If you couldn't tell,
the Jim Thome sign generator is now up and operational. And like I said before with
the Orlando Cabrera sign generator, if anybody with a TV tuner/capture device on their computers can give me a higher-quality image, I would gladly swap it out.
Also, if anybody finds a link to the Swisher ads, please pass it along.
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Off days are mailbag days, and there's some good fodder.
Mark Gonzalez was feisty:
Why do you only do the mailbag when the White Sox are on a downturn?
I noticed that you didn't have one during their eight-game winning
streak, and had a weekly one before that and after, until they won
seven. Then you were quiet, now that they've lost two… (whhooooa),
you're back to portray Sox fans as losers. What gives, Mark? Company
policy? -- Anna, Chicago
As far as company policy goes, I'm asked to try to file this early in
the week (Monday or Tuesday) and this isn't dictated by the fortunes of
the Sox. To paraphrase what Bob Brenly once told a Denver radio
reporter when he managed Arizona: "Congratulations on submitting the
dumbest e-mail."
OH SNAP. ANNA JUST GOT SERVED. And then there's this one:
After seeing the White Sox get swept by a division rival that
happens to be a better team, I think the Sox are done for this year. I
don't care what the standings say. It's early and we don't get to play
the Royals, Twins and Giants all year. The Sox simply lack talent, and
what little of it they have is just waiting to get hurt. Time for a
sell-off, even though few of our players are worth anything. -- Jeff Kay, Chicago
Time for a sell-off, even though it will cost the Sox money, they won't get anything back in return, and won't lessen the price of a ticket to send a Triple-A team out there. Meanwhile, here's a good one
in Scott Merkin's column:
Does anyone in this organization realize that sending Major
League-ready youngsters back to the Minors essentially destroys them?
I've never seen a worse organization at developing talent.
-- Jason, Marietta, Ga.
Carlos Quentin? Sent down twice. Maybe the key is to do it in even numbers.
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Minor league roundup:Note: Josh Fields did not play for Charlotte tonight. No official word yet, but
somebody on SoxTalk says he's going back on the DL.
- Richmond 4, Charlotte 0
- Esteban Loaiza gave up two runs on four hits over three innings, with no walks or strikeouts.
- Getz went 1-for-2 with a pair of walks.
- Dave Cook went 1-for-3 with a double and walk, and is off to a 7-for-20 start in Triple-A.
- Birmingham OFF
- Winston-Salem OFF
- Kannapolis OFF