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Look at the numbers, Sox have had a good bullpen year in and year out and they will continue to have one over the next few years. I have no doubt about it and I also know and believe that this pen will be in the top 5 by the end of the season.

Cause Paulie isn't one to blame injuries on something happening. I think of that as a good thing, although if he is hurt, I hope the Sox are doing something about it. I'm gonna buy into what he says though and I think Paulie will get things figured out.

Dang, I like Hairston. I'd love having him in the middle infield for the Sox.

That was an excellent article. To me the Brewers are the laughing stock of baseball with some of the moves they made.

In my mind Rogers is one of the best baseball writers out there.

Buehrle will right himself tomorrow. Offense seems to be improving as well. Didn't watch todays game (Damn WCIU games) but it looked to have more spark then usual via the gamecast.

He was an amazing talent. I still think a change of scenery and he may appear in another year or so with another club, someone like Tampa or something along those lines. He's still very young.

lol i knew what you were tryin to convey..........of course no one else did the rest of us are disciplies, mere novices, who await enlightment as we sit at your feet - Speak for yourself

Pacheco rules. I also noticed the Sox beat once top prospect Rick Ankiel.

I still wish I could watch it, but its on the damn U.

A Week In Review: Kannapolis Intimidators By Jason Gage May 20, 2003 SoxNet.net As hard as it may be to believe, the Intimidators may have had a worse week then the White Sox going 2-5. Kannapolis’ offense was nowhere to be found while the pitching was very inconsistent. Anthony Webster, Edgar Valera and Darren Ciraco had productive weeks at the plate while the rest of the offense lounged around. BJ Lamura would be the player of the week going 13 innings giving up just one earned run (3 total). Monday Kannapolis would lose their sixth straight game of the season – thanks in part to the bullpen – which gave up four of the six runs scored in the seventh inning. The Intimidators were up 5-3 with starter Tim Bittner pitching well. Bittner got into a jam and Todd Deininger failed to get him out of it. Deininger walked 4 batters and gave up one hit, picking up the loss. Webster started off his week going 3-4 with a run scored and 2 RBI. Prospects Thomas Brice and Edgar Valera also had good games with two hits a piece. Tuesday Kannapolis would end their six game skid with a 6-1 victory over Hickory. Starter BJ Lamura picked up his fourth win of the season with yet another impressive outing. Lamura went seven innings giving up five hits and an unearned run while striking out four. Shortstop Andy Gonzalez had a good game in the two hole going 2-4 with two runs scored. Darren Ciraco (3-5), Julio Reyes, and Edgar Valera each had a pair of RBI. Wednesday The Intimidators winning streak wouldn’t last long as the pitching and offense disappeared in a 12-3 blowout loss against the Crawdads. Sean Tracey started and got the loss for Kannapolis giving up three runs in four innings of work. Tracey only gave up three hits; It was the six walks that did him in. Jonathan Cavin led Kannapolis with two hits. Edgar Valera, Pedro Lopez, and Darren Ciraco each had an RBI. Thursday The series finale against the Crawdads was rained out. The game will not be made up. Friday Paulino Reynoso and the Intimidators bullpen combined to give up just one run in a 2-1 victory over the Asheville Tourists. Reynoso went 5/2/3 innings giving up three hits and a run. Josh Rupe relieved Reynoso, picking up his second win of the season. He pitched 1/1/3 hitless innings, striking out three. Rick Hummel pitched two scoreless innings picking up his sixth save. Pedro Lopez and Edgar Valera drove in the Intimidators only runs. Anthony Webster scored one of the runs, going 1-4 while picking up his 10th stolen base. Saturday The Intimidators offense continued to sputter, wasting a good start by Brian Miller in a 4-1 loss to Asheville. Miller (3-4) went six innings giving up seven hits and three runs. Todd Dennienger did an excellent job in relief of Miller, giving up a run in 2/2/3 innings while striking out five. Edgar Valera led the Intimidators attack with two hits and knocked in the lone run. Sunday Asheville took the third game of the series with an 8-2 victory over Kannapolis. Bittner got knocked out of the game after 1/2/3 innings. He only gave up one run on two hits. Castro replaced him, picking up the loss, giving up a run in 2/1/3 innings of work. Sean Tracey replaced Bittner and let the game fall apart, giving up five runs in an inning of work. Anthony Webster (2-4), Julio Reyes (1-4), and Darren Ciraco (1-2) had the only hits on the evening. Ciraco had two RBI knocking in Anthony Webster twice. Monday BJ Lamura lost his third game of the season despite another well pitched game. Lamura went six innings giving up just five hits and two runs (one earned). Outfielders Anthony Webster and Thomas Brice were about the only Intimidators to do anything offensively. Webster kept up his hot hitting going 3-4 with two doubles while Brice went 2-3 with an RBI. Notes: Pitcher Andrew Fryson was taken off the disabled list this week. To make room for Fryson Kannapolis put Adam Larson on the DL with a sprained ankle. Fryson was 0-1 with a 3.65 ERA this season in nine games (2 starts). Larson was 0-0 with a 3.54 ERA in 11 games. The Intimidators will have to forget about last week and look forward to this week. With that in mind here is their upcoming schedule Tuesday - OFF Wednesday - @ Lakewood Thursday - @ Lakewood Friday - @ Lakewood Saturday - @ Greensboro Sunday - Lexington Monday – Lexington The Week in Review: Kannapolis report comes out every Tuesday so check back next Tuesday for the latest comings and goings of the Intimidators.

I'm going to go with Brian Daubach.

To me Marte, Crede, Jimenez, Olivo, Magglio, Colon (If signed), Buehrle, and Wright are the guys that the Sox build this club around. Then you mix in Borchard (I'm about ready to just bring his ass up here and let him learn at this level like Patterson) Joe is a sharp kid, give him a year or two or three developing; each season improving upon himself and he'll be fine. I also still like Garland and will only move him if the Sox get another young pitcher in another deal to help him out. I also rank Koch in this list, but if we could get some kick butt young arms for him (I mean million buck arms, no sissy arms). Then you could make Marte the closer. This team still has quite a few real good players and guys that are going to get real good. All those guys mentioned about can be absolute studs at their respective positions and I think almost all of them will be. They also are all very sound fundemental players (I guess you could say Jimenez isn't, but I think he knows his stuff) and would be a great building method to this team. I like Carlos Lee as well. Hell, I'm really loving his hustle and as clujer said if more guys worked their ass off like he did, we'd be a better team.

Damn, I voted and it was 90 now its way high up. Did someone tell gug to be quiet? I've been wondering where the hell he's been during the games. I guess he's been there the whole time, he's just not opening his mouth. GUG if your reading this, get Vocal!!!!!!!!!

I'm still very optimistic about this season. I still believe the talent is there and I'm really liking the idea of a Maggs, Lee, and Daubach outfield - at least temporarily. I am becoming a big Daubach fan and I also tend to like the idea of Rios playing in the lineup as well, if we move Konerko. I see a lot more teams win with a more megshift type offense (Where they mix around two players or so) more then ever. It seems to be a team builds their lineup each day around matchups and it really helps the bench as everyone is fresh. With guys like Rios, Daubach and Graffy this team is meant for something like that. They could honestly move Konerko for more pitching (I know some thing we have enough already, but PITCHING is what will do it). NOt saying it has to necessarily be pitching, cause getting a shortstop is a big need in my mind. This team isn't far off. I like the idea of Jimenez, Jose, Daubs and Rios playing, giving us four lefties in the lineup, with Maggs, Carlos, one of the catchers and Frank the righties. Konerko mixes with them unless we can move them and we play more with matchups. The big issue with this is the Sox are paying too much money for PK to play part time, which is why they'd have to move him. Konerko is my favorite player and those that say he's lazy are dead wrong. This guy takes everything serious and I think its a big reason why this slump is killing him. I know he can bust out if he's healthy, but something is telling me that he's not able to get his hips to fly open and that scares the hell out of me, cause thats a sign of longterm problems and when your the Sox and you have a low payroll, you can't pay guys not to play/produce. For this reason, move him while you can and I do think if you package him with the right guy, you could get a very solid major league player in return that could help this team.

I've always been a Rickey Henderson fan. I think he could be a great teacher if he's willing to and if thats the case I'd have no probably signing him up. Play him on ocassion and you have a great guy to teach Jimenez and Harris on the art of leading off, base stealing, etc. Right now the thing I regret most about the Sox is that I wish they had more speed and played better defense as well as had a more balanced lineup (lefty righty). I still believe the talent is there. The team may be a move or two away (in terms of changing the balance, etc but I think we'll see the team bloom). I can only hope Williams doesn't give up everyone and that he is willing to make a move late in May or even now to get things fixed. i think he has a date in his mind in regards to Manuel as well as some potentail moves in mind.

I'm not sure if Harris can be cured but I kind of think Harris is going to put it together. He hits the ball hard a lot of the time and I could see improvement with him this previous time up. The tough thing is now he has to come back from a shoulder injury and get things figured out. I do think Crede is going to be a stud. I figured all along he'd finish up around .260 or so and for a rookie season that isn't a bad thing. Crede will continue to grow and develop and will become one of the best third baseman in the majors. The big question is whether he can help get Konerko and Magglio turned around. Maggs had some really good at bats yesterday and I also felt that Carlos Lee had some very impressive at bats. Thomas seems to really like the Walker hiring. Jimenez also is a Walker fan and I think the one player that won't be effected by Walker is Jose. I tend to think his swing is hopeless and his numbers will stick around what they are (They aren't horrible but for a 2 hitter I don't like them). Put him in the 6 or 7 or even 8 hole and then thats fine with me.

I can say one thing, if the Sox were to swing a deal of Lee for Ponson, then they could definately swing a deal involving Garland to the Cardinals for JD Drew. Or there is a better shot they could swing a Konerko and Jon Garland deal to the Red Sox for some talent; First and foremost Nixon and Freddy Sanchez and then there is the possibility of much more. They could also decide to hold onto Garland and deal Loaiza in that trade if they would prefer it and stick with a younger staff that will be cheaper a bit longer (even though Esteban will only make 3.5 mill if they pick up his option. Another possibility is moving Flash to Boston, St. Louis or San Fransisco. A Flash/Kelly Wunsch trade later in the season could land the Sox a heck of a prospect (One of the Giants big guns, imo) Right now I think the Sox could do some selling and buying and make the team better fundementally in the short run while strenghtening the farm system as well as making it a pretty much guarantee that they could reup with Colon and keep Maggs. Coul you imagine this rotation Colon (10 Mill) Buehrle (5 Mill) Ponson (3 Mill) Garland Wright Eventually pencil in Foppert, Williams, (one of them potentially) Lineup Jimenez Nixon (3-4 Mill) Thomas (7 mill) Magglio (14 Mill) Daubach Crede Borchard Olivo Sanchez Bullpen Koch (6 Mill) Marte Glover Munoz Sanders Ring Almonte Thats roughly something like 50 to 52 million payroll and thats assuming the high in some areas. I'm asuming the Sox would be willing to go with something along those lines. They would have Magglio, Buehrle, and Colon signed long term which is nice. Then I'd sign Magglio but for less money in his next contract, which would drop his salary. It still shocks me that the payroll would be that much, considering how few players really make money. That wouldn't be too shabby in my books. Eventually I'd look for the Sox to find a replacement for Daubach; I'd say Beltran, but Sox need to be realistic acquiring guys that they can play. I'd like an outfield of Borchard, Nixon and Magglio. That would be damn good defensively and very solid offensively. Rotation would have a good mixture of power pitchers and finesse guys and the bullpen would eventually add one of our starters with one of the Giants prospects taking over. Just throwing out some of these options. I think when it comes down to things, we will be talking with the Giants, Cards, Orioles, and Red Sox. There is some chances we talk to the Pads and then of course Oakland but I think most of us are afraid everytime we hear that name. The Cubs could also tango with us if they are interested in adding Carlos Lee (If Alou goes down).

I'm just saying I'd trade Konerko's high salary for Dreiforts, mainly because I love pitching. It would be a risky move, but having a study pitcher like that would greatly help the team. Now I admit 11 mill for him is riduclous but how many more years is he owed that (2 including this year?) Meaning the salaries match up very similar over the long haul.

I'd guess he went into a lot of full counts, but I don't think it would be over 100.

I like Sanders future. If the Sox fall out of conention they will move Wunsch who should have excellent value. Lefty relievers tend to have great value down the stretch, especially ones with minimal salaries. If the Sox fall out of contention they should be able to get some good players for Wunsch and Flash (If healthy) and if Loaiza keeps pitching it may give the Sox an interesting dillema of whether to accept the option and hope he's not a one year wonder of to deal him for a ransom of prospects (assuming he keeps it up and the Sox keep stinking). Sanders throws strikes, has a good slider and mixes his fastball and change in with it. He'll have his ups and downs in his first year, but I like him in the pen. Him, Ring, Munoz and Marte are gonna all be good relievers for the Sox.

We lost three to the Twins because they play good defense and the Sox don't. They won game two on their defense and we lost game three because of our defense. If the Sox were a fundementally sound team they win 2 of 3 and are I think one game back, maybe two.

Dang that was Cotts best outing of the season in my mind. Thats huge for him to have 0 walks.

That would be cool. Hope you have an awesome time and that the weather treats you well. Either way your gonna have a blast.