Gamethread: Buehrle.
Toronto Blue Jays at Chicago White Sox, Sep 27, 2011 7:10 PM CDT
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tear.
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by pierzynskirules on Sep 27, 2011 6:59 PM CDT reply actions
that sucks
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by pierzynskirules on Sep 27, 2011 7:02 PM CDT up reply actions
1.2
The only stat that matters.
Trying to score runs with Juan Pierre as your leadoff hitter is like trying to suture a wound in a moving car. You might still be successful -- but why make it so hard on yourself?
If he gets left in that long.
This idiot manager of ours can’t manage a pitching staff.
by mechanical turk on Sep 27, 2011 7:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Quit Yellon.
Trying to score runs with Juan Pierre as your leadoff hitter is like trying to suture a wound in a moving car. You might still be successful -- but why make it so hard on yourself?
The man obviously has no experience handling a bullpen.
Who knew we’d regret the Ozzie leaving so much the day after it happened?
Little Bighorn. Classic small sample size. -Skancho Danza
by keystone connection on Sep 27, 2011 7:08 PM CDT up reply actions
The Sox have had better pitchers over the years...
But none that I’ve loved as much as this guy.
Trying to score runs with Juan Pierre as your leadoff hitter is like trying to suture a wound in a moving car. You might still be successful -- but why make it so hard on yourself?
by Chiburb on Sep 27, 2011 7:10 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
this.
Little Bighorn. Classic small sample size. -Skancho Danza
by keystone connection on Sep 27, 2011 7:11 PM CDT up reply actions
who's been better
over an 11 year span? no one in my lifetime. in yours?
"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck
Nary a one.
I think my feelings are well-documented, but MB is the tops.
"Don Cooper, to the O.R! We have a bleeder!" - SkanchoDanza
by homesickalien on Sep 27, 2011 7:12 PM CDT up reply actions
And nice GT title.
Trying to score runs with Juan Pierre as your leadoff hitter is like trying to suture a wound in a moving car. You might still be successful -- but why make it so hard on yourself?
why is dunn at first base?
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by pierzynskirules on Sep 27, 2011 7:11 PM CDT reply actions
don cooper makes the fucking lineup.
"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck
by BuehrleMan on Sep 27, 2011 7:12 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
meh
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by pierzynskirules on Sep 27, 2011 7:13 PM CDT up reply actions
yay
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by pierzynskirules on Sep 27, 2011 7:15 PM CDT reply actions
yes!
congratulations to buehrle.
"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck
good job Buehrle.
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by pierzynskirules on Sep 27, 2011 7:28 PM CDT reply actions
somebody catch the fucking ball over there.
"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck
sweet
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by pierzynskirules on Sep 27, 2011 7:29 PM CDT reply actions
pfft and people wanted to trade E-Jax for this kid?
Little Bighorn. Classic small sample size. -Skancho Danza
by keystone connection on Sep 27, 2011 7:31 PM CDT reply actions
local commercial just showed here
for “beach buns tanning salon” in rochester, il. looks pretty good.
"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck
unlimited tanning for one month
just $45.
"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck
they offer lotions from "austalian gold", "designer skin", and more.
also, it’s clean.
"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck
hmmm flowers
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by pierzynskirules on Sep 27, 2011 7:34 PM CDT reply actions
Don Cooper is the manager!
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by pierzynskirules on Sep 27, 2011 7:35 PM CDT up reply actions
oh, *that's* the joke? well i'll be.
I love seasons too. That's why I live in a place that skips the shitty ones.
by thatshortkid on Sep 27, 2011 7:36 PM CDT up reply actions
What, this guy?

That’s all they could come up with, huh? Next you’ll tell me that Buehrlot guy is pitching.
by mechanical turk on Sep 27, 2011 7:36 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah that guy
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by pierzynskirules on Sep 27, 2011 7:37 PM CDT up reply actions
He doesn't respect veterans!
Why isn’t Omar DH’ing?
Little Bighorn. Classic small sample size. -Skancho Danza
by keystone connection on Sep 27, 2011 7:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Because Coop commissioned him to do an oil painting of "Cooper: The Boss" during the game.
"Don Cooper, to the O.R! We have a bleeder!" - SkanchoDanza
by homesickalien on Sep 27, 2011 7:40 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
that's what a DH
is supposed to do.
"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck
business as usual
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by pierzynskirules on Sep 27, 2011 7:36 PM CDT reply actions
cederstrom hosed him.
"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck
Two outs before Buehrle reached 200 innings for the 11th straight year...
… Pierzynski reached 1,000 innings behind the plate for his 10th straight season.
Whales! Squids! Sharks! They're everywhere! Hello, I am Poseidon! Now, when people told me I was crazy that thinly sliced roast beef would be a delicious fast-food option, I knew it was the greatest idea, and you can thank me later for Arby's.
sweet
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by pierzynskirules on Sep 27, 2011 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions
workhorses, these guys.
I love seasons too. That's why I live in a place that skips the shitty ones.
by thatshortkid on Sep 27, 2011 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Courtesy of HSA, my favorite Buehrle moment since joining the site

"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"
by U-God on Sep 27, 2011 7:42 PM CDT reply actions 8 recs
Whoops, I think I flagged this instead of rec'd it. My bad.
But yeah… this was among the best days of my entire life.
Thanks for making that gamethread for my bday. We had no idea when you posted this at “10:40 AM PDT”, the gift that was in store.
Just…mercy.
"Don Cooper, to the O.R! We have a bleeder!" - SkanchoDanza
by homesickalien on Sep 27, 2011 7:48 PM CDT up reply actions
I went to click the rec button and it said:
“Stop masturbating so much.”
by expatnyc on Sep 27, 2011 7:52 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
CORRECTION
the font is fine. I suppose when the kid does a ctrl-+ and it zooms in it tends to look different.
now petals and co. in rochester.
apparently they sell flowers. and coffee?
"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck
suck it bautista.
bastard.
"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck
gameday has me completely baffled on the error
did Bacon forget to cover second on the sac bunt?
White Sox 2011: The season of extraneous body parts.
He dropped Dunn's flip to first.
Whales! Squids! Sharks! They're everywhere! Hello, I am Poseidon! Now, when people told me I was crazy that thinly sliced roast beef would be a delicious fast-food option, I knew it was the greatest idea, and you can thank me later for Arby's.
by Jim Margalus on Sep 27, 2011 7:46 PM CDT up reply actions
teahen gets on my nerves
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by pierzynskirules on Sep 27, 2011 7:50 PM CDT reply actions
Looks like there are fans spelling out "56" with white paper on the left-field seats.
Whales! Squids! Sharks! They're everywhere! Hello, I am Poseidon! Now, when people told me I was crazy that thinly sliced roast beef would be a delicious fast-food option, I knew it was the greatest idea, and you can thank me later for Arby's.
Ah. Not left field.
Camera angle didn’t give a context for the seats.
Whales! Squids! Sharks! They're everywhere! Hello, I am Poseidon! Now, when people told me I was crazy that thinly sliced roast beef would be a delicious fast-food option, I knew it was the greatest idea, and you can thank me later for Arby's.
by Jim Margalus on Sep 27, 2011 8:28 PM CDT up reply actions
That's pretty awesome.
"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"
getaway day.
"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck
That's the gamethread title.
Whales! Squids! Sharks! They're everywhere! Hello, I am Poseidon! Now, when people told me I was crazy that thinly sliced roast beef would be a delicious fast-food option, I knew it was the greatest idea, and you can thank me later for Arby's.
by Jim Margalus on Sep 27, 2011 8:15 PM CDT up reply actions
I took the day off work.
Whales! Squids! Sharks! They're everywhere! Hello, I am Poseidon! Now, when people told me I was crazy that thinly sliced roast beef would be a delicious fast-food option, I knew it was the greatest idea, and you can thank me later for Arby's.
by Jim Margalus on Sep 27, 2011 8:15 PM CDT up reply actions
atta boy.
"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck
I took a half day. I'll be at the game.
Why buy the cow when the milk is kinda bitchy?
by SkanchoDanza on Sep 27, 2011 8:26 PM CDT via iPhone app up reply actions
its official
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by pierzynskirules on Sep 27, 2011 8:16 PM CDT reply actions
freestar bank commercial now.
"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck
Rasmus is hitting .181/.211/.331 with Toronto.
Hard to find a credible ballplayer who wouldn’t be an improvement over Rios, but there you go.
Whales! Squids! Sharks! They're everywhere! Hello, I am Poseidon! Now, when people told me I was crazy that thinly sliced roast beef would be a delicious fast-food option, I knew it was the greatest idea, and you can thank me later for Arby's.
Dodged the bullet there!
"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"
me!
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by pierzynskirules on Sep 27, 2011 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions
coach house garages.
“more than just a garage… it’s a coach house.”
"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck
apparently they build them in just one day.
i’m sure they’re very sturdy.
"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck
bleeping mercy.
"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck
to keep you all up on the downstate commercials
short furniture in shelbyville. (looked like the furniture was regular size though, not literally short)
also, beach buns commercial every inning.
"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck
shelbyville is real?
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by pierzynskirules on Sep 27, 2011 8:32 PM CDT up reply actions
In a few states.
"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"
It's no Greenville.
On a related note, step it up, Hawaii and Washington. Also, settle down, New York.
by mechanical turk on Sep 27, 2011 8:40 PM CDT up reply actions
GREENE COUNTY WHAT-WHAT!
Whales! Squids! Sharks! They're everywhere! Hello, I am Poseidon! Now, when people told me I was crazy that thinly sliced roast beef would be a delicious fast-food option, I knew it was the greatest idea, and you can thank me later for Arby's.
by Jim Margalus on Sep 27, 2011 8:45 PM CDT up reply actions
pretty much all the town names in the simpsons
seem to exist in central illinois, except for new haverford.
"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck
oh cool
i was confused when i watched that episode.
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by pierzynskirules on Sep 27, 2011 8:34 PM CDT up reply actions
You thought you could get mono from riding the monorail?
"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"
no but the possum chilling was just..
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by pierzynskirules on Sep 27, 2011 8:37 PM CDT up reply actions
i call the big one "bitey".
"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck
or north haverbrook.
whatever.
"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck
I'm getting Canadian commercials tonight, which are fun.
Whales! Squids! Sharks! They're everywhere! Hello, I am Poseidon! Now, when people told me I was crazy that thinly sliced roast beef would be a delicious fast-food option, I knew it was the greatest idea, and you can thank me later for Arby's.
by Jim Margalus on Sep 27, 2011 8:34 PM CDT up reply actions
pauly's BBQ
in arthur.
(i can’t quite decipher their slogan. it’s something like “you’ll bite your tongue off and not even notice.” will try to confirm.)
"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck
I should have saved recording of some of the ads I saw in southern illinois.
You’d have appreciated them.
by mechanical turk on Sep 27, 2011 8:43 PM CDT up reply actions
It's no Pizza Shuttle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09KJyeNiOjU
"Many people need desperately to receive this message: 'I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone.'"
no hawk, it shouldn't.
beckham should have caught that.
"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck
Was Buehrle just telling the first-base coach "Shhhhh!"
Whales! Squids! Sharks! They're everywhere! Hello, I am Poseidon! Now, when people told me I was crazy that thinly sliced roast beef would be a delicious fast-food option, I knew it was the greatest idea, and you can thank me later for Arby's.
Morel needs to stop doing that.
Whales! Squids! Sharks! They're everywhere! Hello, I am Poseidon! Now, when people told me I was crazy that thinly sliced roast beef would be a delicious fast-food option, I knew it was the greatest idea, and you can thank me later for Arby's.
that dropping down scares you, huh?
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by pierzynskirules on Sep 27, 2011 8:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Choking up watching him leave the field
"ass hole thi is the same line up whit leftys you idiot"
That was neat.
Whales! Squids! Sharks! They're everywhere! Hello, I am Poseidon! Now, when people told me I was crazy that thinly sliced roast beef would be a delicious fast-food option, I knew it was the greatest idea, and you can thank me later for Arby's.
new contract please
Only Football and Hockey can make me happy now. Bears and Blackhawks!
by pierzynskirules on Sep 27, 2011 9:00 PM CDT reply actions
ouch
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by pierzynskirules on Sep 27, 2011 9:00 PM CDT reply actions
dammit crain, you blow buehrle's victory and i'll blow you.
wait, that’s not right.
"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck
by BuehrleMan on Sep 27, 2011 9:01 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
grab bench bautista.
"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck
Crain out - sales in... hey
maybe coop has been handling the staff all this time and ozzie just taking credit!
"ass hole thi is the same line up whit leftys you idiot"
Nice pair of strikeouts, now retire Molina and get Buehrle win #161
Our manager wears 13, we were supposedly cursed, and we wear black. Let's play.
If i weren't so apathetic i would have shed a tear for buehrles deal
Very cool to be here for that
by Rhubarb on Sep 27, 2011 9:11 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
perfect title
I’m tearing up
Joe Buck is just White Noise to me. It’s like the game is being called by a CD of whale songs. - mechanical turk
The winningest pitchers in White Sox history
1. Ted Lyons 260
2. Red Faber 254
3. Ed Walsh 195
4. Billy Pierce 186
5. Wilbur Wood 163
6. Mark Buehrle 161
Our manager wears 13, we were supposedly cursed, and we wear black. Let's play.
love buehrle.
"michael gilhaney is an example of a man that is nearly banjaxed from the principal of the atomic theory. would it astonish you to hear that he is nearly half a bicycle?" ~~ sergeant pluck
by BuehrleMan on Sep 27, 2011 9:29 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
Nice last game.
If it’s his last game. Thanks for everything Mark, and however this plays out, enjoy hunting season.

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