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QUOTE(witesoxfan @ May 13, 2005 -> 09:46 PM) I was bored Frank Thomas = Laetitia Casta Dustin Hermanson = Christina And Paul Konerko will be joining me and Willie I was Laetitia...and Frank has got nothing on me...well minus 415 or so homers.

QUOTE(poorme @ May 14, 2005 -> 07:54 AM) i don't think i'd ever draft a closer in the first round. the only two closers that were drafted as closers (i think) and amounted to anything were gregg olson and randy myers. Koch was drafted as a closer. Maybe not the greatest example, but its hard to overlook what he did in Oakland and Toronto. He did have some good/solid seasons.

QUOTE(farmteam @ May 14, 2005 -> 07:20 AM) Alright, 2 names to throw out there: Mike Bowden, a prep righty out of Waubonsie Valley (Could the local factor play a role?), and Craig Hansen, a closer out of St. John's. Here's the BA dealie on him: "With 96 mph fastball, 90 mph slider, could nation's premier closer be first to reach majors?" Now, I normally don't advocate taking closers in the first round, but this guys sounds like he has lights out stuff; given our recent closer troubles, would taking this guy in the first round be a good idea? We could have our own home grown closer. NOTE: I'm not saying we SHOULD take either of them, I'm just throwing the names out there. No, because he won't sign this year anyway. He's a Boras client. And while I don't advocate taking closers, if he weren't a Boras client I really wouldn't have a problem with him. Of course having said that if he weren't a Boras client he wouldn'be around when the Sox pick. I do think there is a shot Wade Townsend will be there when the Sox pick. If you talk about getting a lot of your 15th selection, he'd be that type of guy. At the same time you don't know what a year off can do and whether he'll sit out yet again.

QUOTE(knightni @ May 12, 2005 -> 09:55 AM) I always liked Paperboy. You could get points by throwing and smacking barking dogs with newspapers, breaking windows, hitting guys who were mowing the lawn...etc.

Yofu was released yesterday so the Sox must of known.

QUOTE(Steff @ May 12, 2005 -> 08:09 AM) Anything is possible.. but it's supposed to rain here tonight, tomorrow night, and Saturday. They wont double on Sunday because it's get away day. All depends on the weather I suppose. I didn't know it was supposed to rain all weekend. If thats the case your probably right. Although If the weather is nice on Sunday they could try to squeeze in two.

QUOTE(Steff @ May 12, 2005 -> 07:57 AM) The wont double here.. they will double in Baltimore in late July. Wouldn't they want to double here cause the Sox would be losing out on revenue if they waited. Unless of course the Sox somehow get the ticket sales from then. I just figure they'll do all they can to get all 4 games played here. MLB rarely has a team play an extra road game unless it has to (for example if the weather is bad this entire weekend and one or two games get cancelled, then they'll try and make something for it). Heck, a lot of the time they'll even schedule a game on an off day (something I hate cause it puts teams all out of whack). Hopefully all the games get in and its nothing to worry about cause double dips can be a bummer especially if you end up getting a couple in a row (murders your pitching staff).

Burke was back in Charlotte yesterday.

QUOTE(Randar68 @ May 12, 2005 -> 07:54 AM) The only way they take a catcher is if Jeff Clement falls to 15, the Sox do like him. What are the Sox needs? 1) Every organization always needs pitching. That said, pitchers are always a coin flip. After taking a ton of lefties last year, I wouldn't be surprised to see the Sox go with "The best available pitching option". More specifically, the Sox lack RH'd power arms in their organization. Those guys are generally pretty risky, though. Much more risk/reward picks than proven college pitchers. 2) SS's are always great draft picks, because they can usually move to just about anywhere on the diamond if they don't work out at SS. That said, the Sox have 2 defensive whizes at SS and could use a legit bat. In general, the Sox don't have much depth at the corner IF positions behind Fields/Rogo. Very little depth there. I like Brandon Allen a lot, but he looked terribly overmatched in Bristol last year and will be in for another year of short-season ball. 3) The Sox have a lot of OF talent, but not much below AA. 4) Chris Stewart and Fransisco Hernandez are their only catching prospects. Again, if Clement does drop to them, I would surprised if they passed on him. They are short on power bats, and Clement might eventually 1st baseman, something that is an organizational need as well. In short, you can never draft enough pitching or SS's early, and OF/Catching/Pitching elsewhere in the draft. Overall I agree with your assesment, personally I don't see any catchers worthy of going top 15 at least not Clement. Clement is an awful defensive catcher and is more of a 1st baseman. From that stance, I also think he's overrated offensively. He's had some monster power seasons, but I'm with BA when they say he'll turn out like Eric Munson (bust). If they want a 1st baseman, wait and draft Larish (he definately has tons of power, although I don't know whether he'll excel in the minors or not...his average is a bit worrisome). There are a few SS's that will fall in the Sox range or could and I think thats where they go. Or your right, pitching, you can never have too much of it and they do like right handed arms. I could easily see them grabbing the best "signable" pitcher on the board.

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ May 12, 2005 -> 06:55 AM) Regardless of how many people actually show up, they have a lot of tickets sold for tonight's game, and will do anything possible to get the game in. If it does get called, it would probably be very late tonight. Of course itw ould be nice if it were sunny. You'd get more walk up sales and near sellout crowds. Still, weather is something you can't control and they have quite a few tickets sold for the whole series. Hopefully nothing gets postponed cause then its going to be a doubledip on Saturday or Sunday (with the O's not coming back into town again). Lets go Sox, show em why were the best in the bigs

QUOTE(26thStreet @ May 11, 2005 -> 08:46 PM) Charlotte 6, Ottawa 3 Felix Diaz got the start Tuesday, pitched well, but Dave Sanders picked up the win. Funny moment: Ottawa 1B Walter Young hit a shot back to Diaz (I think, memory is hazy). Diaz threw wildly to first (plenty of those throws tonight), so Young went to second. Ball ricocheted into right, allowing Young to go to third. Relay from RF by the second baseman to third went into the left field bullpen, allowing Young to score. Walter Young - not the former Illinois WR - is a 300-pound man. It was funny seeing him lumber around the bags. Adkins on the mound Thursday in series finale. Welcome aboard. Really appreciate your info

There must be a reason he hasn't played much the past couple years. Obviously steroids has something to do with it, but he's got to be struggling with something else. Plus the Knights have some pretty dire needs and Guitirez and Rosie Brown are both better than Giambi at this point.

QUOTE(JimH @ May 12, 2005 -> 07:09 AM) I agree, they were supposedly looking at the Long Beach SS. Unfortunately with all the Boras guys I have a bad feeling Troy will be going somewhere in the Top 10 and since he's recovered nicely from his injury and has been mashing the ball since coming back he may even make it into the Top 5. The guys a total stud. If they could take anyone in the draft, I wouldn't have any trouble with him. Of course Maybin and Upton are both studs in there own right and I'm probably the lone person that would take Troy over either of them, but I think Troy is that good. Plus he's going to move through the minors quickly and is not only good offensively but good defensively (has a cannon). There are a few other SS's that will be there when the Sox pick. If they aren't afraid of Boras they could get Greene. I know a few scouts have Greene ranked ahead of Troy but Greene will not get selected ahead of him and will likely be there when the Sox pick. Also a kid named Billinglsey or something along those lines (I may have the name wrong but a few people have posted recently about him). He's supposed to be a lesser known guy with ability. I think Clement is over-rated and I wouldn't draft him. I would draft Jeff Larish in the 4th or 5th round if he's still available. I just don't see him as anything more than that and he should of left after his sophmore season. But Larish is a first baseman with a ton of pop from ASU. Look for them to go catcher sometime in the 1st 5 rounds though, unless they decide no one on the board is worth it because catcher is a position that ends up getting overdrafted. Sox may overdraft in the 1st round (in terms of making sure they get a quick sign) but they typically draft best available the rest of the way and have shown that (and thats based on there rankings).

QUOTE(ChiSoxyGirl @ May 11, 2005 -> 06:18 PM) When friends assign "baseball/White Sox free" times where you aren't allowed to mention anything related to the Sox/baseball at all--and you can't think of anything to say during those times.... Glad to know I'm not the only one that happens to

QUOTE(Whitesoxfan56 @ May 11, 2005 -> 07:31 PM) White Sox signed infielder Ricky Gutierrez to a minor league contract and assigned him to Triple-A Charlotte. Now they won't have to go back to Pedro Lopez next time they lose an infielder. Not a bad signing, he would be better then Lopez. Per RotoWorld.com This is a very good signing. Guitierez has also been a solid player.

They'll look at catcher or SS in the 1st round.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ May 11, 2005 -> 03:17 PM) I'm not sure I'd right them into the playoffs yet. The A's offense is not hitting near where it can and has before. I expect that to improve as the year goes on. I also expect the pitching to be a little worse, but it will still be solid throughout the year. You also have the M's, whose offense looks decent this year, and if the pitching staff comes around, they could be a very dangerous team as well. That division could be a crapshoot all the way through the season...will be interesting to see who ends up winning it, because you know if the A's are close, Beane is gonna try and add a piece to the puzzle. No, the rest of the division is weak. Its right there with the NL West as the worse division in baseball. Thats right the AL Central is better cause both the Twins and Sox will be making the playoffs.

It won't last...Paulie, Jermaine, and Aaron are all very very good hitters against left handed pitching. Just wait, they'll get that average up like an old man on viagra.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ May 11, 2005 -> 03:19 PM) Today was the last day of high school. Yesterday was the last full day and today was the senior breakfast and grad rehearsal. Tonite is baccalaureatte (sp?) and last nite were the awards. I graduate May 15. Kept my 4.0 too God, time flies. You fail high school Alex.....I never taught you the art of slacking off.

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Ya, Politte worked hard this spring focusing on his secondary pitches and its really paid off. That and he's pitching in on lefties.

QUOTE(Iwritecode @ May 11, 2005 -> 11:06 AM) Does this mean we will start seeing DVD's come out in 2 different formats kinda like what they do with wide-screen and full-screen now? Or will it be 4 different formats (including wide and full)??? At the most it would be 3 formats because highdeft dvd's will be meant for widescreen tv's. Nearly all tv's made now are of the widescreen variety. They are still a few square ones for sale but its twindling, especially with HD getting more and more affordable.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ May 11, 2005 -> 02:57 PM) Colon is pitching alright, and Escobar is solid. But I look at see Washburn, Byrd, and Lackey, and see 3 mediocre pitchers. Washburn is pitching over his head right now, and Byrd and Lackey are not that good. It is just one of the reasons I hated their offseason so much. Instead of keeping Eckstein for $3 mill, you non-tender him and sign Cabrera for $3.5 mill more per year. And you sign Steve Finley for 2 years at $8 mill per, which again, does not make much sense to me...the guy is coming off a career year at like 39, and you give him $8 mill per? And then instead of using that money on the s*** mentioned above, you should bring in a guy like Pavano, Clement, Pedro, or RJ, and then worry about other, less protruding needs. Does Pedro-Colon-Escobar-Washburn-Lackey not just look outstanding? Hell, even Colon-Clement-Escobar-Washburn-Lackey looks acceptable, and better than the garbage rotation they have now. If you sign Clement, you still the money to even get Finley if you want him that badly...you just still have to hang onto the underrated David Eckstein over the overrated Orlando Cabrera. Don't get me started, every game I go to I b**** about there s***ty pitching and s***ty lineup. They are a great defensive team with a good closer, aside from that they are pretty lousy. Oh ya Vladdy is the shiznit. And anyone that ever wanted Cabrerra can have him, he sucks ass. I didn't even like Eckstein but I'd rather have him then Orlando.

QUOTE(longshot7 @ May 11, 2005 -> 02:31 PM) They lost 2 of 3 to Detroit at home and now they're gonna lose 2 of 3 to Cleveland at home. They're getting demolished by the Jndians right now. What is up with them? As an ANgel fan...they aren't very good. They will make the playoffs solely because they are playing in a crappy division, aside from that they are just an average team. And they looked like s*** today, it made me want to puke out there...luckily it was a lovely day though.

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