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Ben Sheets is expected to throw 50 pitches in a AA game. John Lackey agreed to a $13.25 million extension with the Halos. Soloman Torres signed a 2 year, $6.5 mil extension with the Pirates with an option for a 3rd year. Minnesota is still debating a new stadium. The City of San Francisco seemingly wants some tax or income related info from the Giants that the Giants don't want to give up. And, in classic MLB style...WADA still says they didn't conduct testing before the WBC, and they have no idea if baseball complied with the WADA testing codes.

Well...at least that's over. JC...we could use a hand tomorrow.

QUOTE(fathom @ Apr 4, 2006 -> 01:39 PM) The gun on the screen has been right all game, so I doubt it was 10 mph off for the first pitch by Jenks. Well, if Hawk & DJ said 95...the CSN gun definately read 89 on that first pitch. So what does that mean the later pitches that the CSN gun clocked at 93-95 were? (And I note that the CSN gun didn't display 1/2 of bobby's pitches)

Well...when Mota serves up a pitch like that to PK and it stays in the park, you know Paulie just hasn't found that swing yet.

The CSN gun clocked Jenks's highs at somewhere in the 92-93 range, think I saw 1 95 on the screen. I thought Hawk & DJ said something different though.

QUOTE(fathom @ Apr 4, 2006 -> 01:32 PM) It was 89, I thought. I think the CSN gun said 89 and Hawk & DJ said 99. Maybe I heard wrong though.

QUOTE(GoTribe @ Apr 4, 2006 -> 01:29 PM) Betancourt looks good.. Bullpen so far is good.. As a tribe fan, I WANT This to carry over from last year. Thank God, No Wickman so far for my weekly Heart Attack lol! Nothing personal at you...but Betancourt is in and I forgot to do this... "Steroids....steroids...steroids...steroids...steroids..."

99 by Jenks according to Hawk & DJ.

If nothing else, let's also remember that the Tribe stole a game from us in the first series last year when Takatsu collapsed. So Takatsu collapsed last year, Freddo did this year. Hopefully Freddy's won't be as permanent.

So there have been some rumors that Lamarcus Aldridge, the guy I hope the Bulls will wind up with if we don't get Garnett, may consider staying at Texas for his Junior season, especially since they were eliminated from the tourney. This, therefore, I consider to be good news.

You know, a big swing by PK here and we're back in this game.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan101 @ Apr 4, 2006 -> 12:47 PM) I don't understand how everybody is panicking. Other than Freddy's lack of velocity, I don't see much to be concerned about this game and don't see anybody panicking. Apparently we should all be overjoyed with being down by half a dozen. A pitcher coming out 5 mph short for an outing to start off the year is a reason for concern, if not panic. What happens if Freddy takes another week to get his velocity back? A month? 2 months? Clearly, if he can't push 90+, he'll struggle to get people out, so we should at least wonder where those few MPH went IMO.

Let's also not forget the WBC. I keep coming back to that...pitchers just aren't used to coming out on March 1st and trying to throw full speed even for 60 pitches. Most guys take their arm and start to build up their conditioning for the season. Maybe Freddy comes out in the WBC, throws a little harder a little earlier than usual...tires his arm out, and he winds up not being able to ease into the routine once he gets back into ST. That's my theory.

Woo-hoo Boonie...DP ball.

Logan having trouble throwing strikes....aarghhhh

Well...the problem I see is...if we do lose this game, the Tigers will be 1-0 and the White Sox will be 1-1...so for the first time since the last day of 2004, the White Sox will be 1/2 game out of first place in the Central.

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Apr 4, 2006 -> 12:33 PM) He looked fine. Just like he did for much of the spring. Maybe this is his dead arm period.... But IMHO, and I stress this is my opinion, I just htink he sucks and won't help us get to the World Series that we wnat so badly. I seem to remember him "Looking fine" also...just cant' recall what he was hitting on the radar gun then. I wonder if pitching in the WBC threw off his conditioning enough that his arm just isn't there yet. That was one of my worries with these pitchers. Come out and throw too hard too soon, arm comes back a little too sore, you don't get to work out the soreness in the spring like you normally do, and suddenly the season starts and your fastball's running slow.

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ Apr 4, 2006 -> 12:30 PM) Yep here we go, he sux, he's hurt, we're doomed, trade him, put him in the pen etc. :headshake Can we at least wonder why his velocity is down by about 5 mph compared with last season? Anyone see a radar gun on Freddy during the WBC?

I swear back in the 2nd inning I saw Freddy touch 90 on a pitch. He hasn't been back.

So...can I blame this on the WBC yet?

Leadoff double...ugh.

QUOTE(fathom @ Apr 4, 2006 -> 12:13 PM) Watching this game, it really makes me miss Carl Everett. Leadership. That's what we need. Thome's first 2 home runs are both longer than any home run hit by a Sox Player in the Cell during all of 2005.

Good lord, someone tell us how far that one flew. That had to be 450, maybe 475.

Man...where the Hell did that land?

Well...it's games like this that are why we bought that new-fangled offense this season. Let's see what it can do.