Game 1 (Tucson): Nick Masset vs. Edgar Gonzalez
Time: 2:05 p.m. CT, Radio: WSCR AM-670, MLB.radio (Live Boxscore; MLB Gameday)
Sox (SS): Ozuna, 2B; Cabrera, SS; Thome, DH; Fields, 3B; Liefer, 1B; Anderson, LF; Negron, RF; Lucy, C; Bourgeois, CF
D'backs (SS): Bonifacio, LF; Burke, 2B; Romero, A, CF; Nixon, DH; D'Antona, 1B; Salazar, RF; Hammock, C; Merchan, SS; Ojeda, 3B
Game 2 (Tempe): Lance Broadway vs. Jon Garland
Time: 2:05 p.m. CT, Radio: MLB.radio (Live Boxscore; MLB Gameday)
Sox (SS): Swisher, CF; Ramirez, SS; Konerko, DH; Dye, RF; Pierzynski, C; Crede, 3B; Uribe, 2B; Eldred, 1B; Wise, LF
Angels: Willits, CF; Matthews, DH; Izturis, SS; Kendrick, 2B; Rivera, LF; Morales, 1B; Wood, 3B; Mathis, C; Evans, RF
Coop's take of Aaron Poreda from yesterday's 'B' game vs. the Rockies:
- Carl's latest 'Palehose 8' comic strips: Regarding Don Anderson, The Great Warrior of Tucson, and Regarding the Truth about Swagger and Passion.
- THT: Craig Brown looks at the Bill James' argument that when a player experiences a sudden spike in walk rate one year, it would often be followed by a substantial drop in batting average the following year.