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Did Joe Buck really not see this coming? No one invites Artie Lang on to a show expecting a solid, linear interview.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 16, 2009 -> 08:42 AM) Just means we'll get a couple AA > AAA promotions. Cook will probably be one, but, who would likely be the other? I imagine it will be Retherford or Gartrell.

The Giants have managed a pretty good pen this year. I hope he can contribute.

QUOTE (Ozzie Ball @ Jun 16, 2009 -> 06:43 AM) Holmberg signs. http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20090.../-1/NEWSSITEMAP Looks like i have to get work on my AAP. I really like what i see from this kid, and i'm glad to see he has opted to get his pro career started as quick as he could.

I love the Sox, i could'NT care less about the Cubs.

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Gordon Beckham hits his first bomb. Poreda strikes out Soriano.

QUOTE (Wanne @ Jun 15, 2009 -> 11:20 PM) Damn...LSU looks pretty tough. Definitely the team to beat so far.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jun 15, 2009 -> 10:25 PM) So this Cleveland/Milwaukee game is pretty wild. They're beating the hell out each other.

If Mitchell plays like this in our system i won't just eat crow, i'll eat Rex Brothers.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jun 15, 2009 -> 09:40 PM) If booing a player made a team get rid of a player, I'd agree with you. It doesn't. Booing a player might encourage those in charge to get rid of a player.

This kid can move. WOW. Hell of a piece of hitting too.

QUOTE (SoxFan101 @ Jun 15, 2009 -> 09:05 PM) I wonder if there is any chance we see Hudson in Birmingham this year. Im expecting/hoping that Carter gets the callup once some of the draft picks are signed and whatnot. I'm thinking we'll see Hudson replacing McCulloch whenever he goes up to AAA.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 15, 2009 -> 09:04 PM) Jeremy Jeffries and one of their possible catching prospects for Jose Contreras? We wouldn't be able to get Salome. I like what i'm seeing from Jonathan Lucroy. http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/st...&pid=518960

Good to see Hudson had adjusted fully to the higher level of competition. Back to his dominating ways.

Flys out in his second AB. Wind knocked it down, not sure it was headed out anyway though.

Mitchell with a solid double. Nice long strides on the basepaths, can't wait to see him actually flat-out run.

Taveras is suffering through an 0-32 slump. He's not walking, he's not hitting, and he's not stealing. THe old adage is true. You can't steal 1st base.

There's goes the last (kinda return) of the Tadahito Iguchi trade. I'm with everyone whose thinking there's a Cook promotion coming. Hopefully, we can release Randy William next and call up Kyle McCulloch

Good to hear. It would be great if we can get anything from him, even in the bullpen.

I'm inclined to agree with the trade option. I love the Count, and thank god, for 2005, but he's fantastic again and his value has never been higher. If we can compete with him, let's go for it, if all we're going to do is tread water, let's try to get something in return.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Jun 15, 2009 -> 10:05 AM) LOL. Nice logic He’s never had a chance to succeed either. Meanwhile, Wise has had multiple opportunities and failed in each and every one. Also, tr.v. cham·pi·oned, cham·pi·on·ing, cham·pi·ons 1. To fight for, defend, or support as a champion: championed the cause of civil rights. See Synonyms at support. You've defended Wise as a better option than Cook. Despite an alarming lack of evidence. I love ya, Chisox, but you're championing Wise.

QUOTE (RME JICO @ Jun 15, 2009 -> 11:03 AM) He could've hurt it during interleague play. He also could have hurt it while drilling a hole into the center of the earth. There’s nothing to guarantee that had he been a White Sox he wouldn’t be pitching effectively to this day. I love how Poreda’s debut went and Richard is really impressing me, but the trade remains one of KKW’s highlights for me even if it didn’t go all the way through.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Jun 15, 2009 -> 09:09 AM) Agreed. Wise should be in AAA, but it's not his fault that Ozzie and Kenny think he should be playing in Chicago. I doubt he goes out there every day not trying or caring. Hopefully they send him to Charlotte, but until they do you just have to hope he doesnt get much PT but when he does that he does well. This is really on Kenny and Ozzie, not on Wise. And LOL @ the people who want to bring up Cook. Really? I know Wise hasnt done s***, but you're advocating bringing up a 28 year old hitting .250 in AA with very limited experience even in AAA? Really? If they did indeed call up anyone to replace him it'd would have to be Restovich or Phillips (if he can play the corner OF spots). Are you actually championing a 31-year old career journeyman AAAA as a better option, then a 28-year old kid who’s yet to fail at the big league level?

"Ozzie questioned my knowledge (or lack thereof) of the game of baseball because I compared Robin Ventura to Gordon Beckham. Well his own GM Kenny Williams has done the same thing. The similarities are indisputable. Both were college infield stars and great college hitters. Both were first round White Sox picks. Both were brought up to the big leagues quickly. As far as comparisons go, I feel like I was in the ballpark. The recollection that Ozzie has wrong is the fact that Robin was a natural third baseman better hitter coming out of college than Beckham. Beckham hit .411 with a nation leading 28 HR's and 77 RBI's in his final season at Georgia! He has always been seen as an offensive infielder first and foremost. And if you'd ask any person who was with the White Sox when Robin and I came up, Robin was not a gold glover when he was drafted. In fact he had 26 errors in his first full minor league year at Brimingham in 1989. Robin had to work his butt off to become a star defender and consistent gold glove winner. I should know, I roomed with him during those first few years! And while he was a star offensive threat in college, he only hit .278 with 3 HR's that first full minor league season (500 at-bats). So Ozzie can be pissed about me questioning his tactics in protecting Beckham from the hype machine around Chicago, that's opinion vs opinion and style vs style. As far as the other stuff goes, I think that the facts speak for themselves and I'll stick by them! I love Ozzie as a manager, as a teacher and as a friend. When I'm coaching back here in San Diego I find my players asking me where I learned this or that little trick I'm showing them and I find myself saying I learned it from Ozzie Guillen more often than not!" Black Jack's response: http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/black-jack...s-doghouse.html