Comments on: Chicago White Sox II: Same As It Ever Was

By: jjmerlock

jjmerlock — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 14:12:33 +0000

[439] EVERYONE GET OUT OF MY MIND!!!!!! Wow, we are all on the same page at the moment with the comparisons. All I could think watching Papelbon’s 9th was “Glorified John Wetteland.” Amazing that others were thinking the exact same thing.

By: Raf

Raf — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 03:45:36 +0000

Sox win..

By: Raf

Raf — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 03:38:28 +0000

[437] That, and his numbers have been declining

[439] It appears so; bases loaded 1 out

By: joe

joe — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 03:36:15 +0000

Bases loaded 1 out!

By: JeremyM

JeremyM — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 03:34:38 +0000

Papelbon is Wetteland reincarnated, isn’t he?

By: Just Fair

Just Fair — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 03:31:41 +0000

When you are trying to entertain 4 of your wives friends and you’re the only one watching the TV, you look pretty silly when you’re the only only one to stand up and cheer. Fun win. Good on ya’, Robbie C.

By: OldYanksFan

OldYanksFan — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 03:29:40 +0000

Kaz was owed $22m over the next 2 years. Simply too rich for TB’s payroll.

By: JeremyM

JeremyM — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 03:27:01 +0000

I figured the Jays would blow it, no shocker there.

By: Raf

Raf — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 03:17:07 +0000

6-5 Sox, bot 8. *sigh*

By: Raf

Raf — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 03:14:34 +0000

[426] On the surface, the trade seems to be a salary dump.

By: Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO

Mr. OK Jazz TOKYO — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 03:14:22 +0000

just back in, looks like I missed some fireworks! Archived game ahoy!

By: jjmerlock

jjmerlock — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 02:54:17 +0000

Oh – two more quick things – William, I see you were all over Girardi about leaving CC in during the 7th. I was definitely right there with you.

I also thought that was a sick tag by Molina – the way he went one way to field the ball and back the other way to tag Castro with his bare hand was awesome. I’ll have to watch it again, but it seemed like a very underrated play at the time.

By: Bama Yankee

Bama Yankee — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 02:50:55 +0000

[429] Yeah, you’re probably right about Mo. It’s not worth it at this point in the season. So, I would have went with Hughes for 2 and Mo for 1 and then Bruney. Let’s just hope Bruney is getting back on track…

By: jjmerlock

jjmerlock — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 02:48:43 +0000

Girardi says CC didn’t lose any stuff, but the radar gun says that’s wrong. I noticed the gun readings right off the bat on the first batter of the 7th inning.

By: joe

joe — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 02:44:59 +0000

[428] Yeah, everyone was scratching their heads on Hughes. I thought it was a terrible misuse of him, especially considering how fresh his arm must feel after hardly being used this month.

But Mo… I’d rather just let him pitch 1 inning, rather than risk overusing him in a tied game. He’s our best arm!

By: Bama Yankee

Bama Yankee — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 02:39:12 +0000

Nice job by Girardi to get Bruney some work in a tight game…
Seriously, I would have went with Hughes for 2 and Mo for 2 and then Bruney, but it did work out okay the way he played it and the shot of confidence for Bruney can’t hurt down the stretch…

By: jjmerlock

jjmerlock — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 02:37:09 +0000

[423] You were reading my mind! I’ve been calling the resemblance for a few months now.

[418] Hawk is such a douche. I listened to a few White Sox games when they were at Fenway – Hawk on Garcia pitching well- “If he can pitch like that, if we just don’t step on our own feet, we’ll win the division.” Right, Hawk. Way to give the team that’s been better than you all year (Tigers (although they suck on the road)) no credit.

He’s a turd.

By: jjmerlock

jjmerlock — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 02:34:05 +0000

Fuck yes!!!!

[417] Crap, looking at William’s post – what the hell are the Rays doing? Guess they just have such a slary limit that they won’t break.

I have a pretty good friend who is fairly high up in the Rays org – very, very sharp guy, and I get the sense that most of the Rays management is from that cloth (young, very sharp, very hard charging). I’ll try to ask him about the why, although he’s obviously hell to reach until the season is over.

Back to the Yanks -

Fuck yes……

Damn, though, I’m telling you, I had this thought before, but hitting-wise, I’ve been calling Cano mini-Manny this year. Not so much with the RISP match, but with the ill natural swing and the ability to hit anything off of anyone – and… also with the crazy posing. He sure styled on that one.

One other thing for now – when CC loses it, he really does not seem like a guy you want to hope can get a few more outs – I was very upset that Hughes wasn’t up and ready during the 7th – I just recall the game in Fenway where they tried to get CC to get through a few more and it as disastrous. I feel like I have the same recollection from when CC pitched against us in the playoffs, but that may not be right.

Anyway, a ton of other stuff, I really wanted to respond to Raf’s post from last night, which I disagreed with vehemently, but I was exhausted last night and crashed. Wiped out tonight, but pumped up now, thanks to Robbie!

By: RIYank

RIYank — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 02:32:17 +0000

Oh, and a well-deserved W for BB.

By: ms october

ms october — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 02:30:09 +0000

is anyone better than melky at catching the thrown helmet?