Rex Hudler

From what I hear, Andy Gonzalez' problems are more in between the ears than with his physical talent. Not sure a move to the mound will help until he grows up.

so we agree or disagree? im confused........ lol

Take it to the Minor League board boys!

Borchard does not have a cannon......... When playing together, it was easily apparent that Rowand's arm was much stronger.

I'm no mathemetician, but I would think that the total area of the outfield of Coors Field is close to 6% larger than the average park. An even bigger outfield would have an adverse affect on pitching and cause even more runs to be scored. As recently as a few years ago, they were considering moving the fences in, figuring it would cut down on runs scored.

The current distances of the fence are already longer than most ballparks. So your "6%" is already accounted for. If Coors will make Miles such a great hitter, then why didn't it do the same for Uribe??

He keeps comparing how much money he makes to how much the Sox respect him. That comes across as nothing but whining.

You are right and you are wrong.... lol Currently, LHP's comprise 33.7% of all AL rosters. The 4 other teams in the AL Central where the Sox will play a large bulk of their games, have 39.6% of their staffs as lefties. This is a different year, so I am not sure what those numbers were like last year. But I did look at some of the Sox everyday players last year to see what their splits were. Surprisingly, approx. 27-28% of at bats from Frank, Carlos and Maggs last year were against LHP's. I wonder if that will hold true this year? My initial thought is that there are more LH starters than relievers so that number should be higher due to more IP by the starters. I didn't look up each team's starters only, so I very well could be wrong on that. Anybody want to finish my research? lol

I'll try again with Winston-Salem....... An with not too bad a start..... Stumm and Hummel really struggling... Lynchburg ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi w k avg. Davis, Rajai cf 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .412 Lytle, Chaz rf 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .382 Cortez, Jorge lf 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 Eldred, Brad dh 5 3 4 0 0 2 10 0 1 .333 Mercedes, Victor 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .267 Chapman, Travis c 5 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .250 Asprilla, Avelino 3b 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .038 Voshell, Chase 1b 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .071 Lee, Taber ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217 Newman, Ryan ph/ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Totals 43 13 15 1 0 2 13 4 9 Winston Salem ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi w k avg. Martel, Normand lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Lopez, Pedro ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 Myers, Mike ss 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sweeney, Ryan rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 Anderson, Brian cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .222 Rogowski, Casey 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .350 Becker, Brian dh 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 .261 Cameron, Troy 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .263 Lee, Carlos c 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Amador, Chris 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Totals 34 2 7 0 0 1 2 3 7 Lynchburg 0 0 0 3 0 1 5 4 0 -- 13 Winston Salem 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -- 2 E_A. Asprilla, Z. Duke, N. Martel, P. Lopez, C. Amador, R. Hummel. LOB_Lynchburg 7, Winston Salem 9. 2B_R. Davis (2). HR_B. Eldred 2 (1) off B. An, (2) off R. Hummel, B. Becker (2) off Z. Duke. RBI_B. Eldred 10 (15), V. Mercedes 2 (8), T. Chapman (1), B. Anderson (2), B. Becker (2). SB_R. Davis (4), C. Lytle (4), C. Rogowski (4). DP_Lynchburg 1. Lynchburg IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Duke, Zach (W 1-0) 5 2-3 4 1 1 1 4 1 1.86 Lord, Justin 1 2-3 3 1 1 2 2 0 4.50 Harts, Jeremy 1 2-3 0 0 0 0 1 0 10.13 Winston Salem IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA An, Byeong Hak (L 0-2) 6 6 4 2 1 5 1 5.91 Stumm, Jason 2-3 3 5 5 2 1 0 27.00 Hummel, Rick 1 5 4 4 1 1 1 47.25 Reynoso, Paulino 1 1-3 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.86 HBP_by J. Lord (M. Myers). T_3:06. A_2,892.

cheat, how are you getting the boxes to post?...... i tried using the dohtml, pre then /pre and /dohtml commands but that did not work as it had in the past.

Nice outing by Ryan Meaux........ Boxscore Birmingham vs. Carolina Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Birmingham « 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 10 0 Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 Log | Wrap | Box W:R.Meaux(1-1) L:B.Murphy(0-1) HR: BIR- C.Maldonado (2) CAR- None Birmingham AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI W K AVG Ruddy Yan 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .150 Mike Spidale lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .304 Michael Morse ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .381 Aaron McNeal 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .269 Micah Franklin rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .120 Nate Murphy cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 Carlos Maldonado dh 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 .333 Guillermo Reyes pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Darren Blakely cf/rf 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .150 Chris Stewart c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .188 Josh Shaffer 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .167 Totals 34 4 10 1 0 1 4 4 11 Carolina AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI W K AVG Eric Reed cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .355 Josh Wilson ss 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 .273 Josh Willingham c 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .222 Jason Stokes 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .304 Joe Dillon 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .538 Chip Ambres lf/rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 Michael Tucker dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .133 Jim Kavourias rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .211 Pat Magness ph/lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Jim Goelz 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 Totals 28 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 12 E_E. Reed, C. Sodowsky. LOB_Birmingham 7, Carolina 4. 2B_D. Blakely (2), J. Wilson (1). HR_C. Maldonado (2) off B. Murphy. RBI_R. Yan (1), C. Maldonado (2), D. Blakely (1), J. Shaffer (1). SB_D. Blakely 2 (2). CS_M. Spidale, J. Willingham. GIDP_M. Morse, A. McNeal. DP_Birmingham 2, Carolina 1. Birmingham IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Ryan Meaux (W 1-1) 6.0 2 0 0 1 8 0 2.45 Matt Smith 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.60 Jeff Bajenaru 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2.45 Carolina IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Bill Murphy (L 0-1) 6.2 4 2 2 3 8 1 4.76 Clint Sodowsky 1.1 3 0 0 1 2 0 2.25 Jerrod Fuell 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 4.91 WP_C. Sodowsky. T_2:21. A_5805.

Hey, don't let the cat out of the bag.......

Steff, I disagree with you in principle here. I see a big difference between his situation now and Maggs. Frank needs to shut up with the contract talk. Frank's problem is that he equates money with respect. There is some degree of validity with that, but when he says like that it makes him sound like he is whining. If Frank would just shut up, play and produce, he will get what he deserves, whether with the Sox or somewhere else. But there is no way I would give him a 4 year deal right now, nor would I renegotiate his current deal. Respect can be shown in many ways and it is not all about money.

How is it like a Little League park?

Birmingham's everyday lineup is made up of veterans. Aside from fringe prospects like Morse, Spidale and Yan, there are no real prospects. A guy like Aaron McNeal could surprise, but I doubt he will be more than just AA/AAA filler. The pitching is the strength at Birmingham, but there are still many veterans. Honel and Munoz are the only real prospects right now (with Wing still in AZ). Guys like Meaux, Bajenaru, Bullard and Phillips are guys that could contribute at the Major League level with a break or two, but they aren't highly regarded prospects.

Too early to be analyzing stats like that MSF..... Find another hobby

Dial up? People still have dial up? lol

It comes from Sports Network, the official stats service... Teams pay a hefty yearly fee to use it.

Sore shoulder........

IF ???

That is my fear...... They don't come back until June.

I believe the Sox payroll this year is around $65-$68 million, up from $51 million last year. Sounds to me they have spent money this year.

I can't get it to format right, but here is a look for those who haven't seen it yet... 4/13 7:00 PM CT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Montgomery J. Shields (0-0) 0 0 0 Birmingham H. Phillips (0-0) 0 0 0 Log | Wrap | Box Top 5th 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Charlotte 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 Toledo 0 2 0 0 2 2 2 Wrap | Box Top 3rd 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Myrtle Beach 1 0 1 2 0 Winston Salem 0 0 0 2 0 Box Postponed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Kannapolis 0 0 0 Delmarva 0 0 0 Box 4/13 7:35 PM CT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Kannapolis 0 0 0 Delmarva 0 0 0 Log | Box

That is correct.... I was quite disappointed to not get an opportunity to see him play.

Check out the main page of the Barons website. It now has a live scoreboard similar to ESPN or CBS Sportsline, but it is for White Sox affiliates. I knew they were working on something like that, but it is much more cool than I expected. Birmingham Barons Official Web Site