tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68029086909154363702024-03-13T08:52:46.430-07:00Cell's BellsWelcome to the South Sidetamtamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957307399056934791noreply@blogger.comBlogger129125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6802908690915436370.post-41909776934469182112011-04-29T22:51:00.011-07:002011-04-29T23:38:56.332-07:00Yer Out!April has been a terrible month for the White Sox.<br /><br />We've traded places with the Cleveland Indians as being the new cellar-dwellers of the AL Central (who'da seen THAT coming?), and now Ozzie has been suspended for-what else-something he said on Twitter.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MnCXOXwLE3M/Tbuq22HiM2I/AAAAAAAAAnU/zzMHHo1izE4/s1600/match%2Bmaker.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MnCXOXwLE3M/Tbuq22HiM2I/AAAAAAAAAnU/zzMHHo1izE4/s400/match%2Bmaker.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601258420782117730" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />As I've said before, Ozzie and Twitter are a match made in hell if you're Kenny Williams and the White Sox PR department. <br /><br />What happened was that during the first inning of the Sox-Yankees game on Wednesday, Paul Konerko was called out on strikes, and Ozzie didn't like that. He thought the ref got the call wrong (he was right, by the way). Ozzie went out to argue the call, got into a fight with the ref, and promptly got tossed.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WosZqaYJPMc/TburFCahxNI/AAAAAAAAAnc/sGiTGrZggBk/s1600/ozzie%2Bslap.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 353px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WosZqaYJPMc/TburFCahxNI/AAAAAAAAAnc/sGiTGrZggBk/s400/ozzie%2Bslap.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601258664601175250" /></a><br /><br />But that's only the beginning. After being tossed, in a bit of foreshadowing for what was to come from the MLB brass, Ozzie wrote on Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/OzzieGuillen/status/63382600101801985">"This one going to cost me a lot money this is patetic" </a>. He then took a shot at the ref who tossed him by writing <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/OzzieGuillen/status/63384131073097728">"Today a tough guy show up a yankee stadium"</a>. I'm no mind-reader, but I'm willing to bet that it was this last tweet that got Ozzie suspended. Also, apparently, it's against the rules for a manager or player to go on social media during a game.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XIiNeIgyhz4/TbusdNG2UgI/AAAAAAAAAnk/e-5TIhR1yjg/s1600/brain%2Bmouth.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 233px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XIiNeIgyhz4/TbusdNG2UgI/AAAAAAAAAnk/e-5TIhR1yjg/s400/brain%2Bmouth.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601260179299914242" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />(Cartoon by Carl Skanberg)<br /><br />Now Ozzie won't be gone from the game long-just 2 games will suffice-but he's gonna miss the first 2 games back home in Chicago against the Orioles. I've also read that he's been hit with a stiff fine too, but I don't know if it's true cuz I haven't seen any money amount listed.<br /><br />Hopefully, May will be the start of a Sox turnaround.<br /><br />Before I sign off for the night, let me just say that I was surprised to see Bartolo Colon still pitching. I thought he'd all but dropped off the map after the Sox let him go. Maybe the clubhouse buffet table in New York was too good to refuse.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-00MAPWDyBA0/TbusxkdruSI/AAAAAAAAAns/fF6sEIf7sT8/s1600/bartolo-colon-hamburglar.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 324px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-00MAPWDyBA0/TbusxkdruSI/AAAAAAAAAns/fF6sEIf7sT8/s400/bartolo-colon-hamburglar.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601260529167087906" /></a><br /><br />Ahh, the memories of poking at the pitcher I lovingly used to call "Fatso".<br /><br />GO WHITE SOX!!!<br />tamtamtamtamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957307399056934791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6802908690915436370.post-69869956521493760382011-04-14T21:39:00.017-07:002011-04-14T22:48:27.309-07:00ImplosionSo I'm sure you've all heard by now, but the Sox blew it in the 10th last night in the last game against the A's.<br /><br />AGAIN<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hZ9R31eH6tg/TafWKF7immI/AAAAAAAAAmc/3JB_6nRl_P4/s1600/massfacepalmu.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 236px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hZ9R31eH6tg/TafWKF7immI/AAAAAAAAAmc/3JB_6nRl_P4/s400/massfacepalmu.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595676530910075490" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This has been an incredibly grating series. Not only have the games been going into extra innings, but the reason they've been going into extra innings is because the bullpen's been giving out.<br /><br /><br />In the 9th, Ozzie went and visited the mound several times in the same inning (though to his credit, he did manage to manipulate a loophole to a rule in the baseball rule book that I'm pretty sure nobody knew was there), and changed the pitchers so frequently, he made Cardinals skipper Tony La Russa look like he knew his shit (he's (in)famous for changing his pitchers frequently). And at this point, I'm sure La Russa DOES know his shit better than Ozzie! And that's just shameful.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VihhGUEGMY4/Tafar5M9gWI/AAAAAAAAAnE/yV1X0QiwIkg/s1600/ozzie-guillen-choke.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 334px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VihhGUEGMY4/Tafar5M9gWI/AAAAAAAAAnE/yV1X0QiwIkg/s400/ozzie-guillen-choke.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595681509655544162" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-M0RSjWVFdPY/TafWyylLuUI/AAAAAAAAAms/79s3w8aaeLE/s1600/GRANTURINO.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 197px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-M0RSjWVFdPY/TafWyylLuUI/AAAAAAAAAms/79s3w8aaeLE/s400/GRANTURINO.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595677230090664258" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Over the last three games, our bullpen has been hemorrhaging runs like a hemophiliac with a missing limb. 5 runs were given up over the course of this 3-game series, and the Sox are up to their 6th blown save this year. We have no decent setup men, and our closer is nonexistent.<br /><br />Naturally, Ozzie didn't take this situation too well(hopefully, the video shows up):<br /><br /><br /><embed src="http://www.csnchicago.com/common/thePlatform/web/swf/flvPlayer.swf" flashvars="v=http://www.csnchicago.com/common/thePlatform/PDK/CSN/csnchi/vars.txt&releaseURL=http://link.theplatform.com/s/-/rxGqVwm5NxwJkf9h3tt3VzJObMMEzu5S?MBR=true&zone=Brett_Ballantini&playerURL=http://www.csnchicago.com/pages/video?PID=rxGqVwm5NxwJkf9h3tt3VzJObMMEzu5S" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="633" height="360"></embed><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />So now that our bullpen's falling apart, what do we do?<br /><br />Well, Oz-n'-Coop better start working their current pitchers, or have Kenny send the scouts out to pay the minors a visit, cuz this can't go on any further. Even an idiot who knows nothing about baseball knows that you don't have a snowball's chance in hell of winning the World Series if you're bullpen is imploding!<br /><br />You know something? In spite of his assery, I miss Bobby Jenks. At least he was a consistent closer (even though he was starting to fall off the cliff in 2010).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zfilqyihLfU/TafX0tKC3CI/AAAAAAAAAm8/QFmty7r8ovY/s1600/doghouse%2Bbobby.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 237px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zfilqyihLfU/TafX0tKC3CI/AAAAAAAAAm8/QFmty7r8ovY/s400/doghouse%2Bbobby.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595678362506026018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />(Cartoon by Carl Skanberg)<br /><br />Yep. Somewhere, that dustmop is watching his ex-team implode, and is laughing his ass off.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZbI1sTlZMzw/TafXJPcGIvI/AAAAAAAAAm0/tNRbQFEK_N4/s1600/bobby.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 218px; height: 195px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZbI1sTlZMzw/TafXJPcGIvI/AAAAAAAAAm0/tNRbQFEK_N4/s400/bobby.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595677615794299634" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Yeah, yeah. Laugh on, you fat dustmop.<br /><br />Tomorrow we're playing the Angels at home. Will things finally click for us in this series? Stay tuned!<br /><br />GO WHITE SOX!!!<br />tamtamtamtamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957307399056934791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6802908690915436370.post-13212904944739145142011-04-12T22:28:00.012-07:002011-04-12T23:30:45.725-07:00Pierror<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ha63QUbdy5Y/TaU0vTafAJI/AAAAAAAAAlk/eq8Gltdv9pI/s1600/pierror.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ha63QUbdy5Y/TaU0vTafAJI/AAAAAAAAAlk/eq8Gltdv9pI/s400/pierror.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594936099347562642" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The series with the A's would have been off to a kicker start on Monday, given how strong Mark Buehrle had been pitching (he had a no-hitter going till the 6th!), but none other than Juan "Pierror" Pierre had to bumble a catch and lose the game in extra innings. A's: 2, Sox: 1 in 10 innings.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-D-ZgocURwso/TaU3VCYvUVI/AAAAAAAAAls/tOV57fWY4n8/s1600/BooHoo-Baby.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 271px; height: 361px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-D-ZgocURwso/TaU3VCYvUVI/AAAAAAAAAls/tOV57fWY4n8/s400/BooHoo-Baby.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594938946635125074" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Today, both the Sox and Pierre had a better game. In fact, Alexei "the Cuban Missile" Ramirez, knocked in a solo home run with 2 outs in the bottom of the 10th to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat from the A's! Karma's a bitch, isn't it?!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UIH3X05WhV0/TaVCmdKo1WI/AAAAAAAAAmU/5FH2F9azeLc/s1600/SkeletonDancealexei.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UIH3X05WhV0/TaVCmdKo1WI/AAAAAAAAAmU/5FH2F9azeLc/s400/SkeletonDancealexei.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594951340509418850" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0aDMhRRZgwc/TaU4YXyjsWI/AAAAAAAAAl0/EjCDbPpBIoU/s1600/karmas%2Ba%2Bbitch.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0aDMhRRZgwc/TaU4YXyjsWI/AAAAAAAAAl0/EjCDbPpBIoU/s400/karmas%2Ba%2Bbitch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594940103431795042" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Rumors have it that Ozzie's job is on the line. Personally, I don't see this rumor having any sort of backbone to it. Kenny would never let his most precious asset go away like that. In spite of his Harvard degree, canning Ozzie would forever net Kenny this title in Chicago:<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-J8TDWval8S8/TaU9tyA4heI/AAAAAAAAAmE/14R4UfhEjDs/s1600/pointup-moron.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-J8TDWval8S8/TaU9tyA4heI/AAAAAAAAAmE/14R4UfhEjDs/s400/pointup-moron.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594945968806594018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Surely my GM is PR-savvy enough to know not to pull off such a move and not expect some sort of blowback.<br /><br />Besides, if Ozzie got canned, Kenny should expect to feel the wrath of Oney Guillen, Ozzie's son. Oney is notorious for criticizing his dad's players, and more than once, it got his dad in trouble.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Y1F2JtztBUM/TaU9EFkbAVI/AAAAAAAAAl8/wQWA5RbrAYk/s1600/sunday%2Bcomics.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 238px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Y1F2JtztBUM/TaU9EFkbAVI/AAAAAAAAAl8/wQWA5RbrAYk/s400/sunday%2Bcomics.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594945252501422418" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />(Cartoon courtesy of Carl Skanberg, my favorite White Sox cartoonist)<br /><br /><br />But hey, should Ozzie become unemployed, it'll give him more time to teach Oney how to blast people effectively on Twitter.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qLTptcV1yHQ/TaU-RkNHwdI/AAAAAAAAAmM/rUQM_LArQPI/s1600/match%2Bmaker.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qLTptcV1yHQ/TaU-RkNHwdI/AAAAAAAAAmM/rUQM_LArQPI/s400/match%2Bmaker.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594946583575118290" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Game 3's tomorrow! Sit back, relax, and strap it down; White Sox baseball is on its way in approximately 24 hours.<br /><br />GO WHITE SOX!!!<br /><br />**<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">EDITORS NOTE</span>: The nickname "Pierror" first appeared on <a href="http://www.southsidesox.com/2011/4/11/2105441/as-2-white-sox-1-10-innings-pierre-betrays-thornton-again">"South Side Sox"</a>tamtamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957307399056934791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6802908690915436370.post-35229750897919171282011-04-10T23:18:00.012-07:002011-04-11T00:03:14.117-07:00Ozzie Sleeps TonightWe won! Finally, we won that damn series against the Rays once and for all! Gavin Floyd and his Big Hairy Balls pitched well, giving up a run in the 6th, and Joe Maddon got ejected after arguing with the ref. <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5LB9GcOm8hE/TaKlEcrSdDI/AAAAAAAAAlU/5jBH8wZ4DyU/s1600/BHB.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5LB9GcOm8hE/TaKlEcrSdDI/AAAAAAAAAlU/5jBH8wZ4DyU/s400/BHB.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594215182983394354" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Maddon, I've got some advice for you: if you got a beef with a ref, leave that to the pros, like Bobby Cox!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sJ5E836JOlk/TaKlr24xMAI/AAAAAAAAAlc/U79pUAaFxFQ/s1600/bobby%2Bcox%2Bcorn%2Bmaze.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 207px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sJ5E836JOlk/TaKlr24xMAI/AAAAAAAAAlc/U79pUAaFxFQ/s400/bobby%2Bcox%2Bcorn%2Bmaze.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594215860034154498" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />In scanning the series summaries, I came across this hilarious <a href="http://www.csnchicago.com/04/09/11/Poetry-in-Pros-Guillen-sleeping-like-a-b/landing_poetry_in_pros_v3.html?blockID=500697&feedID=621">article</a> on CSN Chicago.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yBQJGNdoyfs/TaKiZE62vrI/AAAAAAAAAk8/ltx3kmcoZpE/s1600/baby%2Bmonkeys.gif"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 343px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yBQJGNdoyfs/TaKiZE62vrI/AAAAAAAAAk8/ltx3kmcoZpE/s400/baby%2Bmonkeys.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594212238848605874" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">Mere hours after frustratingly suggesting that he blow the ballpark up rather than send out another pitcher to blow a save, White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen was eager to see how his team would respond to Friday’s disheartening turn of events.</span></span><br /><br />Though I wouldn't go so far as to suggest blowing up the Cell in order to make my point, I do realize that this is Ozzie Guillen talking, and when he opens his mouth, you just never know whats gonna come out.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">“There aren’t too many games I can’t sleep,” Guillen said. “I promised my wife, ‘Listen, I’m not going to drink too much anymore. The season just started.’ [So] I had one drink. [Losses are] part of the game.”</span></span><br /><br />*GULP GULP GULP*<br /><br />And while you're at it:<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/a4W1xXymQ-c" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">“If I’m going to come here with my down, ‘Look what happened last night’ [look], I’m going to suck all my team in,” Guillen said. “No. [Instead my attitude should be] ‘Hey, are we ready to fight today?’ If we lose today, we have to be ready to fight tomorrow. If we lose [while] fighting, I can sleep with that, I can live with that.”<br /></span></span><br /><br />Ok, but that's not the kicker.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;">So, how did Ozzie sleep last night?<br /><br />“I slept like a baby: I woke up every two hours and started crying.”</span><br /></span><br /><br />*cymbal crash*<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6x9Gvv1ToCg/TaKim0K4umI/AAAAAAAAAlE/k3jxQf-qXHc/s1600/BooHoo-Baby.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 271px; height: 361px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6x9Gvv1ToCg/TaKim0K4umI/AAAAAAAAAlE/k3jxQf-qXHc/s400/BooHoo-Baby.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594212474870610530" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Ladies and germs, Ozzie Guillen.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Cazmt-sMhgQ/TaKjDGpWulI/AAAAAAAAAlM/cZYjc5ybZB8/s1600/match%2Bmaker.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Cazmt-sMhgQ/TaKjDGpWulI/AAAAAAAAAlM/cZYjc5ybZB8/s400/match%2Bmaker.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594212960866581074" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />So, looking ahead to next week, the A's are coming up. I smell a sweep!<br /><br />GO WHITE SOX!!!<br />tamtamtamtamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957307399056934791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6802908690915436370.post-86518401480895008882011-04-09T21:15:00.009-07:002011-04-09T22:29:48.385-07:00Say-JWe won! And we have my catcher AJ Pierzynski to thank for that!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1vEsO_J1Akc/TaE6ZzUO0hI/AAAAAAAAAkk/Ii4DEMvxdDI/s1600/aj-deal%2Bwith%2Bit.gif"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 253px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1vEsO_J1Akc/TaE6ZzUO0hI/AAAAAAAAAkk/Ii4DEMvxdDI/s400/aj-deal%2Bwith%2Bit.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593816427117072914" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here's how the situation went down: In the bottom of the 7th, and the Sox had the bases loaded. Alex Rios was on 3rd, Paul Konerko was on 2nd, and my boy Carlos Quentin was on 1st, having been walked. AJ gets up to bat, and rips one out to the wall, avoiding the glove of Sam Fuld (who had an amazing catch earlier on in the game). The game, which had been tied 1-1 at that point, swung in favor of the Sox with Rios and Konerko coming in to score. The Sox managed to hold on to that lead for the rest of the game (even after Chris Sale gave up a solo shot to Felipe Lopez in the top of the 9th).<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://crujonessociety.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/angels-mcconaughey.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 273px;" src="http://crujonessociety.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/angels-mcconaughey.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Pitcher Phil Humber got the call to start today. He did pretty good, giving up 1 run in the 1st, but only 4 hits and 4 K's over 6 innings. I'll say, if Peavy ever gets better, he's got some stiff competition from the new guy.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qILPXq0GV_U/TaE9WIV_5BI/AAAAAAAAAk0/zqFdSdh1rME/s1600/pee-and-poo-dolls.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qILPXq0GV_U/TaE9WIV_5BI/AAAAAAAAAk0/zqFdSdh1rME/s400/pee-and-poo-dolls.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593819662577034258" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />There was a bit of a scuffle in the 9th after Lopez hit his solo home run. He and AJ got into a jaw-off and had to be separated, but no fights broke out. Aw damn. It would have made my multitasking so much more interesting, as I was writing a paper and watching baseball at the same time.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JZvah1mOYAE/TaE8Vd35NuI/AAAAAAAAAks/J7GIh6vExno/s1600/aj-1.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 347px; height: 348px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JZvah1mOYAE/TaE8Vd35NuI/AAAAAAAAAks/J7GIh6vExno/s400/aj-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593818551664850658" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Before I sign off, I mentioned earlier that Sam Fuld had an amazing catch in the game. Below, I've included it for your enjoyment. Though I don't like the Rays, I had to admire Fuld's scrappiness. He really hustled to get there, and his athleticism even elicited a borderline curse from Hawk!<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/0Z3RZVRkfLU" allowfullscreen="" width="640" frameborder="0" height="390"></iframe><br /><br />**<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">EDITOR'S NOTE</span>: This video is from Tampa Bay. You won't get to hear Hawk yell "You gotta be bleepin' me!"**<br /><br />Tomorrow's the final game of this series. Let's win this damn series once and for all!<br /><br />GO WHITE SOX!!!<br />tamtamtamtamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957307399056934791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6802908690915436370.post-27364308346322536362011-04-09T00:28:00.007-07:002011-04-09T01:13:11.274-07:00Eaten AliveUnfortunately, we could not keep the momentum going from last night.<br /><br />Today, my boys in black-and-white coughed it up in the 9th inning after Matt Thornton gave up 5 runs to give the Rays the game. You PUTZ! Don't ever let yourself be outshined by Rays closer, and MLB journeyman Kyle Farnsworth (who I detested even in my youth as a Cubs fan cuz he would choke on the mound all the time). Especially him, cuz he can't aim for shit.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://reid.mlblogs.com/scoreboard_26_6/images/lg_fight_ap.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 311px;" src="http://reid.mlblogs.com/scoreboard_26_6/images/lg_fight_ap.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I'm sure everyone and their cousin has heard by now that the lady himself, Manny Ramirez, will be retiring from baseball. What I don't know if he's leaving baseball immediately, or if he's waiting for the season to end before throwing in the towel once and for all, but it is confirmed that Manny will be leaving baseball. To him I say "good riddance!". You were good with the Red Sox, but if you hadn't started dicking around with Theo Epstein and the Red Sox' upper-management, perhaps the city of Boston would not be as bitter towards you as they are now. Also, you could have helped win them some more championships, and I would have a better impression of you. Also, using steroids damaged your reputation, as I now think of a set of DD boobs whenever I see you with your disgusting dreadlocks on TV.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-C4BQ0Qv8UMc/TaATcHtLoaI/AAAAAAAAAkc/RRSD3gvkRB0/s1600/manny%2Bsheman.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-C4BQ0Qv8UMc/TaATcHtLoaI/AAAAAAAAAkc/RRSD3gvkRB0/s400/manny%2Bsheman.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593492111019975074" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The big question regarding Manny's retiring is what to make of his legacy. I say, his career followed the arc of a home run. He started off slow, shot to the top, stayed there, but had to come down and eventually crashed into somebody's beer and nachos. Getting caught with female pregnancy hormones in his system really did a number on his career, both as a player, and socially cuz it turned him into a national punchline.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3PZDvGi0WtY/TaATAwOxGnI/AAAAAAAAAkU/si0hT-LAxvs/s1600/manny-picking-nose.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3PZDvGi0WtY/TaATAwOxGnI/AAAAAAAAAkU/si0hT-LAxvs/s400/manny-picking-nose.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593491640861923954" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Before I sign off on this post, I'd like to post a funny video I saw on <a href="http://www.terezowens.com/ozzie-guillen-and-a-j-pierzynski-trade-sterotypes/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TerezOwens+%28Terez+Owens%29">Terez Owens</a>. I could give a summary of the video, but then you wouldn't want to watch it. I want you to watch this video. It's not lifesaving, but it's funny nonetheless.<br /><br /><br /> <embed type='application/x-shockwave-flash' salign='l' flashvars='&titleAvailable=true&playerAvailable=true&searchAvailable=false&shareFlag=N&singleURL=http://chicagotribune.vidcms.trb.com/alfresco/service/edge/content/69277585-9db4-49aa-877b-e17ae9c0d989&propName=wgntv.com&hostURL=http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com&swfPath=http://chicagotribune.vid.trb.com/player/&omAccount=tribglobal&omnitureServer=wgntv.com' allowscriptaccess='always' allowfullscreen='true' menu='true' name='PaperVideoTest' bgcolor='#ffffff' devicefont='false' wmode='transparent' scale='showall' loop='true' play='true' pluginspage='http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer' quality='high' src='http://chicagotribune.vid.trb.com/player/PaperVideoTest.swf' align='middle' height='450' width='300'></embed><br /><br /><br />Tomorrow is game 3 against the Rays. Maybe we'll have better luck tomorrow.<br /><br />GO WHITE SOX!!!<br />tamtamtamtamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957307399056934791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6802908690915436370.post-88843082677934493022011-04-07T20:27:00.018-07:002011-04-07T21:44:43.460-07:00Back to BusinessAnd with that, the 2011 season is in full-swing.<br /><br />It's been a pretty good, no, a DAMN good start to the 2011 season for my boys in black-and-white. We won on Opening Day, giving the Indians a thorough throttling and winning our first series of the season.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-J8GQCZsU7aI/TZ6CBu6fYfI/AAAAAAAAAjM/2C1_zHbKmv8/s1600/indians%2Bsuck.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 227px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-J8GQCZsU7aI/TZ6CBu6fYfI/AAAAAAAAAjM/2C1_zHbKmv8/s400/indians%2Bsuck.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593050753525572082" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Unfortunately, we also split with KC, but that's ok-new series, new start!<br /><br /><br />Today was the home opener, and Edwin Jackson gave a spectacular performance by going 8 innings, 13 Ks, and 1 walk. It was the highlight to a chilly, cloudy day in Chicago. The Rays, on the other hand, only managed 1 run in the 3rd inning, and after that, they were completely shut down by Jackson's devastating slider. And in a shocking twist of fate, the once mighty Rays are now 0-6. Suck on that, you ESPN snobs!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8RMUFG34MOc/TZ6FEmkP_eI/AAAAAAAAAjU/fcAi00vtT5c/s1600/tampa_bay_rays_new_logo_6.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 380px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8RMUFG34MOc/TZ6FEmkP_eI/AAAAAAAAAjU/fcAi00vtT5c/s400/tampa_bay_rays_new_logo_6.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593054101359295970" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />But perhaps the best news of all involves none other than my favorite player, the one and only Carlos Quentin. He's been on fire for the past few games, knocking in home runs and RBIs left and right.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sH9vFDc0v70/TZ6HqM2xABI/AAAAAAAAAjc/YnK78Djo_Pw/s1600/qman.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 396px; height: 382px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sH9vFDc0v70/TZ6HqM2xABI/AAAAAAAAAjc/YnK78Djo_Pw/s400/qman.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593056946315919378" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I knew it! Carlos was just waiting to explode in productivity if given the right conditions! Now that he's healthy, he's unstoppable-just like in 2008 when I first saw him play. Also on a positive note-as far as I know, he hasn't been hit by a pitch yet!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YJ5b4AGREvM/TZ6InDzeouI/AAAAAAAAAjk/fKbSBSQf0KE/s1600/2011%2Bteam%2Bpic.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 254px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YJ5b4AGREvM/TZ6InDzeouI/AAAAAAAAAjk/fKbSBSQf0KE/s400/2011%2Bteam%2Bpic.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593057991858234082" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />If my boy keeps this up, he'll be an MVP, hands down. And who knows, if he becomes an MVP, maybe Kenny will finally sign him to that long-term contract.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QbSGo7U9XAs/TZ6LnMTuDmI/AAAAAAAAAjs/D_Ef0xPOvfM/s1600/dawn%2Bof%2Ba%2Bnew%2Bseason.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 229px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QbSGo7U9XAs/TZ6LnMTuDmI/AAAAAAAAAjs/D_Ef0xPOvfM/s400/dawn%2Bof%2Ba%2Bnew%2Bseason.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593061292675829346" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />(Cartoon courtesy of Carl Skanberg)<br /><br /><br />Tomorrow is day 2 of the series with the Gays. Expect another ass-whuppin', courtesy of John Danks-the Miracle Man.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wFPoSFeUPSM/TZ6MHHxCiuI/AAAAAAAAAj0/qsMLWIx1k24/s1600/john%2Bdanks%2Bmiracle%2Barm.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 346px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wFPoSFeUPSM/TZ6MHHxCiuI/AAAAAAAAAj0/qsMLWIx1k24/s400/john%2Bdanks%2Bmiracle%2Barm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593061841212443362" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />On a more serious note, Adam "Ding Fries are Dunn" is still out, recovering from his appendectomy, but is expected to return soon-likely Friday. While I'm glad to know that Dunn is almost recovered, I'm a little concerned because we paid an arm and a leg for this crystal chandelier! I remember when my dad told me that we'd re-signed Dunn, and I proceeded to ask if Kenny had finally gone bonkers. As far as I was concerned, Adam Dunn was too old and too useless cuz he couldn't play anything else except DH, and we already had a whole slew of DHs. Anybody with any sliver of business sense knows that its unwise to invest in something that's spent to the point of no return. <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tJUzBYBqF_s/TZ6MuomgjjI/AAAAAAAAAj8/OXImN6zZ8bo/s1600/ding%2Bfries%2Bare%2Bdunn.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tJUzBYBqF_s/TZ6MuomgjjI/AAAAAAAAAj8/OXImN6zZ8bo/s400/ding%2Bfries%2Bare%2Bdunn.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593062520041541170" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />*Sigh* <br /><br />Tough as it may be sometimes, I trust my GM. And my manager, Ozzie, no matter how much of a headache he gives the PR Department.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IgY3b1X_SoI/TZ6NjxzyKyI/AAAAAAAAAkE/8KcCaaqZSNs/s1600/match%2Bmaker.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IgY3b1X_SoI/TZ6NjxzyKyI/AAAAAAAAAkE/8KcCaaqZSNs/s400/match%2Bmaker.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5593063433046207266" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />In honor of my favorite player's hot start, here's a commercial from 2009, showing off his sweet hitting skills. Enjoy!<br /><br /><object width="640" height="390"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RzEJSoJLCo4&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RzEJSoJLCo4&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="390"></embed></object><br /><br />GO WHITE SOX!!!<br />tamtamtamtamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957307399056934791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6802908690915436370.post-77470111847412771362011-03-25T01:13:00.007-07:002011-03-25T01:21:53.712-07:00A Match Made in HellOpening Day is just around the corner-that means baseball 24/7, Es-pun pundits and their view from the nostrils of Derek Jeter and Manny Ramirez, and ever more outrageous Twitter comments from my crazy manager, Ozzie Guillen.<br /><br />Ozzie and Twitter-a match made in Heaven (or Hell, if you're Kenny Williams and the White Sox PR department).<br /><br />In this cartoon, I choose Hell.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WOl73_4Uiuk/TYxP89wn6XI/AAAAAAAAAi0/LoK9bz_lPVY/s1600/match%2Bmaker.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WOl73_4Uiuk/TYxP89wn6XI/AAAAAAAAAi0/LoK9bz_lPVY/s400/match%2Bmaker.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587929146449193330" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />GO WHITE SOX!!!<br />tamtamtamtamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957307399056934791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6802908690915436370.post-48269191169460853742011-01-19T17:59:00.006-07:002011-01-19T18:03:40.939-07:00Ding Fries are Dunn<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/TTeJFOiKWbI/AAAAAAAAAik/GK7y0a-vm9g/s1600/ding%2Bfries%2Bare%2Bdunn.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/TTeJFOiKWbI/AAAAAAAAAik/GK7y0a-vm9g/s400/ding%2Bfries%2Bare%2Bdunn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5564066587533269426" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />An original cartoon, inspired by a line in the following video, which was later parodied by "Family Guy":<br /><br /><iframe title="YouTube video player" class="youtube-player" type="text/html" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/oWqBXrYaJRg" frameborder="0" allowFullScreen></iframe><br /><br />GO WHITE SOX!!!<br />tamtamtamtamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957307399056934791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6802908690915436370.post-61329540563175140502011-01-19T12:08:00.012-07:002011-01-19T13:46:18.391-07:00News News NewsI'm baaacccckkkkkk!!!! Guess you know what my New Years resolution is gonna be (hint: it involves spending more time blogging about the Sox).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/TTdED4bevUI/AAAAAAAAAhU/-BoPN349kr8/s1600/baseball_junkie.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/TTdED4bevUI/AAAAAAAAAhU/-BoPN349kr8/s400/baseball_junkie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563990698117479746" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Oh what a chaotic year its been. We brought in the disgustingly-dreadlocked Manny Ramirez in the second half of the season, and he was meh. We also did rather substandard (though not as bad as KC, Detroit, and Cleveland. Those guys REALLYsucked balls!). If there is a good sign in the end of this season, its that we finished in second place as opposed to last (*ahem* KC). Also, the Twins got wiped out of the playoffs in the first round, so that was some comfort and joy to us beleaguered Sox fans.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/TTdDYQcAQpI/AAAAAAAAAhM/rI8pI8o1vDw/s1600/punto.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/TTdDYQcAQpI/AAAAAAAAAhM/rI8pI8o1vDw/s400/punto.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563989948647883410" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The offseason has been a rather busy one by any standard. When GM Kenny sees a player he likes, he wastes no time in getting the said player to come and sign with the Sox.<br /><br />Take Adam Dunn, our most high-profile signing this offseason. Though he is known for his tater-mashing [basically, he hits alot of home runs], I was not sure if signing him was a good idea because Dunn can't play. He used to be a first baseman, but now all he can do is DH. The Sox already had 3 DHs (does the term "musical DH" sound familiar?), so I questioned Kenny's wisdom in acquiring another one. How useful Dunn is to us this year remains to be seen.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.tremendousupsidepotential.com/assets_c/2010/12/adam-dunn-white-sox-thumb-520x303-13231.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 520px; height: 303px;" src="http://www.tremendousupsidepotential.com/assets_c/2010/12/adam-dunn-white-sox-thumb-520x303-13231.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We also got rid of that fat dustmop, Bobby Jenks.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/TTdFlGCwh_I/AAAAAAAAAhc/SizYFH7KWMM/s1600/doghouse%2Bbobby.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 237px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/TTdFlGCwh_I/AAAAAAAAAhc/SizYFH7KWMM/s400/doghouse%2Bbobby.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563992368219195378" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />From what I'd been able to gather about the Sox, Jenks was really starting to stink up the place. Plus, he and Ozzie were engaged in a bitch-fight, both in person and on Twitter. I don't blame Ozzie for wanting him out. My manager's got already a difficult job to do, and he doesn't need a smartass harping on him all the time. If Ozzie wanted to hear harpies, he's got his kid's Twitter feed to follow.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/TTdK4ykTFDI/AAAAAAAAAhk/nFhv86wsjxM/s1600/pointup-moron.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/TTdK4ykTFDI/AAAAAAAAAhk/nFhv86wsjxM/s400/pointup-moron.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563998204146684978" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />In a bit of joyous news, my beloved Carlos Quentin got re-signed by the Sox.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/TTdLxGxAjBI/AAAAAAAAAhs/vxlqUiz_6zI/s1600/cutieq.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/TTdLxGxAjBI/AAAAAAAAAhs/vxlqUiz_6zI/s400/cutieq.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563999171641379858" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />$5.05 million for one more year, just avoiding arbitration. Also, one more year of me seeing my favorite player on my favorite team.<br /><br />Also re-signed: Miracle Man John Danks ($6 million) and Tony Pena ($1.6 million)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/TTdMM95f-YI/AAAAAAAAAh0/QTtwmURYalE/s1600/john%2Bdanks%2Bmiracle%2Barm.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 346px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/TTdMM95f-YI/AAAAAAAAAh0/QTtwmURYalE/s400/john%2Bdanks%2Bmiracle%2Barm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563999650297411970" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />In a bit of non Sox-related news: MLB's favorite shit-on-a-stick, Milton Bradley got arrested on a felony charge.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/TTdMX1UI-4I/AAAAAAAAAh8/XJwKo38C6NM/s1600/Milton_Bradley_shit.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 330px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/TTdMX1UI-4I/AAAAAAAAAh8/XJwKo38C6NM/s400/Milton_Bradley_shit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563999836971793282" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Apparently, he threatened some woman out in CA. Last I checked, Bradley is <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2011/1/18/1943356/milton-bradley-arrested-threat-woman-mariners">scheduled</a> to be in court on Feb. 8. Given Bradley's psychotic personality and colorful history in baseball, I'm pretty sure he's kissed his entire MLB career goodbye.<br /><br />Before I sign off on today's post, I would like to have a final say about the recent tragedy that took place in my city of Tucson, AZ, in which a deranged, drug-addicted young man opened fire on a crowd of people who had gathered in a grocery store parking lot to meet a local congresswoman. 20 people were injured, including the congresswoman (Gabrielle Giffords), and six people died, including a nine-year old girl. I mention the nine-year old girl, named Christina Taylor Green, because she had a connection to baseball, the sport I love so much. As it turns out, her grandfather, Dallas Green, was a manager for the Philadelphia Phillies and led them to a World Series victory in 1980. Christina Green's father was a scout for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the young girl herself played on the local Little League team out here in Tucson. What happened a week ago on Saturday was truly a tragic incident. May all those affected by this tragedy find ways to heal and overcome the pain from this incident.<br /><br />GO WHITE SOX!!!<br />tamtamtamtamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957307399056934791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6802908690915436370.post-83275022439538125002010-08-12T16:37:00.000-07:002010-08-12T16:37:21.199-07:00The Dugout: Won't Someone Think of the Hispanic ChildrenSorry for the long break. So much has happened since my last post.<br /><br />But in the meantime, Ozzie makes another appearance on <span style="font-style:italic;">The Dugout</span><br /><br /><a href="http://backporch.fanhouse.com/2010/08/03/the-dugout-wont-someone-think-of-the-hispanic-children/?sms_ss=blogger">The Dugout: Won't Someone Think of the Hispanic Children</a><br /><br />GO WHITE SOX!!!<br />tamtamtamtamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957307399056934791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6802908690915436370.post-40466039102994659972010-05-27T17:39:00.007-07:002010-05-27T17:59:36.876-07:00Crazy Ozzie Strikes AgainThings have been bad on the Southside. REALLY bad. By the end of April, beginning of May, we were in last place. Though we've improved substantially over the course of the month, moving up to third place, we're still not where we should be.<br /><br />Last night during a game in Cleveland, my crazy manager Ozzie Guillen and Mark Buehrle got into a spat with New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan's long-lost twin, ump Joe West. The spat let to BOTH manager and pitcher getting ejected. After the game, Ozzie had a few choice words for the portly ref.<br /><br /><br /><embed src="http://www.csnchicago.com/common/CSN/csnchi/csnchiembedplayer.swf" flashvars="&player.releaseURL=http://release.theplatform.com/content.select?pid=A5egvr1rIkwjHynyPkd6uU1Y2xVJS8XU&&MBR=true&&zone=" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" bgcolor="#ffffff/" width="640" height="360"></embed><br /><br />There will most certainly be a fine from this. I can hear the dollar signs cha-chinging in Bud Selig's brain with this outburst from Ozzie.<br /><br />Mark Buehrle wasn't too pleased with Joe West either. His comments were more civil than Ozzie's, however, saying that West should focus more on umping than promoting his latest country album (apparently, MLB doesn't pay their officiating staff enough money, so this one had to go out and moonlight as a country singer to make some extra cash).<br /><br />But before he was tossed out of the game, Ozzie signed this ball for some Cleveland fan.<br /><br />Side 1<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/S_8TWqOQj3I/AAAAAAAAAeQ/rqCeN1gydxM/s1600/ozzieball.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/S_8TWqOQj3I/AAAAAAAAAeQ/rqCeN1gydxM/s400/ozzieball.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476116951917956978" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Side 2<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/S_8VKwxlHFI/AAAAAAAAAeg/Lj2cGPV8zn4/s1600/ozzieball2.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/S_8VKwxlHFI/AAAAAAAAAeg/Lj2cGPV8zn4/s400/ozzieball2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476118946541542482" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Message: "Bye bye Lebron, lol/When are you going to win anything in sports? Please."<br /><br />Ladies and germs, Ozzie Guillen.<br /><br />Go White Sox!!!<br />tamtamtamtamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957307399056934791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6802908690915436370.post-48113293999731106792010-05-07T11:37:00.000-07:002010-05-07T11:37:43.065-07:00The Dugout: Know Your Popular CultureBuerhle, Justin Beiber, and crazy Ozzie meet for a long-overdue edition of "The Dugout"<br /><br /><a href="http://backporch.fanhouse.com/2010/05/05/the-dugout-know-your-popular-culture/?sms_ss=blogger">The Dugout: Know Your Popular Culture</a><br /><br />GO WHITE SOX!!!<br />tamtamtamtamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957307399056934791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6802908690915436370.post-22479007917214954202010-04-08T23:39:00.013-07:002010-04-09T00:28:09.899-07:00Stinkin' Indians<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/S77PkDiXunI/AAAAAAAAAcQ/AIfvOFW23KY/s1600/indians+smell.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 331px; height: 278px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/S77PkDiXunI/AAAAAAAAAcQ/AIfvOFW23KY/s400/indians+smell.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458028016751327858" border="0" /></a><br />We lost.<br /><br />In extra innings.<br /><br />How did we get there? Let's recap.<br /><br />The game started out fairly well. BHB (Big Hairy Balls, in case you may have forgotten, nickname for pitcher Gavin Floyd) was facing the Indians' ace, Justin Masterson. BHB would go on to pitch for 6 innings, giving up 2 runs, 5 hits, 3 walks, and striking out 7 Indians. Not a bad way to start off your first game of the season. However, it was a no-decision.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />But the hero of the game for my side was none other than my boy Carlos Quentin.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/S77PthBQtJI/AAAAAAAAAcY/iBqCIBgrzxE/s1600/cq+dq.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/S77PthBQtJI/AAAAAAAAAcY/iBqCIBgrzxE/s400/cq+dq.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458028179284341906" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Carlos put most of the White Sox's points on the board with a drawn walk in the 4th to score Juan Pierre, and then later on, Carlos had his first HR of the season-a 2-run bombshell in the 7th to put the Sox up 3-2.<br /><br />However, none of this was enough to stop the Indians. They tied in the 8th, and this sent the game into extra innings. In the 11th, the Indians scored 2 runs and won. JJ Putz got the loss, and was rightfully mobbed for it (actually, this is an old picture from his days in Seattle, but I just had to bring it out).<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/S77QNbJ7eRI/AAAAAAAAAcg/lVapLycEKlU/s1600/blood+and+putz.bmp"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 362px; height: 289px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/S77QNbJ7eRI/AAAAAAAAAcg/lVapLycEKlU/s400/blood+and+putz.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458028727465900306" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Get it? Blood and Putz!<br /><br />*ducks as head of lettuce comes flying out of computer screen*<br /><br />*missed by rotten tomatoes*<br /><br />*bottle of salad dressing*<br /><br />**Dammit! Where did all these rotten vegetables come from?!**<br /><br /><br />Anyway...<br /><br /><br />Despite losing their opening series for the 5th straight time in a row, the fellas at my favorite recap site South Side Sox had a MS Paint face-off. Here are some of their works. Link to site to see the rest will be provided at the end of the exhibit.<br /><br />First up: Andruw Jones<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/S77RWZdKPlI/AAAAAAAAAco/v-NYTjn30jY/s1600/AndruwJones.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/S77RWZdKPlI/AAAAAAAAAco/v-NYTjn30jY/s400/AndruwJones.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458029981140139602" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Nice...<br /><br />Next: JD 2010<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/S77SxcohZ8I/AAAAAAAAAcw/mrqUqdah7_A/s1600/jd2010.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 387px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/S77SxcohZ8I/AAAAAAAAAcw/mrqUqdah7_A/s400/jd2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458031545361196994" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Sorry JD-I couldn't resist. You're unemployed and sitting at home while we're all playing baseball. If you wanted to keep playing, you shoulda took up that offer from the Cubs...<br /><br />Batting third: BA and Southpaw<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/S77UgZoBcGI/AAAAAAAAAdA/1mdVFooPhQU/s1600/southpaw+afterhours.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/S77UgZoBcGI/AAAAAAAAAdA/1mdVFooPhQU/s400/southpaw+afterhours.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458033451519275106" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I know, it's gay, but BA was fun while he was here in Chicago. The bars on Rush St. in Chicago loved it when he came. Your patronage will be missed (your playing, not so much!)<br /><br />Hitting cleanup: a MODEST BHB pic of Gavin Floyd<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/S77VC78xf9I/AAAAAAAAAdI/AFNCmDqzImg/s1600/BHB.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/S77VC78xf9I/AAAAAAAAAdI/AFNCmDqzImg/s400/BHB.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458034044848668626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Not bad, eh?<br /><br />Finally: Steve Stone "Pony"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/S77ViYP9KsI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/Y_n_zhPPojU/s1600/steve+stone+pony.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 281px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/S77ViYP9KsI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/Y_n_zhPPojU/s400/steve+stone+pony.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458034585021262530" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />DO NOT BE ALARMED BY THIS DISTURBING PHOTO!! Steve Stone is a broadcaster for the Chicago White Sox, right alongside the famous Hawk Harrelson.<br /><br />For more fun MS paint pix of the White Sox, go <a href="http://www.southsidesox.com/2009/12/14/1199717/sss-art-project-ms-paint-edition">HERE</a><br /><br />That's all for tonight folks!<br /><br />GO WHITE SOX!!!<br />tamtamtamtamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957307399056934791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6802908690915436370.post-10959336589696201882010-04-07T22:10:00.001-07:002010-04-07T23:19:55.516-07:00Poop n' Peavy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/S71wAsOP7RI/AAAAAAAAAbs/9IYagNMVTqI/s1600/pee-and-poo-dolls.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/S71wAsOP7RI/AAAAAAAAAbs/9IYagNMVTqI/s400/pee-and-poo-dolls.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457641480616144146" border="0" /></a><br />Well, after an unexpected off-day (you just try following a Midwest team from a completely different region! Blackouts, rain delays, scheduling hiccups, and other stuff will throw you off!) our newly slimmed down diva pitcher Jake Peavy got the call to start today.<br /><br />The result: a no-decision for Peavy, but the Sox lost 5-3. Instead, setup man Randy Williams gets the loss while Cleveland's Fausto Carmona gets the win.<br /><br />According to my boys at South Side Sox, Peavy had had a fairly good day. He pitched 5 full innings with 7 hits, three runs, and 5 Ks.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />As Peavy's numbers prelude, the Sox were outhit a mind-boggling 10-2. Chicago's lone 2 hits were a single by A.J Pierzynski, and a 2-run HR by Paulie, following a walk by my boy, Carlos Quentin.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/S71w-FEPEbI/AAAAAAAAAb8/9lftM25hsos/s1600/poker+face.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 255px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/S71w-FEPEbI/AAAAAAAAAb8/9lftM25hsos/s400/poker+face.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457642535257051570" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I should make that picture of CQ the wallpaper on my phone, lol :D.<br /><br />As for the rest of the staff, our favorite Frenchman, Juan Pierre, stole 2 bases in the 1st inning, Alex Rios has been "meh" so far (yes, I know it's early in the season, but still-he struck out when he could have scored!), and Paulie was the player of the game with his HR and a sac-fly that put the Sox up 1-0 in the first.<br /><br />Fausto Carmona had his stuff today, unfortunately.<br /><br />Better luck tomorrow, I guess.<br /><br />Speaking of tomorrow-Gavin Floyd gets the call to start! He'll be facing Justin Masterson. This should be a good one!<br /><br />And in other Sox news, President Obama made headlines recently when he <a href="http://backporch.fanhouse.com/2010/04/06/president-obama-white-sox-fan-cant-name-favorite-player-growi/">couldn't name a single White Sox player that he liked</a>. Talk about an epic FAIL.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/S71wWQK6VUI/AAAAAAAAAb0/wnD30vDkDgU/s1600/Epic_Fail.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/S71wWQK6VUI/AAAAAAAAAb0/wnD30vDkDgU/s400/Epic_Fail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5457641851043075394" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Instead of admitting he had no favorite player on a team he claimed to be a fan of, Bamster pulled a Grandpa-at-Thanksgiving and went into a rambling diatribe. Mr. President-have you no wit? At the very least, you could have said Mark Buerhle, and no one would have thought twice about it! Now your gaffe will live in cyber history forever (thank GOD for Youtube!)<br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tX0PSoCTFas&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tX0PSoCTFas&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />To end tonight's post, I include another priceless quote from my crazy manager, Ozzie Guillen: <span class="status-body"><span class="status-content"><span class="entry-content"><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Goo luck to my guys for a great summer and all the venezuelan player even the ones I hate to death"</span> (Posted on 4/5 at 5:38 AM).<br /><br />Ozzie Guillen and Twitter-a match made in heaven (or hell if you're Kenny Williams).<br /><br />Good night everyone!<br /><br />GO WHITE SOX!!!<br />tamtam<br /></span></span></span>tamtamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957307399056934791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6802908690915436370.post-2729614382494903252010-04-05T19:56:00.001-07:002010-04-05T20:11:39.227-07:00Opening Day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/S7qlvWOKXsI/AAAAAAAAAbk/wMux40O0wWg/s1600/buehrle0401.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/S7qlvWOKXsI/AAAAAAAAAbk/wMux40O0wWg/s400/buehrle0401.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456856131350191810" border="0" /></a><br />Sorry I've neglected this blog for so long! But with today being Opening Day, I had to post at least a few words!<br /><br />We kicked off the season, at home, against the Cleveland Indians. Mark Buerhle was our starter. Unfortunately, the game aired on ESPN 2, out of my region, and while I was in class (THANK YOU CABLE TV!! *sarcasm*).<br /><br />Fortunately, there is the recap! And with recap comes highlights!<br /><br />Only today, the first day of a new season, Mark Buerhle made the play of the year. In the 5th inning, Buerhle knocked the ball with his foot, chased it past the 1st base line, and managed to swipe it and hike it, almost, between his legs to a barehanded Paul Konerko at first base to get the runner out.<br /><br />Here is the video. It's incredible!<br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DOIBp5VWeWQ&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DOIBp5VWeWQ&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br />Thank God that Mark Buehrle is on our team. Maybe he should consider a second career as an infielder (or a football center) after this play!<br /><br />In other news, my boy Carlos Quentin made it to base his 1st 3 at-bats, Gordon Beckham was swiping bases left and right (well, left technically cuz that's where 3rd base is!), JJ Putz did setup and Matt Thornton closed out.<br /><br />End result: Sox win 6-0 over the Indians.<br /><br />What a way to kick off the 2010 season!<br /><br />GO WHITE SOX!!!<br />tamtamtamtamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957307399056934791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6802908690915436370.post-67270667583654775552010-04-01T12:09:00.000-07:002010-04-01T12:09:25.026-07:00The Dugout: Chicago White Sox Spring Training 2010You knew it was coming! And here it is!<br /><br /><a href="http://backporch.fanhouse.com/2010/03/30/the-dugout-chicago-white-sox-spring-training-2010/?sms_ss=blogger">The Dugout: Chicago White Sox Spring Training 2010</a><br /><br />GO WHITE SOX!!!<br />tamtamtamtamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957307399056934791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6802908690915436370.post-32589729860695776012010-02-26T18:53:00.000-07:002010-02-26T19:15:59.227-07:00Start of Spring Training<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/S4iAPeHfS0I/AAAAAAAAAas/f5HUhsFYD-U/s1600-h/spring+training+10.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/S4iAPeHfS0I/AAAAAAAAAas/f5HUhsFYD-U/s400/spring+training+10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442741152948112194" /></a><br />I would have posted this last Sunday, but my computer had an epic meltdown and is now in the shop, getting fixed.<div><br /></div><div>From my little desert lair, I officially kick off White Sox Spring Training.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>GO WHITE SOX!!!</div><div>tamtam</div>tamtamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957307399056934791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6802908690915436370.post-89566335289958257072010-02-24T13:24:00.000-07:002010-02-24T13:49:56.031-07:00Ozzie on Twitter<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://a323.yahoofs.com/ymg/ept_sports_mlb_experts__48/ept_sports_mlb_experts-340278103-1267020879.jpg?ymQhsuCDNjmN7rVK"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://a323.yahoofs.com/ymg/ept_sports_mlb_experts__48/ept_sports_mlb_experts-340278103-1267020879.jpg?ymQhsuCDNjmN7rVK" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Guess what?! <a href="http://twitter.com/ozzieguillen">Our favorite manager is now on Twitter</a>!! Now, people get to hear more memorable quotes from my crazy manager. Ozzie hasn't been completely technologically isolated to this point, (he writes a bi-weekly column in Spanish on whitesox.com) but this is his first official social networking site.<div><br /></div><div>So now that Ozzie's on twitter, let's take a peek at what he's said so far (or at least what Ozzie Jr. and Oney have been writing in place of their dad when he's too busy swearing at the press to post):</div><div><br /></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; font-family:'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">2/23/10: finally I am on this twitter thing it's about time!</span></span></b></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; font-family:'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">2/23/10: what I saw on the field today was a lot of grass...</span></span></b></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; font-family:'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">2/23/10: 3 day of Spring Training and im already boreddddddd</span></span></b></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; font-family:'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">2/23/10: going to eat in half hour why dye no have a job ? </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">(my personal favorite)</span></span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; font-family:'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">2/23/10: Iam tired from bad very bad golf</span></span></b></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px; font-family:'Lucida Grande', sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">2/24/10 </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">(last update as of this posting): </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 21px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFFFFF;">Un saludo a mi gente latina gracias por el apoyo especial a mi pais venezuela pero no sabia que me traia dolres de cabeza con la gente (rough translation: Greetings to my fellow Latinos thanks for this special opportunity to my country of Venezuela but I don't know why these people give me a headache)</span></span></b></span></span></li></ul><div>I guess it's him-the poor grammar says a great deal.</div><div><br /></div><div>To Oney and Ozzie Jr: If you're reading this, for the love of God, DO NOT edit your dad's profanity-laced comments!! They make for good page-fillers on a slow news day, and bring me a little taste of home since I am a transplant, like many of my fellow Chicagoans.</div><div><br /></div><div>Stay tuned for more colorful quotes from my manager in the months to come.</div><div><br /></div><div>GO WHITE SOX!!!</div><div>tamtam</div></div>tamtamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957307399056934791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6802908690915436370.post-14101832026186033862010-02-19T17:06:00.001-07:002010-02-19T17:49:50.072-07:00Spring FeverWith Spring Training just around the corner, we still have a few things to take care of before the season starts.<br /><br />For 1 thing, we have new positions for some of our favorite players! Gordy Beckham will be moving from 3rd to 2nd base, and my beloved Carlos Quentin (who has recovered from plantar faciitis, a sore knee, a sore back, and his infamous wrist injury from 2008, and looks ready to go) will no longer be relegated to left field. Now, my boy will be manning right field. As for our favorite dustmop, Bobby Jenks, he appears to be satisfied and healthy for the upcoming season.<br /><br />Oy, I am just bursting with excitement at the prospect of seeing all my favorite players again!<br /><br />Speaking of players, looks like Johnny Damon will not be joining the White Sox this year. According to whitesox.com, Kenny has withdrawn his offer, a reported 1-yr, $6 million contract, from the devil himself, Scott Boras. Kenny says he's waiting for the price of Damon to go down before he reconsiders courting Damon, but it's known that Kenny and Boras aren't exactly on good terms. The two have had issues in the past (and since Boras is the devilish king of sports agents, it's a wonder how not every GM has a target painted on Boras' back), but they appear to be reconciling.<br /><br />That's all for tonight! More to come as the info becomes available!<br /><br />GO WHITE SOX!!!<br />tamtamtamtamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957307399056934791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6802908690915436370.post-68551077941722972122010-02-16T11:28:00.001-07:002010-02-16T14:45:28.656-07:00Fat Tuesday Fill-upHappy Fat Tuesday everyone! I hope that the grocery stores out here have paczkis (they're these Polish doughnuts that go on sale on Fat Tuesday), but since I'm in the desert and there are no Polish people out here, I doubt it (plenty of Mexicans though, but not that there's anything wrong with that. Wonder what they have for Fat Tuesday fare...). Normally, I don't eat doughnuts, but I'll put aside my diet restrictions for these. As a transplant, the loss of local culture is something I must frequently cope with.<br /><br />So lets see, Omar Vizquel gets to wear Luis Aparacio's old number 11. It was brought out of retirement just for him. There wasn't a whole lot made about this story, but then again, what's the big deal about it?<br /><br />Here's a big story! JD might be retiring! Frank Thomas, who I vaguely recall from my youth, has recently retired (or something like that. He's been outta baseball for a long time) and had a conversation with JD. JD told Frank that if the right offer doesn't come along, he will retire. With Spring Training around the corner and JD still has no prospects, retirement might actually not be a bad idea. Although JD is just 36, he's had a good career.<br /><br />But thats not to say that JD's had a miserable offseason, waiting for a contract to come along. He rejected a 1-yr, $3.3 million offer from the Cubs, but the Atlanta Braves are still interested in his services. With pitchers and catchers reporting to Camelback Ranch next week for Spring Training, time is running out.<br /><br />And this is your Fat Tuesday fill-up!<br /><br />Happy Mardi Gras everyone!<br /><br />GO WHITE SOX!!!<br />tamtamtamtamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957307399056934791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6802908690915436370.post-56582224218299705262010-02-06T19:05:00.000-07:002010-02-06T19:23:30.807-07:00Unsteady FreddyCheck out this video of one of out starting pitchers, Freddy Garcia, at Soxfest, saying some not-so-nice words for the rival Cubs.<br /><br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FptB8IZrb2k&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FptB8IZrb2k&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />According to Deadspin, where I found this video, Freddy was just a weeee bit sloshed when the infamous "F*CK the Cubs, muthaf*cker!!" phrase was uttered.<br /><br />Wait, Kenny, you mean this raging alcoholic is our replacement for Jose Contreras?! Though his age is uncertain, Jose kept somewhat of a low profile. Freddy, on the other hand, has had multiple run-ins with the law (including one infamous incident in Venezuela where he beat up his wife).<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/S24h3DzvHyI/AAAAAAAAAZc/OVH0FEyAwmI/s1600-h/weird+facepalm.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435319030081593122" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 275px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/S24h3DzvHyI/AAAAAAAAAZc/OVH0FEyAwmI/s400/weird+facepalm.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is gonna be a long season...<br /><br />GO WHITE SOX!!!<br />tamtamtamtamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957307399056934791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6802908690915436370.post-47672392549598259032010-01-29T20:29:00.000-07:002010-01-29T20:44:55.684-07:00Jim Thome is a TwinThere's a headline not many people in White Sox Nation ever thought they'd see.<br /><br />The story is true. Jim Thome is indeed a Minnesota Twin. They signed him for 1 year, $1.6 million.<br /><br />In response to this unsettling bit of news, my favorite cartoonist, Carl Skanberg came up with this cartoon (the shirtless guy is a Chicago Blackhawks hockey player named Jonathan Toews who got in trouble for a DUI).<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/S2Oq7Z9Kz_I/AAAAAAAAAZE/biRARK9PrtA/s1600-h/thome+shirt.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432373513095401458" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 234px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/S2Oq7Z9Kz_I/AAAAAAAAAZE/biRARK9PrtA/s400/thome+shirt.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />**Image courtesy of Carl Skanberg**<br /><p><u><span style="color:#0066cc;"></span></u></p><br /><br /><p>If it's any consolation, we in White Sox Nation can rest a little easier with the knowledge that Thome hasn't got much left in the tank.<br /></p><br />GO WHITE SOX!!!<br />tamtamtamtamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957307399056934791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6802908690915436370.post-20309809565895991942010-01-26T16:44:00.000-07:002010-01-26T17:05:13.620-07:00Thome or not Thome<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/S1-DAvB4oTI/AAAAAAAAAYk/WSGV1DH79aU/s1600-h/gangsta+jimmy.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431203724279718194" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_xczA5x3_Vuw/S1-DAvB4oTI/AAAAAAAAAYk/WSGV1DH79aU/s400/gangsta+jimmy.gif" border="0" /></a><br /><div>So in the course of this busy offseason, we have aquired Omar Vizquel-a 43 yr old wonderboy, avoided arbitration with that fat dustmop Bobby Jenks (although he reportedly slimmed down alot since the end of the season, so now I might have to just call him a dustmop. Wonder if Bartolo "Fatso" Colon took any hints too) and my boy Carlos Quentin. JD might be going to the Cubs (NOO!!), and we officially have no DH now that Thome is gone.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>But this gaping hole at DH is precisely the topic for today's post.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>"Big League Stew" says that Ozzie intends to use a rotation of Vizquel, Mark Kotsay, and newcomer Andruw Jones in the DH slot. The reason for this, according to the Sun Times, is that if needed, Vizquel, Kotsay, and Jones can pick up a glove and play defense. Thome will be 40 in August, and is clearly well past his playing days, but was our most productive hitter over the course of the mediocre 2009 season. Now that the Dodgers have released Thome, and no one has picked him up so far, big Jim just might come back to the AL central, but as a dreaded Twin or Tiger.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>As a loyal White Sox fan, I would excore Kenny Williams to pick up Jim Thome. But reality says that even if we did pick him up, where would we put him? With the whole concept of a rotating DH, Thome might sit on the bench for days at a time, and then get grilled by the media for not playing. And as even the most dimwitted of economists knows, it's never a good idea to waste money on something that doesn't produce its value.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>BLS speculates that because the Sox don't look like they want Thome back, we just may as well have traded away our shot at winning the AL Central. Of course, it's early in the season, so there is still the possibility that we'll be fine, provided Alex Rios, my boy, and Mark Teahan all have career seasons. If not, Kenny's got some explaining to do...</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Yet in spite of all these concerns and unknowns, I trust Ozzie and Kenny. Don't forget, there's still Spring Training, so if our rotating DH doesn't work out as planned, it's still not too late to go after Thome!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>GO WHITE SOX!!!</div><br /><div>tamtam</div>tamtamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957307399056934791noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6802908690915436370.post-39249301020536297312010-01-25T19:37:00.000-07:002010-01-25T19:37:21.583-07:00The Dugout: Thome In MinnesotaI know, it's been a while since my last post.<br /><br />So much has happened since then, and I've been in White Sox hibernation for the past few months, but now that Spring Training is just around the corner, I promise I'll get back to business like a good journalist should.<br /><br />I thought I'd start out my first entry of the new year with a piece from my favorite spoof site, The Dugout.<br /><br />According to MLB fanhouse, the dreaded Minnestota Twins are looking to snag Jim Thome!<br /><br />Here's The Dugout's take on it.<br /><br /><a href="http://backporch.fanhouse.com/2010/01/25/the-dugout-thome-in-minnesota/?sms_ss=blogger">The Dugout: Thome In Minnesota</a><br /><br />Enjoy!<br /><br />GO WHITE SOX!!!<br />tamtamtamtamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06957307399056934791noreply@blogger.com0