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Chicago White Sox Roster

pitchers # Pos.
Mark Buehrle 56 P
John Danks 50 P
Gavin Floyd 34 P
Freddy Garcia 43 P
Lucas Harrell 58 P
Gregory Infante 47 P
Edwin Jackson 33 P
Bobby Jenks 45 P
Scott Linebrink 71 P
Tony Pena 57 P
Chris Sale 49 P
Sergio Santos 46 P
catchers # Pos.
Ramon Castro 27 C
Tyler Flowers 17 C
A.J. Pierzynski 12 C
infielders # Pos.
Gordon Beckham 15 2B
Paul Konerko 14 1B
Brent Lillibridge 18 SS
Alexei Ramirez 10 SS
Mark Teahen 23 3B
Omar Vizquel 11 3B
outfielders # Pos.
Alejandro De Aza 30 CF
Andruw Jones 25 RF
Juan Pierre 1 LF
Carlos Quentin 20 RF
Alex Rios 51 CF
designated hitters # Pos.
Mark Kotsay 7 DH
Manny Ramirez 99 DH

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Brent Morel Promoted to White Sox

The White Sox called up 3B Brent Morel for the series in Boston.  While the promotion is certainly deserved, it is an indication that the hand injury to Gordon Beckham may be worse than originally thought, as Morel was not expected to join the White Sox until after the completion of Charlotte's season next week.  Beckham stated that he hoped to be back for the start of the series against the Red Sox on Friday but he still could not grip a bat on Wednesday.

At a minimum, Morel provides defensive cover, as he plays a very good defensive 3B and has played SS for the Knights this season, as well.  Between Birmingham and Charlotte this season, he's put up a very impressive .322/.359/.480.  Morel is not the prototypical power-hitting 3B.  His power is gap power, instead of home run power, and he'll live and die at the plate on his contact skills as his approach does not elicit many walks.

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More Than A Feeling: A Boston Red Sox Preview

I have never wanted to not be Tim Wakefield more in my life. (AP Photo/Boston Red Sox, Brita Meng Outzen)

Brita Meng Outzen - AP

I have never wanted to not be Tim Wakefield more in my life. (AP Photo/Boston Red Sox, Brita Meng Outzen)

A brief look at an opponent we play this weekend.

Dates we play them: 9/3-9/5 @ Boston, 9/27-9/30 at home

Offense: A potential lineup: Marco Scutaro-SS, J.D. Drew-RF, Victor Martinez-C, David Ortiz-DH, Adrian Beltre-3B, Mike Lowell-1B, Daniel Nava-LF, Darnell McDonald/Ryan Kalish-CF, Jed Lowrie.  Bench: Bill Hall-UTIL, Yamaico Navarro-INF.

Next up on the Manny Ramirez Returns tour is Boston.  Even though we play the Red Sox seven times this season, somehow our first game against them doesn't happen until September 3rd.  Strange days.  Remember how Marco Scutaro had that monster season last year, and no one really thought he'd repeat it?  Congrats everybody!  Unlike thinking Chone Figgins would succeed in the Emerald City, you nailed this prediction.  Scutaro is a below-average defender at short with a league-average bat at best.  The next time you read an analyst give the White Sox shit for batting Juan Pierre (.352 OBP) leadoff, maybe mention Marco and his .331 in the comments.  J.D. Drew is having a bit of a down year, but that will happen when your BABIP is .027 below your career norm.  It is concerning to see his walk rate drop down to 11.5% though.  He is still an above-average outfielder and has more pop than most two-hole hitters.  Victor Martinez is also hitting a little worse than normal, though this could be due to his broken thumb from earlier this season.  V-Mart is also drawing less walks than normal, but his power output is pretty much exactly where you'd expect it to be.  His arm isn't so hot, not like that would stop Ozzie from sending the runners anyways.  Expect Juan and Alex to have permanent green lights this weekend.  While Big Papi is no longer the terrifying figure he was mid-decade, he is still an above-average DH that should not be taken lightly (insert fat joke here).  The 34-year old Ortiz is doing his best to outswing the Grim Reaper after his horrific season last year (.8 WAR).  Don't expect to see his BB:K ratio back over .7 ever again, Papi is swinging harder than ever and will set a new career high in strikeouts before Tom Brady throws a meaningful pass.

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Manny Ramirez Has Magical On-Deck HR-Inducing Powers

Who says there's no such thing as protection?

Manny's been on the Sox for 2 days. Twice he's stepped into the on deck circle in the late innings. And twice the batter in front of him has hit go-ahead, ultimately game-winning 3 run homeruns. 

That's all the evidence I need.

The Sox haven't lost with Manny on the roster, and just completed their first sweep since July.

There are 29 games left; I doubt the Sox lose another one.

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Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Indians, Sep 1, 2010 11:05 AM CDT



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Edwin Jackson Euthanizes August With Another 10+ Strikeout Effort

Manny Ramirez wasn't in the lineup Tuesday.

Oh, he made it to Cleveland in time, but something about his answer to Ozzie Guillen's question about how ready he was rubbed Guillen the wrong way. And by rubbed Ozzie the wrong way I mean he gave the standard I'll do anything to help the team Crash Davis-ism. But he still didn't play because, well, everyone sits out an extra day with the White Sox under Guillen. It's just the way it is.

It's not like the Sox need any offensive help, they Sox got 20 hits last night.

But the White Sox found themselves down 1-0 late in the game with Justin Masterson pitching allowing only 3 baserunners in the first 7 innings. Clearly they needed a spark. 

Mark Kotsay, who started at DH to give Manny the opportunity to catch some Zzzzs on the bench, led off the 8th with a walk and was pulled for pinch runner Brent Lillibridge. This set up a built-in excuse for Ozzie to keep Manny on the bench no matter the situation until the DH spot came up again. Thankfully, Mark Teahen drove in Lillibridge with a 1-out single after a sacrifice by the other Ramirez, tying the game at 1 and pushing the game towards another extra-inning affair.

Edwin Jackson continued his dominant pitching, but appeared as if he was headed for a tough loss before the 8th. He responded to the explosion of run in the top half of the 8th by striking out the side in the bottom half, all swinging. Normally, that's where Jackson would have ended. He was at 116 pitches, and by the time the 9th rolled he'd have a 3-run lead. That's usually a situation that calls for the Closer™. But the Sox depleted pen and the shakiness of one Bobby Jenks along with Jackson looking his strongest in the 8th meant he got a chance add another high pitch count complete game to his arm this year.

Manny may not have gotten an at-bat, but he did find his way on the field in the Sox biggest situation. He was in the on-deck circle for the second unlikely game-winning homerun of the series. This time it was A.J. Pierzynski at the plate with 1 out and runners on first and second, perfect double play position. Pierzynski saw a hanger from Frank Herrmann and strangely didn't pop it up. It was still plenty high, but over the outfield wall giving the Sox the dreaded 3-run 9th inning lead.

From there Jackson faltered, doing his best August Late Inning Relief impression before finally being pulled one out shy of the complete game. Jenks would put the tying run in scoring position before getting a comebacker to end the game.

The win brings an end to a tough August that saw the Sox finish 14-15. One game under .500 doesn't feel too far off of this team's true talent, but August was particularly frustrating, as the Sox outscored their opponents by 25 runs. A 2-9 record in 1-run games highlights the Sox need for lights out bullpen work (that they didn't recieve in August) and, hmmmm, I don't know, maybe another bat?

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Your September White Sox Call-Ups

The White Sox announced their initial call-ups.  While there is some confusion between Mark Gonzales and Joe Cowley as to exactly when everyone is arriving, the names seem to be clear.

Gregory Infante, Alejandro De Aza and Tyler Flowers will arrive tomorrow.  Dayan Viciedo will either be arriving tomorrow or Thursday.  Carlos Torres will be back next Tuesday.

Quick scouting reports on the first four after the jump.

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There is probably a better way of doing this then just looking at their total career numbers with and without, but whether you look at career WAR or just a few seasons before and then during Cooper's tutelage, the results stand out.

I'll give you a few examples:

* According to rWAR, Garland had three very good seasons with Coop, and nothing coming close since.
* Javy Vazquez's 2007 was better than his two great seasons in the National League, believe it or not, he posted 5.9 WAR on the Southside that year, compared to 5.4 in 2003 and 5.2 last season with Atlanta.
* Freddy Garcia's best season was his rookie year when he racked up 5 WAR, but he still averaged .1 WAR better per season while with the Sox, including 4 and 3.4 WAR seasons in '05-'06.
* Bartolo Colon's best season was in 2003 (4.7 WAR), better than his Cy Young season in 2005 and any season he had while with Cleveland back in his heyday. Yeah, it's just one good season (and part of one we'd like to forget), but it's notable that so many of these pitchers enjoyed their best seasons under Coop.

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