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QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Apr 10, 2006 -> 06:13 PM) Not much offense for Charlotte. Five hits and a walk. Sweeney was 1-for-4. How the heck did Owens score two runs? No hits, no walks, no strikeouts (drop third). He also stole two bases. Am I missing something? Oh, and there was only one error in the game from Colombus. Good to see Tracey adapting well to the bullpen. He and Javier Lopez, actually -- both are probably one-and-two as far as depth in the bullpen, righty and lefty (well, maybe Redding is one). He reached on fielders choices or so I assume.

And is rated 23rd in the FS top 25. An inside note, he was ranked 24th until this morning when the article was edited one last time Dan was the first person to really rave about this draft pick.

QUOTE(greasywheels121 @ Apr 10, 2006 -> 03:19 PM) LOL, I love the search for the e-mail, and the random PBP. In the words of Hawk: I love podcasts. Haha, Mario's reaction to my random PBP was the best. After listening to the show for the first time I almost fell of my chair at how he reacted to it all.

2006 FutureSox Top 25: 25-16 By Jason Gage, Dan Santaromita, and Josh Wolff 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 25-16, Wednesday 16-5, and Friday 5-1. Following the full release we would like to hear your thoughts and answer your questions, so please send those to us at contact@futuresox.com (or post them in this thread). We will than answer the readers questions in an interactive podcast. Click Here for the Rest of the Story

Watched part of the game today while working and it looked real nice.

I actually kind of like the camo type hats. But I don't think the Sox have one, but for some schools they do look really cool.

I use the same one for at least a few days. I figure I'm not dirty when I dry myself off so whats the big deal. Usually I'll go through two towels a week (same towels I use to dry my hands after washing them and the towels I use to clean up after I brush my teeth and stuff). Usually I do my laundry once a week on Sunday.

Personally I liked my attempt at play by play late in the show. If anyone wants to they can recommend me as the new radio guy on the score

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Apr 10, 2006 -> 12:25 PM) That'll show you how important OBP was to this team. Plus weren't the Angels amongst the worse teams in baseball in terms of OBP and they made the playoffs too.

QUOTE(Spiff @ Apr 10, 2006 -> 12:15 PM) Tigers and Blue Jays? Thats what I meant to type in, lol.

Mario and Jason discuss the opening week of Sox baseball and take a look at who the Sox play this week (Tigers and Jays). They also decide to purchase Tigers season tickets in preperation for a Tigers World Series run. Streaming Feed of Our Latest PodCast Downloadable Version of Our Latest Show Link to the Directions of How to Subscribe to Our Feed The Direct Link to Our Feed (Which Can be Inputed into your Podcast Player such as Itunes)

News to me, he was always a pretty big fat guy, but I know he's balooned from time to time. It has long been a problem though.

I'm not too concerned with this team. I've said it all week and will continue to say it. We got a freaking great rotation, a good lineup and we'll be just fine. When the weather heats up our offense will only get better and we seem to have at least a few pitchers who also excel in the heat (Freddy, Jose). The pen will need to improve this season but I think our main weapons are all there if they can stay healthy and get on track. The question is whether the back end of the pen will pan out and I think we have two guys that can do the job potentially but there will be some ugly games thanks to our pen.

Plus I tend to think you may see a guy like Tyler Lumsden find his way into this pen in September and they'll find a way to potentially sneak him onto the playoff roster if he pitches like he can. He is our 2nd best lefty reliever candidate (aside from Cotts). But he'll be getting his licks in the minors since he's still very raw and missed all of last year. Well I shouldn't say raw, but he missed all of last year and until this season hasn't pitched higher than High A.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Apr 10, 2006 -> 11:29 AM) If Bobby is going to throw strikes 96 is enough even though he's going to throw harder. I don't care how hard he's throwing if he's throwing strikes and dropping that nasty hook, he does that and he's be absolutely fine. Exactly, plus his velocity is fine. If he needed to today he could have reached back and threw a FB 98 right by someone upstairs. He was just fine. Guys that throw 98 don't have to throw it every pitch, just use it at the right time.

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Apr 10, 2006 -> 11:35 AM) He's going to need some help, like, i don't know, from maybe a leadoff hitter getting on base. With the way he's hitting right now he shoudl have so many more RBI's. On the bright side Iguchi has looked good. But god is Pods looking TERRIBLE. I berated him pretty good on my podcast this week (should be up in a bit). Don't know if you listen to it Gene, but we gave ya a shout out a week or two ago (well your site).

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Apr 10, 2006 -> 11:22 AM) Yes, but all but one of those LOOGY's are not in baseball at the moment I believe, and none of them made a major league roster at all. Not exactly elite competition. The guy is a decent lefty, probably better than the 2005 Marte, but hes still the last arm out of the pen. I don't nkow about that. Thornton seems best suited for our long inning role (especially as McCarthy starts getting used more and more as a 7th-8th inning swing man (who can and will go 2 innings, sometimes 3). Logan is probably that guy we'd go for just one batter. I don't see us doing that with Thornton. However both still need to prove themselves and Ozzie will give them opportunities to do so, until he's seen enough (whether good or bad) to make up his mind on whether they are major leaguers or not. If they aren't, I'd expect you'd see him tell Kenny and a move will eventually be made. For those of you that don't expect to see Logan or Thornton in games we are winning, well be prepared to be mad cause Ozzie is going to use them. Sure they are more likely to appear in a total blowout than a close game, but they'll be used in close games and I think Ozzie and Kenny are hoping at least one of them pans out and be a guy that can be counted on a bit.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Apr 10, 2006 -> 11:20 AM) Bobby still only hitting 96 per CBS He had one at 99, but in general his FB looked good and that hook that he got Guillen to ground to Paulie may have been the best hook he's thrown all year. After falling behind 2-0 to Shelton, Jenks threw almost all strikes (if not all strikes) and was unhittable. Looked really good. Garcia pitched a lot better (his velocity was back where it should be in the 93-94 range from time to time), Bmac was great, Crede looked fantastic again (in the field and with that HR), Konerko looked good today and Thome hit another BOMB. Pods looked god awful at the plate and in the field.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Apr 10, 2006 -> 11:16 AM) Zumaya should be closing for the Tigers by the ASB No doubt, not quite the breaking stuff Jenks has, but he's got very similar stuff and upside.

QUOTE(Ndgt10 @ Apr 10, 2006 -> 11:15 AM) Mackowiak's 3rd K of the game. He's just overmatched. So far I'm not much of a Mack fan at all.

QUOTE(kane0730 @ Apr 10, 2006 -> 11:14 AM) Mac's only thrown 19 pitches. Am I foolish for wanting him to ptich the 9th? Not really. I have no problem with him grabbing a 3 inning save. He's that type of guy and he's obviously pitching well.

Paulie can be about as short and quick on a FB as anyone in baseball. He showed that by hammering that Zumaya fast ball. Zumaya is a stud though, gonna be another good one for the Tigers. I wouldn't be shocked if he's closing for them by seasons end.

QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Apr 9, 2006 -> 08:31 PM) Looks like SnB has been owned. Chewy chips ahoy are the s***, period. Blue Originals with milk >>> Chewies

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Apr 9, 2006 -> 05:00 PM) Its hard, but I try and be a Pepsi guy if I can. Good call. Coors over the domestic beers (I dispise Bud, Miller is a close 2nd). I get the same brand of salad dressing (hate most of the salad dressings you get at the store cause they taste crappy or something). I prefer Bake Dorito's and Baked Lays (Same company) over other chips brands