Jerry Owens Is the New Scott Podsednik

Tremendous Upside Potential found this 3/31/2008 on sports.aol.com [flag]

There's been some talk from White Sox players and members of the organization this spring that the 2008 season is setting up a lot like the 2005 season that ended in a World Series title. Obviously, these thoughts can be attributed to a lot of time out in the hot Arizona sun the last few weeks. Still, the team believes it, and they were hoping that outfielder Jerry Owens would be able to ... [link]

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White Sox season preview
Published 3/31/2008 by Rickhouse at Tremendous Upside Potential
... heart, and grittiness, gadgummit! Well, Hawk Harrellson, maybe the computer knows more about baseball than you think. Last season PECOTA predicted the White Sox would finish 72-90, which is precisely what happened. The projected five win improvement has a lot to do with Swisher and Quentin, but it remains unclear how many at-bats Quentin will even get. Guillen seems to be infatuated with light hitting, speedy centerfielder Jerry Owens (who will remind Sox fans of Scott Podsednik in more ways than they’d like) and Cuban newcomer Alexei Ramirez. Ramirez wowed the coaching staff ...

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