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Spring Training Game #21: White Sox @ Brewers (SS) -- Javier Vazquez vs. Carlos Villanueva

Time: 3:05 p.m. CT, TV: CSN, MLB.tv, Radio: MLB.radio (Live Boxscore; MLB Gameday)

Sox: Ozuna, SS; Ramirez, CF; Swisher, LF; Fields, 3B; Anderson, B, RF; Richar, 2B; Hall, C; Eldred, 1B; Vazquez, J, P

Brewers (SS): Escobar, SS; Cameron, M, CF; Gross, LF; Fielder, 1B; Hall, 3B; Kapler, RF; Nunez, 2B; Villanueva, P; Kendall, C

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Walker is aboard the Swagger Express:
''What I'm seeing this year is they didn't like it,'' Walker said of the Sox' bottom-feeder numbers. ''And I'm seeing a different look in their eyes. We are a deeper team than we were last year offensively, but we've still got our question marks. We're not a perfect team -- not that anybody is. But the biggest addition are these two guys [Nick Swisher and Orlando Cabrera] who are professionals. They bring swagger. They bring attitude. And they're really good players. That's something we missed here last year.
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looking for a way to beat the winter blues?
[WTAP]:
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Chicago White Sox player Nick Swisher is hosting his first Swish's Wishes charity cruise next January.

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Swisher and his family will be onboard the ship.

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by The Wizard on Mar 17, 2008 2:52 PM CDT reply actions  

Swisher Charity Cruise
Call Amy or Kim at U S Tours at 888-393-8687 if you are interested in signing up for the cruise.

by travelgirl48 on Mar 20, 2008 10:29 AM CDT up reply actions  

We need more Cubans!
Well, if I'm reading Walk correctly the problem last year was a lack of embarrassment.  Thank God we added some much needed swagger, we got that fixed!
"We're actually doing some different things at the top of the lineup, but our key is Jerry Owens being our center fielder and our leadoff guy" - JD

by ChicagoPete on Mar 17, 2008 3:04 PM CDT reply actions  

So what's the Sox record this spring?
Not that it matters, but have they surpassed their win total from last spring?
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by The Cheat on Mar 17, 2008 3:20 PM CDT reply actions  

I believe last year was 9 and 20
Pls correct me if I'm wrong
So instead of a big splash, there were ripples -- enough to change the tide, Williams believes

by Brush Back on Mar 17, 2008 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions  

Bear Stearns
Someone taped this $2 bill to the revolving door in Bears Stearns lobby:

Has anyone bought or sold any real estate the last six months?  I just spent the weekend in Indy looking at houses, this RE market is totally crazy.  Total buyer's market, it's wild.

"We're actually doing some different things at the top of the lineup, but our key is Jerry Owens being our center fielder and our leadoff guy" - JD

by ChicagoPete on Mar 17, 2008 3:31 PM CDT reply actions  

Tell me about it
I just bought 3 city blocks of Detroit for a for a half-eaten whopper and a pair of left-handed scissors.
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by The Cheat on Mar 17, 2008 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions  

Does the sofa on the front lawn come with it?
"We're actually doing some different things at the top of the lineup, but our key is Jerry Owens being our center fielder and our leadoff guy" - JD

by ChicagoPete on Mar 17, 2008 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions  

It did
But the sofa's a total loss. Was on fire when we were in closing, ashes when we were finished.
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by The Cheat on Mar 17, 2008 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

How about an example or 2, Pete?
Was that a ground out to 2nd for Owens?

by ballyb on Mar 17, 2008 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions  

Are you familiar with Indy?
Meridian St. is a very good address.  A lot of old 1920's stately manors line the road on the near north side of town, and then as you move further north there's more modest - but nice - houses mixed in.  In this market, I want to make sure I play it safe and by the best location I can for my budget so I'm looking for a Meridian address.  It's kind of like Sheridan Road in Evanston, nice old houses with mature trees on big, deep lots.

We found a nice ranch house right on Meridian, needs some updating but good bones.  Has a new roof, new HVAC.  The owners have already moved, so they're paying two mortgages and sitting on an empty house.  They want $125/sqft, but a similar but larger house sold last June for $100/sqft.  These sellers have had it on the market since last August and have already dropped the price 30%.  I'm not paying a penny more than the comparable sale down the street, so that means they have to drop down another 20% from their original listing before I buy.  My realtor already checked, if they accept the offer I'm thinking of making it will be just enough to pay off what they owe on their mortgage and that's it.  The Germans have a saying, "Tut mir Leid, aber nicht weh".  If they don't like my offer, there's another 6 houses that I'm also interested in.

You do NOT want to sell your house now if you can avoid it.  I've got 20% cash down payment in hand and I'm pre-approved with no contingencies, I can cut pretty much any deal I want because I'm one of the few qualified buyers walking around out there.  If you're selling, you've got to deal with people like me who don't want to overpay a penny more than they have to - because if I overpay now, then I might be left holding the sack when I want to unload 7 or 8 years from now.  Even if I get the deal I want now I'm looking at this Indy market and wondering if I'll make anything when I'm ready to sell.  You don't want to be selling into a market like this, that's for sure.  The mortgage market needs to sort itself out.

"We're actually doing some different things at the top of the lineup, but our key is Jerry Owens being our center fielder and our leadoff guy" - JD

by ChicagoPete on Mar 17, 2008 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions  

Dropped their price by 30%
and still no interest.

Ugly.

The real estate / stock market paper wealth that's evaporated is staggering.

Was that a ground out to 2nd for Owens?

by ballyb on Mar 17, 2008 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions  

I dunno
IMO that 30% is artificial, that's the whack you have to take if you're forced to sell now.  But the realtor is telling me that a big lump of foreclosed properties that didn't sell at auction are going to hit the market in May when the banks start dumping their inventory.  

It's a real mess, I feel really bad for these sellers.  There's a few real nice houses that I'm looking at where the sellers will make zero profit selling at current market prices even after sitting on it for 8 years.  I'm sure things will bounce back after they sort themselves out, but it doesn't do you much good if you have to sell right now.  But I can't assume things will bounce back when I make my offer, I've got to buy at a price where I can get my money back out if something happens and I have to sell sooner than I thought.  It's a real mess, the next president is going to have a fun job sorting this crap out.

"We're actually doing some different things at the top of the lineup, but our key is Jerry Owens being our center fielder and our leadoff guy" - JD

by ChicagoPete on Mar 17, 2008 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions  

Bad time for the debacle. Election year.
These politicians will do anything to stay in office (Barney Frank, Luis Gutiérrez)

Uncle Henry used to say,

"they'll take your eye out, put a grape in there and tell you it looks better."

Was that a ground out to 2nd for Owens?

by ballyb on Mar 17, 2008 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions  

May you live in interesting times
There is great chaos under heaven, and the situation is excellent.
"We're actually doing some different things at the top of the lineup, but our key is Jerry Owens being our center fielder and our leadoff guy" - JD

by ChicagoPete on Mar 17, 2008 8:11 PM CDT up reply actions  

Article in Barron's over the weekend
From 1979-1995 residential real estate, adjusted for inflation, was flat.

It ain't comin' back for awhile. Everyone I know (except me) has a house for sale.  Everyone (well, damn near).  The music has stopped, as poor Charlie Prince discovered.

Enjoy your leverage as a qualified buyer, Pete.  You're correct - hardly anyone can bring cash to the table and a FICO score above 680.

Hey man, this game is a bunch of front-runners. If you're good, they kiss your butt. If not, you're horse s---.

by winningugly on Mar 17, 2008 8:18 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yup
Interesting times, our markets are in complete disarray right now.  We could be witnessing the United States ceding the throne of world domination.  This is the same way it played out for Great Britain, a hugely expensive war (WWI) turned the country from a net creditor to a massive debtor - it was all downhill from there.  London is currently making big inroads on NYC as a the global finance capitol, this lack of confidence in Wall Street firms won't help the situation.

My main hope for the US is the continuous influx of new vigorous, ambitious people via immigration.  This has always recharged our economy and I'm looking for things to turn around - unless these idiots decide to slam the door shut on immigration for political reasons.  I'm optimistic about our economy's ability to heal itself, and I'm still betting on it.   We shall see, we shall see...to be continued.

"We're actually doing some different things at the top of the lineup, but our key is Jerry Owens being our center fielder and our leadoff guy" - JD

by ChicagoPete on Mar 18, 2008 8:50 AM CDT up reply actions  

That's quite a lineup today
So instead of a big splash, there were ripples -- enough to change the tide, Williams believes

by Brush Back on Mar 17, 2008 3:38 PM CDT reply actions  

Vazquez looks like a REAL BALLPLAYER.
Moved well from 2nd to home.
Was that a ground out to 2nd for Owens?

by ballyb on Mar 17, 2008 3:44 PM CDT reply actions  

enough hustle, i take it?
lifetime .215 hitter or thereabouts. another player whose value is diminished in the AL. ;)

by larry on Mar 17, 2008 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yeah
the Ramirez double was a ball that Crede, Inge, Punto get to.

And the Anderson triple -- did they call it a triple? -- while crushed, a would-be HR in the cell, should have been an easy play in LF.

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by The Cheat on Mar 17, 2008 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions  

Was that Podsednik in LF
on the BA fly ball?
Was that a ground out to 2nd for Owens?

by ballyb on Mar 17, 2008 3:49 PM CDT reply actions  

look at ze girlie man
stepping into the on-deck circle to bat behind the pitcher.

by larry on Mar 17, 2008 3:53 PM CDT reply actions  

Hitting .367 for the spring
Our #9 should do so well.
Hey man, this game is a bunch of front-runners. If you're good, they kiss your butt. If not, you're horse s---.

by winningugly on Mar 17, 2008 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions  

Yeah, as described above,
he's a REAL BALLPLAYER.
Was that a ground out to 2nd for Owens?

by ballyb on Mar 17, 2008 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions  

He was probably a
punter / left winger back home in Ponce.
Was that a ground out to 2nd for Owens?

by ballyb on Mar 17, 2008 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

Ramirez runs well / hustles.
Was that a ground out to 2nd for Owens?

by ballyb on Mar 17, 2008 4:21 PM CDT reply actions  

ugh..
you don't get a more routine ball at 3B, Josh.
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by The Cheat on Mar 17, 2008 4:30 PM CDT reply actions  

Needs the big mitt.
Was that a ground out to 2nd for Owens?

by ballyb on Mar 17, 2008 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions  

Pablo showing some leather at 3B.
TWO nice plays.
Was that a ground out to 2nd for Owens?

by ballyb on Mar 17, 2008 5:06 PM CDT reply actions  

Only four innings so far for Thorton?
Where have I been -- has he been hurt or something?  Or is it just a 'lots of guys needing work' type thing (in other words, "nothing to see here")?

by CWSKeith on Mar 17, 2008 5:08 PM CDT reply actions  

He missed the first week.
elbow or shoulder soreness, something like that.
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by The Cheat on Mar 17, 2008 5:40 PM CDT up reply actions  

Ozuna
should not get thrown out on a ball that deep in the holw.
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by The Cheat on Mar 17, 2008 5:43 PM CDT reply actions  

I thought....
the same thing.  Great play, but....

by stanchar on Mar 17, 2008 7:02 PM CDT up reply actions  

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