Daryl Van Schouwen ‏ @CST_soxvan

KC@Sox 3:05 http://whitesox.com: De Aza CF Lillibridge LF Rios RF Konerko DH Dunn 1B Pierzynski C Morel 3B Beckham 2B Escobar SS. Stewart P

 

Closer possibles Thornton, Reed to face Royals as well.

 

Peavy pitching in a minor league game. Texas Rangers.

Daryl Van Schouwen ‏ @CST_soxvan

KC@Sox 3:05 http://whitesox.com: De Aza CF Lillibridge LF Rios RF Konerko DH Dunn 1B Pierzynski C Morel 3B Beckham 2B Escobar SS. Stewart P

 

Closer possibles Thornton, Reed to face Royals as well.

 

Peavy pitching in a minor league game. Texas Rangers.

Has there been an org reason for putting the last two SPs in minor league games? I can see positives to it, just wondering if they've given a reason.

Has there been an org reason for putting the last two SPs in minor league games? I can see positives to it, just wondering if they've given a reason.

Tribune article today, they don't want to have their first opponents see what those starters are throwing.

Tribune article today, they don't want to have their first opponents see what those starters are throwing.

Sounds logical, one of the reasons I was thinking...

Guess there's not too much concern about Viciedo within the organization, he hasn't been in the line-up (except for B games?) for three days now, one was the off-day.

 

Looks like they don't have the feed for the game up just yet at chisox.com?

Edited March 22, 201214 yr by caulfield12

Guess there's not too much concern about Viciedo within the organization, he hasn't been in the line-up (except for B games?) for three days now, one was the off-day.

 

Looks like they don't have the feed for the game up just yet at chisox.com?

 

He had a tooth pulled the other day.

Frank Thomas would have been the "Albert Pujols of the American League had he been speedy."

 

Thanks, Melton.

 

And Thomas led the White Sox with his power hitting from 1995 on?

 

I think he's forgetting 1990-1994, because among his 7 best seasons were the first seven consecutive ones, starting with his rookie year.

 

 

Lillibridge HAS to change his swing with 2 strikes against Chen to get that runner over 3rd with 1 out.

Rios with a somewhat surprising RBI single to LF to score DeAza.

 

Konerko with RBI double to RCF gap, Rios scores from 1st easily (Beckham, Viciedo please note that swing).

 

Melton now thinks it's very important to have a fast runner in the 3rd spot to score on Konerko hits, lol.

Edited March 22, 201214 yr by caulfield12

Oppo homer off Chen for Dunn. 4-0 Sox

Wow. This is encouraging as hell...

Great sign, Dunn's 3rd homer of the spring, goes opposite field off Bruce Chen...4-0 Sox.

 

 

Guess Morel's been going through some touchy back issues.

 

And Alex Ramirez's English hasn't improved at all since 2008. I think it's getting worse, somehow.

 

 

Not the best break for Rios on that ball lashed to RF by Francouer.

Edited March 22, 201214 yr by caulfield12

2 scoreless for Peavy so far in the AAA game. 3 K's

Great sign, Dunn's 3rd homer of the spring, goes opposite field off Bruce Chen...4-0 Sox.

 

 

Guess Morel's been going through some touchy back issues.And Alex Ramirez's English hasn't improved at all since 2008. I think it's getting worse, somehow.

 

Wow, that's the first that I've heard of this. That's all we need is another quality 3rd base glove with back problems.

I heard somebody (maybe Merkin) say the other night that Morel's back issue is very minor.

Two former Sox farmhands, Jason Bourgeois and Humberto Quintero (both newly-acquired from HOU), might see significant time with the Royals this year with the Perez/Pena injuries, especially Quintero.

 

Jason could make the team as one of the last guys on the bench.

 

 

Stewart looking so-so, 1 run through 2 IP. He really needs to hold runners better, as well. As Melton and Rongey pointed out, too many times we gave up uncontested steals of second and third, and those runs always seemed to come back to bite us.

Edited March 22, 201214 yr by caulfield12

They should have some mock commericals in between innings.

 

What do I appreciate about the game?

 

Road tail.

Edited March 22, 201214 yr by flavum

Rongey talking/questioning about Beckham and somehow Melton doesn't get the hint and keeps talking about Peavy, lol.

 

Escobar a hitting machine in ST.

Which of course means he won't hit at all once April rolls around.

 

Battle with Escobar and Lillibridge for the same spot? C'mon Melton, Lillibridge is on this team for sure.

Edited March 22, 201214 yr by caulfield12

Apparently Dunn's HR went Oppo.

 

So off of a lefty, with two strikes, and opposite field.

 

#goodsigns

Escobar single. If they don't care about him playing everyday, I'm all for him making the team. I like his energy.

Yep, he (Dunn) kept his shoulders turned in went right over the left-fielder, who looked like he had a play until he ran out of room and hit the fence.

 

Would have been further out to that part of USCF, although you can never tell how much the desert air helped.

 

That's at least 3 or 4 hits so far already this spring by Dunn off lefties, less K's, more walks, and I've seen a couple of other good AB's where he went to the track or hit the ball hard to LF against LHPers.

 

 

Wow, Quintero signed with us in 1997. Always had that great arm and questionable O.

 

Stewart with another questionable pitch lashed for a single.

Edited March 22, 201214 yr by caulfield12

Escobar single. If they don't care about him playing everyday, I'm all for him making the team. I like his energy.

 

I just don't think he is a good enough prospect to warrant "playing every day" and being protected. Escobar is rather marginal, and he will help this 2012 Sox team more than Dan Johnson will, so bring him up. This isn't Viciedo or Mitchell or Thompson we are talking about here, guys who needed to play every day somewhere. Escobar just isn't that valuable to mortgage the 2012 bench spot for.

I still think Walker messed up the LHH as everyone seemed to be inept at hitting LHP.

Peavy scoreless through 3 IP in the B game.

 

Has a nice string of innings now without a run given up.

Dunn has a total of 1 strikeout this spring. That is over 22 at bats and 31 plate appearances.

4 scoreless for Peavy in the AAA game. 47 pitches.

Guess there's not too much concern about Viciedo within the organization, he hasn't been in the line-up (except for B games?) for three days now, one was the off-day.

 

Looks like they don't have the feed for the game up just yet at chisox.com?

 

Just saw this...

Mark Gonzales ‏ @MDGonzales

Viciedo alternating between minor league fields for more ABs. 6-3 in 2nd AB, lines out to LF in 3rd AB