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Just Figgins and Davanon. I don't think I could get Vladdy for Maggs

Must of been. I am guessing Yofu will be pitching out of the pen and they were more willing to do this with Tetsu since he's older and less likely to make it to the show as a starter. Ulacia has been pitching very well though, so I wouldn't be shocked to see him in Charlotte by the end of the season. Of course the Barons have a few pitchers that I could say the same about.

I sweep in as the assistant GM of the Sox

He is a catcher for Cal State Fullerton and in my opinion would be a great pick up for the SOx in one of the early rounds. Suzuki has absolutely crushed the ball and is very smooth behind the plate. Offensively he's gotten better every year and the Fullerton pitchers will attest to the fact that he flat out knows how to call a game. I used to think Clement or Landon Powell would be sweet picks, but count me in as wanting Kurt Suzuki. He is hitting .439 with 11HR, 58 RBI, 42 BB, and only 22 K.

The other option was going with Garland on 3 days rest and he threw 116 pitches if I recall in the 1st game of the doubleheader against Balitmore. Diaz only threw like 68 pitches that day, so he was much more fresh and Garland definately needed the normal 4 days.

The Suntimes had an article today and it seems like Kelly is going to be dealt. Also, I think Diaz has made some good pitches today. The tribe is a good offense and he has shown a nice slider and a good fastball with some movement. His control has been subpar tonight and he's really leaving his off speed stuff up and over the plate and I'm going to assume thats what happened his last start as well on the 4 homers (or however many he gave up). Still, I Wouldn't give up on him too quick. He showed at least some stones by battling and when the Sox made the errors he quickly got the next batter out. I think Diaz may surprise everyone his next outing and I personally hope he stays in the rotation. I should add that he was pitching on 3 days rest and is now over 100 pitches. However, if the Sox start working Cotts a little longer then I have no problem moving him to the rotation and letting Wunsch do his thing from the pen.

Olivo makes a snap throw to 1st and it was shorthopped to Konerko and went to the outfield. Lawton to 2nd.

IS Espn going to switch over?

Not if Reed keeps struggling. He's got to get healthy and on a roll first. For the time being, Harris, Uribe and JOse should be playing every single day. I'm sick of the tinkering. The lineup was pretty good last night, imo. Just swap Alomar with Olivo.

Happy Bday Mike Hope your having a good one

If Hawk said it, then its central time. Guess that means I should work out now and then come back to watch the game. Is the game going to actually get in? Also, what the hell is Willie getting dicked around for. He should be starting everyday, screw Arow and his half ass defense and no ass offense.

Great Stuff Dan. Brice will definately be up in Winston Salem very soon, imo. Brice not only can hit but he also is a very good defensive outfielder. Nanita has been plain awful and its only a matter of time until he gets demoted. I really think he is an Edgar Valera clone. Ie, a college player who put up tremendous numbers because he was going against talent the same or lower then he played in college.

I think if you go to Sony's website you'll find a place that you can send the ps2 to and they will replace it for you.

Vince, why you going to a democratic convention...go republican

Until he made one of his amazing throws. I love Frank as a player, but I'd say quite a few people on Soxtalk could out throw him and be more accurate.

I'm with you Dan. I really think Nanita was playing at a level below his ability in rookie ball and it showed by his inflated stats. Its what happened with Edgar Valera a year ago and I wouldn't be shocked if it was the same with Nanita, although I hope I'm wrong.

Wee Willie will be leading off and starting in center and I'm assuming Juan will be at 2nd with Jose at ss.

I like Jacque Jones a lot. I just hate the fact he's not a White Sox.

I see, someones afraid of me

Ya, Meaux doesn't get up to 80. He fits in with Wing as a 86-88 guy. I don't even think he can get higher then that and that was when he was in the bullpen. I don't know if his velocity has dropped at all since moving to the pen, but last year thats what Meaux was hitting at the all star game I saw.

Thanks for hte update. That makes sense to me. His wrist are probably still bothering him from the olympic trials. Wrist injuries tend to really linger and usually you need a full offseason to get over them, at the very least. I also hope Borchards back gets healthy cause I'm sure thats have a huge effect on his season thus far. The other thing I hope is that playing at Charlottes stadium doesn't get Reed into a flyball mode. I've noticed how good prospects go to Charlotte and then I just get miffed at what happens to them. Quite often I see their power numbers go down and it just doesn't make sense.

I think Charlotte wanted to add another lefty, just my guess.

Kohlmeirer is off the DL. He was taken off of it when Diaz was called up

I dunno, if the Sox did a Maggs for Zito and Dye type deal I'd say the A's would do it just to get rid of Dye's contract and Dye has actually played solid this year. Salarywise I don't know what it would do to the Sox, but it would be definately something worth considering. Especially if you could move Konerko or Lee for other quality players that make a little less to even out the payroll.

Well, I like all the names mentioned: Zito, Garcia, and Beltran Remember they are names being mentioned by us , but maybe management can find a way. And Brando, speed isn't Beltrans only asset, but it definately helps. He's a stud defensive cf, steals a ton of bases (although your right, he probably won't steal as many when he gets a bigger contract, but he is still a tremendous base runner, although ultimately if he's tied long term I still think he plays hard. He has a much improved eye and he's more then capable of hitting even better then this Brando, so I personally believe he is one of those 1000 OPS guys.