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The White Sox won the opener of the Crosstown Classic Wednesday at Wrigley, defeating the Cubs 4-1. The Cubs’ anemic offense was on display once again, as the North Siders managed only five hits off Sox starter John Danks and none off his relief, going 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position.
The Sox didn’t exactly knock the cover off the ball either, totaling seven hits in the contest, but benefited from seven walks, six of which were issued by Ryan Dempster. Dempster surrendered three runs in his six-plus innings, and the Sox added a fourth off Angel Guzman. Alexei Ramirez put the first tally on the board with a line-drive solo shot in the top of the first, and the Good Guys added another score in the second with an RBI triple from Chris Getz.
The Sox then padded their lead in the late goings with Scott Podsednik’s run-scoring bunt single and a sac fly from A.J. Pierzynski, giving them a four-run cushion before Alfonso Soriano picked up the Cubs’ lone run on a ground out in the eighth. The two teams will clash again today at 1:20.
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strangely quiet........
Cubs fans (who are all fratboy douche bags) must all still be sleeping off their night of angry binge drinking and homoerotic rituals.
Take it from there, Chicagoist!
I giggle a bit when people use "douche" or "douche bag" to describe others either mildly or wildly disliked. Like many such insults used mainly by men, it carries an ironic sense of intimacy. Amusing stuff.
I think that the word is perfect for implying disdain...but I agree..it's funny too and it makes me laugh when I see it or hear it used.
But I'm female, and I use it exclusively when referring to my ex. There is no other word that describes him so perfectly. I guess that's unladylike of me, however.
Yeah, it's funny, and sounds great, and certainly better than "hater," which is what kids use before they graduate into sixth grade. I just wish we could have more "literary" insults, the types used before TV destroyed all our brains. Everyone uses the same damn insulting words these days--douche is due to expire within a year or so, I would think--but we need to be more creative when trying to tear someone down. It's a lost art, I think. Telling a person he or she is an asshole--but doing so in a way that is original enough to really burn into the brain--is one of the great pleasures of life, I think.
Oh yeah, there was a baseball game, right?
I've gotta soft spot for calling guys "boobs".
I've honestly never heard that. Then again, I live a sheltered life.
I have this Shakespeare insult mug which I drink my coffee out of (when I drink coffee)...I love reading the insults on that mug...he has to be the king of the insult.
I think he could have put good use to the word douchebag though.
Couple of examples: light of brain; dread prince of plackets; Foot-licker; roast meat for worms;elvish-mark'd, abortive, rooting hog; canker-blossom, lump of foul deformity....it goes on.
"a douche is a hygenic product. i'll take that as a compliment."
It's kind of an 'old timey' insult to be honest.
Just for the record it was meant purely tongue-in-cheek.
matilda, I think you overestimate the unwashed masses. I've been hearing men call each other douche bags since I was in elementary school. The history of human language may be varied and diverse, but most insults boil down to the same basic things regardless of language or time period.
The idea of flowery Victorian diatribes are best left to fairy tales and English majors. Any effective insult is going to be on the short side as to make it easier to yell from a speeding car, mutter under your breath or type on an internet message board.
Yeah, but douche is rather boring at this point, and, again, I get amused at the intimacy factor. That's all.
If the masses are indeed unwashed, then having a few douches is probably a good thing.
"Mom, do you douche?"
"Only at Wrigley, dear."