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Ozzie, Jr. has been doing some radio shows with Rongey. Ozney is in high school.

QUOTE(Jenks Heat @ Mar 27, 2008 -> 04:50 PM) Wasn't Mike Piazza drafted in like the 61st round because he was Tommy Lasorda's godson? Oney needs to get on the roids too.

QUOTE(scenario @ Mar 27, 2008 -> 01:23 PM) BTW - Both the Trib and whitesox.com are listing the start time as 2:05pm central (3:05 eastern) Correct. The last game in Arizona is always an hour earlier. presumably to give teams an extra hour for wherever they travel for the last few spring games. Sox fly to Oklahoma City tomorrow morning.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 27, 2008 -> 01:02 PM) Other than Uribe v Ozuna, and the exact oder they are in... I think that's the Opening Day lineup. Against CC, I hope Thome is dropped in the order. Or better yet, not in the lineup at all.

Could be the Sox last game at TEP. Nick Swisher, CF Orlando Cabrera, SS Jim Thome, DH Paul Konerko, 1B Jermaine Dye, RF A.J. Pierzynski, C Carlos Quentin, LF Joe Crede, 3B Juan Uribe, 2B Nick Masset on the hill.

QUOTE(DonnyDevito @ Mar 25, 2008 -> 07:38 PM) my opening day line up: Swisher, LF Cabrera, SS Thome, DH Konerko, 1B Dye, RF Pierzynski, C Crede, 3B Uribe, 2B Ozuna, CF I think it'll be: Ozuna, Cabrera, Swisher, Konerko, Thome, Dye, Crede, Pierzynski, Anderson Game 2: Ramirez, Cabrera, Thome, Konerko, Dye, Swisher, Crede, Pierzynski, Uribe

Owens, CF; Cabrera, SS; Thome, DH; Dye, RF; Swisher, 1B; AJ, C; Fields, 3B; Quentin, LF; Ramirez, 2B. Danks pitching.

QUOTE(GreenSox @ Mar 23, 2008 -> 10:14 AM) Ellis can't hit. The Sox don't need yet another bad offensive player.

The boxscore has Bourgeois under Guillen's name, so Hughes may have had it wrong. Game ended 8-8. Whoopti whoop.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Mar 22, 2008 -> 05:50 PM) Oney Guillen into pinch run for Crede. Too bad we couldn't have Carrie Schuler on the roster as well, she hits about as good as Oney does. Oney is playing 3rd base. This is on par with Billy Crystal's at bat. edit: Pat Hughes got it wrong. Pablo "Osuna" is at 3rd. Oney at 2nd. Some scrub pitcher is about to blow a three run lead in the 10th.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Mar 22, 2008 -> 05:40 PM) Dont let him tease you, he'll be swinging from his heels in a week. So? He is who he is. He's some pretty good insurance at 2B and SS.

Uribe --homer with 2 out in the 9th. 5-4 Sox going to the bottom. Keep Uribe.

QUOTE(knightni @ Mar 22, 2008 -> 05:19 PM) Can Hall be DLed? He could.

Backup catcher isn't a popular topic, but I think Toby Hall is a release candidate. Phillips seems to have a good arm, and some ML experience. Too bad Ozzie put Hall at 1B last spring, but if he can't throw, he's worthless.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Mar 22, 2008 -> 04:51 PM) So much for Javy's solid outing. It's spring training, so I'm not going to freak out. But when Javy coasts through 5, and then gets torched in the 6th, it pisses me off.

4-0 Sox. Roughing up Lilly.

I think Anderson gets in a comfort zone when he plays in the state of Arizona, where he is from. When he gets in the big stadiums, in cold weather, I expect him to fail again. I'm rooting for the guy, but he's going to have to do it in April for me to believe he's turned a corner.

And now this news... http://blogs.suntimes.com/whitesox/2008/03..._continues.html

QUOTE(lvjeremylv @ Mar 20, 2008 -> 05:21 PM) Mark Ellis thing? Elaborate please. Just rumor, but it's popped up a couple times in the last month. No idea if it's true, but he'd be a nice pickup.

QUOTE(RME JICO @ Mar 20, 2008 -> 04:31 PM) Probably also means welcome back Torpedo Boat as well. No way we let him go now with Richar being out that long. I still think Uribe is gone. They'll go with Ramirez/Ozuna/Bourgeois. Or maybe the Mark Ellis thing gets done. That would be my preference.

Per the Score, Richar out 4-6 weeks. Good luck, Alexei.

Sox and Dodgers play each other this afternoon. Maybe Ned Coletti and Kenny Williams will have a chance to chat about some things. The Dodgers have a bullpen guy that would give the Sox some depth at AAA---Jonathan Meloan. Remember that name.

I think the Sox have a chance to be pretty good this year----with Josh Fields. I'm not denying Crede is a much better defensive player, but Fields is ok. If they keep Crede, I think it's just a distraction to the team until something happens. If it's inevitable that Crede is getting traded, I'd rather it be before next Thursday.

Anyone else out there who doesn't really give a crap what they get for Crede? I want him traded. I want him traded now.

Owens starts 108 games in CF. Richar starts 108 games at 2B. Ramirez starts 54 games each in CF and at 2B. These are just rough estimates...