Jose Contreras Earns His Way Back Into ChiSox Rotation

but this acquitted him in my book. granted he was spotted a nice lead today, but he was very good. lots of strikeouts. only 2 walks (both in the 8th). was hitting 93 while over 100 pitches. you gotta love it. finally, a game to take some real positives from.

cst_soxSox will now likely push Richard back and start Contreras on Thursday against the Cubbies.

http://www.cstv.com/gametracker/launch/gt_mbasebl.html?event=789992&sport=mbasebl

for video [espn360] and audio feeds click the ‘in progress’ tab that’s after the ‘bracket view’ tab at the top:
http://www.ncaa.com/brackets/2009/ncaa_bracket_DI_baseball.html

Agreed, as long as he starts against NL teams. NLC specifically.

And not having looked , was the gamethread at least semi positive for a change?

“I’m not going to say they’re great at-bats, but he fights for his at-bats,” Guillen said. "I was a little aggravated [in one game when he swung at the first pitch] in four at-bats. I don’t think that’s the right approach.

“But I think [hitting coach] Greg Walker talked to him and said ‘You have to get a better approach at the plate, see more pitches’ and see how he handles it. In the field, he has played pretty well. Hopefully his bat comes along.”

Poreda said he had extra motivation before he struck out slugger and fellow Jewish player Ryan Braun.

“I actually thought about that when he was coming up, the battle of the Jews,” Poreda laughed. “But he’s a great player, amazing, and I was just trying to do my best.”

then maybe Liney needs to do the same, (though he would probably be claimed)

seriously, has he lost it? the last few times I’ve seen him he was terrible.

Who was most surprised by the Chicago Cubs drafting former UM linebacker Glenn Cook in today’s Major League Baseball Draft?

Cook himself.

That’s because Cook hadn’t picked up a bat or ball in over six years before he was told about a Cubs tryout just two days before the tryout was held.

Cook found out about the tryout from a Chicago scout who used to watch him in high school.

interesting story.

http://miami.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=954984

when he has his head on straight, and is in decent health, the man is a total monster on the mound.

personally, i think he is one of those “what could have been” pitchers.

give him a full career in the majors, no outside distractions, and good luck health-wise and, well, what could have been?

WHITE SOX

Podsednik lf

Ramirez ss

Pierzynski c

Konerko 1b

Wise rf

Anderson cf

Getz 2b

Beckham 3b

Buehrle p

I guess he didn’t watch enough tape.

Rumpelmints

http://homerderby.com/archives/4650

Returning from a right thumb injury that sidelined him a few days and required a second shot in the last three months, Paul Konerko went 2-for-4 with two RBI in the 7-1 victory Saturday over the Brewers.

But how long will the thumb hold up this time?

Konerko said his wish would be to get the injection once a week, but it can only be given every two months, at the most.

So does the responsibility of keeping Konerko healthy fall on manager Ozzie Guillen?

’’We’ve talked about this issue for a long time and how we’re going to handle it,‘’ Guillen said. ’’No matter how you handle it, the pain isn’t going away. It’s going to go away with the shot he took. Even with a good swing, it’s going to sting a little bit. It’s something he’s going to have to tolerate.

‘’We go for it, but I go by what he tells me. I’m not going to ask him every day because I did it a few times, and I was annoying him. He’s got to let me know what he can and cannot do. P.K. and I have a good relationship about that, telling me if he can play or not.’’

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/1621874,CST-SPT-soxnt14.article