The Beginning of the End
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Halfway to St. Patrick's Day
Final: 11-0 Royals
Friday night was Halfway to St. Patrick's Day at the Sox game. So Rachel and I went. Of course. And because we're so full of awesome, we wore the exact same outfit. :) Our green Beckham t-shirts with the same long-sleeved white Sox shirt underneath. And dark jeans. We were adorable, no lie. :)
In addition to Halfway to St. Patrick's Day, it was also the first White Sox Tweet-Up. We got a free t-shirt that said "@whitesox, @whitesox. Go go @whitesox." like the awesome Sox song. :) We got to meet some people from Twitter, and we enjoyed free food and drinks before the game. It was pretty sweet. Ron Kittle was there too, and I got a picture with him. Awesome! In addition to the free shirt, we got to put our names in for a raffle. There were some signed pictures and a couple signed baseballs. I was lucky enough to get a signed Gordon Beckham picture! YAY!!! Considering I, like, never win anything, this was awesome. But poor Rachel hahaha. EVERYONE around us won something except Rachel. She was sad.
So after the Tweet-Up, we went to our AWESOME seats. Section 137, row 13, seats 9 and 10. That section is behind the Sox dugout, and it starts at row five. So teeeeeeechnically, we were 8 rows up. And really close to home plate. Sweeeeeeeeet. Stub Hub for the win, baby. And Rachel for getting the tickets. Yay. There's a whole photo album of pictures from that night, and here's the link. Rachel took all the pictures, and I stole them hahaha!
We have videos too! And here they are!
OK, so the actual game. It was a giant trainwreck. We lost to the Royals. Not only did we lose to the Royals, we were beaten like a rented mule. 11-0. Yes, zero runs. Zero. How many hits did we get? THREE. In Ozzie's press conference afterwards, he said we got two. Two of the hits were infield singles, and he said those count as half a hit. Hahaha I love Ozzie.
I honestly don't even know what else to say about the game. I mean, I had to "enjoy" that game sober because the margarita man never ever ever came down to our section. I had to get up and get my own, which was weird. So I only had one. Hence that last video. Oh, and Vince Vaughn was in the next section over. People were getting kinda obnoxious about getting his autograph. Just let the guy enjoy the game. And let me enjoy the game too because you're not transparent. I can't see through you. Go sit down. Thanks.
It's Peavy Time
Final: 13-3 White Sox
I missed watching the first few innings of Jake's debut because I was driving home from Burr Ridge. Which isn't relatively close. But I listened to the game on the radio, so I heard Jake's start.
It was worth the wait.
Peavy pitched five innings. He gave up three earned runs on three hits, one of which was a solo homer to Billy Butler in the third. He walked two and struck out five, and he threw 47 of his 73 pitches for strikes. He did well, and I can't wait until his next start on Friday night against the Tigers.
From what I read, his location wasn't perfect, but considering he hasn't pitched in a Major League game since June, it wasn't bad. His fastball reached 94mph and stayed in the 92-93mph range through his outing. And apparently his slider was killer. Good times, good times.
Per Scott Reifert's Twitter (@InsideTheSox), I have a Peavy quote. And I'm so glad to hear it. "The fans were great. That's fun. I'm proud to be a Chicago White Sox. They're going to have every bit of me that I can give."
You Must Be Joking
Final: 2-1 Royals
I didn't watch this game. I was flipping between the Bengals-Packers game and the Vikings-Lions game. But I got scoring alerts. And I read Twitter. And I know the only Sox RBI was an AJ Pierzynski single that scored Scott Podsednik. Really, guys? I don't even know what else to say (mostly because I didn't watch the game).
The Rest of the Season
Today starts a three-game set with the Twins, our last of the season. We're sending out Daniel Hudson tonight (since Gavin Floyd's start is being skipped because of his hip), John Danks tomorrow (I wanna go to this game not only because I adore John Danks but also because it's country music night...too bad I can't afford tickets), and Mark Buehrle on Wednesday. The Twins are sending out Nick Blackburn, Jeff Manship, and Brian Duensing.
We're 3.5 games behind the Twins, and 6.5 behind the Tigers. We COULD gain some ground in this division since it seems like no one really wants to win it, but part of me doesn't think it'll happen. It's not that I don't believe in my team. I know they have the talent to be a great team, but the talent seems to be hiding right now. That seems to be the story with most of the teams in this division. They have the talent, but the talent decides to play hide-and-seek.
In addition to this three-game set with the Twins, we have another six games against the Tigers, three this weekend at home and three the last weekend of the regular season in Detroit. We also play Cleveland for three games the 28th through 30th. I don't know what's gonna happen. In these last twelve games, we're either gonna suck massively or we're gonna play super spoiler. There's no in between. Technically, there's still a chance that we win the division. But I think that would require a twelve-game sweep and an epic meltdown from both the Tigers and Twins. Possible, yes. Probable, no.
I may be one of those crazy White Sox fans, but I'm not giving up until there is an E in the "Elimination Number" column on MLB.com. My liver may not be pleased, my mental stability may be in jeopardy, but these are my White Sox. These are my boys. They may drive me crazy, but I love them. I can't turn on them. I can't bail on the season until there's no mathematical way they can win the division.
Final Musings
Apparently Joe Crede is done for the season and is having another back surgery. I can't say I'm surprised since he had problems when he was with the Sox. But I hope he can come back and play next season. I love Joe Crede. I will always love Joe Crede. I don't want his career to end this way. It makes me sad.
The Bears beat the Steelers yesterday. I watched part of the game, but I was outside in my neighbor's backyard for most of it. I did come in to see the last, like, 30 seconds with the Robbie Gould field goal to win it and the lost fumble by the Steelers to ice that win. Bear down, Chicago Bears!!!
It's starting to get chilly in Chicago. Which makes me happy because I get to wear cute sweaters. I love sweaters.
Photo credits: mouthpiecesports.com, nothingbutballs.com
Video credits: Rachel Hassard
Halfway to St. Patrick's Day
Final: 11-0 Royals
Friday night was Halfway to St. Patrick's Day at the Sox game. So Rachel and I went. Of course. And because we're so full of awesome, we wore the exact same outfit. :) Our green Beckham t-shirts with the same long-sleeved white Sox shirt underneath. And dark jeans. We were adorable, no lie. :)
In addition to Halfway to St. Patrick's Day, it was also the first White Sox Tweet-Up. We got a free t-shirt that said "@whitesox, @whitesox. Go go @whitesox." like the awesome Sox song. :) We got to meet some people from Twitter, and we enjoyed free food and drinks before the game. It was pretty sweet. Ron Kittle was there too, and I got a picture with him. Awesome! In addition to the free shirt, we got to put our names in for a raffle. There were some signed pictures and a couple signed baseballs. I was lucky enough to get a signed Gordon Beckham picture! YAY!!! Considering I, like, never win anything, this was awesome. But poor Rachel hahaha. EVERYONE around us won something except Rachel. She was sad.
So after the Tweet-Up, we went to our AWESOME seats. Section 137, row 13, seats 9 and 10. That section is behind the Sox dugout, and it starts at row five. So teeeeeeechnically, we were 8 rows up. And really close to home plate. Sweeeeeeeeet. Stub Hub for the win, baby. And Rachel for getting the tickets. Yay. There's a whole photo album of pictures from that night, and here's the link. Rachel took all the pictures, and I stole them hahaha!
We have videos too! And here they are!
OK, so the actual game. It was a giant trainwreck. We lost to the Royals. Not only did we lose to the Royals, we were beaten like a rented mule. 11-0. Yes, zero runs. Zero. How many hits did we get? THREE. In Ozzie's press conference afterwards, he said we got two. Two of the hits were infield singles, and he said those count as half a hit. Hahaha I love Ozzie.
I honestly don't even know what else to say about the game. I mean, I had to "enjoy" that game sober because the margarita man never ever ever came down to our section. I had to get up and get my own, which was weird. So I only had one. Hence that last video. Oh, and Vince Vaughn was in the next section over. People were getting kinda obnoxious about getting his autograph. Just let the guy enjoy the game. And let me enjoy the game too because you're not transparent. I can't see through you. Go sit down. Thanks.
It's Peavy Time
Final: 13-3 White Sox
I missed watching the first few innings of Jake's debut because I was driving home from Burr Ridge. Which isn't relatively close. But I listened to the game on the radio, so I heard Jake's start.
It was worth the wait.
Peavy pitched five innings. He gave up three earned runs on three hits, one of which was a solo homer to Billy Butler in the third. He walked two and struck out five, and he threw 47 of his 73 pitches for strikes. He did well, and I can't wait until his next start on Friday night against the Tigers.From what I read, his location wasn't perfect, but considering he hasn't pitched in a Major League game since June, it wasn't bad. His fastball reached 94mph and stayed in the 92-93mph range through his outing. And apparently his slider was killer. Good times, good times.
Per Scott Reifert's Twitter (@InsideTheSox), I have a Peavy quote. And I'm so glad to hear it. "The fans were great. That's fun. I'm proud to be a Chicago White Sox. They're going to have every bit of me that I can give."
You Must Be Joking
Final: 2-1 Royals
I didn't watch this game. I was flipping between the Bengals-Packers game and the Vikings-Lions game. But I got scoring alerts. And I read Twitter. And I know the only Sox RBI was an AJ Pierzynski single that scored Scott Podsednik. Really, guys? I don't even know what else to say (mostly because I didn't watch the game).
The Rest of the Season
Today starts a three-game set with the Twins, our last of the season. We're sending out Daniel Hudson tonight (since Gavin Floyd's start is being skipped because of his hip), John Danks tomorrow (I wanna go to this game not only because I adore John Danks but also because it's country music night...too bad I can't afford tickets), and Mark Buehrle on Wednesday. The Twins are sending out Nick Blackburn, Jeff Manship, and Brian Duensing.We're 3.5 games behind the Twins, and 6.5 behind the Tigers. We COULD gain some ground in this division since it seems like no one really wants to win it, but part of me doesn't think it'll happen. It's not that I don't believe in my team. I know they have the talent to be a great team, but the talent seems to be hiding right now. That seems to be the story with most of the teams in this division. They have the talent, but the talent decides to play hide-and-seek.
In addition to this three-game set with the Twins, we have another six games against the Tigers, three this weekend at home and three the last weekend of the regular season in Detroit. We also play Cleveland for three games the 28th through 30th. I don't know what's gonna happen. In these last twelve games, we're either gonna suck massively or we're gonna play super spoiler. There's no in between. Technically, there's still a chance that we win the division. But I think that would require a twelve-game sweep and an epic meltdown from both the Tigers and Twins. Possible, yes. Probable, no.
I may be one of those crazy White Sox fans, but I'm not giving up until there is an E in the "Elimination Number" column on MLB.com. My liver may not be pleased, my mental stability may be in jeopardy, but these are my White Sox. These are my boys. They may drive me crazy, but I love them. I can't turn on them. I can't bail on the season until there's no mathematical way they can win the division.
Final Musings
Apparently Joe Crede is done for the season and is having another back surgery. I can't say I'm surprised since he had problems when he was with the Sox. But I hope he can come back and play next season. I love Joe Crede. I will always love Joe Crede. I don't want his career to end this way. It makes me sad.
The Bears beat the Steelers yesterday. I watched part of the game, but I was outside in my neighbor's backyard for most of it. I did come in to see the last, like, 30 seconds with the Robbie Gould field goal to win it and the lost fumble by the Steelers to ice that win. Bear down, Chicago Bears!!!
It's starting to get chilly in Chicago. Which makes me happy because I get to wear cute sweaters. I love sweaters.
Photo credits: mouthpiecesports.com, nothingbutballs.com
Video credits: Rachel Hassard
GO BEARS!! BEAR DOWN! It's a MIRACLE! Haha. Okay, at work, so need to wait til I get home to catch the vids posted, but already it's on my to-do list!
--Jeff
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The Royals seem to like to play spoiler,they do it to us,they suck but spoils everyone playoff hopes.
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I would LOVE to read the letter and I'm worried about my Red Sox playing the Royals!
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I love Jake. He was pretty good on Saturday considering all he went through, of course. I'm just so glad the strikeouts are still there. Sweeet. I hope he gets at least one more start this season. Sounds like you guys had a ton of fun at the game!!
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Jake Peavy could run for mayor of Charlotte for the way that community embraced him when he was rehabbing.
The kid is going to be a diamond for Ozzie next season.
And with the speculation that Jermaine is getting a ticket out of RF and Chi-town, it might be interesting to see how the White Sox fans treat Rios if he struggles in 2010.
Best thing about drunken sports announcing, the tapes can be destroyed, or used as evidience at your bachlorette party...........heed the warning (lol).
Awesome beer goggles interpretations of your favorite sport.
At least you guys kept your clothes on......
But it totally looked like a good time had by all in your reporting and pre-after game fun party.
Cheers!
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Jeff - YES! BEAR DOWN! They need to win again this week cuz I have an ESPN bet with some dude on there. If they lose, my background is the Seahawks logo for a week. Eeew.
Elisha - they really do. Why do we all get beaten by them when it counts?!
Julia - if I ever write that letter, I'll post it hahaha!
Kaybee - he starts again on Friday. It was supposed to be Friday, then they changed it to Saturday, and now it's back to Friday. They keep flip flopping my pitchers hahaha!
Renegade - I'm so excited for Jake next season. Since this one is way over, I can look forward to April. I wish JD would stay, at least as a DH. But I dunno what's gonna happen. I hope Rios won't struggle like he has been since arriving in Chicago. If things go my way, when the time comes, my bachelorette party will be at a Sox game. :) We're fans of the beer goggles reporting...or in my case, one margarita goggles reporting hahaha!
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