Everything posted by Chisoxfn
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6/22 games
Me and you have long been the Chris Young fan club. I think it started at some point last year. I remember the two of us talking about him and agreeing he had some serious potential. He's still got a lot of things to learn, but his abilities stand out. Great speed, hits for power, good defense, and at times shows the ability to flat rake the ball for average.
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Top Draft Picks Doing Work
Go Titans. Should be a good game against Miami and I really hope Fullerton can win it and not have to play another game against them in what would be an elimination game for them. I'd love Fullerton to meet up with their former coach Auggie Garado and the Texas Longhorns and of course clobber the Horns.
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BA update on Kris Honel
Dan Wright is another
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Good article on Gio Gonzalez
He just missed the final week of the season. It ended up being one game from what I know. The team lost in the playoffs (it was the 1st game he missed).
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Lumsden and Gonzalez Make Their Debuts; Other News
One step at a time. First he's gotta get through this season. It will be interesting to see if he gets to Kanny by years end or not. From the sounds of it the Sox think he's very advanced for a high school pitcher.
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Who is our AAA Short Stop?
I'd think that Valdez will move to shortstop, with Dransfeldt replacing someone like Bobby Smith at 3rd.
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Lumsden and Gonzalez Make Their Debuts; Other News
Lumsden and Gonzalez Make Their Debuts; Other News By Jason Gage June 22, 2004 FutureSox.com Left handed pitchers Tyler Lumsden and Gio Gonzalez both made their professional debuts. Lumsden, who was sent to high A Winston Salem earlier in the week, and Gonzalez, who was sent to Bristol, both pitched out of the bullpen. Lumsden pitched two innings of perfect relief in a 6-3 Hogs win over the Frederick Keys. Lumsden didn’t allow a hit and struck out three. He will likely make another appearance or two out of the bullpen before moving to the rotation. The bullpen is a way for him to ease into the professional ranks. Lumsden will likely join a new look Warthogs rotation, one that will likely contain a promotee or two from Kannapolis. Brandon McCarthy is the Intimidators' pitcher most deserving of a promotion. He is 7-5 with a 3.93 ERA in 13 starts. What the stats don’t show is that McCarthy’s ERA is due to a couple blowout starts. Other then those games, McCarthy has been dynamite all season, especially recently. In his last three starts McCarthy has compiled a staggering 29/1 K/BB ratio. On the season he has 96 strikeouts in 81 innings of work, while allowing 20 walks and 70 hits. While Lumsden pitched terrific in his two innings of work, Gio Gonzalez wasn’t going to be outdone. Gonzalez was one of the lone bright spots in a 11-3 loss to Pulaski. Gonzalez pitched an inning of perfect relief, striking out all three batters he faced. Gonzalez will likely move to the rotation in Bristol before moving up to Great Falls or Kannapolis by season's end. Another draft pick made his first real splash. The Sox first round pick, Josh Fields, made his debut a few nights ago, but he had his first professional hit on Monday. Fields went 2-4 with two singles, one of which was an infield hit. In other news top prospect Jeremy Reed left yesterdays Knights game after colliding into new comer Wilson Valdez. Reed initially stayed in the game following the collision, singling in his only at bat after, but eventually left. He had x-rays taken, and FutureSox will inform you of any update on his condition.
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BA update on Kris Honel
At least not any time recently. When I saw him he was anywhere from 87-90. This was last year. His knuckle-curve is flat out filthy though, that I can verify.
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Ryan Wing
From what I know he has yet to make his decision. I've been trying to find out more about it.
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6/20 Games
I'd say Munoz and possibly Anderson. You could see Reed or Borchard in their because of name recoginition though ahead of Anderson although neither has put up the numbers deserving of it. But Munoz is probably a pretty good shot.
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Rauch gets 5th starter nod (again)
Personally I think Rauch has finally stopped babying his arm and is going all out. I think Kw's reaction kicked him in the ass and told him, either pitch your ass of or get the hell out of the organization. I Think Rauch has never thrown like he was healthy and now, finally he's going out and letting the ball fly without any fear for his arm (knowing his back is against a wall). Maybe it results in him reinjuring it or maybe it just resulted in him getting his old stuff back. I've heard numerous times that some pitchers flat out refuse to let it lose, they always baby their arm in a sense after seriously hurting their arm.
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Did we trade for meadows or no
When I was seventeen...I had my very 1st beer.....
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Did we trade for meadows or no
I was talking to two people on aim and was like we traded Rauch and they said, keep reading .
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Did we trade for meadows or no
Now now, I was confused at first. I was thinking it all made sense. Rauch moved, Munoz replacing him in Charlotte. Then I went on to finish the thread. I also edited the topic
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Happy Happy Time!
Happy Bday to the creator of the online league. Hope you have a great bday SoxnBears and maybe the Sox can find their 5th starter today
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DodgeBall
The part where Gretzky gets dropped in the movie is hillarious
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DodgeBall
Vince Vaughn is hillarious. Only good part about the 7th inning stretch at todays Cubs game. On a sidenote, Mulder is the s***. Was sitting behind home (lucked out on getting the tickets) and holy smokes was he filthy. I thought I was gonna get drilled by a bunch of fans when I decided to be a smart ass and yell Sosa sucks. After that I kept my mouth shut, LOL.
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6/18 Games
s***, that is right, King has just dissapeared. Let me ask what happened to him. I never got anything emailed saying he went down.
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Another CF possibility for the Sox?
I would trade Reed for Crawford in a heart beat.
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Post your questions for Tyler Lumsden!
First off, just want to say its great to have ya in the Sox organization. Now some questions: What major league player did you idolize growing up and what major league player, if any, do you think you are similar to. Do you have some ideas of things you have to work on now that your in pro ball? If so, what are they? How much of a surprise was it to be promoted all the way to high A Salem to start your career? To me its quite the accomplishment. Have the Sox told you much about what they see for you in your future?
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Whisler is signed
I'm guessing he will go to Great Falls simply because he is still pretty raw for a college player. He seems like he has some high upside though and I wonder if the Sox are actually going to give him some time to DH. Personally I think its best to let him concentrate on pitching.
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Lumsden is going to Winston Salem
Bham on the 16th/17th or at least thats what it looks like. We'll be in Atlanta probably the day before that just messing around. When I get back home I'll look up the exact dates, but we get in like the 8th and see 2 WS Games, 2 Kanny Games, 1 Charlotte Game (DH Though) and then go down to the Atlanta/Bham area.
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Awesome Jersey
I'll just go around yelling Cubsuck and see how effective that is
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Awesome Jersey
Cool...by the way did you figure out whether you need ot make a reservation just to go to the Yard Sale? Cause I'm gonna be there at 9 tomorrow and then I'll go to that grand stand sports thing. I just want to see what US Cell looks like with the renovations.
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Sox vs. Expos - Game Thread
Cool, hopefully wherever the wedding is at has a TV so I can catch an inning or two while taking advantage of the open bar