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QUOTE(RockRaines @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 08:32 PM) Ah, so now its not his stuff, its his elbow. The guy is a top closer. His stuff is electric, and he will build up to the mid to high 90's. With that cutter and curve he will be sub 3 no problem I think anything below 3.25 is VERY ambitious for Jenks, unless he gets his velocity back up.

QUOTE(BearSox @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 08:12 PM) I pretty much agree with this whole post, except if he is only hitting 92-95, I think he will be more around a 4-4.5 ERA A veteran National League scout said Jenks' fastball topped out Tuesday at 95 m.p.h., a 2 m.p.h. increase from two weeks ago. Jenks said his pitch selection was much better than Tuesday's. He got Mike Piazza on a grounder to start the ninth inning, then struck out Eric Chavez and Mark Ellis. "Once I go to bed at night, I'm done being [upset]," Jenks said. "Today is a new day. That's the way I've looked at it since I've been in this role." from chicagosports.com

Sorry if I missed this...have they released these rankings? I heard the local Royals' announcer talking about how they'd moved way up (I think to #11) from being in the 20's the last couple of years, so I was curious where we stood. Around #10-14? http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prosp...ures/26854.html That's all I could find, but this information is only good through 2006.

QUOTE(dasox24 @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 08:02 PM) I thought Harrell was supposed to start in Winston-Salem, but he's not on the roster. Extended Spring Training possibly? I hope not, but where else could he be? EDIT: I found this on Whitesox.com: The Pioneer League doesn't start until late June, right? Around the week or so after the draft...Dewon Day is looking more promising each week.

QUOTE(HeGone33 @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 07:54 PM) I'll take mine over both Is she Russian/Czech, a porn star, or neither?

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/st...biraax_mobaax_1 6 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 2 BB's, 8 K's 2.45 ERA Collaro was 3 for 4 (.400) with RBI's again

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 12:29 PM) Haigwood, to me, is a good example of the player who is a victim of overreliance on scouting reports. I think a lot of scouts lose the forest for the trees - they are so caught up in a few MPH of velocity, or a few inches of height, etc., that they don't notice that a player is really good at just getting it done. Some players find a way to be very good despite what the skills reports say. And then the decision happens - its decided that subjective outlook on future skill use is more important than actual results. And so players like Haigwood fall through the cracks. Its sort of sad, because succeeding and finding a way to perform are themselves very important skills that get overlooked. See Castro and Marshall. In all seriousness, I think they were happier to rehabilitate Wing than they are likely to bring back Haigwood.

QUOTE(StrangeSox @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 05:04 PM) BA or Erstad. Its implied when we say that the winning run wouldn't have been scored if Pods had been subbed out. BA saved one run today, but he looked simply miserable at the plate.

QUOTE(BearSox @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 05:16 PM) topping out at 91 today... got a ton of help by the Athletics' hitters because they were chasing a lot of bad pitches... On the Comcast feed, he was 91-93. I think he might have thrown one at 89 again, but it might have been a cutter instead of a straight fastball.

QUOTE(zenryan @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 05:10 PM) big series win It seems like last year, we always won the first two and then let up or went with the dreaded Sunday line-up. We SHOULD be 5-3, but 4-4 is fine (considering we just took 2 of 3 and rallied back from a comatose state) and we have Carmona instead of Sabathia, if we even play this weekend. But you definitely feel happy for the team that they can get on that plane and take some positive feelings with them...sure, they could have swept, but they also could have left feeling like they were jinxed again, especially after the ball off the umpire and the way Buehrle started out with bad luck and a miniscule strike zone. You can tell Mark was breathing a sigh of relief and genuinely happy with JD for bailing him out.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 05:07 PM) The upper deck was used for a while, but they covered it up a couple years ago because they could never sell the things. Fastball still stuck between 91-93, but we'll a take it. That's a nice.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 05:02 PM) Now I stick with Aardsma. He has had some time off, Thor has been inconsistant, and both Jenks and Mac are over worked. If they blow this game, I'm going to load one of those bank "shuttle tubes" with all of my pennies and launch it at KW's office with a gigantic slingshot.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 04:55 PM) I'd stick with Aardsma. Kielty kills LH pitchers, then you have Piazza and Chavez. It would be nice to get an 8-3 lead and just leave Aardsma out there. I don't think I can take Jenks again. Wouldn't that be 3 days in a row for Jenks?

QUOTE(WilliamTell @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 04:48 PM) Good AB for AJ. This Pods AB can frame the debate for the next 48 hours here at SoxTalk, lol.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 04:42 PM) Huston Street coming in for the 9th. White Sox ERA is now 3.95 for the season. Blown saves, White Sox 3, rest of AL 7 Make that White Sox 3, rest of AL 8

QUOTE(hitlesswonder @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 04:16 PM) AJ is going to play in 162 games this season.... White Sox in 2006...after starting 1-4, went to 4-4 and then 13-5. What are the odds of that happening this season?

QUOTE(HeGone33 @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 04:10 PM) Last week it was Coop getting fired, this week its Walker.........Soxtalk is hilarious sometimes. Stay tuned folks!!!!!!!!!! I'm not saying what should or shouldn't happen....Ozzie is very loyal and has a great relationship with Walker, it's not the Gary Ward or Von Joshua situations....just that the media will try to find a villain or two to villify, and what better target than the hitting coach when your offense was dominating in 2006 and returns almost the same roster? Perhaps even better with Hall and Ersad.

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 04:07 PM) Ok, it's not that smart to even think about being knocked out of the race 1 month into the season. Not even remotely. Seems each of the last few years, someone has gone down big in the first month or two and still made the playoffs. Astros, A's, Cardinals I think, etc. Those teams didn't have to catch three teams in their divisions...they only had to jump one or two. The Cardinals were about 10-15 games over .500 for most of the season, almost collapsed to let the Astros back in it and just survived. The Astros and the A's...but the A's only have four teams in their division and the Angels are their only real competition.

QUOTE(Capn12 @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 04:06 PM) OK. Tell me who is the better option for hitting in the 2 hole: Choice A)The guy who has 1 AB all year, not a great contact hitter, not great OBP history, long loopy swing Choice B)The guy who hit 2nd for 2 YEARS with this team, posted a great OBP, used to the role and does the things that are needed hitting 2nd Its pretty simple. Iguchi looks about as good as Konerko and Dye right now at the plate, and this has been a lingering question since his horrible spring, which seems to be an annual tradition with him

QUOTE(Jimbo @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 04:03 PM) I hate you Radio Team....got my hopes up How long before Walker is fired? It's not the pitching right now...seems like the media always wants to pin it on the hitting coach. Ozzie's very loyal, it will be interesting to see how long this offensive slump goes on. We need to be ready to play our next two series or we could get knocked out of the race in the first month of the season.

QUOTE(Jimbo @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 04:00 PM) yay dye and crede giong to suck this chance up..go figure GIDP

QUOTE(Wedge @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 03:57 PM) I just think based on how he looks now and last year, that it's a pretty big assumption that he'll hit 270. I could be wrong, but that's just what my eyes tell me. He looks like a .230-.245 hitter to me...not unlike Rowand and Crede when they both first came up (throw in a dash of Chris Snopek), just has such a long swing. When he's short and quick, he can be very dangerous (see the Felix Hernandez game).

QUOTE(caulfield12 @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 03:52 PM) 1) Anderson can't bunt to save his life 2) Every ball he pulls will end up in a double play on the infield...he can't instinctively go to the opposite field to advance a runner 3) Too many swings without contact...hit and run would be a disaster 4) Too impatient 5) Can't hit a breaking ball 6) He can't adjust his swing to hit sac flies HOF/Gold Glove/All-Time Top 50 MLB defensive team for Anderson

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 03:49 PM) Actually, if Anderson makes contact and keeps the strikeouts low, it's not a terrible idea. I think someday he'll wind up making a nearly ideal #2 hitter once he's had some time. I'm not sure it's a good idea to stick him there after 7 games of sitting on the bench. 1) Anderson can't bunt to save his life 2) Every ball he pulls will end up in a double play on the infield...he can't instinctively go to the opposite field to advance a runner 3) Too many swings without contact...hit and run would be a disaster 4) Too impatient 5) Can't hit a breaking ball 6) He can't adjust his swing to hit sac flies

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Apr 11, 2007 -> 03:47 PM) For the organization its better for BA to be in AAA learning his craft while Luis Terrero is up on the big squad for the once a week start. Its just better business. It's better business not to have 3 blown saves 7 games into the season. I'm sure those crowds in May against KC and TB (weekend games) will be off the charts at this rate.