“I thought running against Todd was a ’softball’ …”
“I know something they don’t know … I am not right-handed!”
“Ok, let’s get two …”
- County resident - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 10:59 am:
That’s what I’m talking about. A politician that’s not afraid to get her hands dirty. It would take a lady to be able to pull up her sleeves and get the job done. This has got to be number one pick! You go President Preckwinkle!!!
RM: All 300 of you Sox fans can celebrate your 4-2 record against the Cubs. Pathetic is the word that comes to mind of how the Sox fans support their team>>Can anyone say “WHITE FLAG SALE #2″
What’s truly pathetic, PQPO, is that you morons continue supporting a perennial loser and delight in cheering them on like your record doesn’t matter. Idiot tourists.
Now batting clean up for Cook County…Toni Preckwinkle
- Just the Facts - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 11:13 am:
After watching Orlando Hudson’s struggles at bat and in the field and determining that major league minimum salary is much higher than that of President of the Cook County Board, President Toni Preckwinkle tries out for the 3B position with the White Sox . . .
Mock all you like Rich, but you’re just showing fear because you know the Cubs now have competent leadership building a real farm system with assets geared towards long term success. Yes, this will be a lean year, and there may be another one or two coming, but the calvary is on the way.
And, our owners, past and present, ne’er traded away their most valuable assets when they were 3.5 games back on July 31, in a trade so morally devastating it earned its own Wikipedia page.
It tells you a lot about the mental makeup of sox fans that they’re getting excited about going 4-2 against the cubs this year. This is a barely starting to rebuild cub team with a first year manager and a gm who’s been on the job 8 months.
Also if I was a white sox fan, I’d be really upset at jerry reinsdorf claiming poverty and that he can’t use trades to improve the team unless he gets more $$$ to pay for salary. No one told him he had to pay $$$ for alex rios when no one in baseball wanted him.
===This is a barely starting to rebuild cub team with a first year manager and a gm who’s been on the job 8 months.===
We also have a first year manager, but ours has never managed before. We have a lot of young players who were totally untested before this year. And our big DH hit .159 last year with just 66 hits. Nobody, but nobody, expected the White Sox to do well this year. I thought we might even be worse than y’all.
So, please, spare me the “Wait ’til next year” crud. It’s always “Wait ’til next year” for youse clowns. The schtick is old. Wake up like I finally did and come into the light.
A County Board Chairman becomes preeminent, she’s expected to have enthusiasms. Enthusiasms… Enthusiasms… What are mine? What draws my admiration? What is that which gives me joy? Softball! A player stands alone at the plate. This is the time for what? For individual achievement. There she stands alone. But in the field, what? Part of a team. Teamwork…. Looks, throws, catches, hustles - part of one big team. Bats herself the live-long day, Frank Thomas, Adam Dunn, and so on. If her team don’t field… what is she? You follow me? No one! Sunny day, the stands are full of fans. What does a rogue Commissioner have to say? “I’m goin’ out there for myself. But… I get nowhere unless the whole County Board wins.”
“After watching his players look completely helpless against Gavin Floyd’s major-league curveball, Theo Epstein shook things up again this morning and brought in yet another new hitting coach.”
==Mock all you like Rich, but you’re just showing fear because you know the Cubs now have competent leadership building a real farm system with assets geared towards long term success.==
Absolutely. The Ricketts are doing a swell job of building public support. There might be someone left in Chicago who hasn’t been insulted by their insufferable sense of entitlement.
A real farm system? Please advise what you mean by that.
As far as Theo goes, let’s see if he can win something without overpaying for players with syringes up their bums.
Hawk: This reminds me of when Yaz batted righty in drag.
Stone: For all you little leaguers, this is not proper technicque; she needs to have her very sensible shoes pointed more forward.
That park bench behind her is as crowded as US Cellular Field. No wonder the Sox play better on the road.
- Ghost of John Brown - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 1:06 pm:
The Cook County Board President prepares to re-enact the Al Capone baseball speech from the movie “Untouchables” with some of her favorite Board Members.
“A man becomes preeminent, he’s expected to have enthusiasms. Enthusiasms, enthusiasms…..”
Miller, I am not a stupid tourist. I’ve been going to Cub games since childhood. My grandmother, father, aunts, cousins etc are Cub fans. It wasn’t trendy to go when I was a kid. The place was empty.
The first two were high and tight, so where do you think the next one’s gonna be?
Well, either low and away, or in my ear.
He’s not gonna wanna load the bases, so look low and away.
Right.
But watch out for in your ear.
The high point of the Cubs season is winning 2 of 3 in US Cellular. That’s pretty pathetic. Game 2 could have gone either way.
Bottom line is the Cubs are still the worst team in baseball and the Sox are 1/2 game out of first place.
- Yellow Dog Democrat - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 3:02 pm:
=== a barely starting to rebuild cub team ===
Rebuild?
I don’t think that word means what you think it means.
“Rebuild” implies that you had a team once, and presuming that you actually want to win the world championship someday, that you’ve won it sometime in the not-to-distant-past. And have been “rebuilding” since then.
If this is “rebuilding,” The Parthenon will be rebuilt sooner.
Considering the Sox are doing so well, why are their fans still so bitter?
Sox fans are the downstaters of the baseball rivalry. They can never be happy unless they’re looking down and blaming some other team.
The main difference between Sox fans and Cubs fans is that Cubs fans seldom think about the Sox. Sox fans constantly think about the Cubs.
I’m not a sports fan, but Sox fans are the “tea party” of baseball. Give them some motorized scooters and three point hats and let them roll to Cooperstown.
“RM: All 300 of you Sox fans can celebrate your 4-2 record against the Cubs. Pathetic is the word that comes to mind of how the Sox fans support their team>>Can anyone say “WHITE FLAG SALE #2″”
What do you mean, 300? Must have double counted some. Was sure there were only 280 or so fans in the stands. Thought most of them were Cubs fans anyway.
Maybe we could convert US Cellular field into a central maintenance barn for the CTA buses. Then we would at least be doing something productive with the facility.
- 3rd Generation Chicago Native - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 4:44 pm:
First off Monday night was due to our pitching issues.
Tuesday I felt bad for Peavy, he pitched so well but we could not get another run in to tie, one more to win.
Last night was Ya! Sox, they are back.
Also note we on the South side admit our faults, not blaming it on the goat, the poor scape goat.
must be hard to be a Cubs fan. Wouldn’t know. But even as a Sox fan have to say that that the game 2 plays by starlin castro and their 2d baseman (durwood barnpaint?) were pretty cool. Hope Cubs fans saved those…that’s the highlight of their season.
- Old Shepherd - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 10:44 am:
Cardinals are 2-1 against the Sox this year.
- Jeff Trigg - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 10:44 am:
Don’t you ever call me a pothead again.
Props to her for laying the groundwork for Rahm to come around.
- Farker - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 10:47 am:
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle attempts to hit a home run by scaring the ball out of the park.
- The End Is Near - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 10:48 am:
“Sunny day — the stands are full of fans, and what does he have to say? ‘I’m goin’ out there for myself.’ But I get nowhere unless the team wins.”
- Rich Miller - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 10:49 am:
OS, there’s no need to bring that up.
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 10:49 am:
thinking …”Don’t Strike out …Don’t Strike out … Don’t Strike out … TODD STROGER!”
- Michelle Flaherty - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 10:50 am:
She needs to move back in the box.
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 10:51 am:
thinking … “Next time … I’ll remember my cleats.”
- Old Shepherd - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 10:52 am:
Having finally ended years of anabolic steroid abuse, Sammy Sosa shows the after effects of his newest chemical enhancement–estrogen.
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 10:53 am:
“When I find the Advance Person who told me a ‘Skirt’ was ok for this event … “
- Michelle Flaherty - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 10:53 am:
A rare moment when the Democratic bench is empty.
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 10:56 am:
“I thought running against Todd was a ’softball’ …”
“I know something they don’t know … I am not right-handed!”
“Ok, let’s get two …”
- County resident - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 10:59 am:
That’s what I’m talking about. A politician that’s not afraid to get her hands dirty. It would take a lady to be able to pull up her sleeves and get the job done. This has got to be number one pick! You go President Preckwinkle!!!
- wordslinger - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 10:59 am:
She’s a champ. Smart, compassionate, tough as nails and does not suffer fools.
My guess is that she hit it out of the park.
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 10:59 am:
“Number 20 on the County Board, but Number 1 in our Hearts …”
“Watch this … right over Kass at 3rd …”
- Bluefish - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 11:03 am:
Compared to previous Cook County presidents Toni is in a league of her own.
- vole - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 11:03 am:
Toni steps up to bat after watching the Larry Craig instruction video.
- PQ's Primary Opponent - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 11:05 am:
RM: All 300 of you Sox fans can celebrate your 4-2 record against the Cubs. Pathetic is the word that comes to mind of how the Sox fans support their team>>Can anyone say “WHITE FLAG SALE #2″
- Wensicia - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 11:06 am:
“Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick”
It worked for Teddy Roosevelt, right?
- lake county democrat - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 11:07 am:
I told you Todd if you ever come around here again I’d…
- Rich Miller - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 11:07 am:
What’s truly pathetic, PQPO, is that you morons continue supporting a perennial loser and delight in cheering them on like your record doesn’t matter. Idiot tourists.
- Rich Miller - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 11:10 am:
“Hey, Fritchey, I’m gonna hit this ball over your head and then I’m gonna kill another one of your bills!”
- Go Cubs - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 11:11 am:
Now batting clean up for Cook County…Toni Preckwinkle
- Just the Facts - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 11:13 am:
After watching Orlando Hudson’s struggles at bat and in the field and determining that major league minimum salary is much higher than that of President of the Cook County Board, President Toni Preckwinkle tries out for the 3B position with the White Sox . . .
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 11:18 am:
“He atarted me with one inside …. then went high and outside … think, think … look away, protact the plate …”
- Thoughts... - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 11:25 am:
Mock all you like Rich, but you’re just showing fear because you know the Cubs now have competent leadership building a real farm system with assets geared towards long term success. Yes, this will be a lean year, and there may be another one or two coming, but the calvary is on the way.
And, our owners, past and present, ne’er traded away their most valuable assets when they were 3.5 games back on July 31, in a trade so morally devastating it earned its own Wikipedia page.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Flag_Trade
- Shore - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 11:27 am:
It tells you a lot about the mental makeup of sox fans that they’re getting excited about going 4-2 against the cubs this year. This is a barely starting to rebuild cub team with a first year manager and a gm who’s been on the job 8 months.
Also if I was a white sox fan, I’d be really upset at jerry reinsdorf claiming poverty and that he can’t use trades to improve the team unless he gets more $$$ to pay for salary. No one told him he had to pay $$$ for alex rios when no one in baseball wanted him.
- Rich Miller - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 11:27 am:
===the calvary is on the way===
Just another way of saying “Wait ’til next year.”
You people are truly hopeless losers.
- Rich Miller - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 11:32 am:
===This is a barely starting to rebuild cub team with a first year manager and a gm who’s been on the job 8 months.===
We also have a first year manager, but ours has never managed before. We have a lot of young players who were totally untested before this year. And our big DH hit .159 last year with just 66 hits. Nobody, but nobody, expected the White Sox to do well this year. I thought we might even be worse than y’all.
So, please, spare me the “Wait ’til next year” crud. It’s always “Wait ’til next year” for youse clowns. The schtick is old. Wake up like I finally did and come into the light.
Go Sox.
- 47th Ward - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 11:33 am:
“Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand.”
Leo Durocher
- GA Watcher - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 11:33 am:
Based on this photo, I’ll bet she grounded out. She needs to load up more on her right side.
- Hon. John Fritchey - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 11:36 am:
Really Rich? You were nicer when you were younger. Strike that, no you weren’t.
- Rich Miller - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 11:37 am:
Sorry, Fritch. Couldn’t help myself.
- Boone's is Back - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 11:43 am:
There’s no crying in baseball…or Cook County
- Lakefront Liberal - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 11:44 am:
“THIS is what sexy looks like!”
Go Toni!
- Wensicia - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 11:46 am:
Considering the Sox are doing so well, why are their fans still so bitter?
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 11:49 am:
“Tammy Bek-whinkal at the Plate. Preckwinkle spelled backwards is ‘Elk-new-krep’ …Heh, heh, heh … 1 and 2 the count …”
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 11:53 am:
Softball ain’t Beanbag …
Tony Peraica whacked signs, Toni Preckwinkle whacks softballs.
- Levois - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 11:58 am:
She looks like she swung at the ball three times when it was pitched and it counted as three strikes! lol
- Oswego Willy - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 11:58 am:
Thinking …
A County Board Chairman becomes preeminent, she’s expected to have enthusiasms. Enthusiasms… Enthusiasms… What are mine? What draws my admiration? What is that which gives me joy? Softball! A player stands alone at the plate. This is the time for what? For individual achievement. There she stands alone. But in the field, what? Part of a team. Teamwork…. Looks, throws, catches, hustles - part of one big team. Bats herself the live-long day, Frank Thomas, Adam Dunn, and so on. If her team don’t field… what is she? You follow me? No one! Sunny day, the stands are full of fans. What does a rogue Commissioner have to say? “I’m goin’ out there for myself. But… I get nowhere unless the whole County Board wins.”
- reformer - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 12:09 pm:
“The next governor swings for the fences.”
- OldSmoky2 - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 12:23 pm:
“After watching his players look completely helpless against Gavin Floyd’s major-league curveball, Theo Epstein shook things up again this morning and brought in yet another new hitting coach.”
- wordslinger - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 12:33 pm:
==Mock all you like Rich, but you’re just showing fear because you know the Cubs now have competent leadership building a real farm system with assets geared towards long term success.==
Absolutely. The Ricketts are doing a swell job of building public support. There might be someone left in Chicago who hasn’t been insulted by their insufferable sense of entitlement.
A real farm system? Please advise what you mean by that.
As far as Theo goes, let’s see if he can win something without overpaying for players with syringes up their bums.
- Tommydanger - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 1:01 pm:
Preckwinkle not only thinks outside the box but she bats outside it as well.
- Wumpus - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 1:01 pm:
Hawk: This reminds me of when Yaz batted righty in drag.
Stone: For all you little leaguers, this is not proper technicque; she needs to have her very sensible shoes pointed more forward.
I think the Sox may have found a 3rd baseman
- 47th Ward - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 1:04 pm:
That park bench behind her is as crowded as US Cellular Field. No wonder the Sox play better on the road.
- Ghost of John Brown - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 1:06 pm:
The Cook County Board President prepares to re-enact the Al Capone baseball speech from the movie “Untouchables” with some of her favorite Board Members.
“A man becomes preeminent, he’s expected to have enthusiasms. Enthusiasms, enthusiasms…..”
- LL Cool J - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 1:19 pm:
Miller, I am not a stupid tourist. I’ve been going to Cub games since childhood. My grandmother, father, aunts, cousins etc are Cub fans. It wasn’t trendy to go when I was a kid. The place was empty.
- regular democrat - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 1:21 pm:
Where the hell did I leave my spikes?
- Anonymous - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 1:40 pm:
The first two were high and tight, so where do you think the next one’s gonna be?
Well, either low and away, or in my ear.
He’s not gonna wanna load the bases, so look low and away.
Right.
But watch out for in your ear.
- Stones - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 2:02 pm:
A league of her own….
The high point of the Cubs season is winning 2 of 3 in US Cellular. That’s pretty pathetic. Game 2 could have gone either way.
Bottom line is the Cubs are still the worst team in baseball and the Sox are 1/2 game out of first place.
- Yellow Dog Democrat - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 3:02 pm:
=== a barely starting to rebuild cub team ===
Rebuild?
I don’t think that word means what you think it means.
“Rebuild” implies that you had a team once, and presuming that you actually want to win the world championship someday, that you’ve won it sometime in the not-to-distant-past. And have been “rebuilding” since then.
If this is “rebuilding,” The Parthenon will be rebuilt sooner.
- IrishPirate - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 3:17 pm:
- Wensicia - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 11:46 am:
Considering the Sox are doing so well, why are their fans still so bitter?
Sox fans are the downstaters of the baseball rivalry. They can never be happy unless they’re looking down and blaming some other team.
The main difference between Sox fans and Cubs fans is that Cubs fans seldom think about the Sox. Sox fans constantly think about the Cubs.
I’m not a sports fan, but Sox fans are the “tea party” of baseball. Give them some motorized scooters and three point hats and let them roll to Cooperstown.
- RFR - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 3:42 pm:
President Preckwinkle prepares to take questions from critics of her administration.
- Irish - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 3:51 pm:
“Ok Sheriff Dart. Come over here and tell me I got people buried under IDOT buildings!!!”
- Judgment Day - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 4:05 pm:
“RM: All 300 of you Sox fans can celebrate your 4-2 record against the Cubs. Pathetic is the word that comes to mind of how the Sox fans support their team>>Can anyone say “WHITE FLAG SALE #2″”
What do you mean, 300? Must have double counted some. Was sure there were only 280 or so fans in the stands. Thought most of them were Cubs fans anyway.
Maybe we could convert US Cellular field into a central maintenance barn for the CTA buses. Then we would at least be doing something productive with the facility.
- 3rd Generation Chicago Native - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 4:44 pm:
First off Monday night was due to our pitching issues.
Tuesday I felt bad for Peavy, he pitched so well but we could not get another run in to tie, one more to win.
Last night was Ya! Sox, they are back.
Also note we on the South side admit our faults, not blaming it on the goat, the poor scape goat.
- amalia - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 6:57 pm:
it’s the shoes!
- park - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 7:29 pm:
must be hard to be a Cubs fan. Wouldn’t know. But even as a Sox fan have to say that that the game 2 plays by starlin castro and their 2d baseman (durwood barnpaint?) were pretty cool. Hope Cubs fans saved those…that’s the highlight of their season.
- Redbird - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 11:36 pm:
Give me the cheese!
- David W. Aubrey - Thursday, Jun 21, 12 @ 11:50 pm:
White Sox! Go! Go! White Sox!
- mokenavince - Friday, Jun 22, 12 @ 10:08 am:
She would lot great in a White Sox uniform.But she
got to say in the box.