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And the best part is Marte got his revenge against the 3 guys that burned him last week. He got Lopez to strike out, Berroa to foul out, & Beltran to ground out. Way to go, D!

I didn't want Everett last year. Rowand got his 1st homer today. I think he'll have quite a few more before this year is up.

ESPN has us ranked 15th. After all, a Mendy Lopez home run has to warrant a proper 8th ranking for KC.

Walk off shot to win it and get the sweep! :headbang

I don't want him in Chicago. I still remember a few years ago how the Bulls wined and dined him when he had no intentions of coming here.

As for Sox highlights, they only showed Olivo's 3 run double, Konerko's blooper and Crede's game winner. Reynolds said Beltran was a superstar in the making and instead of focusing on the Sox comeback, Gammons chose to mention KC's starting pitching ERA instead. They spent more time on Prior's progress than the game. Same ole, same ole from ESPN.

Right after Sweeney homered, North was laughing about it. Then after the Sox came back and won it, he said he still felt Minnesota had the best shot in this division. Someone explain to me how this crackhead is a Sox fan, again?

cwsox!!!! :headbang

Dear Billy: You owe us dinner. Signed, The White Sox offense

This is a game we would've lost last year.

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Maybe it's just my biased nature to hate ESPN, but reading that article makes it seem like if the Sox don't give that 5th year that Mags is bolting. My God, they just started talks! Even Mags himself said they were going great. Why do they feel the need to add a negative spin to it? I really think they hope he signs with either the Yankees or Red Sox.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sox Notebook Should Wright falter, Cotts waiting in wings Wednesday, April 14, 2004 By Joe Cowley Staff writer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dan Wright need not look over his shoulder ... yet. The White Sox pitcher is coming off a less than stellar 2004 debut at New York on Sunday, in which he lasted just 4 2/3 innings and allowed five runs (four earned). The Sox have left-hander Neal Cotts — who has worked out of the bullpen — as an insurance policy, but pitching coach Don Cooper said Wright's job security is in his own hands. "Neal has done well. He's a guy that down the road, everyone knows can be a top-line starter," Cooper said. "But things are going well for him right now. I wouldn't want to rock that boat. "It's nice to know that if something arises, we've got another guy right here on hand that can step right in there." In two appearances this season, Cotts has allowed just two hits in three innings. In six Cactus League games, he was 1-1 with a 2.45 ERA. While Cooper said Wright is not on a short leash, the Sox expect improvement. Wright put in some extra work in the bullpen before Tuesday's game. "The big thing with Danny is to command his fastball," Cooper said. "He gets his off-speed pitches over, but the fastball was a pitch he was trying to do a little too much with. We addressed that, so I don't expect that to be something that's going to linger." Wright, originally scheduled to pitch Saturday at Tampa Bay, has been moved up to Friday. The Sox didn't want lefties Mark Buehrle (Thursday) and Scott Schoeneweis (Saturday) pitching in back-to-back games. The gun doesn't lie Esteban Loaiza wasn't fooling many Kansas City hitters Tuesday, and the radar gun told the story. "My first start in Kansas City (April 7), I threw a lot more fastballs than cutters in the game," Loaiza said. "I was 94-95 (mph) on my fastball and had my cutter at 88 mph. "(Tuesday), I think my fastball was 88 and my cutter was 81 to 85. I really don't know what was going on. I was just battling and trying to throw strikes. Two days from now, I'll throw (in the) bullpen and try to correct myself." Loaiza has allowed five homers in his first two starts. He allowed 17 all last season. Quality over quantity Loaiza (2-0) went six innings, allowing five runs on seven hits — and threw 106 pitches. It was the fifth time a Sox starter has thrown more than 100 pitches in a game this season. General manager Ken Williams has no problem with a high pitch count early on, but ... "We want to see quality starts," Williams said. "The conventional thought behind that is six innings, three runs ... but that's also a 4.50 ERA. I'm still a little old-school in thinking that your top-end pitchers should be in the threes ERA-wise. But if you throw quality start after quality start up, you're going to win in the 60 percentile of your games." Getting closer Frank Thomas went 1-for-3 Tuesday, raising his average to .208. "I'm fine," Thomas said. "Teams know what I did last year. They're not going to say, 'Here, hit it.' They're going to make it tough. "When I bust out, I bust out. As long as we're winning I can't worry about that right now." Sigh of relief Williams said results from an MRI on pitching prospect Kris Honel were negative. Honel, the Sox's first-round pick in 2001 out of Providence Catholic, left his debut with Double-A Birmingham last week after four innings with soreness in his right elbow. "This particular issue was a fear of some bone spurs," Williams said. "The MRI was negative on any structural damage at all. "He's going throw on the side and get back out there in a week, and hopefully he can resume his season." Touch 'em all The Sox are 54-51 all-time in home openers, and have won five of their last seven. ... Jose Valentin went 2-for-5, extending his hitting streak to five games. Five of his eight hits in that span have gone for extra bases — two doubles, two homers and a triple. ... Catcher Miguel Olivo is hitting .413 (19-of-46) career vs. Kansas City.

Let me save you the trouble. It's another way of saying incompetence.....like the Cubs organization.

Ever heard of the term "Mickey Mouse operation"?

I pulled this joke off another board and got a good laugh out of this one. An oil sheik,who is wealthy almost beyond words, is contemplating what to give his daughter for her upcoming 13th birthday. The sheik asks his daughter,"What would you like for your 13th birthday that would make it the most special day that I could provide for you ?" The daughter replies,"Oh father, I would REALLY like to go to Walt Disney World !!!" The father replies,"If that is your wish, Walt Disney World it will be !!" The sheiks private jet takes them to Orlando, Florida,where a limo takes them right up to the entrance to WDW, where they spend the whole day, doing the park up one side, and down the other, to the daughter's complete delight. The day turns to evening, and as is the norm in WDW, as the rides in the park are closed at days end, Main Street with all it's gift shops are still open to try and get the tourists who visited WDW that day, to possibly spend what remaining money they have, before ending their visit, and returning to their cars. The father and daughter are standing in the middle of Main Street, reflecting on the never to be forgotten day they have experienced. With the moon and stars shining brightly overhead, the lights twinkling in the Main street trees, the wonderful music playing in the park, they take one last look at Cinderella's beautifully lit castle, as the father looks into the beaming face of his daughter. He asks,"Daughter, have you enjoyed your birthday?" The daughter replies"Oh father, it has been the most special of all !!" He then asks her,"Is there ANYTHING else that I could get you, my daughter, to make your wonderful day complete?" The daughter looks down for a moment in deep thought, and then lovingly looking up at her father gives her answer. "Oh father,"she says," I would REALLY, REALLY like to have a Mickey Mouse outfit !!!" The smile dissappears from the father's face as he sadly looks at his daughter and says: "I hate to have to dissapoint you, on this most special of all days, my daughter, but as I speak, the Chicago Cubs are not for sale !!"

I must warn you. The last option cannot be selected as hell hasn't frozen over and pigs haven't taken flight. Place your bets.

Woo-hoo! Only a game out of 1st!

Me and Z is a great show. Another good one as of late is Silvy & Carmen on ESPN 1000.

Maybe your teacher is a baseball fan. All team home openers should be considered national holidays.

I believe Buffone did, I don't know about Crybaby North.

Great Sox win and he's b****ing about Loaiza and Garland. For this tool to claim that he's a Sox fan is a joke. Go get drunk near Clark and Addison and quit whining about a win. About to switch over to uber-fan Dave Wills down the dial.

Uh Brando, ya might want to hit the spellchecker for a sec.

I'm satisfied with the 3-3 record, but now that the Royals are playing in our backyard, I want to mop the floor with them and have them going back to KC licking their wounds.