Blue Jays 3, White Sox 2: This story only ends one way
by Jim Margalus on Sep 28, 2011 4:18 PM CDT
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PrintIf you wanted your last game of the season to encapsulate the most frustrating problems of the previous 161, it was (finally) your lucky day.
Phil Humber pitched beautifully, battling through Mark Lollo's inability to call a high strike and coming away with a career-high nine strikeouts. He allowed just one run over 6 2/3 innings, departed with a one-run lead ... and did not get the win.
The White Sox came to the plate eight times with runners in scoring position, and twice with the bases loaded. They did not come away with a single hit, and stranded what proved to be a key insurance run the fifth. They had a runner on third with one out, and Tyler Flowers and Dayan Viciedo both struck out to end the inning.
Chris Sale provided a flashback of the first month of the season, when he came in to face a favorable part of the lineup and gave up a double and a single. Following an inexplicable bunt, he intentionally walked one guy, and unintentionally walked two to score the tying and go-ahead runs.
Juan Pierre, the final batter of the season, lined out to right with a runner on second, finishing his Sox career with an 0-for-5 afternoon, and the worst WPA of the game.
The guy on deck? Alejandro De Aza, who went 2-for-3 with a walk to finish the year with an even .400 OBP. Hopefully he will be leading off next inning.
One-hundred and ninety-one days from now.
Record: 79-83 | Box score | Play-by-play
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Well that picture is terrifying.
"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.'"
here's something else terrifying. and absurd.
"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
Did you hear him hint he'd like to be considered for manager?
WU got his ass handed to him by the Shit Rooster, of all people! Priceless.
Chiburb is an assclown. A real life loser and internet bore.
Mick11's SBN profile.
he's smoove.
I could get used to his fuggeddaboutit ny accent, too (FNY still). its been a long time since I’ve heard him say more than a few words and not be either pissed off or drunk or both.
couldn't have summed it up any better. the next AB that counts better go to the guy left on deck.
Some people get so rich they lose all respect for humanity. That's how rich I want to be.
Well, I'm glad because I don't have to watch the 2011 White Sox play baseball anymore.
But I’m sad because I don’t have any more White Sox baseball to watch in 2011.
To my knowledge, certain things were not known.
-James Murdoch
by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Sep 28, 2011 4:33 PM CDT reply actions
Alejandro De Aza era starts today
"Rooting for the Twins is just a roundabout way of rooting for a first-round playoff bye for the Yankees." by big_fun
piston jandro.
Some people get so rich they lose all respect for humanity. That's how rich I want to be.
~
"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 28, 2011 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
this is great!
It's 106 miles to Chicago, we have a full tank of gas, 1/2 pack of cigarettes...it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses.
This is like WU with that stupid name for Che. Whatever it was.
WU got his ass handed to him by the Shit Rooster, of all people! Priceless.
Chiburb is an assclown. A real life loser and internet bore.
Mick11's SBN profile.
you didn't forget it was "slash" did you?
eh, we all have one. i will always refer to ramon castro as “albondiga”.
"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
If I can make just one SSSer remember this shitty nickname, it will all have been worth it.
Some people get so rich they lose all respect for humanity. That's how rich I want to be.
Probably wooshed here, but on the plus side, the Sox secured a protected draft pick (13-15, depending on what Cincy and Wash do later), pending the new CBA.
Also — Humber has had improving K numbers as the season has worn on, so much so that his xFIP might actually finish below his ERA. Is he doing anything noticeably different from the start of the year? Seems to me he’s a lot more confident in that slider, and he’s relying on the curveball less. Does that sound right, or have I not watched enough?
(*)Okay, so that’s as much a product of his ERA falling over the second half.
No a noticed it a little while ago
which is one of the reasons I was happy with him in the face of increased hits.
"Rooting for the Twins is just a roundabout way of rooting for a first-round playoff bye for the Yankees." by big_fun
going into today De Aza amassed 2.6 WAR in 167 PA
crunching numbers if he had a full season or 650 PA that projects to a rate of about 10.1 fucking WAR and the MVP award. Next year. “Championship.”
"Rooting for the Twins is just a roundabout way of rooting for a first-round playoff bye for the Yankees." by big_fun
by Tdogg on Sep 28, 2011 4:45 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Using games and 150 rate the projected WAR is 7.3
Same result “championship!” :-)
"Rooting for the Twins is just a roundabout way of rooting for a first-round playoff bye for the Yankees." by big_fun
He'll break his femur in spring training.
WU got his ass handed to him by the Shit Rooster, of all people! Priceless.
Chiburb is an assclown. A real life loser and internet bore.
Mick11's SBN profile.
by Chiburb on Sep 28, 2011 5:46 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
he said during the game
he’ll know he wants to stay on past that if he can still hit a golf ball 300 yds in 4 years.
He will die in the booth
"Rooting for the Twins is just a roundabout way of rooting for a first-round playoff bye for the Yankees." by big_fun
Legendary. Fixed..
WU got his ass handed to him by the Shit Rooster, of all people! Priceless.
Chiburb is an assclown. A real life loser and internet bore.
Mick11's SBN profile.
by Chiburb on Sep 28, 2011 5:46 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
4 more years on the deck for me!
FHH
WU got his ass handed to him by the Shit Rooster, of all people! Priceless.
Chiburb is an assclown. A real life loser and internet bore.
Mick11's SBN profile.
by Chiburb on Sep 28, 2011 5:47 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
This deck...I may have to get drastic as well
my brother tried telling me hawk stopped being an apologist this year…bullshit
that picture and caption is just perfect
Joe Buck is just White Noise to me. It’s like the game is being called by a CD of whale songs. - mechanical turk
Nice!
This ensures next year’s pick will be protected whilst they scramble for that Type A middle reliever that’s going to push us to the top!
meh
This one is on Ozzie.
This space is available.
You heard it here first.
Walker won’t be here next year.
by ballyb on Aug 4, 2011 7:40 PM CDT
My serenity is inversely proportional to my expectations.
LET’S GO YOU WHITE SOX!!!!!
This does not look like a screenshot.
Little Bighorn. Classic small sample size. -Skancho Danza
by keystone connection on Sep 28, 2011 7:10 PM CDT up reply actions
What I wouldn’t give for thirteen PBR’s and a Sting poster right about now…
Genius move, above, by South Side Expat. From this gamethread, site of further high jinks and hilarity incalculable, followed almost immediately by a sense of profound sorrow.
WSB 2011. In pace requiescat et in amore.
fuck the miami marlins
and their douchebag manager
by spengler on Sep 28, 2011 6:37 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
I was at the game... the loss was annoying enough
but even worse than that was the fact that about 200 kids lined up around the dugout after the game to get a chance to wave to their favorite players and maybe catch a ball or a batting glove or a cap or something that they fling into the crowd every year on the last home date…
Jesse Crain threw a couple of balls on his walk in from the bullpen and i think it was the australian dude gave his butterfly backpack to a little girl fan… other than that? nothing.
security let us surround the dugout assuming they would come out and acknowledge the fans for having to sit through this complete utter bullshit of a season… and a security guard tossed a few balls into the crowd and said the team isn’t coming out.
What a bunch of jagoffs. That pissed me off more than anything else this entire year.
Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.
Boo-hoo. It's all about KenWo.
I’m guessing the shitty ending to a shitty season was more on their minds than making you happy with some trinkets.
Of all the people there, I’d expect you to “man up” to the situation.
Further, if that pisses you off most of all about this entire year…
Never mind.
WU got his ass handed to him by the Shit Rooster, of all people! Priceless.
Chiburb is an assclown. A real life loser and internet bore.
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by Chiburb on Sep 28, 2011 7:06 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
as a dad that is trying to get his kid super intensely involved in loving baseball...
a little interaction with the players goes a long way. even if they just stepped out and waved to the fans. but to just disappear and hide? extremely fucking shitty.
Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.
Jesus Christ.
Bitter much? They should thank the fans who showed up to watch their shitty baseball. Especially kids. You don’t like kids. You might when they are changing your diapers and working to pay your entitlement debt, OPOS.
I am with Ken on this one. Ignoring kids is shitty.
"MY NAME IS YOANIS CESPEDEZ YOU KILLED MY FATHER" WHAT!
by winningugly on Sep 28, 2011 8:22 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
yeah, that sounds like players licking wounds
what would we expect after the last couple of years with a disinterested ten-year-old manager, though.
I’d recommend a couple of columns from earlier in the week by rozner at the daily herald which were spot-on regarding ozzie, but they’ve erected a pay wall, so, never mind, unfortunately.
by tommyjoepeters on Sep 29, 2011 10:41 AM CDT up reply actions
2010 White Sox Baseball
“What a bunch of jagoffs. / extremely fucking shitty.”
My serenity is inversely proportional to my expectations.
LET’S GO YOU WHITE SOX!!!!!
Not much. Go back to bed.
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 28, 2011 8:28 PM CDT up reply actions
much disheartenation.
"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
Jim, is your book done yet?
I need something to feed my White Sox hunger.
Sandy Alomar, Jr. Out of the running?
He will be the Indians bench coach in 2012.
http://www.woio.com/story/15572566/sandy-alomar-jr
What?! I ain't no Professor Pickles!
it says in the article he is expected to interview later in the week.
if he gets the job i’m sure he’ll ditch the tribe asap
Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.
Or perhaps the Indians will fire him via a text from the G.M.
"Alex is our best option right now." - Ozzie Guillen answering the media regarding Alex Rios continually batting clean-up (8/31/11)
At the end of the game, Santa was heard saying,
“Ho, ho, ho – you sure blow!”
"Alex is our best option right now." - Ozzie Guillen answering the media regarding Alex Rios continually batting clean-up (8/31/11)
by tailgater on Sep 29, 2011 9:32 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
I thought yesterday's implosion was a fitting end to this crap season.
I hope it sent a clear message to Kenny that there is a lot of work to do.
"Alex is our best option right now." - Ozzie Guillen answering the media regarding Alex Rios continually batting clean-up (8/31/11)
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