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QUOTE(RME JICO @ May 23, 2006 -> 03:40 AM) Vazquez has been solid for the season except for the last two outings and that one inning vs TOR. So he's made 8 starts with 3 of them sub-par. Sounds like his whole career. He could throw a no hitter tonight, then get blown up next trip. You just don't know what you're going to get with this guy. Its too early to give up on him but he shouldn't be mentioned in the Buerhle, Garcia, Contreras class in my eyes.

QUOTE(fathom @ May 22, 2006 -> 06:31 PM) A great sign for any Frank haters would be "The home plate umpire helped us win a World Series more than Frank Thomas". Cold

Oakland Athletics Jason Kendall C .259 Nick Swisher LF .287 Mark Kotsay CF .286 Eric Chavez 3B .281 Frank Thomas DH .178 Bobby Crosby SS .236 Jay Payton RF .259 Dan Johnson 1B .191 Marco Scutaro 2B .153 Barry Zito P (3-3 3.27) Chicago White Sox Pablo Ozuna LF .432 Tadahito Iguchi 2B .308 Jim Thome DH .288 Paul Konerko 1B .317 Jermaine Dye RF .297 Joe Crede 3B .291 Chris Widger C .265 Juan Uribe SS .195 Brian N. Anderson CF .170 Jon Garland P (3-2 6.18) Umpires: HP: Doug Eddings 1B: Paul Schrieber 2B: Jim Joyce 3B: Greg Gibson Check out the umps.

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ May 21, 2006 -> 07:38 PM) Nor should he. Cubs will merely deactivate him from the DL five days before his intended return. Won't hurt anyone. Cost them a 25 man roster spot. And now that I think about it, it could complicate what ever rehab assignement they give him.

Updated XSOX Big Frank is playing again. 0-4 yesterday. It will be fun to see him face Garland Monday. Zito is scheduled to go for the As.

QUOTE(GoRowand33 @ May 17, 2006 -> 09:07 PM) My dad was telling me how he thinks that Singleton has really improved lately is this true? Both have grown remarkably this year. Farmer is now a technically good PbP man, very little gets missed. If you don't like his style, thats one thing, but you can't complain much about not being told whats going on any more. Singleton, who had farther to go, is also becoming smoother and more relaxed. I haven't heard him squeak "and here's the 0-0 pitch" for a couple weeks. If you consider that both were rookies at the start of the year, and appreciate the efforts they are making to improve, you have to be satisfied with how the broadcasts are going. I think they are pretty good now and later on, when they both fully acclimate they will be pretty good.

QUOTE(YASNY @ May 15, 2006 -> 12:12 PM) That came from a story my father told me. The Yankees hit into a TP against the Sox back in the 60's. Casey Stengel, in his frustration after the game, seriously said "That play took us right out of the inning." Casey was one of a kind. Farmeo called it an inning ending triple play. Any one else notice the improvement in Farmer (Singleton too) the last couple weeks? Some like his style and some don't but in terms of accuracy and calling every pitch he's been right up there with the Gold Standard, John Rooney. This is no bull, I keep score cards with the TV on and, after a horrible start to the season, he's been great.

I was in a friendly bar discussion with a guy who was busting me over how much I whined when KW made his moves over the winter. He tried to get me to say that last years group would not have the record that this year’s group is putting up. I said they would be about the same, the argument never ended, even while watching Javier give up his 7 earned runs in 5-1/3 innings. So this morning I looked up how the guys in the moves are doing. Offensively it looks like a wash, although to be fair Everett and Thomas probably wouldn’t have a combined 235 AB were they both still with the Sox. At a glance the pitching looks like an improvement but it boils down to 12 innings and 3 runs. So I stand on what I said, the team is not dramatically improved this year and in the years to come the White Sox may rue losing Chris Young, Gio Gonzalez and Danny Haigwood.

Averages is averages. JoBo is sinking and Magglio is hot as a fire cracker. XSOX

QUOTE(Texsox @ May 10, 2006 -> 06:37 AM) Mac is conditioned for relief at this point, having him stretch and try to pitch 5 or 6 innings is an invitation for injury. If Haeger gets hit tonight, look for BMAC to come in and start the stretching out process. Brandon went 58 pitches on April 13; 16, 16, 22 and 17 in his appearances since. If he goes over 40 tonight I think we can assume that's the plan.

Now MLB has it too: MLB Com That whoosing sound you hear is the sigh of releif coming from FutureSox.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ May 8, 2006 -> 02:04 PM) Before 2005, I saw 1 White Sox hat that I remember, other than mine. I have seen atleast 10 since then. That's like half the people in North Dakota. Probably one hat that they pass around.

QUOTE(Texsox @ May 8, 2006 -> 06:40 AM) I was channel flipping and caught the Giant's 6th inning and Bonds was a bat. I couldn't help myself, I had to watch. It reminded me a little like Frank in the mid 1990s. And that shot was huge. Longest home run I've seen in a while. He got a good pitch to hit and put every milligram in him behind it.

Kansas City Royals Esteban German 3B .500 Mark Grudzielanek 2B .276 Tony Graffanino 1B .143 Emil Brown LF .226 Angel Berroa SS .240 Aaron Guiel RF .167 John Buck C .204 Justin Huber DH .000 Kerry Robinson CF .276 Mark Redman P (0-2 7.00) Chicago White Sox Pablo Ozuna LF .524 Tadahito Iguchi 2B .342 Jim Thome DH .299 Paul Konerko 1B .339 Joe Crede 3B .314 Rob Mackowiak RF .192 Juan Uribe SS .161 Chris Widger C .211 Brian N. Anderson CF .160 Mark Buehrle P (3-2 3.76) Umpires: HP: Eric Cooper 1B: Bill Miller 2B: Gerry Davis 3B: Brian Gorman

Just looked in on him. A walk so far against Mulder. St Lou up 1-0 on a passed ball by Miguel Olivo.

Updated XSOX Check out our old friend Estoban Loaiza, 2.15 WHIP yeeoch!

QUOTE(Dick Allen @ May 5, 2006 -> 05:02 PM) I wonder if Sanders is playing for KC tonight. He left yesterday with a minor injury. Without him or Sweeney, Garland should be able to lower his bloated ERA. No Sanders OR Sweeney Kansas City Royals Kerry Robinson CF .286 Mark Grudzielanek 2B .278 Doug Mientkiewicz 1B .256 Matt Stairs DH .273 Emil Brown LF .233 Aaron Guiel RF --- Angel Berroa SS .245 John Buck C .180 Esteban German 3B .458 Scott Elarton P (0-4 4.28) Chicago White Sox Scott Podsednik LF .245 Tadahito Iguchi 2B .321 Jim Thome DH .300 Paul Konerko 1B .346 A.J. Pierzynski C .326 Joe Crede 3B .316 Rob Mackowiak CF .208 Alex Cintron SS .277 Ross Gload RF .250 Jon Garland P (2-1 7.11) Umpires: HP: Gerry Davis 1B: Brian Gorman 2B: Eric Cooper 3B: Bill Miller

I'm having a hard time getting excited about a 39 year old pitcher who wasn't good enough to make the rickety St. Louis bullpen. Jocketty/LaRussa/Duncan are rarely very wrong about guys like this. They go by how a guy is throwing now, not a BaseBall Reference career stats page. Its a nice gesture by the Sox to give him a chance to pitch, and while its possible something good will happen, he has to pass at least Logan, Lopez and Bentz to get to Chicago.

From Cleveland's game wrap on MLB.Com: Wow, rare for a pitcher to admit it. There are times, certain match ups, where a basestealer can take over a game.

Chicago White Sox Scott Podsednik LF .233 Alex Cintron 2B .297 Jim Thome DH .307 Paul Konerko 1B .372 Jermaine Dye RF .329 Joe Crede 3B .286 Rob Mackowiak CF .125 Juan Uribe SS .175 Chris Widger C .077 Jon Garland P (2-1 7.3) Los Angeles Angels Chone Figgins 3B .266 Orlando Cabrera SS .283 Vladimir Guerrero RF .319 Garret Anderson LF .322 Tim Salmon DH .304 Darin Erstad CF .250 Casey Kotchman 1B .152 Jeff Mathis C .118 Adam Kennedy 2B .333 Ervin Santana P (2-0 2.96) Umpires: HP: Charlie Reliford 1B: Larry Vanover 2B: Greg Gibson 3B: Paul Nauert Anyone who Jeff Mathis is?

After games of 4/28/2006. Link My browser didn't like it under SoxTalk, so I made it a link.

Back in the bigs: Rotoworld

QUOTE(SadChiSoxFanOptimist @ Apr 20, 2006 -> 10:15 PM) Ed Farmer will be there (should I ask him about the Al Cowens incident?) and they'll post our photos online and allow us to download them and print our own copies. MOTOSOX! Ask him what was going on in the game while he was talking to Cal Ripken. He didn't tell us in the radio. Seriously, sounds like a great outing, enjoy!

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Apr 20, 2006 -> 07:30 AM) That is incredible. Anyone know if this is anywhere close to a record, because I don't think I have ever heard of anything like this ever before?!?!?!? Fantastic eye for stats Tony82087 and southsider2k5. I verified the 10 over the minimum because I couldn't freaking believe it --- but it really happened! I have game logs from 1960 to 2004 and the lowest number of batters over the minimum the Sox faced in a 3 game series I can find is 14. They did it against the Kansas City Athletics in Comiskey ending 10/3/1965; again against Minnesota in Metropolitan ending 6/25/1967. It looks like a team record to me ---at least for the years I have. I love stuff like this.

QUOTE(Jimbo's Drinker @ Apr 20, 2006 -> 12:39 AM) he said during an interview that the cubs are looking to sell. old man pete said the Wirtz family is looking to buy the cubs and sell the hawks to JR?? ummm what As cub hater and a long suffering Black Hawks fan, this would be my wildest fantasy come true. Wirtz would run the ball club even deeper into the ground while JR would build a cup team. It is much too good to ever be true.