more specifically) to do a New Orleans’ style boil, but am not having a whole lot of luck.
this is where the wife goes....good prices and a nice selection
http://www.isaacsonandsteinfishcompany.com/directions.aspx
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jul 16, 2010 1:14 PM CDT up reply actions
just be sure to try and get there in the morning
or at the very least before 3 when they bleach the street…rotting meat, heat, and bleach=worst smell ever.
Just taking a couple minutes to act like a retard.
Thank you, thank you, SSS. Thank you for accepting people who act like retards, if not actual retards. by Mitch. on Jun 24, 2010 1:16 PM CDT
by Grinder Rule #42 on Jul 16, 2010 1:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Argh -- tried there. They've got soft crab but no blue crab.
Thanks though. I’ve called a few places, and from the sounds of it, blue crab aren’t readily available in the midst of a hot summer.
try an asian market....you might have luck there...they usually have crates of blue crab.
"Jenks, who was never afraid to say "no" to a hamburger..."
by BobbySouthSide on Jul 16, 2010 1:29 PM CDT up reply actions
been watching top chef dc?
"from the Chi, the city of hella haters, where we keep rising to the top like elevators. Hi haters I'm back off hiatus." - grammy family
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 16, 2010 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Dirk's is solid... a tad pricey... but not outrageous
And despite it being a chain and all, you really can’t go too wrong with Whole Foods
there isn't any way to banish the blackberry roundtable widget, is there.
These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
which one is that?
Just taking a couple minutes to act like a retard.
Thank you, thank you, SSS. Thank you for accepting people who act like retards, if not actual retards. by Mitch. on Jun 24, 2010 1:16 PM CDT
by Grinder Rule #42 on Jul 16, 2010 1:19 PM CDT up reply actions
wait, his actual first name is really "sky"?
i thought it was just a nickname. goddamn hippie parents.
These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
by thatshortkid on Jul 16, 2010 1:33 PM CDT up reply actions
oh, so it is a nickname.
goddamn trust funders…..
These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
by thatshortkid on Jul 16, 2010 2:06 PM CDT up reply actions
hey sky is part of the family
he helps coach little league n shit.
"from the Chi, the city of hella haters, where we keep rising to the top like elevators. Hi haters I'm back off hiatus." - grammy family
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 16, 2010 1:52 PM CDT up reply actions
You need more Kalkman in your diet.
"Boozer's dumb ass jumped. So I dunked on his ass."-Joakim Noah
by Ozzie Montana on Jul 16, 2010 1:19 PM CDT up reply actions
beckham and hudson for the prince? id think about it.....
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2010/07/olney-on-mets-phillies-fielder.html
Kenwo4life=ratings
for a year and a half of that tub of goo?
haven’t we had enough of fat guys on the south side?
They touched me where it hurts most... - Ozzie
for hudson and morel id drive the tub of goo
I’d drive to milwaukee, pack up his shit and move him in.
Kenwo4life=ratings
and plenty of gas money. Mileage with that whale will be a killer!
"and to think that we're sex games over .500" - blackoutsox
even worse, he's a vegetarian
it’s not nearly as hilarious photochopping a giant celery stick or carrot instead of a big ol’ turkey leg.
These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
by thatshortkid on Jul 16, 2010 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions
actually, that sounds pretty hilarious
"It just occurred to me that the White Sox could win the division."
" That just makes me want to puke all over your head, sir."
by boyonthedock on Jul 16, 2010 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions
wut id love to see that
something tells me even the mafia wouldn't call on greg walker if a hit was needed.
-MarketMaker
by blackoutsox on Jul 17, 2010 10:11 PM CDT up reply actions
man i quit reading that years ago...
It used to be that he went out and found the stories, until the writers caught wind of his site and knew they could get some extra mouse clicks by spurting off every rumor they heard. Hope he got his piece.
"from the Chi, the city of hella haters, where we keep rising to the top like elevators. Hi haters I'm back off hiatus." - grammy family
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 16, 2010 1:38 PM CDT up reply actions
i dont think thats accurate
a friend of mine used to work with him.. i believe the site first became popular when he broke a trade based on some central/south american paper. i don’t think the site is primarily intended to scoop anyone on trade rumors. rather, its a place that collects all the rumors and puts them in one place.
he must have gotten his piece. last i heard, he does this full time now.
Doesn’t seem very moral to me. Might as well take Satan’s autograph while you’re at it. - N.C.
no fucking way you trade Beckham for a year and a half of Prince
Sox don’t have any assets to get that trade done, it’s just a fact of life.
yep agreed
"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
Prince Fielder
Would be nice if we could trade for him, but I understand if we didn’t. One more bat would make guys like Kotsay and Jones really valuable bench players. I think that’s why Kenny signed both of them, for the depth on the bench.
control
oversight = -————————
human nature
Just taking a couple minutes to act like a retard.
Thank you, thank you, SSS. Thank you for accepting people who act like retards, if not actual retards. by Mitch. on Jun 24, 2010 1:16 PM CDT
by Grinder Rule #42 on Jul 16, 2010 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Was 9 years old during 1983 Sox run
all I can remember about that summer is: my little league team went to a Cubs game, the security at Wrigley stole my pop from my lunch sack and I have hated the Cubs ever since, Oh and I saw the San Diego chicken chase some players with a baseball bat.
Mark Teahen peed in my canteen.
by SavePeavytill2010 on Jul 16, 2010 2:19 PM CDT reply actions
Has The Lieutenant faced Teh Twinn yet in his nascent ML career?
If not, it’s a good day to break your Twinn cherry, Jackin’!
You will look at my bicep and you will see a 20-inch bicep and you will say "Wow, look what this training has done" - that's the obvious. The harder you work, the more you gain, there's no shortcut, and that each time you fail, that you just got to get up and try again. (Arnold Schwarzenegger)
nice, excited to see Viciedo for first time on the real TV
got the free extra innings this week on DirectTV
for those with u-verse worried about mad men
AT&T got a deal done. Draper will be there for you.
"It just occurred to me that the White Sox could win the division."
" That just makes me want to puke all over your head, sir."
going sunday
saw Modest mouse at summerfest last week, and don’t like LCD. but PAVEMENT PAVEMENT PAVEMENT.
you going sunday?
"It just occurred to me that the White Sox could win the division."
" That just makes me want to puke all over your head, sir."
by boyonthedock on Jul 16, 2010 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions
lcd too poppy for you?
im seeing pavement this september the night after girltalk plays…cant wait for the pavement show.
Just taking a couple minutes to act like a retard.
Thank you, thank you, SSS. Thank you for accepting people who act like retards, if not actual retards. by Mitch. on Jun 24, 2010 1:16 PM CDT
by Grinder Rule #42 on Jul 16, 2010 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions
not poppy enough
just none of their tunes strike me. i’m one of those weird people who don’t like “all my friends.”
"It just occurred to me that the White Sox could win the division."
" That just makes me want to puke all over your head, sir."
by boyonthedock on Jul 16, 2010 6:07 PM CDT up reply actions
No. Limited cash flow this summer means no music festivals.
I’m gonna try and catch Pavement when they come to Milwaukee, though, depending on ticket prices.
what about hd? i was none too happy moving into a new place and watching breaking bad's finale in standard.
Cashing checks and having sex. Also doing some light medical diagnoses.
dh hydra
Anyone willing to consider that the DH-hydra is actually working right now? Has anyone compiled the DH-hydra’s stat line since June 8?
I worry that trading for a big-name slugger is going to totally screw with the team’s chemistry right now. Now that Ozzie has finally settled on a 3-4-5 of all righties, I’m fine with having a Kotsay-Jones platoon in the bottom half of the lineup with Viciedo adding a little pop as well.
I’d rather focus on adding a veteran starter to fill Peavy’s shoes and protect against a possible injury.
by Wayne Nordhagen on Jul 16, 2010 4:12 PM CDT reply actions
"Has anyone compiled the DH-hydra's stat line since June 8?"
T-dogg most certainly has.
by CWSKeith on Jul 16, 2010 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Since July 15th, AJ Pierzynski is the most clutch hitter in baseball.
"Boozer's dumb ass jumped. So I dunked on his ass."-Joakim Noah
by Ozzie Montana on Jul 16, 2010 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions
the sox are gonna lose maybe 2 games before the trade deadline
for better or worse no major move gets made in the midst of a 39-7 run.
thanks
More than acceptable for the 6-7 spot in the lineup. Granted, some of those numbers come from Q and Paulie in the 4-5 spots, but still.
by Wayne Nordhagen on Jul 16, 2010 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh you'll take a .972 OPS from your 6-7 spot?
How benevolent
by CatBrains on Jul 16, 2010 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
LOL.
I was going to rip on him, but “benevolent” is perfect. Rec’d. LOL.
You will look at my bicep and you will see a 20-inch bicep and you will say "Wow, look what this training has done" - that's the obvious. The harder you work, the more you gain, there's no shortcut, and that each time you fail, that you just got to get up and try again. (Arnold Schwarzenegger)
obviously the more useful number is the stats from dh that have no business being dh
nobody’s gonna complain about a Q! and paulie at dh, and when they are there the other guys are in the field.
but none of that matters while they’re playing the part of THE BEST TEAM EVER!
Difference between 83 and 05 teams
In 83 you had a starting four that was really outstanding, some hitters who had career years, and then lots of nothing. Basically, an exciting team that had some great, great individual efforts (Hoyt was unbeatable for the longest time) but an uneven collection as a whole..
In 2005, early July is when I started noticing something about the eventual WS team that I had never seen in the Sox before, a team the kept the pressure on the other team for all nine innings. It seemed like a lot of games were “who’s going to blink first” and it was seldom the Sox.
And today, that’s what I’m looking for when I watch the Sox, a team that always keeps the pressure on, whether it be a 1-0 game or a 7-6 game. They seem to be showing some of that. Now if they can make that continue on -not the ridiculous winning % of the last 31 games but the pressure – through the dog days we may have something.
by Dick Allen's batting helmet on Jul 16, 2010 4:15 PM CDT reply actions
sounds exactly like aught10
83 that is…a starting staff that is supposed to be near perfect, some hitters that Had career years, and lots of nothing…
i dont see much resemblence of 05. instead of the blinking game, its more like that over/under hand slap game.
nonetheless, i hope they keep the pressure on and have a repeat result of 2005
Just taking a couple minutes to act like a retard.
Thank you, thank you, SSS. Thank you for accepting people who act like retards, if not actual retards. by Mitch. on Jun 24, 2010 1:16 PM CDT
by Grinder Rule #42 on Jul 16, 2010 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions
best Sox teams
Why is it that the ’93-94 Sox teams get overlooked when discussing the best Sox teams of the past 30 years?
Those teams were probably the most talent-laden teams the Sox ever had. Great starting pitching in blackjack, Fernandez, Alvarez and Bere. And big Frank and Robin coming into their primes to go with the speed of Raines and 1-dog. And Officer Karkovice shutting down oppositions running games.
Just saying, they deserve to be part of the conversation as much as 1983.
by Wayne Nordhagen on Jul 16, 2010 4:26 PM CDT reply actions
i was 15 in 94... i agree.... very good team
but those teams will never go down as all times greats because A) it wasn’t the first division title most have seen (83 gets that nod)
B) the events I mentioned that ruined each season…. and i suppose the jordan thing didn’t ruin the sox season but when they aren’t getting talked about in the playoffs people kind of forgot about them….
and C) they won the hole fucking thing about 10 years later…..
so yes it was a great era of ball… but just like 1990 (that was a damn good team too) it will always be overshadowed.
Kenwo4life=ratings
I was pretty stoned in 94
you might be able to make movie that yourself
depends.
by Trooper on Jul 12, 2010 8:25 PM
yah i was just about to chime in on that...
my girlfriend was a senior and i was a junior. we went to a game the day after prom and i was starting to really like the sox again that year (my dad quit following en after 83)…. i remember delivering pizza and listening to the games on the radio and then the sportstalk shows when games werent aired. i was devistated when i hear that the strike happened. i cheered myself up by thanking god i wasnt an expos fan
Just taking a couple minutes to act like a retard.
Thank you, thank you, SSS. Thank you for accepting people who act like retards, if not actual retards. by Mitch. on Jun 24, 2010 1:16 PM CDT
by Grinder Rule #42 on Jul 16, 2010 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions
No love for 2000 either.
by The Actual El Guapo on Jul 16, 2010 6:40 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Rings = 0.
‘83 was the first taste of any trophy since 1959, fer Chrissakes. After that, division titles were passe’.
But I am getting ahead of meself, and we are saving the good winningugly stuff for a “lull”.
You will look at my bicep and you will see a 20-inch bicep and you will say "Wow, look what this training has done" - that's the obvious. The harder you work, the more you gain, there's no shortcut, and that each time you fail, that you just got to get up and try again. (Arnold Schwarzenegger)
power's been out here for about an hour
Probably gonna meed somebody else to throw up a gamethread
Twitter: @SouthSideCheat
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by The Cheat on Jul 16, 2010 4:51 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
I meed you to spell "need" right
even if you are on mobile. :D
"i need to watch this harry potter movie on tv on acid."
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 15, 2010 3:30 PM CDT
I have witnessed the 2005 World Series championship, Mark Buehrle's perfect game, and the 2010 Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup championship in my lifetime.
RIP Bob Probert
by chisoxfan1473 on Jul 16, 2010 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions
me-ed.
You will look at my bicep and you will see a 20-inch bicep and you will say "Wow, look what this training has done" - that's the obvious. The harder you work, the more you gain, there's no shortcut, and that each time you fail, that you just got to get up and try again. (Arnold Schwarzenegger)
If next week's weather forecast holds true
The White Sox should go undefeated.
I’m hearing temperatures in the upper 90s next week, possibly a couple of days in the 100s
"i need to watch this harry potter movie on tv on acid."
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 15, 2010 3:30 PM CDT
I have witnessed the 2005 World Series championship, Mark Buehrle's perfect game, and the 2010 Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup championship in my lifetime.
RIP Bob Probert
no hot and rainy?
i was out there in 03 for cmwc and i believe it may have hit low 90’s but it was the most fantastic 90 degree weather ever…that cool breeze did not quit.
Just taking a couple minutes to act like a retard.
Thank you, thank you, SSS. Thank you for accepting people who act like retards, if not actual retards. by Mitch. on Jun 24, 2010 1:16 PM CDT
by Grinder Rule #42 on Jul 16, 2010 5:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Not really... It hit 90 twice here last week, and maybe does a handful of days total in the summer. It is truly an enjoyable 90 degrees tho, salty breezes, no AC necessary (for me, at least. Seattleites are sensitive, and most will turn on AC at 75).
by homesickalien on Jul 16, 2010 5:43 PM CDT up reply actions
senseless use of energy
and people wonder why we have global warming.
STOP DRAINING PEOPLE!!!
Just taking a couple minutes to act like a retard.
Thank you, thank you, SSS. Thank you for accepting people who act like retards, if not actual retards. by Mitch. on Jun 24, 2010 1:16 PM CDT
by Grinder Rule #42 on Jul 16, 2010 5:47 PM CDT up reply actions
wait, isn't "draining people" how she's paying for a week of sox tickets?
These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
by thatshortkid on Jul 16, 2010 5:58 PM CDT up reply actions
I saved a bit on my electric bill by attaching everything to a few powerstrips and unplugging those
people need to know more about draining
something tells me even the mafia wouldn't call on greg walker if a hit was needed.
-MarketMaker
by blackoutsox on Jul 17, 2010 10:21 PM CDT up reply actions
I might be moving to Seattle in the fall from NYC
spent 3 weeks out there visiting friends at the end of may beginning of June.
Unreal beauty. Hiked the rainforest out to Shi Shi on the Olympic Peninsula and also did Annete Lake in the Mt. Baker range.
I got a bunch of friends from college out there and my sis lives out there. Kinda getting tired of NYC now that I’m getting into my late twenties. Seems like a nice place to grow old.
I meant Chicago, because that's their home park
So if it’s hot in Chicago, then they should do well even on the road.
"i need to watch this harry potter movie on tv on acid."
by Where Triples Go to Die on Jul 15, 2010 3:30 PM CDT
I have witnessed the 2005 World Series championship, Mark Buehrle's perfect game, and the 2010 Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup championship in my lifetime.
RIP Bob Probert
by chisoxfan1473 on Jul 16, 2010 5:59 PM CDT up reply actions
sox are only 2-4 between winning streaks.
we need to work on that.
I photoshopped a boner on the security guard but it's too dark to see --- billyok
Ahh 83!
I was just a little more then a month old, it was a great time…. no responsibilities, two personal butler and maid that waited on me at any hour…
plus, the maid would show her tits at the drop of a hat.
These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
by thatshortkid on Jul 16, 2010 6:46 PM CDT up reply actions
As long as it's not mine.
"I'm tired, I've got a headache, my bullpen blew it." -South Side Expat
by Teahenny Penny on Jul 16, 2010 10:49 PM CDT up reply actions
can we trade for andres torres?
this guy is a stud
"There's too many (bleeping) guys on the computer. It's simple. I say that. Pete Rose never watched a computer. Rod Carew never did. All those hitters, they go out and see the ball, hit it and move on." - Ozzie
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