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Giles grounds out to Iguchi. 1 out. Piazza flies out to Dye. 2 outs. Castilla singles past Uribe up the middle. Mirabelli lines a monster single off the batter's eye in CF. Castilla to 3B. Sledge hits an infield single off of Iguchi's glove. Castilla scores. 5-3 Sox. Gonzalez grounds out to Konerko. Inning over, 5-3 Sox.

Crede lines a leadoff single to LF. Widger doubles down the 3B line. Crede to 3B. Anderson hits a 2-run double off the CF wall. 3-2 Sox. Blakely grounds out to Greene. Anderson to 3B. 1 out. Mackowiak walks. Uribe K's. 2 outs. Konerko walks. Bases juiced. 2 outs. Dye hits a 2-run single through the left side. Anderson and Mackowiak score. 5-2 Sox. Pitching change: Seth Etherton in for Chris Young. Iguchi walks. Bases juiced again. 2 outs. Crede K's on a foul tip. Inning over, 5-2 Sox. LONGEST... INNING... EVER.

Mirabelli grounds out. 1 out. Sledge gets HBP in the foot. Gonzalez lines a single to LF. Sledge to 3B. Johnson hits a RBI double over Anderson's glove in CF. Gonzalez to 3B. 2-1 Padres. Barfield grounds to Uribe. Uribe guns out Gonzalez at home. 2 outs. Greene lines out to RF. Inning over. 2-1, Padres.

Jon Adkins is scheduled to pitch for the Padres today. Mackowiak K's swinging after working the count. Uribe grounds out to 2B. Konerko doubles on a wind-blown popup to RCF. Dye lines a single to CF. Konerko scores. Iguchi grounds out to SS. Inning over, 1-1 tie.

Barfield with an infield single. Giles hits a double off the CF wall. Inning over, 1-0 Padres. That's where he belongs.

That was my point.

2B Josh Barfield SS Khalil Greene RF Brian Giles DH Mike Piazza 3B Vinny Castilla C Doug Mirabelli LF Terrmel Sledge 1B Adrian Gonzalez CF Ben Johnson ------------------------- P Chris Young LF Rob Mackowiak SS Juan Uribe 1B Paul Konerko RF Jermaine Dye 2B Tadahito Iguchi 3B Joe Crede C Chris Widger CF Brian Anderson DH Darren Blakely ------------------------- P Jon Garland

Don't even bother. This is the same dude said that Jerry Owens would be our starting CF'er and Rookie of the Year this season.

Well, maybe not the one of the right...

Yep... Chicago White Sox 2006 Spring Training Broadcast Schedule

Well, that's not all that Cooper sees wrong with Thornton... http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb...t=.jsp&c_id=cws http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb...t=.jsp&c_id=cws

Funny, The Score is playing a clip of Don Cooper and he said that Thornton has to throw more first pitch strikes to help cut down on his walks. Cooper said that Thornton's problem is very similar to what Contreras's was.

Reds acquire catcher David Ross RHP Bobby Basham sent to San Diego

Peter Gammons is a Red Sox homer.

Good point. Thornton threw 7 wild pitches in 57 innings last season.

Supposedly, he can hit 98 MPH but he mostly works around 94. Of course, he has no control so that doesn't mean much.

I don't think so. Hendry has been on the defense kick the entire offseason. I think he wants Hairston starting at 2B, regardless of his mediocre offense. I think they will trade Walker soon and Hairston will be their opening day 2nd baseman with worthless Neifi stealing starts from Ronny Cedeno at SS. Dusty loves his little Neifi.

http://www.suntimes.com/output/sox/cst-spt-cowley21.html

Looks like the Flubs really want this Matos scrub... http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...6032001553.html

^^^ This Thornton guy is a virtual lock for our bullpen come opening day and Cooper doesn't have much time to try to fix his flaws. That's the main concern to me. http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb...t=.jsp&c_id=cws

The White Sox traded a AAAA reliever in Bajenaru for a good utility infielder in Cintron and you said that it wasn't a steal. But trading a starting pitcher with a cheap contract who is on par with Matt Clement in terms of production for a good outfielder with upside is more of a steal? Come on... A decent starting pitcher like Arroyo with a dirt-cheap contract (3-years, $11.25 million) has a lot of value in the current market. You pretty much know what you are going to get from Arroyo -- he's a league average #4 or #5 starter with a really cheap contract. Those are very expensive these days. Until Wily Mo Pena progresses, all he is right now is an outfielder with potential. He's a guy with a career line of .248 / .303 / .477 / .780 and has only walked 54 times but has struck out 288 times. That's a 5.33-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Not pretty to watch. Right now, Pena looks a lot like 1993 Sammy Sosa but Sosa actually had the benefit of taking steroids to get to the next level. Pena will have to do it with his own natural talent and ability. Will he do it? Well, that's still up in the air at this point. Pena is still a gamble. Why? The Reds have needed pitching forever and even without Pena their offense will be really, really good. Ryan Freel will get more playing time now as well and he would look good at the top of many team's lineups. Meanwhile, the Red Sox have Papelbon and Lester coming up soon to replace Arroyo. They will have Wily Mo Pena to replace Trot Nixon in RF in 2007 so they can let Nixon go via free agency. This is simply a good trade for both teams that makes sense for both teams.

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http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sp...tesox-headlines http://www.suntimes.com/output/sox/cst-spt-cowley21.html

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