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Walker is very familiar with the players and from what I know Crede and a few of the other players that were just in Charlotte really like him. I think Harris was one of them.

His IP addie was banned. He can still read the stuff, he just can't post.

A Week in Review (May 11-17): Winston Salem Warthogs By Mike Doyle May 19, 2003 SoxNet.net The Barons seemed to have awoken, compiling a very solid 4-2 mark last week led by former reliever, now starter, Tetsu Yofu, and surprise starter Neal Cotts. The Barons could not get the week going on Sunday, as their game against West Tennessee was postponed due to rain. The postponed game was to be made up on Monday as a part of a doubleheader. The Barons played Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde on Monday, playing one game superbly, and the other pitifully. In the first game, Tetsu Yofu made the spot start, and he pitched brilliantly, winning the game 4-2. The 29-year-old only gave up three hits in five innings, one of which was a two-run homerun. Other than mishap, Yofu was nearly flawless, striking out seven and not walking a single Diamond Jaxx batter. Closer Royce Ring struck out the side in the 7th for his eighth save of the year. Catcher Carlos Maldonado delivered the big blow for the Barons, slamming a two run double in the fifth. Before the double, Scott Bikowski drove in a run on his RBI single. Chad Durham went 2-4 in the game, but wasn’t driven in. In the second game, Barons starter Brian West was pounded four seven hits and three earned runs in only two innings of work, losing 7-1. Jim Bullard could not stop the bleeding after relieving Jeff Bajenaru, giving up four earned runs and a homer in his three innings of work. The offensive side of the ball fared no better, scattering a minuscule six hits, scoring only one run. Gabe Alvarez scored the only Barons run, driving in Scott Bikowski, who went 2-3. On Tuesday, it was the battle of the Chicago prospects as Neal Cotts opposed Angel Guzman on the mound. Both pitchers received no decisions, and pitched below average as the Barons won 7-6. Cotts was pulled after only three innings, giving up three earned runs on three hits and four walks. Reliever Clay Eason didn’t fare any better, giving up two earned runs in his three innings pitched. After Eason left, the Barons pen did a 180, throwing shutout ball for six innings. Jeff Bajenaru picked up the win after working the 12th. The offense was alive and kicking Tuesday night, pummeling the Jaxx pitchers for a season high 23 hits. Chad Durham and Scott Bikowski led the way for the Barons getting four hits each. Josh Shaffer, Carlos Maldonado, and Gabe Alvarez had three hits a piece. Alvarez also drove in three runs on the game. The Barons had a much needed day off on Wednesday, probably tired from rounding the bases on their 23 hits the night before. The Barons carried their momentum from Tuesday into their game with Carolina on Thursday, winning 5-2 on a three run 8th inning. Starter Enemencio Pacheco was pulled in the 5th inning for unknown reasons. Pacheco only gave up one earned run in his four innings, walking three and striking out three. SoxNet favorite Jim Bullard picked up the win in relief, only pitching a third of an inning. The win was Bullard’s first of the year for the Hogs. Jeff Bajenaru and Royce Ring pitched scoreless frames to ensure the Barons win. Outfielder Darron Ingram was the power source for the Barons, going 2-4 with a homer and three driven in. Chad Durham did well in the leadoff spot, going 2-4 with two RBIs. Dennis Ulacia was pounded on Friday, giving five runs in an 8-2 Barons loss. Ulacia gave up six hits as well as four walks which led to his five earned runs. Jake Meyer and Clay Eason could not stop the Mudcats offensive barrage, giving up a combined three runs. The Barons offensive reverted back to their dormant state, managing to collect only four hits throughout the entire game. First baseman Ryan Hankins had two hits, the most of any Barons hitter. The man who started off the week so well far the Barons, also closed it on a positive note. Starter Tetsu Yofu picked up his second win in a week, defeating the Carolina Mudcats 8-4. Yofu scattered seven hits in six innings, giving up two earned runs in the process. Jeff Bajenaru gave Wally Backman a scare in the 7th and 8th innings, giving up two earned runs. Luckily for Backman, Jake Meyer and Royce Ring slammed the door, preserving the win for the Barons. Chad Durham finished up his great week going 3-6 with four runs batted in. Utility man Danny Sandoval also had a great night, going 3-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored. The Barons hope to duplicate last week’s success this week against the following opponents: Sunday – @Carolina Monday – @Tennessee Tuesday – @Tennessee Wednesday – @Tennessee Thursday – @Tennessee Friday – @Mobile Saturday – @Mobile

A Week in Review (May 11-17): Winston Salem Warthogs By Mike Doyle May 19, 2003 SoxNet.net The Warthogs had an impressive week of play, as Ruddy Yan and Jeremy Reed led the Hogs to a 4-2 mark. Ryan Wing continued his dominance over Carolina League hitters with two solid outings, but only picking up one win. On Sunday the 11th, the Hogs bullpen exploded in extra innings, giving up nine runs in only one inning of work en route to a 10-3 loss. Josh Fields and Brandon O’Neal had trouble getting anyone out, as Salem hitters pounded eight hits off of the relievers. A solid effort was wasted from Ryan Wing, as he went six innings giving up no runs. Ryan Meaux relieved Wing in the 8th, and gave up his first earned run of the season in the 9th. The only Hog with more than one hit was shortstop Mike Morse who had two hits, one of which was a double. Ruddy Yan went 1-4, but stole his league leading 24th base of the year. On Monday, the Hogs had to wait an extra day to kick off their series with Lynchburg, as their game was rained out. A makeup date was scheduled for Wednesday, which made the Hogs series against Lynchburg a six game series. An extra day off seemed to rejuvenate the Hogs, as they easily defeated Lynchburg 5-2 behind a solid performance from Beyong An. An went seven plus innings, only giving up two earned runs while striking out seven Lynchburg batters. Ryan Meaux relieved An in the 8th, and pitched two scoreless frames for his fourth save of the year. On the offensive side of the ball, Jeremy Reed started his unheard of hot-streak, going 2-4 with a run scored and a run batted in. As of Wednesday, Reed’s average stood at an impressive .306, but by the end of the week, Reed’s average would skyrocket to .343. Reed also stole his 14th base of the game, but was not to be outdone by Ruddy Yan, who stole his 26th. Brian Becker and Casey Rogowski also powered the Hogs, going a combined 5-9 with three RBI. The Hogs lost a bit of steam Wednesday, as they lost the first game of a doubleheader against Lynchburg, but rallied for the split later on. In the first game, starter Franklin Francisco pitched brilliantly, going eight innings, giving up only two runs, one earned. Ryan Meaux came on in the 9th to preserve a Hogs win, but an error cost Meaux and the Hogs three runs which lead to a 5-3 loss. Offensively, the Hogs pounded out eight hits, but left seven men stranded on base. Ruddy Yan again made the opposition look foolish going 2-4 with two runs scored. Yan did not steal a base, so his total was stuck at 26 for the time being. Outfielder Daylan Holt went 1-2 with two sacrifice flies to drive in the majority of the Hogs runs. In the second game of the doubleheader, Wyatt Allen limited his walks and the Hogs won the game 4-1. Allen pitched six strong innings, walking four and giving up two hits, but struck out five batters. Reliever Rolando Garza pitched the 7th for his first win of the season. Once again, Jeremy Reed and Ruddy Yan were the sparkplugs for the Hogs ‘O’. Yan and Reed combined to go 5-8 with two runs scored and two RBIs. Reed stole two bases, his 15th and 16th of the seaon, while Yan stole his 27th. On Thursday, the Hogs game against Lynchburg was postponed due to rain. A makeup date hasn’t been announced at this time. Ryan Wing received the short end of the stick on Monday, picking up a no decision, but on Friday he picked up his fourth win of the season, defeating Kinston 8-1. Wing pitched five solid innings, giving up an earned run on three hits and three walks. Wing struck out four, and watched his ERA dwindle to 1.72. The Hogs got a lift from some former Hogs, as Mitch Wylie and Jason Stumm returned from extended spring training. Wylie pitched three innings giving up two hits while striking out three, while Stumm pitched a scoreless 9th. Not to be outdone, the Hogs slammed 14 hits on the night, most of them coming from the top of the order. The top of the order which consisted of Ruddy Yan, Mike Spidale, Jeremy Reed and Brian Becker, had nine hits, five RBIs, and six runs combined. Third baseman Tommy Nicholson also contributed to the barrage, going 4-4. On Saturday, the Hogs only needed five innings to defeat Kinston 3-1, as the game was called due to rain. Starter Kris Honel went the distance, which was five innings, giving up only one earned run. Honel didn’t have the control he usually has, giving up four walks and three hits. Honel did bounce back though, striking out five Kinston batters. Jeremy Reed could not be stopped at the plate, or on the base paths, going 2-2 with three stolen bases. Reed currently has 19 stolen bases on the year. The Hogs had a great week, especially Jeremy Reed, but they hope to continue their success this week. Here is the Hogs upcoming schedule for this week: Sunday – vs. Kinston Monday – vs. Kinston Tuesday – Day off Wednesday – @ Frederick Thursday – @ Frederick Friday – @ Frederick Saturday – @ Kinston

Williams is the general manager. There were rumors of him resigning, but nothing has ever been made official and I don't see it happening myself at least not yet. Now I could see him and Manuel getting fired very quickly, but from what I heard on the radio, people are leery about that happening cause the Sox are too cheap to pay the money.

Yesterday Cerb turned 18, today Big Hurt turns 18. Happy birthday man

Cade was my favorite college qb ever. I still don't know what happened to him, he was completely different on the Bears. I too got his autograph, too bad its worthless considering its on a Bears jersey with Mcnown on the back. If only it was on a UCLA jersey.

Hell, I don't give a damn what his nickname is as long as he's hitting.

-Lee belts one to the track in dead center -Graffy strikes out and looked ugly. He swung at one high and outside and then whiffed at a pitch in the dirt -Konerko flew out to the first baseman The Sox spoil and excellenty pitched game by Jon Garland. This is the reason I'm still very high on Garland. I also know that great pitching beats great hitting the majority of the time. The key is, once the Sox develop this great pitching they need to keep it, and have great defensive players around them. Jose Valentin doesn't cut it out there defensively. They need to minimize the errors and get guys that can make plays. Crede stays, Jimenez is avg, Konerko is avg, Maggs is good, Lee is avg, and in center we need help while behind the plate we got a special kid. Defense is better then before, but some more minor changes are still out there.

Too bad the Sox have given up two unearned runs while Hunter saved two runs. These are the type of games the Sox must learn how to win. That was a nice play by Crede to end the inning.

Your problably right Vince. It was an error on Wunsch, but Jimenez could of made the play. That being said, the play looks much easier then it is. I know when I played first the thing I hated most is when the pitcher would throw the ball cause they'd always throw curves or some other pitch and they would throw into the runner meaning you were going to get drilled if you couldn't make the catch and get the hell out of the way.

These are the plays that ruin the Sox. The Twins make catches to save runs, while the Sox make plays like this. Now that was a crappy play by Jimenez. Not a good throw either, and I thought we had a play at 2nd (well they would of if Wunsch doesn't have to go into his damn windup to throw to first).

I will stick with Crash

I figured we'd strand a few, all those hits with two outs, not much room for error. Hawkins just whiffed Ordonez to end the inning. If Hunter doesn't make that catch, we probably have a 4 run lead, but things happen and all you can do is tip your cap.

Olivo is a young catcher and there is no problem with him whatsoever. He's got a stud arm and is developing very well offensively and has great speed. In a few years he'll be one of the best catchers in the game. Pitching wise the rotatoin has been fine. Look at the team era, its fifth in the AL, thats nothing to complain about. You can go ahead and complain about White, but forget about Gordon. This is a guy with a 95 plus fastball and an awesome curve as well as a solid slider. This guy is a stud reliever as is Marte and Koch. In center the Sox definately have a problem, but I think were going to start seeing Magglio play more out there and then Daubach and Lee in the corners. I guess the few people that wanted that will get there wish, and I'm not really against it anymore. As far as Manuel goes, a manager adds about 5 games or so or could lose 5 games or so, meaning that overall the difference between a great manager and a bad manager is somewhere around 10 games. The one guy that definately has to go is Gary Ward, but even that I don't know cause I really don't know what he preaches. I also like the suttle changes in Olivo's swing and those have been orchestrated by Ward or at least I think they have. The problem with this team is they aren't executing properly. If this team executes, they will fight for the World Series, if they don't, they will be a few games over .500 This team is loaded with talent and to be honest, I'm sick of all the complaining in a lot of areas. The blame lies soley on those not producing and thats the players. Williams put together a team that could win, manuel is putting out there and doing what he can to help the team win as a manager. He's made a few mistakes and he's made some good calls, just like every manager.

Damn what a great play against Torri Hunter. That kid is absolutely amazing. I'd trade Joe Borchard and someone else for him in a heartbeat. Olivo had a base hit so its now 2-1. Flash has gotten two quick outs. Hopefully he gets one more and then the Sox bats can take things over in the eighth, either tying it up or giving the good guys the lead.

Nope its not official and I won't guarantee that anything is happening until it does happen.

Sweet, 18 is an awesome bday. Have a kick ass day Cerb

I didn't even know he was hurt. I hope he's alright. I gave up watching that game.

Awesome.

That makes quite a bit more sense. Then the Sox have a backup in case someone gets hurt. I'd like to get someone else in return along with them, but I don't know what they have in AAA.

Well if it turned into a bigger deal they would definately want someone that could close (Maybe they would do JG and White for Drew) but more likely I would say it would be one of the better pitchers in the pen, which makes it tough cause I believe to compete you need a strong bullpen. White is expendable. Another guy I'd love to pick up is Edgar Renteria. If we could include a deal involving Jose, JG, and a reliever for Renteria, Drew and then some type of pitcher then I would be alright, still depending.

Here's the question, what if they ask for more in return. In what case would it be too much? To me its a fair deal straight up, anything more would be a tough unless it is a marginal prospect. I forgot all about Stewart (For some reason I always tend to leave him out; Mainly cause I'm not too high on him, but I hope I'm wrong).

I don't have a clue. At certain times on ocassions they slow down. I'll email the server company and ask as well as take a look at the records and see if there was any maintenance. At times there is maintenance and what they do is kidn of turn the server off and on trying to prevent any outages, but it gives slower load times during those short periods. I know when the site had 60 some out people on at once, it was still loading real quick for me, so my guess is it had something to do with the server needing to be refreshed (They have to refresh it every once in a while) or something maintenance wise. I am looking to upgrade the server though to a newer server with the same company.

But if you look at that list of attendance, he's definately spending the most of some of the bottom teams. I also have to say that he spent enough money for the team to suceed. To me the key is, spending money doesn't do it on its own, so just cause you spend a ton, there are still very good odds that the team will still flounder and if JR had a payroll of 80 mill, he'd probably lose 40 mill.