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Congrats Aboz, easily one of my fav posters on the site and it's sumthin u deserve for the time u hav put it in here at SoxTalk.

Every1 I'm interested in tradin sum of my starters prob in a 2 for 1 deal for a good slugger.

Found this lil tidbit on Glavine FWIW, I don't know how Tom Glavine is doing it. He's getting close to Jamie Moyer status, throwing 83-84 mph and topping out at 86. He's adding and subtracting off his two-seam (sinking) fastball, but he's throwing only fastballs and changeups, no breaking pitches. ...

I'm not sure if the Mets would take Konerko, they've got Piazza to rotate b/w catcher and first base, although Konerko could get sum reps at 1st. Carlos Lee could definitely be an option IF he or Floyd could play right field.

I think a lot of GM's aren't goin to deal with Billy Beane for relivers again afta what happened to Koch. But Arthur Rhodes is havin big problems ova in Oakland at the moment, and there's even talk Chad Bradford could become the closer soon.

Their rotation worries me big time. Silva's been the only regular who's been pitchin real well so far, gettin that sinker of his workin nicely. If Santana, Lohse and Radke can get hot, then look out.

Just wait 2 months and he'll be injured, just a feelin.

Promoted by that Krazy Klown "Hey, Hey!" Where's Mr. Teenie though?

What a sports utility vehicle.

Got a Wi - Fi set-up here too. Allows me to use the main computer in my room, or a labtop anywhere outside around the house. Pretty sweet.

Glavine pitched 7 and 2/3rd's shutout innings against the D-Backs today, he's 5-2 now.

The aussie doin me proud.

I hope u are feelin betta now Cheat, I don't think any1 can condone what those idiotic frat boys did, things like this certainly make ppl wary of goin to games like this.

I could run a 400m in about 65 seconds when I was fit.

Hav fun at DisneyWorld Critic.

Here's a new video and preview for The Sims 2, plus it's goin to be released on September 17 now supossedly. Sims Video Trailer 8 And here's one that I thought was hilarious, watch Larry Lovage try to impress a farm chick as the producers call her "fresh off the turnip cart" Gameplay Footage 1 Video

Is that a new record?

Plot details for GTA San Andreas, Early this morning, Rockstar released the first plot summary of GTA: SA, which confirmed its early 1990s millieu. Here it is verbatim: "Five years ago Carl Johnson escaped from the pressures of life in Los Santos, San Andreas...a city tearing itself apart with gang trouble, drugs and corruption. Where filmstars and millionaires do their best to avoid the dealers and gangbangers. Now, it's the early 90s. Carl's got to go home. His mother has been murdered, his family has fallen apart and his childhood friends are all heading towards disaster. On his return to the neighborhood, a couple of corrupt cops frame him for homicide. CJ is forced on a journey that takes him across the entire state of San Andreas, to save his family and to take control of the streets."

Do you feel you have a legiminate shot at being in the bullpen next year for the White Sox with Koch probably leaving? Andrew Dunn, Melbourne, Australia

Nolan Ryan, Babe Ruth, Harold Reynolds and Mickey Mantle.

Nothin like bringin back sum good memories.

Listen to this from Ponson afta his performance, Later Ponson said he watched the videotape and conferred with catcher Javy Lopez. "I'm really [ticked] off," Ponson said. "I don't think I pitched that bad. ... I talked to Javy, and he said of those 11 hits they got off me, about three of those were on bad pitches. All the rest were on good pitches. Right now, I'm working hard, and the harder I work, the harder I get hit. "I have to regroup. I still have a lot of starts to go. I'm not in a panic mode yet."

Miggy says he's playin tonite, But Tejada later said the pain had mostly subsided in the trainer's room. "I'm going to play [tonight]," Tejada said. "I can walk good. I don't feel any pain." Tejada had a similar injury in spring training and returned to the lineup two days later. He will undergo a magnetic resonance imaging exam today, just to be sure there's no structural damage.

More info about Diaz for those who don't know much about him, "He's a guy we targeted a few years ago, and hopefully he can be the answer in the fifth spot,'' said Sox general manager Kenny Williams, who acquired Diaz from the Giants in a July 28, 2002, trade for Kenny Lofton. "He will get every opportunity. If not, we'll keep churning it out and try to make it happen in another way.'' Diaz was 5-0 with a 1.83 ERA at Charlotte. So what can Sox fans expect from the 24-year-old pitcher in Thursday's matinee against Baltimore? "The fastball, command to both sides of the plate,'' Williams said. "The action on the changeup, to be able to sink and fade it away from left-handers. The slider has been improving. He is just the guy we thought we were going to get from San Francisco. It's just taking a little while to get there, but he's pretty locked in right now.''

From Newsday.com, The Yankees opened a three-game series against Anaheim last night at Yankee Stadium, their obvious top priority. But over in Columbus, George Steinbrenner deployed not one, but two of his top "baseball people" in an effort to solve the team's top problem - the lack of a dependable fifth starter. Jose Contreras, the man most qualified to fill that void, took an upward turn in his roller-coaster Yankees career, picking up the victory for Triple-A Columbus yesterday in his first minor-league start since his May 5 demotion. Nevertheless, the Yankees appear inclined to leave Contreras in the minor leagues for now, thereby leaving the fifth starter's job in the hands of injury-prone Donovan Osborne. If Contreras can't ultimately right himself in the minor leagues and pitch consistently for the Yankees, general manager Brian Cashman conceded yesterday, "Then I'd probably have to go out and get somebody else." Contreras pitched 6 2/3 innings in the 4-3 win and allowed seven hits, three runs and a walk and struck out seven. Though he permitted a pair of homers, the Yankees said that they received positive reports from their officials on site, vice president of player personnel Billy Connors and senior vice president of player personnel Gordon Blakeley. "It's definitely a step in the right direction, there's no doubt about that," Cashman said. "He had good velocity [as high as 98 mph]. He was aggressive. He had good control. He maintained his delivery the entire game." "I know they scored three runs on two homers," Contreras, through his interpreter Leo Astacio, told the Columbus Dispatch. "But if I can throw seven innings every start and give up three runs, I'm going to be very successful." The Yankees wouldn't announce definitively what Contreras' next step would be. But both Cashman and Joe Torre indicated a desire to see Contreras start again for Columbus. Cashman said, "I'd like to see him put together a string of successful performances." With Osborne slated to pitch Saturday, the Yankees could roll the dice with Osborne for one more outing, pitch Contreras Sunday and - if he pitches well enough - reinsert the Cuban refugee into their rotation May 22. For now, the Yankees have little choice but to be patient with Contreras. The season is too young for struggling teams to give up on their fans and shed payroll. Orlando Hernandez encountered a recent setback in his recovery from May 2003 right shoulder surgery, delaying his timeline. El Duque, who had been pitching in minor-league games, will throw off flat ground today, at the Yankees' minor-league complex in Tampa. If Contreras can't produce - or for that matter, if one of the other Yankees starting pitchers suffers a serious injury - a number of veteran starting pitchers should become available. Arizona's Randy Johnson is the most obvious target. The five-time Cy Young Award winner is due $16.5 million this year and next, and the financially strapped Diamondbacks could try and convince Johnson to waive his no-trade clause for the right deal. The Yankees have some concerns about Johnson's health, however. Pittsburgh showed last year that it wouldn't hesitate to unload payroll. Yankees officials generally don't think highly of righthander Kris Benson, but the Pirates have another interesting veteran starter in Kip Wells. If the Seattle Mariners continue to play poorly, they could deal impending free agent Freddy Garcia. Such a trade would relegate Contreras, and his four-year, $32-million contract, to mop-up status. The Yankees used Contreras as a setup reliever in last year's playoffs. But now they have superior, experienced setup men in Tom Gordon and Paul Quantrill. The first time Blakeley saw Contreras pitch - in either 1995 or 1996, he once said - the Yankees' international scout said that he projected the hard thrower as a second or third starter on a big-league staff. Now, the Yankees are just hoping that Contreras can somehow find it within himself to be a mere fifth starter.