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10 out of 10...oh ya. Now give me one of my old calc tests and I doubt I'd get 1 right. I just remember that we did derivitives, I don't have a clue how the hell to do them anymore.

I'm in the middle, but more towards the red side.

Hey Slav, your all set...I changed the settings in your sig

Great Falls White Sox Struggling After 9-6 Start By Evan Solon July 19, 2004 FutureSox.com After a solid 9-6 start of the season, the Great Falls White Sox have only been able to muster 4 wins in the last two weeks, dropping their record to 13-14, 2 ½ games behind 1st place Helena. The Sox didn’t fare well either two weeks ago as they went 2-5 over that span. However, this last week, July12-18, they didn’t do much better, with 2 wins in 6 games. That span has especially been unkind to Donny Lucy, the 59th overall selection in the 2004 Amateur Draft, who was controversially chosen over highly regarded catchers Kurt Suzuki and Jason Jaramillo. In 11 at-bats this week, Lucy only managed 1 hit, which was a single. He also recorded 3 strikeouts and 0 walks. However, it’s not just Lucy who’s struggling on offense. As a team, the White Sox have batted a measly .233 with just 13 extra-base hits, striking out 50 times, while working just 18 walks in 201 at-bats. The lone bright spot on offense was Daron Roberts, who held a .316 batting average with 1 home run and 6 RBI in 19 at-bats. The starting pitchers have not fared well either, going a combined 0-3 with a 4.19 Earned Run Average (ERA). The starters have also combined to issue 17 walks, while striking out 24 in 30.1 innings pitched (IP). The starting pitcher who had the most trouble this week was Grant Hansen, who had a 0-1 record in two starts. He had an ERA of 5.40 in 10 IP, allowing 9 hits and issuing 6 walks while striking out 8. Demetrius Banks performed well in 3 relief appearances this week. He had an 0.00 ERA, while giving up just one hit while striking out 6 in 4.2 IP. Other News and Notes: Ray Liotta will get the start tomorrow night against the Idaho Falls Chukars… Great Falls will have a busy schedule in the next 2 weeks with 14 games in 14 days… Great Falls has the 2nd best attendance in the Pioneer League, with 52,858 people attending 17 home games… Great Falls has been an affiliate of the White Sox since the 2003 season. Prior to 2003, they were an affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers… Numerous players have passed through Great Falls on their way to the major leagues, including Pedro Martinez, Raul Mondesi, Eric Karros, and Jeff Nelson just to name a few… Current Chicago White Sox prospect and Kannapolis Intimidators outfielder Ricardo Nanita has the Pioneer League record for consecutive games with a hit, with 30.

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Harris Rowand Ordonez Lee Jose Konerko Everett Crede Whoever is catching The reason I have Everett down in the lineup, is because I want to see him first get his bat rolling. Once that happens, I think him and Jose should be flip flopped. I want Willie starting everyday at the top of the order too. When he was playing everyday he was a productive leadoff hitter, and the Sox have had crap since he was demoted (I think he got a raw deal).

I really hated seeing Majewski go. The few times I've seen him pitch, he just shows such good stuff and he definately has that closer attitude. With Borchard and Baj their its time for the Knights to get on a roll

I'm assuming they will want a major league ready bat.

Thats awesome news. And I'm sure the Knights are happy to get some healthy players back.

My guess is he'll have an outing or two out of the pen with Santiago closing and then he'll be moved into the closers spot. Congrats Baj!!!!! By the way Alex, I added a paragraph at the end

Happy Bday Cheat. Hope its real badass and that its topped with a Sox win.

Don't I make myself look like an idiot numerous times already...without you trying to make phony quotes I think this calls for a nice Clones suck...cause this was the worse attempt at a burn that I've ever seen

I really did think he looked a whole lot more comfortable. His swing seemed a lot smoother, still long, but definately smoother. He hit the ball hard too, I think it was Saturday where he could of just as well had 3 hits compared to 1. He may need to give up the whole switch hitting thing though.

Joe Borchard Optioned to Charlotte By Jason Gage July 18, 2004 FutureSox.com The Chicago White Sox optioned right fielder Joe Borchard to Charlotte on Sunday, following the White Sox game versus the Oakland A's. The move doesn't come as a surprise, since earlier in the day the White Sox acquired outfielder/designated hitter Carl Everett from the Montreal Expos in exchange for pitchers Jon Rauch and Gary Majewski. The Charlotte Knights get Borchard back, which will provide a much needed boost to the Knights offense, which has been hampered by injuries. The Knights will also call up at least one more pitcher. Reliever Jeff Bajenaru tops our list as the most deserving player of the promotion and we will see in the next day or two, who the Knights call up. Borchard had 19 at bats since being called up to Chicago and hit .158. However, he had 13 of his at bats against left handed pitching, which meant he had to hit from the right side, his weaker side. Borchard won't use it as an excuse, but Ozzie Guillen had some regret that they didn't get to see Borchard from his natural left side as much. In the few at bats he had from the left side, Borchard looked much more comfortable and lose at the plate, then he did in years past with the Sox. He shouldn't be dissapointed by the demotion, and still has a bright future in the organization. Borchard was hitting .267 with 16 HR and 48 RBI in Charlotte this year. He was drafted in the 1st round of the 2000 draft by the Chicago White Sox out of the University of Stanford. Since then he had the weight of the organization placed on his shoudlers. He has had some ups and downs, but this season he has impressed at times and given the Sox the hope that he will one day come close to their dreams.

I remember their were quite a few people at the beginning of the year thinking that was a great sign (The Everett one). Geeze....you whine about Everetts contract and then go on and on how the SOx should acquire Larry Walker's??????

Nah, Schnur had a better average and only struck out 3 times in one game. Other than that he flat out raked the ball. He may not of had the run production, but he's also on a 16 game hit streak, which to me gives the nod over Sweeney. As far as Rodriguez goes, his one start was very good, while his other start was alright. Their weren't that many options and I'm sure their will be some weeks where their are quite a few deserving players.

Cripes, 52 million, thats freaking huge for an opening. I don't know about anyone else, but the two movies I really want to see are still coming out...Bourne Supremacy and the Village.

Exactly...plus the Sox typically are pretty quiet about stuff. If its a bidding war, the Sox stand no chance unless they give up Garland...but I'll be really mad if that happens. If they want Garland, I'd turn my attention elsewhere if I were KW and try to pick up someone like Miguel Batista or maybe take a chance on Benson if the Pirates are willing to give him up for nothing. We all know how much it kills me to even mention Benson's name.

He throws 95 and has the shot to be a quality reliever, but arm doesn't mean too much. Their are tons and tons and tons of guys with great arms that don't pan out. As far as Rauch goes, he would never amount to anything if he stayed in Chicago. He may turn into a decent 4 or 5 somewhere else (I doubt it), but regardless of the fact, it wasn't happening in Chicago, so Im' glad the Sox got something of value for him. Majewski is a relief prospect and the Sox have a lot of other guys producing, although I don't think any of them have as good of an arm. But I am probably the person highest on Majewski. One thing to watch is that none of the other organizations he's ever been on have thought to highly of him. Like Cheat said, he may just find a way back to Chicago before its all set or done. This also opens up a spot on the 40 man roster.

Plus, they have him at 3.5 mill next year. Considering Thomas has his optoin and Maggs could be gone, thats a pretty damn good insurance plan. Maybe he's hurt and struggles, but Everett is more then capable of putting up some pretty good numbers. Heck, at the very least this could once again force Thomas to accept his option rather then hoping the Sox accept the team option. Another thing on Beltran is, I got to be honest, I don't think the SOx have the major league prospects to make a deal for a high end player. I think they have a whole lot of lower level talent, plus Brian Anderson, Joe Borchard, and Ryan Sweeney...thats about it. Their higher level pitching prospects, Honel and Wing, are hurt and now they have guys like Tracey, Bmac, Haig, Rodriguez, Flores, Brian Miller, etc. The thing is these guys are all long ways off and teams aren't usually willing to trade top superstar players for low a or high a prospects, unless they are the very best. While the Sox system is thin now, in a year or two, it could be pretty high, especially because I think they did an oustanding job in this years draft and I liked last years draft as well. However, they have a lot of guys that could contribute, but are off. The only pitching prospect that could be given up is Neal Cotts, and I think he's got a shot to be a real good one. Jon Rauch = No Chance in the Sox system Majewski = Quality reliever Everett = Former all star, who played very well last year for Chicago. Players are familiar with him, provides left handed pop against RHP, and hustles. Good baserunner, good OBP, good power (when healthy). KW seems to think he's heatlhy and I'll give him the benefit of the doubt. Also, I don't want to see Anderson dealt for someone like Beltran...he's one guy that is absolutely untradeable. He may just be in Chicago next year.

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I think the key was the Sox were able to get him without significantly adding payroll of giving up anyone on the major league roster. To get Finely I got a feeling a team is going to give up a top prospect and I don't know if thats worth it, when you could get Everett (who is capable of putting up very good numbers) at a lesser price. And for Beltran, its gonna cost someone like Brian Anderson, a top pitching prospect (Sox don't really have any at the higher levels, imo), and then some.

Dang, doesn't sound too bad. They aren't paying him much anything, which means the Sox still have the ability to add another pitcher or catcher.