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LOL - did Kenny tell them Hummell's hit 25 homers this year? Wishful thinking on that Cinci writer's part.

Adkins doesn't strike anyone out in AAA. That's a problem when you're talking about stud relievers. Either his stuff's too straight or he has nothing offspeed at all. The Sox really seem to be lacking in teaching the offspeed stuff to their young pitchers. Since Foulke, I can't think of the last guy we brought up that threw anything that looked like it could fool someone. Hopefully Cotts will prove to be the exception in his next start against Texas.

There definitely are lucky hits.

Actually Neyer's been sticking with the Sox all season -- and he's a Royals fan.

Baseball Prospectus has a decent article about him here: http://premium.baseballprospectus.com/arti...?articleid=2039

what did he say about KW?

Man is this soap opera crap a big load of dung! Baseball players play baseball. If there's still guys in the clubhouse whining about the fact that Greg Norton, James Baldwin and Brook Fordyce aren't here any more - then get rid of all of them - and please start with Konerko. What a whiny bunch of babies. Bartolo and Jimenez have been two of the very few bright spots this year - but they're always the problem - unbelievable. If there's a division between the Latin speaking players and the non-Latin speaking players and if this division is causing a problem - fine - fix the problem - get rid of the non-Latin speaking players - they're the ones who suck.

Big deal - at least he has a theory. What's the excuse for Konerko, Lee, Crede and Valentin?

There's no excuse for not using Valentin there to hit against Foulke. None.

I believe Almonte got rocked last night in AAA. Be careful what you wish for.

I'd give it a couple more weeks... but I can see it coming. Harris would at minimum provide some much needed speed on the bases.

Harris is now batting .418 with a .475 obp 4 hr 4 sb 10 rbi 13 runs scored in AAA. By the way, a .300 batting average in AAA might not always translate into something good at the major league level - but Harris' current numbers would - those are Playstation numbers. If someone asked Harris to change his approach right now - that person would/should be fired immediately. Jimenez is now batting .379 with a .461 obp 3 hr 2 sb 10 rbi and 13 runs scored in the Majors. No need for trasnslation here - he's rockin' and rollin' right now before our very eyes. Let's enjoy it guys - and PLEASE - until someone proves otherwise - let's put the Miles talk to rest for a while - he CLEARLY should not have beaten Jimenez or Harris out for any job - can we all agree on that now?

LOL - the guy's batting .386 with 3 homers 4 SBs and an OBP of .449 over 11 games and we're complaining about his approach??!!! Unbelievable how we play favorites around here. Fellow Sox fans - believe me - nobody's asking him to change his approach when he's performing like this - by the way Charlotte is AAA not AA. Now if/when that BA drops into the .250s and he's not getting on base and it appears he's swinging for the fences - then you tell him to change his approach. But noone in their right mind would look at his numbers and say - nope - sorry - you need to cool down a little bit with all this hitting you're doing - we want you to be a poor hitting fast guy. Sure - the guy's not a power hitter - but he's definitely locked in at the plate - and that means he's approaching each at bat about as well as you can. I don't see Rowand holding onto his job much longer if Harris continues to light up AAA.

Wow...what a strange thread. We don't like Jimenez because of things we heard he said or the way he responded when someone said 'Hi' to him at ST? Seriously, I respect all of you as Sox fans... but I root for my guys for how they perform on the field... not for how they act or how people say they act off it. Jimenez has impressed me from the beginning with his heads up defensive play and his ability to work a pitcher. The other crap - it's the same kind of crap people spew about Frank - soap opera crap - ugghh... No, Jimenez hasn't come close to putting up offensive numbers like Durham has over his career - then again - Jimenez is all of 25 years old. As great as Durham was while here... he was just as frustrating in his inability to reach the simplest plays up the middle. It sounds like some of you have developed friendships with players and their families over the years... and I'm envious of that. On the other hand, as a Sox fan, I'm glad my judgement hasn't been clouded by that fact and I'm able to make my evaluations objectively.

FYI - The MLB radio announcers were Ed Farmer (the normal White Sox AM 1000 color man) and Harry Tenowitz (AM 1000 sports talk host) filling in for John Rooney (the normal White Sox AM 1000 play by play guy).

They were on WGN against the Cubs on Saturday. I believe they'll have a rematch on this Saturday (also on WGN) - this time hopefully with Hawk.

I think Buehrle needs new representation. Apparently someone's giving him some poor advice. That's way too much guaranteed money for a young pitcher to turn down. Way too much. Too big a gamble for a sensible agent to take with his pitcher's long term welfare.

If they sign him up - that's great. If they don't - sorry - it doesn't really bother me. There's just way too many variables involved to get too excited about it either way.

That's not going to be our rotation in 2007. No team keeps a 5 man rotation together for 5 years. I understand a franchise has to keep in mind present, short term, and long term. The problem is - you just don't know what's going to happen from year to year. Who knows - by some time in the middle of 2004 we could have Honel and Felix Diaz at the top of our rotation and Buehrle could be sent packing in a trade that lands us Vlad. You just never know. This Buehrle business just doesn't worry me. If they can't agree on a deal and the Sox renew him at 435,000 - well then Mark has to have another great year. Going into 2004 - arb eligible off 3 awesome years - he'll make his money. Fast forward to the beginning of 2007. Sorry...can't do it - too far ahead. Is KW still here? Is Manuel? Does Reinsdorf even own the team anymore.

2007 is waaay too far away for me to worry about. By then the Sox will be working on their 4th consecutive world championship. Who knows what the pitching staff will look like.

He's ours until 2006. In other words - he's not going anywhere. A long term deal in the terms they are talking about is only 3-4 years. At most, that keeps Mark here for one extra year. This isn't about how long Buehrle is going to be a ChiSox - it's about how much money he'll earn while he's here.

Garland is only going to make 375,000 this year - it was in the Trib. Buehrle is definitely going to make more than that even if he doesn't sign the long term deal they are trying to work out. The amount being reported is 435,000. Me thinks we worry too much.

That's strange. The way I read the schedule, we only need the 5th starter twice in April - with the 1-4 guys getting 6 starts apiece. They've got off days 4/1 , 4/8, 4/14, and 4/28. The way I see it falling we only need the 5th starter on 4/19 against Cleveland and 4/24 against Baltimore.

I think the Cards offered Finley arbitration. Doesn'y that mean if the Sox sign him they lose a first rounder? I don't think he's worth it. I wonder if that rule changes if you sign him to a major league contract.

Gary Sheffield for Brian Jordan and Odalis Perez. Good trade - but hardly a steal. The Braves dealt from strength (pitching) and got a great outfielder in return. Geez - if you're trading Sheffield you'd better get something back.