It's almost time for the season to start. The Sox have some serious questions this year. It could work out or it could go south.

The main questions right now:
-4th and 5th starters
-Crede
-CF
-2B

Fields got sent down today as well

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The silence of a falling star
Lights up a purple sky
And as I wonder where you are
I"m so lonesome I could cry

Brian Anderson has to be in left or center.  This HAS to be his year finally.   I'd love to see Ramirez at 2nd except Uribe is having a good spring.  

pdxbears:

Brian Anderson has to be in left or center.  This HAS to be his year finally.   I'd love to see Ramirez at 2nd except Uribe is having a good spring.  

Has anyone heard any news regarding Owens' injury? Call me crazy, but I'd still like to see him in Center and have Swish move to LF...Swish in CF kinda scares me.

As for Ramirez, I'm a little disappointed he's not at 2nd, too. IMO, he brings the same quality of D, but with more upside hitting-wise—I grow weary of Uribe's uppercut swings.

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Introducing your 2008 Chicago White Sox:

Pitchers     
56 Mark Buehrle     
52 Jose Contreras          
50 John Danks         
26 Octavio Dotel     
34 Gavin Floyd          
45 Bobby Jenks      
71 Scott Linebrink     
57 Boone Logan          
47 Mike MacDougal     
46 Nick Masset          
37 Matt Thornton     
33 Javier Vazquez     

Catchers     
44 Toby Hall          
12 A.J. Pierzynski     
      
Infielders          
18 Orlando Cabrera      
24 Joe Crede          
14 Paul Konerko     
38 Pablo Ozuna      
10 Alexei Ramirez    
5 Juan Uribe          

Outfielders    
32 Brian Anderson      
23 Jermaine Dye      
20 Carlos Quentin     
30 Nick Swisher          

Designated Hitters     
25 Jim Thome         

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The silence of a falling star
Lights up a purple sky
And as I wonder where you are
I"m so lonesome I could cry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I took this pic just before the 05 world series

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" They All Felt like he (kyle orton) should Be the one who steps out in front and leads us....when ever your elected along with six time pro bowl center olin kruetz ( as team captains ) its saying Quite a bit "


Lovie smith 9 - 3 - 08
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" Its everyone inside the huddle working for a common goal and we work very well together "
Kyle Orton 10-20-08

The Indians will spoil the Sox season opener...

I'm from Cleveland, live in Rockford, but will always be a Tribe fan.

WS in '08.

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Cava-Bear-Dians

I know mark B is better than sabathia he has a better overall record,its all going to come down to the batting rotation. I say the sox blow the tribe out

 

 

 

 

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" They All Felt like he (kyle orton) should Be the one who steps out in front and leads us....when ever your elected along with six time pro bowl center olin kruetz ( as team captains ) its saying Quite a bit "


Lovie smith 9 - 3 - 08
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" Its everyone inside the huddle working for a common goal and we work very well together "
Kyle Orton 10-20-08

Here's to Fields at 3rd, Ramirez at 2nd, Swisher in left, Anderson in center,  Owens in right (!)and better middle relief.

Go Sox!!!!!

So who's playing LF?

Is it Queintin?

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Swisher in LF, Ramirez in CF for today I believe.

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The silence of a falling star
Lights up a purple sky
And as I wonder where you are
I"m so lonesome I could cry

Man, I'm happy to see Swish moved back to the corner OF spot.

Holy crap, Al's pumped right now. Let this game start already!

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Swisher LF
Cabrera SS
Thome DH
Konerko 1B
Dye RF
Pierzynski C
Ramirez CF
Crede 3B
Uribe 2B

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The silence of a falling star
Lights up a purple sky
And as I wonder where you are
I"m so lonesome I could cry

Well this season's started out brilliantly...

 

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The Sox fight back and tie it up at 7.

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The silence of a falling star
Lights up a purple sky
And as I wonder where you are
I"m so lonesome I could cry

Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap...c'mon Cabrera...

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There have been 3 questionable calls on the Sox this game.

The one with AJ is really too close to call so I don't have a problem.

Crede was definitely safe and slid under the tag and gets called out.

Cabrera gets called for interference despite touching the bag.

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The silence of a falling star
Lights up a purple sky
And as I wonder where you are
I"m so lonesome I could cry

I was following the game on this great website:

http://www.soxandthecity.net/site/

Sounds like some brutal calls against us, but I was impressed that we didn't quit.

5 games in and once through the rotation and our best starters are Danks and Floyd

We're in first place in the division!

3-2

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The silence of a falling star
Lights up a purple sky
And as I wonder where you are
I"m so lonesome I could cry

Nick swisher just homered against detroit, I smell a sweeeeeeeep

Dont think the MLB predictions are going so well for detroit 0 & 5?  ouch

 

 

 

 

 

 

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" They All Felt like he (kyle orton) should Be the one who steps out in front and leads us....when ever your elected along with six time pro bowl center olin kruetz ( as team captains ) its saying Quite a bit "


Lovie smith 9 - 3 - 08
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" Its everyone inside the huddle working for a common goal and we work very well together "
Kyle Orton 10-20-08

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" They All Felt like he (kyle orton) should Be the one who steps out in front and leads us....when ever your elected along with six time pro bowl center olin kruetz ( as team captains ) its saying Quite a bit "


Lovie smith 9 - 3 - 08
-------------------------------------------------------------
" Its everyone inside the huddle working for a common goal and we work very well together "
Kyle Orton 10-20-08

The Detroit faithful are already getting their booin' lungs in shape for football season.

 

0-6 for the Kitty Kats!  Hmmmm.... could we see a two-fer?

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It's all about the Bears!
9-7
And we would have been a wild card if our team had taken care of business. Lovie Smith, hang your head.
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Bulls, baby, all the time. Time to shock somebody, namely, the naysayers!
Looks like Derrick Rose can ball, y'all.
13-14
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DIVISION CHAMPION '08 White Sox fever... CATCH IT AGAIN IN '09! CQ... no more impromptu kung fu!
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Cold Steel on Ice has returned...and it's ON FIRE!!! GO HAWKS!
18-6-7. 43 points. 5 points away, Deadwings. Do you hear footsteps?

 

 

 

                                       

 

 

 

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In the last decade, I believe the Sox are 95-54 when facing Detroit...

...I love the Tigers.

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Opening Day in Chicago!!!  Some good things are happening so far (knock on wood) so let's keep it up.

Go Sox!!!!</