BrandoFan

Honels and Munozes and Diazes are the future of this franchise, much more so than Yankee and Red Sox prospects are. This IS a big deal and I'd rather they shelve him for a month or two just in case. I don't want to see him in the bigs before 2007 anyway, so he'll have plenty of time to catch up.

This won't be the last time Frank is getting beaned on purpose. Might as well get used to it. If Frank had charged, not only is it suspention time (I reckon Ross Gload can put up 500 OBP with no problem, lol), but it would have done irrepairable damage to his already s***ty image. Once again, deferring to thread title.

Melvyn Mora - what is it, 9 errors already?

Oh I am very relaxed, babe. Thanks for feigning concern. Ozzie manages to talk about himself even when he is talking about other things Sox-related. I've NEVER heard anyone behave in this bush league manner. It's no longer a meet-the-press inauguration; he's been a manager for 6 months now. Doesn't mean he is not a good manager, but it does mean he is what I said he is -- a self-aggrandizing loudmouth. Listen to Lou Piniella or Mike Sciossa speak and you'll understand.

Come again?

If I have to hear him hijack the question and jump on the "Amanah de taip ovda menaja....." tangent, I am going to take back all the nice things I've said before. Guess what, Oz....IT AIN'T ALL 'BOUT YOU, so stop inserting yourself, in one rhetorical way or another, into everything White Sox. At least Jerry had enough class when Sox won to say "we" and could go on for more than a few seconds about actual tactical moves and players without reverting back to discussing the role he played, every step of the way, in making them....

"Go get him, Frank"??? I love Hawk, but WTF. Calling for blood from the booth? That's rich. I guess Frank being out of the line-up while suspended is a good thing in Hawk's world.

You're taking it like a man, I like that. Maybe next season you'll be lucky charm of a game thread-starter, you never know, God/Universe works in mysterious ways.

Outside of crappy pitch selection, only average baserunning and defense, and 9 Mill he's set to make in 2005 to say nothing of Jeremy Reed being ready.....there is another reason why he's the odd man out: health risk. And I am not talking about unlikely freak injuries that could happen to anybody here. We all love Lee because he hustles. But when you look at those painful dives where he is a split-second away from a separated shoulder/bruised disk, or some of the more painful slides into base -- remember those, when he would run by the base, slide at the last second and stop his momentum with his left leg, effectively doing a split? On a 30+ yo player, that's a hamstring/groin/back pull at least. Another good example was his "slide" into 2nd last week: he didn't slide until late but this time it wasn't by the bag but ramming INTO the bag, with his leg hitting the bag so hard at a weird angle that on replay it was clear that 230-pound Carlos was lucky his ankle didn't snap right there and then. You're only lucky like that for so long. Carlos is basically Crash but with less athleticism and worse fundamentals; with his weight that's a problem. But Rowand is cheap, so his reckless play is tolerable. Look at how Maggs plays -- conservatives attitude, never runs into walls, never dives, flawless mechanics on slides, etc. He cares more about reading the ball off the bat, taking better routes, so he wouldn't have to make risky acrobatic plays.

You can say that again.

He's called to help fill in the role of Rick White. Trash's ERA last year was 6.60. If Sheeeengooowww and Danny can cut it down to 4.00, it would be fantastic. Similarly, Koch's magic numba is 4.40 Politte's - 3.50 Marte's - 2.50 Then we need a Wunsht replacement....Why is Munox starting again?

He throws more than 2 pitches.

Like Renteria, Castillo, Vidro, etc, Cabrera will command big money (7-8 Mill). Hell at 6+ he ain't exactly cheap this year. Away from Tijuana/Astroturf, OC is just an average player with good speed and overhyped (meaning he's no Vizquel) defense. I'd rather they re-signed Jose for something along the lines of 2-year/3-4 mill plus performance/atbat-based incentives. I like Rowand in CF. Cheap and underrated AS LONG as he doesn't overswing like he did today. On sat, against a tough righty, he had a long double, just missed a 3-run homer and a steal -- and his weakness is against those kind of pitchers. Maggs needs a backloaded, deferrance-happy deal, but if he stays, that'll be fine by me. Thomas is looking mighty good. His only out today was on a swing that during summer moths probably produces a gapper. Olivo and Uribe are fine at C and 2B. Timo can be valuable in case Aaaron gets full of himself and needs to be benched for a few games. Uses the whole field -- his hits will come. Gload - see Timo. Also very cheap, which on the Sox team is always an asset. Ideally, I'd see Konerko and Koch traded, but, let's face it, IT AIN'T HAPPENIN' So Carlos Lee is the man to go. He is making 9 Mill next year, and with his stupid overswinging it's clear he HASN'T LEARNED A DAMN in the last 5 years. Keremy Reed is better suited for LF, so trade Carlos for Odalis Perez, move Wright into the pen and all is good.

His one mistake to some NY scrub notwishtanding, the guy has been solid. When he gets comfortable out there, his balls will start missing corners by an inch instead of by a foot and he'll be untouchable for RH and not much easier for LH. Kudos to Kenny.

don't get within a cyber mile of the GAME THREAD, or I'm putting a clap hex on precious Anna.

Why is it in green? I lurve de 60's

Are you sure about that? Oh and yeah tomorrow Buerhle better throw like his best game ever cuz I already penciled it down as an easy win.

No thanks. And speak for yourself.

I wanted a sweep in KC. I wanted a sweep in Tampa. I wanted a sweep of TB in Chicago. I wanty a sweep of the Tribe. 13-4 start and a line-up full of hitters whose excellent batspeed is only exceeded by their amazing pitch-recogniztion and discipline. And no Koch. And no Wright. And no Harris. And I want the Cubs to have started at 5-12. That's not much to ask, is it?

And if it wasn't for the 2 lineouts in 1st and Lee's diving catch, to say nothing of the relay throw, he'd given up two more runs.

Don't you know, the Beatles = 60's = Decline of American Society and Culture Duh.

No, "we" need to play BETTER. Half of our wins are losses if Yankees are in mid-season form and D-Rays/Royals have a reliever worth a damn. The "it's early" s*** doesn't work - we've all seen it in 2001 and 2003. After 2 losses to to NY, Sox needed to steam-roll over Tampa and Cleveland without dropping a game. That's what teams with killer instinct and playoff aspirations do. Corpseball is all we got instead. Hopefully Buerhle stops the bleeding.

vs LHP Uribe/Olivo Rowand Maggs Thomas Konerko Lee Crede Valentin Olivo/Uribe vs RHP Timo/Rowand Lee Maggs Thomas Valentin Konerko Crede Olivo/Alomar Uribe Harris is not a major league hitter. KW blew it big-time. Sox will continue hemorraging losses until we get Spivey or Roberts.

Selfish? Check. Stupid? Check. Looking at the sky for direction? Check. Yep...that's our White Sox alright.

Well, that wasn't exactly a SO, but at least he looked good. What do you mean he didn't? Oh. What was the last time Danny won a game I forget?