The social side of South Side Sox

by Jim Margalus on Jan 12, 2012 7:54 PM CST in White Sox Business

Just a brief announcement with some stunning new developments for South Side Sox elsewhere on the Internet. And by "stunning," I mean "administrative," which might be even sexier.

Twitter

If you're on Twitter and you don't follow @SouthSideSox, now's a good time to start. I'll still be tweeting on @JimMargalus, but most of my White Sox tweets will come from @SouthSideSox in order to give SSS a more identifiable Twitter voice.

I've also put a list together of all of the SSS staff on Twitter, so follow everybody on the list or follow the list itself, and you win either way.

Google Plus

For you avid Google Plus users, you can find South Side Sox here. Put it in your baseball circles! +1 it! We'll take either or both!

Facebook

If you don't know where we are on Facebook, then you must not visit the home page. You don't have to love us -- you just have to like us.

If you're on these platforms and want SSSers to find you, drop your various handle(s) below.

And if you're already hooked up with us, or you don't care one bit, here's a live feed of Yoennis Cespedes' Dominican Winter League debut to watch while there's snow on the ground.

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SSSS:

Sexy SouthSideSox. I like it.

Also: @2ndHalfAdjust

Just for fun.

To my knowledge, certain things were not known.
-James Murdoch

by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Jan 12, 2012 10:02 PM CST reply actions

If you don't follow him, he yells at you for it in public.

"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 Jan 12, 2012 10:08 PM CST up reply actions

I've never loved an Illini like I love u, U.

To my knowledge, certain things were not known.
-James Murdoch

by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Jan 12, 2012 11:06 PM CST up reply actions

Not even WU commands the attention

U
do.

To my knowledge, certain things were not known.
-James Murdoch

by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Jan 12, 2012 11:06 PM CST up reply actions

He's not an Illini.

by U-God on Jan 13, 2012 8:48 AM CST up reply actions

So what your saying is you want us to unleash our real world identities?!

Packers Season

by OznCoop on Jan 12, 2012 11:16 PM CST reply actions

if we can kick it with moroots, you should be fine.

by South Side Expat on Jan 13, 2012 12:08 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs

(Buys a beer/whiskey with a creepy vet, laughs silently).

To my knowledge, certain things were not known.
-James Murdoch

by 2ndHalfAdjustments on Jan 13, 2012 1:05 AM CST up reply actions

I'll just put this here... i think i may be the only person

~~dumb enough~~ going to Soxfest from the staff… i will try to keep the goings on updated from the conferences or just general musings from the fest. @KenWo4LiFe

Kenwo4life=ratings. Just call me Mr. USA Today.

by KenWo4LiFe on Jan 12, 2012 11:32 PM CST reply actions

A note about the social side of SSS.

When I first started checking out this site, I was living in my moms basement. I’m not sure exactly what brought me here, search engine, etc… but I ended up reading The Cheats articles, and the comments. It got me through ‘07. This place and the immensely smart people here ended up doing a few things for me. First and foremost, I looked at this place and went “holy shit, other Nerds!” and that is probably what inspired me to join, yet not be active. Then I made the mistake of calling wu out on some old person shit, and we got into it, and I was hooked. Thank goodness. Other factors- Ummmm, this was a place that was talking about (and furthermore actually EXPLAINING) some advanced metrics to me. That was and still is huge. Still. I’ve learned more by reading shit by The Cheat, colin, larry, U-God. e-gus and most recently Jim (plus all you others that I’m not naming right now) than I ever would have had this site not existed. It ends up being funny to me. Now when I get together with my opening day crew (which I’ve done for the past thirteen years,) I am not only way the hell away from my moms basement, but I am far and away the most knowledgeable with what is going on with the Sox, and that is entirely due to this site.

Onto the social stuff- If you are someone who is reading this but hasn’t yet dove into the comments, just make the jump and do it. And then come out when we get together for a beer or ten. I’ve not met better people in my life the past four years than I have from this site.

by South Side Expat on Jan 13, 2012 12:36 AM CST reply actions 1 recs

Oh yeah- Jim. You are Okay. :P

by South Side Expat on Jan 13, 2012 12:40 AM CST up reply actions

Your face is Okay

Agreed 100% with SSE. I’m going so far as trying to arrange my annual Chicago family visit around a meth-up. That would be sweet.

by ParisSox on Jan 13, 2012 3:00 AM CST via mobile up reply actions

Listen up surrender monkey... You are now committed.

If you don’t get to the big methup, well, I guess nothing will happen, as we all have enough disdain for France.

by South Side Expat on Jan 13, 2012 4:11 AM CST up reply actions

If I don't come

It’s probably because I’ll be busy smoking, drinking a café, and being pessimistic. … And surrendering of course.

by ParisSox on Jan 13, 2012 10:00 AM CST via mobile up reply actions

what in god's holy name are you blathering about

"Don Cooper, to the O.R! We have a bleeder!" - SkanchoDanza

by homesickalien on Jan 13, 2012 12:06 PM CST up reply actions

I were drink.

by South Side Expat on Jan 13, 2012 12:08 PM CST up reply actions

Love you too, man.

"Don Cooper, to the O.R! We have a bleeder!" - SkanchoDanza

by homesickalien on Jan 13, 2012 3:08 PM CST up reply actions

next methup should become an intervention

imagine the confused looks of pain and anguish.

It came from afar and traveled sedately on, a shrug of eternity

by Rhubarb on Jan 13, 2012 3:27 PM CST up reply actions

a SSS ad in the yellow pages would be a logical next step

White Sox 2012: Helplessly rebuilding?

by greenlight on Jan 13, 2012 7:30 AM CST reply actions 1 recs

I'm digging the blanket "post more" comments on the FB page.

Be more specific people!

by U-God on Jan 13, 2012 8:52 AM CST reply actions

Those people are probably jonesing for witicisms, erudite baseball comments, trivia, this day in Sox in history

to go along with front page updates. As is there isn’t much of a conversation going on on SSS FB. Some people probably prefer the FB format to get involved or get information about the Sox or baseball they otherwise wouldn’t receive anywhere else. SSS could extend their community into the FB world and have an entirely different set of commenters.

It came from afar and traveled sedately on, a shrug of eternity

by Rhubarb on Jan 13, 2012 9:08 AM CST up reply actions

i like erudite.

erudite.

by obnoxious american on Jan 13, 2012 9:53 AM CST up reply actions

seriously, what the hell is the point of google plus.

by obnoxious american on Jan 13, 2012 9:52 AM CST reply actions

The point is

you can start your social network from scratch and the fucker from high school shop class or the right guard on your 8th grade football team or the kid you hated in T-ball or the weird girl who stalked you freshman year in high school who now sells makeup door-to-door, probably won’t find you because they don’t see the point in google plus. You can keep your circle tighter and also expand it through interests. I don’t use it though it could make facebook seem like MySpace does in a few years, although I doubt it.

It came from afar and traveled sedately on, a shrug of eternity

by Rhubarb on Jan 13, 2012 10:10 AM CST up reply actions