bigruss Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 28, 2011 -> 03:09 PM) The problem is that you usually don't want the guys who will sign a one year deal. Maybe, but here's last year's notable FA list that signed 1 yr deals: Jeremy Accardo Rick Ankiel Rod Barajas Erik Bedard Lance Berkman Melky Cabrera Tod Coffey Johnny Damon Octavio Dotel Justin Duchscherer Kyle Farnsworth Jeff Francis Frank Francisco Jon Garland Jason Frasor Vladimir Guerrero Aaron Harang Andruw Jones Hiroki Kuroda Gerald Laird Derrek Lee Fred Lewis Russell Martin Hideki Matsui Hideki Okajima Lyle Overbay Carlos Pena Brad Penny Joel Peralta Chad Qualls Jon Rauch George Sherrill Jason Varitek Javier Vazquez Kerry Wood Chris Young They may not be top of the line FA's, but their is some definite talent and production out of that group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 Free ticket to see Tim Lincecum pitch on one of the nicest days of the year? I can't say no to that, even at Wrigley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jun 28, 2011 -> 03:23 PM) +1. Doug Davis blows It only took the Cubs 9 starts to realize that. He gone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 Sox going to face Lopez instead now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 29, 2011 -> 04:39 PM) It only took the Cubs 9 starts to realize that. He gone! Thank God because soft tossing lefties like him kill us sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 Just noticed that Zambrano was pulled in the 2nd inning. Did he get injured? Traded? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 Lower back soreness for Zambrano Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan4life_2007 Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 I would mock Zambrano. But we've got Peavy going today. I don't want any bad karma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 29, 2011 -> 04:40 PM) Sox going to face Lopez instead now? Right now there is talk of either 35-year old Lopez or 38-year old Ramon Ortiz. s***, with the BP Cup on the line, how could you not pitch Dempster on 3 days rest. It's the BP Cup for Gods sake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted July 3, 2011 Author Share Posted July 3, 2011 A thief broke into a car in Wilmette and stole a $200 iPod from the cupholder, but left two Chicago Cubs tickets right where they were. Snicker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxbrian Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Rodrigo Lopez it is. I'm scared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 2, 2011 -> 07:09 PM) Snicker Nicely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MexSoxFan#1 Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 lol@the thief who didn't steal those tickets :0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesoxfan101 Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 QUOTE (whitesoxbrian @ Jul 2, 2011 -> 06:46 PM) Rodrigo Lopez it is. I'm scared. This post worked out really well. The Cubs went back to losing on Monday though. Probably because they suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 http://www.economist.com/blogs/prospero/20...omics-and-sport “LET'S go watch the Cubs lose!” said the driver last Friday, as the crowded subway car made its way to Chicago’s Wrigley Field for the first of a three-game series between the great cross-town rivals, the Cubs and the White Sox. Half the car groaned; the other half cheered. This kind of banter is the lingua franca of Chicago summers. Like all sports rivalries, it has a civic function; it gives people something to talk about, a channel for feelings that might otherwise go unexpressed, and a sort of shorthand for where they stand. The cultural dimensions of Sox and Cubs fandom are slightly opaque and probably exaggerated, but it seems to be that the Sox, with their Yankees-esque pinstripes and 2005 World Series rings, are grittier. The Cubs have a more cuddly face and the longest losing streak in baseball, having not won the World Series for over a century. Cursed (according to lore) or simply doomed, they happen to be the most lovable losers left in baseball. But watching the game on Friday, I was sceptical. The Cubs have a slightly smaller payroll than the Sox—a typical indicator of underdog status—but they’re still one of the most expensive teams in baseball. My favourite player on either team was Juan Pierre of the White Sox. “He’s pesky,” my brother said, explaining that although Mr Pierre is not one of the sport’s celebrities, he’s a reliable hitter, a fast runner, and quick to steal a base when the chance comes up. Mr Pierre turned out to be as pesky as billed; he was busy the whole game and hit a two-run triple in the seventh inning, bringing the Sox to a 6-4 victory. The next day the papers would herald the “unlikely hero.” By contrast the highly paid Cubs star Alfonso Soriano, loitered around left field looking at a fly ball that eventually landed fair. It raises the question: does a team become a lovable loser simply because it loses? Is there something about losing that is inherently lovable? In a recent book called “Scorecasting”, Tobias Moskowitz and Jon Wertheim consider such “hidden influences” on how sports are played and won. In particular, they examine the effect of “loss aversion”—the tendency to care more about avoiding a loss than about making a similar-sized gain—on decision-making by players and officials. As The Economist explained earlier this year, Tiger Woods, for example, is more likely to hole a putt to save a par than to make a birdie. Is something similar going on with spectators? To pick a team that is known to lose is technically to anticipate a loss, but in a manageable, predictable way. There is no real loss to avoid; a win would merely be an unexpected bonus. Backing a more successful team raises the stakes by making wins just as viable as losses, so losing is more of a loss. Teams like the Cubs give people a safe space in which to lose. Fans get the benefits of commiseration without incurring any real costs. The predictable losers also allow other teams to win. So really the Sox fans should be grateful for the Cubs. Such losers may not be so lovable on scrutiny, but their ineptitude has an extra civic function: they take one for the team. They’re a sacrifice fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Subway car? Did they take it from manhattan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjshoe04 Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 (edited) According to my source MHizzle85, Aramis to the Angels. Haven't seen it elsewhere so I'm not sure. Edited July 13, 2011 by kjshoe04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHarris1 Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 https://twitter.com/#!/MarkSaxon1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHarris1 Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Apparently it is a fake account, I don't f***in know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Ill be glad to see him gone to be honest. He's always been a thorn in our sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjshoe04 Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 QUOTE (WHarris1 @ Jul 13, 2011 -> 04:09 PM) Apparently it is a fake account, I don't f***in know yeah who knows, would be weird if someone had a fake account since January and then all of a sudden decided today and Aramis Ramirez was the way to get attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjshoe04 Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 His real twitter account has been found. http://twitter.com/#!/markasaxon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Kind of tough to close a game when you walk the first 3 batters on 13 pitches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted July 15, 2011 Author Share Posted July 15, 2011 QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jul 15, 2011 -> 11:55 AM) Kind of tough to close a game when you walk the first 3 batters on 13 pitches I feel like that's pretty much a normal game for him except no one swung. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwritecode Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jul 15, 2011 -> 12:55 PM) I feel like that's pretty much a normal game for him except no one swung. I remember hearing either Steve Stone or Ed Farmer say that you could go to the plate without a bat and most of the time count on him throwing 4 balls before he throws 3 strikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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