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Sox are first in the AL. Brings back lots of memories of 1906.

― Shatterproof Glass (dymaxia), Tuesday, 19 April 2005 09:28 (twenty-one years ago)

I posted this before, but it got lost, so excuse me if it ends up a duplicate. I went to last night's game - good game, on both sides - the bats were more alive than they have been. I got my money's worth.

― Shatterproof Glass (dymaxia), Wednesday, 20 April 2005 18:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Aw, that's great Kerry. I still haven't been to a game yet this season. They really lit it up tonight, I guess they were getting warmed up at the game you saw. Great pitching, too. And with Buehrle going tomorrow they could just keep on goin..

― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 21 April 2005 06:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Bruce Levine is an ass, along with a number of others.

Apparently, he said the attendance Tuesday night was 18,000, when the attendance was in fact 27,000.

I am so sick of this shit. I really want to harpoon these motherfuckers.

― Shatterproof Glass (dymaxia), Thursday, 21 April 2005 16:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Sorry, I've got my days mixed up. Still it seemed like a lot more people than that. I guess I'm confused because I haven't been able to get the games on tv lately. Funny how CSN got fixed the night the Cubs game was on.

― Shatterproof Glass (dymaxia), Thursday, 21 April 2005 17:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Alright! Another win! So Crede has been looking good lately.

― Shatterproof Glass (dymaxia), Thursday, 21 April 2005 18:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Okay, this is the funniest thing I've read in days. Maggs throws a hissy fit:

"We never clicked, even when we played together," Ordonez continued on his relationship with Guillen. "I don't consider him my friend. I have nothing to say. I don't want to see him. I don't want to talk to him. He's my enemy. Even if he talks to me and tries to apologize, I won't accept it."

link

― Shatterproof Glass (dymaxia), Friday, 22 April 2005 00:47 (twenty-one years ago)

WHERE IS THE VENEZUELIAN LOVE??

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Friday, 22 April 2005 00:58 (twenty-one years ago)

and oh yeah, I almost forgot, GO WHITE SOX!!

Playing out of their mind right now! It's a beautiful thing. Of course they got pretty lucky too. No way in heck did they deserve to win that Contreras game, and as far as Hernandez is concerned, I've never heard of a pitcher putting 11 on base in 6 without giving up a run!! Insanity. The stars are aligning, my White Sox brethren and sistren.

How about Garland last night? Could he finally have it all together??

and now we get to beat up on Kansas City for a while!

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Friday, 22 April 2005 01:13 (twenty-one years ago)

More hilarity.

He's a piece of [bleep]," Guillen told Sox beat writers after learning of Ordonez's contempt for Guillen and alleging his manager steered him away from the Sox and to Detroit.

"He's a [bleep], that's what he is," Guillen continued. "He's another Venezuelan [bleep]. [Bleep] him.

"He has an enemy. Now he has a big one. He knows I can [bleep] him a lot of different ways. He better shut the [bleep] up and play for the Detroit Tigers."

bleep

― A Piece of Bleep (dymaxia), Friday, 22 April 2005 08:31 (twenty-one years ago)

I bet you are all
very jealous that I just
picked up Joe Crede.

(This would not have had to happen had I not gambled on Russell Branyan and dropped Chad Tracy. Fuck.)

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Friday, 22 April 2005 13:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Haiku! If Crede
doesn't take you higher, send
a prayer my way!

I shudder to think how Ozzie wants to BLEEP Magglio.

― David R. (popshots75`), Friday, 22 April 2005 13:36 (twenty-one years ago)

13-4. Best record in the bigs.

Podzilla with 9 SBs already, Crede catching up with Ichiro in BA.

Unreal.

― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Saturday, 23 April 2005 02:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Soxies squeeze out another one!! Best start in 104 years of White Sox baseball. I am seriously in shock right now.

If they can get through tomorrow -- el Duque should be able to beat KC, knock on wood -- it's back to Buehrle for the Oakland series. Wow. This team is rocking and rolling right now.

I can't believe Willsy isn't here to experience this! We miss you Dave! It's not the same without you!!!

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Sunday, 24 April 2005 03:47 (twenty-one years ago)

Garland is a monster! Goddamn.

― Gear! (can Jung shill it, Mu?) (Gear!), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 03:33 (twenty-one years ago)

HI DERE

http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/images/2004/09/26/A5DeNhbX.jpg

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 03:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Joe Sheehan in Prospectus chat: "This is basically the '03 Royals all over again, and not a start to be taken seriously."

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 20:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Wow, so authoritative.

― You Work For Irene (dymaxia), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 21:33 (twenty-one years ago)

9-1 in one run games so far, right? I'm guessing that factored into Joe-Shee's proclamation.

― mattbot (mattbot), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 21:40 (twenty-one years ago)

If you know who Sheehan is, yeah.

http://baseballprospectus.com/chat/chat.php?chatId=117

Basically, they don't get on base and the pitchers aren't going to have a 2 ERA all year.

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 27 April 2005 12:12 (twenty-one years ago)

So, wait:

- team OBP hovering around 300?
- 9-1 in one-run games?
- team ERA around 2.00?

Egads!

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 27 April 2005 12:32 (twenty-one years ago)

9-1 in one-run games is also known as "luck."

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 27 April 2005 13:31 (twenty-one years ago)

According to Baseball Prospectus (Friend To The Stat-Fearing Folk!), the ChiSox's Pythagorean record (based solely on runs scored & allowed) is approximately 13-8.

― David R. (popshots75`), Wednesday, 27 April 2005 13:50 (twenty-one years ago)

So, Hunter Wendelstadt: C/D?

I say a definitive, discussion-closing DUD.

― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Wednesday, 27 April 2005 22:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Meh. Joe did kind of lean into it. I'm more steamed about that fuckin BALK last nite. WTF was that crap all about?? And gee, bad calls or no, could Marte please suck it up and win a game here?? god. I hate when Buehrle goes into "bad Buehrle" mode like he does two or three times a season, like that Philadelphia game last year. ah well. An off day and coming home should do them a world of good.

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Thursday, 28 April 2005 00:46 (twenty-one years ago)

On the bright side, it wasn't as disastrous as it has been in the past.

― All of the time, and none of the art (dymaxia), Thursday, 28 April 2005 01:19 (twenty-one years ago)

GARLAND AGAIN

― Gear! (can Jung shill it, Mu?) (Gear!), Sunday, 1 May 2005 20:39 (twenty-one years ago)

I know, I don't know what to say. Who woulda thunk?

― you work for irene (dymaxia), Monday, 2 May 2005 01:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Greinke gem wasted on bases-loaded walk!

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 5 May 2005 18:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Make that two! Some Ozzieball...

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 5 May 2005 19:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Dear Kansas City Royals,

Please get some god damned offense. This is getting ridiculous.

Sincerely,

The man who took Zach Greinke in the sixth round of the fantasy draft and has nothing to show for it.

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Thursday, 5 May 2005 19:32 (twenty-one years ago)

I was at that game on the 5th. Sox are now 3-0 with me in attendance.

What is it now, 7 in a row? Still waiting for that choke....

― it's mashed potato time! (dymaxia), Saturday, 7 May 2005 19:10 (twenty-one years ago)

wow, what a pitch Jonnie-boy just made at 3-2 on one Miguel Tejada, getting him to whiff with two-outs in the bottom of the eigth with a men on at the corners and a 1 run lead. good Jon. FEARLESS Jon. the best single pitch I've ever seen him make.

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Friday, 13 May 2005 01:16 (twenty-one years ago)

26-9, still best record in the bigs, and the Sox have extended their record of consecutive games with a lead to 35.

Considering Dye and Konerko are still below .200 and Iguchi is the only starter above .300, AND the Big Hurt still hasn't played one out this year, all of the above hosannas are v. well deserved.

― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Friday, 13 May 2005 02:24 (twenty-one years ago)

I like how Sammy chickened out. Abcess my ass.

and the Hawkaroo was back, rocking the eyepatch! Momus has nothing on the Hawk.

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Friday, 13 May 2005 03:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Rob, I was watching the trifecta of awesome reality TV tonight (Survivor, Apprentice, Project Greenlight finale), so I missed almost all the game, and missed Hawk's return. And tomorrow night is dinner with some friends and then the Mountain Goats, so I won't be able to really watch the O's/Sox matchup 'til Saturday. I guess I should Tivo tomorrow's game.

And yeah, Sammy's timing on his foot seems a bit curious. He's pussing out.

― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Friday, 13 May 2005 03:08 (twenty-one years ago)

from YHOO

Views: Buehrle's won five of his seven starts and he's yielding a 3.78 ERA with a 1.09 WHIP. In combo leagues, because of a freak incident to his foot this spring, which turned out to be nothing, you were likely to get him later than normal at the draft. He's paying off big dividends.

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Saturday, 14 May 2005 06:04 (twenty-one years ago)

boo-yaa tribe

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Saturday, 14 May 2005 06:05 (twenty-one years ago)

This whole thing stinks, I tell ya. It must be some kind of fix.

― april showers etc. (dymaxia), Saturday, 14 May 2005 08:05 (twenty-one years ago)

John Sayles' next movie, 173 Men Out, is an expose of the year the AL threw the '05 season.

― Gear! (can Jung shill it, Mu?) (Gear!), Saturday, 14 May 2005 15:41 (twenty-one years ago)

to return to garland v. o's other night...i don't think i've ever seen so many gd broken bats in a game.

― jonathan quayle higgins (j.q. higgins), Saturday, 14 May 2005 17:30 (twenty-one years ago)

I have to say, I'm still skeptical of the ChiSox and their success, but I'm starting to come around to Ozzie's finer points. A quote from the NY Daily News (courtesy of BP): "How many managers can win a game for their team? I tell my team, 'You want to win? Don't give me a chance to [bleep] it up. Go throw a shutout and then I'll just sit here and look smart. Don't give me a chance to [bleep] it up.'"

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 16 May 2005 18:52 (twenty-one years ago)

awesome

― ()ops (()()ps), Wednesday, 18 May 2005 04:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Garland -- Buehrle --

two all-* starting pitchers? witha Jon G as starter? can a chicagoan dream? Ok so we've got maddux and glavine, but where the hell is our Smoltz? Fredy Garcia what is your damage?? can Damaso Marte (my guy!!) stop losing games for the guys? A.J. Pierzysnki is a cancer NOT!

Good guys wear black!

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Thursday, 19 May 2005 01:15 (twenty-one years ago)

see, I love them too

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Thursday, 19 May 2005 02:07 (twenty-one years ago)

i love that garland is 8-0. jon garland! 8-0!

― jaymc (jaymc), Thursday, 19 May 2005 03:43 (twenty-one years ago)

two weeks pass...

i watched today's extra-inning loss to the indians on wgn. and dear god what annoying announcers. at least harry caray had the excuse of being blind/drunk.

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Monday, 6 June 2005 02:35 (twenty-one years ago)

What happened to Hawk? I tend not to catch many games on TV, so I didn't realize he was out of the announcers' booth for a while.

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 6 June 2005 02:47 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah i was just thinking earlier today that the main reason why i don't watch much of the sox games (other than the fact that baseball is boring. face it, it is) is due to how grating i find hawk and dj. now if they would have their lil spats with greater frequency, i'd be glued to the screen..

― oops (Oops), Monday, 6 June 2005 03:46 (twenty-one years ago)

whatever happened to WIMPY?

― Gear! (can Jung shill it, Mu?) (Gear!), Monday, 6 June 2005 03:56 (twenty-one years ago)

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