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C. A.J 1b. Paul Konerko 2b. Ray Durham SS. Juan Uribe 3b. Robin Ventura OF. Magglio Ordonez OF. Scott Podsednik OF. Jermaine Dye DH- Frank Thomas Bench- C. Jorge Fabregas SS. Paco Martin OF. Timo Perez 1b. Ross Gload 2b. Tony Graffinano SP. Mark Buehrle SP. Alex Fernandez SP. Jose Contreras SP. James Baldwin SP. Chris Sale RP. Bob Howry RP. Matt Thornton RP. Damaso Marte RP. Cliff Politte RP. Neal Cotts Closer- Keith Foulke

QUOTE (Melissa1334 @ Apr 9, 2015 -> 05:27 PM) I'm surprised they went with volquez instead of Guthrie since he always seems to own the sox but I'll take volquez instead , not going to complain lol no kidding. I'll take Volquez everyday over Guthrie. Twice on sundays(since it seems like we usually face Guthrie on Sunday day games...)

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Apr 9, 2015 -> 05:01 PM) Volquez needs to keep it down too. He hangs that sinker, it'll be going a long way. Let's hope his pitches are up. He's always thrown a "heavy" ball...but if he gets in trouble with the count...maybe he'll throw some nice meatballs to Abreu/LaRoche.

Wind looks like it's blowing out 15-20 mph. Anyone know which direction? Hope Danks can keep the ball down...

QUOTE (ChiSox420* @ Jul 29, 2012 -> 04:08 AM) Who leads off tomorrow if Alexei cant go? Alexei has to be able to go...or Hudson at 2nd and beckham at Ss ?

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 28, 2012 -> 07:15 AM) Morel 0/4 with 3 K's for Charlotte. Mitchell 5/15 with a a hit in all four games he's played in so far. 2 RBI. Promising showing fr Mitchell so far. Maybe he'll just perform better against better competition and goes against all logic. Keep those hits coming this weekend to possibly showcase for a trade(?)

Rule 5= the player must have 5 years of experience and not be on the protected roster(40 man) so any top prospect won't 1. Still be in the minors after 5 years or 2. They'd be on the 40 man roster ..in a nutshell

Ah ok thanks. I'd still says its way too early for Walker. I wouldn't mind seeing Mitchell, Dan Johnson, Phegley as the September bench players getting the call(to go along with Axelrod and Veal)

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Jul 28, 2012 -> 04:30 AM) Just thought of this watching the game. Walker is going to get called up in September to be used as a pinch-runner. Why would they start his arbitration clock just to pinch run?

Does anyone think that taking mid-season breaks may do more harm than good? This isn't exactly an exact science..

QUOTE (Cerbaho-WG @ Jul 7, 2012 -> 03:42 PM) That is hilarious. This. Maybe as a P.R "we're still in the race" Name your price that they're "sellers"

Anything less than 2/12 is sorta an insult to the year he has had and what he's done for this team.

Trading for a backup catcher is pointless. Flowers can handle the staff and hold his own defensively. As long as a.j stays healthy this is a non concern. As far as relievers...I'd love to get Huston street or Balfour... However like everyone else I wouldn't be interested in moving any pieces from within the top 10 prospects.

"I'll tell ya another thing. Their beer sucks!!"

Long time lurker...infrequent poster but I'm 27...sox fan since I was around 10 and I absolutely love hawk. I guess your demographic is way younger than me.. I like the fact that he's a homer and is biased. I agree with others when I say it's sorta blasphemous to even attempting to remove hawk. Watching sox games won't be the same when he steps down IMO QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 25, 2012 -> 05:26 AM) So criticizing Hawk=criticizing Ozzie Guillen? Is there any difference? Wouldn't Robin Ventura fall into the same category as a "Sox legend," that we can't criticize him as a manager? Or Frank Thomas, if he was in the broadcasting booth? Greg, let's think about this for a second. Bill Walton and Magic Johnson are 2 of the most famous players in NBA history, particularly Magic. Do you think any Lakers or NBA fan would say it's unfair to criticize them for their downright horrible broadcasting abilities, which have no discernible connection with their playing careers or importance to their various franchises? Maybe Robin Ventura was picked to partially deflect some of the fans' dissatisfaction away from KW and the current state of the franchise. After all, had they picked your guy Francona, then they would have created more of a "win now" mentality and fans would be less forgiving with an outsider (comparatively, of course he managed Jordan with the Barons back in the day) at the helm. Or Bill Melton, for example. He's MUCH worse than Harrelson, he's borderline indecipherable or incoherent. Should we be precluded from criticizing him? Someone might express admiration for Hawk's lasting this long as a broadcaster with the Sox, over so many years...yet others would quickly say he's just not good anymore for the team or its future and not be wrong. At least with Harry, the Cubs were "lovable" and it became part of their brand and image. Does Harrelson add to or detract from the bottom line? I would have a hard time imagining many teenagers or 20-somethings that he appeals to...as opposed to fans in their 30's, 40's and 50's (and above).