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Nice K by Liney.

Thorty already up.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 17, 2009 -> 07:05 PM) It's very strange from two months ago thinking we SHOULD be thinking of ways to jettison Dye/Konerko/Thome to now wondering if it wouldn't be a better to keep 2/3 of maybe all three of them around for 2010. Hopefully, the attendance will pick up and we'll stay in the race for the entire season so KW won't have any excuses about going after players like Hunter/Fukudome/Rowand and coming up short time after time. It's interesting to think how good we would have been the last two years with Hunter, but that contract as he ages the next three seasons scares me a little bit. Then again, I never thought he would even put together an MVP half offensively, let alone season, in his 30's. Konerko's not going anywhere. Dye probably won't either. I think the Sox might surprise and make a big run at Josh Hamilton or some other corner outfielder. They should, financially, be in a real good spot, despite recent quotes that say otherwise. I expect Thome to be gone. And by keeping Konerko and Dye, you still are enabling spots for your youngsters to develop as you've essentially added a guy like Hamilton and probably have the ability to put in a Danks in the OF and groom Flowers and get him ab's behind AJ and Paulie/Dye. Viciedo spends another year in the minors.

I assume DOtel will be in. Oh, I guess Linebrink.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 17, 2009 -> 07:03 PM) Those pitches had a ton of movement (from that arm angle), but yeah, probably should have realized those pitches were way inside. Ya, great run on the pitches but they started off the plate. In the count Beckham was in, not good to swing at. But he's young and has raked with RISP in his early career.

Another horrible f***ing pitch to swing at. Come on Bacon!

Wow, Beckham swings at a terrible 2-0 pitch.

Beckham sitting pretty. I don't know how that wasn't a f***ing strike.

Shoot...Getz was robbed, that would have been an RBI triple instead of the ground rule double.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Jul 17, 2009 -> 06:40 PM) but have you noticed that even when danks looks like total s***, he can still manage to keep the team in the game? This isn't the first time. His last start in minny was awful yet he nutted up and held on to give them a chance. To be honest with you I tend to disagree with this. The reason I like Gavin more than Danks is that Gavin goes deeper into games more often and always seems to keep the team in games. I also think that is why Gavin will win more games (his ability to pitch deep). But Danks is improving consistently at getting deeper into games and he has definately battled through 5 today and will be done I'm sure.

I'm going to be interviewing Stefan Gartrell, OF, Birmingham Barons on Sunday so please post any questions you have for one of the Sox young outfield prospects!!!

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jul 17, 2009 -> 06:00 PM) I didn't see anyone else post this: via InsideTheSox twitter feed FutureSox beat em

2nd straight year on Sox DSL team. 2.21 ERA this season in 20.1 innings of work with 18k's and 15 bb's. He's a 5'10 lefty whose 21 years old.

QUOTE (nastymasty21 @ Jul 17, 2009 -> 05:48 PM) K .....with one out man on 3rd He had worked a full count before going down.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ Jul 17, 2009 -> 12:33 PM) Good thread. To be perfectly honest, I think the Tigers may eventually take a significant tumble and finish in 3rd place, and the main reason I believe this is they have abused their starting pitching. To be fair, they kind of have to do that in order to keep winning ballgames so I can't blame them, but it's going to catch up with them eventually, and in a big way. I actually think the Twins are going to end up winning the division due to them probably being the most predictable, consistent squad at the end of the day (consistently mediocre, but that might be enough in the AL Central), but obviously I hope I'm wrong. I think a bigger concern is the fact that there hitting is falling off a ledge too.

Ya, evidently he's still sore and is going to spend the rest of the weekend in Charlotte and come back sometime next week.

Can't wait!!

Mitchell will make his debut tonight batting 7th in CF.

Angels evidently are rumored to be offering Jared Weaver, Howie Kendrick, and prospects. Or the Jays are asking for that. Not quite certain which way it goes, but heard it on the radio while heading back from lunch.

QUOTE (T R U @ Jul 17, 2009 -> 12:42 PM) Some great ESPN nuggets.. I don't think there is any way KW would ever give up that much for anyone.. I certainly hope not.

QUOTE (chisoxfan09 @ Jul 17, 2009 -> 12:22 PM) Would u rate our farm system now in the top 15 or bottom 15 with all the imrpovement since last year? In the top 15. I think the Sox have made significant improvements to the system. I'd have put them as borderline top 10 but if you exclude Poreda/Richard/Beckham from those rankings it puts them back into that middle category. However, Tyler Flowers/Danks/Hudsons/Viciedo's progress might change things, especially if Mitchell can make an immediate impact as well. The big thing is that the organization is much much deeper than it has been in previous years and that is a tribute to how good last years draft was so far.

Utah has matched on Millsap. I expect Boozer to be a Bull by the end of the weekend.

I don't see either guy as being upgrades or very useful. Not going to give up anything to get them, thats for certain.

QUOTE (chisoxfan09 @ Jul 17, 2009 -> 12:07 PM) Why would his upside limit him from making BHam early next year? If he does well in high A wouldn't that be enough for AA starting next year?? I'm a bit confused as I don't think anyone has indicated that he wouldn't have a shot at opening next season in Bham. Personally, I expect him to play most of the 2nd half of the season in High A and than open next year in AA. He's got upside and a very live arm and is definately one of the arms to watch in the Sox system. I'd put Hudson/Carter/Shirek/Leesman in the group of guys with close to a year under there belts and the ability to eventually turn into top 100 prospects.

Expect Quentin in the dugout but he's going to get a day off before playing on Saturday.