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Ozuna's in LF tonight leading off. Besides that, it's the same lineup from last night.

QUOTE(Balance @ Jul 22, 2006 -> 09:05 PM) Leaving for the ballpark soon. Have there been any pregame warnings or anything like that? Yes....fans in the outfield have been advised to wear a helmet when Garcia is on the mound.

QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Jul 22, 2006 -> 09:01 PM) I didn't say I believed "everything" that comes out of his mouth in regards to trades. But c'mon, let's look at the AL as of right now. You can definitely cross off the Tigers, Twins, Indians, Yankees Red Sox, Blue Jays, A's, Angels and probably the Rangers off the list of teams that would deal with us. That's leaves the D-rays, O's and KC as the 3 teams that might deal with us from the AL. We know how Tampa is when it comes to dealing their guys. The O's have spiff for pitching outside of Bedard. I'm sure he's not going anywhere. I'm not that familiar with their farm, though. And what would KC have that we would want? Edit: I forgot the Mariners. Sorry J4Life...I wasn't making the KW comment directly at you. I think that any team will listen to KW, especially since they see how desperate he might be right now.

QUOTE(CySox @ Jul 22, 2006 -> 08:47 PM) I just checked his stats also. He really cut down on his strike outs. But, he is batting .260, and only has 8 sb's, caught 4 times. IIRC, he was projected as a potential 40-40 guy. He has good power numbers, but nothing that great for a "top prospect." Isn't he coming off of an injury? I remember reading that they were concerned it would take him quite a few months to get things going again. Wasn't Sweeney given a pass for his lack of power last year due to an injury? QUOTE(Jordan4life_2006 @ Jul 22, 2006 -> 08:50 PM) I'll say this much: If nothing does happen, it won't be because Kenny wasn't out there trying to make it happen. He's argubly the most aggressive, cut-throat GM in baseball. I believe Kenny 100% when he says no AL teams will deal with the White Sox. Why would they? And with the NL being so unbelievably garbage this year, just about every team has a legitimate shot at the playoffs outside of the Cubs, Pirates, Nationals, and Marlins. I don't buy the non-AL factor at all. General Managers know that KW is very aggressive, and he's definitely not afraid to give up top prospects to get someone he wants. It amazes me that after 5 seasons, some people think that KW is honest with everything he says in the media.

Tonight will be a very fun game!

QUOTE(CySox @ Jul 22, 2006 -> 08:39 PM) but he didn't hit 270 either. He hit .290-.300. Like fields, he strikes out a lot, but he is still putting up a good average, and he gets lots of walks. Like Anderson, he got lots of walks also. Young's 53 K/41 BB ratio is pretty impressive for him. He just seems to have a much higher ceiling than the other two guys who were our CF prospect before him. Considering our lack of success in developing our offensive home-grown players into good major leaguers, I have no problem trading away our prospects.

QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Jul 22, 2006 -> 08:36 PM) I love Geoff Blum, both when he sucked and when he hit that homer. I think it's great that he got to leave on the highest of high notes. I seriously considered by a Blum jersey during the offseason. It's amazing how that whole acquisition paid off.

QUOTE(atrain081 @ Jul 22, 2006 -> 08:28 PM) i'd rather have a world series than reed..... Well said

Bad loss for the Tigers today. Good to see.

QUOTE(CySox @ Jul 22, 2006 -> 08:24 PM) Chris Young strikes out way too much for someone who only hits 270 in the minors. Yep....cause Brian Anderson never K'd much either.

QUOTE(Maverick0984 @ Jul 22, 2006 -> 08:20 PM) i know not of this standard you are using When's the last time you heard Hawk Harrelson say, "the White Sox, after Vazquez's implosion, trail 2 to 7"? You don't.

QUOTE(Maverick0984 @ Jul 22, 2006 -> 08:16 PM) when listing scores, if it is your team, you usually list your score first, much like wins are listed first. in this case, i listed the team that we all cared about first. No, you listed that the Tigers were losing. Thus, all you have to state is the score. Literally, your statement would have meant the Tigers were winning 9-5. Not a big deal...just a huge pet peeve of mine when my grandma does it.

QUOTE(CySox @ Jul 22, 2006 -> 08:08 PM) I might get ripped for this one... But i'd rather have Reed then Anderson. I'd rather have Chris Young than Reed or Anderson.

QUOTE(Maverick0984 @ Jul 22, 2006 -> 08:07 PM) Detriot losing 5-9 9-5

Former Sox organization member, Alex Escobar, looks very good in his brief stint this season.

QUOTE(Chisoxmatt @ Jul 22, 2006 -> 07:22 PM) This is on Ozzie if you ask me. He needed to fix our bunting problem earlier... Bunting is not the issue, getting hits with RISP is the big issue. Playing small ball isn't going to make our starting pitchers avoid the big inning. We've had a lot of 2 men on situations lately, and the only time we really cashed in on it was PK's 3 run homer vs Detroit.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Jul 22, 2006 -> 07:23 PM) Well, I've heard that Washington is also asking for Maybe (ugh -- Maybin, that is) as well. I guess it would depend on how Bowden views Podsednik. If he thinks of him as a guy who can 'sparkplug' his offense for the next three years and be a good leadoff man, then that'll help us. If he thinks of him the same way I think of him... well, then, my offer probably wouldn't work. Bowden's the type of guy who likes "toolsy" players. Safe to say, Pods isn't the typical player Bowden likes. QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Jul 22, 2006 -> 07:23 PM) We just need the starting pitching to get going (duh). I'm giving the offense a break -- they were the ones who carried us throughout the first half, not the pitching. Time for the starters to put the team on it's back and have a string of 18-out-of-20 quality starts, something of that sort. Absolutely. As I've said all year, with the money we have invested in our starting pitching, we're not going anywhere unless they perform well the rest of the way. If they continue to underachieve, then we clearly don't deserve to make the playoffs.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Jul 22, 2006 -> 07:18 PM) Maybe. If we're going to make a big trade, I think it has to be to improve the pitching staff though. Whether that is adding a starter(doubtful) or addition by subtraction and getting either Vaz or Freddy out of here and letting Mac pitch in the rotation. I know you're confident in Javy but right now I have absolutley 0 confidence in Vazquez and Garcia. Buehrle will be fine and he really doesn't worry me at all(though he's beyond frusterating at this point) but I don't trust Vaz or Freddy to turn it around at all. Hopefully I'm wrong. But which pitchers are really available that we can be sure would be an upgrade? That's why I would love to see someone like Tejada or Soriano added....they'd be massive upgrades over what we currently have.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jul 22, 2006 -> 07:14 PM) I'd say actually that yesterday is a perfect example of why Neal Cotts should never pitch to Kevin Mench. Kevin Mench has an OPS of 5.000 against Neal Cotts in 3 at bats. Kevin Mench would look great in LF for us. He'd really help our offense against lefties.

QUOTE(Frankensteiner @ Jul 22, 2006 -> 07:06 PM) Then who is #1, and #3-5? Miguel Tejada is #1

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Jul 22, 2006 -> 06:44 PM) I'd offer something along the lines of Broadway + Haeger/Phillips + Podsednik, but I doubt that gets it done. Soriano would be an intriguing possibility, but I wouldn't really want him past this year (thus why the package above is relatively weak). The extra draft picks would be nice, though. The Tigers and their package starting with H. Sanchez will easily top what we likely offer. Soriano is actually the #2 guy on my wish list right now.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Jul 22, 2006 -> 06:07 PM) In his 3 years @ Minn where AJ started full time he hit .301. This year he is hiting .307. His SLG and OBP are also a bit down from those years. PK's numbers are pretty similar to where they were last year in terms of OBP/SLG. To be honest, I hadn't looked at AJP's numbers in a few weeks. I forgot his average has fallen like 15 pts. Maybe a better classification than saying players having a career year would have been to say if we thought that our guys hitting at such a high level could really keep up that level of production the rest of the way. I've said this before, and I'll say it again....I don't want our offense to just tip their cap whenever we face Santana or Liriano in the 2nd half of the season.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Jul 22, 2006 -> 06:01 PM) Half? I can't even name 3 Dye, AJP, Crede, PK

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Jul 22, 2006 -> 05:54 PM) Yeah but do you really want to see us become the Yankees and focus on hitting only? Yes....because the price for pitching is too much. What do you do if you can't improve your weakness? That's right, you improve your strength. Anyways, who's to say we're going to have too much offense in the 2nd half of the season. Are we going to hope that half of our guys continue to have career years?

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Jul 22, 2006 -> 05:48 PM) PLease. All we're doing is upping the price for Detroit. No reason for them to get him cheaply. With the way things are going right now, I expect KW to do something that will shock us.