June 25, 201213 yr Welcome to your new team the White Sox. Hope that the change of scenery helps you out. Please play better than Bob Uecker, Odawg, and Moral. You are the first Jewish player we have had since probably Scott Schoenweis or Ross Baumgarten. You are a grinder thus you should fit in well here. Shalom, New Youk!
June 25, 201213 yr QUOTE (sunofgold @ Jun 24, 2012 -> 11:12 PM) Welcome to your new team the White Sox. Hope that the change of scenery helps you out. Please play better than Bob Uecker, Odawg, and Moral. You are the first Jewish player we have had since probably Scott Schoenweis or Ross Baumgarten. You are a grinder thus you should fit in well here. Shalom, New Youk! Aaron Poreda.
June 25, 201213 yr Welcome to your new team for 4 months, and then some small market team will overpay for you so they can put butts in the seats. Hopefully you remember how to swing a baseball bat and help us get to the playoffs.
June 25, 201213 yr QUOTE (RZZZA @ Jun 25, 2012 -> 12:20 AM) Youkilis is Jewish? A Greek Jew? Is that possible? WIKI: The Youkilis family name has an unusual history.[8] His Jewish great-great-great-grandfather, a native of 19th-century Romania, moved to Greece at the age of 16 to avoid conscription at the hands of the notoriously anti-Semitic Cossacks.[4][8] He became homesick, however, and returned to Romania after a couple of years, although he changed his surname from "Weiner" to the name, "Youkilis", to avoid army and jail.[8] Youkilis is the son of a Romanian Jewish jewelry wholesaler, whom Youkilis has described as a "well-known third baseman in the Jewish Community Center fast-pitch softball league."
June 25, 201213 yr Thats quite a story. I think I like him more now knowing he's a Jew and not a Greek.
June 25, 201213 yr QUOTE (RZZZA @ Jun 25, 2012 -> 01:35 AM) Thats quite a story. I think I like him more now knowing he's a Jew and not a Greek.
June 25, 201213 yr QUOTE (RZZZA @ Jun 25, 2012 -> 12:20 AM) Youkilis is Jewish? A Greek Jew? Is that possible? He's not Greek, his nickname is silly.
June 25, 201213 yr QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jun 25, 2012 -> 07:03 AM) So is he gonna live in Skokie? What is this...the 70's? Oy...if he wants to live with Members of the Tribe, he would move to Highland Park, Buffalo Grove, maybe even Deerfield...BUT NOT KENILWORTH!
June 25, 201213 yr QUOTE (RZZZA @ Jun 25, 2012 -> 01:35 AM) Thats quite a story. I think I like him more now knowing he's a Jew and not a Greek. Do explain.
June 25, 201213 yr QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jun 25, 2012 -> 07:03 AM) So is he gonna live in Skokie? Nah, Buffalo Grove. That's quite the commute though.
June 26, 201213 yr QUOTE (CanOfCorn @ Jun 25, 2012 -> 07:33 AM) What is this...the 70's? Oy...if he wants to live with Members of the Tribe, he would move to Highland Park, Buffalo Grove, maybe even Deerfield...BUT NOT KENILWORTH! As a 22 year resident of Buffalo Grove, I approve this (part of the) message.
June 26, 201213 yr After that thread title Somebody's got to do this so .... It's up to you New Youk, New Youk!!! Sorry ... I couldn't resist.
June 26, 201213 yr QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 25, 2012 -> 04:04 PM) Please don't suck. This. I will not get my hopes up that he can be anynear the Youkilis of what is now several seasons ago, I know first hand that age can be a b****. I just hope that he has somewhat of a resurgence and is not now permanently at the Morel / Hudson level. I would be happy if Youkilis could hit 230 - 240ish, take a few walks, and play somewhere around average defense. That's a significant improvement over what we've had over at 3rd base in a long time. Anything better than that would be gravy.
July 5, 201213 yr Author QUOTE (balfanman @ Jun 26, 2012 -> 06:43 AM) This. I will not get my hopes up that he can be anynear the Youkilis of what is now several seasons ago, I know first hand that age can be a b****. I just hope that he has somewhat of a resurgence and is not now permanently at the Morel / Hudson level. I would be happy if Youkilis could hit 230 - 240ish, take a few walks, and play somewhere around average defense. That's a significant improvement over what we've had over at 3rd base in a long time. Anything better than that would be gravy. Yakkity Yack. Youk can do it. Newbie Youk, New Youk.
July 14, 201213 yr Author QUOTE (sunofgold @ Jul 4, 2012 -> 11:03 PM) Yakkity Yack. Youk can do it. Newbie Youk, New Youk. Oy vey. Mazel tov Youkie What a mensch. A maven at third. Plays hard like a shmutzbag New York
July 15, 201213 yr QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 15, 2012 -> 01:19 AM) http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseb...0,5138726.story A first: The Sox were the first team in baseball history to use eight rookie pitchers in a game, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The previous mark was the Tigers' seven on Sept. 7, 2003, in Toronto. Haha, awesome, considering we won.
July 16, 201213 yr http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/reds...kevin_youkilis/ Red Sox made right choice on YOUK
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