Glad to see my favorite player is now on my favorite team! You can check out more about Tony at Torcatoism!!

Interesting. How'd he become your favorite player?

And more importantly, as a cat, who exactly was it that taught you to drive?

Interesting. How'd he become your favorite player?

 

Met him after a game once. The whole story is on the Torcatoism site somewhere.

 

And more importantly, as a cat, who exactly was it that taught you to drive?

 

I wish I could answer that one.

A signed bat by Tony Torcato is their diety.

Excellent fan site.

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PWNED!

PWNED!

 

I guess I'm getting a lot of hits

 

Try again later...sorry

Isn't he a fallen former mob boss?

I guess I'm getting a lot of hits

 

Try again later...sorry

Soxtalk has crashed your site. If someone can post when its back up, I'd love to check it out.

 

By the way, welcome aboard

Isn't he a fallen former mob boss?

 

Yeah and does he have a neck?

Isn't he a fallen former mob boss?

So you're saying he had that Geocities page whacked?

So you're saying he had that Geocities page whacked?

And now the FBI is searching for it's remains somewhere in Michigan.

I know not much is being expected anyways but Torcato has had many shoulder operations and he's damaged goods. It's worth the risk since it costs almost nothing but don't expect much either.

Soxtalk has crashed your site. If someone can post when its back up, I'd love to check it out.

 

By the way, welcome aboard

 

You should be able to check it out now.

And more importantly, as a cat, who exactly was it that taught you to drive?

 

lol!

Edited May 19, 200619 yr by thedoctor

Who the heck is Tony Torcato?

Chicago to sign Torcato

He is leaving today, reporting to Indianapolis

By GARY TRAYNHAM/Democrat Sports Editor

 

Tony Torcato, who recently returned from Italy, leaves today for Indianapolis where he will join Charlotte, the Chicago White Sox Triple-A team.

The San Francisco Giants 1997 first-round draft choice will sign a Triple-A contract with the White Sox. He was released last fall after seven seasons in the Giants' organization.

 

"Here I am one step away again," Torcato said Tuesday. "(The call) caught me off guard."

 

He had made a verbal commitment to join the Chico Outlaws in an independent professional league but opted out when the White Sox called.

 

"This is way better," said Torcato, who was used as a third baseman, left fielder, right fielder and first baseman by the Giants.

 

"Baseball is crazy," Torcato said, "from Italy, not even being a pro league, to Chico to Indianapolis."

 

He spent five weeks in Grosseto, playing three games a week on Fridays and Saturdays. He was 5 for 8 his last weekend and was walked three more times.

 

"The competition was low," he said. "Some of the teams played like Valley High School, like the Bad News Bears. I said, 'Man! Why am I doing this.'"

 

He was paid and his expenses were covered.

 

"Everything else was good," he said. "It was just the baseball. I was ripping it. Most of the time they weren't pitching to me.

 

"I told 'em, 'Hey, this is not for me.' Maybe 5-10 years from now when I'm ready to retire, I'll go there."

 

Torcato had signed with Grosseto after he had not received any offers from other pro teams. The White Sox called last week when he was in Italy.

 

Torcato expects to be used as a designated hitter or first baseman.

 

"I'm pretty happy," he said. "It's another top-notch organization. I started off thinking this year I might have been on the outs. Here I am, the end of May at Triple-A. It worked out. I'm on my way back."

 

Of being a designated hitter or first baseman, he said, "That's perfect. I've been playing for a little while. The teams know where I am. It's not like I'm a rookie. I'm kind of excited to get back to Triple-A."

 

The last time he was sent to Triple-A by the Giants early last season, his feelings were reversed. He was obviously disappointed, believing he belonged in the major leagues.

 

He said his shoulder, which had required surgery during his career, feels good.

 

"Someone wants me, that's good," he said. "I'm happy right now. I've just got to go do my job, just go and hit."

 

Chicago has all-stars at DH in Jim Thome, the AL home run leader, and at first base in Paul Konerko. Both homered Tuesday, Thome's 16th and Konerko's ninth.

Excellent fan site.

 

Thanks!