OT: Carlos Quentin is done for season
by PieFan08 on Sep 5, 2008 2:07 PM CDT
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Bad news for Sox fans. The Score just reported that his wrist is broken and he will probably miss the rest of the season. This is too bad, Q is a classy and hardworking player who really has made a lot of my Sox fan friends happy this season.
This just goes to show you that some things are worse than a 5 game losing streak. Imagine if we lost Aramis for the rest of the season!
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Bummer for the Sox...
…Quentin is a stud.
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by PurpleLineToWrigley on Sep 5, 2008 2:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
i don't even dislike quentin.
sucks for them
by tim815 on Sep 5, 2008 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thats too bad...
I wished it was Ozzie Guillen they lost for the year
"Okay, just so I understand it...in your wildest fantasy, you are in hell. And you are co-running a bed and breakfast with the devil."- Jim Halpert
by ryanbrixenivy on Sep 7, 2008 10:28 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sox fans
Sox fans are taking this badly. They are feeling like we would have if yesterday we found out Z was lost for the season.
Actually this is a worse injury for them than Z would have been.
Go Cubs
by cubstoseriesby100 on Sep 5, 2008 2:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I disagree
With the playoffs around the corner, I think I would rather lose a position player than one of your best starters. Pitching wins in the playoffs.
Not a good thing either way though.
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
by lemon20pie on Sep 5, 2008 2:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
After all...
…pitching is ________________.
"I see the playoff schedule posted in the paper, and that stuff makes me nervous because you can't take anything for granted. We have a great team. We have a really good team. We're playing well, but we haven't won yet." - Jim Edmonds, 8/31/08
by dat cubfan daver on Sep 5, 2008 2:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
KING!
Your 2008 Missouri Tigers! #6 1-0 (0-0). Next up Saturday home vs. SEMO. We might drop 100 points on them.
by nji232 on Sep 5, 2008 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And at precisely two minutes and zero seconds...
…nji232 is the winner!
"I see the playoff schedule posted in the paper, and that stuff makes me nervous because you can't take anything for granted. We have a great team. We have a really good team. We're playing well, but we haven't won yet." - Jim Edmonds, 8/31/08
by dat cubfan daver on Sep 5, 2008 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
thank you thank you thank you
I humbly accept my award on behalf of former ball players everywhere, even though I haven’t played organized baseball since I was 10.
Your 2008 Missouri Tigers! #6 1-0 (0-0). Next up Saturday home vs. SEMO. We might drop 100 points on them.
by nji232 on Sep 5, 2008 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
POWER pitching...
Brian McRae's 5 O'Clock Shadow
by PurpleLineToWrigley on Sep 5, 2008 2:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, you didn't win the race...
…but I’ll grant you an extra credit point.
+1
"I see the playoff schedule posted in the paper, and that stuff makes me nervous because you can't take anything for granted. We have a great team. We have a really good team. We're playing well, but we haven't won yet." - Jim Edmonds, 8/31/08
by dat cubfan daver on Sep 5, 2008 2:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
opposite of catching
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 5, 2008 2:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Apparently punched his locker
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
by lemon20pie on Sep 5, 2008 2:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Is this true?
Any links?
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
by Al on Sep 5, 2008 3:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No link. Just hearsay.
I haven’t seen anything official yet of how exactly it happened. There’s speculation that he might’ve broken it slamming his bat after an ab where he struck out. Although he had 3 more ab’s after that incident. Then there’s some reports that are claiming he broke it after punching his locker or a cooler in the locker room after the game.
Until the Sox give the official reason, I guess these rumors will continue to grow. If indeed it was self inflicted, I think I might be upset if I was a Sox fan.
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
by lemon20pie on Sep 5, 2008 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Really a shame for them
He is such a good player. Hate to see a guy go down in the middle of a pennant race.His injury is a lesson to Big Z. STOP PUNCHING THINGS.
Your 2008 Missouri Tigers! #6 1-0 (0-0). Next up Saturday home vs. SEMO. We might drop 100 points on them.
by nji232 on Sep 5, 2008 2:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I heard the injury was bc of slamming his bat on the ground after a K
So Big Z, no more breaking bats over your knee.
Your 2008 Missouri Tigers! #6 1-0 (0-0). Next up Saturday home vs. SEMO. We might drop 100 points on them.
by nji232 on Sep 5, 2008 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, it is a shame.
And this is news to me – hadn’t heard a thing about it until now. I have a lot of respect for what Quentin was doing this season. Combine this injury with the fact that Junior is apparently doing next to nothing since joining the Sox (1 home run, .692 OPS in 84 PAs), and our beloved southsiders are going to have an even harder time hanging on to that division. I thought I heard on the radio that Junior was dealing with some kind of injury as well.
"I see the playoff schedule posted in the paper, and that stuff makes me nervous because you can't take anything for granted. We have a great team. We have a really good team. We're playing well, but we haven't won yet." - Jim Edmonds, 8/31/08
by dat cubfan daver on Sep 5, 2008 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Junior has been dealing with an injury for the past 7 years
I swear he hasn’t been healthy since he went to the Reds all those years ago.
Your 2008 Missouri Tigers! #6 1-0 (0-0). Next up Saturday home vs. SEMO. We might drop 100 points on them.
by nji232 on Sep 5, 2008 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chipper Jones...
…is the same way. The guy is a DL machine.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
by MPH73 on Sep 5, 2008 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I guess...
…he had some lower back tightness on 9/1. I’m not sure what his current status is, though I’m sure Dr. Crawdad will tell us when he gets here.
Here’s the latest article on Quentin from the Sox site.
"I see the playoff schedule posted in the paper, and that stuff makes me nervous because you can't take anything for granted. We have a great team. We have a really good team. We're playing well, but we haven't won yet." - Jim Edmonds, 8/31/08
by dat cubfan daver on Sep 5, 2008 2:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He Is so Intense
I bet he did punch his locker. I havent heard that, but I could believe it.
by PieFan08 on Sep 5, 2008 2:14 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I actually feel bad for the Sox and their fans
You hate to see a team lose such a valuable guy during the stretch drive.
And if it’s a self-inflicted injury as is being reported, that makes it even worse.
by bluekoolaide on Sep 5, 2008 2:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Quentin...
…is probably the most impactful loss either team in Chicago could incur.
Sometimes a team comes together when this happens (at least in the short term), but he is a huge huge loss.
"I don't like them fellas that drive in two runs but let in three" Casey Stengel
by MPH73 on Sep 5, 2008 2:24 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
You realize, of course, that a fanpost like this could draw a...
"I see the playoff schedule posted in the paper, and that stuff makes me nervous because you can't take anything for granted. We have a great team. We have a really good team. We're playing well, but we haven't won yet." - Jim Edmonds, 8/31/08
by dat cubfan daver on Sep 5, 2008 2:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
He will be here pretty soon I think
Heaven forbid we talk about a major MVP candidate having season ending surgery. Dr. Crawdad will quickly correct our ways.
Your 2008 Missouri Tigers! #6 1-0 (0-0). Next up Saturday home vs. SEMO. We might drop 100 points on them.
by nji232 on Sep 5, 2008 2:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
bring him on.
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Sep 5, 2008 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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!!!
by dr stabbingworth on Sep 6, 2008 12:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just saw this.
Well, my fantasy team is cooked. First lost one Carlos (Lee) and now this one. The slide from first place will continue, only faster.
Disposable dixie cup drinkin... I'm hiding out in the big city blinking...
by N Oakley on Sep 5, 2008 2:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Check this out
A few weeks ago I made a fantasy trade with my friend who is a Sox fan:
I sent him Haren and Quentin
He sent me Harden and Kinsler
I didn’t think it was a good move for me to make, but I really wanted Harden. Never would I have thought that Quentin and Kinsler would have their season’s end early.
by John Q Freejazz on Sep 5, 2008 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i feel bad for him
cause when is he gunna have a chance to win MVP again. tough luck.
by Kchance on Sep 5, 2008 2:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
If he can play like that for 5 years in his prime,
possibly again. That said, if the Pale Hose stumble with him out, his numbers should still get him some consideration.z
Disposable dixie cup drinkin... I'm hiding out in the big city blinking...
by N Oakley on Sep 5, 2008 2:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's sad...
I’m no fan of the Sox, and would have found it terribly ironic if they missed the playoffs, but I always did like watching Quentin. He seemed like a good guy.
by hmlee on Sep 5, 2008 2:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
This is OT for an OT thread but I have to ask...
does your screen name mean that there are actually 7 other Pie fans out there? It just seemed like a high number.
The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been . . . baseball.
by Weeghman Park on Sep 5, 2008 3:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Count me in that
Proud to be part of the other 7.
by StevenABQ on Sep 5, 2008 3:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
no
Mistakenly I felt like ’08 would be his breakout season, also I do not appreciate your sarcasm
by PieFan08 on Sep 5, 2008 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, I hold out some hope for Felix as well and...
"I see the playoff schedule posted in the paper, and that stuff makes me nervous because you can't take anything for granted. We have a great team. We have a really good team. We're playing well, but we haven't won yet." - Jim Edmonds, 8/31/08
by dat cubfan daver on Sep 5, 2008 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
way more than 7.
I’m proud to be a Felix Pie fan.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 5, 2008 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This means
there’ll be no subway series this year.
My greatest fear was a repeat of the 1906 world series.
My second greatest fear was the Sux making it into the series and the Cubs left out.
by Clark Addison on Sep 5, 2008 3:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm perfectly happy
to not play the White Sox in the series.
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by drewishdrewid on Sep 5, 2008 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He gone.
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
by lemon20pie on Sep 5, 2008 4:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can...
…put his wrist in a caaaaaaaaaaaast…YES!
"I see the playoff schedule posted in the paper, and that stuff makes me nervous because you can't take anything for granted. We have a great team. We have a really good team. We're playing well, but we haven't won yet." - Jim Edmonds, 8/31/08
by dat cubfan daver on Sep 5, 2008 4:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This sucks.
As much as I hate the stupid imbeciles that are White Sox fans, the actual team(save that one catcher they have) is pretty good, with Quentin being an integral part of their success. 26 and he’s hit 36 home runs. Crazy
I hope he gets better for next year
"Yes it's true. Everyone knows that I've pitched. I make sure of that. I have nine different pitches, all of which are awesome. I have a 0.00 ERA, got one out, throwing all knuckleballs. I don't remember who I faced -- some dude from Ole Miss." - Ryan Theriot
by NittanyCub on Sep 5, 2008 4:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I would've felt bad for him and the Sox
If this was an accident or a tough luck or type of injury that happens during the course of a game, like getting hit with a fastball on the wrist, but since it appears it was due to him losing his cool, I really don’t have much sympathy for him or Sox fans.
Let me put it this way: Do you think Sox fans would be feeling sorry for the Cubs if Zambrano broke his wrist punching a water cooler?
Over time, your quickness with a cocky rejoinder must have gotten you many punches in the face - Al Swearengen
by lemon20pie on Sep 5, 2008 5:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Terrible news for the Sox
Too bad. While not a Sox fan I do admire how they have defied the experts all season long. You have to give Kenny Williams and Ozzie Guillen a lot of credit. They get knocked around a lot, but they keep getting the last laugh. World Series championship in 2005 and most likely a playoff bound team again in 2008. It will be interesting to see if Ken Griffey can fill the void. I suspect he is completely done, but who knows.
by MDBNIU on Sep 5, 2008 8:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I agree.
Especially since Quentin was stolen from the NL and the D-Backs somewhat - kind of- blew this trade…at least it’s finally moving in the Sox’s direction. (I’ve even giving props to KW!) He seems to be a good kid, and it’s too bad.
And I don’t care what White Sox fans would say if Z was injured….let them talk. (Hopefully, they won’t have the chance.) They are a good team, Quentin had a chance to be MVP.
That opportunity may be lost for Quentin, but the team might still be able to win. I don’t wish them ill will. If they want to do so to the Cubs, that’s their own insecurity talking.
by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Sep 6, 2008 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
KARMA!
i would bet 90% of the sox fans were hoping that big z was out for the season!
by xene on Sep 5, 2008 9:20 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Don't count your chickens yet
We have no idea what this team will get out of Carlos Zambrano the rest of the way.
by MDBNIU on Sep 5, 2008 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and we have no idea
what we won’t get from him either. Don’t count chickens before they hatch, and don’t throw the baby out with the bath water.
Our 2008 Chicago Cubs -- FINDING WAYS TO WIN!
by drewishdrewid on Sep 6, 2008 10:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good
After all the Sox fans using very dergotory words for Soriano and Zambrano when they got hurt, they deserve a punch in the face, and they got it. On that note… Quentin is a great player, I feel for him. It always sucks to watch an mvp candidate go down with injury during a tight race in the division… but i am glad that that should take the sox out of contention for anything specific
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by SouthsideCUBSfan on Sep 6, 2008 3:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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