Thursday, September 3, 2009

I Like the White Sox: Hate Everyone Else

First off METRODOME, You suck! Good ridings you astro turf piece of crap, with your kitchen garbage bags as a roof. You big piece of shit. You have housed some of the players that we love to hate, but have to respect some times because they play well. You know that their manager does a good job, and they find a way to win win win. You know what else I hate about the Twins? I remember their old school logo with the two ball players and it says Twins Win on the top. I used to think there was something wrong with those two guys. Then I realized it was the whole team. The T & C on their hat means total crap! Not twin cities!

To the Cubs on our date not with destiny today: You suck too! You think you are the pride and joy of this city. Let's be honest. We know what your team is about. The old guy managing your team right into the toilet, and then he says he has no answers for the media. Soriano with his hop, skip, jump, and injure. Zambrano with his anger, and board game with his racial paranoia. What a season for Cub fans huh? It has been more like a tabloid over in the north side than a baseball season. Anyways, just to keep the comedy show going, I am pushing for Carlos Torres to get his first major league win over you guys, Beckham hitting another homer, and Thome jumping on a plane just to hit one off you shitbirds! You know what the C on their hat means? It doesn't mean Chicago or Cubs, it means crap with a capital C.

To the Tigers, yeah you in first now: You're so good. Bless you boys. That's right, that's what you are boys! And once we get our shit together, we are going to waste you. Well, maybe it’s too late for that. But I am still blasting Don't Stop Believing even though we’re supposedly out of this thing. Hey placebo Polanco, you think you're going to be able to catch a line drive from AJ in the infield? You'll have a better chance of catching swine flu, which I don't wish on anyone. Except Michael Vick. That's a different story. Hey Verlander, why don't you shave that silly looking moustache of yours? Don't worry, one of our hitters will when they hit your 98 MPH fastball. You know, you're lucky there's no C on your hat!

To the Chicago media: Can we please stop being gay and calling the Thome/Contreras trade "White Flag II?" This isn't a white flag trade. We all know there is no way the Sox win the World Series. So Thome went to a team that could possibly do so, and we got what looks to be a decent pitcher for Contreras? Can't be much worse than Count. Did Kenny throw in the towel? Maybe so, however if we go on a run, we can still win the division only to get knocked out in the ALDS. So shut the fuck up media. Go make fun of the Cubs some more. After all, I guess Milton Bradley crying about racism is front page news right you stoners? You know what the C on both of your papers...yeah we all get the idea.

To the Dodgers: Yep, we had to buddy up to you at Camelback Ranch and you looked out for your Dodger fans and made the prices as high as the smog rate in your fine city. We had to endure the saga of Manny as if you would sign him or not, and then how he takes woman pills with steroids. You came into our stadium and we raised the prices for you guys for some reason. Well now its payback time. You better win the WS so our boy Jim Thome can come back to the White Sox next year with a ring, because lord knows we're not getting one this year.

All I can say is yesterday's game is still in my mind because I did not expect that to happen. Hopefully, we can do something here, and we'll have something else to talk about. Perhaps we need to have another meet up. All I know is win or lose, I love the White Sox. They are the best. Even when they screw up, they are still my team. Hopefully we can see an unlikely miracle happen, but you know how these things go kids.

Have a nice day.

Friday, August 21, 2009

I Like the White Sox: Top 10

Hi kids. So it has been a month and a half since the perfect game and Mark Buehrle did the Top 10 list on Dave Letterman. So I decided to make a top 10 regarding our White Sox as a whole right now.



TOP 10 THINGS THAT ASSURE YOU OF THE FACT YOU ARE A WHITE SOX FAN (AND MOST LIKELY PART OF THE SSS FAMILY)


10-You know what the acronym BHB means. 12 wins and he shaves so he will be known as BSB then.

9-You wonder how much tobacco Pods chews whenever he comes up to bat. It looks like someone inserted one of those crazy balls in his cheek. If you haven't noticed it before, I assure you will now.

8-Sometimes you wish AJ would do the sign of the cross when a guy is sitting on first. Perhaps God could help him throw out more base runners trying to swipe a base.

7-You may have noticed no one on the team has number 7 anymore due to a wannabe center field has cursed the number for all eternity.

6-If you have ever the chance to meet Nick Swisher, you would like to make his chin blue with a little shade of black, not pink as he likes to.

5-You think Che is a shortstop and not a historical figure that fought for independence.

4-There are two saviors in your life. Jesus and Bacon.

3-You wonder why in the history of baseball, we are the only team that signed a pitcher for tons of money that is currently on the DL. Yet we're OK with the decision because our GM has another 69 million reasons to show the world he has the biggest pair in baseball.

2-You can count the number of starting pitchers used this year with both hands.

1-You either need pepto, vodka, miller, tums, downers, pot, God, or some other kind of medication to help you get through the carnival ride that makes the Zipper look like a children's ride known as the 2009 Chicago White Sox baseball season.

It's kind of like there was the Sizzler, and then the Super Sizzler. We all cringed during the 08 season, but this one has been a little more exciting (not in a good way) with the inconsistent offense, the incoherent defense, and the C&C rehab factory making you sweat. Approximately one month to go until October, and next week as they say in Apocalypse Now, we're going into the shit. Charlie is all over. Brace yourselves people, we are about to climb that hill again.

Michael Vick can Suck a...

Hello. As many of you know, I am passionate about animals. I live a vegetarian lifestyle for the reason that I have compassion for animals and the suffering they go through because the "food" industry believes they are an essential part of survival. Well I along with many other vegans and veggies out there sure have disproved that myth. When one eats animals they make a choice; they don't need to. However, I think one thing that my carnivore friends and I agree on is that what Michael Vick did is just plain wrong. Bringing up animals to "compete" and electrocuting them when they lose by far can be classified the one of the most psychotic and thoughtless acts I have ever encountered in my life.

So Michael Vick served jail time. Well that's all and good, but why he's granted a chance to play football and make millions of dollars again makes absolutely no sense to me. He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles for 1 year $1.6 million dollar deal with a 2010 option. This man, a role model for the city of Atlanta took that position, wiped his ass with it, and threw the paper at all the citizens of that city when he committed the heinous crime of killing man's best friend. And now, the city of brotherly love (except for when it comes to sports because Philly fans have anger issues) has embraced the doggie killer for now.

Michael Vick is a half ass quarterback that can really run the ball. His presence in Philly should be interesting from a sports perspective; however I could give a shit about that. You see in Miami, we did something special in football last year. It was called the Wildcat and brother, it don't get much more special than that. (Actually yeah it does. We moved the dash over one space to the right from 1-15 one season to 11-5 the next) What would be really special if someone in Philly let a big Doberman onto the field and before Vick is about to throw that bomb, the dog bites his arm off for revenge for all the canines he had killed.

Does everyone in life get second chances? Sure, but what has Vick done to redeem himself? He went to jail. Guess what? You committed a crime of course you go to jail. He is doing community service work. That was park of his plea deal, and of course being a "celeb", he gets to sit home in his big ass house and play X Box, after committing unspeakable crimes. Has Vick gone to shelters to try to help find homes for many dogs out there that need one? No that doesn't mean go to the shelter and adopt one. We saw how that worked out last time. In my opinion, he needs to earn his spot. The fact he was signed for a mill is bullshit. I knew when he was eligible to play, someone would scoop him up.

I think it comes down to when you are rich and famous (or infamous in this case), you can do whatever and the consequences are usually light. Then you get to go back to your fairy tale of a life, get to bang your hot trophy life, and cut the rest of society with a knife. I guess the best thing that came out of this is that Dennis Green was wrong. Parcels had NO INTEREST in bringing Vick to south Florida. So I can you can crown him, you can crown his ass with the dunce cap. In closing, I wish Michael Vick's feet were held to the fire to help animals in some way, and I just wish he had to earn his million, because lets face it kids, that is not the NFL minimum.

Friday, August 7, 2009

I Like the White Sox: Enjoying Life

What a week. Wining 5 out of 7 against first place teams. Not bad. Just waiting for number 56 to get out of his hangover and we move on. Beckham hitting .411 in his last 20, solid! The biggest trade in the history of trades with player on the DL. What more can you ask for as a White Sox fan right now.

I usually post psycho babble and random thoughts, but today I want to ask a serious question. I believe that if Bacon doesn't win Rookie of the Year if he continues playing the way he's playing, its highway robbery. If Buehrle can pull off another 4-5 wins, you can make the case for him to win a Cy Young. Not only has he pitched a perfect game, but he retired 45 consecutive batters. He keeps his ERA low and wins about 15-16 games and if the Sox make the playoffs, I think you can make an argument for that.

However, the case I want to make is for Scott Podsenik for MVP IF the White Sox make the playoffs and go beyond the DS. Now before anyone flames me, I want you to think about this. The most obvious is where are the Sox without him? Possibly stuck in a battle for 3rd and 4th with Cleveland and KC. He is batting .300, and OPS is a modest .750, but he has been the fire starter for this White Sox team and has helped drive in runs. His BA with RISP with 2 outs is .302 and with bases loaded is .500. When a man is on 3rd, he is hitting .444. I wouldn't let the low average fool you. Plus he has been decent with the glove this year for the most part. However the Sox didn't start winning until Podsednik starting hitting.

Perhaps I'm a stoner and I have no clue wtf I'm talking about. I think you can look at Joe Mauer and Bobby Abreu, and probably make a better case for the two of them. However, if the White Sox do some damage, win the Central and go beyond, Scotty Pods needs a look at least, because he has been the most valuable player on this team, and my definition of MVP is a player who has made the difference in making or breaking a team. We should have a most disposable player award here on SSS every year. One for our team and one for the league.

Other comments, bye bye Brian Anderson. See you and your whinny ass self sometime in the future. We know to throw that outside slider to you so if you are up against our pitchers, go grab some bench. Clayton Richard, its been fun. Thanks for the memories and the hole in my stomach when its time to make a routine throw to first and you're on the mound. Bobby Jenks, CRANBERRY JUICE BRO!

Other than that, have a wonderful day.

M

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Buehrle, Belvidere, and Bullshit

I just got my new Mark Buehrle jersey for $44 and it looks damn good! You can click here to get one for that low price. They also have many other teams as well. I am planning on getting an orange Bess or Porter jersey, but lets see how the season goes with those two first. Loved them last year.

I just tried Belvidere Vodka for the first time and it goes down really smooth. I am not a fan of vodka, but I can get use to this. Call it my old age catching up to me I guess, or maybe...

Maybe its my job. Nothing like getting blammed for something that isn't your fault.

Just a quickie today guys. Laters

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Some of the People at Meijer Suck!

So there we were. At Meijer on Algonquin and Randall Rd picking up some items that I forgot during the last shopping trip since I tried to wing it and not make a list. I do that sometimes, because I'm a guy, I guess. Anyway, we walked in and I was going to take the little shopping cart, and Vicki said how about we take one of the kiddie car carts? I thought that was a good idea because Jersey likes to ride in them. She loves to turn the steering wheel, and open the doors and stuff.

So we place our beautiful little girl into the shopping cart, and then this 90 year old man starts yelling at us that we have to put a dollar into the machine to use the cart. Now I have been here many a time with Jersey and never once have I been told to put a dollar in the machine, UNLESS I want the TV inside the cart to work. Yet, this old foggy demanded that we pay the dollar. Then some lady working the self checkout registers got in the action when the man asked her about the dollar. She said that us taking the shopping cart was "retail theft." I couldn't believe this. I was making fun of her, and I said to the man, "listen bud, I don't think people are going to be tearing the doors off to get to the children’s shopping carts at 6pm on a Sunday evening." He told me, no. I will not let you do that.

Meanwhile Jersey is sitting in the cart singing a song of some sort or something. The woman told us we needed to pay the dollar or we would leave. Vicki then got agitated and said "please get your manager." The man didn't and the woman said she was getting security. Vicki wasn't feeling well and then she yelled at them to "get a manager now!" The man was like "oh you want me to call a manager. OK" In the meantime, the woman still looking for security, me playing with Jersey singing the song she was singing with her, or one of the other goofy things I do to make her laugh.

After waiting for a manager for like a year and a half, Vicki finally went up to customer service. The lady got really agitated that she did. When she came back, Vicki said the manager said it was fine to take the cart, and even the senior citizen said "he's wrong, he's wrong!" Hey douche, that's your boss. He's right, and we're the customer, and we are always supposedly right. We drove off with the cart and shopped happily ever after.

Point of this post, just wondering, have you noticed that customer service has really gone down the toilet? You would think with the unemployment rate, people would step up and do better at their jobs so they would be allowed to keep them. That people would care to make someone smile. Not berate them because their child likes something fun. It's bullshit in this day and age. Share some stories with me. What was your worst customer service incident?

M

Friday, July 24, 2009

I Like the White Sox: X Mark the Spot

I wanted to write this after the TB series before we go into Hoe town to do some trash talking on the Tigers. I wanted to wait until after the last home stand before I ripped on the Orioles and the Rays. But never in a million years did I think I would be writing about Mark Buehrle pitching a perfect game against an offense as potent as the Rays.

Mark Buehrle is one of the guys on the team that you can't beat up on no matter what. I remember in 2006 when he fell apart in the second half. You still had to root for him. He was getting shelled game after game. However, he was still that guy. They guy who made you smile when he was interviewed. Always honest and down to Earth. Mark has touched many of our hearts here in the South Side Kingdom. And one year later, he pitches a no hitter against a dangerous Texas Rangers lineup. We all called for Kenny to extend his deal, and he responded. Every year, you could count on Mark to goof around like he was a kid. Whether it was expressing his love for the Cardinals, or sliding on the tarp, you knew that he was the real deal as a person, but as a competitor, holy shit can the man work?

Whenever you go see a Sox game, and number 56 is on the mound, if he is on, you're going home in 2 hours. Nobody works faster than Buehrle. He is a leader in the clubhouse and has done a nice job in mentoring all the youngsters like Danks, Floyd, and Richard who have come in. He even wrote Danks name on the mound before yesterday’s historic outing. The man is a class act through and through. He has been with the organization for 9 years and grew up here, and I hope we get to see him here longer. I will always appreciate the effort Mark brings, and when I listened to the replay of the game on the score yesterday, I have to admit it. I got a little choked up listening to the final out and hearing his wife and daughter ran out to the field. I am very proud of Mark Buehrle, and I very proud to be a White Sox fan for the majority of my life. Always and forever.

Now let me get to a couple of random things and totally screw up the nice piece I wrote about Mr. Perfect!!!

While we are on the subject of yesterday, mad props to Dwayne Wise for that catch yesterday. I think that was the biggest catch I have ever witnessed in my life. The guy has really been kind of an albatross this year, but then he turns it all around and earns penance with that huge catch. I remember last year, Wise was just kind of hanging around, and then he hits that grand slam against Detroit last year. Perhaps the second half of this year might match his second half last year. If it goes down like that, Ozzie made the right move, which brings me to my next point.

Brian Anderson is now crying about how he wants a trade because he knows he isn't going to get an everyday position here. Bitch please. When was the last time you bated over .250? You had a shot in 2006, AND YOU BLEW IT! You talked a whole bunch shit and we get to listen to you wine about how you want to start and all that, but quite frankly, other than play some good d once in a while, what have you done? Caught that catch in game 163? OK. You were playing decent at the beginning, but what can you do? Wise, although his average sucks, can steal bases, and I would use him to replace one of the big dogs over Anderson if I were managing. Do you think you would have made that catch BA? Maybe, but I guess we'll never know. You want to be traded. Perhaps we can package you in a deal to AZ or north of the border, if any of those guys will even take you, punk!

And speaking of which, one pitcher will make all the difference this season. I prefer 312, but I don't know about you.

That's all I got for now. I'm done. Congrats Mark Buehrle. You made Chicago and the President proud today. By the way Obama, it’s WISE not Weise. Stoner!



Thanks for reading!