Favorite Sox Or just overall baseball moment

[whitesoxin']

the overnight -

 

How was that this year? I know last year was AWESOME. I thought there was rain or something like that this year. Rain or no rain, it is an amazing event. Our movie in 2002 was "The Natural" and I played catch in the outfield until 2 or 3 and then woke up at 5:30. Too bad your group didn't get to see two ballgames. They said our air matresses damaged the field the previous year, but it wasn't that noticeable. The Saturday game in 2002 was a 2-1 Montreal win (Faulk gave up a solo shot to Vlad in the top of the ninth with two outs) and the Sunday game was a 10 to something blowout. It was an terrific weekend of White Sox baseball. I even got on TWIB. And the sox started a trend because I know the Giants and Royals at least had overnighters too last year.

[Rooftop Shots]

Even though it wasn't a Sox moment, the most awesome thing that I saw was The Giants batting practice at "The Cell" when Bonds came up. We went to the game early to stand in right field to try and catch a ball by him. As we were standing there, Bonds launches one "WAY" above our heads into the upperdeck concourse. The analogy of that shot would be that if it was hit straight, it would be like hitting a 400+ foot homerun halfway up the height of the centerfield video screen. Have never, and probably never will ever witness anything like that again. My friend and I just laughed at how unbelievable it was to see that.

[whitesoxin']

It would have been nice to see that at the home run derby, but he selfishly turned down the oppertunity to participate. Bonds should be an ambassador for baseball, but he just wants to be left alone and b**** all the time.

[witesoxfan]

It would have been nice to see that at the home run derby, but he selfishly turned down the oppertunity to participate. Bonds should be an ambassador for baseball, but he just wants to be left alone and b**** all the time.

Regarding your first post in this thread, I actually do remember those two games against Montreal(I was not there, in fact, I have never been to Chicago, but would like to go sometime). That 2-1 loss, I remember in the bottom of the 9th, Thomas hit a ball that needed about 3 more feet, and it was gone. And the next day we won like 10-3.

 

About your second post(the one I'm quoting), I disagree with your opinion of Bonds very much. I think that Bonds is much like Thomas in that the media has given him a terrible reputation but he is in fact a very nice guy who just wants to be left alone. I thought what he did last year was incredible and was very, very close to super-human. I can't imagine what kind of pain he was going through, losing his father who had taught him how to play baseball and had been there every moment he was alive, and knowing that he is there behind you watching in pride, and that in 1 day, he is gone, and all you have of him is memories. To play through that is incredibly amazing. Because of that, I have the utmost respect for Barry Bonds, no matter what anyone says or does. And my opinion of Brett Favre has changed over the past 3 weeks as well, as he lost his father and has done the exact same thing that Barry did. Same deal happened with Michael Jordan when his father was killed, and then winning the NBA Finals on Father's Day. Those are three players who either are(Bonds and Favre) or have been(Jordan) greater then their respective games themselves.

[Pastime]

Bonds was a young punk in Pittsburgh. Let's face it, if you are over 29 years old, you remember what it was like to be a young man who thought he knew it all. Bonds was just like that, but with the ability to really hit the s*** out of a baseball. He used to spout off and say things that he wouldn't say today. (So did we all).

 

Add to that the fact that he left Pittsburgh for a big contract (and who doesn't nowadays?), and his reputation was tarnished. As we all know, sometimes when your reputation is tarnished early, it's really hard to shed that "image" that has been placed upon you, whether justified or not.

 

Just leave the guy alone already. Yes, he's still surly sometimes, and he can come across as a tool on occasion, but he's a hell of a lot nicer and kinder guy than some ballplayers today - most notably Manny Ramirez, Pedro Martinez, Jeff Kent, AJ Pierzynski, Jim Edmonds, David Wells, Frank Thomas, etc.

 

Bonds has earned the right to be "less than angelic" in terms of baseball players. If he's the biggest egomaniac jerk in baseball, then the game is okay.

[DBAHO]

Prob for me it would hav been watchin the home run derby at US Cell and seein Garret Anderson and Albert Pujols crushin the ball. Also, watchin Josh Beckett grow up into the pitcher he really should be in the World Series.

[witesoxfan]

Bonds was a young punk in Pittsburgh.  Let's face it, if you are over 29 years old, you remember what it was like to be a young man who thought he knew it all.  Bonds was just like that, but with the ability to really hit the s*** out of a baseball.  He used to spout off and say things that he wouldn't say today.  (So did we all).

 

Add to that the fact that he left Pittsburgh for a big contract (and who doesn't nowadays?), and his reputation was tarnished.  As we all know, sometimes when your reputation is tarnished early, it's really hard to shed that "image" that has been placed upon you, whether justified or not.

 

Just leave the guy alone already.  Yes, he's still surly sometimes, and he can come across as a tool on occasion, but he's a hell of a lot nicer and kinder guy than some ballplayers today - most notably Manny Ramirez, Pedro Martinez, Jeff Kent, AJ Pierzynski, Jim Edmonds, David Wells, Frank Thomas, etc.

 

Bonds has earned the right to be "less than angelic" in terms of baseball players.  If he's the biggest egomaniac jerk in baseball, then the game is okay.

[cwsox]

Bonds has earned the right to be "less than angelic" in terms of baseball players.  If he's the biggest egomaniac jerk in baseball, then the game is okay.

interesting thought - and probably right.

[maggsmaggs]

Konerko's pinch hit homer off Guardado in the 9th, how great that was.

[whitesoxin']

I thought what he did last year was incredible and was very, very close to super-human.

 

I agree with you about that, and give him loads of credit. But, the Home Run Derby was before that happened and, as the greatest hitter in the game and probably of his generation, I feel it is his duty to participate. There would have been so much more excitment if he was in it over somebody like Brett Boone who hit zero home runs and whiffed once. The people that went and payed BIG bucks to attend deserve to see the best players participate.

[FUCKREINSDORF]

My favorite Sox moment was the hr that Frank Thomas hit in I think was the 12th inning of the 3rd game that capped off that sweep of the Twins at the Cell in July.  My favorite non Sox moment was no doubt the Steve Bartman fiasco in gm 6 of the Marlins/Cubs series that led to one of the great COLLAPSES in sports history.  Just to see the look on Mark Prior's face in the dugout as the Marlins poured it on in that 8th inning.  To see the look of SHOCK and TOTAL DISBELIEF on the faces of every Cubs fan that was at the gm that night.  It's something that I will never forget

Got to agree with you. But what sticks with me the most was the fact that,after an off day the next day,the Sox opened a 3 gamer with the D-Rays on 7/4.They lost the first 2 games 4-3 and 3-2. My sCrUBS loving brother in law called the first one.I'm sitting in front of the TV watching Belly Crotch about to blow the save.

He literally walks into the room and says,"here it is.game winning 3 run homer"

( the Sox were up 3-1,2 on,1 out).So after Carl Crawford hits a ball 2 rows into the right field seats,I have to put up with "i told you so" the whole weekend.

But a big Thanks goes to Steve Bartman.I'd like to erect a statue in his honor at Wrigley for proving that if there's a way to f*** up a 3-2 series lead,the sCrUBS will find it.

Thank you,Steve,for ending the 2 1/2 to 3 week period of 2003 I like to call

"Hell on earth".Everywhere I went,it was sCrUBS,sCrUBS,sCrUBS.

My mom,who should know better,even told me I should,in her words,

"root for Chicago".The hell I will!! I asked my brother in law if he'd root for the Sox if they made it to the ALCS.I got the answer I expected: NO f***ING WAY!

sCrUBS fans.They want the world to love them,but f*** the Sox.

Yeah,right!!

[cwsox]

It would have been nice to see that at the home run derby, but he selfishly turned down the oppertunity to participate. Bonds should be an ambassador for baseball, but he just wants to be left alone and b**** all the time.

bulls***, youngin.'

 

Bonds is what, 38 - he doesn't have to do those gimmick things anymore, he has nothing left to prove, and why should he, he has done them enough. Bonds graciosuly stepped aside to creat new ambassadors for baseball.

 

Let the younger, newer, upcoming stars have their moment and create new heroes.

 

Exactly what happened, what Bonds did, and that was in MLB's best interest.

 

And yes, I was there for the home run derby, which is a gimmick.

 

Bonds put on a very generous home run derby at USCF over 3 games in June. For everyone I have seen, he has entered the Reggie Jackson (most powerful) Dick Allen (quickest) Frank Thomas (mighty wallops) pantheon of home runs hitters I have seen that made me go "oh my" on a repeated basis.

[whitesoxin']

CWSOX- Let's just agree to disagree. I don't know Bonds on a personal basis so I don't know what he's really like. All my life I've seen the press portray him as a bad guy, and that does influence my opinion. I'm certainly not saying the press is right, but that's how he gets treated. And since you were at the Homer Derby, you are well aware that at least 40% of the people there have the same feelings as me. So the press must be right to some extent. There was a lot of booing during BP for such a great player. I neither booed nor cheered because I don't hate the guy, he just not one of my favorites. I do believe that he took steroids or some form of performance enhancers because I have cards from when he was on the Pirates and I've seen pictures, and taking those drugs cause me to lose some respect for him. And, even if the Home Run Derby is a gimmick, even though I don't believe it is, us fans payed a lot of money to see the BEST home run hitters compete and Barry Bonds should have been there. He makes enough money and should be happy to play major league baseball because it is so many peoples dream and he has such a talent but he wants to keep it to himself, and I find that selfish, back to my original statement.

[cwsox]

And since you were at the Homer Derby, you are well aware that at least 40% of the people there have the same feelings as me.

not wher I was sitriting in right field, not an issue discussed at all, and I was there very early, strolling around the park, heard no one say anything about it.

 

not saying what you heard in your section didn't happen, bceause it did, but I am suggesting it was something in your section, not a feeling felt about the park, cause I wandered the park and never heard it, after getting theri 8 hours early - yes, 8 hours yearly.

 

Don't the media affect your opinions. Make your own mind up elsewhere. We know know his father was dying. We knew that then. He took care of business and let the young stars emerge for the next generation of fans. Bonds handled it precisely right. He may never be Mr Congeniality buty he gets a bad rap.