RibbieRubarb Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 (edited) Don't be a Chicken Little! Enjoy your White Sox, please? Stop thinking of reasons we'll lose. You'll make yourselves depressed. Edited April 25, 2005 by RibbieRubarb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ISF Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 Too late. We're going to end up in the middle of the pack because that's what happened to KC in '03. :rolly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUKE_CLEVELAND Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 (edited) QUOTE(RibbieRubarb @ Apr 25, 2005 -> 03:17 PM) Enjoy your White Sox, please? That's too much to ask for some people. We're kicking some ass and taking names and some of us so called "fans" here dont like it so they start inventing disasters that are waiting to befall us. All I hear from these people is "what if". What if the pitching starts to suck? What if we have major injuries to the entire starting lineup forcing us to throw out a junk lineup like yesterdays out there every day. What if Mark Buerhle turns traitor and starts sabotaging us.......what if, what if, what if. SHUT THE HELL UP ALREADY!!!! You who are talking like the "fan" I just described are one thing in my eyes. A buzz kill. BUZZ KILL. You're the guy who at a rocking party sits around worrying if the cops are gonna show up. You're the guy at a bar with friends who keeps looking at his watch and yawning loudly cause everyone in the group is having fun but you. I got news for you guys. Nobody likes a buzzkill. Yes this team has a few issues that they need to address but guess what? The sky is not about to fall because we have this record for a reason. We are a BETTER team than last year (GASP!!!) and it's showing in our record. In closing. Stop being a buzzkill you "fans" and try for just a second to look at the positive side of things. Rant over. Edited April 25, 2005 by NUKE_CLEVELAND Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 QUOTE(RibbieRubarb @ Apr 25, 2005 -> 03:17 PM) Don't be a Chicken Little! Enjoy your White Sox, please? Stop thinking of reasons we'll lose. You'll make yourselves depressed. If your going to steal my material at least give me credit. How would you like it if I changed my name to Uribe and Rubarb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosMediasBlancas Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 QUOTE(NUKE_CLEVELAND @ Apr 25, 2005 -> 09:27 PM) That's too much to ask for some people. We're kicking some ass and taking names and some of us so called "fans" here dont like it so they start inventing disasters that are waiting to befall us. All I hear from these people is "what if". What if the pitching starts to suck? What if we have major injuries to the entire starting lineup forcing us to throw out a junk lineup like yesterdays out there every day. What if Mark Buerhle turns traitor and starts sabotaging us.......what if, what if, what if. SHUT THE HELL UP ALREADY!!!! You who are talking like the "fan" I just described are one thing in my eyes. A buzz kill. BUZZ KILL. You're the guy who at a rocking party sits around worrying if the cops are gonna show up. You're the guy at a bar with friends who keeps looking at his watch and yawning loudly cause everyone in the group is having fun but you. I got news for you guys. Nobody likes a buzzkill. Yes this team has a few issues that they need to address but guess what? The sky is not about to fall because we have this record for a reason. We are a BETTER team than last year (GASP!!!) and it's showing in our record. In closing. Stop being a buzzkill you "fans" and try for just a second to look at the positive side of things. Rant over. LOL Nuke, feelin' good today? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUKE_CLEVELAND Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Apr 25, 2005 -> 03:39 PM) LOL Nuke, feelin' good today? Hell no dude, I gotta work tomorrow. The Crede shot deal is alive and well though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosMediasBlancas Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 QUOTE(NUKE_CLEVELAND @ Apr 25, 2005 -> 09:40 PM) Hell no dude, I gotta work tomorrow. The Crede shot deal is alive and well though. That blows. I'll talk to ya at 9:00 my time. Get the glasses ready. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackie hayes Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 As much as I hate it when someone says 'The Sox suck because KW didn't sign the guy I wanted, the immortal [insert AAA/$25 mil talent here]'... I hate it just as much when someone says, 'We're winning, so I don't want to hear anything negative out of any of yous'. No thought police is why this is a good site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapkomet Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 I don't think the sky is falling, but I certainly don't think this is a 110 win team, either. That's all my point is, and I think 99 out of 100 people here will agree with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUKE_CLEVELAND Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 QUOTE(jackie hayes @ Apr 25, 2005 -> 03:55 PM) As much as I hate it when someone says 'The Sox suck because KW didn't sign the guy I wanted, the immortal [insert AAA/$25 mil talent here]'... I hate it just as much when someone says, 'We're winning, so I don't want to hear anything negative out of any of yous'. No thought police is why this is a good site. If the level of negativity around here had a legitimate reason I wouldn't let it bother me so much but in the context of having the best record in baseball and riding a 7 game winning streak does it not seem unjustified? I wonder what some of these people are going to post if we drop a couple of games in a row as is bound to happen sooner or later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwerty Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 QUOTE(NUKE_CLEVELAND @ Apr 25, 2005 -> 04:57 PM) I wonder what some of these people are going to post if we drop a couple of games in a row as is bound to happen sooner or later. Half of them will be dead due to jumping off of a bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUKE_CLEVELAND Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 QUOTE(qwerty @ Apr 25, 2005 -> 03:59 PM) Half of them will be dead due to jumping off of a bridge. No great loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiff Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 Maybe people are afraid of success. If we keep winning they'll have nothing to b**** about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUKE_CLEVELAND Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 QUOTE(Spiff @ Apr 25, 2005 -> 04:11 PM) Maybe people are afraid of success. If we keep winning they'll have nothing to b**** about. Maybe if the party gets even more awesome the buzzkills will either go home or even better........join in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddy Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 That's too much to ask for some people. We're kicking some ass and taking names and some of us so called "fans" here dont like it so they start inventing disasters that are waiting to befall us. All I hear from these people is "what if". What if the pitching starts to suck? What if we have major injuries to the entire starting lineup forcing us to throw out a junk lineup like yesterdays out there every day. What if Mark Buerhle turns traitor and starts sabotaging us.......what if, what if, what if. SHUT THE HELL UP ALREADY!!!! You who are talking like the "fan" I just described are one thing in my eyes. A buzz kill. this from the guy who yesterday said that el duque is gonna get rocked and that if he and contreras keep pitching like this its gonna be ugly etc etc etc... lol not meaning to really bash you since i totally agree with what you're saying... i just thought it was interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUKE_CLEVELAND Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 QUOTE(Reddy @ Apr 25, 2005 -> 04:15 PM) this from the guy who yesterday said that el duque is gonna get rocked and that if he and contreras keep pitching like this its gonna be ugly etc etc etc... lol not meaning to really bash you since i totally agree with what you're saying... i just thought it was interesting Notice, though, how I didn't say we were holding a 1 way ticket to suckage as a result of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUGGERNAUT Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 (edited) The 2005 White Sox are amongst the league leaders in intangibles (SF, SH, SB), defense (TC, PO, A, DP, F%), & pitching (2.84 ERA SP, 3.81 ERA RP). I don't think you would the say the same about the 2003 Royals. What they might have in common is that the 2005 White Sox are hitting 297A with runners on. That overshadows the poor #'s w RISP. They are strong against LH & about avg against RH. The most reliable players (Dye, AJ, Rowand, & Koney) are struggling while others are doing well (Pods, Crede, Harris, Uribe, Iggy). You would expect the most reliable players to pick it up & some of the players doing well to cool off (Harris, Crede). Harris is a seldom used player so I see that expected turn of events as a boost in R production. I think you should all sit back & enjoy the winning. If the Sox should fall from the leader group in the intangibles, defense, & pitching that will be the time to worry. But there's no reason to believe that will happen. This team was built to be in that lead group. Edited April 25, 2005 by JUGGERNAUT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fotop Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 QUOTE(JUGGERNAUT @ Apr 25, 2005 -> 06:29 PM) The 2005 White Sox are amongst the league leaders in intangibles (SF, SH, SB), defense (TC, PO, A, DP, F%), & pitching (2.84 ERA SP, 3.81 ERA RP). I don't think you would the say the same about the 2003 Royals. What they might have in common is that the 2005 White Sox are hitting 297A with runners on. That overshadows the poor #'s w RISP. They are strong against LH & about avg against RH. The most reliable players (Dye, AJ, Rowand, & Koney) are struggling while others are doing well (Pods, Crede, Harris, Uribe, Iggy). You would expect the most reliable players to pick it up & some of the players doing well to cool off (Harris, Crede). Harris is a seldom used player so I see that expected turn of events as a boost in R production. I think you should all sit back & enjoy the winning. If the Sox should fall from the leader group in the intangibles, defense, & pitching that will be the time to worry. But there's no reason to believe that will happen. This team was built to be in that lead group. Does anyone else find it ironic that people try to quantify "intangibles" with statistics? I mean the straight definition of an intangible is something that can't be quantified, thus making it NOT tangible. SF,SH,SB are all quality statistics but don't call them intangibles. That's just nonsense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 QUOTE(Spiff @ Apr 25, 2005 -> 05:11 PM) Maybe people are afraid of success. If we keep winning they'll have nothing to b**** about. For me personally, this is what I live for when it comes to White Sox baseball. We are winning. Right now we are the best team in baseball. What could be better? Sure we could win the world series, but why limit yourself to something that probably won't happen? I know my spidey senses are tingling and things could go bad, but why obsess or dwell on that? I am a fan, and I want to enjoy my run at the top while I can. If the team falls apart and I didn't enjoy it while it lasted, what did I get out of it? I got to be the first to say things would fall apart? Who cares? I'd rather be happy to be the best team in baseball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greasywheels121 Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Apr 25, 2005 -> 06:36 PM) For me personally, this is what I live for when it comes to White Sox baseball. We are winning. Right now we are the best team in baseball. What could be better? Sure we could win the world series, but why limit yourself to something that probably won't happen? I know my spidey senses are tingling and things could go bad, but why obsess or dwell on that? I am a fan, and I want to enjoy my run at the top while I can. If the team falls apart and I didn't enjoy it while it lasted, what did I get out of it? I got to be the first to say things would fall apart? Who cares? I'd rather be happy to be the best team in baseball. Excellent post Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackie hayes Posted April 25, 2005 Share Posted April 25, 2005 It's entirely possible to be too negative, I agree. But I'm worried that if I post something like, 'Our pitching can't be this good all year, we have get on base more/pick sb opportunities better/whatever', someone's gonna jump all over it with an 'we don't care what so-called "fans" like you think, we rock, just enjoy it jerk'. I AM enjoying it. Does that mean I have to think it'll last all season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedoctor Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 i don't think the fast start guarantees anything, but i know being 11 games clear of .500 three weeks into the season gives you some nice leeway when the eventual slumps come around. i couldn't be happier about the way this season has started. it's the best freakin start in team history. how could you not be happy with that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RibbieRubarb Posted April 26, 2005 Author Share Posted April 26, 2005 QUOTE(HSC's Biggest Fan @ Apr 25, 2005 -> 03:29 PM) If your going to steal my material at least give me credit. How would you like it if I changed my name to Uribe and Rubarb. LOL... I didn't steal. You were my inspiration! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RibbieRubarb Posted April 26, 2005 Author Share Posted April 26, 2005 QUOTE(jackie hayes @ Apr 25, 2005 -> 03:55 PM) As much as I hate it when someone says 'The Sox suck because KW didn't sign the guy I wanted, the immortal [insert AAA/$25 mil talent here]'... I hate it just as much when someone says, 'We're winning, so I don't want to hear anything negative out of any of yous'. No thought police is why this is a good site. I never said: "Don't post anything negative" I said: Don't think so negative all the time or you'll miss out enjoying this wonderful start! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackie hayes Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 QUOTE(RibbieRubarb @ Apr 26, 2005 -> 12:06 AM) I never said: "Don't post anything negative" I said: Don't think so negative all the time or you'll miss out enjoying this wonderful start! And that's fine. But calling someone a ""fan"" because they're negative bothers me. Since this is a Sox fan site, it's a short step from that to the 'why don't you just leave then' posts, and it would be very sad if that sort of thing happened here. That's all I'm saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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