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Highlighted by a Pudge Rodriguez bases-clearing triple and then a slam by Inge.

Did anybody see Detroit? They took steel-toed boots and stomped the s*** out of Cleveland 17-3. Ouch!

Nice to see the big man return to the lineup with a home run. And how about William on the mound in the 10th? Nice. Nicely done Frank & Billy!

Wild Pitch. CLee to 2nd.

Come on Paulie!

UGH! Bad inning there. Let's get those 2 runs back.

Yankees getting smoked 6-0 vs the BoSox. Contreras is out of there.

It's obvious Mike Kiley wrote the article.

Sox need extreme makeover Posted Friday, April 23, 2004 By Barry Rozner What the White Sox don't need is a tummy tuck. Or Botox, or calf implants or liposuction. They need all of it. They don't just need a facelift. They need a face change. They don't need gimmicks and they don't need just a new marketing director. They need marketing direction. The White Sox don't need to blow up their ballpark. They need to blow up the environment of their ballpark, not to mention their organization and their culture. Ask anyone what the face of the Blackhawks is and they'll tell you it's a bumbling, stumbling fool that spits all over its fan base every time it opens its mouth or makes a move. Ask anyone what the face of the White Sox is and they'll tell you it's just plain sour. It's mean, angry, vindictive, jealous and petty. Every news conference - this side of Ozzie Guillen - features someone who's unhappy, defensive, mad or scowling. Their inferiority complex when it comes to the Cubs overwhelms them, but they're too busy concentrating on their misery to see it. Sure, the Sox could hire someone like the Cubs' No. 2 marketing man, Jay Blunk, and he would do very well, though early speculation has centered on Jerry Reinsdorf's son stepping into the vacated marketing job. But there's a much bigger issue here, and that's the unfriendly atmosphere that permeates every inch of the Sox organization from top to bottom, and from foul line to foul line. And the only way to change that is to put someone in charge who can change the dynamic and force dynamic change. The most obvious candidate is Cubs marketing director John McDonough, who is going to be president of an organization someday, and if the Sox were smart they'd get him now, put him in charge and give him the run of the joint. The Sox don't have a boss the fans can see. They don't really know who makes decisions or solves problems. The Cubs didn't either, and their front office was a joke until Andy MacPhail was hired. He changed the aura immediately to a place where business would get done and get done the right way, from top to bottom. When the casual White Sox fan thinks of the team, he or she thinks of executives staring coldly into cameras, players unhappy with contracts or fans attacking someone on the field. Right or wrong, it's what they see, and the organization needs someone with personality, vision, credibility, ideas, power, influence, respect and a calming smile to change the notion of what White Sox baseball means. Right now, you walk in and are immersed in unhappiness and choked by unfriendliness. The Sox don't just need a new marketing boss and they don't need gimmicks. That's like paying millions to an all-star second baseman when you've lost 100 games and really need five starting pitchers, two set-up men and a closer. If they want to change the attitude, they need a team president, someone like McDonough to change the environment to one of cooperation and friendliness. Until then, the organization will be the worst of all combinations: ugly with a rotten personality.

Yeah, let 42 home run power sit and rot on the bench. Classic. :headshake

Raschi was probably thinking "That kid is too small to go yard again. Powerful wrists? Bah!"

From Rotoworld: Seeing how he was scheduled to go yesterday, his next start would've been during one of the 2 games vs the Sox.

From the Detroit Free Press: Anybody got a scouting report on this guy?

Yeah, he's quickly making me forget Flash Gordon and his 7.5 million salary that's now in the Bronx.

Ex-NFL player Tillman killed in Afghanistan Ex-NFL player Tillman killed in Afghanistan Former Cardinal gave up big salary to join Army Rangers Pat Tillman turned down a $3.6 million salary offer from the Arizona Cardinals in 2002 to join the Army in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. BREAKING NEWS NBC News and news services Updated: 11:01 a.m. ET April 23, 2004WASHINGTON - Pat Tillman, who gave up a lucrative NFL contract with the Arizona Cardinals to join the Army Rangers, was killed in action in Afghanistan, military officials said Friday. In the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Tillman decided to turn down a three-year, $3.6 million contract with the Cardinals to enlist in the Army. INTERACTIVE • Elite troops Some of the world's key special forces units Tillman, who went through Special Forces training to become a Ranger, was first deployed to Iraq in March 2003 with the 75th Regiment Ranger Battalion. In Afghanistan, Tillman's batallion was involved in "Operation Mountain Storm," part of the U.S. campaign against Taliban and al-Qaida groups along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, military officials said. He was killed during action in the past 24 hours, they said. Tillman joined the Army with his younger brother Kevin in May 2002, but Pat Tillman denied requests for media coverage of his enlistment, basic training and ultimate deployments. According to Army officials at the time, Tillman wanted no special treatment, wanted no special attention, but wanted to be considered just one of the soldiers doing his duty for his country. NBC's Jim Jim Miklaszewski contributed to this report. RIP Mr. Tillman. And Godspeed.

Also from the same article in whitesox.com regarding Frank's injury and the status: Just for those that think Frank is dogging it.

I didn't hear anything about a call-up, but then again, I didn't know the Sox had waived Michael Rivera today, so anything is possible at this point.

From Chicagosports.com: Sox's Uribe fuels campaign as AL's most valuable sub E-mail this story Printer-friendly format Search archives April 23, 2004 Juan Uribe, a man of action, did everything he could to get fans home from U.S. Cellular Field in time to catch David Letterman's monologue Thursday night. At the plate, Uribe swung at Mike Mussina's first pitch the first three times he faced him, lining two singles and hitting a soft liner back to Mussina to start a double play. Uribe was more selective his last time up. He took one ball before flying out to the wall in center field. And I was starting to think maybe he's a free swinger. In the field, Uribe did what a shortstop is supposed to—he got outs just about every time he could get his hands on the ball. That was quite often, as the surprising Scott Schoeneweis kept the Yankees off balance with a 91-m.p.h. fastball mixed with an improved changeup and a new cutter. Uribe may not have been the star of the White Sox's 4-3 victory, but he led in time of possession. He showed why Jose Valentin, who is a tremendous team player, wasn't afraid to rest his tight left hamstring for two weeks on the disabled list. With their backup shortstop in the middle of things, the Sox showed that one thing the Yankees can't buy is extra outs. They were limited to the standard 27 by an almost flawless night of fielding, which made the difference in the one-run victory. More than almost any team in the majors, it appears the Sox could go as far as their fielding takes them. Their pitchers work quickly and don't miss many bats, averaging an American League-low 4.7 strikeouts per game. "I'm not a high-strikeout guy," said Schoeneweis, who fanned only Bernie Williams. "I do tend to get a lot of ground balls. These guys have played outstanding behind me. That's the type of defense I'm going to need the rest of the year if I'm going to be successful." Uribe, who has the arm to play deep, spent most of the evening positioned at the lip of the outfield grass and between pitches smoothed the infield dirt over and over. He accounted for 12 outs and participated in three huge double plays. Two were especially dramatic. His strong relay after a grounder to Willie Harris nailed Gary Sheffield and stopped an eighth-inning rally before it got going. Then he handled a squibber by Travis Lee and flipped to Harris to start the game-ender with the tying run on third base. No wonder Valentin trusts Uribe. Ditto manager Ozzie Guillen. "Uribe is doing a tremendous job," he said. The two-hit night against Mussina raised the 25-year-old Uribe's batting average to .368. It was his fourth start at shortstop, his natural position, and his 10th overall. He's making himself into one of the most valuable extra men in the AL, but when Valentin returns, Uribe could cramp the playing time of Harris. The second baseman struck out three times, slipping to .213. "I told Uribe in spring training you will get more at-bats than you think," Guillen said. "He started out well, so I don't have to worry about playing him." Looking for a possible successor to Valentin, in the last year of his contract, Sox general manager Ken Williams traded offensive-minded second baseman Aaron Miles to Colorado for Uribe in December. Both teams like the deal at this point. Miles, who platoons with fellow rookie Luis Gonzalez, is hitting .304 with two homers and nine RBIs in 11 games for the Rockies. Early returns are good on other Williams moves too. Ross Gload, placed on the 40-man roster because of his play in winter ball in Mexico, slashed a two-run double to cap the three-run first off Mussina. Timo Perez, acquired from the New York Mets in a spring deal for expendable reliever Matt Ginter, made a diving catch to take a run-scoring hit away from Alex Rodriguez. Williams and his scouts may have found another Esteban Loaiza in Schoeneweis, who, like Jon Garland, fared well in two starts against the Yankees. Then there's the Guillen hiring. He got the ninth-inning matchups he wanted for left-hander Damaso Marte, who survived a scary inning. This was a situation for Marte, not the right-handed Billy Koch. It also was a good situation for Uribe. Unless you need a walk, it seems, most are. Email: [email protected] Copyright © 2004, The Chicago Tribune

Here's one today from whitesox.com regarding the use of Paul Konerko as an emergency catcher in case Sandy Alomar couldn't make it: Any others???

From Rotoworld:

Here's the story: In 1983 in grade school, ordered a baseball book from Scholastic (the little rainbow order form they used to give out where you paid up front and received the books you ordered about a month later). The first picture I saw in the book was Carlton Fisk. Later, as a result of perfect attendance for the semester, I received 2 White Sox tickets from my school. Went to the game a week later at Old Comiskey Park and watched Fisk blast a home run in the bottom of the 9th to win it. The rest is history.

With KC, you also need to add Aaron "f***ing" Guiel. It seemed like that bastard was always on base for the 6 games. I don't mind Crawford as much.......... just keep him away from Billy Koch.

2nd time he keeps the mighty Yankee lineup to 3 runs or less, and this time gets a win out of it. I don't know if it'll last, but for the time being, glad to have you on this club.

Twins hang on for a 4-3 victory.