Dick Allen

It really doesn't matter to me who starts Sunday. Either El Duque or BMac should do well. I just hope that if there's an issue with El Duque it is only minor. If they were to lose him for any great length of time, they would lose far more than his pitching.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ May 20, 2005 -> 05:46 PM) Your friendly neighborhood Charlotte Knights boxscore. http://minorleaguebaseball.com/app/milb/st...chraaa_ottaaa_1 Arnie did pretty well in his spot start.

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ May 20, 2005 -> 05:41 PM) It is? No mention on the radio, WSI, or whitesox.com. That's the strange thing. It isn't anywhere, except Levineline heard the rumor, and McCarthy was supposedly scratched from his start, which I believe someone on here confirmed Munoz started tonight.

It could be a lot of things. El Duque may have a flu or something, and they might not want to burn the bullpen so they bring BMac up, send down Walker. Maybe they are holding BMac out as a precautionary measure just to see if El Duque recovers by Sunday. Hopefully, it isn't anything serious with El Duque. BMac is great a fallback, and would become an instant hero if he shut down the Cubs. I just worry if El Duque is lost, Contreras may revert to his previous form.

If Munoz started, BMac must be in on Sunday. I think its actually a pretty good situation for him. Against the Cubs, not the best offensive team in the world. Opposed by the Messiah. Nobody would ever think he could win. Hopefully, he'll be the BMac of Tucson.

I think that game should have started by now. Does anyone have access to it?

Is it true that BMac is being held out of his start tonight? There are rumors that he's not starting tonight, and pitching Sunday instead of El Duque.

Cub fans are pretty lame. I was wearing a Sox hat and sweatshirt, and the only thing said to me, and said at least 25 times was "Sox suck". I just laugh at them and it pissed them off. Every stand outside the Urinal sells Sox Suck shirts, and there must be 50 people hawking SUX shirts around the outside of that park. I thought the Cubs fans didn't even think about the Sox. Aren't Sox fans supposed to be obsessed with the Cubs?

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ May 20, 2005 -> 04:42 PM) Jimenez wore out his welcome in the last few days in Cincy With him its always just a matter of time before he wears out his welcome. Its too bad because the guy has a lot of talent.

Does anyone what Ozzie was talking to the home plate umpire about between 3 or 4 innings? I would imagine he was reminding him the Garcia was going to pitch their hitters inside so he wouldn't get tossed from the game and suspended.

QUOTE(LosMediasBlancas @ May 20, 2005 -> 03:41 PM) How'd Borowski do today? I get a feeling he will play a big part later in the series. He may have gone unscathed today, but Crede's ball is on Waveland most days. Pods K'd but he was irritated. I was sitting about 10 rows behind home plate and Joe looked very hittable and wasn't throwing very hard.

He's an idiot no doubt about it. But in this case he probably is referring to being able to keep your muscles loose which is a lot easier to do in the heat. I

Eric Chavez will not be playing for the White Sox anytime soon.

There is no way the White Sox are going to add $10 million to their payroll. Attendance hasn't improved that much.

QUOTE(Jabroni @ May 19, 2005 -> 07:59 AM) Well, they suck right now but will probably be good in the future with their young talent. Maybe Beane wants to dump his contract so he can clear up some money for the future? Here's the thread from the MLB.com A's board... "Eric Chavez to the Whitesox?" http://www.forums.mlb.com/n/mb/message.asp...g=36586.1&ctx=0 Keep in mind it's a MLB.com board and they are filled with lying trolls. This has to be BS. Why would Beane trade the only star that actually signed an extension with him, and get Crede who if he does any good will never be able to be signed in Oakland, remember he is represented by Boras, and minor leaguers he had no interest in when he was trading his rotation? The person who posted this has a generic handle, so its probably someone trying to get a rise out of people.

Let's get real on the value of these 2. First Ben Davis. He was a throw- in by these same Mariners last year, and hasn't played well enough to be in the major leagues. Jaime Burke has been available to Seattle 2 or 3 times for the $20,000 waiver price. They passed both times. I know their circumstance has changed, but there is no way in hell they are going to give up a decent relief pitcher for either of these guys.

QUOTE(whitesoxfan99 @ May 17, 2005 -> 03:32 PM) This recruitment has been done for months and Illinois never had a chance for Scheyer to be completely honest. He is a good player who will probably be a solid contributor of the bench for Duke. But he is not athletic at all, and is going to struggle big time on the defensive side of the ball so he is going to the right school because he can learn to flop and hand check without getting caught. He can score but I like guys who can play good D and I don't think Scheyer can do that. I still wanted him mostly from the PR standpoint but would prefer Willie Kemp to Scheyer anyways. I really think you're underestimating this kid. He may not be the most athletic, but he's certainly no stiff. He is a smart player with excellent fundamentals. He's rated one of the top recruits in the country by most services.

The big question with Weber was will he be able to recruit. This was Self's team still this year. If Self would have stayed another season Charlie Villenueva would have been wearing an Illini uniform, and the Illini would probably have a huge trophy in Champaign right now. I'm a Hawkeye and don't care for the Illini at all, although I did pull for the Big Ten in the championship, and I believe Weber did himself proud with his coaching and the way he carries himself. It will only help him recruiting. Players are going to want to play for him. He's in on many big names and only has to hit on a couple to have a great team. Losing a guy to Duke, even though he is from your state and coached by your brother never is going to look bad.

QUOTE(shakes @ May 17, 2005 -> 09:35 AM) I'll be there Friday and maybe Saturday. I have no problem going to Sox road games anywhere else, so why should I there. I enjoy baseball games in any park and still can appreciate what Wrigley stands for. Of course, it has it's major flaws. I hope Zambrano pitches Friday, because I don't want any excuses. Besides, he'll probably be on a tight pitch count so we'll get to their pathetic bullpen early. I'm going to all three. I don't care if its a dump. I'm going to support my team.

QUOTE(fathom @ May 16, 2005 -> 09:12 PM) Everett has been absolutely brutal with RISP lately, especially with less than 2 outs. His GIDP was a killer tonight.

If Everett starts playing the field, what's the over/under on how many days until he is on the DL? It has to be under 5.

QUOTE(Steff @ May 16, 2005 -> 09:59 AM) Of course.. :rolly BTW, how long ago was this..? I'm thinking 5 or 6 years ago.

QUOTE(Steff @ May 16, 2005 -> 09:57 AM) From what you're saying they all didn't like the change.. I don't know if it was everyone, but most of them, and in true Chicago media form it was all blamed on Frank.

The gates open an hour and a half before the game. The visiting team always takes batting practice last. If you get there when the gates open you will only see the visiting team hit in just about every park in MLB. Several years ago the White Sox actually switched and hit last so the early arriving fans would see them take BP instead of the visiting team. That was ended because the players didn't like the change in routine. It was reported that it was ended because Frank Thomas didn't like it.

QUOTE(Rex Hudler @ May 15, 2005 -> 10:22 PM) I knew Smith came up with someone else, I just couldn't remember who and which one won it...... Smith did come up with the Cubs. I believe he was runner up to Walton in ROY voting that year.