Sox vs. Mariners: Colon vs. Jakubauskas

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Game 1

Line-up:

1. Owens
2. Fields
3. Quentin
4. Dye
5. Konerko
6. Anderson
7. Alexei
8. Corkey
9. Lilli

Sox vs. Mariners: Danks vs. Jakubauskas GAME POSTPONED

Line-Up:

1. Lilli
2. Fields
3. Quentin
4. Dye
5. Konerko
6. AJ
7. Alexei
8. BA
9. BA

Last Game: L- 4-3 W-Halladay L-Linebrink

Sox vs. Jays: Count vs. Hallladay

Line-Up:

Lilli
Fields
CQ
Thome
Dye
Konerko
AJ
BA
Alexei

Last Game: W 10-2 W-Burls L-Burres

Sox vs. Jays: Buerhle vs. Burres

That was just an ugly, all around bad game last night. Brian Burres sucks, so we should hit him well

Line-up:

1. Getz
2. Lilli
3. Q
4. Dye
5. Konerko
6. Fields
7. Corkey
8. BA
9. Alexei

Last Game: Loss 14-0 W-Tallet L-Floyd

White Sox vs. Jays: Floyd vs. Tallet

Nice overall road trip, although Bartolo was not impressive last night. Here is how our line-up is shakin' for tonight's game:

1. Getz
2. Fields
3. CQ
4. Thome
5. Dye
6. Paulie
7. AJ
8. Missle
9. BA

Last Game: 6-2 loss vs. O's. W-Eaton L-Colon

White Sox Video of the Week: Week 3

Sox vs. O's: Colon vs. Eaton

Great all around game last night. Johnny Danks could hae a shot at the Cy Young if he keeps this up...
Lineup:

1. Getz
2. Fields
3. Q
4. Thome
5. Dye
6. Konerko
7. AJ
8. Lexi
9. BA

Last night: 12-2 win. W-Danks L- Guthrie

Sox vs. O's: Danks vs. Guthrie

Same line-up as last night... Have the right guy on the mound

1. Getz
2. Fields
3. Q
4. Thome
5. Dye
6. Kong
7. AJ
8. Lexi
9. BA

Last Game: Ugly 10-3 loss vs. the O's

Sox vs. O's: Count vs. Bergesen

Rookie making his first start.... You know how the Sox do with these guys
Lineup

1. Getz
2. Fields
3. Q
4. Thome
5. Dye
6. Konerko
7. AJ
8. Lexi
9. BA

Mike MacDougal: HE GONE

Mike MacDougal was DFA'd and Jack Egbert has been called up!

Swisher vs. Ozzie

Nick Swisher recently made some comments about Joe Girardi being the best manager he has ever played for. This didn't bode to well with Guillen: (From the Trib)

"He's got to say what he's got to say," Guillen said Sunday. "He was talking about people he's only known for two weeks. That's hard to make that statement when you only know people for two weeks, but that's Nick."I'm not pretending to be the best manager. I never will. But I guarantee that I will manage a lot longer than he will play. That's all I can say. And I've got more friends in baseball than I have enemies."Some people can't handle the way I manage. It's not easy. When you manage you have to deal with 25 to 50 people every year to make people happy. You can't. But it's easy when you hit .350 or .390, everybody is a good manager."In Sunday's New York Post, Swisher, who's hitting .333, said of Girardi: "Never want to play for anybody else. There's just something about him, man. He brings everybody together. Best manager I ever played for."Swisher spent only one season with the Sox after batting .219 and seeing his playing time diminish late in the season.Swisher also said of beleaguered Yankees star Alex Rodriguez, who has spent little time with the club because of a hip injury: "Greatest ever. Just an awesome guy. Very misunderstood."Said Guillen: "All of a sudden, [Swisher] knows everyone on the ball club. I was reading the article, and I just laughed. You only got one week, two weeks on the team, and everyone is nice?"That's the way Swisher is. Things work out for him good, everyone is great. That [stuff] doesn't work out for him, it's someone's fault."

What I've noticed so far...

Below is some observations I have conquered over the first 12 games this season about the Sox.

• Our pitching is not as scary bad at 4 and 5 that other people(myself included) had thought. Colon is learning how to use his off-speed pitches because he doesn't have his 95+ fastball anymore. Contreras has been decent, but will be better once he gets his control back


• Carlos Quentin is a monster


• Brian Anderson is figuring out how to hit major league pitching and judging it. He has 6 walks through his first 40 at-bats. Last year he had 10 walks through 181 at-bats. If he can keep his OBP over .320 and his average over .240, hit 15-20 HR with 60+ RBI's we should be in good shape.


• Brent Lillibridge looks 12 and sucks at everything but running


• Alexei Ramirez looks lost at the plate. He looked lost at the beginning of last year. Some blame it on the cold weather but that is a bullshit excuse because he would have been hitting at the Trop over the weekend. We just need to be patient and relax


• Paulie looks real good at the plate. His thumb injury has seemed to pass and has his timing back.


• Mike MacDougal needs to go away

Final Word: If the pitching holds up, they should easily win the division.

Sox vs. Rays Game 4: Garza vs Floyd

Great game last night. Weird line-up today:

1. Getz
2. Lilli
3. CQ
4. Thome
5. Dye
6. Konerko
7. AJ
8. Betemit
9. BA

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Sox vs. Rays: Game 3 Burls vs. Kazmir

I thought we had yesterday's game, but Matt came in and didn't get the job done. Here's our line-up tonight:

1. Lilli
2. Fields
3. Q
4. Dye
5. Kong
6. Betemit
7. Alexei
8. BA
9. Corkey

Sox get Andy Phillips

The Sox have acquired Andy Phillips from the Bucs for Michael Dubee, the man the Sox got for Tad Iguchi. This looks like a depth move, and he probably won't see any time up in the majors. His main positions are 1st and 3rd base.

Sox @ Rays: Danks vs. Nieman

1. Getz
2. Fields
3. CQ
4. Thome
5. Dye
6. Konerko
7. AJ
8. Alexei
9. BA

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White Sox vs. Tigers Lineup

1.Lilli
2.Fields
3.TCQ
4.Thome
5.Dye
6.Konerko
7.A.J.
8.TCM
9.BA

White Sox Video of the Week: Week 2

Sox Get Podsednik

The Sox have signed Scott Podsednik to a minor league deal. Pods was released by the Rockies earlier in the year. He is a better option than Jerry Owens and hopefully will be a steady contributor to the offense.

Opening Day Postponed

To be played on Tues. Tix still good for that game

PREVIEW: Royals @ White Sox: Opening Day, Game 1

I'll be at the game, so I come back with some notes!

White Sox vs. KC

Pithching Matchup

Mark Buerhle vs. Gil Meche

Line-Up

White Sox

1. Wise
2. Getz
3. Quentin
4. Dye
5. Thome
6. Konerko
7. A.J.
8. Missle
9. Fields

KC

1. Crisp
2. DeJesus
3. Teahan
4. Guillen
5. Jacobs
6. Butler
7. Gordon
8. Olivo
9. Aviles

Managers

White Sox: Ozzie Guillen

Royals: Trey Hillman

Start Time: 1:05 PM

TV: CSN Chicago

Radio: 670 The Score

Weather: High 35 Low 29, 100% chance of Snow

Preview:

April 6 marks the start of a New season for the Chicago White Sox, who will try to defend their AL Central crown as they open a new season against the revamped Kansas City Royals.The White Sox come in with a new second baseman, 3B, and CF. Bartolo Colon has also been added to the rotation. For the Royals, they have added speedster C Co Crisp, 1st Base power-threat Mike Jacobs, and Set-Up man Juan Cruz. They look to improve on a surprising 4th Place finish in the ALC.

PREVIEW: Left Field

The Sox came into the 2008 season with question marks in left field. This year it's a little different. Carlos Quentin had undoubtedly one of the most surprising performances of the 2008 season in the Majors. After not producing well in his limited MLB service with the Arizona Diamondbacks, Quentin was traded to the Sox. From almost not even making the team out of Spring Training to emerging as an MVP candidate, I'd say that is pretty surprising.Quentin would have won the MVP if it hadn't been for a freak broken wrist incident. Now, in 2009, the Sox came into Spring Training looking pretty solid at the position. With his wrist fully healed, Quentin looks to be on his way to another exciting performance this year in his second season with the White Sox. Quentin is even projected to have a better season this year than he had last, which would be great for the Sox, who currently have 3 other potential 30 home run hitters in their line-up.

LF Depth

1. CQ
2. Dewayne Wise
3. Brian Anderson

White Sox Video of the Week: Week 1

Jerry Owens clears waivers; Will head to AAA Charlotte

Jerry Owens was not claimed by any team after being waived by the White Sox. A team has 48 hours to claim a player placed on waivers. Jerry was penciled in as the White Sox lead-off man and Center Fielder, but is poor spring gave way to Dewayne Wise and Brian Anderson. Owens will start the season in AAA Charlotte. If Wise or Anderson falter, do not be surprised to see Owens called up.

RUMOR: Podsednik to be released. Should the Sox go after him?

World Series hero Scott Podsednik will be released from the Colorado Rockies according to the Denver Post. This could be an interesting situation for the Sox, if Dewayne Wise or Brian Anderson falter, might be in a position to go after Pods, who has been plagued by injuries for the past few years.It is definantly something to follow.