Dick Allen

Thankfully they scored in the 10th. Dragging this game out a few more innings could have been bad in more ways than one.

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ May 27, 2015 -> 03:03 PM) Can he get a blown save win save? Blown save and win hopefully.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 27, 2015 -> 03:01 PM) Closer can't pitch 3 days in a row? I think the Sox need to win this game. Carroll pitched yesterday, you are down to Jennings who has been really shaky.

He might be OK game 2 tomorrow even if he pitches here. It's not like he had a really long outing yesterday.

QUOTE (Condor13 @ May 27, 2015 -> 02:58 PM) Looked like Robo was headed back out to pitch the 10th He's probably done for tomorrow anyway. Why not? Get the win.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ May 27, 2015 -> 02:56 PM) Agreed. Scott has been terrific this year but need him with Beck going tomorrow. Beck is going to be the lamb tomorrow. If he is getting tagged, they are going to be leaving him in there for a while.

Beckham up to .250

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ May 27, 2015 -> 02:53 PM) Yeah, I don't like it either especially the 6th guy out of the bullpen is a long reliever. So we really only have 5 guys who we trust late in the game and one is usually regulated to the 9th There aren't many teams that can go 6 deep with what you want out on the mound with a 1 or 2 run lead. As much as the White Sox have sucked this series in many facets, this is all on Robertson.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 27, 2015 -> 02:38 PM) 3 years, $42 million. So if a GM signs a guy and he goes into a slump, said GM should be canned.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 27, 2015 -> 02:36 PM) That swing on that 2nd pitch by Cabrera was incredibly bad looking. How does firing Ventura or Hahn fix that?

2 out of 3 games this series, the Sox get the ball to Robertson with a lead. Can't blow both.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 27, 2015 -> 01:56 PM) Samardjiza had one hell of a start. Really he threw a 7 inning shutout, and his defense gave up a run. Alexei gave up 5 of the 6 on Monday, and 1 for 1 today.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ May 27, 2015 -> 01:55 PM) Thank god for the sun and their RF. To be fair fans of every White Sox opponent has been able to say Thank God for their (pick a position) vs. the Sox this season.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ May 27, 2015 -> 01:35 PM) Wow to remember that all these years later amazing DA thanks. Actually Karl Heinz came up in a conversation a few years ago and a friend of mine told me about him. I just googled this article.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ May 27, 2015 -> 01:27 PM) Really what's the back story? Here's some of it. It's 24 years old and despite what he says in the article, he hasn't come back. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1991-06...ting-legal-fees

QUOTE (Soxfest @ May 27, 2015 -> 01:22 PM) Chicago Sting reference now all I need to hear is the name Karl-Heinz Granitza. Karl Heinz will never be in Chicago again. He owes a lot of people a lot of money.

One thing I read yesterday that was interesting, but it was Cowley so who knows if it really is true, that in 2011 KW fired Walker after Walker had to be restrained from going after him, and before Ozzie fled to Miami, KW fired him as well. JR vetoed both.

Chuck said last night Toronto is 4-22 when scoring 4 runs or less. Hold them to 4, should be OK.

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ May 27, 2015 -> 01:02 PM) OSHA outlawed them in 1993 don't tell the White Sox though Chuck Zwerski (sp) is in the booth......without Stacy King he sounds very dull i guess he could grow on you though. The Swirsk never works with Stacey King, and is awesome. I don't know about his baseball knowledge, but he knows a lot about basketball and is a really good guy.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 27, 2015 -> 12:46 PM) Bautista was really, really angry about that popup. Too bad. His shank doubles were making me angry last night.

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ May 27, 2015 -> 12:28 PM) I know this is not the environment for this but Len Kasper was talking on the SCORE yesterday about how the cubs are focusing on taking pitches and would rather a hitter strike out on a borderline pitch than swing at a pitch two feet out of the strike zone. I thought this was what Todd was to bring to the organization, some sort of philosophy? It is working for the cubs, the WHite Sox have nothing working for them in regard to organizational philosophy as it pertains to hitting or defense. Adam LaRoche is 27th in baseball in pitches per AB, yet most here think he is useless. I couldn't care less about pitches per AB. I would like to see a stat where they are swinging at good pitches to hit. Konerko's grand slam in the WS was on the first pitch. Some of it is just what kind of hitter you happen to be. Taking pitches can work against you if they are in the zone.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 27, 2015 -> 12:16 PM) Then how does this get fixed? This is 3 straight years of terrible baseball in almost every aspect. To me, the biggest area for improvement is in the development of players from the farm system. Nearly everyone that's been called up the last couple of years has looked like they have no chance. Just once, you would think someone would overachieve as a Sox prospect. How would firing the major league manager fix that? And just to show how little someone actually thinks about this, some have mentioned Cooper as a interim replacement. 13th in the AL in ERA with Sale, Samardzija, Q, Robertson, Rodon. The self proclaimed manager of the pitching staff. If you are about accountability, how does promoting him show that?

I think there is a little gamesmanship going on as well. They are already publicly short without Avi. Robin doesn't want to admit to being 2 men down. Let's face it, if it is footwork, Gillaspie would hardly play.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 27, 2015 -> 12:09 PM) Then we did a horrible job of choosing the players to bring in and we need someone else to do the job of rebuilding this debacle. The players have talent. They haven't played up to the talent. Most likely they will at some point. But fire, fire, fire. That's a meathead approach.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 27, 2015 -> 12:08 PM) Did anyone ever state if Conor is injured or not? I'm sure its the same issue, and they probably don't want him playing on this turf.