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I want our pitching staff back. If were going to sign anyone, its got to be more pitchers

Does he have Ismael Valdes syndrome.

Suggs last work out was even worse than his previous....... not good. I heard his 40 times were even slower to. 4.9 and 5.0 i think is what they said wow, what happened to this guy? He was supposed to be the best pass rusher in the draft. I wonder if he was doping in college and quit for tehe NFL or something, because he has just fallen like a rock! He put on like 20 pounds to prove he could be a full time defensive end and instead killed his stock as his time was expected to be somewhere around 4.6 and at the worse 4.7 He screwed himself over. He'll lose quite a few million cause I think he'll really fall.

If that happens then Newman would go 2nd and I think the Bengals would take Palmer. Sounds like a sweet deal for the Bengals. They could pick up an extra pick and still get the qb they want.

It was always one of the reasons I liked Koch. He wanted to close and has a great attitude. Folk had a great attitude too, but I just see Billy as one of those guys that can lead a bullpen and lead a team.

He tore his ACL right at the start of last season if I recall. Was he not ready for this year? Probably rehabbing in the minors. I'm only pretty sure thats what happened. I just know he had a really serious injury, then again maybe I'm way off cause I know Lawton also had that type of injury so I could be confusing the two of them.

lol, thinking its disgusting for two naked men to be in bed together, is normal. Whats abnormal are freaks like you, who think its okay. I used to kind of think that way. But now I realized that if it makes them happy then more power to them. Its not hurting me so I don't really care.

It was horrible. He ran extremely slow again and I think he may of fell out of the Top 10 unless the Cardinals take him.

If the US and Britain are doing the work, why shouldn't their economy be aided by it. Afterall they are the ones spending the money in the first place. Apu, Was this not worth it or should these people still be living under that dictator?

I hear the Lakers aren't going to go that way and want to get someone a bit younger. They are hoping they can get a star to sign for a lesser amount for a championship. Right now I think its Portland or Chicago, imo.

you will not be able to find that in the draft, esp on those who will be coming out and where they are ranked. btw, anybody has a linked on when james mention that he wanted to be a bulls? bullstalk? I never heard about that.

I like Glover quite a bit and I don't think his velocity is down. When he's out of the pen he's been throwing around 93 or so from what I've noticed. He's got really good movement and a good curve and now a changeup. He's just fine and I think he'll be with the Sox for a long time.

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He tore his ACL right at the start of last season if I recall.

Brantley is a complete moron. I was watching it yesterday and they were talking about the Mets game and him and some non baseball player were complete jackasses. The rest are fine by me.

Well he's hitting .400 or so right now. I think last year he was in the .270-.280 range. He seems to have a good eye for his age and is working more and more on bunting and hitting grounders/line drives. He can really fly and I think the key is that he seems to already realize that he can't hit the ball in the air. This guy has Luis Castillo potential.

I hope he's ok.

Not looking too hot as of now. Sox are hitting it hard though so I'm confident. Also looked like Buehrle may of smoothed things out after the 3rd homer.

Yan is absolutely amazing. If any guy can steal 100 bases in the majors it would be him. Thats if he can get on base enough at the major league level. I've been excited about this kid for quite some time.

Minor League Recaps By Mike Doyle April 20, 2003 SoxNet.net Behind solid performance by Jon Rauch (2-0), Mike Porzio (3-0), and OF Cliff Brumbaugh, the Knights took both games of a doubleheader against the Indianapolis Indians, 9-3 and 5-0. In game one, Jon Rauch pitched six solid innings, yielding two runs while striking out six Indian batters. Rauch has pitched well in all three of his starts, compiling a 2.00 ERA so far. Willie Harris continued his hitting tear, going 2 for 3 with a home run and three batted in. Currently, Willie is batting a robust .404 on the year. Second baseman Aaron Miles also contributed to the Knights offensive barrage, hitting two doubles and batting in two runs. Mario Valenzuela launched his third homerun of the year in the 8th as well. In game two of the doubleheader, LHP Mike Porzio continued his unexpected success, pitching six solid innings while striking out eight Indian batters. Porzio has won all three of his starts, and his ERA is under 2. Outfielder Cliff Brumbaugh was the main source of offensive firepower in game two for the Knights, going 3 for 3 with two home runs and three driven in. Willie Harris continued on his success from game one, going one for three with his first triple of the year. Jon Adkins (1-2) will take the mound for the Knights tonight in game three of the series. Indian starter Francisco Campos (0-2) will oppose Adkins. The Birmingham Barons continued their spiral downward, as Corwin Malone (1-1) was lit up yet again in a 6-1 loss to Huntsville. Corwin Malone seemed to have improved his control against the Huntsville Stars, only walking three in 4 1/3 innings, but was nailed for nine hits and four earned runs. The only highlight for the Barons pitching was Royce Ring, who struck out two in his one inning pitched. Ring’s ERA now stands at a miniscule 1.13. Once again, the Barons offense sputtered, collecting a mere five hits on the night. The only run for the Barons came in the 9th, when DH Darron Ingram hit his first homerun of the year. Hopefully things will get better tonight, when Barons starter Brian West (0-1) will oppose Derek Lee (2-0). Kris Honel (2-1) had a surprising sub-par outing, but Ryan Wing (3-0) and OF Daylan Holt salvaged a split of a doubleheader against Frederick. Kris Honel had his first bad outing of the year, going only four innings and giving up five earned runs. Honel only struck out two on the night. Kris McWhirter kept the Hogs close, pitching three strong innings out of the bullpen. The Hogs made a valiant comeback in the 9th, as Daylan Holt launched a massive three run, pinch-hit homerun. Unfortunately, the Hogs could not get another run, and they fell in the first game 5-4. Speedster Ruddy Yan went 1 for 4 for the Hogs, but picked up his 10th stolen base in 11 games. Yan is second in the Carolina league in stolen bases, and fourth in batting. Game two was a different story, as LHP Ryan Wing pitched six more spectacular innings to pick up the win. Wing gave up four hits and a walk in his six innings, striking out six. Wing actually raised his ERA in this his third start of the year, giving up his first earned run of the year. After the game, Wing was named the Carolina League’s pitcher of the week. From all the minor league writers here at SoxNet, a big congratulation goes out to Ryan Wing on his stellar performance so far. Wing did not need much offensive help, but he got six runs worth. Daylan Holt hit another three run homerun, raising his slugging percentage to an even 1.000 in Winston-Salem. Ruddy Yan picked up another stolen base, his 11th in 12 games. Frank Francisco (1-0) will go for the Hogs, opposing Frederick starter Ben Knapp (0-2). Kannapolis continued its hot streak, taking both games of a doubleheader against the Lakewood BlueClaws, 5-3 and 2-1. In game one, the Intimidators rallied from an early 3-0 deficit to get the win for starter Paulino Reynoso (2-0). Reynoso did not pitch great, but pitched well enough to salvage a win in his five innings of work. Josh Rupe continued his outstanding season as a closer, picking up his third save and keeping his ERA at zero. Outfielder Thomas Brice got the Intimidators on the board in the 2nd, with a triple that scored two runs. The Intimidators took the lead for good when Andy Gonzalez singled home a run, and first baseman Julio Reyes doubled home a run of his own. Anthony Webster led the Intimidator attack in game two, going 2 for 3 with an RBI and run scored. Catcher Charles Lisk has appeared to come out of his slump, going 2 for 3 as well. The main story of game two though, was starter Brian Miller (2-1). Miller pitched five outstanding innings, only giving up one earned run on two hits and a walk. Rick Hummel, brother of Charlotte infielder Tim Hummel, pitched a scoreless 9th for his second save of the year. Kannapolis has the day off today. Note: Yesterday in the 4/18/03 minor league recap, I stated that Jon Rauch was 2-0, and going for his third win. At the time the article was put up, Rauch was only 1-0. I apologize for the error.

We'll have something up on a whole lot of the prospects pretty quick. Were behind thanks to me being so damn busy with school cause I got a whole bunch of midterms and papers due this week.

Baggs - gotta disagree with you on Harris. Since none of us have wacthed him play, we don't know if he's swinging for the fences. He could be hitting line drives and grounders, which is what JM has wanted. I also think Harris hasn't had that much time in the majors so nothing can really be decided. He needs to shorten his swing, hit for the liner/grounder and have a better eye. He does those things and he'll be in the majors a long time. I can't comment on if he's doing it in Charlotte, but he's hitting the ball hard to all parts of the field which is great.

Ring was pretty good. Basically the girl wanted everyone to know. Its been a while since I saw it, but I had it figured out or at least I thought I did after I watched it. One scary part was when they pan to the girl and all of a sudden she is like dead and the head falls back. That got me to jump. No Scary Movie has ever got to me, well one did but it was when I was like 7.

Ya, hope everyone that celebrates Easter has a Happy Easter and if you don't, I hope you have a great day.

Also, since when has Daubach earned the starting job? Its not like he's making the Sox want to play him, yet. I have nothing against Daubach and I think he'll be fine, just like I think Aaron will be, but its not like Daubs is forcing the Sox to bench Rowand.