DBAHO

What about Doc Rivers.

NBA without T-Mac is boring.

Low scoring games in playoffs, B_O_R_I_N_G.

Konerko article from Morrissey of da Cubune, There are those of us who believe that if you stick with Paul Konerko long enough, you'll go through more thick than thin. We're in the minority right now, mostly because Konerko is going through a slump that has the populace shuddering. The shuddering has been a chronic condition since last season, when Konerko's batting average got a serious case of frostbite. "Trust" isn't the first word you'll hear from people when Konerko's name comes up. Those of you itching for the Ross Gload era to begin aren't going to get much in the way of a scratch. You and the White Sox are stuck with Konerko at first base. He's making $8 million this season, and if you think he's trade bait, you probably think a salad is carnivore bait. OK, so that makes you a captive audience for Konerko. Getting you to be an appreciative audience is another thing, and nothing short of a healthy batting average is going to do the job. During the second game of a doubleheader Thursday against the Orioles, he had the game-winning home run and five runs batted in. That's why you stand by this man. Konerko doesn't sound worried, and maybe we should follow his lead. "Other than about 20 at-bats this year, I've swung the bat exactly like I want to," he said. "I'm in a good place. The last 20 to 25 at-bats, I've had good pitches made on me, and because of that, I've chased good pitches, trying to make it happen. That's just not the way you do it. "Other than that, everything is right on. There's a difference between making outs and getting good pitches to hit and not hitting it. I've been hitting it." Konerko doesn't get the benefit of the doubt after last season, when he and his batting average were locked in a bitter struggle. He hit .185 from April through June and finished at .234. And that's why all the good faith he had built up during his first four seasons with the Sox doesn't matter anymore. That's more a commentary on today's culture than it is on Konerko. He averaged 26 home runs and 95 runs batted in during those four seasons, while hitting .294. And it has gotten him nowhere, at least outside of the clubhouse. Nobody wants to hear that it's a long season and that the 2-for-27 slump he brought into the doubleheader will end. Everybody wants to talk about his liabilities as a baserunner, even though it wasn't much of an issue when he was having those big seasons. Lots of people like to say he's an average fielder, even though he led American League first basemen with a .998 fielding percentage last season. Konerko hit a ball so hard in Thursday's first game that by all rights it should have come out of its skin. But Orioles third baseman Melvin Mora went horizontal to his right, caught the grounder, stood up and threw him out. If that's an example of Konerko's lack of speed, so be it. Some of us instead see a guy who is hitting the ball hard. Konerko woke up Thursday morning and learned from media reports that he was angry at Sox manager Ozzie Guillen for not putting him in the lineup for Wednesday's game, which was rained out. Not true, he said. "Ozzie has run this team absolutely perfect," Konerko said. "I have zero problem with him. I have no issues with anybody. If anything, I could have gotten the day off [last weekend] in Toronto, and it would have been deserved. "Believe me, after last year, Ozzie has been nothing but great to me. Period. It's factual." The problem is one of perspective. Somewhere along the way, we started treating each baseball game as if it were Armageddon, when in fact we know that every NFL game is Armageddon. It must be exhausting to follow a 162-game schedule with that kind of do-or-die intensity. The Sox get the Twins, the team that won't go away, for three games starting Friday. It will be a nice test for May, though it's not the end of the world. Konerko is a victim of that sort of hysteria and his one bad season. But he's the only one who can do something about it. He's hitting only .243. He's too good a hitter to stay there long, provided he has erased 2003 from his mind. I don't want to say people tend to get carried away during a long season, but if Konerko soon starts hitting at a .340 clip, they won't be calling him Paul anymore. They'll be calling him Mayor.

No kangaroos to ride unfortunately.

Dallas needs a veteran CB, sorry I dunno what I was thinkin.

I got a $60 fine 2 months ago for double parkin in a car park.

Looks like Rex won't be able to see B.J Upton this season, Devil Rays No. 1 prospect B.J. Upton moved up to Durham after batting .327-2-15 for Double-A Montgomery. Considered the best prospect in the minors, the 19-year-old shortstop is quickly on his way to making his debut at Tropicana Field this season.

Boxscore Birmingham vs. Montgomery Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Birmingham « 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 7 12 2 Montgomery 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 5 1 Log | Wrap | Box W:A.Munoz(6-0) L:S.Autrey(2-4) HR: BIR- N.Murphy (5), A.McNeal (9), C.Maldonado (3) MON- J.Velazquez (2) Birmingham AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI W K AVG Ruddy Yan 2b 5 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .291 Mike Spidale lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .314 Michael Morse ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305 Nate Murphy cf 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .275 Aaron McNeal 1b 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 0 2 .258 Rob Sasser rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Carlos Maldonado dh 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 .247 Chris Stewart c 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253 Josh Shaffer 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .093 Totals 37 7 12 1 1 3 7 1 6 &nbsp &nbsp Montgomery AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI W K AVG Joey Gathright cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .328 Jace Brewer lf 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .297 &nbsp Aaron Clark lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .171 Brian Martin rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 Juan Salas 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 Jose Velazquez 1b 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 .264 Iker Franco c 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Matt Bowser dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Nestor Perez ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Fernando Cortez 2b 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257 Totals 31 3 5 0 0 1 2 2 11 &nbsp E_R. Yan, A. McNeal, F. Cortez. LOB_Birmingham 6, Montgomery 4. 2B_A. McNeal (11). 3B_R. Yan (3). HR_N. Murphy (5) off S. Autrey, A. McNeal (9) off A. Coose, C. Maldonado (3) off S. Autrey, J. Velazquez (2) off W. Allen. RBI_R. Yan (18), M. Spidale (8), N. Murphy (18), A. McNeal 3 (23), C. Maldonado (8), J. Brewer (7), J. Velazquez (20). SF_M. Spidale. S_J. Shaffer. SB_J. Gathright (4). CS_R. Yan, J. Gathright. DP_Birmingham 1. Birmingham IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Arnie Munoz (W 6-0) 5.0 4 2 1 2 4 0 1.30 Wyatt Allen 3.0 1 1 1 0 7 1 4.71 Josh Fields 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.59 &nbsp Montgomery IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Scott Autrey (L 2-4) 4.2 9 6 6 0 3 2 7.64 Austin Coose 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 1 2.84 Chris Flinn 3.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.29 PB_C. Stewart. HBP_by A. Munoz (F. Cortez). BK_A. Munoz, S. Autrey. WP_A. Munoz, C. Flinn. T_2:54. A_4319. powered by www.sportsnetwork.com.

If only the A's didn't hav Jermaine Dye and that terrible contract of his.

If Silva gets his sinker goin we're gonna hav a lot of trouble winnin the last game. We should tee off on Lohse but Greisinger worries me too just because I don't think we've faced him much bf.

Unfortunately afta what happened with the phenom Dontrelle Willis last season sum supporters want guys who are called up from the minors to pitch to perform straight away. Quite sad really.

Boxscore Salem vs. Winston Salem Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Salem « 0 2 5 0 1 1 1 0 0 10 12 1 Winston Salem 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 9 15 3 Log | Wrap | Box W:J.Hirsh(2-3) L:B.An(0-4) S:M.McLemore (6) HR: SAL- None WS- None Salem AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI W K AVG Cameron Likely cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Ryan Stegall ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .246 Luke Scott rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .239 Mark Saccomanno dh 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .301 Pat Peavey 3b 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .234 Ryan Kochen lf 5 3 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .167 John f**an 1b 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .264 Jon Helquist 2b 3 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 .245 Mark Obradovich c 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .127 Totals 37 10 12 2 1 0 7 4 10 &nbsp &nbsp Winston Salem AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI W K AVG Tommy Nicholson 2b 4 3 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .270 Andy Gonzalez 3b 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275 Ryan Sweeney rf 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 .259 Brian Anderson cf 5 1 3 2 0 0 3 0 0 .343 Casey Rogowski 1b 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .318 Normand Martel dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .241 &nbsp Brian Becker dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283 Ricardo Nanita lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .208 Carlos Lee c 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .138 Pedro Lopez ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 &nbsp Chris Amador pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 38 9 15 4 0 0 9 3 5 &nbsp E_R. Stegall, B. Anderson, R. Nanita, P. Lopez. LOB_Salem 6, Winston Salem 7. 2B_R. Kochen (1), J. Helquist (9), T. Nicholson (3), R. Sweeney (5), B. Anderson 2 (13). 3B_R. Kochen (1). RBI_M. Saccomanno (27), P. Peavey (18), R. Kochen (4), J. Helquist 3 (9), M. Obradovich (5), R. Sweeney 3 (15), B. Anderson 3 (19), C. Rogowski (31), N. Martel (3), C. Lee (3). SF_J. Helquist, M. Obradovich, C. Rogowski, C. Lee. SB_C. Likely (4), R. Stegall 2 (3), R. Kochen (1), C. Rogowski (9). DP_Salem 3. Salem IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Jason Hirsh (W 2-3) 5.1 10 5 5 1 3 0 4.89 Jailen Peguero 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.84 Daniel Freeman 1.1 4 4 3 0 0 0 5.93 Mark McLemore (S 6) 0.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 1.72 &nbsp Winston Salem IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Byeong Hak An (L 0-4) 2.1 6 5 4 1 3 0 6.61 Jeremy Hudson 3.1 5 4 2 2 3 0 1.42 Julio Castro 2.1 1 1 1 1 3 0 4.86 Rob Purvis 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.82 IBB_off M. McLemore (C. Rogowski), off B. An (). WP_J. Hirsh, B. An 2, J. Castro. T_2:56. A_1982. powered by www.sportsnetwork.com.

Boxscore Pawtucket vs. Charlotte Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Pawtucket « 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 7 9 0 Charlotte 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 9 1 Log | Wrap | Box W:T.Kester(4-1) L:J.Stewart(1-3) S:S.Cassidy (1) HR: PAW- T.Schrager 2 (5) CHR- J.Aceves (2), B.Smith (5) Pawtucket AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI W K AVG Trace Coquillette lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .302 Kevin Youkilis 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259 Carlos Febles ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .271 Andy Dominique dh 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .358 Earl Snyder 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Adam Hyzdu rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .252 Kelly Shoppach c 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .220 Tony Schrager 2b 3 2 3 0 0 2 5 1 0 .261 Jeremy Owens cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .220 Totals 34 7 9 1 0 2 6 5 7 &nbsp &nbsp Charlotte AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI W K AVG Andres Torres lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .283 Bryant Nelson 2b 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .309 Jeremy Reed cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .303 Mike Bell 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .252 Joe Borchard rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .214 Bobby Smith ss 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 .276 Mario Valenzuela dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .224 Jonathan Aceves c 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 .421 Rich Paz 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 Totals 33 4 9 4 0 2 4 2 7 &nbsp E_B. Nelson. LOB_Pawtucket 5, Charlotte 5. 2B_T. Coquillette (5), B. Nelson (12), J. Borchard (4), B. Smith (15), J. Aceves (3). HR_T. Schrager 2 (4) off J. Stewart, (5) off J. Santiago, B. Smith (5) off T. Kester, J. Aceves (2) off S. Cassidy. RBI_A. Dominique (35), T. Schrager 5 (17), A. Torres (6), B. Smith (19), J. Aceves (4), R. Paz (3). S_B. Nelson. SB_A. Torres (2). GIDP_J. Borchard. DP_Pawtucket 1. Pawtucket IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Tim Kester (W 4-1) 6.0 6 2 2 1 2 1 2.57 Scott Cassidy (S 1) 3.0 3 2 2 1 5 1 6.61 &nbsp Charlotte IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Josh Stewart (L 1-3) 5.1 7 6 5 4 4 1 4.12 Jose Santiago 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 1.31 Ryan Kohlmeier 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.68 Courtney Duncan 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.25 T_2:50. A_3437. powered by www.sportsnetwork.com.

Charlotte loses 7-4 to Pawtucket the Red Sox AAA affilate. Josh Stewart went 5.1 innings and gave up 5ER's. Reed o-3 with a walk, Borchard 1-4 with a 2B and a K.

That'll boost his May productivity a bit.

"And what else can u say about those Pale Hosers except ... at least they ain't from Canada."

"And it looks like Willie Mays wants to hit Rick Vaughn. Why not, every1 else in the league does."

Just pitch the Terminator damnit.

No more Miggy, no more Miggy.

LMFAO, on CBS it says Marte is pitchin to Bigbie, idiots.

It's contagious, like Botch disease.

Stupid slow CBS, but HE GAWN!!!!

Not good, not good at all.