Joe West Sucks, But Not As Much As White Sox
by The Cheat on Aug 22, 2010 4:28 PM CDT
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There can be an argument made that Joe West cost the White Sox this series (and maybe the season in the process), but that's the type of excuse losers make. The Comcast Sports Net broadcast was unlistenable today, as Hawk, completely unchecked with yes-man Frank Thomas in the booth, got to whine about every blown strike call.
Look, Joe West sucks. He's a terrible umpire with an obvious grudge and an agenda. But these are the Royals, who suck at baseball more than West sucks at objectivity. Good teams overcome small obstacles like Joe West.
The White Sox are not a good team right now. Sunday's game marks the 8th time in the last 17 days that they've lost a game by one run. They're good enough to lose close.
I know many of you want to blame West for a weekend that saw the Sox play 30+ innings in 22 hours with an already depleted pen and one starter short. But Ozzie needs to recognize that West is gonna be a douche about Friday's start time, and burn Linebrink instead of Jackson. He didn't make a proactive decision that could have helped his team immensely.
I'd go on, and I might later tonight, but the point is this; you're probably not going to find another absurd series like this for the rest of your life. I think we can all be thankful for that.
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Bring on the Packers season!
Oz on Swish HR celeb: "That's the way he is. Good for him, enjoy it. I wish he could do it for me, he was a very horseshit player for me.''
Flagged.
FTPITB
"Bee curful, dont wannur get sucked under der wheels like Mildreder's brudder ehr?"
by homesickalien on Aug 22, 2010 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions 5 recs
ITA.
"Inferstructure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" by Rhubarb, Aug. 19, 2010 5:59 PM
by winningugly on Aug 22, 2010 6:30 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Why give 'em something they want?
WTGD throws himself on the gook grenade and utters his last phrase.
by Rhubarb on Aug 19, 2010 5:42 PM CDT
by South Side Expat on Aug 22, 2010 6:32 PM CDT up reply actions 6 recs
Outstanding.
"I'll worry about the shit rooster they put together because they have no money"
- joewho112
dont feed the trolls
"I haven’t gotten to where I am by giving up easily." - Ari Gold
by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 22, 2010 6:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Bring on the FIBA World Championship!
DANIEL HUDSON SUCKS. HOWS THAT GUN BAN WORKING FOR YOU MAYOR DALLY
by Ozzie Montana on Aug 22, 2010 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions
bring on the world cup!
Thome Walks-Off Sox, Twists Knife, Continues To Make Sox Brass Look REALLY Stupid - White Sox Season Recap
go bleep yourself
"I haven’t gotten to where I am by giving up easily." - Ari Gold
by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 22, 2010 6:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Ozncoop is a fan of Packers, no surprise there.
by Grinder in Training on Aug 22, 2010 7:31 PM CDT up reply actions
"packers" season?
"I'll worry about the shit rooster they put together because they have no money"
- joewho112
I didnt know Mauer and Morneau had matching tattoos...
"Fuck fangraphs and your fancy designer stats can go pound some hard sand"- Billyok
by DrEmilioLizardo on Aug 22, 2010 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
I am deeply offended by all of this
Thome Walks-Off Sox, Twists Knife, Continues To Make Sox Brass Look REALLY Stupid - White Sox Season Recap
call the cops!
Tell them to bring more singles!
"Fuck fangraphs and your fancy designer stats can go pound some hard sand"- Billyok
by DrEmilioLizardo on Aug 22, 2010 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions
we are in the minority here,
but im not afraid to say at “Go Greenbay!”
Oz on Swish HR celeb: "That's the way he is. Good for him, enjoy it. I wish he could do it for me, he was a very horseshit player for me.''
A not insignificant minority I might add
Best game I ever attended was the 163rd game of 2008.
by NorthSidePaulie on Aug 22, 2010 11:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Oxymoron-
Huge Minority.
Fielding DH
Professional Wrestling
Sox Timely Hitting
"Fuck fangraphs and your fancy designer stats can go pound some hard sand"- Billyok
by DrEmilioLizardo on Aug 23, 2010 9:39 AM CDT up reply actions
kenwo will man slam you
"The trouble with baseball is that the player who knows how to bat and field the best is sitting in the bleachers" or on sss!?!
by Grinder Rule #42 on Aug 23, 2010 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions
I saw a stat yesterday that we were like...2nd in the AL or MLB on avg with RISP.
That would kinda count as timley hitting.
Time to call in the Q!avalry.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Aug 23, 2010 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions
1-10 with RISP in KC, if I recall the article in the tribune.
Not Timely. Not Clutch. Very Grindy.
"Fuck fangraphs and your fancy designer stats can go pound some hard sand"- Billyok
by DrEmilioLizardo on Aug 23, 2010 8:41 PM CDT up reply actions
As do I.
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 23, 2010 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions
It's not matching tats
Mauer’s got the squished remains of the Sox right nut under his left foot. Morneau has the squished remains of the Sox left nut under his right foot.
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 22, 2010 10:15 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
now THAT'S funny
Best game I ever attended was the 163rd game of 2008.
by NorthSidePaulie on Aug 22, 2010 11:33 PM CDT up reply actions
If Joe West is holding a grudge against us then I'll hold a grudge against him regardless of loser excuses or not
Fuck Joe West
"Because he's a (bleeping, bleep), that's what he is," Guillen said at the time of West (after Buehrle and Guillen ejected because of the balks) FUCK YOU JOE WEST
On Twitter? Follow my occasional rants about whatever...
Joe West says: "You gonna eat that?"
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!
and Bobby Jenks replies, "Hell yes!"
Oz on Swish HR celeb: "That's the way he is. Good for him, enjoy it. I wish he could do it for me, he was a very horseshit player for me.''
Joe West is a terrible person
and a terrible umpire. But he didn’t cost us this series.
Also, I have to say, the conventional wisdom that Jackson can’t pitch again after warming up and pitching one inning is bunk. Pena did a great job, though.
conventional wisdom has never gotten in Ned Yost's way
The starter in Friday’s game ended up being the winner in today’s game
It was then I realized vegans can’t be trusted
by Scotty Ballgame on Aug 22, 2010 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions
He started a reliever Friday. That reliever did not start today.
Apples and oranges.
And it isn’t “conventional wisdom”. It’s protecting a multi-million dollar investment.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else."
Earl Weaver
by Chiburb on Aug 22, 2010 6:31 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
So wisdom says - we were out managed again!
"ass hole thi is the same line up whit leftys you idiot"
Player of the series: Tony Pena
That was huge for Pena to go 7 innings in an emergency start. Of course the bullpen has to hog the win for themselves.
"Because he's a (bleeping, bleep), that's what he is," Guillen said at the time of West (after Buehrle and Guillen ejected because of the balks) FUCK YOU JOE WEST
On Twitter? Follow my occasional rants about whatever...
In all my years, thought Joe West would ever be described as small
It was then I realized vegans can’t be trusted
by Scotty Ballgame on Aug 22, 2010 4:36 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Looks about right.
I want to rip off West’s head and take a shit right down his fat focking neck.
"Bee curful, dont wannur get sucked under der wheels like Mildreder's brudder ehr?"
by homesickalien on Aug 22, 2010 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions
i'll hold him up for you.
"I haven’t gotten to where I am by giving up easily." - Ari Gold
by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 22, 2010 6:57 PM CDT up reply actions
That's pretty consistent
with what I thought I was watching with West today. He’s just an awful umpire, and he doesn’t seem to care much that he’s awful. Hawk can repeat a thousand times that West has a chip on his shoulder against the Sox blah blah blah, but honestly I doubt it. I think West is just very bad at judging things like balls and strikes, something which should be a prerequisite for his job but isn’t.
I’d really like to see more technology implemented in the minor leagues to judge umpire quality, as well as a clearinghouse to keep track of close calls like they did for a week on Outside the Lines. The umpires in the minors with the best strike zones and best judgment on the basepaths would move to the Major Leagues. Not gonna happen, though, as I’m sure there are seventy or so Wendelstadt children and grandchildren coming down the pipes.
by Gentleman Jim on Aug 22, 2010 6:24 PM CDT up reply actions
i thought the one to konerko was extremely bad
but you gotta beat the fucking royals whether joe west is the ump or not.
Kenwo4life=ratings
Bingo.
This recap should focus on how in this 6 game road trip, we had to play 4 extra inning games and lost 3 of them. The Royals has to deal with Fat Ass too.
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 22, 2010 9:45 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I don't think you read the recap.
DANIEL HUDSON SUCKS. HOWS THAT GUN BAN WORKING FOR YOU MAYOR DALLY
by Ozzie Montana on Aug 22, 2010 10:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Well
I meant (but didn’t type) the comments that follow.
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 23, 2010 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions
does anybody know
if there are strikezone plots in a more color-blind friendly format?
Why is this brainless, legless drunk still on my TV?-RWShow
by soxshenanigans on Aug 23, 2010 9:10 PM CDT up reply actions
i just see triangles and squares
you’d think they’d pick colors other then red and green. i guess i just can’t back up my bitching about strikezones then.
Why is this brainless, legless drunk still on my TV?-RWShow
by soxshenanigans on Aug 23, 2010 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions
I am dead serious.
I feel bad that you can’t…they should put them in grays and blacks and whites.
jury is out..but I appreciate your willingness to wait until the Sox are 7 games out with 6 left to play.
by SavePeavytill2010 on Aug 23, 2010 9:15 PM CDT
Never even considered this before.
"I'll worry about the shit rooster they put together because they have no money"
- joewho112
Did somebody put the CD player on repeat again??
and again and again. This is getting old.
"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
Take that, optimism!
Sincerely,
Chicago White Sox
We only respectable members of the blog to any kind of standard. - Grinder In Training
by omnipotent grab on Aug 22, 2010 5:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Which part?
Rehashing a loss to a bad team or trying to spin how we are still in the race?
"Inferstructure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" by Rhubarb, Aug. 19, 2010 5:59 PM
stfu tdogg, you quitter, the season isn't over yet
"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 22, 2010 11:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Yet another sucky weekend...
I need more beer.
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
Clear enough, mish moneypenny....
Cubs blogger tries analyzing White Sox. Question: Why?
Since Mark Teahen got hurt, Vizquel has hit .319/.384/.382 in an everyday role. That’s a .384 OBP in front of Paul Konerko in 220 plate appearances since May 30, and his glove is a massive, massive upgrade over Teahen.
But yeah. I can totally see why he and everybody else should think he’s done. Good police work.
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
by Sox Machine on Aug 22, 2010 10:59 AM PDT reply actions 4 recs
"Bee curful, dont wannur get sucked under der wheels like Mildreder's brudder ehr?"
youdawoman
It was then I realized vegans can’t be trusted
by Scotty Ballgame on Aug 22, 2010 5:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Nah, I didn't want it to be lost in the gt.
"Bee curful, dont wannur get sucked under der wheels like Mildreder's brudder ehr?"
by homesickalien on Aug 22, 2010 6:00 PM CDT up reply actions
That's what the RR for ; )
I figured the green would make it stand out
It was then I realized vegans can’t be trusted
by Scotty Ballgame on Aug 22, 2010 6:05 PM CDT up reply actions
I want to join to rec that
but I will not. FSBNCAAYITA
by Trooper on Aug 23, 2010 12:48 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Joe West - Really?
1 for 10 with runners in scoring position and you want to blame it on the a jackass umpire? Really?
"Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it." - Mark Twain
read closer
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I wasn't talking to
the Cheat – my comment is directed toward other commentary the post is right on.
"Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it." - Mark Twain
Ulises Chino Flores I STILL GOT HOPE BUT THIS SEASON IS OVER!!!!WE NEED 2 GET RID OF OZZIE,AND BUILD THIS TEAM RIGHT AND START WITH PITCHERS WITH HEART!!!THANKS OZZIE FOR YOUR STAY U DID GREAT BUT YOUR HARDHEADED ASS IS TOO MUCH!!!!I BEEN TO THE GAMES AND WATCHED YOU.YOU R TOO MUCH OF ONE OF THE GUYS TO LEAD US ANYMORE!!!YOU JOKE AND PLAY WITH ALL THE PLAYERS INCLUDING THE OTHER TEAM!!!WE NEED A SERIOUS WINNER NO BULLSHIT MANAGER!!
by larry on Aug 22, 2010 7:38 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ulises is all over the map.
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!
It's the decades away from Penelope....
"Fuck fangraphs and your fancy designer stats can go pound some hard sand"- Billyok
by DrEmilioLizardo on Aug 22, 2010 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Yep. Too convenient.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else."
Earl Weaver
by Chiburb on Aug 22, 2010 6:36 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Cheat, this is completely accurate.
Good work. Losing two one-run games to the Royals, who played under the same time constraints and conditions as did we, is unacceptable. We don’t deserve to be in the playoffs with how we are responding to “pennant race pressure”.
"Inferstructure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" by Rhubarb, Aug. 19, 2010 5:59 PM
Was gonna say exactly that. Man on 2B in the 8th, 9th, and 10th with NO runs
Is not the umpire’s fault. Yeah, FJW. But this is on the offense.
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else."
Earl Weaver
by Chiburb on Aug 22, 2010 6:35 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
the bullpen shouldve scored more runs
Thome Walks-Off Sox, Twists Knife, Continues To Make Sox Brass Look REALLY Stupid - White Sox Season Recap
"The colander should have scored more runs"
Fixed.
"Fuck fangraphs and your fancy designer stats can go pound some hard sand"- Billyok
by DrEmilioLizardo on Aug 22, 2010 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions
nothing is coming to mind
but yeah, win or lose, if you’re within 1 run of the royals, you’re not making the case you deserve to win anyway.
Fireworks: Bang?
At least the Sox are teaching us something....
it is very hard to catch a first place team when you can only win 33% of your games. Detroit might make a run at 2nd place if this continues.
Mark Teahen peed in my canteen.
by SavePeavytill2010 on Aug 22, 2010 6:58 PM CDT reply actions
Who the fuck cares about second place?
Best game I ever attended was the 163rd game of 2008.
by NorthSidePaulie on Aug 22, 2010 11:42 PM CDT up reply actions
this feels a lot like april and may
shitting away close games we should win, and getting walked off every other day.
"I haven’t gotten to where I am by giving up easily." - Ari Gold
by Where Triples Go to Die on Aug 22, 2010 6:59 PM CDT reply actions
Nice to see ESPN's weekly highlights tonight
including 3 walk-offs of ours on the wrong side. Sweet. You don’t win pennants at that pace.
So now we are relegated to being akin to Haitians – praying for help.
"Inferstructure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" by Rhubarb, Aug. 19, 2010 5:59 PM
The bullpen is useless
There’s not one reliable arm left in there. When q and Rios don’t hit the offense isn’t worth shit either.
The only thing this team accomplished this year is that they saved KW and Ozzie their jobs.
"We are strong enough as we are and everything fits together in such a way that the only thing we were going to add would be something of an impact guy," KW
I'm not so sure about that.
Given that we still play the Twins, Yankees and Red Sox (and the Tigers, come to think of it), a third place finish is possible and then I think all bets are off.
Plus, if Ozzie keeps telling the fans to ‘fuck off and not show up,’ management might have no choice.
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 22, 2010 9:59 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
file under: fuck dan mcgrath
if you are in the mood to read a pretty bad article about the white sox (and cubs), read this.
this part in particular i was not impressed with:
But the 2010 season has been depressingly devoid of any uplift, of any events that portend a good future, of moments to warm us over the long, cold winter ahead.
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.
June and July will keep me warm in January and February
"Fuck fangraphs and your fancy designer stats can go pound some hard sand"- Billyok
by DrEmilioLizardo on Aug 22, 2010 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Gina and Jemma Beam is their stage name.
"Fuck fangraphs and your fancy designer stats can go pound some hard sand"- Billyok
by DrEmilioLizardo on Aug 22, 2010 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Love me some tanqueray
Time to call in the Q!avalry.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Aug 23, 2010 8:25 AM CDT up reply actions
Sapphire Gin has Hallucinagenic properties.
"Fuck fangraphs and your fancy designer stats can go pound some hard sand"- Billyok
by DrEmilioLizardo on Aug 23, 2010 9:41 AM CDT up reply actions
I think that's a myth, I've heard that before.
And drank plenty of it. No one I know of has hallucinated from it.
Time to call in the Q!avalry.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Aug 23, 2010 10:24 AM CDT up reply actions
I've not experienced it, but I have seen it in action, more so with females.
Not Carlos Castaneda-type trips, but seeing stuff- halos, auras, weird light effects, etc.
"Fuck fangraphs and your fancy designer stats can go pound some hard sand"- Billyok
by DrEmilioLizardo on Aug 23, 2010 10:33 AM CDT up reply actions
There's no wormwood or anything that would make you hallucinate.
I think they have like 10 spices/roots in there, but I know that nothing in there would cause hallucination. It’s not like absinthe. Girls make shit up all the time about how drunk they are…haha.
Time to call in the Q!avalry.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Aug 23, 2010 10:40 AM CDT up reply actions
I hate it because it's true
:-(
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 22, 2010 9:50 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
"A life. A life, Jimmy, you know what that is? It's the shit that happens while you're waiting for moments that never come."
DANIEL HUDSON SUCKS. HOWS THAT GUN BAN WORKING FOR YOU MAYOR DALLY
by Ozzie Montana on Aug 22, 2010 10:40 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
junior, you ain't even worth the skin off my knuckles
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.
sorry VAChisox
but i just can’t find the handles on that article. i wanted to get at least one more article out before tomorrow, but everything i tried just felt forced and i’d rather not put something i don’t feel even mildly confident about just to get an article out.
this is also me apologizing for not being on the site much the past couple weeks. from what i’ve heard over the past 5 days, free time is something i won’t be getting too much of anymore. i plan on being as active as possible, but i guess this is me saying i’m semi-retired for a little while.
the boston preview will still get done, and i can’t wait to see the sidetracks the comments section take.
When I was a kid, I didn't want to be a doctor or a fireman. I wanted to be Super Mario. It's the most literal pipe dream I've ever had.
i can't get enough of them vampire diaries
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.
Good luck on the coming semester. After a semester you'll have figured out how to waste time at a grad school level.
DANIEL HUDSON SUCKS. HOWS THAT GUN BAN WORKING FOR YOU MAYOR DALLY
by Ozzie Montana on Aug 22, 2010 10:42 PM CDT up reply actions
thanks man
was waitin to hear from your ass on the subject. good to know.
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.
No sweat, U-God.....
File it away for the future. At some point, I’d like to see us have a discussion about what makes a good broadcast team. What are the traits we like, don’t like, etc. I have some gut feelings on this (find Ed Farmer awkward, loved John Rooney, have a soft spot for the Hawk, despite him saying almost the same thing every game, despise Joe Buck and Tim McCarver) but I’d like a conversation that identifies something more precise than gut feelings. . . .
I understand about the lack of free time. . . .
Maybe Hawk will be in a better mood next week
The annoying thing about Hawk is the fact that when a call does go the Sox way, he completely ignores it. He just refuses to acknowledge that umps sometimes make mistakes in the Sox favor. It’s like every bad call that goes in the Sox fav…or is their divine right, and every call that goes against the Sox is some sort of consiperacy against them. It’s a bunch of crap. Hawk is so full of himself — he thinks the Sox are important enough for Joe West to actually give a shit if the Sox win or lose. Is Joe West a good ump? Probably not. Is Joe West playing favorites? Absolutley not. Matt Thornton’s sore arm probably cost the Sox this series, not the damn umpires.
One day, the dream will come true.
I did not near much of the Hawk this series . . .
I listened to the radio broadcast yesterday and tuned into the Royals TV broadcast for most of Game 1 on Saturday (Big Hurt just hurt the ears too much) and was long asleep before Game 2 started. But I know exatcly what you mean and can only imagine what he said based on having listened to Hawk for a long time. And I agree, that the complaining about the umps gets old fast. That’s one of the risks you run when you put a die-hard homer into the broadcast booth. I love the fact that he loves the Sox, but a little restraint is sometimes in order.
I actually thought he was better at broadcasting than post-game.
Time to call in the Q!avalry.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Aug 23, 2010 8:26 AM CDT up reply actions
How many games has he done? 4?
Trust me, you get better.
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!
Yeah, I didn't think he was bad.
Didn’t have much to say at times, but it was interesting to listen to.
Time to call in the Q!avalry.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Aug 23, 2010 8:37 AM CDT up reply actions
I did not listen enough to really determine. . .
But what I did hear (about 2 innings worth) was awkward, and I also heard him struggle to come up with things to say that would add any significant dimension to our understanding of the action on the diamond.
That said, I agree with 67WMAQ that one gets better at broadcasting. I think that broadcasting a game is very difficult work and something that takes a lot of study and practice. That’s why I don’t understand why stations bring out guys who just clearly lack the training necessary to deliver a good broadcast.
For the casual fan.
Who do you think is going to draw more viewers? The best player in franchise history, or some random announcer who is doing AAA games?
For a guy doing his 5th game or whatever it was, I didn’t think it was a disaster.
by Grinder in Training on Aug 23, 2010 9:00 AM CDT up reply actions
not always... look at D.J.
Interestingly, once had a conv. w/ veeck about stone when he was doing the cubs— he was disappointed… But I have to say stoney is a good now , but he needs a good partner for balance
DJ was screwed from the get-go
His start was baptism by fire, having to develop an identity by playing off a guy who dominates the conversation, and Farmer ain’t any easier than Hawk. They’re both ex-players who also take over the resident expert roles whenever they feel, so they don’t really need another guy. There are no natural entry/exit points in the call (which is why Farmer sounds so forced when he tries to bring DJ/Singleton into it).
When DJ has done national work for Fox alongside a traditional broadcaster, he’s good. Nothing spectacular, but gets the job done.
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
by Sox Machine on Aug 23, 2010 10:57 AM CDT up reply actions
I think DJ
gets a rough ride from a lot of people, I’m glad there are others who (kind of) like him. Frank will get better, it’s not fair to totally dismiss him after only 4 games or whatever. Without even taking into account doing only 4 games with Hawk while he’s got a thing over Joe West.
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 23, 2010 11:22 AM CDT up reply actions
I've come to enjoy the back and forth between DJ and Farmio.
Especially when DJ has been smokin’ the marijuana before hand.
WTGD throws himself on the gook grenade and utters his last phrase.
by Rhubarb on Aug 19, 2010 5:42 PM CDT
by South Side Expat on Aug 23, 2010 12:35 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't mind DJ either
His goofiness and levity makes what would otherwise be pretty cheerless tolerable. Being up against the Farmer Angry Curmudgeon persona can’t be easy.
Best game I ever attended was the 163rd game of 2008.
by NorthSidePaulie on Aug 23, 2010 11:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Or CAN THEY?
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
by Sox Machine on Aug 22, 2010 10:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Buck Showalter. Is there anything he can't do?
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!
Oooooh I know this one
hold a managerial position for more than 4 years!
Twitter: @SouthSideCheat
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by The Cheat on Aug 22, 2010 10:40 PM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
messr west obviously eats very well
does anyone ever wonder why?
that said; sox on the field players don’t have a “killer instinct”.. and it is showing.
by explodingpinwheelsforfunandprofit on Aug 23, 2010 3:06 AM CDT reply actions
Those small children don't just eat themselves.
WTGD throws himself on the gook grenade and utters his last phrase.
by Rhubarb on Aug 19, 2010 5:42 PM CDT
by South Side Expat on Aug 23, 2010 9:08 AM CDT up reply actions
Betemit gets a shout out on Fangraphs!
Wilson Betemit, Royals (Owned in 2% of Yahoo Leagues)
It has been an awfully long time since Betemit signed (illegally) with the Atlanta Braves as a 14-year-old Dominican shortstop in 1996. He was once Atlanta’s organizational golden child, ranking as eighth-best prospect in the game (according to Baseball America) prior to 2002. Betemit has since donned Dodger blue and pinstripes of both the Bronx and South Side variety. Now a 28-year-old with dubious defensive qualifications, the switch-hitter is keeping third base warm for Mike Moustakas following the Alberto Callaspo trade.
In 175 plate appearances for K.C., Betemit has a .342/.423/.559 triple-slash and a .424 wOBA. He’s not gonna keep a .421 BABIP, but it’s not unreasonable to expect him to hit at a level that’s slightly above the big league average. In 1,450 career PA, Betemit has batted .268/.336/.447, which translates to a .336 wOBA and a 106 wRC+. He’ll occasionally take a seat against left-handed pitching, and his D (-13 UZR/150 in 1,885 innings at 3B) won’t endear him to Ned Yost. But ZiPS projects Betemit for a moderately useful .266/.329/.422 for the rest of the season.
Hope he’s not writing the 2011 White Sox Anal too. -Sox Machine
2 percent hahahaha
Thome Walks-Off Sox, Twists Knife, Continues To Make Sox Brass Look REALLY Stupid - White Sox Season Recap
Sounds like a better DH than Kotsay
Best game I ever attended was the 163rd game of 2008.
by NorthSidePaulie on Aug 23, 2010 11:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Who wanted to see the White Sox financials?
This could be your lucky day:
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!
Angels reported 12M in '09 for the playoffs
having made it to the ALCS and 4M for ‘08 when they didn’t get out of the division series. The Rays made almost 18M in ‘08 for making the WS. So maybe a 5/10/15/20 rule depending on how far you get? And since it’s pretty much random how far you go, the expected payoff for making the playoffs would be
5 + .5*10 + .25*15 + 20/8 = 11.25MM
Maybe round that up to 15MM for the attendance boost? I’m not really sure what the scale of the benefit there is. None of that makes the EJax deal (or an Adam Dunn deal, for that matter) make any more sense.
Fireworks: Bang?
a deep reserve fund?
“We don’t have the money…..except when we do.”
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!
for those who prefer their white sox orally.
i was on the oral sox podcast last night.
http://oralsox.blogspot.com/2010/08/show-22-everything-sux.html
Your sweet voice will be filling my car during my afternoon commute,
all velvety, and soothing, and lawyery, and digital downloady.
"...a mouth without grinders is like a mill without grindstone,"
-Don Quixote
by SkanchoDanza on Aug 23, 2010 11:57 AM CDT up reply actions
You know it's a good week
When a lot of your answers start with, “Ehhheughehghhgeghheghhh…”
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
by Sox Machine on Aug 23, 2010 12:56 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
That is fantastic.
"Inferstructure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" by Rhubarb, Aug. 19, 2010 5:59 PM
by winningugly on Aug 23, 2010 2:05 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Johnny Damon claimed by unknown team
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WAIVERS?
Thome Walks-Off Sox, Twists Knife, Continues To Make Sox Brass Look REALLY Stupid - White Sox Season Recap
He was placed on WAIVERS!!!
Time to call in the Q!avalry.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Aug 23, 2010 2:00 PM CDT up reply actions
WAFERS?
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 wai, that would be insane.
Source?
Time to call in the Q!avalry.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Aug 23, 2010 3:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Holy crap you're right.
Time to call in the Q!avalry.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Aug 23, 2010 3:05 PM CDT up reply actions
....and he's not that into his old team
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!
Reasons why:
1. Gold-digging whore of a wifeslut.
2. A half decade of illwill perpetrated on his being by Red Sox Nation.
And why the hell would he be?
Time to call in the Q!avalry.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Aug 23, 2010 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions
also from MLBTR, interesting:
A no-trade clause does not necessarily give a player the right to prevent his team from handing him over on waivers, according to an MLB Players Association official who spoke to MLBTR this afternoon. In many cases, a player has a non-assignment clause that would prevent trades and waiver claims. However, not all players with no-trade clauses can prevent their teams from handing them over on waivers.
In other words, Damon’s ability to prevent the Tigers from handing him to the Red Sox depends on the wording in his contract.
Hope he’s not writing the 2011 White Sox Anal too. -Sox Machine
With 15 minutes you could gain 15 games or more by switching to the Red Sox.
Time to call in the Q!avalry.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Aug 23, 2010 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
big caveman rec...
"Fuck fangraphs and your fancy designer stats can go pound some hard sand"- Billyok
by DrEmilioLizardo on Aug 23, 2010 8:44 PM CDT up reply actions
When this team is good - they're great. When they're bad...they're bad.
I still predict they make things interesting yet fall short.
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!
nice link to soxmachine if you check out the top five on sbnchicago today
humorously, they describe jim as a local blogger.
and shockingly, lord douchington does not like street performers
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.
He's nothing if not thorough.
EVERYBODY PICK US FOR 3RD OR 4TH SO I DINK WE DOIN POOTY GOO
Sox Machine
speaking of the Wiz: (SBNCHI)
Top Contributors
To this White Sox page
The Cheat (1061)
larry (323)
Al Yellon (218)
The Wizard (174)
U-God (103)
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else."
Earl Weaver
thats just wrong
Thome Walks-Off Sox, Twists Knife, Continues To Make Sox Brass Look REALLY Stupid - White Sox Season Recap
hahaha billyok
Thome Walks-Off Sox, Twists Knife, Continues To Make Sox Brass Look REALLY Stupid - White Sox Season Recap
What an insufferable turd burglar.
DANIEL HUDSON SUCKS. HOWS THAT GUN BAN WORKING FOR YOU MAYOR DALLY
by Ozzie Montana on Aug 23, 2010 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions
i'm enjoying that SBNC is becoming an SSS branchoff
When I was a kid, I didn't want to be a doctor or a fireman. I wanted to be Super Mario. It's the most literal pipe dream I've ever had.
I agree, any future death threats to professional athletes should be placed on that site.
DANIEL HUDSON SUCKS. HOWS THAT GUN BAN WORKING FOR YOU MAYOR DALLY
by Ozzie Montana on Aug 23, 2010 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions
when did lewis black's lesbian daughter start writing?
These events have me frightened and on the verge of evacuating my bowels.
by thatshortkid on Aug 23, 2010 9:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Stop Boys Now Cease?
My brain is wired differently this season.
"Before you can say 'sounds of the game,' Mark Kotsay is out." -Chris Rose
by Teahenny Penny on Aug 23, 2010 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions
I dig how the SSS gang is dominating the comments.
Fucking Al.
"Inferstructure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" by Rhubarb, Aug. 19, 2010 5:59 PM
Drink anyway?
"Before you can say 'sounds of the game,' Mark Kotsay is out." -Chris Rose
by Teahenny Penny on Aug 23, 2010 1:15 PM CDT up reply actions
Drink because!
WTGD throws himself on the gook grenade and utters his last phrase.
by Rhubarb on Aug 19, 2010 5:42 PM CDT
by South Side Expat on Aug 23, 2010 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions
billy, I helped your post with a pictoral description
On SBNC
Time to call in the Q!avalry.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Aug 23, 2010 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Another ehhh Passan write.
Time to call in the Q!avalry.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Aug 23, 2010 1:33 PM CDT reply actions
I like them better as well.
We only respectable members of the blog to any kind of standard. - Grinder In Training
by omnipotent grab on Aug 23, 2010 6:29 PM CDT up reply actions
Whats wrong with that?
We only respectable members of the blog to any kind of standard. - Grinder In Training
by omnipotent grab on Aug 23, 2010 9:46 PM CDT up reply actions
i officially give in
she’s really awful to her children. mostly because she’s a child herself, per the episode.
Fireworks: Bang?
Ozzie Guillen=Betty Draper.
DANIEL HUDSON SUCKS. HOWS THAT GUN BAN WORKING FOR YOU MAYOR DALLY
by Ozzie Montana on Aug 23, 2010 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions
I blame myself...long night post postponed game leading into a longer night
if it werent for doing duck snorts with jeff cox off of some cougar’s saggy pancake of a chest, while cox kept bumming a light to smoke her misty light menthol 100’s at 2:30 a.m while ozzie and company sat around drinking jeremiah weeds and waters with andrew jones trying to rouse some more playing time out of ozzie, then the outcome may have been different. but alas, another long night after the rain out left the head hurting worst then the first night and more hearts broken then a fat chick on valentines day.
"The trouble with baseball is that the player who knows how to bat and field the best is sitting in the bleachers" or on sss!?!
by Grinder Rule #42 on Aug 23, 2010 2:33 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
One Run Games
One run games are, historically, not a good predictor of a team’s winning or losing. When its a one run game its down to essentially a flip of a coin. Good teams win games by large margins, bad teams lose games by large margins. The close games, well that’s a coin flip. And right now the coin flip has gone badly against the sox.
Tell that to the 1st place Minnesota Twins my friend.
Time to call in the Q!avalry.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Aug 23, 2010 2:49 PM CDT up reply actions
You mean the coin is landing 'other side' for them in 1 run games?
Or are you saying something else?
"I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else."
Earl Weaver
I'm saying a loss is a loss.
1 run or 6, we’re still not very close to 1st place.
Time to call in the Q!avalry.
by ScottyPods Ver2.0 on Aug 23, 2010 3:07 PM CDT up reply actions
no doubt...
i would be more apt to agree if there hadnt been so many close games or as you put it, one run games as of late…
"The trouble with baseball is that the player who knows how to bat and field the best is sitting in the bleachers" or on sss!?!
by Grinder Rule #42 on Aug 23, 2010 3:01 PM CDT up reply actions
I agree Joe West didn't lose us the last series...I think...
but it doesn’t change the fact that I vehemently believe his mother did not know she was pregnant and thought she was just dropping a deuce. Instead she birthed the most gelatinously corpulent child ever conceived under-the-sun…and… into a shitstained forest preserve toilet.
by Rhubarb on Aug 23, 2010 3:52 PM CDT reply actions 3 recs
your twisted poetry delights me
Thome Walks-Off Sox, Twists Knife, Continues To Make Sox Brass Look REALLY Stupid - White Sox Season Recap
As a user of forest preserve toilets, I am deeply offended.
"Before you can say 'sounds of the game,' Mark Kotsay is out." -Chris Rose
by Teahenny Penny on Aug 23, 2010 6:44 PM CDT up reply actions
He rides his tenspeed there, in a wrestling singlet.
"Fuck fangraphs and your fancy designer stats can go pound some hard sand"- Billyok
by DrEmilioLizardo on Aug 23, 2010 8:45 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
Which, conversely...means nothing.
"Bee curful, dont wannur get sucked under der wheels like Mildreder's brudder ehr?"
by homesickalien on Aug 23, 2010 9:42 PM CDT up reply actions
As close to the toilet as possible.
A man’s gotta shower somewhere.
"Before you can say 'sounds of the game,' Mark Kotsay is out." -Chris Rose
by Teahenny Penny on Aug 23, 2010 9:58 PM CDT up reply actions
I'll always love Der Twain.
This, however, is beneath you.
"Inferstructure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" by Rhubarb, Aug. 19, 2010 5:59 PM
This is a gloriously grotesque comment
which I approve of.
"I'll worry about the shit rooster they put together because they have no money"
- joewho112
You are rapidly becoming our Bill Hicks. Our Lenny Bruce. Our Sam Kinison.
please don’t go the tortured genius route and check out before your time.
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!
But we also wouldn't want him to go the Bob Hope/Jack Benny/WU route
and stick around well past his prime.
"I'll worry about the shit rooster they put together because they have no money"
- joewho112
See: John and Jim Belushi
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!
Least I had a prime.
You are still working on it.
"Inferstructure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" by Rhubarb, Aug. 19, 2010 5:59 PM
by winningugly on Aug 24, 2010 8:31 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
There is only one Prime, and his name is not WU
"Fuck fangraphs and your fancy designer stats can go pound some hard sand"- Billyok
by DrEmilioLizardo on Aug 24, 2010 11:24 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Oney sounds like the conduit into Ozzie's brain
If that’s the case – then we finally found a DH he likes
For some reason ill take manny that just means full time dh. Sorry druw and kotsay
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!
Rates of rectal cancer in people younger than 40, although low, have been rising steadily for the last 20 years for reasons that are mystifying scientists, researchers said Sunday.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/health/la-sci-rectal-cancer-20100823,0,836950.story
mystifying? not to SSS posters. butt cancer is highloy correlated with three activities: bike riding, living in your mom’s basement and using anal dildos while watching german scat porn.
People should really take us more seriously over here.
"Bee curful, dont wannur get sucked under der wheels like Mildreder's brudder ehr?"
by homesickalien on Aug 23, 2010 7:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Mom's address...
plzkthx!
"Bee curful, dont wannur get sucked under der wheels like Mildreder's brudder ehr?"
by homesickalien on Aug 23, 2010 7:22 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
He sets it up,
she knocks it down.
"I'll worry about the shit rooster they put together because they have no money"
- joewho112
what kind of wannabe state street is that
do you have a magnificent quarter mile as well? Is there a Kohl’s and a Venture on it? FE,IL
signature
Elgin, IL?
"Bee curful, dont wannur get sucked under der wheels like Mildreder's brudder ehr?"
by homesickalien on Aug 23, 2010 9:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Fuck that place just for producing my last ex.
WTGD throws himself on the gook grenade and utters his last phrase.
by Rhubarb on Aug 19, 2010 5:42 PM CDT
by South Side Expat on Aug 23, 2010 9:43 PM CDT up reply actions
the reviews for the place
are glorious:
“Suggested I get a dancing workout video to solve my depression problems.”
Thats a nice map.
The bridge over the river for the failed schizo capitalists to end it all AND the Little League for the crazed escaped pederasts.
the capitalists
can have one last go at the riverboat casino, just a little down the way.
i was referring to the reviews that people actually left for the mental health center:
“Thank you for excellent care of my child.
HIs symptoms were explained to me by the doctor and follow-up care was obtaianed for him."
Dispatches from the bowling alley
Via Merkin, Kenny talked to reporters at the Sox bowling event at Lucky Strike downtown
Putz: Sore knee, nothing more
Thorndog: sore forearm, some fluid, should be OK in a couple of days.
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!
Manny: Your honest assessment
1- pipe dream? What are the odds of him making it past the NL and to the White Sox?
2- impact. Let’s say the Sox are able to make a trade. Is it too late?
It would certainly give me a reason to watch. A motivated Manny would be a nice thing to have in the month of September.
What say 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 think it's just too late,
this team has got to be motivation ally dead after this killer series with the Royals.
Oz on Swish HR celeb: "That's the way he is. Good for him, enjoy it. I wish he could do it for me, he was a very horseshit player for me.''
He has a no trade clause btw,
and he has been previously quoted as saying he’d only waive it for the ChiSox…but that was 3 weeks ago when we were 2 games up…depressing thought.
Oz on Swish HR celeb: "That's the way he is. Good for him, enjoy it. I wish he could do it for me, he was a very horseshit player for me.''
Red Sox are 6.5 out in the AL East and 5.5 out of the WC.
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!
If you were forced to bet your life on the Red Sox or us making the playoffs, who would you bet?
"I'll worry about the shit rooster they put together because they have no money"
- joewho112
And please - I hate to shit on optimism, but god damn do I not believe in the White Sox.
"I'll worry about the shit rooster they put together because they have no money"
- joewho112
Given all of the variables at work - I'm gonna say us. Even after the past two weeks.
Red Sox are banged up and have two very good teams in front of them. Two teams that would probably send Teh Twain back to the station in three games.
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!
The Yankees would feast on Teh Twain, agreed.
I don’t think the Rays are that much better though.
"I'll worry about the shit rooster they put together because they have no money"
- joewho112
I wouldn't take that bet
Because the two teams in front of them are healthy(ier) and better at baseball. But I’ve been drunk a lot.
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 23, 2010 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Manny himself can't make
Jenks/Thorton/Putz fully healthy and less likely to make bad pitches though….it has to be a combination of factors…
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 23, 2010 9:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, but it's Dick Harden, and he's already up to 87 pitches, 'cause that's how he rolls.
"I'll worry about the shit rooster they put together because they have no money"
- joewho112
Hey, a man can hope.
I celebrate all Twins failures.
"I'll worry about the shit rooster they put together because they have no money"
- joewho112
Thank you.
I turn on now to relish, bask and live vicariously through the Ranger’s glory. This thing isn’t over yet you skeptical scooters.
losing 10 of 16 this late in the season doesnt do anything for ya eh?
Oz on Swish HR celeb: "That's the way he is. Good for him, enjoy it. I wish he could do it for me, he was a very horseshit player for me.''
I'll admit...I have my anxieties and misgivings...as much as next man
But the jury ain’t out yet folks…In this instance I am a mathematical elimination type guy not a bury my head in the sand and sulk fuck. I choose to believe in the possibility of impossibility.
jury is out..but I appreciate your willingness to wait until the Sox are 7 games out with 6 left to play.
Mark Teahen peed in my canteen.
by SavePeavytill2010 on Aug 23, 2010 9:15 PM CDT up reply actions
sure...call me sally or something
Mark Teahen peed in my canteen.
by SavePeavytill2010 on Aug 23, 2010 9:18 PM CDT up reply actions
No.
As you know I have a penchant for name-calling. That prediction you just made up there is going in my signature. I have never had a signature…
that prediction was more of a hypothetical...just to poke a little fun at your optimism.
but the Sox will win 85 or 86 games this year and finish like they did in 2003. The Twins are not much better, but all they have to do is win half their games and they are in.
Mark Teahen peed in my canteen.
by SavePeavytill2010 on Aug 23, 2010 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Hell, at the All Star break
all we had to do was go .500 to win 92 games. We couldn’t even do that.
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 23, 2010 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions
did you believe at the all star break that the sox were as good
as you thought they were? I know I did, but I was fooled. The Sox are who we thought they were!
Mark Teahen peed in my canteen.
by SavePeavytill2010 on Aug 23, 2010 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Did I think they were
25-5 good? Hell no. Did I think they were as bad as they’d been before that? Hell no. I though .500 was a realistic goal, given the schedule.
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 23, 2010 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Cannot play with 'em!
Cannot win with ’em!
Cannot coach with ’em!
Can’t do it!!!
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 23, 2010 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Too late I've immortalized your astute prediction in my signature.
Quit bumming my fry dude…
jury is out..but I appreciate your willingness to wait until the Sox are 7 games out with 6 left to play.
by SavePeavytill2010 on Aug 23, 2010 9:15 PM CDT
thanks...your optimism is refreshing
my optimism ran out after 5 straight series loses
Mark Teahen peed in my canteen.
by SavePeavytill2010 on Aug 23, 2010 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions
McNulty and the boys are coming into town...and I expect us to take care of business
Texas wants home field and will play the Lutherans tough.
jury is out..but I appreciate your willingness to wait until the Sox are 7 games out with 6 left to play.
by SavePeavytill2010 on Aug 23, 2010 9:15 PM CDT
Yes.
Are the Twins a better team? Yes.
Did the Sox just lose an assload of games? Yes.
Is it within the realm of possibility for the Sox to close the gap? Yes.
I was around in 2007. That was bad. This is not.
Save the sulking for the offseason.
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!
disagree,
I’d take the Sox roster over the Twins any day of the week, but these past two weeks have really screwed us over
Oz on Swish HR celeb: "That's the way he is. Good for him, enjoy it. I wish he could do it for me, he was a very horseshit player for me.''
Which part of the roster though?
There’s no way you can honestly say you’d take Pierre/Vizquel/Rios/Konerko/Q!/AJ/Teahen/Becks/Ramirez over Span/Hudson/Mauer/Morneau/Kubel/Young/Valencia
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 23, 2010 9:23 PM CDT up reply actions
The Sox pitching staff (on paper) is better than theirs and by a greater margin than their offense is better than the Sox's
Oz on Swish HR celeb: "That's the way he is. Good for him, enjoy it. I wish he could do it for me, he was a very horseshit player for me.''
So you're convincing yourself?
jury is out..but I appreciate your willingness to wait until the Sox are 7 games out with 6 left to play.
by SavePeavytill2010 on Aug 23, 2010 9:15 PM CDT
I'd really only give you the
starters on paper. I’m not trying to pick a fight, but bullpens from year to year for every club are total crap shoots.
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 23, 2010 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Ding-Dong!
I already have your address
jury is out..but I appreciate your willingness to wait until the Sox are 7 games out with 6 left to play.
by SavePeavytill2010 on Aug 23, 2010 9:15 PM CDT
Be careful.
I live in a “wild hood.”
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 23, 2010 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions
Wrigleyville?
jury is out..but I appreciate your willingness to wait until the Sox are 7 games out with 6 left to play.
by SavePeavytill2010 on Aug 23, 2010 9:15 PM CDT
Ha! I wish
Can’t afford it. I’m off the purple line.
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 23, 2010 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Howard stop?
WTGD throws himself on the gook grenade and utters his last phrase.
by Rhubarb on Aug 19, 2010 5:42 PM CDT
by South Side Expat on Aug 23, 2010 9:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Keep going north
But this is getting a bit intimate, no?
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 23, 2010 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions
No, but other than that, I don't think I'd call anyplace on the purple line a "wild hood"
WTGD throws himself on the gook grenade and utters his last phrase.
by Rhubarb on Aug 19, 2010 5:42 PM CDT
by South Side Expat on Aug 23, 2010 9:45 PM CDT up reply actions
I would suggest
living on Church and Dodge Ave in Evanston.
"Rather be stupid and win than smart and lose."
-RWShow
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Aug 23, 2010 9:51 PM CDT up reply actions