For the Fanboys of the White Sox
SoxIlliniRob wrote:This first week of shitty baseball by the Sox has me longing for more Kark political talk. Geezus effing C....this shit is awful to look at. After 7 games, our longest pitching start is 5 and 1/3rd innings?
Until further notice, I don't see this as a playoff team.
SoxIlliniRob wrote:This first week of shitty baseball by the Sox has me longing for more Kark political talk. Geezus effing C....this shit is awful to look at. After 7 games, our longest pitching start is 5 and 1/3rd innings?
Until further notice, I don't see this as a playoff team.
alohafri wrote:SoxIlliniRob wrote:This first week of shitty baseball by the Sox has me longing for more Kark political talk. Geezus effing C....this shit is awful to look at. After 7 games, our longest pitching start is 5 and 1/3rd innings?
Until further notice, I don't see this as a playoff team.
I saw that you wandered back over there. I didn't just stop posting there because of politics. I stopped posting there because he is a big asshole. In his mind, he is wrong about nothing and if you disagree with him whether it's politics or baseball, you are wrong and deserving of scorn and insults. He thinks he's being cute with his "Mr. RobZ". He's being a jagoff. I'm weeding people like that out of my life. I hope that miserable fuck dies alone.
SoxIlliniRob wrote:alohafri wrote:SoxIlliniRob wrote:This first week of shitty baseball by the Sox has me longing for more Kark political talk. Geezus effing C....this shit is awful to look at. After 7 games, our longest pitching start is 5 and 1/3rd innings?
Until further notice, I don't see this as a playoff team.
I saw that you wandered back over there. I didn't just stop posting there because of politics. I stopped posting there because he is a big asshole. In his mind, he is wrong about nothing and if you disagree with him whether it's politics or baseball, you are wrong and deserving of scorn and insults. He thinks he's being cute with his "Mr. RobZ". He's being a jagoff. I'm weeding people like that out of my life. I hope that miserable fuck dies alone.
Yeah, I don't plan on making a habit of it, either. I just saw an opening to talk about Sox baseball and I took it. I may never return, or I might say more in a week or two. But I'm with you....total jag who gets his rocks off on being a fuckhead to people. I think most of us have better things to do with our time.
telefrank wrote:Seems even this Kark free corner of the internet is 99.9% politics. So I only come here when I'm bored. Facebook fills my political needs. In case you've forgotten I warned you about Kark back in the 90"s.
As for baseball calm the fuck down. They're playing a full season you don't have to react to a few bad games by dousing yourself in gasoline and running down the street.
alohafri wrote:telefrank wrote:Seems even this Kark free corner of the internet is 99.9% politics. So I only come here when I'm bored. Facebook fills my political needs. In case you've forgotten I warned you about Kark back in the 90"s.
As for baseball calm the fuck down. They're playing a full season you don't have to react to a few bad games by dousing yourself in gasoline and running down the street.
Frank, it's funny how fanboyism is rampant on the two or three Facebook Sox groups I belong to. I guess the fanboys don't yet believe as they are still spending their time attacking Jason Benetti.
blondy28 wrote:SoxIlliniRob wrote:
Yeah, I don't plan on making a habit of it, either. I just saw an opening to talk about Sox baseball and I took it. I may never return, or I might say more in a week or two. But I'm with you....total jag who gets his rocks off on being a fuckhead to people. I think most of us have better things to do with our time.
He actually acted somewhat civil. Was more interested in your update on your son (don't think I was aware of all of that).
SoxIlliniRob wrote:blondy28 wrote:SoxIlliniRob wrote:
Yeah, I don't plan on making a habit of it, either. I just saw an opening to talk about Sox baseball and I took it. I may never return, or I might say more in a week or two. But I'm with you....total jag who gets his rocks off on being a fuckhead to people. I think most of us have better things to do with our time.
He actually acted somewhat civil. Was more interested in your update on your son (don't think I was aware of all of that).
I don't make a big deal out of it. My oldest kid is a pretty complex dude. Very smart, funny, witty, and resourceful, but a typical, lazy 19 yr old. Baseball was never a passion for him, no matter how good he was at it. He loved the attention that came with being good, but that can only get you so far. He was recruited to play in college since his freshman year and graduated high school rated as the 45th best RHP prospect in Illinois. He'd have been higher but lacked velocity (topped at 83) to go with his trickiness and guile on the mound. He got great results as a pitcher, but you're not taken very seriously if you can't get into at least the higher 80's. They just figure you'll eventually get your ass kicked, even though his success had to do with his arm slot, and pitch movement, and wide array of pitches and arm angles, and not his velocity. He's super interested designing and creating clothes for what I'd call the urban rap culture. He has a basement full of sewing machines and makes and sells all kinds of weird shit that we'd not get caught dead in, but kids line up to pay him good money for this goofy stuff.
I commented on that issue on Facebook this week. I told them I didn't think it's time to complain about the announcers yet. Save that for if the team is out of a playoff spot was my wise wisdom. Informed them we are still in the upset about the teams start to the seasons portion of this season.alohafri wrote:
Frank, it's funny how fanboyism is rampant on the two or three Facebook Sox groups I belong to. I guess the fanboys don't yet believe as they are still spending their time attacking Jason Benetti.
telefrank wrote:I commented on that issue on Facebook this week. I told them I didn't think it's time to complain about the announcers yet. Save that for if the team is out of a playoff spot was my wise wisdom. Informed them we are still in the upset about the teams start to the seasons portion of this season.alohafri wrote:
Frank, it's funny how fanboyism is rampant on the two or three Facebook Sox groups I belong to. I guess the fanboys don't yet believe as they are still spending their time attacking Jason Benetti.
I really like Stone and Benetti. They are having a good time covering a group of men playing a child's game. Both are knowledgable and they speak english. That one ESPN game reminded me how much I don't like "neutral" announcers. I want to listen to fellow Sox fans.
Oh, You cannot believe how often I have to fight the urge to correct the Facebook fanboys that unless you own a piece of a team you cannot refer to them as "us". Bum still gets a few "It's Lakeview not Wrigleyville" from me. Some things never change
alohafri wrote:telefrank wrote:I commented on that issue on Facebook this week. I told them I didn't think it's time to complain about the announcers yet. Save that for if the team is out of a playoff spot was my wise wisdom. Informed them we are still in the upset about the teams start to the seasons portion of this season.alohafri wrote:
Frank, it's funny how fanboyism is rampant on the two or three Facebook Sox groups I belong to. I guess the fanboys don't yet believe as they are still spending their time attacking Jason Benetti.
I really like Stone and Benetti. They are having a good time covering a group of men playing a child's game. Both are knowledgable and they speak english. That one ESPN game reminded me how much I don't like "neutral" announcers. I want to listen to fellow Sox fans.
Oh, You cannot believe how often I have to fight the urge to correct the Facebook fanboys that unless you own a piece of a team you cannot refer to them as "us". Bum still gets a few "It's Lakeview not Wrigleyville" from me. Some things never change
I like them too! They are having FUN! Isn't that what this is supposed to be?
blondy28 wrote:SoxIlliniRob wrote:blondy28 wrote:SoxIlliniRob wrote:
Yeah, I don't plan on making a habit of it, either. I just saw an opening to talk about Sox baseball and I took it. I may never return, or I might say more in a week or two. But I'm with you....total jag who gets his rocks off on being a fuckhead to people. I think most of us have better things to do with our time.
He actually acted somewhat civil. Was more interested in your update on your son (don't think I was aware of all of that).
I don't make a big deal out of it. My oldest kid is a pretty complex dude. Very smart, funny, witty, and resourceful, but a typical, lazy 19 yr old. Baseball was never a passion for him, no matter how good he was at it. He loved the attention that came with being good, but that can only get you so far. He was recruited to play in college since his freshman year and graduated high school rated as the 45th best RHP prospect in Illinois. He'd have been higher but lacked velocity (topped at 83) to go with his trickiness and guile on the mound. He got great results as a pitcher, but you're not taken very seriously if you can't get into at least the higher 80's. They just figure you'll eventually get your ass kicked, even though his success had to do with his arm slot, and pitch movement, and wide array of pitches and arm angles, and not his velocity. He's super interested designing and creating clothes for what I'd call the urban rap culture. He has a basement full of sewing machines and makes and sells all kinds of weird shit that we'd not get caught dead in, but kids line up to pay him good money for this goofy stuff.
That's so cool! How did he end up drawn to making clothes? Has he had exposure to it? Alex had a college friend who's an artist and he's had his designs in a magazine or as an album cover or something like that.
My mother was pretty good at sewing, and I have her old Kenmore sewing machine. I primarily would use it for hemming or fixing torn clothes. Through 1st grade, I sewed my kids' Halloween costumes. Then while the kids were away at school, I made Alex one of those t-shirt quilts. Gab asked for one, so I made her one as well. Gab never had an interest in sewing, then out of the blue, maybe 6 weeks ago, she was trying to kill time until she starts school in the fall, so she decided to make her boyfriend a t-shirt quilt for his birthday. Maybe a week into it, she bought a much better sewing machine than I have. She converted the boys' bedroom to a sewing room, and she's cranking out some amazing pieces.
SoxIlliniRob wrote:alohafri wrote:telefrank wrote:I commented on that issue on Facebook this week. I told them I didn't think it's time to complain about the announcers yet. Save that for if the team is out of a playoff spot was my wise wisdom. Informed them we are still in the upset about the teams start to the seasons portion of this season.alohafri wrote:
Frank, it's funny how fanboyism is rampant on the two or three Facebook Sox groups I belong to. I guess the fanboys don't yet believe as they are still spending their time attacking Jason Benetti.
I really like Stone and Benetti. They are having a good time covering a group of men playing a child's game. Both are knowledgable and they speak english. That one ESPN game reminded me how much I don't like "neutral" announcers. I want to listen to fellow Sox fans.
Oh, You cannot believe how often I have to fight the urge to correct the Facebook fanboys that unless you own a piece of a team you cannot refer to them as "us". Bum still gets a few "It's Lakeview not Wrigleyville" from me. Some things never change
I like them too! They are having FUN! Isn't that what this is supposed to be?
It's amazing to me how much energy people waste, bitching about the announcers.
alohafri wrote:SoxIlliniRob wrote:
It's amazing to me how much energy people waste, bitching about the announcers.
Especially when we have a bullpen we can be bitching about.
I've always wondered if those "other" games just aren't leftovers from his days before the Sox signed him up. A lot of freelancers are just plain whores about work taking it anywhere and any time. Especially in sports.sharpy wrote:Doesn't seem to matter if the Sox fans like Benetti or not, the networks sure do - he's all over basketball and college football in the fall and winter when the sox are done .. i enjoy the guy. Never liked Stone, but figure he's my pebble in my shoe
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