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Hey, I made a mistake. That was not the AP; that was Dave van Dyck's account from the Trib. Sorry about that.

Oops, I see Pods got two hits today. Nice.

I thought he'd do great right off the bat. It wouldn't hurt for him to ask Thome what he did during that rehab stint or whatever it was that got Thome going at the end of spring training. I'm not giving up on Anderson. He looks like too good a prospect/physical specimin, but like somebody on here said, it's tough to watch him bat now. Mack is sucking just as badly, however. Mack needs to start hitting. And Pods.

I agree WHarris. I never thought of that. It is a story, however, cause it's the AP story of the game. But it's no big deal as you say.

This from the Associated Press: With the rain pelting down in the top of the fifth and the dirt of the U.S. Cellular Field infield a quagmire, Chicago White Sox second baseman Tadahito Iguchi fumbled an easy grounder that would have ended the inning. Sox starter Freddy Garcia raised his hands to reveal his displeasure, thus showing up a teammate. Garcia struck out the next batter to nail down a rain-shortened 6-4 victory over Toronto, but his gesture was a topic of conversation in the clubhouse afterward. “I was upset at Freddy,” manager Ozzie Guillen said. “I don’t want my players to embarrass (teammates). The way the game was and the field was, his reaction was a little bit out of control. I understand his frustration. I understand he wanted to get the inning over. But I don’t like my pitcher to show anybody up.” After the inning, Guillen negotiated a patching up between Garcia and Iguchi. Garcia took a 6-0 lead into the fifth. With the rain pouring down, he walked four batters, including two with the bases loaded. Iguchi’s error only prolonged the misery. “I was desperate,” Garcia said. “You don’t know how hard it was to be out there. I was trying to hurry up, trying my best to get out of the inning.” --Mariotti may blast Freddy over this, but I can't see it being a big deal. It was raining like mad out there and like Garcia says "you don’t know how hard it was to be out there. I was trying to hurry up, trying my best to get out of the inning.” I don't see this as a big deal, especially since Ozzie made the two talk after the inning. Do you think it's a problem?

I didn't want to start a new thread but how bout a list here. Answer if you are worried or not worried about these guys. Here are my answers. Anderson - Worried Scott P - Not worried. Garland - Not worried. Politte - Very worried. Uribe - Not worried. Our bullpen - Worried.

Since I don't have the game on TV and I'm assuming too much I better get out of here for a while. Peace.

These sloppy games are hard to win with our bullpen. It all boils down to pitching and defense.

Cmon ND we can't assume multi talented anderson is gonna make an out every time up.

I assume he screwed up the bunt. At some point a Widger has to execute if he wants to get in any games. I would blame the bunter not the call for the bunt.

Your logic is faulty. A win tonight counts the same as a win later in the season. I agree, but he has to let his high paid, talented pitcher go 5, 6, 7 innings no matter what lest he lose the player. You have to let him get some innings this early in year no matter how he does.

A big hit is what Anderson needs. If he doesn't fill me in if the fans boo. Cmon Brian.

Ozzie can almost never see a meltdown taking place. He always stretches his starter too far. Did it with Garland the other day. It's early in the year. You don't yank these high paid pitchers before they even work 5 innings. He's managing for the season, folks.

Did anybody at the Cell boo the DP? Hopefully he'll start hitting. Maybe they should do what they did with Thome when they gave him all those simulated at bats in spring training.

Cause Mack hasn't impressed and I don't like Ozuna much for some reason.

If Oz gives up on Anderson, is Owens or Sweeney an option? I don't think Mack or Ozuna are the answers. I'd rather have Anderson in there than those two.

Has Anderson's defense remained solid? I haven't been able to watch the last several games. If his defense starts getting sloppy with his hitting ... he may soon be gawn.

Anderson still isn't hitting. Has he looked any better at the plate at least? I haven't seen the last couple days since his lousy at bats versus KC.

He throws big fat meatballs that get rocketed over the wall. Just kidding. He's young and I'm not sure what he throws, either.

I like Frank. I would never boo him. I think the fans should give him a standing O. No need to hurt Frank. Deep down he has to be hurt by the fact the Sox won a World Series without him. Ditto Maggs. Ditto Valentin. Sox won without all those guys.

I find it hard to believe anybody truly buried the Sox. There always will be negative comments after losses. Every year, every loss. Cause in baseball, there's always somebody to blame, usually the manager.

If it gains steam we can all send our replies to the network. Hawk is awesome. Go Hawk!

Hopefully he'll stay put but obviously it's rare for a guy to be in one uniform for an entire career nowadays. He's been a great White Sox.

It sucks that he isn't 100 percent. With Anderson off to a slow start offensively, we need Scottie to hit some. I hope Anderson starts hitting before Oz starts benching him for Ozuna or Mack, who aren't top notch everyday ballplayers.

I'd be happy if we just win the series. The Sox have to start winning series. Going 0 for the first 2 isn't good against teams in our division. We need to win our first divisional series and bring the Tigers down to earth.