Thome Walks-Off Sox, Twists Knife, Continues To Make Sox Brass Look REALLY Stupid
by The Cheat on Aug 17, 2010 10:26 PM CDT
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Hubris is a dish best served cold.
I gotta make an airport run. I'll make a proper recap when I get back late tonight, unless one of you want to tackle it.
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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!
I can't rememeber a clearly stupider roster decision than picking a DH based on his glove
Obviously, worse decisions have been made (Bagwell for a reliever, etc.). But I can’t remember worse reasoning used to justify a decision.
by hitlesswonder on Aug 17, 2010 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions
But the last three nights
and this swoon in general, has been mostly because your bullpen can’t get the job done. It’s been the pitching. The offense was there tonight, the pitching wasn’t. The two home runs Putz gave up to Roberts and Avila were both bombs to guys who can’t hit home runs. Ugh.
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 17, 2010 10:55 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
This just means the Sox are going to sign Heath Bell to a 7 year contract.
DANIEL HUDSON SUCKS. HOWS THAT GUN BAN WORKING FOR YOU MAYOR DALLY
by Ozzie Montana on Aug 17, 2010 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions
but we made the right decisions regarding the bullpen
well, excepting randy
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by blackoutsox on Aug 17, 2010 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Nobody wants to hear that
They just want to get mad over the DH. The Sox have had one of the best offenses in baseball over the last 2-3 months but let’s cry over Jim Thome. It’s the Bullpen clear and simple
Yeah but it worked!
are you blind?
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by blackoutsox on Aug 17, 2010 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Are you?
Our Bullpen has just blown like 5 games and we scored 6 runs tonight. Jenks blew a 3 run lead as well. Our pitching is killing us now and we’re crying over Thome?
Yeah but it worked!
fail at logic
"it’s over, tdogg.
no. it’s not unlike me. when i make an unqualified statement, it means i’m sure i’m right" Larry
What is illogical?
What isn’t actually factual about what I just said??
Yeah but it worked!
are you really this dense?
“league average offense this season. best bullpen in league this season. clear and simple.”
Are you?
Scroll up. I said “The Sox have had one of the best offenses in baseball over the last 2-3 MONTHS but let’s cry over Jim Thome. It’s the Bullpen clear and simple”. That’s 2-3 months I SAID. I didn’t say all year
Yeah but it worked!
we have not have one of the best offense in baseball over the last 2-3 months
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by blackoutsox on Aug 17, 2010 11:08 PM CDT up reply actions
The Sox didnt have one of the best offenses in baseball
for 2-3 months. R U high?
"it’s over, tdogg.
no. it’s not unlike me. when i make an unqualified statement, it means i’m sure i’m right" Larry
who lives more in the past?
Tdogg or KenWo?
Tonight, we fight as God intended. With 20-sided dice and graph paper.
by The Actual El Guapo on Aug 11, 2010 12:16 AM CDT
Hobbes Choice.
Its sort of a chess match right now but some upgrades are still possible with very little cost except money.
by Tdogg on Jul 23, 2010 10:13 AM EDT
by winningugly on Aug 17, 2010 11:22 PM CDT up reply actions
is that a friend of sophie?
Some people get so rich they lose all respect for humanity. That's how rich I want to be.
by MarketMaker on Aug 17, 2010 11:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Thome vs. Kotsaydh.
ICH KANN NICHT WAHLEN!
Wait. Sure I can. Kotsay it is.
Its sort of a chess match right now but some upgrades are still possible with very little cost except money.
by Tdogg on Jul 23, 2010 10:13 AM EDT
by winningugly on Aug 17, 2010 11:24 PM CDT up reply actions
great.
and why is it that you’re talking about 2-3 months when everyone else is talking about the whole season. seems rather illogical.
Because people want it both ways...
They want to ride Ozzie for not keeping Thome because we were losing but then not give him credit for the winning that was done without him. Now that the Bullpen and pitching is going down, let’s cry about Jim Thome. Would it have been nice to have someone better at DH? Sure. but I kinda understood what Ozzie was trying to do. Fact of the mattered is that it worked. his bullpen is now in disarray and none of that has to do with holding on to Jim Thome. We scored 6 tonight and lost. We scored 8 the other night and lost. I mean what the hell?
Yeah but it worked!
It did not work
it was a stupid decision then and has remained so. Stop this nonsense.
"it’s over, tdogg.
no. it’s not unlike me. when i make an unqualified statement, it means i’m sure i’m right" Larry
can you tell me the sox record with jim thome still on the team for this year?
didn’t think so, he wouldn’t have done this for us and would have been traded at the all-star break.
"I haven’t gotten to where I am by giving up easily." - Ari Gold
by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 17, 2010 11:18 PM CDT up reply actions
You literally ignored
everything I just said. Whatever man!
Yeah but it worked!
and you are
oh fuck it. flagged
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by blackoutsox on Aug 17, 2010 11:19 PM CDT up reply actions
because everything you said was wrong
"it’s over, tdogg.
no. it’s not unlike me. when i make an unqualified statement, it means i’m sure i’m right" Larry
You are not going to bed.
Please pay attention to that white hooker next to you.
Its sort of a chess match right now but some upgrades are still possible with very little cost except money.
by Tdogg on Jul 23, 2010 10:13 AM EDT
by winningugly on Aug 17, 2010 11:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Here's how it works, dils
If I complained since the offseason that the White Sox should wear flamboyant dandy costumes, and they did poorly, I can then claim that their lack of flamboyant dandy costumes were a stupid decision. If they do well, I go silent.
by TasteeFreeze on Aug 17, 2010 11:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Dils
FUCK YEAH!
"I haven’t gotten to where I am by giving up easily." - Ari Gold
by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 17, 2010 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions
ozzie doesnt get credit for the winning without the offense
the pitching does
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by blackoutsox on Aug 17, 2010 11:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Perhaps the best way
to frame the 2010 White Sox is that it’s a hugely flawed roster made by a manager and GM who both made mistakes, signed bad players, had an injury to an ace, watched the bullpen melt down in August and once again couldn’t get it up against the only other team in their division that matters.
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 17, 2010 11:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Dude, Kotsay has a .700 OPS Thome .985
It.Has.Not.Worked.
The Sox would have won more games with Thome. Without Thome, they are 4 games out of first. What has worked?
by hitlesswonder on Aug 17, 2010 11:20 PM CDT up reply actions
yes
it worked. 4 gb of the twins – mission accomplished
Doesn’t seem very moral to me. Might as well take Satan’s autograph while you’re at it. - N.C.
However
you can still point out glaring flaws during a win streak, which a lot of people here did. We won that 25 of 30 DESPITE having a bad offense and no DH. You can have it both ways.
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 17, 2010 11:45 PM CDT up reply actions
how long have we had a poor bullpen 1-2 weeks?
Yes, fuck the bullpen, DFA Thorton, Putz and Jenks. Kotsay could have hit a game winning grandslam and I’d still say to have Kotsay over Thome was a huge mistake
Yeah but 2 weeks ago we were in first
Fact is that we’re scoring enough to win and the bullpen is blowing it. What happened in some random game in April when we scored 2 runs and lost has nothing to do with this game tonight. We blew another save. That’s what happened and that’s why the season is going down the drain.
Yeah but it worked!
bullshit, again. this team, all year, has been living and dying by its starting pitching.
These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
by thatshortkid on Aug 17, 2010 11:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Like we did in the World series?
Yeah but it worked!
um yes?
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by blackoutsox on Aug 17, 2010 11:26 PM CDT up reply actions
what the fuck does that have to do with anything?
These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
by thatshortkid on Aug 17, 2010 11:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Because that's what all this Thome crap is about
It’s about how Ozzie wanted to play ball and win games.He felt he could do it by stealing bases, hitting HRs, and living and dying on pitching because that’s what he did in ‘05. That’s why he didn’t want Thome. Maybe it won’t work but that’s what Ozzie wanted and up to now it worked. The reason it isn’t working now is not because we don’t have Jim Thome.
Yeah but it worked!
but
what Ozzie has forgotten (or misremembered) is that the ’05 Sox hit over 200 home runs and lead the league in almost home runs (sac flies). Multi-run homeruns win games.
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 17, 2010 11:31 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah but this team has 136 Hrs so far
so they’re not that far off that total as well
Yeah but it worked!
do you realize the flaws in this?
First of all the Sox didnt win in 05 by stealing any freaking bases. Second of all Thome was willing to accept a part time role (which he freaking did accept) on you division rival.
"it’s over, tdogg.
no. it’s not unlike me. when i make an unqualified statement, it means i’m sure i’m right" Larry
I thought Pods stole
quite a few early on or Iguchi would play hit and run with him as well. But I could be mistaken. It’s not like this is new. They traded Carlos Lee for Pods. They let Magglio walk as well. Also Valentine. Ozzie wanted a certain team on the field. Same as now. Everybody just has some weird hard on for Thome I guess
Yeah but it worked!
Be careful
my friend. Stolen bases aren’t really SSS approved. You don’t really want to site them in arguments. Or ERA or Batting Average.
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 17, 2010 11:36 PM CDT up reply actions
*cite
These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
by thatshortkid on Aug 17, 2010 11:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Thanks
Oops
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 17, 2010 11:39 PM CDT up reply actions
You are missing the part about 6 or 7 pitchers having career years...
but I suppose that is just a small detail.
To say nothing of the undefinable "magic".
(Read “incredible luck”.)
Its sort of a chess match right now but some upgrades are still possible with very little cost except money.
by Tdogg on Jul 23, 2010 10:13 AM EDT
by winningugly on Aug 17, 2010 11:52 PM CDT up reply actions
We were doing pretty well in one run games this year too
Until Baltimore decided to ruin our season. 0-5 since then. Yikes.
Just because i
didn’t mention it doesn’t mean it’s not a factor. i was speaking strictly offensively. Garland, Buerhle, Contreras, Cotts, Politte, Hermendson all had career years, I know.
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 17, 2010 11:57 PM CDT up reply actions
i didn't say a thing about thome.
you asserted that the bullpen is the reason for the swoon. i called you out on it, asserting that the team has been living and dying on the performances of the rotation.
These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
by thatshortkid on Aug 17, 2010 11:32 PM CDT up reply actions
At least you are open to new ideas and information.
Its sort of a chess match right now but some upgrades are still possible with very little cost except money.
by Tdogg on Jul 23, 2010 10:13 AM EDT
by winningugly on Aug 17, 2010 11:23 PM CDT up reply actions
cannot win with a melted down bullpen
i base this on nothing but thousands and thousands of games of strat o matic but that will kill you
Staying Out of White Sox Business
you're eyes and short-term memory are fooling you
a lost game in may is worth just as much as a lost game tonight. Blown saves are much easier to identify and remember than games lost from not enough offense. Also, the idea that the offense is now fine is also flawed, 6 runs was not enough to win this game. To have only 6 runs given the numerous opportunities is an offensive problem. Who is to say what a better offensive lineup could have done with that poor pitching, and blown save is just easier to attribute a loss to.
Both teams starters sucked tonight, both teams bullpens were weak tonight, but ONE team scored more runs.
You can recover a bit more easily
from a blown-save in May than in August though. Yes, a win is a win, a loss is a loss, but with only 40 games left and a 4 game deficit (as opposed to 4 games with 100 games left) is a steeper mountain to climb.
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 17, 2010 11:36 PM CDT up reply actions
The last statement you made is true.
Too bad it is a complete non-sequitor to any point you were trying to make.
our pitching is not killing us now
its was the only freaking reason we were at all competitive
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by blackoutsox on Aug 17, 2010 11:05 PM CDT up reply actions
R u seriously arguing that no Thome
compares to the performance of the bullpen this season? Are you insane?
"it’s over, tdogg.
no. it’s not unlike me. when i make an unqualified statement, it means i’m sure i’m right" Larry
Your DH is only as good as his defense.
Through the looking-glass, Alice.
Its sort of a chess match right now but some upgrades are still possible with very little cost except money.
by Tdogg on Jul 23, 2010 10:13 AM EDT
by winningugly on Aug 17, 2010 11:25 PM CDT up reply actions
I always thought it was
“straight to the moon, alice”…….
"The game's out there and it's play or get played..."
by Air Raid Siren Stan on Aug 17, 2010 11:26 PM CDT up reply actions
please refer to April, May, August
Thome Walks-Off Sox, Twists Knife, Continues To Make Sox Brass Look REALLY Stupid - White Sox Season Recap
by blackoutsox on Aug 17, 2010 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions
and June and July were only average
Thome Walks-Off Sox, Twists Knife, Continues To Make Sox Brass Look REALLY Stupid - White Sox Season Recap
by blackoutsox on Aug 17, 2010 11:05 PM CDT up reply actions
We weren't losing in April, and May for lack of Thome
It was because minus Rios and Konerko, the team wasn’t hitting .100.
by TasteeFreeze on Aug 17, 2010 11:28 PM CDT up reply actions
good god what?
you say we didnt lose because we didnt improve our offense, and then say it was because our offense suck?
take a step back
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by blackoutsox on Aug 17, 2010 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions
So you're saying that Thome in the lineup
would make 7 guys hitting .090 suddenly hit .400? Like Jordon “willing” his teammates to play like HOFers?
last time I checked, Thome is one player. 7 guys are 7 players.
by TasteeFreeze on Aug 17, 2010 11:56 PM CDT up reply actions
haha, you called Kotsay a baseball player
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by billyok on Aug 17, 2010 11:57 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I didnt say that at all
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by blackoutsox on Aug 17, 2010 11:58 PM CDT up reply actions
What are you saying then?
No fair using words I already used.
by TasteeFreeze on Aug 18, 2010 12:00 AM CDT up reply actions
how about replacing our worst hitter with a very good hitter
makes us more successful?
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by blackoutsox on Aug 18, 2010 12:02 AM CDT up reply actions
ok im done
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by blackoutsox on Aug 18, 2010 12:04 AM CDT up reply actions
Now I'm curious. Like, if Thome gets a hit so good
that somehow, all 6 other slumping players have their weak pop-outs erased, and they become singles?
That’s one good hitter.
by TasteeFreeze on Aug 17, 2010 11:59 PM CDT up reply actions
What are a "Jordon"?
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
While I am in absolute
agreement that the DH has been a total disaster and a huge flaw and has cost this team, the recent swoon I place more on the bullpen. CatBrains is right, these games seem to mean more because of recency, but they also in actuality matter more because there are fewer games going forward.
Yes, keeping Thome would have been nice, but any real DH was a need. The offense got you enough the last 3 days, specifically, but the pen couldn’t hold onto it.
Look, no matter where you place the specific blame (and it’s subjective at this point, I think) the entire roster is very flawed. We don’t deserve to win the division.
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 17, 2010 11:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Again
I point to the obviously missing piece on posts like this. HE SIGNED WITH FUCKING MINNESOTA. That is the real damn problem. They had a huge injury that hasn’t affected them one bit. Why?
"it’s over, tdogg.
no. it’s not unlike me. when i make an unqualified statement, it means i’m sure i’m right" Larry
Tdogg, I wanted to keep Thome.
But, even if you weren’t going to keep him you could have upgraded the DH. Thome is a mistake hitter. Thorton threw a high fast ball up and in instead of a breakball low and away. Thome crushed shit up. He was here for three years, Thorton supplied the power and put it in the wrong place.
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 17, 2010 11:12 PM CDT up reply actions
in contrast to Kotsay
who is mistaken for a hitter
Praise Him!!
by Hawk is God on Aug 18, 2010 10:40 AM CDT up reply actions
kinda missing that whole point of Thome should not be on the
freaking team to batter are freaking bullpen.
"it’s over, tdogg.
no. it’s not unlike me. when i make an unqualified statement, it means i’m sure i’m right" Larry
let's see.
league average offense this season. best bullpen in league this season. clear and simple.
bullshit. this loss is on danks and danks only.
thornton was in since the what? 8th? the offense was fine. fuck, kotsay produced.
the team rode the streak on hot starting pitching. danks doesn’t cough up the first couple innings and this is a W.
These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
by thatshortkid on Aug 17, 2010 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Recency effect
Those games mean more to you emotionally because you have a better memory of them. They do not however count more than the games where we couldn’t score runs.
Also, more runs would mean fewer high leverage situations for our relievers, which means fewer chances for blown games.
Yeah...the second-best DH in the league vs. the worst would have won the Sox some more games
Is that really hard for some people to believe?
Also the Twins wouldn’t have Thome, and it’s not clear how a better bullpen could have been put together while it would have been easy to have Thome DH.
by hitlesswonder on Aug 17, 2010 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions
if he consistently hit like that against the twins
he would still be in a white sox uniform.
"I haven’t gotten to where I am by giving up easily." - Ari Gold
by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 17, 2010 10:43 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
took him 3 years to hit that.
"I haven’t gotten to where I am by giving up easily." - Ari Gold
by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 17, 2010 10:45 PM CDT up reply actions
i would burn your house down shingle by shingle if i wasn't already settled in for the night
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by billyok on Aug 17, 2010 10:45 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
you are a pussy
and wouldn’t do shit.
"I haven’t gotten to where I am by giving up easily." - Ari Gold
by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 17, 2010 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Watch your fucking mouth. Not everyone here is serious when they talk about hurting one another.
"Oh, for fuck's sake, Apollo Creed just got killed by a giant, blonde communist.
What a shitty night." - Guapo, on Aug 10, 2010 10:07 PM PDT
by homesickalien on Aug 17, 2010 11:45 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Easy does it, girlfriend.
They are on a meme. Post down and you’ll see it’s OK. Step back a moment. (Though I would like you in my foxhole, soldier.)
Its sort of a chess match right now but some upgrades are still possible with very little cost except money.
by Tdogg on Jul 23, 2010 10:13 AM EDT
by winningugly on Aug 17, 2010 11:50 PM CDT up reply actions
actually, while *I* was on a meme...
I kinda got the impression after a while that he was totally serious
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You turned him at the bike rack.
You are irresistable, billy.
Its sort of a chess match right now but some upgrades are still possible with very little cost except money.
by Tdogg on Jul 23, 2010 10:13 AM EDT
by winningugly on Aug 17, 2010 11:58 PM CDT up reply actions
Calmer than you are. :) And thanks, I'd shoot a musket for ya, wu.
"Oh, for fuck's sake, Apollo Creed just got killed by a giant, blonde communist.
What a shitty night." - Guapo, on Aug 10, 2010 10:07 PM PDT
by homesickalien on Aug 18, 2010 10:27 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm trying to dechipher the innuendo here.
I know it exists.
Time to call in the Q!avalry.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Aug 18, 2010 1:13 PM CDT up reply actions
A search of "musket" on this site could help....
http://www.southsidesox.com/2009/6/14/909207/buehrle-homers-sox-win-see-saw#17002253
Update: it’s actually a long rifle I found.
"Oh, for fuck's sake, Apollo Creed just got killed by a giant, blonde communist.
What a shitty night." - Guapo, on Aug 10, 2010 10:07 PM PDT
by homesickalien on Aug 18, 2010 1:24 PM CDT up reply actions
woah cowgirl
slow your horses
"I haven’t gotten to where I am by giving up easily." - Ari Gold
by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 18, 2010 5:09 PM CDT up reply actions
This would be funnier if you weren't so hell-bent on being wrong all the time.
DANIEL HUDSON SUCKS. HOWS THAT GUN BAN WORKING FOR YOU MAYOR DALLY
by Ozzie Montana on Aug 17, 2010 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions
being wrong?
when am i ever wrong?
"I haven’t gotten to where I am by giving up easily." - Ari Gold
by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 17, 2010 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Give me your address, I'll mail you a letter.
DANIEL HUDSON SUCKS. HOWS THAT GUN BAN WORKING FOR YOU MAYOR DALLY
by Ozzie Montana on Aug 17, 2010 10:47 PM CDT up reply actions
huh
"I haven’t gotten to where I am by giving up easily." - Ari Gold
by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 17, 2010 10:48 PM CDT up reply actions
hell fucking yes
"I never say one bad thing about those stupid fucking Cubs fans. Not a single word about those mother-shitting pieces of fuck"
by onlysoxfaninbasel on Aug 18, 2010 2:29 AM CDT up reply actions
so, is it over now? cuz you know, when you make an unqualified statement, you know you're right.
I photoshopped a boner on the security guard but it's too dark to see --- billyok
where does his statement imply that it's over?
"I never say one bad thing about those stupid fucking Cubs fans. Not a single word about those mother-shitting pieces of fuck"
by onlysoxfaninbasel on Aug 18, 2010 8:20 AM CDT up reply actions
seems like a proper recap to me
Best game I ever attended was the 163rd game of 2008.
by NorthSidePaulie on Aug 17, 2010 10:27 PM CDT reply actions
Well now I'm just pissed off
I’ll say this quickly about the eventual retaliation for the Twins’ wrongdoings — don’t throw at Delmon Young. He’s a big and (seemingly) angry motherfucker. Make Joe Mauer pay for Young and Perkins’ sins. A fastball right in the ribs should suffice.
why not both?
we’re done, I want to see some brawl
something tells me even the mafia wouldn't call on greg walker if a hit was needed.
-MarketMaker
by blackoutsox on Aug 17, 2010 10:39 PM CDT up reply actions
im telling bernstein!
because we should not retaliate by throwing at them, we should win games SMH. Maybe we gotta do things the old fashion way and kick their asses, before we kick their asses on the field.
"I haven’t gotten to where I am by giving up easily." - Ari Gold
by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 17, 2010 10:45 PM CDT up reply actions
not sure what you're saying
but wtf was young doing hitting the first pitch? he shoulda been fearing for his life. but he knows the sox won’t do shit so he settles right on in.
exactly, the sox always talk a big game
then never protect their guys.
"I haven’t gotten to where I am by giving up easily." - Ari Gold
by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 17, 2010 10:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Part of that is because
they have an unjustified reputation for being hot-headed under Ozzie. Don’t let the facts get in the way, but I think ozzie fears a heavier punishment by MLB if the Sox do retaliate. The Twins know it.
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 17, 2010 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Given the game situation, I don't think any team would have chosen to hit Young then
They would have waited until the next game. You don’t put the tying or winning run on base late in the game to settle a score.
I don't know whether to laugh or cry.
So i’m doing both.
Time to call in the Q!avalry.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Aug 17, 2010 10:29 PM CDT reply actions
Long time reader, first time poster...
Can somebody explain why EVERY YEAR (other than ’05), we just cannot beat the Twins after the All-Star break? I mean, how does this happen EVERY YEAR?
The Sox did beat them in an important game in 2008
by hitlesswonder on Aug 17, 2010 10:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Who was the dude with the RBI in that one?
"...a mouth without grinders is like a mill without grindstone,"
-Don Quixote
by SkanchoDanza on Aug 17, 2010 10:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Fair enough...
but that was also after they’d gotten swept in Minnesota with a week left in the season to drop into a tie for 1st place. In other words, the one-game playoff shoulda never happened (even though I was there and it was still the best sports experience I’ve ever had).
You call this a fucking game recap?!
I think you just wrote the season recap.
"...a mouth without grinders is like a mill without grindstone,"
-Don Quixote
by SkanchoDanza on Aug 17, 2010 10:31 PM CDT reply actions 4 recs
Shouldn't somebody tell us that this post is green?
by TasteeFreeze on Aug 17, 2010 11:32 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Take them to dinner and they'll tell you when it's green.
I see it's "no criminal record" night at the ballpark -- billyok before a game against the A's
I have witnessed the 2005 World Series championship, Mark Buehrle's perfect game, and the 2010 Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup championship in my lifetime.
by chisoxfan1473 on Aug 18, 2010 12:09 PM CDT up reply actions
Shaking head with digusted smirk.
Someone needs to take Thome’s bat and shove it up Ozzie’s ass. It couldn’t have been more predictable, and I’m not a bit surprised.
And did you hear the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup?
by TrickyDickAllen on Aug 17, 2010 10:34 PM CDT reply actions
It's frickin' poetic...
I simply could NOT believe that the sox didn’t sign Thome.
And did you hear the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup?
by TrickyDickAllen on Aug 17, 2010 10:35 PM CDT reply actions
Why the fuck?
Why the fuck wouldn’t you want Jim Thome back?
Why the fuck wouldn’t you overrule your crazy manager?
WTF!!!
"it’s over, tdogg.
no. it’s not unlike me. when i make an unqualified statement, it means i’m sure i’m right" Larry
Jim had about as many big hits as the years he played here.
"I haven’t gotten to where I am by giving up easily." - Ari Gold
by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 17, 2010 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions
uh game 163??
"it’s over, tdogg.
no. it’s not unlike me. when i make an unqualified statement, it means i’m sure i’m right" Larry
1 game
and he played here for 4 years
"I haven’t gotten to where I am by giving up easily." - Ari Gold
by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 17, 2010 10:49 PM CDT up reply actions
*hit
"I haven’t gotten to where I am by giving up easily." - Ari Gold
by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 17, 2010 10:50 PM CDT up reply actions
who are you?
Thome Walks-Off Sox, Twists Knife, Continues To Make Sox Brass Look REALLY Stupid - White Sox Season Recap
by blackoutsox on Aug 17, 2010 10:51 PM CDT up reply actions
sox management
"I haven’t gotten to where I am by giving up easily." - Ari Gold
by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 17, 2010 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions
perhaps you missed his line below.
"it’s over, tdogg.
no. it’s not unlike me. when i make an unqualified statement, it means i’m sure i’m right" Larry
I can rattle off five in his last season alone.
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
by Sox Machine on Aug 17, 2010 10:51 PM CDT up reply actions
I like that my posts aren't the worst ones on this site. So, thanks for that.
by hitlesswonder on Aug 17, 2010 10:39 PM CDT up reply actions
why because i hate a steroid freak that happened to be traded to the sox?
even worse, a former indian?
"I haven’t gotten to where I am by giving up easily." - Ari Gold
by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 17, 2010 10:50 PM CDT up reply actions
We all hated the Roberto Alomar trade, let it go.
DANIEL HUDSON SUCKS. HOWS THAT GUN BAN WORKING FOR YOU MAYOR DALLY
by Ozzie Montana on Aug 17, 2010 10:51 PM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
You maintain that posture?
What evidence do you have? Don’t post his fucking baseball card pictures, either. When I was lifting weights every day I was 20 lbs. heavier than I am now, and I never juiced. Guys get bigger with age, and with work. I would bet Jim never juiced.
Its sort of a chess match right now but some upgrades are still possible with very little cost except money.
by Tdogg on Jul 23, 2010 10:13 AM EDT
by winningugly on Aug 17, 2010 11:10 PM CDT up reply actions
roberto alomar had aids when we traded for him
i call that bad scouting
Staying Out of White Sox Business
give me a break
did you give mcgwire the same benefit of the doubt after doing the eye test with his baseball cards?
"I haven’t gotten to where I am by giving up easily." - Ari Gold
by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 18, 2010 5:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Jim Thome vs Twins in Sox uniform
.260/.380./.552
Terrible!
"it’s over, tdogg.
no. it’s not unlike me. when i make an unqualified statement, it means i’m sure i’m right" Larry
And Thome would have played...
for about the league minimum to stay with the Sox…Isn’t that right?
And did you hear the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup?
by TrickyDickAllen on Aug 17, 2010 10:43 PM CDT up reply actions
yes
Thome Walks-Off Sox, Twists Knife, Continues To Make Sox Brass Look REALLY Stupid - White Sox Season Recap
by blackoutsox on Aug 17, 2010 10:48 PM CDT up reply actions
threaten to burn my house down one more time and i will get your fucking address
and drive to iowa. if you got a problem, go fuck yourself.
"I haven’t gotten to where I am by giving up easily." - Ari Gold
by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 17, 2010 11:02 PM CDT up reply actions
you're cruisin' for a hard stare boy
signature
by billyok on Aug 17, 2010 11:04 PM CDT up reply actions 5 recs
You are beloved, billy.
"I'll worry about the shit rooster they put together because they have no money"
- joewho112
Nominated Best Poster, 2010.
"Before you can say 'sounds of the game,' Mark Kotsay is out." -Chris Rose
so unpleant...
why must we lose in the 9th inning/later so much? Can’t it just be a blowout to begin with? I don’t have enough beer to cope.
I've never seen a supernova blow up, but if it's anything like my old Chevy Nova, it'll light up the night sky. - Fry
by Marked Hoosier on Aug 17, 2010 10:36 PM CDT reply actions
that fat fuck took 3 years to get a hit off the twins with the sox.
what a roided up cheater! FUCK JIM THOME!
"I haven’t gotten to where I am by giving up easily." - Ari Gold
by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 17, 2010 10:36 PM CDT reply actions 3 recs
REC!
I've never seen a supernova blow up, but if it's anything like my old Chevy Nova, it'll light up the night sky. - Fry
by Marked Hoosier on Aug 17, 2010 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions
good bye
Thome Walks-Off Sox, Twists Knife, Continues To Make Sox Brass Look REALLY Stupid - White Sox Season Recap
by blackoutsox on Aug 17, 2010 11:09 PM CDT up reply actions
They should have signed him to block the Twins.
Andruw Jones could have been their best stick off the bench, if the Twins were stupid enough to do that, and they’re not.
"...a mouth without grinders is like a mill without grindstone,"
-Don Quixote
by SkanchoDanza on Aug 17, 2010 10:47 PM CDT up reply actions
I think it was this site...
where I read that the Sox were the first team to be concerned with the fielding percentage of our DH. Man I’m totally disgusted.
And did you hear the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup?
by TrickyDickAllen on Aug 17, 2010 10:39 PM CDT reply actions
White Sox = guy waving, AL Central = hot chick, Twins = other guy
by 3E8 on Aug 17, 2010 10:40 PM CDT reply actions 8 recs
Encino Man reference...
nice.
And did you hear the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup?
by TrickyDickAllen on Aug 17, 2010 10:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Unrec
for other guy looking disturbingly like Punto
FifthFeather.com
by El Duque's Raft on Aug 17, 2010 10:41 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
m
We only respectable members of the blog to any kind of standard. - Grinder In Training
by omnipotent grab on Aug 17, 2010 11:37 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
make it green for my hate of all things punto
"We saw death and I don't think we fear it anymore. Not unlike 2005, when we finally clinched and then we took off in the playoffs." Coop 7/29/10
turn it green!
I've never seen a supernova blow up, but if it's anything like my old Chevy Nova, it'll light up the night sky. - Fry
by Marked Hoosier on Aug 17, 2010 10:41 PM CDT up reply actions
your wish is my command
well done 3E8
I see it's "no criminal record" night at the ballpark -- billyok before a game against the A's
I have witnessed the 2005 World Series championship, Mark Buehrle's perfect game, and the 2010 Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup championship in my lifetime.
by chisoxfan1473 on Aug 17, 2010 10:43 PM CDT up reply actions
What's perfect is that the one kid looks like Bacon.
"I'll worry about the shit rooster they put together because they have no money"
- joewho112
How appropriate that this home run was also the first-ever walkoff hit at Target Field.
Motherfucker.
Thome really loves to rub it in.
I see it's "no criminal record" night at the ballpark -- billyok before a game against the A's
I have witnessed the 2005 World Series championship, Mark Buehrle's perfect game, and the 2010 Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup championship in my lifetime.
Just like Joaquin Phoenix does to Russell Crowe in Gladiator...
I see it's "no criminal record" night at the ballpark -- billyok before a game against the A's
I have witnessed the 2005 World Series championship, Mark Buehrle's perfect game, and the 2010 Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup championship in my lifetime.
by chisoxfan1473 on Aug 17, 2010 10:48 PM CDT up reply actions
found a picture
I see it's "no criminal record" night at the ballpark -- billyok before a game against the A's
I have witnessed the 2005 World Series championship, Mark Buehrle's perfect game, and the 2010 Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup championship in my lifetime.
by chisoxfan1473 on Aug 17, 2010 10:55 PM CDT up reply actions
He is a jug-eared evil motherfucker.
Especially when throwing his helmet farther than Juan Pierre can throw a baseball.
Its sort of a chess match right now but some upgrades are still possible with very little cost except money.
by Tdogg on Jul 23, 2010 10:13 AM EDT
by winningugly on Aug 17, 2010 10:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Or hit one.
"I'll worry about the shit rooster they put together because they have no money"
- joewho112
post of the day
Thome Walks-Off Sox, Twists Knife, Continues To Make Sox Brass Look REALLY Stupid - White Sox Season Recap
by blackoutsox on Aug 17, 2010 11:10 PM CDT up reply actions
Welcome to the party, Stever.
Its sort of a chess match right now but some upgrades are still possible with very little cost except money.
by Tdogg on Jul 23, 2010 10:13 AM EDT
by winningugly on Aug 17, 2010 11:11 PM CDT up reply actions
post of the year
Tonight, we fight as God intended. With 20-sided dice and graph paper.
by The Actual El Guapo on Aug 11, 2010 12:16 AM CDT
How I've missed you, Steveski.
"Oh, for fuck's sake, Apollo Creed just got killed by a giant, blonde communist.
What a shitty night." - Guapo, on Aug 10, 2010 10:07 PM PDT
by homesickalien on Aug 17, 2010 11:53 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Sit on that Twinkie.
Its sort of a chess match right now but some upgrades are still possible with very little cost except money.
by Tdogg on Jul 23, 2010 10:13 AM EDT
by winningugly on Aug 17, 2010 10:51 PM CDT up reply actions
I printed out a face of Joe Mauer, taped it onto a twinkie, and stabbed it with multiple toothpicks at game three vs the twins a week ago
didnt work
Thome Walks-Off Sox, Twists Knife, Continues To Make Sox Brass Look REALLY Stupid - White Sox Season Recap
by blackoutsox on Aug 17, 2010 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions
that shit made me sick
2010 STANLEY CUP CHAMPION CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Chicago White Sox Baseball making me highly distraught and privy to do mean things, I'm not short my temper is....
by pierzynskirules on Aug 17, 2010 10:45 PM CDT reply actions
no.
that damn game, fuckers
2010 STANLEY CUP CHAMPION CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Chicago White Sox Baseball making me highly distraught and privy to do mean things, I'm not short my temper is....
by pierzynskirules on Aug 17, 2010 10:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Bandwagon central.
If Thome busts there then we’re all laughing about how we beat the Twins and that Kotsay played an important role in doing so. It’s baseball; shit happens.
"wordy and overly verbose."
by larry on Jul 3, 2009 3:43 PM CDT
by Black Sox Baseball on Aug 17, 2010 10:46 PM CDT reply actions
but he "didnt" bust there
that’s kind of the point. A Minnesota team minus Justin Morn SHOULD not be able to plug in Jim freaking Thome
"it’s over, tdogg.
no. it’s not unlike me. when i make an unqualified statement, it means i’m sure i’m right" Larry
That would have been fantastic.
I’ll put on pipe and stroke it.
"...a mouth without grinders is like a mill without grindstone,"
-Don Quixote
by SkanchoDanza on Aug 17, 2010 10:49 PM CDT up reply actions
... put IT on MY pipe...
that’s what I mean to say.
Imagine how hilarious that comment would have been if I typed it correctly, and Thome choked tonight. Gosh. I’m so close to having a fantastic fucking night.
"...a mouth without grinders is like a mill without grindstone,"
-Don Quixote
by SkanchoDanza on Aug 17, 2010 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Just like KW was one good move away from an offseason that would've gotten an AL Central title
Well…maybe 2 moves…but whatever
by hitlesswonder on Aug 17, 2010 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions
so we should sit still and wait for the unprobable to happen
Thome Walks-Off Sox, Twists Knife, Continues To Make Sox Brass Look REALLY Stupid - White Sox Season Recap
by blackoutsox on Aug 17, 2010 10:49 PM CDT up reply actions
but usually the shit that's really, really obvious
actually does happen. you know, like jim thome being better at baseball than mark kotsay.
by larry on Aug 17, 2010 10:49 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Only slightly, tonight.
This, tonight, is all karma. All.
Its sort of a chess match right now but some upgrades are still possible with very little cost except money.
by Tdogg on Jul 23, 2010 10:13 AM EDT
by winningugly on Aug 17, 2010 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't.
So I have no idea to what you are referring.
Its sort of a chess match right now but some upgrades are still possible with very little cost except money.
by Tdogg on Jul 23, 2010 10:13 AM EDT
by winningugly on Aug 17, 2010 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions
impressively correct grammar
"The game's out there and it's play or get played..."
by Air Raid Siren Stan on Aug 17, 2010 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions
why else would you sign up?
stupid question, i agree.
"I haven’t gotten to where I am by giving up easily." - Ari Gold
by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 17, 2010 10:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, I'm sitting here thinking "If Jim Thome strikes out there than that totally validates everything up to this point."
DANIEL HUDSON SUCKS. HOWS THAT GUN BAN WORKING FOR YOU MAYOR DALLY
by Ozzie Montana on Aug 17, 2010 10:49 PM CDT up reply actions
That's pretty easy to say now that we're not in first.
"wordy and overly verbose."
by larry on Jul 3, 2009 3:43 PM CDT
by Black Sox Baseball on Aug 17, 2010 10:51 PM CDT up reply actions
No, it's pretty easy to say if you've paid attention to the season.
The offense at its peak was barely above average.
DANIEL HUDSON SUCKS. HOWS THAT GUN BAN WORKING FOR YOU MAYOR DALLY
by Ozzie Montana on Aug 17, 2010 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions
The offense that was in first, right?
"wordy and overly verbose."
by larry on Jul 3, 2009 3:43 PM CDT
by Black Sox Baseball on Aug 17, 2010 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions
I guess it tagged along with the rotation and bullpen.
DANIEL HUDSON SUCKS. HOWS THAT GUN BAN WORKING FOR YOU MAYOR DALLY
by Ozzie Montana on Aug 17, 2010 10:58 PM CDT up reply actions
It got the job done.
Just as it did tonight. Bullpen couldn’t close it down.
"wordy and overly verbose."
by larry on Jul 3, 2009 3:43 PM CDT
by Black Sox Baseball on Aug 17, 2010 11:01 PM CDT up reply actions
White Sox RPG: 4.6
Good for 7th best in the AL. But hey were just ahead of an Angels team that has been without their best offensive player for a few months. So there’s that!
and they let a fat aging slugger beat them
"I haven’t gotten to where I am by giving up easily." - Ari Gold
by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 17, 2010 11:13 PM CDT up reply actions
And Brian Roberts.
And Fred Lewis. And the Mariners in extras.
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 17, 2010 11:14 PM CDT up reply actions
and they got shut down twice by dana eveland who then got released
for a winning season theres been a lot of bad shit going down
Staying Out of White Sox Business
no. rotation put the offense and bullpen behind the 8 ball tonight.
These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
by thatshortkid on Aug 17, 2010 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions
You do realize that line of reasoning can be used to validate every stupid decision ever
That’s typically a sign of a bad argument.
by hitlesswonder on Aug 17, 2010 10:51 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm not trying to make it ok that Thome isn't on this team.
I’m just trying to remind people that sometimes stuff like this happens in baseball and that there’s no reason to take it as some sign from the gods that our season is over.
If you’d read through the comments, you’d agree that people are taking the fact that it was Thome that hit the winner way too seriously.
"wordy and overly verbose."
by larry on Jul 3, 2009 3:43 PM CDT
by Black Sox Baseball on Aug 17, 2010 10:55 PM CDT up reply actions
It is serious.
It’s the little things that add up in this game. This was a big thing. It just happened to rear its head at the most inopportune moment of the season. When he was on our team, it reared its head at the right time (Game 163).
Its sort of a chess match right now but some upgrades are still possible with very little cost except money.
by Tdogg on Jul 23, 2010 10:13 AM EDT
by winningugly on Aug 17, 2010 10:58 PM CDT up reply actions
It's not serious.
You can’t glorify Thome after this game when he and Kotsay both had one home run off of three hits.
Again, if you’d notice, I’m speaking about how people are reacting to Thome’s homer after this game. In regards to that, I don’t see why you’d disagree.
"wordy and overly verbose."
by larry on Jul 3, 2009 3:43 PM CDT
by Black Sox Baseball on Aug 17, 2010 11:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Because it was a no-brain move to retain him.
And he should not have been facing us. And thus the door would not have been open to (at least) this speculation. When you have a shot at changing a variable to a constant, and it improves the team, you do it.
Its sort of a chess match right now but some upgrades are still possible with very little cost except money.
by Tdogg on Jul 23, 2010 10:13 AM EDT
by winningugly on Aug 17, 2010 11:08 PM CDT up reply actions
It wasn't a no-brainer.
In case you forgot, the only reason we went into extra innings in the first place is because Thome was thrown out at the plate earlier in the game when he tried scoring from first. His base clogging was a major concern for the White Sox.
"wordy and overly verbose."
by larry on Jul 3, 2009 3:43 PM CDT
by Black Sox Baseball on Aug 17, 2010 11:14 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
no it wasnt
Thome Walks-Off Sox, Twists Knife, Continues To Make Sox Brass Look REALLY Stupid - White Sox Season Recap
by blackoutsox on Aug 17, 2010 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions
He was toying with us
so he could kill our soul in the 10th. And he did, didn’t he. Bottom line: Twins win.
Its sort of a chess match right now but some upgrades are still possible with very little cost except money.
by Tdogg on Jul 23, 2010 10:13 AM EDT
by winningugly on Aug 17, 2010 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Well, I'm glad you all were so sure about Thome this whole time.
I personally wasn’t sure about bringing him back or not and I actually liked the idea of using Kotsay / Jones as an alternative. I think the upgrade on the basepaths combined with with their ability to rest position players has worked in our favor.
All I know is that we reached first place while using this system – and had keeping Thome not done so then it would have felt like a wasted year for the rotation.
Which, by the way, I feel is a fair view since you’re all so sure Thome would have played so well for us this year.
"wordy and overly verbose."
by larry on Jul 3, 2009 3:43 PM CDT
by Black Sox Baseball on Aug 17, 2010 11:32 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
real stretch a dude who OPS's .850 and above
for a zillion years is good. This system of pitching would have remained the same (WITH) Thome in tow and off the opposition. The money involved is kind of like relevant. NOT LIKE HE WANTED 10 million DOLLARS!
"it’s over, tdogg.
no. it’s not unlike me. when i make an unqualified statement, it means i’m sure i’m right" Larry
Bro, you need to chill out.
You’re obviously welcome to disagree with any and all of my posts but that’s not an invitation to openly patronize me.
"wordy and overly verbose."
by larry on Jul 3, 2009 3:43 PM CDT
by Black Sox Baseball on Aug 18, 2010 12:07 AM CDT up reply actions
Black Sox
I agree that there was risk in bringing back Thome. But (BUT), respectfully, any baserunning or defense that you get from Kotsay/Jones (which isn’t much) is totally voided by their total lack of offensive production.
This is to say NOTHING of the comparison of what Thome brings offensively. By whatever metrics you want to use (the traditional line of BA/HR/RBIs, the more advanced metrics of OBP/OPS/SLG or WAR/wOBA), Jim Thome is a better player than any combination of what the Sox have used. Without doubt, not having Jim Thome (himself) has hurt the 2010 club.
That is not to say, however, that this 2010 club could not have beaten the Twins tonight with a real DH. You didn’t necessarily HAVE to have Jim Thome, you just had to bring in a suitable replacement. The White Sox did not, and were thus burned by a hole in their lineup. They were doubly burned when Thome signed with a division rival and proceeded to kick them in the balls, repeatedly and swiftly.
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 18, 2010 12:19 AM CDT up reply actions
You don't understand what patronize means
Also the swearing is for emphasis, not anger. I am considerably more chilled out than most Sox fans are right now. I assure you of this.
It's already been addressed
time and time again. Each individual has to bring himself up to speed on the simple so that they can ask questions trying to figure out the complex. Some just haven’t gotten past the shadow figures.
by Gentleman Jim on Aug 18, 2010 12:10 AM CDT up reply actions
Have you ever read this site before?
I thought that the SSS consensus on not bringing back Thome was fairly clear.
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
how do you not know who is better
when the choice is between some guy and a future HOFer?
Fireworks: Bang?
I believe there were future HOFers on both sides
Jones is probably going to the hall. And this is a bad argument as being a future HOFer says nothing about what you are likely to do in the future.
"some guy" = Kotsay
i was putting it in terms i expected he’d work with. whatever metric you want to use, kotsay and jones would come up looking worse if you’re looking for a designated hitter.
Fireworks: Bang?
Okayyyy
Im losing sleep. Good night.
"it’s over, tdogg.
no. it’s not unlike me. when i make an unqualified statement, it means i’m sure i’m right" Larry
You do not deserve to sleep.
We were winning when you remained on strike!!! Begone!!
Its sort of a chess match right now but some upgrades are still possible with very little cost except money.
by Tdogg on Jul 23, 2010 10:13 AM EDT
by winningugly on Aug 17, 2010 11:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Kotsay and Andruw are perfect for the Sox since they keep the basepaths so neat.
DANIEL HUDSON SUCKS. HOWS THAT GUN BAN WORKING FOR YOU MAYOR DALLY
by Ozzie Montana on Aug 17, 2010 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Delmon Young. Also thrown out at the plate.
Also hit a home run.
AND he was clogging a base when Thome hit his home run in the 10th.
How the hell did the Sox lose this game??!
"...a mouth without grinders is like a mill without grindstone,"
-Don Quixote
by SkanchoDanza on Aug 17, 2010 11:20 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
I love this post, FYI.
"Oh, for fuck's sake, Apollo Creed just got killed by a giant, blonde communist.
What a shitty night." - Guapo, on Aug 10, 2010 10:07 PM PDT
by homesickalien on Aug 18, 2010 12:01 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
DRINK!
"Oh, for fuck's sake, Apollo Creed just got killed by a giant, blonde communist.
What a shitty night." - Guapo, on Aug 10, 2010 10:07 PM PDT
by homesickalien on Aug 17, 2010 11:59 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
We've glorified him all season though.
This was just one more example of how disastrous a move it was.
by Grinder in Training on Aug 18, 2010 8:23 AM CDT up reply actions
Except
we’re all smart enough to know that Thome is still better than Kotsay.
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 17, 2010 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions
No... because we've wanted him all sason.
Are you fucking serious? He just hit a home run last week to win a game for the Twins. We’ve had a miserable DH all season. Him failing one time wouldn’t make us think our offseason was anything other than miserable.
by Grinder in Training on Aug 18, 2010 8:20 AM CDT up reply actions
Oh well. Keep on trucking.
Do what we can do in the next two games and pray we can get to 2 games back.
Waiting for the June when the 'San Jose Sharks' become the 'Stanley Cup Sharks.'
by SharkFanInHawkCountry on Aug 17, 2010 10:49 PM CDT reply actions
I admit it's hard to stomach, especially the last couple seasons
Like why the Sox seemingly have trouble versus the Twins in particular and the AL West. The only thing that kind of gives me solice (sp?) is knowing there is 5 weeks left and they have to try and fight through whatever pitching/hitting funk they happen to be in now.
Waiting for the June when the 'San Jose Sharks' become the 'Stanley Cup Sharks.'
The South shall rise again! - White Sox fan since 2000
by SharkFanInHawkCountry on Aug 17, 2010 10:53 PM CDT up reply actions
the sox as an organization are fucking retarded
and thats why they have the same trouble with the same things year after year after year
Staying Out of White Sox Business
Against the AL West this year?
Pooty Goo.
But the division that matters most?
Best game I ever attended was the 163rd game of 2008.
by NorthSidePaulie on Aug 17, 2010 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Right, I'm just saying they haven't had a good track record for a while
I don’t know the stats off hand but I know from years past they’ve had trouble with the West in particular.
Waiting for the June when the 'San Jose Sharks' become the 'Stanley Cup Sharks.'
The South shall rise again! - White Sox fan since 2000
by SharkFanInHawkCountry on Aug 17, 2010 11:02 PM CDT up reply actions
They don't do well
against Boston, Cleveland or New York either though. It’s not just the West/Minny.
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 17, 2010 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Well, they get to play
Seattle and Detroit a lot. And the NL every year. They actually play Tampa and Texas pretty tough.
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 17, 2010 11:02 PM CDT up reply actions
I thought they did pretty well versus the Tribe lately
But you’re right. They don’t do well versus the Al East powerhouses that often either.
Waiting for the June when the 'San Jose Sharks' become the 'Stanley Cup Sharks.'
The South shall rise again! - White Sox fan since 2000
by SharkFanInHawkCountry on Aug 17, 2010 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions
they're like 1-9 against the indians this year
Thome Walks-Off Sox, Twists Knife, Continues To Make Sox Brass Look REALLY Stupid - White Sox Season Recap
by blackoutsox on Aug 17, 2010 11:04 PM CDT up reply actions
I meant more within the last couple years
I know this year has been hell for them in Ohio. But eh, whatever, I could be wrong.
Waiting for the June when the 'San Jose Sharks' become the 'Stanley Cup Sharks.'
The South shall rise again! - White Sox fan since 2000
by SharkFanInHawkCountry on Aug 17, 2010 11:09 PM CDT up reply actions
I heard Thome is like 20 years old too
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by blackoutsox on Aug 17, 2010 11:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Who's going to SoxFest next January?
The management discussion panel is going to be a hoot.
We’ll get a bunch of patronizing answers about Jim Thome, and then we’ll hear a bunch of pap about how this years crop of mediocre veterans will either “benefit from the change in scenery,” or “do the little things,” or “provide a spark,” or “help Alexei,” or whatthefuck.
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!
Even though Alexei
doesn’t need any help anymore…(and I picked up on the sarcasm in your post).
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 17, 2010 11:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Am I the only one who applauded when this happened?
Obviously I want the Sox to win the game, but this is exactly what Ozzie and Kenny deserve. I understand that this makes me da man, but I have a feeling there will be plenty of that in this thread.
It’s not robbing Peter to pay Paul — it’s bludgeoning Peter to death, and then realizing on the way back that you forgot to grab his wallet.
i laughed.
i know KW is going to be up all night thinking about this one. ozzie doesn’t give a shit.
maybe if we really suck balls the last 40 games we can get back to when we were seriously thinking about firing them
that wasnt such a bad idea you know..
Staying Out of White Sox Business
damn right he should, kdub was a fucking pussy in the offseason for letting ozzie make the thome decision
"I never say one bad thing about those stupid fucking Cubs fans. Not a single word about those mother-shitting pieces of fuck"
by onlysoxfaninbasel on Aug 18, 2010 2:37 AM CDT up reply actions
its a shame so many of us wasted this sentiment in the first game we faced thome
this one was waaaay better.
I said it at the start of the season
So I surely wasn’t bothered by it now. They are getting what they deserve.
by Grinder in Training on Aug 18, 2010 8:24 AM CDT up reply actions
In tonight's production of "February through August 2010," Ozzie Guillen will be played by a man in a blue shirt and Jim Thome will be played by a dog
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by billyok on Aug 17, 2010 10:52 PM CDT reply actions 6 recs
Oney Guillen thinks ur stupid.
Because he’s Oney Guillen goddamnit!
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!
I absolutely love that he tries to kick the dog first.
That is perfect.
Its sort of a chess match right now but some upgrades are still possible with very little cost except money.
by Tdogg on Jul 23, 2010 10:13 AM EDT
by winningugly on Aug 17, 2010 10:53 PM CDT up reply actions
I just...UGH
I want to run the entire Twins team through one of these:
2005 Chicago White Sox. 2006 Chicago Rush. 2008 Philadelphia Phillies. 2009-10 Chicago Blackhawks. CHAMPIONS.
Only one?
I see it's "no criminal record" night at the ballpark -- billyok before a game against the A's
I have witnessed the 2005 World Series championship, Mark Buehrle's perfect game, and the 2010 Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup championship in my lifetime.
by chisoxfan1473 on Aug 17, 2010 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions
I suppose it would go faster if I had six or seven
Although seeing the mounting terror in their faces as they are lead one-by-one to their grisly doom would be nice too.
2005 Chicago White Sox. 2006 Chicago Rush. 2008 Philadelphia Phillies. 2009-10 Chicago Blackhawks. CHAMPIONS.
Set up extra video cameras for your later entertainment.
I see it's "no criminal record" night at the ballpark -- billyok before a game against the A's
I have witnessed the 2005 World Series championship, Mark Buehrle's perfect game, and the 2010 Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup championship in my lifetime.
by chisoxfan1473 on Aug 17, 2010 11:01 PM CDT up reply actions
slower! no slower! thats it. frame by frame...
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by blackoutsox on Aug 17, 2010 11:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Man, I'm evil tonight.
I think I’ve been reading too much Dean Koontz.
2005 Chicago White Sox. 2006 Chicago Rush. 2008 Philadelphia Phillies. 2009-10 Chicago Blackhawks. CHAMPIONS.
watch out. TT has lurkers that will take that quite literally.
These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
by thatshortkid on Aug 17, 2010 11:29 PM CDT up reply actions
then read this
die mauer
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by blackoutsox on Aug 17, 2010 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions
"Shiessen mauer", sagt BOS
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by blackoutsox on Aug 17, 2010 11:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Thome has had a renaissance in MN
Let’s see how long this is going to last though. He’s on the way down and there isn’t enough corn in Peoria to make him a viable threat for a seriously long time.
Waiting for the June when the 'San Jose Sharks' become the 'Stanley Cup Sharks.'
The South shall rise again! - White Sox fan since 2000
by SharkFanInHawkCountry on Aug 17, 2010 10:55 PM CDT reply actions
he doesnt have to be a viable threat for a long time
the guy is already 39, what the hell are you talking about?
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by blackoutsox on Aug 17, 2010 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions
And a week from 40.
The only motivation he has left is a ring and 600.
Today's lesson in Guillenese: "Da Chicaja Juaiso."
My bad. Didn't realize how old he actually was.
Whatever. He can still suck it.
Waiting for the June when the 'San Jose Sharks' become the 'Stanley Cup Sharks.'
The South shall rise again! - White Sox fan since 2000
by SharkFanInHawkCountry on Aug 17, 2010 11:05 PM CDT up reply actions
seriously wtf are you talking about?
"it’s over, tdogg.
no. it’s not unlike me. when i make an unqualified statement, it means i’m sure i’m right" Larry
He had a renaissance in Chicago, which is ongoing.
He was done in Philly.
"...a mouth without grinders is like a mill without grindstone,"
-Don Quixote
by SkanchoDanza on Aug 17, 2010 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions
2006 Comeback Player of the Year
Narrowly edging Frank Thomas (DH, OAK)
Today's lesson in Guillenese: "Da Chicaja Juaiso."
And, not a candidate this year, because he was good last year.
Sox gave up on him, and he bit them in the big stupid ass.
"...a mouth without grinders is like a mill without grindstone,"
-Don Quixote
by SkanchoDanza on Aug 17, 2010 11:01 PM CDT up reply actions
So you want some more after tonight?
I think he’s been successful if he pulls a hammy and doesn’t play another game. I bet he enjoys the Cleveland game when he was booed and he homered for the Sox almost as much as tonight. Almost.
Its sort of a chess match right now but some upgrades are still possible with very little cost except money.
by Tdogg on Jul 23, 2010 10:13 AM EDT
by winningugly on Aug 17, 2010 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions
He homered twice in that game didn't he?
That was pretty badass.
Today's lesson in Guillenese: "Da Chicaja Juaiso."
You think? Sox fans don't boo him.
I mean I’m sure he enjoys rubbing it in Ozzie’s face, but he’s still well liked here. I mean the team likes him, the fan’s like him, it’s probably more enjoyable to spite an entire city that dislikes you over one man.
by Grinder in Training on Aug 18, 2010 8:26 AM CDT up reply actions
yep, not his fault he had to leave
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by blackoutsox on Aug 18, 2010 10:28 PM CDT up reply actions
What kind of crazy person are you?
Fireworks: Bang?
by colintj on Aug 18, 2010 2:40 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
well, at least we still have the annual october pick me up
of watching the twins get swept by the yankees..looking forward to swish hitting a walkoff to knock them out, causing me to projectile vomit out of my anus
Staying Out of White Sox Business
most of me is really sad
but there is a small part of me that is happy that this brings some of you pricks pain. so it’s win win for me.
"I haven’t gotten to where I am by giving up easily." - Ari Gold
by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 17, 2010 11:00 PM CDT reply actions
That is quite the douchebag comment.
Its sort of a chess match right now but some upgrades are still possible with very little cost except money.
by Tdogg on Jul 23, 2010 10:13 AM EDT
by winningugly on Aug 17, 2010 11:01 PM CDT up reply actions
you and wu are safe.
"I haven’t gotten to where I am by giving up easily." - Ari Gold
by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 17, 2010 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't feel safe.
Its sort of a chess match right now but some upgrades are still possible with very little cost except money.
by Tdogg on Jul 23, 2010 10:13 AM EDT
by winningugly on Aug 17, 2010 11:04 PM CDT up reply actions
then you should go to church.
"I haven’t gotten to where I am by giving up easily." - Ari Gold
by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 17, 2010 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions
x
"the yankees are rachael ray.
god i hate that bitch." by BuehrleMan on Aug 7, 2010 11:48 PM CDT
by South Side Expat on Aug 17, 2010 11:12 PM CDT up reply actions
lets be honest, that opos aint safe anywhere
"I haven’t gotten to where I am by giving up easily." - Ari Gold
by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 17, 2010 11:12 PM CDT up reply actions
My God, that is hot,
and I am going straight to Hell.
Its sort of a chess match right now but some upgrades are still possible with very little cost except money.
by Tdogg on Jul 23, 2010 10:13 AM EDT
by winningugly on Aug 17, 2010 11:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Because Christ is a closeted homosexual.
"I'll worry about the shit rooster they put together because they have no money"
- joewho112
Ah, the classics are special, ain't they?
Heh.
Its sort of a chess match right now but some upgrades are still possible with very little cost except money.
by Tdogg on Jul 23, 2010 10:13 AM EDT
by winningugly on Aug 17, 2010 11:39 PM CDT up reply actions
And also
isn’t white.
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 17, 2010 11:58 PM CDT up reply actions
like i said before, you bring NOTHING to the table.
"I haven’t gotten to where I am by giving up easily." - Ari Gold
by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 17, 2010 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions
well i'm not 12, so i don't feel the need to meet you at the bike rack
so you’ll just have to forgive me there
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threaten me again and i will meet you at your bike rack.
"I haven’t gotten to where I am by giving up easily." - Ari Gold
by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 17, 2010 11:08 PM CDT up reply actions
just ordered a bike rack off of amazon
let’s do this!!!!
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by billyok on Aug 17, 2010 11:10 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
It baffels me that people who aren't
White Sox fans are on this board.
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 17, 2010 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions
a lot of short fuses
i find it amusing how seriously people take their blogging. i watch games with my friends, they watch games with their game thread friends.
"I haven’t gotten to where I am by giving up easily." - Ari Gold
by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 17, 2010 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions
You forgot to add they watch in their mom's basement
It’s sort of mandatory to include that.
by hitlesswonder on Aug 17, 2010 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions
how could i forget???
"I haven’t gotten to where I am by giving up easily." - Ari Gold
by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 17, 2010 11:12 PM CDT up reply actions
I watch games with my mom, she's my best friend.
DANIEL HUDSON SUCKS. HOWS THAT GUN BAN WORKING FOR YOU MAYOR DALLY
by Ozzie Montana on Aug 17, 2010 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions
I, for one, believe you.
Tonight, we fight as God intended. With 20-sided dice and graph paper.
by The Actual El Guapo on Aug 11, 2010 12:16 AM CDT
She hates baseball, but we do watch Bulls games from time to time.
DANIEL HUDSON SUCKS. HOWS THAT GUN BAN WORKING FOR YOU MAYOR DALLY
by Ozzie Montana on Aug 17, 2010 11:14 PM CDT up reply actions
lol
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 17, 2010 11:10 PM CDT up reply actions
This one sticks with KW for a long time
Wondering why he let a this roster decision fall to a guy he clearly doesn’t like.
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!
so he can bury him
unfortunatly its backfiring
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by blackoutsox on Aug 17, 2010 11:02 PM CDT up reply actions
i'm sure KW won't be caught on that ridiculous show no one watches acting like an
Arrogant fuck after this one
At least JR is making money. Should all be happy for that.
by Duck99 on Aug 17, 2010 11:15 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
FJT is on ESPN now.
Hard to not like him. He is still a jug-eared …
Its sort of a chess match right now but some upgrades are still possible with very little cost except money.
by Tdogg on Jul 23, 2010 10:13 AM EDT
hard not to like him
if you’re a fucking pansyass.
by Trooper on Aug 17, 2010 11:04 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
LOL.
Its sort of a chess match right now but some upgrades are still possible with very little cost except money.
by Tdogg on Jul 23, 2010 10:13 AM EDT
by winningugly on Aug 17, 2010 11:05 PM CDT up reply actions
FWU
Some people get so rich they lose all respect for humanity. That's how rich I want to be.
by MarketMaker on Aug 17, 2010 11:56 PM CDT up reply actions
You are destroying me tonight.
Its sort of a chess match right now but some upgrades are still possible with very little cost except money.
by Tdogg on Jul 23, 2010 10:13 AM EDT
by winningugly on Aug 18, 2010 12:00 AM CDT up reply actions
While I agree with all the args that we should have kept him
He does strike me as smarmy fake golly-gee I’m so happy to mouth any cliche to win one game at a time.
He’s really gonna enjoy the orgy tonight, it’ll be extra sweet.
Best game I ever attended was the 163rd game of 2008.
by NorthSidePaulie on Aug 17, 2010 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Im just glad they got that over with.
The pasty lutherans have been praying for this ever since they signed the guy.
At least the tired pen masks the fact that Rios hasnt been very good in a month.
Former #1 overall pick waiting in KC after they cut things to -2 the next two days.
Tonight, we fight as God intended. With 20-sided dice and graph paper.
by The Actual El Guapo on Aug 11, 2010 12:16 AM CDT
.
I’m also tired of this “Our bullpen is better with Bobby as our closer” crap. It’s not “Up to Bobby” to claim the closer role. It’s up to Ozzie and Kenny to have a closer ready in the 10th, after Thornton retires 4 guys.
"...a mouth without grinders is like a mill without grindstone,"
-Don Quixote
and Jon Rauch almost got the win.
Tonight, we fight as God intended. With 20-sided dice and graph paper.
by The Actual El Guapo on Aug 11, 2010 12:16 AM CDT
motherfucker
it’s like the whole world is against us.
I see it's "no criminal record" night at the ballpark -- billyok before a game against the A's
I have witnessed the 2005 World Series championship, Mark Buehrle's perfect game, and the 2010 Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup championship in my lifetime.
by chisoxfan1473 on Aug 17, 2010 11:11 PM CDT up reply actions
So, maybe Keith Law and Jow Cowley were wrong about Hudson....
What a crappy set of personnel moves since the end of last season. Add those in with the Swisher trades and it’s enough to make you want Hahn to be GM. At least it makes me want that.
by hitlesswonder on Aug 17, 2010 11:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Hahn cant come any sooner for me now
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by blackoutsox on Aug 17, 2010 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Hahn has trained at the foot of KW
why would he be better?
"The game's out there and it's play or get played..."
by Air Raid Siren Stan on Aug 17, 2010 11:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Because
I think (and this is purely subjective based off of The Club, largely) Hahn in more calm and more of a stat head.
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 17, 2010 11:19 PM CDT up reply actions
this
no more instinctive trades, an understanding of what actually helps, and Hahn has at least for now put up a reputation of caring about drafting too.
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by blackoutsox on Aug 17, 2010 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions
not that kenny hasnt improved his drafting
at least sign the freaking players
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by blackoutsox on Aug 17, 2010 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions
That could be more at the door of JR
who refuses to sign above slot the majority of the time. Others on here will probably know better than I but I don’t think it’s Kenny’s fault when picks don’t sign.
FifthFeather.com
by El Duque's Raft on Aug 17, 2010 11:25 PM CDT up reply actions
that will certainly be something to look for when Hahn steps in
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by blackoutsox on Aug 17, 2010 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Hahn won't summon the talent fairy
He still has to dig out from under the mess that will have been left for him.
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!
we need someone who has the power to summon the talent fairy
why didnt we think of this sooner..
Staying Out of White Sox Business
I think the talent fairy lives in Rochester, New York
He’s on teh Twinn payroll.
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!
Loves them garbage plates and white hots.
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
by Sox Machine on Aug 17, 2010 11:37 PM CDT up reply actions
as long as he doesnt stop hemorraging talent im ok
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by blackoutsox on Aug 17, 2010 11:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Im sorry did miss the part where Jackson has sucked?
"it’s over, tdogg.
no. it’s not unlike me. when i make an unqualified statement, it means i’m sure i’m right" Larry
Jackson has been good.
But trading away 6 years of Hudson for 2 semi-pricey years of jackson isn’t looking like a good move. Obviously, it’s not the worst trade ever. I just wish the Sox had a young cheap starter doing what Hudson is doing.
by hitlesswonder on Aug 17, 2010 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions
different argument
"it’s over, tdogg.
no. it’s not unlike me. when i make an unqualified statement, it means i’m sure i’m right" Larry
But you also
have to ask if Hudson would be able to do this in the AL Central vs. the NL West. Context is important too. You might have had the 6 cost-controlled years of Hudson, but would his pitching be better than that of jackson, who actually has already done it in the AL? Who knows.
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 17, 2010 11:28 PM CDT up reply actions
this
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by blackoutsox on Aug 17, 2010 11:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Jackson was getting shelled in the NL west this season
So does that mean Hudson is actually better than Jackson? And it’s not like jackson has been pitching against powerhouse offenses since coming to the Sox. I think NL West vs AL Central stuff is overstated. Hudson was up against a decent offense tonight.
In the end, if Hudson keeps pitching like this, he clearly would be fine in the AL Central as well and the money and years make it a bad trade.
by hitlesswonder on Aug 17, 2010 11:35 PM CDT up reply actions
I didnt like the trade
but I bet Jackson whoops Hudson’s ass next year.
"it’s over, tdogg.
no. it’s not unlike me. when i make an unqualified statement, it means i’m sure i’m right" Larry
$8MM worth of whoopass?
Its sort of a chess match right now but some upgrades are still possible with very little cost except money.
by Tdogg on Jul 23, 2010 10:13 AM EDT
by winningugly on Aug 17, 2010 11:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Im split on the trade
Jackson can be much better next year and you do it if you want to compete then, but the value of Hudson was a lot
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by blackoutsox on Aug 17, 2010 11:39 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm not saying Jackson is bad
I think there’s a good chance you are right. I’d just like to see some more personnel moves that unequivocally good for the Sox.
by hitlesswonder on Aug 17, 2010 11:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Yea, I can see that
but there’s only one real pitcher’s park in the AL Central (and that’s debatable). There are at least 3 (and three good ones) in the NL West.
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 17, 2010 11:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Everyone needs to exchange addresses and drink some milk.
DANIEL HUDSON SUCKS. HOWS THAT GUN BAN WORKING FOR YOU MAYOR DALLY
by Ozzie Montana on Aug 17, 2010 11:18 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
I'm already working on my third cup of milk in the last forty minutes.
Milk is my alcohol.
I see it's "no criminal record" night at the ballpark -- billyok before a game against the A's
I have witnessed the 2005 World Series championship, Mark Buehrle's perfect game, and the 2010 Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup championship in my lifetime.
by chisoxfan1473 on Aug 17, 2010 11:19 PM CDT up reply actions
my alcohol is alcohol
also on ‘’3rd cup’’
Tonight, we fight as God intended. With 20-sided dice and graph paper.
by The Actual El Guapo on Aug 11, 2010 12:16 AM CDT
when it was 4 - 0 I decided to do an oil change on the wifey-mobile.
so I had the pleasure of hearing Farmer make the 8-4-2 out at the plate.
From when he said Thome was trying to score it sounded like Rios didnt even have the ball yet. It seemed like 20 seconds later and he was out at the plate. Cracked me up.
Being back in front of a tv for the end though. That part was much less funny.
Tonight, we fight as God intended. With 20-sided dice and graph paper.
by The Actual El Guapo on Aug 11, 2010 12:16 AM CDT
call
Tonight, we fight as God intended. With 20-sided dice and graph paper.
by The Actual El Guapo on Aug 11, 2010 12:16 AM CDT
What's your number?
Its sort of a chess match right now but some upgrades are still possible with very little cost except money.
by Tdogg on Jul 23, 2010 10:13 AM EDT
by winningugly on Aug 17, 2010 11:20 PM CDT up reply actions
69
I see it's "no criminal record" night at the ballpark -- billyok before a game against the A's
I have witnessed the 2005 World Series championship, Mark Buehrle's perfect game, and the 2010 Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup championship in my lifetime.
by chisoxfan1473 on Aug 17, 2010 11:22 PM CDT up reply actions
that is so gay
let me guess, your number 69 when you play slow pitch softball and wear a bandanna with gelled hair?
"I haven’t gotten to where I am by giving up easily." - Ari Gold
by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 17, 2010 11:25 PM CDT up reply actions
if you dont like me, then why do you follow me around like a shelter dog?
"I haven’t gotten to where I am by giving up easily." - Ari Gold
by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 17, 2010 11:29 PM CDT up reply actions
That is quite a colorful description
Are you sure you’re not describing yourself?
I see it's "no criminal record" night at the ballpark -- billyok before a game against the A's
I have witnessed the 2005 World Series championship, Mark Buehrle's perfect game, and the 2010 Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup championship in my lifetime.
by chisoxfan1473 on Aug 17, 2010 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions
no, but i know the #69 types
"I haven’t gotten to where I am by giving up easily." - Ari Gold
by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 17, 2010 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions
intimately.
"the yankees are rachael ray.
god i hate that bitch." by BuehrleMan on Aug 7, 2010 11:48 PM CDT
by South Side Expat on Aug 17, 2010 11:34 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
you're?
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
1 grammer mistakes out of my last 1000 posts
you do the math.
"I haven’t gotten to where I am by giving up easily." - Ari Gold
by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 18, 2010 5:01 PM CDT up reply actions
But how many grammar ones?
"I'll worry about the shit rooster they put together because they have no money"
- joewho112
they're always behind early when i decide to work on the cars
and they’ve come back at least twice.
guess i shoulda changed the filters tonight.
so much for thornton being the closer
"I haven’t gotten to where I am by giving up easily." - Ari Gold
by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 17, 2010 11:24 PM CDT reply actions
So much for letting Thornton pitch multiple innings
I see it's "no criminal record" night at the ballpark -- billyok before a game against the A's
I have witnessed the 2005 World Series championship, Mark Buehrle's perfect game, and the 2010 Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup championship in my lifetime.
by chisoxfan1473 on Aug 17, 2010 11:25 PM CDT up reply actions
putz
did so much better……
"The game's out there and it's play or get played..."
by Air Raid Siren Stan on Aug 17, 2010 11:25 PM CDT up reply actions
time for santos
"I haven’t gotten to where I am by giving up easily." - Ari Gold
by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 17, 2010 11:26 PM CDT up reply actions
He's not been stellar, either.
Its sort of a chess match right now but some upgrades are still possible with very little cost except money.
by Tdogg on Jul 23, 2010 10:13 AM EDT
by winningugly on Aug 17, 2010 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions
time for jenks
"I haven’t gotten to where I am by giving up easily." - Ari Gold
by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 17, 2010 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions
time for cold beer
"I haven’t gotten to where I am by giving up easily." - Ari Gold
by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 17, 2010 11:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Time for bed.
This is just too goddamn fascinating.
Its sort of a chess match right now but some upgrades are still possible with very little cost except money.
by Tdogg on Jul 23, 2010 10:13 AM EDT
by winningugly on Aug 17, 2010 11:29 PM CDT up reply actions
sleep tight
"I haven’t gotten to where I am by giving up easily." - Ari Gold
by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 17, 2010 11:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Until his scoreless streak ended.
He has been shit since.
Its sort of a chess match right now but some upgrades are still possible with very little cost except money.
by Tdogg on Jul 23, 2010 10:13 AM EDT
by winningugly on Aug 17, 2010 11:26 PM CDT up reply actions
so much for scoring enough runs to prevent burning our bullpen
Thome Walks-Off Sox, Twists Knife, Continues To Make Sox Brass Look REALLY Stupid - White Sox Season Recap
by blackoutsox on Aug 17, 2010 11:27 PM CDT up reply actions
The U.S. Cellular
commercial on 670 (about the dbag friend calling over a tough loss) is really poorly timed…
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 17, 2010 11:29 PM CDT reply actions
it's karma
I see it's "no criminal record" night at the ballpark -- billyok before a game against the A's
I have witnessed the 2005 World Series championship, Mark Buehrle's perfect game, and the 2010 Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup championship in my lifetime.
by chisoxfan1473 on Aug 17, 2010 11:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Hudson LOSES.
Cubs win the World Series.
Its sort of a chess match right now but some upgrades are still possible with very little cost except money.
by Tdogg on Jul 23, 2010 10:13 AM EDT
the worst part about this, really, was that i was at work closing and i saw alexei scored the go ahead run in the 10th
and i never looked again till i glanced at the WP/LP final but didnt see that it was thornton who lost, not mahay. so its even worse for me, thinking we won when we lost.
another indicator:
if the LA bullpen DOESNT blow kershaws lead, we know the apocalypse is here.
sox have one more run in them
i base this on nothing besides the feeling that they’ll play better once they feel like the pressure is off..but creating the paradox that then the pressure will be back on, at which point they will fall apart again
Staying Out of White Sox Business
I will go out on a limb
and say they will score more than one run the rest of the season.
Its sort of a chess match right now but some upgrades are still possible with very little cost except money.
by Tdogg on Jul 23, 2010 10:13 AM EDT
by winningugly on Aug 17, 2010 11:37 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
i truly believe the sox dont think they can beat the twins.
so they play like it.
I was hoping that tonight was finally the night
they’d turn it around on them especially after Young’s bush league play in the 8th seemed to get everyone riled up. Alas, this nonsense continues…
FifthFeather.com
by El Duque's Raft on Aug 17, 2010 11:43 PM CDT up reply actions
I are confuzed
Do you mean a run as in getting back on a roll, or that we’ll average more than one run a game?
I see it's "no criminal record" night at the ballpark -- billyok before a game against the A's
I have witnessed the 2005 World Series championship, Mark Buehrle's perfect game, and the 2010 Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup championship in my lifetime.
by chisoxfan1473 on Aug 17, 2010 11:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Whosh.
Its sort of a chess match right now but some upgrades are still possible with very little cost except money.
by Tdogg on Jul 23, 2010 10:13 AM EDT
by winningugly on Aug 17, 2010 11:41 PM CDT up reply actions
stranger things have happened
"it’s over, tdogg.
no. it’s not unlike me. when i make an unqualified statement, it means i’m sure i’m right" Larry
So you are ignoring me tonight.
3 replies to you, none to me. You’re just pissed I’m whipping your ass in fantasy ball. Be. That. Way.
Its sort of a chess match right now but some upgrades are still possible with very little cost except money.
by Tdogg on Jul 23, 2010 10:13 AM EDT
by winningugly on Aug 17, 2010 11:43 PM CDT up reply actions
We don't have any more games against the NL though
So a run may not be in the cards.
"'This is an issue Ozzie Guillen obviously feels very passionately about. Ozzie certainly has his own experiences as a player, coach and manager, and is entitled to his own opinions, but the Chicago White Sox believe his views are incorrect.'' - (What should be the) White Sox official statement (on the DH issue and coveting speed over OPS)
and to end this night I find out that the blago trail is held up by one star struck juror
good fucking god, good night
Thome Walks-Off Sox, Twists Knife, Continues To Make Sox Brass Look REALLY Stupid - White Sox Season Recap
I heard Blago offered that juror an imaginary Senate seat.
I see it's "no criminal record" night at the ballpark -- billyok before a game against the A's
I have witnessed the 2005 World Series championship, Mark Buehrle's perfect game, and the 2010 Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup championship in my lifetime.
by chisoxfan1473 on Aug 17, 2010 11:41 PM CDT up reply actions
retry him or not?
"The game's out there and it's play or get played..."
by Air Raid Siren Stan on Aug 17, 2010 11:42 PM CDT up reply actions
I bailed after the 1st. Couldn't stomach it. Not today.
That decision probably saved my television.
"I'll worry about the shit rooster they put together because they have no money"
- joewho112
And my balls,
which I probably would’ve set on fire.
"I'll worry about the shit rooster they put together because they have no money"
- joewho112
There. Is. Still. Time.
Its sort of a chess match right now but some upgrades are still possible with very little cost except money.
by Tdogg on Jul 23, 2010 10:13 AM EDT
by winningugly on Aug 17, 2010 11:51 PM CDT up reply actions
To set my balls on fire?
"I'll worry about the shit rooster they put together because they have no money"
- joewho112
Yes.
Its sort of a chess match right now but some upgrades are still possible with very little cost except money.
by Tdogg on Jul 23, 2010 10:13 AM EDT
by winningugly on Aug 17, 2010 11:54 PM CDT up reply actions
He likes to stick his manhood into it.
Why did you think he liked to stick his manhood into his foot?
Its sort of a chess match right now but some upgrades are still possible with very little cost except money.
by Tdogg on Jul 23, 2010 10:13 AM EDT
by winningugly on Aug 17, 2010 11:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Leave Santo out of this, billy.
"I'll worry about the shit rooster they put together because they have no money"
- joewho112
by RWShow on Aug 17, 2010 11:53 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
heh
I see it's "no criminal record" night at the ballpark -- billyok before a game against the A's
I have witnessed the 2005 World Series championship, Mark Buehrle's perfect game, and the 2010 Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup championship in my lifetime.
by chisoxfan1473 on Aug 17, 2010 11:53 PM CDT up reply actions
It's Chinatown.
Its sort of a chess match right now but some upgrades are still possible with very little cost except money.
by Tdogg on Jul 23, 2010 10:13 AM EDT
by winningugly on Aug 17, 2010 11:54 PM CDT up reply actions
I almost wish Bert had stumps
would make this jokes even more satisying
Thome Walks-Off Sox, Twists Knife, Continues To Make Sox Brass Look REALLY Stupid - White Sox Season Recap
by blackoutsox on Aug 17, 2010 11:56 PM CDT up reply actions
hey guys;
No one counted the Twins outta this even when we were 3 games up. But, they counted us out when we were 9.5 games back. They counted us out even when we had the division lead. But were only 4 games back. We can do this again. And fuck, Im not afraid of Morneau. Were still in this. Dont forget that!!!!!!!!! We KNOW we can pitch, I was only worried about our team being able to score 5+ runs per game. Now that we know we can do that, our pitching will come back. WE WILL DO THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!
agreed 4 games is not insurmountable
its just a very big horse to mount
Not for Catherine the Great.
Its sort of a chess match right now but some upgrades are still possible with very little cost except money.
by Tdogg on Jul 23, 2010 10:13 AM EDT
by winningugly on Aug 18, 2010 12:03 AM CDT up reply actions
(Returns to electroconvulsive therapy.)
Its sort of a chess match right now but some upgrades are still possible with very little cost except money.
by Tdogg on Jul 23, 2010 10:13 AM EDT
by winningugly on Aug 18, 2010 12:03 AM CDT up reply actions
Gotta love the optimism....
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 18, 2010 12:04 AM CDT up reply actions
did they suddenly add on another year?
by TasteeFreeze on Aug 18, 2010 12:07 AM CDT up reply actions
look, he understands something
Thome Walks-Off Sox, Twists Knife, Continues To Make Sox Brass Look REALLY Stupid - White Sox Season Recap
by blackoutsox on Aug 18, 2010 12:09 AM CDT up reply actions
light your BALLS ON FIRE brighter?
Tonight, we fight as God intended. With 20-sided dice and graph paper.
by The Actual El Guapo on Aug 11, 2010 12:16 AM CDT
I bet Kenwo had a good time at Ozzfest today.
I dont know why those long haireds decided to have Ozzfest on a tuesday.
Reminds me of the Anvil tour of Europe. A recipe for disaster.
Tonight, we fight as God intended. With 20-sided dice and graph paper.
by The Actual El Guapo on Aug 11, 2010 12:16 AM CDT
watched that last night
wasn’t as good as I was expecting… maybe it was because I was distracted, but definitely was expecting a more compelling doc.
Twitter: @SouthSideCheat
SouthSideSox on Facebook
eh i blew it off.
i don’t care for ozzy much… i would have been going for motley crue- but wasn’t sure when they would take the stage and I wanted to watch the game…. guess that was a fail. probably would have had a better time with my lighter singing home sweet home.
Kenwo4life=ratings
if so i have used a beerbellytop.
God damn there is so much fucking stupid in this post it would take 20 minutes to address is all. - CatBrains
sometimes I lie in bed with my chesttop and it gets hot.
so I put a sobakawa pillow on my chest and put my chesttop on the pillow.
is it called a pillowtop then?
"And I touch myself."
with a rubber glove.
"Fuck fangraphs and your fancy designer stats can go pound some hard sand"- Billyok
by DrEmilioLizardo on Aug 18, 2010 12:52 AM CDT up reply actions
who is more stoned?
Dr EL
or
trooper
God damn there is so much fucking stupid in this post it would take 20 minutes to address is all. - CatBrains
never use the stuff before a surgery
"Fuck fangraphs and your fancy designer stats can go pound some hard sand"- Billyok
by DrEmilioLizardo on Aug 18, 2010 1:03 AM CDT up reply actions
if it makes anyone feel better, i just slaughtered a twins fan in Words With Friends
He’d never lost before playing me and I’ve now handed him two straight
(yeah, doesn’t do shit for me either)
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fuck the bullpen. i can’t even get pissed at ozzie for this. these jagoffs can’t shut down a team in about 3 weeks. Its sad when i thought they should have brought liney in for the save.
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Aug 18, 2010 1:29 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
im not even gunna touch the thome thing
because you guys have already bored me to death with that….. and paulie and I have been on good terms but we win the game if he doesn’t rally kill the 9th.
Kenwo4life=ratings
by KenWo4LiFe on Aug 18, 2010 1:31 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
the bullpen? that's what you harp on? not the guy that's always used as a counterpoint to your mancrush?
the one that gave up most of the twins runs? c’mon ken, this one’s gift-wrapped just for you.
These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
by thatshortkid on Aug 18, 2010 3:05 AM CDT up reply actions
sigh...
"Fuck fangraphs and your fancy designer stats can go pound some hard sand"- Billyok
by DrEmilioLizardo on Aug 18, 2010 1:36 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
i prefer the regret
those were the droids you were looking for
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 had a worse evening?
A) Matt Thornton
B) Kenny Williams
C) Pat Fitzgerald
If you’re feeling down….let Brent Lillibridge breathe some fire into your tremulous souls:
Really tuf loss 2nite. Got to bounce back 2morow. When life gives you lemons, find someone with an open wound,maybe a #twins fan. #whitesox
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!
by 67WMAQ on Aug 18, 2010 6:02 AM CDT reply actions 3 recs
Sweet.
Wait.
Its sort of a chess match right now but some upgrades are still possible with very little cost except money.
by Tdogg on Jul 23, 2010 10:13 AM EDT
The 'Bridge is one funny guy
Part eleventy:
Going to go talk to kids at a baseball camp. They will asked lots of ?’s usually nothing pertaining to baseball. # 1 question: Who are you?
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!
I hope you don't mind a drunk driver.
by Grinder in Training on Aug 18, 2010 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Whats the most damage you could do to a bandwagon?
…He asked, slightly afraid.
Time to call in the Q!avalry.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Aug 18, 2010 1:41 PM CDT up reply actions
That actually made me feel better-
Go Bridge!~
"Fuck fangraphs and your fancy designer stats can go pound some hard sand"- Billyok
by DrEmilioLizardo on Aug 18, 2010 9:56 AM CDT up reply actions
Hawk
Even though we cringe when Hawk screams “stretch” on a routine fly ball or says the game “turned around” on a bad call by the umpire on a 1-2 count, he’s still the best. Can’t you see him him staring into a shot glass saying “what the fuck” after last’s night game. Tonight is a must win, we’ll do it.
by jackbuc@aol.com on Aug 18, 2010 7:22 AM CDT reply actions
the 20 seconds of dead air as the place erupted was brilliant work on Hawks part.
Stone too I guess.
God damn there is so much fucking stupid in this post it would take 20 minutes to address is all. - CatBrains
I turned the TV off the moment the ball sailed over the wall.
After previously stating, if Thome hits a 2 run walk off, I’m going to cry.
Time to call in the Q!avalry.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Aug 18, 2010 1:15 PM CDT up reply actions
so did you?
i am a bark for buffeting. i am a hound for thornypaws. i am a doe for swiftness. i am a tree for wind-siege. i am a windmill. i am a hole in a wall.
I went to bed, and tried!
But I was emotionally numb, and could only manage to call my girlfriend and explain the situation. She was less than sympathetic.
….I need a new girlfriend now.
Time to call in the Q!avalry.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Aug 18, 2010 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions
I woke up and had the worst morning ever.
2010 STANLEY CUP CHAMPION CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Chicago White Sox Baseball making me highly distraught and privy to do mean things, I'm not short my temper is....
by pierzynskirules on Aug 18, 2010 8:21 AM CDT reply actions
I remember when Jim Thome's mashed taters made for such a great start to the day.
by Grinder in Training on Aug 18, 2010 8:33 AM CDT up reply actions
now it just sucks
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by pierzynskirules on Aug 18, 2010 8:50 AM CDT up reply actions
yep..
And there was a Twins cup sitting at my desk when I came into work today. I hate working with Cubs fans. Not a good start to the day at all.
by Grinder in Training on Aug 18, 2010 8:53 AM CDT up reply actions
maybe you should get something from the cincy reds and give it them
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by pierzynskirules on Aug 18, 2010 9:00 AM CDT up reply actions
3 months ago maybe
I think at this point, the only thing they care about is the Bears and the Minnesota Twins. They couldn’t care less about the Cubs at this point.
by Grinder in Training on Aug 18, 2010 9:03 AM CDT up reply actions
oh well. they are lames if they love twins..
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by pierzynskirules on Aug 18, 2010 9:05 AM CDT up reply actions
They just enjoy the White Sox losing.
They are scum.
by Grinder in Training on Aug 18, 2010 9:07 AM CDT up reply actions
well being who they care fans of. of course they do
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by pierzynskirules on Aug 18, 2010 9:10 AM CDT up reply actions
Would we be any different
if the Cards had riped out their hearts in say, 2008? No.
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 18, 2010 10:57 AM CDT up reply actions
true
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by pierzynskirules on Aug 18, 2010 12:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Well I surely wouldn't insult them to their face
I’m above that, but clearly I’d be celebrating on the inside. I’m not going to kick a man while he’s down.
by Grinder in Training on Aug 18, 2010 12:35 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah that is not fun at all.
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by pierzynskirules on Aug 18, 2010 1:10 PM CDT up reply actions
surprisingly my cub fan friends have barely said anything
but i have a cocksucker yankee fan that razzes me every day.
Kenwo4life=ratings
Not as bad as watching last night's game with a friend
whose father-in-law is a rabid Twins fan and who has become a Twins fan himself. Then again, I asked him to come over to watch the game. I should have known better.
Or the three other teams ahead of them in the division.
FTC.
"I'll worry about the shit rooster they put together because they have no money"
- joewho112
I couldn't have wrote a worse ending if i tried.
Time to call in the Q!avalry.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Aug 18, 2010 8:32 AM CDT reply actions
I'd rather lose this way..
One would hope when their mistakes become this blatantly obvious, they will have no choice but to learn from them going forward. Same as seeing a guy like Hudson dominating or Swisher & Branden Allen killing the ball. Although at this point, they’ve made so many mistakes, it will take a lot of time, money or luck to fix the problems they’ve created.
by Grinder in Training on Aug 18, 2010 8:42 AM CDT up reply actions
i think the only way for management and coaching to change their approach is
to effectively replace management and coaching. obviously ozzie isn’t going anywhere, but he’s also an above average coach imo who nows how to handle a pitching staff better than most. rick hahn in place of kenny would work for me..
"I never say one bad thing about those stupid fucking Cubs fans. Not a single word about those mother-shitting pieces of fuck"
by onlysoxfaninbasel on Aug 18, 2010 8:46 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm fine with KW being fired or moved up
Because his last two years have been awful, but I have to disagree here.
This is the first time KW hasn’t had a big bat as a DH. Frank Thomas & then Jim Thome. This not having a real DH is Ozzie’s idea and KW gave him a chance to run with it, and he fell before he got out of the starting blocks.
He tried to get Berkman and Dunn. He’ll get someone in the offseason, or put Q at DH and add a real RF. Whoever it is, it won’t be a guy like Mark Kotsay again, it will be a big bat.
by Grinder in Training on Aug 18, 2010 8:51 AM CDT up reply actions
Only if Hahn can smack Ozzie back into his place
Don’t forget it was Ozzie who called for a defensive, rotating DH. I think he has an inordinate amount of say on these issues and that JR told KW to give Ozzie what he wanted.
"'This is an issue Ozzie Guillen obviously feels very passionately about. Ozzie certainly has his own experiences as a player, coach and manager, and is entitled to his own opinions, but the Chicago White Sox believe his views are incorrect.'' - (What should be the) White Sox official statement (on the DH issue and coveting speed over OPS)
Next year's GM, whoever it is
Will have to deal with Ozzie’s very public flirtation with the Florida Marlins. His contract is up. Expect the Sun-Times to play the role of Guillen Family House Organ…moreso than it does now.
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!
I don't think Williams would mind much if Ozzie left
While he’s good with the pitching staff, plenty of reasons to be happy to see him go if you’re a GM.
by Grinder in Training on Aug 18, 2010 9:04 AM CDT up reply actions
We know Ozzie's faults - but who's gonna replace him?
Let’s set aside the Thome decision (KW should have told OG to pound sand). He brings a lot to the table – including national media attention. It’s the only thing that keeps the baseball writers from looking only at Clark and Addison.
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!
No clue, just suggesting that for a GM, he creates a lot of headaches.
I think he’s a solid manager as long as the GM gives him the right players, but I could easily see KW saying he’s had enough of him.
by Grinder in Training on Aug 18, 2010 9:11 AM CDT up reply actions
Ozzie G
DOES make the White Sox relevant. Yes he drives me crazy sometimes but I sure as hell will miss him when he does go.
"it’s over, tdogg.
no. it’s not unlike me. when i make an unqualified statement, it means i’m sure i’m right" Larry
ozzie is just a latino ditka
all bravado and no substance..florida can have him lets see how he likes managing a 25m dollar payroll
Staying Out of White Sox Business
I don't think I'd go
so far as to call him Latino Dickta (misspelled on purpose). Ditka should have won 3 Super Bowls and only got to one. Can anyone here give me a team Ozzie’s had that under-achieved? ‘04 they got broken, ’06 the Twins/Tigers were out of their mind, ’08 we all knew they wouldn’t beat Tampa….
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 18, 2010 11:35 AM CDT up reply actions
'08 was Ozzie's best year as a manager
Lost a starting pitcher and two position players, yet he was able to drag them over the finish line.
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!
Just think what
Walsh, Parcells, or Gibbs would have done with the Bears in the 1980s. Ditka sucked.
I wouldn’t make comparisons between Ditka and Guillen.
iseewhatyoudidthere.
Time to call in the Q!avalry.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Aug 18, 2010 1:16 PM CDT up reply actions
If we don't win the next two games, I don't know if I can mentally not throw in the towel.
Time to call in the Q!avalry.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Aug 18, 2010 8:32 AM CDT reply actions
can't think of anything else
I live in MN and was at the game last night. I’ve never wanted to get out of a stadium more quickly than I did last night. I’m almost to the point of not wanting to wear Sox gear to Target Field anymore because it just leads to an incredibly uncomfortable walk back to the car after the game.
Anyway, you can’t blame this loss on the Thome decision. Our DH Kotsay had a pretty nice game himself. Hit a home run to get us back into the game and led off the 10th with a base hit that led to what should have been the winning run. Both DH’s went 3-5 with a homer and multiple runs and RBI’s. Our guy did not get thrown out at home on a play where every other player in baseball scores from first.
As was the case over the weekend, this loss is a result of poor clutch hitting (leaving bases loaded twice again and failing to add insurance in top of 10th) and the bullpen’s inability to close out a tight game. The reason the Sox are 4 out rather than 4 up right now is because of those factors. I don’t care what Jim Thome does or doesn’t do.
by Wayne Nordhagen on Aug 18, 2010 9:13 AM CDT reply actions
I don't get this...
it is a silly argument anyway, but saying we didn’t lose THIS game because of the Thome decision because both DH’s had similar stat lines. This argument requires all sorts of completely absurd assumptions. But even for the sake of argument say that it does not matter what team Kotsay and Thome are playing for and no matter what other circumstances are involved they would have this exact same stat line on 8/17/2010… even under those ridiculous circumstance you seem to be missing the double fucking we are getting from not signing Thome. We may have only just replaced Kotsay’s production for the day, but also
premature post fail...
but also… the Twins would NOT have Thome’s stat line on their team. So even by the tortured logic you are using, not having Thome is still a huge mistake which costs us this game.
I've argued this till I'm blue in the face
I give up. The fact that the Twins have Thome to plug in is so freaking unbelievable its beyond anger. How can anyone say they don’t care what he does or doesn’t do??
"it’s over, tdogg.
no. it’s not unlike me. when i make an unqualified statement, it means i’m sure i’m right" Larry
The only reason they could not care
Is if they don’t care if the White Sox make the playoffs. It’s the only possible reason.
by Grinder in Training on Aug 18, 2010 10:14 AM CDT up reply actions
I am one of those who wanted Thome, but understood why they let him go.
Last night is irrelevant in the context of Thome vs Kotsay, at least for me, because if Thorton hits his spots, Thome K’s and we most likely win. We can talk about the offensive flaws of this team all we want (and they have them, without doubt). But, at the end of the game, if you have a lead, be it 1 run, 2 runs or whatever, you should win. The last three games, our bullpen has failed. It has blown the last 5 games it has been brought in. The whole thing is multi-faceted, but primary blame, for me, lies on the bullpen.
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 18, 2010 11:01 AM CDT up reply actions
See my comment below . . . underneath the Foghat picture
but if the Sox capitalize on scoring opportunities in the 9th and take the lead rather than just tie, Thornton only pitches one inning and they likely win. To me, the offense is putting burdens on the bullpen. I agree that it’s multifaceted SUCK, but weak offenses puts pressure on the bullpen.
And by the way, Thome is making the Twins forget about their own bullpen woes this morning.
I couldn't agree more
with the last part.
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 18, 2010 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions
"But, at the end of the game, if you have a lead, be it 1 run, 2 runs or whatever, you should win."
i don’t see how anyone could argue with this tour de force of logic you provided.
by larry on Aug 18, 2010 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
I should have said
“but primary blame for this stretch (since the series in Detroit) lies on the bullpen.”
I agree a better offense would have put you in better, more favorable situation, but….
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 18, 2010 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions
there's nothing to understand
don’t fuck around with second order effects when it’s the first order that fucks you.
jim thome = hall of fame
mark kotsay = whatever
easy fucking choice.
Fireworks: Bang?
Exactly.
We let him go to the Twins, I don’t care if he doesn’t even play against us, he’s helping them. Which is a fail on the Sox part.
Time to call in the Q!avalry.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Aug 18, 2010 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions
i'm not sure people are necessarily "blaming the loss" on the thome decision.
but this game was simply a microcosm of the whole season, represented by an amusing kick in the pants by a guy who should have been on the white sox and, instead, is playing – and playing very well and far superior to his replacements on the white sox – for the division leader.
it’s simplistic math but thome has been worth 2.3 fWAR. take that off the twins and give it to the white sox and the teams are tied in the standings. the walk-off last night is emblematic of the white sox season. 5 runs over ten innings is league average offense. that’s what the white sox aspired to this offseason. the twins weren’t satisfied with their pretty good offense. they aspired to get better. and they got better with thome.
by larry on Aug 18, 2010 10:08 AM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
exactly
in and of itself the decision was bad, but infinitely magnified by the fact that he signed with our arch rivals. if he had signed with oakland or something, would still have missed his bat but it wouldn’t have been quite as bad as the value he’s added to minnesota.
by kswissreject on Aug 18, 2010 10:15 AM CDT up reply actions
this this this this this this this this
"I never say one bad thing about those stupid fucking Cubs fans. Not a single word about those mother-shitting pieces of fuck"
by onlysoxfaninbasel on Aug 18, 2010 10:26 AM CDT up reply actions
or this
The bullpen could have converted the last three save opportunities and we’d be tied in the standings that way as well.
Combine that with Jenks rollercoaster year and it’s easy to say that the Sox would be in first place with a better bullpen performance over the past month. That is a simple fact which is independent of Jim Thome’s statlines.
I’m not saying that letting Thome walk wasn’t a mistake, especially now that he’s gone to MN and Morneau has gotten hurt.
We all knew that Thome would come back and hit a game-winning homer against the Sox at some point this year. It just sucks that because of the bullpen’s recent struggles, this was a game the Sox needed so badly.
by Wayne Nordhagen on Aug 18, 2010 10:27 AM CDT up reply actions
the standard you're setting for the bullpen is essentially unattainable.
the white sox have had either the best bullpen in the league, or right there, this season. the bullpen is in a slump right now. the white sox DHs have been horseshit for the entire season. which was easier to rectify.
unattainable?
I don’t think successfully closing three straight games is unattainable. If you’re claiming to be one of the best bullpens in the league, it should be very attainable.
by Wayne Nordhagen on Aug 18, 2010 10:36 AM CDT up reply actions
They've already been near perfect though..
At some point, any bullpen is going to blow some saves. It just happens to be now for the White Sox.
On the other hand, our DH has been bad the entire season. How do you know not comprehend which is hurting the team more?
by Grinder in Training on Aug 18, 2010 10:49 AM CDT up reply actions
i can point to any short stretch of the season
and say, if this guy did this over four games or the starters did that over a week or the bullpen did this other thing or the offense did something like this over eight games the white sox would have won 90 games already.
i don’t give a shit about short stretches. you don’t build a team or judge a team on short stretches. you build a team and judge a team on long stretches. like, say, the 119 games the white sox have played so far. there have been some other problems with this team that have lasted over the entire season, or a significant chunk of it. i don’t think there has been one as large – and as blatantly fucking obvious from december on – as the black hole at DH. and a solution to that problem – one that was goddamn gift-wrapped for the white sox – was jim thome.
i’m not going to whine about a bullpen or relievers that have won far more games for the white sox than they’ve lost for the white sox, even including the last week. i am going to point out the problem that has, and continues to, lose games for the white sox.
not perfect, but better
than 4 for 9 in converting saves since July 18.
The DH represents one spot out of nine in the batting order. It’s very possible to win with a mediocre DH. But it’s nearly impossible to win consistently with a shakey bullpen.
by Wayne Nordhagen on Aug 18, 2010 11:10 AM CDT up reply actions
the bullpen isn't "shakey"
unless you only look at the last week. which would be something a dope would do.
hey larry, i know you're only looking at last week
but check out the sox relievers over the past 30 days. that’s pretty fucking shakey if you ask me.
I photoshopped a boner on the security guard but it's too dark to see --- billyok
fangraphs, it exists
their xFIP is 3.98, 8th in MLB in last 30 days
pretty fucking shakey if you ask me
"I never say one bad thing about those stupid fucking Cubs fans. Not a single word about those mother-shitting pieces of fuck"
by onlysoxfaninbasel on Aug 18, 2010 1:31 PM CDT up reply actions
They've been shaky for one week! The DH has been awful since Opening Day.
DANIEL HUDSON SUCKS. HOWS THAT GUN BAN WORKING FOR YOU MAYOR DALLY
by Ozzie Montana on Aug 18, 2010 11:13 AM CDT up reply actions
You're missing the point. It's still only three games in a 162 game season.
Maybe if the offense averaged more than 4 runs a game when they were 24-33, they could be tied in the standings. Or maybe if the White Sox DH’s were batting more than .239/.308/.411, they’d be tied in the standings, too.
hell I think tied is extreme
I think putting Thome on the Sox and off the Twins would definitely have the Sox in first place right now. No doubt in my mind.
"it’s over, tdogg.
no. it’s not unlike me. when i make an unqualified statement, it means i’m sure i’m right" Larry
But what about all those games we would've lost if we didn't have Kotsay??
"I'll worry about the shit rooster they put together because they have no money"
- joewho112
You mean that one game?
Where OG was a FREAKING genius for playing him?
Time to call in the Q!avalry.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Aug 18, 2010 1:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Well, but you as a stat guy
know that you can’t just ‘take’ those 2.3 fWAR and give it to the Sox. Thome has been so successful (in part) because he has a better group of hitters around him in Minny than he would have correspondingly had here. I absolutely think Thome should have been on this team and that letting him go (especially to the Twins) was a colossal fuck-up, but I’m not sure if he’s on the White Sox that they’re tied with the Twins right now
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 18, 2010 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions
thanks. wonder why i said simplistic.
i guess we should have just blown up the bullpen instead because that’s clearly what the problem with this team is. do that and i am sure the white sox would be tied with the twins right now.
For those strictly blaming the bullpen -
Bullpen ERA in April: 3.17
Bullpen FIP in April: 2.75
White Sox W-L: 9-14
Bullpen ERA in June: 4.43
Bullpen FIP in June: 3.70
White Sox W-L: 18-9
I don't need to see those stats to know
That anyone who is strictly blaming the bullpen, should punch themselves in the face.
by Grinder in Training on Aug 18, 2010 9:38 AM CDT up reply actions
I don't think
it’s about picking one thing or the other. Yes, you’ve gotten ZERO DH production, but let’s be honest: you’ve gotten nothing at catcher, a month and a half from 2nd, I don’t even know how to judge Q!‘s performance and Rios has gone away this month. Maybe if the rest of your offense was a bit more consistent, you don’t have to worry as much about the DH (that does not mean the position can be a hole in your line up, though).
The bullpen has blown, what, 5 straight save opps? Yes, bullpens aren’t going to be perfect, but the level of garbage they’ve given you lately is unacceptable.
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 18, 2010 11:08 AM CDT up reply actions
So you want the rest of the team to be all-stars?
That’s not practical. Catcher is not an easy fix. DH is. It was cheap, it was a known player, he wanted to be here. The fact is, it’s the biggest problem, and the easiest to fix.
Sure, if the rest of the team was great, we could handle a not as good DH. But why? Why would you accept that? That doesn’t justify adding Jim Thome over Kotsay / Jones. Just because something could work, doesn’t mean it couldn’t work a hell of a lot better. It’s fucking ridiculous.
by Grinder in Training on Aug 18, 2010 12:39 PM CDT up reply actions
And let's not forget that the DH with a defensive upside--Andruw Jones . . .
blew Sunday’s game as much as the bullpen did. He doesn’t screw up in the outfield, and that game is much different.
he wasn't gunna catch the damon ball anyway
it was a bad effort but it was a line rocket over his head and high off the wall.
Kenwo4life=ratings
They had at least 5 outs in that inning because of Jones. Can't pin that on Putz either.
"Oh, for fuck's sake, Apollo Creed just got killed by a giant, blonde communist.
What a shitty night." - Guapo, on Aug 10, 2010 10:07 PM PDT
by homesickalien on Aug 18, 2010 12:50 PM CDT up reply actions
lol
so that damon ball was a routine flyout? you’re high. it would have taken a great play for anyone to make that catch. the next one obviously was jones fault but by then the damage was done
Kenwo4life=ratings
i wouldn't call it routine.
that kind of hit is not routine. but i think an average, perhaps a bit better, CF makes the catch. i don’t put those types of things on putz. certainly not all on him. i think it’s a play that should be made.
i think thats a play that if it gets made
you say wow what a play….. he just saved you the ballgame! and you get up and do a happy dance. Could rios have made it? maybe… but it wasn’t a given… and he wasn’t in anyway. don’t blame me- blame ozzie.
Kenwo4life=ratings
and by "you"
you mean those who get up and do a happy dance when carlos quentin makes a diving catch.
difficult, yes. a legit CF makes the catch.
See, this is where we differ. I am not blaming that loss on one particular person. I'm just recalling particularly game-turning events at the failure of Ozzie's "DH with a glove" idea...you know, those same DHs who can't hit for shit.
Kotsay, on the other hand, hasn’t made in defensive error since – what – last September?
YAYYYYY KotsayDH!
Know what pissed me off most on Sunday, Kenwo? Ozzie benching Rios in a rubber match that we needed to win, the day before an off-day.
So if I HAD to truly pick a person to point a finger at….
"Oh, for fuck's sake, Apollo Creed just got killed by a giant, blonde communist.
What a shitty night." - Guapo, on Aug 10, 2010 10:07 PM PDT
by homesickalien on Aug 18, 2010 1:01 PM CDT up reply actions
well thats good.
or you could blame it on freddy’s horrific start…. or putz putting 30 men on base… or jones for missing a fly.. or pena for coughing up 100 runs in the 9th… or the offense leaving 300 men on base…… any of those would be right.
(rios did look like shit before that game and a lot of people on here were calling for a day off for him)…. i wasn’t one of them
Kenwo4life=ratings
9 guys in a lineup and on the field, and 27 outs to work with on offense. It is a rare occasion where a single person is to blame for a loss.
"Oh, for fuck's sake, Apollo Creed just got killed by a giant, blonde communist.
What a shitty night." - Guapo, on Aug 10, 2010 10:07 PM PDT
by homesickalien on Aug 18, 2010 1:07 PM CDT up reply actions
until you have the lead in the 9th and all you need is 3 outs
but whoever is in gives up homers galore….. thats when you can look at one person and say “fuck you”. i find it funny that everyone was all into blaming jenks but now that putz and thornton have done the same thing people say oh you can’t blame them. somewhere in minnesota the fat bastard is smiling… and its not only because he is about to dip into his banana cream pie.
Kenwo4life=ratings
Not true. At that point, I could just as easily look back to the offense for not providing more run support.
Not saying, just saying.
"Oh, for fuck's sake, Apollo Creed just got killed by a giant, blonde communist.
What a shitty night." - Guapo, on Aug 10, 2010 10:07 PM PDT
by homesickalien on Aug 18, 2010 1:25 PM CDT up reply actions
You must have turned the tv off at that point because I recall that andruw
dropped a fly ball that scored the GW run
It was then I realized vegans can’t be trusted
by Scotty Ballgame on Aug 18, 2010 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions
right after the damon disaster
It was then I realized vegans can’t be trusted
by Scotty Ballgame on Aug 18, 2010 12:46 PM CDT up reply actions
that turned out to be the game winner
I don’t care about a meaningless hr. Does damon even get to third in the first place if andruw didn’t get himself turned around on that play?
It was then I realized vegans can’t be trusted
by Scotty Ballgame on Aug 18, 2010 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions
technically the game winner was the damon hit.
because the white sox never tied the game again after that hit.
Kenwo4life=ratings
yep cause andruw never hits that hr if the score stayed 8-7
instead of 9-7
It was then I realized vegans can’t be trusted
by Scotty Ballgame on Aug 18, 2010 12:56 PM CDT up reply actions
maybe he does... maybe he doesnt.
but the definition of game winning rbi is what i said… its the hit that puts you in the lead for good.
Kenwo4life=ratings
Ok. The Damon ball gave them a one-run lead. The next one - a routine fly ball that Jones botched - put them in a spot where his solo shot the next inning was meaningless.
"Oh, for fuck's sake, Apollo Creed just got killed by a giant, blonde communist.
What a shitty night." - Guapo, on Aug 10, 2010 10:07 PM PDT
by homesickalien on Aug 18, 2010 12:47 PM CDT up reply actions
so after he fucked up one run.... he gave them that run back...
the team is still down by a run… and then the BULLPEN gives up 4 or 5 whatever more…..
Kenwo4life=ratings
Perhaps , , ,
But I think the point is that a lot of factors are combining—-weak offense particularly but that play as well—-that is putting pressure on the bullpen. And when it doesn’t deliver, or is in a slump, it looks like it is all their fault. The White Sox have put the bullpen in some unenviable positions in the last couple of weeks. The Sox take care of business elsewhere in the game, and the bullpen doesn’t have to shoulder as much as it has been asked to do.
nobody is saying they have to be perfect.
but they are failing everytime…. its like watching WU’s marriages.
Kenwo4life=ratings
Of course, but sometimes you have to help
your bullpen. Right now, the Sox are doing the bullpen no favors.
I wonder, too, if there is not something to what Ozzie says when he claimed the Sox bullpen is better when it has Jenks—a healthy one at least—closing. With Jenks hurt or whatever has been ailing him has robbed the Sox of flexibility it had earlier in the summer.
Where did I say
that I wanted all-stars? There’s a balance between all-star production and nothing, which is what your catcher and second baseman gave you up to this point.
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 18, 2010 1:25 PM CDT up reply actions
You'd need all-stars
To make up for Mark Kotsay.
by Grinder in Training on Aug 18, 2010 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Shit we have a decent catcher this year
He just doesnt play much.
"it’s over, tdogg.
no. it’s not unlike me. when i make an unqualified statement, it means i’m sure i’m right" Larry
But you know
that the more you play Ramon “Anglor-Fish” Castro the less productive he is. He’s the catching version of Mark Kotsay, which is to say fine in a limited role.
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 18, 2010 2:54 PM CDT up reply actions
So Im told.
Show me. All I know is he’s hitting right now and we can use it.
"it’s over, tdogg.
no. it’s not unlike me. when i make an unqualified statement, it means i’m sure i’m right" Larry
Well
or
With the exception of ‘05/’07/‘10, he’s never put up a 1 WAR. I love what he’s done for us this year but am really weary of giving him more…
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 18, 2010 3:09 PM CDT up reply actions
It could be his career year
And wtf are you worried about Aj sucking???? Umm………
"it’s over, tdogg.
no. it’s not unlike me. when i make an unqualified statement, it means i’m sure i’m right" Larry
God damnit
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/castrra01.shtml
http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=514&position=C
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 18, 2010 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions
that's just how the team is constructed
Thome matters because he’s a real player. Jones, Kotsay, Teahen, etc. are not. so everything looks glaring when somebody’s struggling. meanwhile the Twins lose Morneau and keep on churning. despite a lower payroll.
Fireworks: Bang?
Freeze
No longer allowed to use payroll argument with the Twins. Thats OVA!
"it’s over, tdogg.
no. it’s not unlike me. when i make an unqualified statement, it means i’m sure i’m right" Larry
you know what I mean.
Yes its lower but barely. They spend almost as much money now. The spirit of that argument is forever gone.
"it’s over, tdogg.
no. it’s not unlike me. when i make an unqualified statement, it means i’m sure i’m right" Larry
i don't think 5% is anything to sneeze at.
i think colin’s point, though, is that it’s not like they spent $5M to have bench insurance or had to acquire some pricey veteran to replace him at the deadline. they spent less than the white sox and also spent wisely. for example, the white sox’ morneau is sort of peavy. and the white sox decided they had to go out and take on jackson’s salary.
Cant disagree with that.
"it’s over, tdogg.
no. it’s not unlike me. when i make an unqualified statement, it means i’m sure i’m right" Larry
Did Nick Punto hit that game winning homer last night?
and provide the twins with a left handed power bat to replace Morneau? If so, then yes, who cares about Thome. I’ll never understand how 1.5MM for a left handed power bat is not a good idea, no matter how much ‘playing time’ you want to give him.
In the interest of conserving perfectly good electrons, can we come up with some code word that summarizes the Thome situation
We agree on the facts. We know it’s a bad idea. Instead of rehashing the charges, we should say something like “Chipple” and then move on to our point.
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!
I nominate 8-4-2.
God damn there is so much fucking stupid in this post it would take 20 minutes to address is all. - CatBrains
I humbly suggest: August 17, 2010
or “Heart Dagger”
"Fuck fangraphs and your fancy designer stats can go pound some hard sand"- Billyok
by DrEmilioLizardo on Aug 18, 2010 10:34 AM CDT up reply actions
I like "Twisted Thome Ticker Tagger"
Time to call in the Q!avalry.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Aug 18, 2010 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions
I think I was too dead inside last night to really get worked up. Sure, I ranted for a good several minutes to my friend who was with me at the park listening to the game. She was in disbelief that I called the events so accurately.
I just knew it would happen. Who didn’t.
Reading this thread when I got home didn’t work me up in the slightest; actually made me feel better to be comparably numb to some of you freaks. :)
This hurts. But it should. And we knew it would.
I’ve got my FOG hat on today.
"Oh, for fuck's sake, Apollo Creed just got killed by a giant, blonde communist.
What a shitty night." - Guapo, on Aug 10, 2010 10:07 PM PDT
Take it Easy...
"Fuck fangraphs and your fancy designer stats can go pound some hard sand"- Billyok
by DrEmilioLizardo on Aug 18, 2010 10:43 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
The White Sox bullpen blew it last night, but so did the Twins bullpen.
The difference was they had Thome, and we didn’t. For the moment, Thome is making them forget that Rauch can no longer get anybody out and that Capps is no Joe Nathan.
Sure, the bullpen has blown the last three games, but I would submit that weak offenses often put undue pressure on bullpens. The White Sox should have socred more than 2 runs on Saturday and should have taken advantage scoring opportunities last night in the 9th and 10th. And let us not forget that a weak offense, not the bullpen, left the bases loaded three times against Liriano last week.
I have very limited confidence in the bullpen right now, but the Sox’ inability to get timely hitting is making it harder even harder on the Thornton, Putz, Santos et al.
And if the Sox had scored
with the bases loaded and one out in the 9th last night, Thornton only has to pitch one inning. And the Sox probably win. Again, the lack of timely hitting is creating the problems that bullpen has to shoulder.
oh shut the fuck up with the thome thing.....
we were in position to win the game… just like much of the games this past week and the bullpen dropped to their knees and blew it like they were auditioning for a part in the next jenna jamison flick. Obviously we would all rather have thome. but we don’t. its been 6 months now get over it. the bullpen has sucked every year since 05 after the all star break and they are doing it again. shoulda got octavio dotel when we had the chance.
Kenwo4life=ratings
The bullpen is actually very good this year, but yeah, you're right.
If the White Sox lose the division by a couple games its going to be because of the bullpen’s rough week in August.
he's not right
and it won’t be because of one rough week.
"it’s over, tdogg.
no. it’s not unlike me. when i make an unqualified statement, it means i’m sure i’m right" Larry
I don't usually post here,
so I forgive you for not catching my sarcasm.
i am right.
Our top 3 guys have absolutely been terrible since the all star break. say what you want to but before the break we were in first a bunch of games ahead of the twins. since they started slobbing knob we’ve dropped to 4 behind the twins.
Kenwo4life=ratings
So you want to take away
but you dont want to add from all the weeks leading up to it? Logic fail chief. One of the reasons you were ahead was because of what they did prior. Its simple. The bullpen has contributed far more than they have given up even with this week added in.
"it’s over, tdogg.
no. it’s not unlike me. when i make an unqualified statement, it means i’m sure i’m right" Larry
you know what's a great way to hedge against slumps?
get more players who are good at baseball. you know. like a real DH.
since the white sox began their tumble
the bullpen is the biggest issue. jenks in minnesota, jenks in seattle, putz every game he’s been used the last week, thornton yesterday…. if they do their job we are in first. they haven’t. we are 4 back.
Kenwo4life=ratings
where would the white sox have been if the bullpen hadn't done their job the entire season?
you know, like the DH. or gordon beckham for most of the season. or aj.
if you think the first 100 games or whatever were a mirage for the bullpen, fine. if you’re whining about a slump, please continue pissing into the wind.
wow you miss the entire point
"it’s over, tdogg.
no. it’s not unlike me. when i make an unqualified statement, it means i’m sure i’m right" Larry
how on earth can you guys say the bullpen isn't the problem?
jesus fucking christ! how many games do they need to blow? this is the worst 3 week stretch i have seen since buckvich and dewon day. if it wasn’t thome who homered it woulda been the next guy. i knew the twins would win because the bullpen has turned to awful… like they do every august.
Kenwo4life=ratings
Come on, Kenwo. Seriously? How many games has the same bullpen won for us and our shitty offense?
"Oh, for fuck's sake, Apollo Creed just got killed by a giant, blonde communist.
What a shitty night." - Guapo, on Aug 10, 2010 10:07 PM PDT
by homesickalien on Aug 18, 2010 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions
well if you want to be a champion
you gotta play like it in august. and the bullpen isn’t doing it. they have pissed on good starts, they have pissed on good offensive games….. they have to pitch better or it doesn’t matter if we get edgar martinez circa 1997… we will still lose
Kenwo4life=ratings
and i gave them all the credit in the world
but just because you were good 2 months ago doesn’t mean you get a pass now.
Kenwo4life=ratings
Exactly
Even more so when you consider the leads that they’ve blown. 3 runs to a Minnesota when they sucked, the blown save in Seattle, bad Baltimore, bad Detroit (and not even the good hitters on those two teams!) and now a choke against your biggest rival.
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 18, 2010 11:42 AM CDT up reply actions
if you can diagnose mechanics problems
i’ll listen to you. but all you’re doing is listing results and we have no idea whether or not the process changed. results aren’t especially tied to the process for any given game. that’s just baseball.
Fireworks: Bang?
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 18, 2010 2:11 PM CDT up reply actions
"well if you want to be a champion you gotta play like it in august." Right. Just like the 2005 White Sox did.
"Oh, for fuck's sake, Apollo Creed just got killed by a giant, blonde communist.
What a shitty night." - Guapo, on Aug 10, 2010 10:07 PM PDT
by homesickalien on Aug 18, 2010 11:53 AM CDT up reply actions
8/10-8/20/05: Sox 1-7
"Oh, for fuck's sake, Apollo Creed just got killed by a giant, blonde communist.
What a shitty night." - Guapo, on Aug 10, 2010 10:07 PM PDT
by homesickalien on Aug 18, 2010 11:55 AM CDT up reply actions
they also had a 50 game lead
and played like they had the whole thing wrapped up.
Kenwo4life=ratings
i thought if you wanted to be a champion, you had to play like one in august.
don’t backpedal now, kennyboy.
well u sure as hell cant piss away games
that you have the lead in the 9th inning every night.
Kenwo4life=ratings
And you sure as hell can't expect your bullpen to never flounder over 162 games.
But you can and sure as shit should’ve expected that Mark Kotsay wasn’t going to be a good excuse for a DH, right?
"Oh, for fuck's sake, Apollo Creed just got killed by a giant, blonde communist.
What a shitty night." - Guapo, on Aug 10, 2010 10:07 PM PDT
by homesickalien on Aug 18, 2010 12:19 PM CDT up reply actions
there is a difference between floundering
and taking the whole season quicker than larry performs in the sack.
my opinion on kotsay is well known. i was the first one that said ozzie really is going to do this. everyone else said “nahhhhhhhh they’ll get somebody the season doesn’t start today”…. but if the bullpen doesn’t tank every game we are still in first reguardless what kotsay has done,
Kenwo4life=ratings
by that logic, if the white sox had jim thome
they’d be in first place regardless of what the bullpen has done.
ask yourself this
did you think the bullpen would be a problem going into the season. did you think the bullpen was a problem last month. do you think the bullpen is going to be a problem going forward. did you think the DH and/or offense was a problem going into the season. did you think the DH and/or offense was a problem last month. do you think the DH and/or offense is going to be a problem going forward.
and the queen has a shlong. he’s still a queen.
by larry on Aug 18, 2010 12:31 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
bullpen
did i think it was a problem going in? no
did i think it was a problem last month?no
do i think its a problem going forward? absolutely. once that bullpen goes south its tough to right the ship.
DH going in: yes
last month: yes but not as much
going forward: doesn’t matter because if the bullpen is a problem, which i think it will be, the dh makes little if any difference.
Kenwo4life=ratings
why will the bullpen be a problem again?
"it’s over, tdogg.
no. it’s not unlike me. when i make an unqualified statement, it means i’m sure i’m right" Larry
why wont it?
i think its a pretty fair bet to think that it has gone to their heads….. my guess is it stays there
Kenwo4life=ratings
So a slumping hitter will never come out of it?
What pitchers are different? I pretty confident Sept’s numbers will be fine. A 1.98 hr rate for the relievers won’t continue…….
"it’s over, tdogg.
no. it’s not unlike me. when i make an unqualified statement, it means i’m sure i’m right" Larry
He's right, pitchers don't come out of slumps
Just look at Gavin Floyd
It’s not robbing Peter to pay Paul — it’s bludgeoning Peter to death, and then realizing on the way back that you forgot to grab his wallet.
Rec'd despite blatant omission of question marks.
"Oh, for fuck's sake, Apollo Creed just got killed by a giant, blonde communist.
What a shitty night." - Guapo, on Aug 10, 2010 10:07 PM PDT
by homesickalien on Aug 18, 2010 12:36 PM CDT up reply actions
She's a CSQ.
Time to call in the Q!avalry.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Aug 18, 2010 1:27 PM CDT up reply actions
If you want to judge on the last couple of weeks,
the offense, not the bullpen, scores 10 runs in four games in Baltimore; the offense, not the bullpen, scores one run off Rick Porcello, who has sucked this year and who the Sox have pummeled in the past; the offense leaves the bases loaded three times against Liriano last week, and the offense passes up opportunities last night in the 9th and 10th to put the game out of reach.
I share the frustration with the bullpen, but the offense is backing them into a corner.
I dont know why anyone would look at the Balt series and blame anything
except hitting. Geez.
"it’s over, tdogg.
no. it’s not unlike me. when i make an unqualified statement, it means i’m sure i’m right" Larry
I dunno either....
Maybe it was that whole ‘giving up a home run to Brian Roberts’ thing…..
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 18, 2010 2:53 PM CDT up reply actions
Or maybe you could look at the 10 runs they scored against a
putrid staff????
"it’s over, tdogg.
no. it’s not unlike me. when i make an unqualified statement, it means i’m sure i’m right" Larry
Right, the bullpen
should never have been placed in the position that it was. How many innings do you want the bullpen to go out and throw scoreless ball on the road while waiting for the offense to get its act together?
If the season ends with the Sox losing to the Twins, I will point to the Baltimore series as the turning point.
What about the whole
‘Orioles are at the bottom of most pitching stats when ranking the whole MLB yet the Sox offense managed to only score 10 fucking runs in the 4 game series’ thing…
It was then I realized vegans can’t be trusted
by Scotty Ballgame on Aug 18, 2010 3:09 PM CDT up reply actions
No, it'll be because Freddy Garcia is a worthless sack of shit who provides nothing of value to the planet.
I know KenWo agrees with me ;)
DANIEL HUDSON SUCKS. HOWS THAT GUN BAN WORKING FOR YOU MAYOR DALLY
by Ozzie Montana on Aug 18, 2010 11:29 AM CDT up reply actions
freddy has been awful lately
but according to everyone on here he should get a pass too because he was good in april-june…. forget what has gone on since the break.
Kenwo4life=ratings
Freddy should get a pass because he's provided more than enough value up to this point.
He sucks now, but I figured he was going to fall off by June. Plus, I didn’t think Kenny would trade Hudson so unless we want to see Carlos Torres I think Sweaty is going to ride out the season.
The issue isn’t picking one factor and only blaming that. The bullpen has been awful for a week, but we’ve had a DH problem the entire season. Looking back everyone will remember the August collapse, but there’s a shitload of games in April/May that could have gone differently with a better offense.
I don’t think anyone’s willing to give the bullpen a pass or whatever, but the game was a microcosm of the teams’ problems.
DANIEL HUDSON SUCKS. HOWS THAT GUN BAN WORKING FOR YOU MAYOR DALLY
by Ozzie Montana on Aug 18, 2010 11:43 AM CDT up reply actions
its been awful for a week
but it hasn’t exactly been good since the all star break
Kenwo4life=ratings
i understand the DH thing
i think i was the first one saying ozzie should be fired for being so stupid…. but the fact reamins we were in first place until the bullpen started getting the runs every night. now we aren’t.
Kenwo4life=ratings
What horrible, horrible logic.
It’s not robbing Peter to pay Paul — it’s bludgeoning Peter to death, and then realizing on the way back that you forgot to grab his wallet.
I missed the shock and awe last night
saw it this morning on Sportsrise…fuck…if we win the next two games, we are only two out. Even though that loss is an indictment on the poor offseason decisions….the season is not over.
Yep.
"Oh, for fuck's sake, Apollo Creed just got killed by a giant, blonde communist.
What a shitty night." - Guapo, on Aug 10, 2010 10:07 PM PDT
by homesickalien on Aug 18, 2010 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions
hmmm
2010 STANLEY CUP CHAMPION CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Chicago White Sox Baseball making me highly distraught and privy to do mean things, I'm not short my temper is....
by pierzynskirules on Aug 18, 2010 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions
a tad off topic....
but does “keith stone” the keystone light trashball make everyone annoyed like he does me?
Kenwo4life=ratings
He's pretty irritating.
"I'll worry about the shit rooster they put together because they have no money"
- joewho112
i don't even get it. keith stone= keystone? ridiculous.
whoever thought of that should be canned.
Kenwo4life=ratings
i see i'm still the only one publicly hanging this on the jawed one.
These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
I agree with the points you've made.
"Oh, for fuck's sake, Apollo Creed just got killed by a giant, blonde communist.
What a shitty night." - Guapo, on Aug 10, 2010 10:07 PM PDT
by homesickalien on Aug 18, 2010 12:05 PM CDT up reply actions
This makes me very happy
Per Phil Rosenthal:
Comcast SportsNet Chicago to rerun vintage “Sportswriters on TV,” as suggested, beginning 11pm 9/10. Bring an ashtray.
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 is excellent.
Gleason with that cigar, total disregard for segment boundaries, Lester Munson’s crusty ass… this is awesome.
"I'll worry about the shit rooster they put together because they have no money"
- joewho112
Dear Commissioner Selig . . .
Why, oh why, did you not contract the Twins when you had the chance? Their continued presence in MLB hath brought rancor and acrimony to the House that Cheat Built. Please restore harmony, tranquility, and justice to the land (not to mention worker productivity) by contracting away those bastards.
Oh, and would it be possible to revise the schedule? I know it’s late in the season, but the White Sox could use 12 to 15 games against the National League right now.
Can we just play the Orioles every game instead?
They’re terrible, right?
by Gentleman Jim on Aug 18, 2010 12:40 PM CDT up reply actions
George Lopez hit a walk off home run. Crazy stuff, man.
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!
me too. The one where the game goes over its time slot and you miss the beginning to
Kings and Queens?
It was then I realized vegans can’t be trusted
by Scotty Ballgame on Aug 18, 2010 12:42 PM CDT up reply actions
4 games out
Didn’t we trade our whole team to the Giants when we were a lock championship team?
by Gentleman Jim on Aug 18, 2010 12:42 PM CDT up reply actions
scary contract.
and who cares. the bullpen is going to suck. doesn’t matter if the sox have laroche.
Just back from lunch at Culver's.
Some prick was wearing a Liriano jersey.
He was almost drowned in custard.
"I'll worry about the shit rooster they put together because they have no money"
- joewho112
But whatta way to go!
Did you kick him in the mout?
"Oh, for fuck's sake, Apollo Creed just got killed by a giant, blonde communist.
What a shitty night." - Guapo, on Aug 10, 2010 10:07 PM PDT
by homesickalien on Aug 18, 2010 1:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Whattya get when ya cross a jew, a venezuelan and an african-american?
A shit sandwich. Picture please?
ok well i just farted
and stunk up the room about equal to thornton stinking up target field last night. gotta escape for a while. lol
Kenwo4life=ratings
We all wanted Thome...
sure we did. Thome strikes out rather than crushing that pitch and we all are glad we don’t have the slow guy who got thrown out at home and strikes out too much.
Yeah we all wanted Thome….
Actually what we really wanted was a left handed power bat with decent speed. but compared to the garbage we have right now Thome looks fantastic. That pretty much makes him better than the nothing we have.
Comonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn You White Sox!
Really?
You are saying Thome was the consensus choice for DH from last November until we broke spring training?
Just bring back Jim you guys didn’t want any one else? Just Jim?
Comonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn You White Sox!
fucking tourists and newbies. gotta recap everything for these people.
and, no. not until spring training broke. he kind of had signed for another team in january.
Larry
I’m sure you don’t mean me do you?
Comonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn You White Sox!
If you do
Fuck you too.
If you don’t fuck you anyway. You were and are an asshole. You may have forgotton me but I’ll never forget you.
Comonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn You White Sox!
if you don't recall the countless comments about this topic during the offseason.
yes, you are a tourist.
there was some mention of vladdy
maybe a JD or matsui here or there… ugod wanted nick fucking johnson (the only guy worse than kotsay)… but yah thome was pretty much consensus.
Kenwo4life=ratings
i wanted delgado... but then it came out he was still hurt.
but thome was at or near the top of most everyones list.
Kenwo4life=ratings
and, amusingly,
he’s at the top of the list of the most productive free agent DH signings.
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/the-dh-free-agents/
*vlad and thome have since switched positions since that was written.
interesting how those two signed for division leaders.
I wanted Delgado as well, frankly there wasn't a single SSS suggestion that ended up as poorly as KotsayDH.
Except Nick Johnson, that’s still kind of funny.
DANIEL HUDSON SUCKS. HOWS THAT GUN BAN WORKING FOR YOU MAYOR DALLY
by Ozzie Montana on Aug 18, 2010 4:45 PM CDT up reply actions
we needed a leadoff batter, as i recall.
I photoshopped a boner on the security guard but it's too dark to see --- billyok
yes you fucking did
lol
"it’s over, tdogg.
no. it’s not unlike me. when i make an unqualified statement, it means i’m sure i’m right" Larry
Glad to have everyone who didn't weigh in last night
repeat the same issues. Looks like we were the evening shift and handed off to the morning shift. Good work. So were you able to talk the boss into giving the middle managers their walking papers?
Its sort of a chess match right now but some upgrades are still possible with very little cost except money.
by Tdogg on Jul 23, 2010 10:13 AM EDT
I really struggled not to post anything
Comonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn You White Sox!
You deserve a raise for efficiency.
Its sort of a chess match right now but some upgrades are still possible with very little cost except money.
by Tdogg on Jul 23, 2010 10:13 AM EDT
I'll be sure to add it to my list of accomplishments
when my boss asks me at review time.
Comonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn You White Sox!
Your boss asks your opinion?
Where do I sign?
Its sort of a chess match right now but some upgrades are still possible with very little cost except money.
by Tdogg on Jul 23, 2010 10:13 AM EDT
Yes
send a resume to lucifer@hell.org.
Comonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn You White Sox!
I did that once... all I got was spam for weeks afterward.
"Fuck fangraphs and your fancy designer stats can go pound some hard sand"- Billyok
by DrEmilioLizardo on Aug 18, 2010 6:18 PM CDT up reply actions
thome?
u can have nicky punto, he would fit right in to that lineup. all nothin-no bat and ozzie loves him
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