We need the sweep. Bust out the brooms for Buehrle going for his 7th.

the Wieters debut. Wow. Go over to camden chat and see Wieters mania. They regard him like we regard Q! and Beckham.

the quote from a fan on the MLB.COM homepage reads:

Sliced bread is actually the best thing since Matt Wieters.
— hero66

On a side note, we’re trading Broadway about 3 1/2 years too late.

Che on the same team as Castro…

Anyway, here’s one consideration to keep in mind: A.J. Pierzynski is in the first year of a two-year, $12.5 million extension. Pierzynski is one of the most durable catchers in the game and adds value as a left-handed hitter.

The Sox, however, have been gushing about Tyler Flowers since acquiring him in a trade last winter from Atlanta. Flowers, 23, is batting .256 with six doubles and six home runs at Double-A Birmingham. Those numbers don’t suggest he’s ready for the majors, but there are three months left in the minor league season.

Pierzynski, meanwhile, will earn full-no trade rights about one-third of the way through the 2010 season should he stick with the Sox by virtue of playing at least 10 seasons in the majors, including at least the last five with the Sox.

The acquisition of Castro reinforces the Sox’s mission to win now at all cost (especially after their failed efforts to land Jake Peavy). But Williams always keeps an eye on the future, and landing a dependable journeyman like Castro gives him more flexibility in the event they believe Flowers is ready next year.

http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports_hardball/2009/05/white-soxs-catcher-trade-might-have-longterm-ramifications-for-aj-pierzynski.html

you were a game threaders dream.

Have AJ catch against the lefties and Castro against the righties.

                AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB   SO  SB   BA  OBP  SLG
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Year-to-Date    79    5   20   5   0   3   13    8   16   0 .253 .322 .430
Rest-of-Year   116   13   29   6   0   6   21   11   28   0 .250 .314 .460
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Total          195   18   49  11   0   9   34   19   44   0 .251 .317 .448

Excellent move by the White Sox here. It’s not going to push the Sox to win the division, but when acquiring talent, when you can get a league-average player very cheaply, it’s very hard to resist it.

http://www.baseballthinkfactory.org/files/oracle/discussion/white_sox_acquired_castro/

Contreras
Dayan Viciedo
Che
and…..
Castro (a Puerto Rican Castro at that)

Hoytsstash would suggest that McCarthy thinks something is amiss on the South Side…

I think Broadway needed another year, heck he’s only 25. I say that if we are planning on rebuilding, this wasn’t a good move. When is Flowers going to be ready, we need him up in the bigs.

Really good backup catcher. Hope the guy you sent is good.

My response: Yep. Good for nothing! BWAHAHAHA! (Actually, I’ll give the party line about being a back-of-the-rotation, blah, blah.)

and it’s slightly OT, but I’m watching Rays/Twinks. 3 items of note:

1. Liriano threw 47 pitches in the 3rd inning. Not the guy from 2006 any more.
2. Crede had to leave the game after the top of the 4th. I bet his back feels real good after standing around for 47 pitches on turf.
3. D. Price improving. Spotting his FB much better.