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QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Apr 14, 2006 -> 01:08 PM) wow Tracey is way overated....him and Rogowski both overated on that list. Id put Lumsden, Hernandez, and possibly Getz ahead of them.... a case can be made for a couple others too. When Tracey is pitching out of our pen a year from now I don't think people will be saying that. He has very good stuff for a righty. People may have thought I was crazy when I kept touting a guy like Majewski, but that turned out to be a pretty wise move. In terms of Lumsden, I think he's about as talented as a pitcher we have in our system, but no way are we about to throw him incredibly high based on him sitting out an entire season and having about 40 career minor league innings. There is no way to see how he will react from injury and I thought we may have had him higher than some would have expected. Rogo is a good first base prospect. He may not fit with this club, but he could be a quality big leaguer somewhere. Actually if anyone was under-rated it would have been Brandon Allen and Vernon (Chris) Carter. Those two are major candidates to jump all the way into a top 6 or 7 in a years time. Getz will never be a top propsect, but could turn into a solid 2nd baseman. Basically put Getz may very well be the middle infield equivalent of Casey Rogowski without long term numbers to back him up. Getz plays a more important position and is damn good defensively. He also has good speed and a good eye but I don't know how he'll project in the majors as a hitter. I think worse case he'll be a utility man though. He does too many things solidly (to go along with very good defense) to be anything less than that. However I think Rogo would be getting quite a few ab's at the major league level if he were in another system.

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Apr 14, 2006 -> 11:34 AM) So do you think Lummy learned something in spring training? Probably, but the bigger thing was him getting healthy and 100%.

2006 FutureSox Top 25: 15-6 By FutureSox.com The White Sox traded numerous top 25 prospects over the off-season. This puts added pressure on the recent Sox draft and you'll see many of the 05 draft included in the 06 list. With the strenght of the organization at the lower levels, the keys to the Sox minor league system will be in terms of developing the guys in A Ball and getting them up to Bham as soon as possible because the team is very thin on prospects that could help the major league club in the near future. Today, we will release 15-6 and Monday 5-1. Following the full release we would like to hear your thoughts and answer your questions, so please send those to us at [email protected]. We will than answer the readers questions in an interactive podcast. MORE

QUOTE(Elcaballo45 @ Apr 13, 2006 -> 09:56 PM) This was a great day for Caballo fans. Robbing a homer and another beautiful catch along the wall on Edmonds. And that homer was crushed against Izzy. I've been smiling all day! Ya, he stepped it up late in the game.

QUOTE(dasox24 @ Apr 14, 2006 -> 07:35 AM) Oh man, West is back... I thought he was going to play football somewhere. Anyone know what happened? He finished up at LSU and is now back with the Sox.

I didn't write this team off after they started 1-4 and I'm not writing Jon off after 2 starts. Give me a freaking break people.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Apr 13, 2006 -> 06:22 PM) I know this Cabrerra is supposed to be the closer of the future, but he has NOT been impressive so far. Already has two walks in the ninth. He sucked in the WBC and there is something majorly off about his delivery right now. The guy has good stuff but ZERO command. He can't throw a strike to save his life right now.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Apr 13, 2006 -> 04:47 PM) By the way...No, Comedy Central did not show the Prophet Muhammad. Yes, the creators of South Park had him in the episode. Yes, Comedy Central caved and censored it themselves. I think part of this was a slam at Comedy Central and how Fox was willing to air Muhammed on Family Guy yet Comedy Central wouldn't. This is a refernece to how Comedy Central will never show the scientology episode again because it caved into threats from Tom Cruise who was going to refuse MI3 (which I think is being done by Paramount which is somehow associated with Comedy central).

QUOTE(kyyle23 @ Apr 13, 2006 -> 02:38 PM) I didnt either. It happened rather quietly(or at least I didnt read any threads mentioning it) a few months ago. LMAO We do our best to do things quietly. We feel its a disservice to those that are banned if we go around announcing it. At the same time we feel it is uncessary and rude for people to publicly vent for a banning or suspension. Thats always best handled via PM's. It would be like a player whose mad at an ump to go grab the microphone and vent to the whole world instead of going off and arguing with the ump.

QUOTE(ZoomSlowik @ Apr 12, 2006 -> 07:09 PM) My favorite was the one where Bobby went to the women's self defense class and started kicking everyone in the crotch. That was hilarious. I almost died laughing when Bobby was fighting Peggie. Peggy- Well, Bobby, as you can see, I don't have any testicles. Kahn- She's bluffing...finish her! THATS MY PURSE....I DON'T KNOW YOU That and when Hank becomes a pimp (without knowing it) are two of my favorite episodes

QUOTE(SnB @ Apr 11, 2006 -> 11:18 PM) ewww (to american dad) king of the hill is probably my favorite show on TV. Bobby: Whatever You Do, Don't Burn the Pancakes Seriously, definately ranks in my top 5. HILLARIOUS show. This is just further proof of why we are so amazing

I :wub Vin Scully.

Haha...I saw the term gage and had to vote for Kalapse. Although changing it to the proper spelling almost forced me to change my vote

Very very tight. Went with Big Joe, but I really would have preferred to vote it a draw.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Apr 10, 2006 -> 05:17 AM) I wuz robbed!!1!111!! I voted for ya Heads, just cause I think it would be funny for you to go undefeated and win this thing

Barney pushed me over the top. that was just creative. Overall I thought the bottom one was a bit cleaner, but creativity won out.

Huddy/Smoltz Mulder/Carpenter Pettite/Oswalt (I could buy this) Zito/Harden Those all I can buy. I can even buy Zambrono/Prior just because Zambrono is so dominate. But If I subscribe to that same philosphy Johan/ANYONE as well as Contreras/Buehrle would be on that list. Beckett/Schill #1, what the hell did they do last year and Glavine/Pedro well I just don't think Glavine is that good anymore, however Pedro is still pretty freaking great. Johnson/Mussina is a joke, just about as big as Beckett/Schill. I think Colon/Lackey could round out the list for sure (Colon is pretty damn good). I could maybe buy a Halladay/Burnett if both were healthy, cause each have a lot of potential and well Halladay has been one of the better pitchers over the past few years.

Tribe made things interesting in the 9th, but LOST to the Mariners.

I got to vehemntly disagree with Arod. I watch quite a few Yanks games on TV(I absolutely love Michael Kay...great announcer) and he is about as good as it gets at 3rd as is Crede and Chavez. When it comes to an almost even tie, obviously guys with more hype will get the award. However, if we stay in this playoff race and win our division like I think we will, Crede will be getting a whole lot of love and I'm sure you'll have some voters voting for him as a combo for not getting it last year and being damn good this year. However, Arod was just as deserving of the award as Crede or Chavez. Now Jeter, thats another story, he's not a great defensive shortstop. However, I now feel he is a great player. I learned that in the WBC. He does all the little things and is a flat out winner. Winners aren't selfish instead they take whatever the pitcher gives you and do it, they hustle, they get guys over, and play good defense. Jeter does all that, but not GOLD GLOVE DEFENSE.

Blake just had his 3rd hit and knocked in Belliard. 11-8 in the bottom of the 8th.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Apr 12, 2006 -> 01:13 PM) ^^^ I'm so sick of everyone annoiting them this unbeatable team. Folks, they GOT WORSE, not better over the off-season. We beat em last year and if healthy we'll beat em again.

I'm just going to agree to disagree, but there is a reason why the teams that win are still routed in scouting and not stats that pop up out of a computer. I'm not knocking stats, they are important, but way overdone. And anyone that doesn't realize how over-rated OBP is well whatever. Its great to have a nice OBP but more important is a hitters ability to HIT. Having a good eye makes him a more complete player. And having good STUFF has nothing to do whether you can throw strikes or not. Thats COMMAND, not STUFF.

I'm not positive, but I thought Smith left the system. Fields is in extended spring training. He had shoulder surgery late last season and is healthy, but is still in the midst of his rehab process. From what I know he should be in Charlotte within a month or so.

I've long said that these stats (unless proven similar over a long period of time) are biased to how teams play. For example I've long felt that there was a period of time where US Cellular rated as a more extreme hitters park than it may be because we have a lineup full of HR hitters and a pitching staff that was prone to the long ball. The same can be said of a team like Mil which for a long period of time has lacked many good hitters (and Power Hitters).

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