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Ocassionally it happens and I think it has to deal with cookies.

Ya, Coop pitched with the Angels and then a bit for the Reds if I recall.

The problem is this team has shown nothing in the department of manufacturing runs and to win in the postseason you have to do that.

I'm about as optimistic as they get, but I pretty much agree 100% with Killa's post. I am not worried about the defense it is the offense the scares the hell out of me. Either Frank can start hitting it with authority and consistently or we really screwed up. If he goes and kicks butt elsewhere then so be it. He's still got some time, but he's frustrating the heck out of me with all his damn popouts. Rowand and Crede are terrible, swinging at everything. I think Crede will be fine. he has very quick hands and power to all parts of the field. He just needs to start seeing the ball better. I'd be tempted to make some moves now, but I wouldn't want to rush anything. If I were to make moves, I'd do it knowing we can't move Thomas for crap so were stuck with him. I'd want to move him for nothing just so we could bring up Willie and Joe. They won't make things any better offensively, but they'll bring a ton of speed to the table. Right now I'd look to move Konerko or Carlos for an offensive player that has a lot of speed, potentially Shannon Stewart. I got to say, it sure as hell would of been nice to of signed Jose Cruz Jr. Oh well, enough whining from me. I know this team can do it, but I'd like to see the Sox find a way to bring in some more speed and guys that can hit the f***ing ball to the opposite field and that are willing to bunt.

Guys and Gals, fans do have some reason to be frustrated with Aaron. He has been awful. The thing is, he hasn't been the only one awful, the entire offense on the most part has been awful. Not one player has been consistent. Heck Aaron being conistently awful is the most consistent thing we have on offense. I'm not sure whats going on, but someone is going to have to step up or something is going to have to happen to wake this guys up. They play so selfish offensively and look to only care about their stats. This isn't the same "team" attitude that there was in 2000 when the guys didn't give a rats behind about their stats. I don't know what Ward does nor did I know what Joshua did but I sure hope they get back to those 2000 basics.

I'd tend to say he's a AAAAer, but he will probably get a shot with the Sox or some other team this year or next.

Minor League Recaps - April 29th Games By Mark J. Jacobsen April 30, 2003 SoxNet.net Things cant get much better for Willie Harris right now, after being named International League player of the week, the Knights second-baseman came up with a pinch hit homerun in the bottom of the tenth leading the Knights over the Durham Bulls 4-3 and extending Charlotte's home winning streak to nine games. Harris, who was originally given the day off, was called to duty in the bottom of the tenth to pinch-hit for shortstop Jorge Nunez. Harris hammered the first pitch he saw, and the rest was history as the Knights improved their record to 14-8, one game out of first place. Former White Sox pitcher Jim Parque started for Durham, the AAA affiliate for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Parque was solid, giving up only one run in seven innings against his former Charlotte mates. Mike Porzio was excellent as well, as he went seven innings without giving up a run, while scattering 6 hits and striking out six. Felix Diaz (2-1) held the Bulls scoreless in the ninth and tenth, earning himself a win, and setting the stage for Harris' heroics. After an off day on Wednesday, the Knights welcome the Rochester Red Wings into town for a four game set. Jon Adkins (1-2, 6.52) is set to take the mound for the Knights in that game, which is slated to begin at 7:15. Jim Bullard struggled in his first start in over three weeks, as the Barons were up-ended by the Jacksonville Suns 6-1. Bullard, who recently asked to be moved to the bullpen, scuffled in four-innings of work. Bullard (0-1) surrendered five runs -- three earned -- and seven hits over four innings to suffer the loss. Bullard was not the recipient of any offensive support, as a Darron Ingram homer in the second inning was the only offense for Birmingham, which has dropped three of its last four games. The Winston-Salem Warthogs, now 13-8, scored two runs in the tenth inning in their 5-3 win over the Potomac Cannons Tuesday night. The tenth was wild, as the ‘Hogs scored two runs with two outs. Daylan Holt led the inning off with a single and the preceded to steal second. After a pop out and strikeout, Chris Stewart tripled to right scoring Holt. Stewart then scored on a Ruddy Yan RBI single. Since Holt was demoted from AA Birmingham, he has batted .357, with three homers, and 16 RBI in 12 games. Wyatt Allen started the game for Winston-Salem and made an early exit after going three innings, of which were scoreless. It appeared that Allen pulled a muscle, but the severity of the injury is unknown. Josh Fields came on in relief and improved his record to 3-1 on the year, while Brandon O’Neal earned his first save. Paulino Reynoso was hammered in five innings of work in a 9-5 loss to the Delmarva Shorebirds. It was the third straight win for Delmarva. Reynoso (2-2) had a lot of trouble giving up seven runs and five hits in five innings, while walking three. Delmarva’s pitching staff didn’t fair much better giving up 11 hits and two walks. Anthony Webster was the offensive stud for Kannapolis going 3-5 with a run and 3 RBI. One of his hits was his first home run of the season. Pedro Lopez, Edgar Valera and Gustavo Molina each had two hits a-piece. Val Majewski led Delmarva’s attack with three hits and five RBI. C. Morris (2-1) started and got the win for Delmarva. Kannapolis will play the second game against Delmarva tonight.

I got to say, at least times are changing to the point that this is being talked about and plenty of people are ripping Jones. This wouldn't of happened 20 years ago. Now it isn't near enough, but things are getting better for those that have had to deal with all the anti-gay remarks pretty much all their life. In the future, maybe, just maybe, people won't give a damn. I know I could care less what a persons preference is, if your nice, then your a friend of mine, thats the bottom line. I used to think like Jones, now but as I grew older I realized what the hell does it really matter.

Fact is it shouldn't matter.

Come again another day (Preferably when we are getting our butts kicked in the 3rd inning of some game)

I am with you. Its hard to say what he's doing, but I don't think people can accuse him of not changing his approach if no one is watching him play. The 21 singles are definately a good sign though.

A firesale isn't happening this year, so I will give no answer to this question. The Sox are over .500 and they are far from out of any playoff race and they will make the playoffs this year.

Moving Webster up now would be a huge mistake. Were talking about a kid that is just 18 (Didn't look it up, but he's something like that) years old and still very raw. Let him establish himself in Winston Salem first and then when ready give him the jump up to Birmingham. You can't move a guy up based on a month of the season, unless they are at a much higher level or are repeating a level. Half way through, you can move him up to AA if he's still tearing the cover off the ball and he will be one of the youngest players there.

Hows So Cal sound, lol.

A Deeper Look: Joe Crede By Jason Gage April 30, 2003 SoxNet.net This is the first part of a feature I will be doing periodically throughout the year where I analyze the successes or failures of a player over a stretch. I base my analysis over my experience playing baseball as well as what I’ve learned from watching the game over the years. The two main factors I will look at are their mechanical and mental approach. If anyone has any Sox players they would like me to take a “deeper look” at, email me at [email protected] Third baseman Joe Crede will be the first I take a “deeper look” at and if he’s reading I doubt he’s happy to find himself appearing in this, because I’ll be talking about his failures at the plate over his past ten games, where he is 5-36 (.136) with four strikeouts, two walks and five RBIs. During this period Crede has had one game off and from what I've noticed the one thing that is bothering him is his inability to pick up the ball; a sub factor to this is his mental approach. Crede is still going opposite field, which is good, but he’s having trouble seeing the pitch, causing him to swing at almost everything. The most notable pitches he's chased has been the high outside fastball and low outside curveball. The good news is the fact that despite chasing all these pitches, Crede only struck out four times during this period, which shows his swing is short and his hands are quick. Mechanically his swing is practically flawless when compared to the past. The biggest difference is him seeing the pitch, making the read and swinging at strikes. This may sound easy, but to do all that on what could be a 97 MPH fastball or a 81 MPH changeup is incredibly difficult. There is no easy solution to solving Crede’s problem, but it is one that will be solved with at bats, not rest. Crede needs to get more cage time concerning himself with what the pitch is and where it is, as opposed to anything else. The more he sees pitches, the quicker he will distinguish between them. I’d like to see Sox' coaches work a similar approach with Crede as they did with Carlos Lee last year. Jerry Manuel threw extra batting practice with Lee and helped him become a new hitter at the plate in the second half. Lee was no longer the free-swinging youngster with loads of potential, but a patient hitter that would wait for his pitch and make the opposing pitcher pay, something I believe will pay off for Lee and the Sox in the long run. This isn’t a change that will happen overnight, but slowly Crede would develop into a better hitter. He’d be taking more pitches and watch it completely into the mitt, which will give him a better idea of what that pitcher has, something not only he can utilize in later at bats or the current at bat, but for his team-mates as well.

DJ made a comment about it. Frank isn't seeing it right so I don't even know if he can control where he is hitting it right now. Still, Frank absolutey crushed the ball, but it was definately the wrong approach. Most of the guys have had the wrong approach all season.

Zito was throwing 88 though, its not a huge difference between 88 and 90. Its not like Foulke has a ton of movement at 90 and both pitches look much faster because of the offspeed stuff they feature (Zito - Curve; Foulke - Change)

His double was absolutely perfect mechanically and he ripped a fastball for a single opposite field. 2-3 off of Zito, hitting them all hard is a good night in my books and the way he did it made it look oh so much better. In the ninth he was burned because he kept expecting a changeup so he was trying to stay back instead of crushing those fastballs.

Just seeing Foulke made me miss him. I'm happy with Koch, but Foulke was awesome with us. I'll never forget what he did for us.

Foulke did throw a ton of meatballs to Konerko. That being said Konerko looked the best he has all year tonight at the plate, but that at bat in the ninth was tough cause Foulke was throwing all meatballs.

They were quite the cinderalla team a few years ago. This sounds like a good hire.

This team can play small ball, but if it can't I'm buying into my new theory. You move Thomas or Konerko to save salary. That money goes towards paying Buehrle and Colon. Then you let Borchard and Harris play in the outfield with Daubach getting ab's as well. You now have a really quick outfield that is going to have a hell of a lot of range. You got a quick lineup that is way more balanced and most importantly you have your pithcing staff locked up and have to hope that you can develop another ace or two and then you'll be all set.

I wish him the best.

Mario, I guarantee Jose scores on that groundout. Their is no shot at a throw at the plate from the angle in which Bradford fielded it. He had a tough enough time throwing Magglio out. Frank got an inside pitch and drilled it, but DJ was ripping on him for it and the thing is, I don't see Frank having the bat control where he can chose where the ball is going. Its been a long time since I have thought Frank can control where the ball is going.

Hopefully PK can start things off.