Lefty Of Love

EVERYBODY in the lineup is pull, pull pull right now. The game we see guys like Crede, PK, and AJ try to use THE WHOLE FIELD TO HIT TO, we will stop getting completely owned by Kansas City, Tampa Bay, Julian Tavarez, and a AAA pitcher who never posted a winning record in his career. That might be next season though. Their plate approaches were horrible today.

Whatever, I don't see any reason to be impressed with the twins array of pitch-taking slap-and-tickle hitters. Any pitcher with a good fastball that can attack their hitters in will shut them down. They have only had success against us this season b/c of our terrible pitching and our starters falling behind in the count. Jose pitched Tyner, Punto and Bartlett as if they were murders' row. Even if they make the playoffs, they won't do s*** b/c of their offense. They had their f-ing backup catcher hitting third today for chrissake.

You never know what can turn it around. Gload tonite could've made the difference this season.

They were just talkin about AROD and his 3 errors yesterday on ATH when woody paige said "Jay made 3 errors in the first segment" Jay replied "I never make errors." The guy is a f***in joke.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ May 28, 2006 -> 03:12 PM) Makowiak uses "Let the Rhythm Hit 'Em" by Eric B and Rakim. You can here it here--> http://media.putfile.com/Makowiak-Intro I'm not 100% on this, but I think he may (also) use "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash. Either way, gotta love the old school, Rob is one of a kind.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ May 23, 2006 -> 12:53 AM) The nice thing is Cooper has had a good history with guys improving there changeups when joining our organization. It seems to be a strenght of our coaching staff and a nice changeup to compliment Thorntons pedestrian (yet good enough when mixed with his fastball) slider would make him pretty much unhittable (if he can continue to improve his command). His windup and motion are really smooth and easy and then he brings some 97 mph heat. If this guy can learn to throw a changeup with that same motion & delivery, game over. And if not, we still have the big dude to come in and throw gas from the right side

Grady sizemore's cheering section sounds like the 11 year old girls who used to drown out Beatle's concerts with their high-pitched shrieks.

QUOTE(Damen @ Apr 28, 2006 -> 03:18 PM) So I'm forced to watch the Sox, waiting for ESPN to pick up a few games, so Chris Berman can provide his neutral, professional, call. So long as they aren't playing the Red Sox.

I thought one of the best broadcast teams was when they brought Robin Ventura up to the booth and it was him DJ and Hawk. Having a 3rd person really deflated any perceived tension between Hawk and DJ. I dont know how common it is in baseball to have a 3-man squad and Robin said he didnt want to be a broadcaster, but that handful of games they all worked together was good stuff.

The dude is amazing. His email address was published in the f***in paper and he reads and answers people's emails. What other manager would do that? It was awesome when he said Buck Showalter was jealous of him and now there is one more reason why. He and Torre are the only managers whose jersies you can buy like the players'. It took Torre years to get that status. Ozzie rocks.

QUOTE(Credepopsup @ Nov 3, 2005 -> 08:01 AM) That was a great fight between Vandermeer and Downey. (If you like that sort of thing) Downey ended up with a broken nose, Vandermeer finished with a smile on his face. The game was a great advert for AHL hockey Best fight in a real long time, and it's been time coming since the season began. Downey pushed the ref away so they could keep on fighting....he totally left himself vulnerable and paid for it, but that was hard-core Check it out at: http://p2.forumforfree.com/chi-at-stl-ott-...ockey.html#6069

You will have no problem getting a ticket or parking, although parking costs too much (everything there costs too much cuz their product sucks), but it's still fun If you are a student, you can get a ticket on gameday for 8 bucks, seriously as good a bargain as you will find. The arena has good sightlines in my opinion, so following the action is easy, obviously so much better in person You can sneak beer into the place if it's cold and you wear a big winter coat too, but obviously be careful lol

Doesn't $Bill ever have to explain why attendance and no doubt revenues for his team in the 3rd largest market in the country suck balls? I mean, they have to, right? Nobody shows up, they have no media deals, etc. Clearly fans cannot exert any pressure on him, but what about the league and the other owners? Isn't it about time they do something?

QUOTE(GarlandFan20 @ Nov 1, 2005 -> 12:43 PM) Cliffs AB in Colorado and his crazy baserunning skills. That was just amazing. When the ball hit the ump and knocked him off his feet, he took second. And then someone hit a not so deep fly ball, he tagged up and barely made it into third with a sweet popup slide. If I remember right, El Duque started that game, and he nearly killed himself running to first, going into second, and going into third. I remember Hawk and DJ making fun of his baserunning "skills"

I wonder if there will be left-overs.

First, get the facts right: Yankees-DBacks was 01, and Yanks-Sawx ALCS was 04. What sloppy journalism :headshake The worst part is he decries the playoffs as not rewarding the most "deserving" team. Who has ever seen a team play better front-to-back (both hitting and pitching-wise) posteason performance than the Sox did? Nearly everyone made critical plays at critical times. In team sports, I can think of no better substantiation of a "most-deserving" label than the collective success of (in this case) 25 guys. Of course certain individuals are going to step to the fore and deliver out-of-this-world performances - like the 4 straight CG's in LA - but still the rest of the team played exceptionally to compliment these magnificent performances. Examine however: What a complete asshole. Obviously the Red Sox had no hand in the creation of the shallowest pitching staff in baseball. Nor was it anyone on the Yankees staff fault that none of their pitchers stayed healthy. This guy is even worse than the guys at ESPN, who all year doubted the Sox. At least now that they have been shown to be wrong, they are complimentary and have marvelled at the Sox excellence in the post-season. This dumbass is an after-the-fact apologist who rather than admitting what really happened needs to make the excuse of "random events" essentially handing the Sox the AL and the Astros the NL... Good reply Marty, this guy needed to be taken to task. Who in the hell made this guy an editor? :puke

I have tried to get a hold of them re: split-seasons, and it sounds like they aren't on sale yet either...a rep told me once they get the seat locations for the hit-and-run and double-play plans, she will let me know, FWIW

Gotta be D.J.'s home run call while Hawk was away :uhoh

The best deserve to be paid like it. Talent so assured doesn't appear often. Piece of evidence after piece that proves that the Score is a joke.

How bout something w/Hawk and his eye patch, maybe saying "He Gone"

That rocks, thanks man.

Hopefully they don't change a thing from that next year, just add tons of highlights from this year. I went to 20 somethin games this year and I got goosebumps every time they played that and then transitioned to the roster w/Thunderstruck playing. The best part is Fisk tagging out 2 at the plate....any trivia buffs want to research how many catchers recorded 2 put-outs in one play in history? I bet it is quite rare.

Excellent write up.

Sorry if this has already been addressed but amidst all the joy and celebration, we have heard the last of John Rooney. I keep thinking that the Score will no doubt do much better in ratings next year and that they might somehow someway re-consider not giving this guy the money he is due....but it's not gonna happen. Rooney is the best in the business and should be paid like it. I don't really understand how you can let that kinda talent walk away after all these years, but that's what looks like it's gonna happen. He was the best and will sorely be missed. What a great thing though that he got to go out calling a White Sox World Series winner! Thanks for all the memories John, we will never forget

I can't believe no one mentioned the six-run comeback when the Sox scored 10 in the 6th I think it was to beat the D-backs. Homeruns by Thomas, Uribe, and Konerko in the same inning after a horrible start by Jose. Great game