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Not true.

I see him as our most realistic option besides Odalis Perez, whom you left off this list for some reason. He is not useless without Mazzone. We could sign this guy to a multi-year deal at a 'relatively' low cost.

So what's this board like in the offseason?

Marte's probably thrown at least 10 more innings than Cotts.

He leads all Sox relievers in walks. That control is hardly 'the best'.

Does anybody know KW's yearly salary?

A few pitches later, yes.

It was a 93 mph fastball.

EVERETT RECALLS INCIDENT MINNEAPOLIS -- Monday's ninth-inning incident involving the Texas bullpen and a few Oakland fans sitting near the relievers hit a little too close to home for one White Sox player. Carl Everett, currently on the sideline with a pulled left adductor muscle, was playing right field for Texas on April 19, 2003 in Network Associates Coliseum when he was hit in the back of the head with a cell phone tossed from the upper deck. Everett said that the offending fan was identified and he pressed charges. But nothing ever came of it. The situation transpiring in Oakland, which unfortunately ended with Rangers reliever Frank Francisco throwing a chair into the crowd that hit two fans, brought back those still very fresh memories for Everett. While he stopped well short of supporting Francisco's actions, he understood how something of that sort could take place. "Major League Baseball has always protected the fan," said Everett emphatically. "We're the product. They don't really care about the product. The consumers are where you make the money. You can always get more product, I assume. We're expendable." If not for his baseball cap, Everett said the force of the phone being thrown would have split open his head. Everett picked up the phone and hurled it out of the stadium but also suggested that if the particular fan were brought to him, instead of arrested, he was furious enough to have dispensed his own form of justice. Fan abuse is a definite problem that needs to be addressed immediately, according to Everett. But the veteran designated hitter/outfielder doesn't see the drastic changes he advocates being put in place any time soon. "No, there's too much money involved," Everett said. "That's the way it has been. The fans are getting closer every year. "They need to make it more like football, basketball and soccer, where it's tougher for a fan to make contact and it's tough for a player to make contact. It's that simple. They can do it like they do in Japan. Put nets all the way around the field."

Deja vu.

I don't care if they move the fences IN, I just want a dominant staff. The opposing team has to pitch here too. Just make our starter better than theirs.

The payback should've come in the same game where the incident occured. Now we just come off lame.

I just want them to become a pitching team. That would be a dream come true.

Subtle burn.

:headshake

Burke is DH tonight, batting 5th.

Bajenaru not making much of first chance By John Weyler Special to the Tribune September 13, 2004, 10:09 PM CDT Pitching coach Don Cooper was the White Sox's minor-league pitching coordinator when he first watched newcomer Jeff Bajenaru. He says it was no fluke the 26-year-old right-hander saved 22 games between Double-A Birmingham and Triple-A Charlotte this year. Unlike most minor-league closers, Bajenaru has a variety of pitches. He throws a fastball, slider, curveball and changeup, making it difficult for hitters to wait on certain pitches. Opponents batted .161 against him this year in the minors. "He's come out of nowhere in this organization," Cooper said. "He had been hurt, so this is really the first chance he had for a full season, and he's made the most out of it." While Shingo Takatsu and Damaso Marte are seemingly established in late-inning roles for 2005, Bajenaru could stake his claim to a spot by pitching well the rest of the season. He hasn't done himself many favors thus far, however. Bajenaru gave up three runs in his major-league debut Sept. 4 against Seattle, worked a scoreless inning against Texas Tuesday and suffered his first major-league loss Friday night against the Angels, giving up a hit in two-thirds of an inning. On Sunday, he yielded two singles, a walk and a bases-loaded triple in the seventh, all before he got an out. He settled down and struck out pinch-hitters Dallas McPherson and Josh Paul, and got Casey Kotchman on a looper to second. He's now given up eight runs on nine hits in three innings. "I'd much rather judge a guy during the season than in Tucson, [Ariz.]," Cooper said. "Tucson's conditions are brutal. Breaking balls don't break, fly balls fly, ground balls bounce off the concrete infield. It's not a place where I feel comfortable making decisions."

I watched it on MLB.TV, she was so bloody.

Look for Buehrle to 'let one slip' against Hunter in his start.

Something else to ponder. Konerko home: .310/1.076 away: .243/.721 Gload home: .280/.735 away: .326/.843 Konerko costs $8,000,000. Gload costs $302,000. TEST THAT TRADE VALUE KW!

I found it, he bashed the Cubs more than the Sox.

Oh, thanks.

Have you seen the new iMacs yet?

Someone link Mariotti's article.