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I'm talking about where he got drafted. Wasn't he a top pick? Lillibridge I mean.

Owens sucks but at least he has the lefty vs. lefty excuse. Why can't a top prospect like Lillibridge hit the damn ball? His career (like Owens') is about over.

Would I be out of line saying Lillibridge does not belong in the big leagues? The guy is throwing softballs up there. Poor Brent can't hit.

That stuff on Lexi is scary. No time to over-react but wasn't he almost considered a great fielder at second base? If it ain't broke don't fix it? Shortstop is a different animal. I'd hope he'd just concentrate on defense and f***ing relax at the plate. Sounds like he's a headcase right now or at least his head is spinning right now.

Why are the Sox so inconsistent compared to other teams? Why are the Sox foes in the Central also for the most part inconsistent? Look like world beaters a couple games; bottom feeders in others.

Death, taxes and ... White Sox losing to pitchers NOBODY has ever heard of. My god that grows old after a while.

It's so immature to post that kind of s*** on here. We are not in third grade. GO CQ!!!!

So is he OK? I am assuming yes or we'd be freaking out.

The Sox got it right 20 years ago when they went back to these uniforms, which are perfect.

Nobody in our division is doing squat but playing .500 ball. Cleveland is only 4 under now.

Poor guy. Pitchers need to plunk him in the back, not the hand!

You said it. I guess we can afford to trot those two out there as long as we are within three games of first place. It does seem sad that we couldn't acquire a decent option to go with our big three. I mean if our manager/GM believe these 2 can get the job done, they deserve some time. But it will be frustrating and wasted games we will need in September if they continue to suck. My guess is Jose and Colon are 3s on a scale of 1-10. I don't see the upside, do you??

Hard to answer that question. Glad we don't have to choose.

THe premise of the post was how difficult it is to watch him pitch. You have to admit it is pretty maddening watching him pitch. I wonder why more pitchers don't copy Mark B and get the ball and deliver it. I thought Oz gave a good quote in the AP story: “He’s got to figure it out,” White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said. “It was a pretty bad game, walking people, not getting guys out. He walked the leadoff guy in like three different innings.” Guillen said he has not decided whether Contreras will remain part of the rotation. “I felt fine,” Contreras said through an interpreter. “The last three innings, I left the ball up and they took advantage. That’s when the runs came.”

I also assumed you were joking. MacDougal turned 32 in March. His Wikipedia entry had some interesting comments: "A former star pitcher for Wake Forest University, MacDougal began his career as a starting pitcher, but suffered a fractured skull late in the 2001 season when he was struck in the head by a bat that had escaped from the hand of Carlos Beltrán. He lost feeling in his right arm and was unable to pitch for three months." -- Man that was a tough break. The bat hit him in the head. Wow. I hadn't heard that story before, but I'm sure I'm just out of the loop. "In 2003, the Kansas City Royals turned him into a closer. He recorded 24 saves by mid-season and made the American League All-Star team." -- Probably the best year of his life. 2003. "MacDougal struggled with flu-like symptoms in spring training in 2004, causing him to lose weight and, as a result, to lose velocity off his fastball, which had been clocked as high as 103 miles per hour. He lost his job as the Royals' closer to Jeremy Affeldt and spent much of the 2004 season in the minor leagues. However, early in 2005, he was reinstalled as the closer after Affeldt himself was injured." -- Tough break for MacDougal getting the bad case of the bug, but Jeremy Affeltdt? Wow. "MacDougal battled injuries again in 2006, starting the season on the DL and not returning to the field until mid July. After only about a week after his first appearance of the year, he was traded for minor-league pitchers Tyler Lumsden and Dan Cortes by the Chicago White Sox on July 24, 2006. [1]. The addition of MacDougal was to be a move to bolster the White Sox bullpen as they vied for playoff contention, and while the team ended up missing the playoffs, MacDougal was quite effective in his 25 appearances. Combining his appearances with both teams, he finished the year with a 1.55 ERA. MacDougal's 2006 performance earned him a new three-year deal with the White Sox." -- That dreaded 3 year deal. "His nickname is 'Mac the 9th." -- If I was him, I'd ask to be a starter. What does he have to lose? Send him to Class A and try to reinvent his game.

Isn't it amazing when a guy is hot like Paulie it seems like he's confidently attacking the ball and then a guy is scuffling so bad like Lexi it seems like there's no way in hell he's gonna get a hit.

Was everybody also tired of Cabrera, Boone Logan? I'd be shocked if Swisher was that bad a clubhouse influence, but it's obvious he made a big mistake moping or doing whatever he did to anger Oz when Oz finally wisely gave up on him in September.

Gotta love Gavin striking out seven and walking none and not allowing a run til the late bomb. Nice outing. Forgot to mention that comment was in Mark Gonzales' game story on today's rout.

Is anybody else getting excited about Paulie's production so far as well? I almost started a Paulie thread but don't want to hex him. Also it seems AJP and Thome have hit well the days after their days off. I'm all for resting them against some lefties.

Swisher has not hit on this current Yankee homestand after his torrid start.

I don't mind seeing AJP and Thome get rested against lefties sometimes. Nice job CQ! Mark, wow! Anybody worried about Alexei? He looks almost sad when he makes the out. Paulie!!!

He's such a f***ing good pitcher. Thanx for your excellence, mark.

Somebody jinxed us on one of these threads yesterday saying we were going to sweep. Not quite. What a crappy way to lose, blowing a nice lead on the road.

Sad about Gordon. He certainly is off to a terrible start to his career. Most in KC thought he'd be the next Brett.

Nice to have Longoria absent though you hate to wish a death in the family on anybody. Nice to see Danks continue to excel. Nice to see Dye continue to excel and tie Ron Kittle for ninth on the team's all time HR list. Now it's Colon v. Shields in Game Two.