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XMEN was very cool.

I had my 1210 and that was that. I agree with Apu, they put too much emphasis on it.

Minor League Recaps - May 3rd Games By Mike Doyle May 4, 2003 SoxNet.net

Gagne is absolutely amazing. Boy, if only we could of suckered them into that so called Howry for Gagne swap a year ago. I know Baggs and I were drooling over that way back then. Gagne is absolutely amazing.

Can April Showers Bring May Flowers? By Heather Marsala May 4, 2003 SoxNet.net

Cameron hits a bases loaded double and knocks in three more. He now has a 3 run homer and a 3 run double totalling six RBI in the game.

4th Level of hell.

Bottom of the 1st (3-0 Mariners) -Harris had a base stolen but Frank fouled it off -Thomas rips one and it goes about 6 inches foul down the left field line. Would of been a two run homer. He absolutely hammered it. -Thomas grounds out on ball four. Willie was in motion though so Willie is on second. -Konerko grounds out to second to end the inning. Magglio isn't playing today.

Sox gave up 3 runs in the first inning. Didn't have it on so not sure how. Harris had a base hit with one out and Thomas is at the plate right now. Also, come on into the chatroom http://whitesox.theinsiders.com/3/chat.html

How good is Anthony supposed to be? I remember hearing something about him, but not too much.

Well, I don't know if anyone else noticed this, but this post has only 5 replies and over 1600 hits and I think it could of been us that crashed their server, lol, cause it isn't letting me take the test saying the server has received too many hits.

Happy Bday both of you. Hope you have an awesome day and that a Sox win helps make it more complete

Lousy SAT's, good thing I don't need those anymore I liked the SAT II's much better because I owned those

Desperate Times Call for Different Methods By Mario Scalise May 2, 2003 SoxNet.net

Minor League Recaps - May 2nd Games By Mike Doyle May 3, 2003 SoxNet.net Charlotte’s Knights Stadium doubled as a bandbox yesterday, as the Knights and Rochester Red Wings combined to hammer out ten home runs in a 16-6 Knights loss. Knights starter Jon Rauch started off the home run barrage in the first, giving up a two run bomb to first baseman Justin Morneau. Aaron Miles hit a homer of his own in the bottom half on the inning to cut the Red Wing lead down to one. Not much went well after Miles’ homerun, as the Red Wings rocked the Knights bullpen for 12 runs in four innings. Felix Diaz (2-2) took the loss for the Knights, giving up two gopher balls of his own. Relievers Ryan Kohlmeier and Gary Majewski did not fare any better, giving up one home run each. The Knights offense did well, but was obviously no match for the Red Wings. Scott Morgan and Jamie Burke both smashed home runs in the 4th, giving the Knights a short-lived 5-4 lead. Joe Borchard was the only Knights batter without a hit on the night. The Knights will try to rebound from the bludgeoning they received last night, sending Danny Wright to the hill. If Wright does well, expect him to be promoted fairly soon. Managing only six hits, the Barons offense was AWOL again as the Barons fell to the Orlando Rays 6-1. Brian West (1-2) had yet another sub par outing, giving up nine hits and five earned runs in six innings of work. West also walked three, but struck out two. Lefthander Dennis Ulacia could not stop the bleeding, as he gave up an earned run in his one inning of work. It is unknown whether Ulacia has been demoted from the Barons rotation, or if the bullpen needed rest. Royce Ring pitched a scoreless 8th, lowering his ERA to 0.73. There were close to no highlights for the offense, as only Gabe Alvarez, Jon Acevas, and Josh Shaffer could muster hits off of the Rays. Alvarez drove in the lone run for the Barons. Birmingham will try to get even with the Rays tonight, as Neal Cotts (4-0) will take the mound for the Barons. After winning his first four games of the year, Cotts suffered a no-decision his last time out, yielding only one earned run while striking out 11 batters in 6+ innings. The Warthogs could not improve upon their stellar record this year, as their game versus Wilmington was rained out. The rained out game will be made up as a part of a doubleheader tonight. Starters have yet to be announced. The Intimidators game versus Delmarva was also postponed due to rain. No make-up date for the rained out game has been announced. Kannapolis will take on Hagerstown tonight, with starters yet to be announced.

Check it out during the game. You may of been in the older chatroom. I just updated the links so now every chat link there is to the new chatroom. http://whitesox.theinsiders.com/3/chat.html During the game people are typically in there. If it gets ugly though, usually most people head off cause they can't stand seeing the Sox get killed. Hopefully that won't be the case tonight.

Lol, sounds like the Yanks got a swell deal in Delvis. That has to tick them off. Then again how ticked can you be when he would never figure into their plans anyway.

Awesome, you've been here since the beginning of the site. Your probably the most optimistic Sox fan ever and I hope your optimism pays off this year. This team is going to win.

Sorry its a little late, got busy at work today. Also, want to quickly apologize for them not being up every day lately. Were going to get back to get them up everyday and we apologize for the few days that there weren't any. Minor League Recap By Jason Gage May 2, 2003 SoxNet.net The Knights offense was rolling, scoring a run in each of the first six innings (Two runs in the Sixth) while the pitching staff did its job in a 7-4 victory over Rochester. Jon Adkins struggled in yet another start giving up seven hits and four runs in 4/2/3 innings of work. Adkins now has a 6.75 ERA on the season. Matt Ginter (2-0) picked up the win in relief of Adkins with 2/1/3 scoreless innings. Lefty Arnie Munoz who has struggled mightily may of finally straightened things out during his inning of relief. He pitched one inning, giving up no hits, while striking out two. After Munoz the Knights turned it to their closer, Edwin Almonte who shut Rochester down in the ninth en route to his tenth save. Willie Harris led the Sox offensively going 2-3 with two runs score and an RBI. After the game Willie was notified that he was being recalled. Anthony Sanders also had two hits (1 HR) while Ross Gload went 3-4 with a run scored. The Knights will play the second of a four game series against Rochester tonight. Danny Wright will make what is expected to be his final rehabilitation start against Brent Hoard. Corwin Malone (2-2) was on the wrong end of a beating last night in Orlando – giving up nine hits and eight runs in 1/2/3 innings of work. The nine runs would be plenty for Orlando who eventually won the game 15-3. The bullpen wouldn’t do much better then Malone. Clay Eason pitched 2/1/3 innings giving up a run and Jake Bajeneru gave up five hits and four runs in his two innings of work. In the eighth inning manager Wally Backman decided to go another way and brought in position player Eric Battersby. Battersby pitched two innings giving up two hits and two runs (One Earned). Former major league pitcher John Rocker threw a scoreless inning in relief of Jon Switzer (2-2). Switzer limited the Barons’ offense to 3 hits and two runs over six innings of work. Danny Sandoval, Maldanado, and Guillermo Reyes each had two hits a piece for the Barons. Darrin Ingram hit his third homer of the season, a solo shot. Birmingham will play the second game of the series tonight in Orlando. Brian West is scheduled to face Brian Stokes. Ace lefty Ryan Wing (3-1) picked up his first loss of the season for Winston Salem despite pitching rather solid. The Bullpen would give up a few late runs in a 7-2 loss to Wilmington. Wing pitched six innings giving up six hits and four runs. The outing raised his ERA to 1.52. Winston Salem would jump out to an early 1-0 lead in the second inning on a Mike Morse RBI groundout (Brian Becker and Eric Welsh singled earlier in the inning). That lead would last until the fourth inning where the Blue Rocks put up a four spot. With the game already tied up 1-1, Justin Cowan hit a two out three run homer making it 4-1. Brandon O’Neal gave up three hits and three runs (One Earned) in the ninth inning. Rolando Garza and Josh Fields also pitched for the “Hogs”. Eric Welsh had a big game at the plate going 3-3 with an RBI while Brian Becker had two hits. The Warthogs will play the second game of the four game series tonight when Franklin Francisco faces Brian Bass. Kannapolis and pitcher Tim Bittner stayed hot. Bittner picked up his team leading fourth win of the season while Kannapolis has now won six of its last seven after Thursday’s 10-4 victory against Delmarva. Tim Bittner (4-0) limited Delmarva to six hits and four runs over six innings of work. Julio Castro relieved him with three scoreless innings of work and Todd Deinninger pitched a perfect ninth, striking out two. Kannapolis pitchers combined for 13 strikeouts. Kannapolis’ offense went to work in the second inning scoring five runs. They were led by Julio Reyes who extended his hitting streak to seven games. Julio Reyes started the two-out rally with one of his two doubles on the night. After a walk Charlie Risk had an RBI double, putting runners on second and third for Thomas Brice who had an RBI single. Anthony Webster would strike out, but make it to first safely because of a wild pitch, which scored Charles Lisk. Pedro Lopez capped the inning with a two run double. Julio Reyes led the Intimidators offense with three hits and three runs scored. Anthony (1 RBI, 1 Run) Webster, Charles Lisk (2 RBI, 2 Runs), and Thomas Brice (3 RBI, 2 Runs) each had two hits. Anthony Webster also picked up his sixth stolen base of the season. Kannapolis will play the series finale on Friday when B.J. Lamura faces John Maine.

HSC, think of it this way. Wouldn't you like having Sosa in left and Magglio in right. THen you wouldn't have your favorite player, Carlos Lee out there

Battersby isn't typically a pitcher. Of course he ended up doing better then Corwin. Its alright, I'll support them all. I hope Corwin can get out of his funk and Birmingham can get back to winning.

Are you saying you wouldn't want Sosa on this team right now? Or are you saying you don't think he would have developed into the player he is now? Because i should sure put up with his distractions if he's going to put up those ridiculous numbers in this lineup I'd take Sammy everyday of the week. Everyone is nuts if they say they wouldn't love having him. The guy busts his ass game in and game out. Sox fans would go nuts for him. He gives it his all and puts up amazing numbers, and I do think he cares about his team-mates. He seems to be growing as a player and person every year.

SN Report: Rowand Sent Down; Harris Recalled By Mario Scalise May 2, 2003 SoxNet.net Just as we reported last week here on SoxNet, Aaron Rowand's time with the White Sox was running short, as following Thursday night's 7-5 win over the A's, Rowand was demoted to triple-A Charlotte. In his place, the Sox called up Willie Harris. Jerry Manuel, who is on the hot seat himself, expressed concern for Rowand's play last week and hinted that if Rowand didn't progress in the Oakland series, where he went 2-9, Harris will take his place. The 25-year-old Rowand has struggled all season, batting just .133 (8-for-60) with just two RBIs, two walks and 10 strikeouts. Last season in limited time for the Sox, Rowand batted .258 with seven homers and 29 RBIs, but struck out 54 times and walked just 12 times in 302 at bats. In 22 games with the Knights, Harris was batting .410 with 18 runs, 11 RBIs, five homers, a .483 on base percentage and .692 slugging percentage. Harris, 24, batted .233 for the Sox last season, with two home runs and 12 RBIs in 163 at bats. Harris stole eight bases in the stretch, but struck out 21 times. It is uncertain what role Harris will now take with the team. Armando Rios has been effective in the short time he's played in center, driving in nine runs in 15 games, while second baseman D'Angelo Jimenez has struggled, going just 2-29 with no runs scored or RBIs in his last eight games. Harris is expected to join the team for Friday's series opener against the Seattle Mariners at U.S. Cellular Field.

Bahahaaaa. On a sidenote I wish Aaron the best of luck down there. I want him to get his stuff back together, get healthy, and get back up here.

He has a ton of control problems, but this is the kind of guy the Sox need to get on track. If I were them I'd send him down a level (Give him about one more start, maybe two; Don't want to give him too many so he loses any more confidence) then call up someone like Ryan Wing to replace him or an A ball reliever with Bullard moving into the rotation (If he wants to). Once in A ball, I'd send him to the pen for a full month and bring him in in more games and completely work on preaching one thing each week with his motion. He'll get shelled at times, but it will slowly put things back in place. Usually a pitcher can make 1 or 2 changes and it will make a world of difference. It could be he's flying open on his pitches or he has an inconsistent release point or he's wrapping his pitches. Not sure cause I haven't seen him other then in spring.