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QUOTE(Jabroni @ May 15, 2005 -> 12:07 PM) WALKER IS AWESOME!!! LOL! Better than Cotts though right?

Just need 4 more of those now.

Is Bowden basically Kris Honel all over again?

QUOTE(1549 @ May 15, 2005 -> 12:59 AM) Meeting someone who has just gotten into baseball is pretty exciting. I have only been to the UK once, but I loved it and hope to return many times. Nice call on avoiding the Yankees! Sometimes Manchester United has their games televised on the YES Network (the yankees television station), so screw manchester! OT again: I wonder what's going to happen with Manchester United now that the resident gay guy Malcolm Glazer bought the controlling share of the club.

QUOTE(whitesoxin' @ May 15, 2005 -> 01:00 AM) If you were a real fan you would get fired from your job to watch the Sox. Screw my friends tonight, I'm staying home to watch this beauty. I had the same dilemma last night. Go see my footy team play (they won by 70 points taking their record to 6-2) or to work. My decision, Work and watch the game on the TV @ work, pretending to do work.

Also right now on BA's Draft Tracker, Ricky Romero from Jason's own Cal State Fullerton is ranked as the 15th best player, but Weaver nor Drew are on the list.

John Manuel from BA had a chat wrap. Here's everything White Sox related and some other tidbits; Q: Steve from New Jersey asks: John, With many of the top pitchers being represented by Scott Boras do you think some of the top teams will pass on his clients ? How do you see the first 5 picks going ? A: John Manuel: That's one of the major themes of the draft. Look, everyone knows what they get when they draft a Boras client. That player will hold out, very rarely do Boras clients sign on draft day and head straight out. Some clubs just won't take Boras clients altogether unless it's a unique situation, though no one comes out and says it. I know the White Sox have a ton of history with Boras clients and none of it is good--Jeff Weaver, Bobby Hill, Bobby Seay, most recently (not in the draft) Magglio Ordonez. So those players have to know that, too, and I think they do. Bottom line: Boras clients get paid, and that's why Boras represents a lot of the draft's top talents. Q: Peter Landrigan from Tappan, N,Y asks: Do you see the white sox possible grabbing one of the top guys from last year if available. Or you think they will go for clement. Could you tell me a little about Clement. A: John Manuel: I don't see the White Sox taking a Boras client. Jeff Clement at 15 would be a value pick; he's a lefthanded hitting catcher with power, he's a much better defender behind the dish than Eric Munson was, just to put that comp to rest. His bat and Munson's are similar, he takes a more aggressive hack and is pull oriented, but if he hits .250, he'll hit 20 homers and be a solid big league catcher. Q: Steve from Birmingham, Alabama asks: Who are the main prep stars from your top-30 that could drop rapidly due to signability concerns? Guys that a big market team may take a flyer on in later round and try to sign for 1st round type money. A: John Manuel: Great question, Steve. One is Cody Satterwhite, one of the hardest throwers in the prep class. An Ole Miss signee, he goes to the same high school that produced Stephen Head and Seth Smith, who also went to Ole Miss. Satterwhite's command and price tag leave scouts thinking he'll go to school, though a lot of people have seen him good, throwing up to 95-96 mph. Michigan prep Zach Putnam (Michigan signee), Arizona prep Brett Jacobson (Vanderbilt signee) and Texas prep outfielder Jordan Danks (who has said he wants to go to Texas). Q: Mark L. Peel from Arlington Heights, IL asks: John, where do you see RHS Mike Bowden from Aurora, IL, going? Any indications that the Cubs or the White Sox are looking at him seriously? A: John Manuel: I t hink they should look at h im, he's a second-round talent, if not better. Q: Ernie from Avenel, NJ asks: Assuming Upton goes 1st and KC passes on Gordon does Seattle take Gordon after signing Beltre long-term ? A: John Manuel: I have heard Tulowitzki and Zimmerman for them. Q: Kiley from Odessa, FL asks: What is the buzz on UCF's catcher Drew Butera? It sounds like he moved from the 5th-7th area preseason to the 2nd-3rd area at midseason and he continues to hit well. How high could he go and how do scouts grade his tools? A: John Manuel: Butera's like his dad, a really good defender who should go higher than his talent really merits because of the demand for college catchers in the draft. I don't think he's going to go much higher than the third round, but he's probably the second-best catch-and-throw guy out there after Taylor Teagarden, and he stopped Troy's Adam Godwin, who was 69-for-75 coming into the series with UCF and went 0-for-2 on steals against Butera. Q: Kiley from Odessa, FL asks: There seem to be a lot of college catchers at the top of the board this year with Clement, Teagarden, Hundley, Liuzza, Robinson, Butera, Hayes, and Bell. In what rounds are these guys likely to fall and what college backstops are coming on late to watch for? A: John Manuel: I can say Liuzza doesn't belong in that group anymore, he's unfortunately struggled big-time this spring. Robinson is Canadian, and the visa issue (he probably won't get to play this year) is a factor. Maybe the A's draft him, he could play in Vancouver's home games because he wouldn't need a visa. Clement and Teagarden are first-round talents, and Butera and Brett Hayes (athletic catcher at Nevada) will go in the first five rounds. Hayes' feel for the game will help him go well. But Bell is a tough call; he's just not a great receiver and some think he won't be good enough to catch in pro ball. It's borderline as to whether or not he'll go in the fifth round, as he did out of high school. Q: Kiley from Odessa, FL asks: What is the scouting report on the emerging Miami RHP Cesar Carrillo? And what is the projection for ex-Rice RHP Wade Townsend--was he ineligible for the Draft Tracker, or is his stock dropping? A: John Manuel: Quick arm, excellent velocity in the low to mid 90s, good command, enough breaking ball and a very good competitor. Carillo's really improved himself. Townsend is on the draft tracker, right at No. 13.

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QUOTE(TheBlackSox8 @ May 15, 2005 -> 12:33 AM) Don't forget Willis and Garland pitching wise....also Brandon Lyon, and i guess you could say hermanson for closers Those 3 have been great. Yhency Brazoban has done the job filling in for Gagne and Derrick Turnbow and Baez from TB both have 4 wins.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ May 14, 2005 -> 03:25 PM) F that vegemite sucks > And I HATE Vegimite.

QUOTE(The Critic @ May 14, 2005 -> 11:47 PM) My match is Britney Spears Alexander Federline. Musta been my turn, I guess..... Does it come with a 24 hour guarantee to last?

Curry Backers: STAND UP FOR YOUR MAN!!! NOW!!!

Critic on the Eddy Curry Thread where JR found something he didn't like QUOTE(The Critic @ May 14, 2005 -> 11:54 PM) Was it his defense?

QUOTE(The Critic @ May 14, 2005 -> 11:54 PM) Was it his defense? Critic you are just way too funny sometimes.

Will Ferrell's favorite team - "The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of Orange County California of the Western Region of the United States of North America."

More Movies here with an "I Will Survive" musical; http://media.pc.gamespy.com/media/482/4821....html?fromint=1

Atlanta. Please still offer him a MAX contract. I double dare you.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ May 14, 2005 -> 04:22 PM) and when you don't, you want to get some points out of it at the very least What was Brian's record at that compared to Edinger?

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ May 14, 2005 -> 03:22 PM) Tiger is better in all aspects Better golfer, hawter wife, cooler name Adam Scott, please sit down Adam Scott wears better Golf Clothes.

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QUOTE(rangercal @ May 14, 2005 -> 06:05 PM) Sorry. Don't know why that got posted thrice. Trying to turn into Southsider are you.

Welcome aboard. Always good to have another international Sox fan on the boards like myself. OT: I'm assuming you're a Leeds United Supporter. Probably not too happy with the way they went this season Back on topic - Everyone's pretty much summed it up already. But I think one aspect you have too look at with Thomas's return is Paul Konerko. Having Frank bat ahead of Paulie will give him more protection, and Paulie will have more RBI oppurtunities, although he is getting his fair share now anyways.

QUOTE(Jabroni @ May 14, 2005 -> 04:39 PM) Oh, of course I agree. Pods' AVG means very little compared to his OBP. His job is to get on base for our boppers and he has been doing it well. He has 20 BB's and only 10 K's in 107 AB's. Isn't that a wonderful stat, 20 BB's and 10 K's. And in easier terms here's what I meant before. He's got on base 40.66 times out of 107 AB's. So he's scored 18 times out of 41, that's around 45% of the time he gets on base, he scores.

QUOTE(Jabroni @ May 14, 2005 -> 04:16 PM) Exactly. Podsednik could probably be hitting .280 to .300 right now if he wasn't sac'ing guys over so much. But I don't care about his BA that much. Right now he has an OBP of .380. That's absolutely huge. 18 runs in 107 AB's as well, so he's scoring about 17% of the time he gets on base as well.