Dick Allen

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QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Apr 24, 2015 -> 08:39 PM) Which poster in that thread said they are in favor of batting Micah leadoff in this thread? Don't use generalizations, find a specific poster being hypocritical. As I said, but you don't seem to comprehend, there was a thread 5 days ago about sending Micah down, now there are people that want him to lead off.things change quickly. Sorry you are so offended. I was calling no one out. 5 days from now people might be in love with Avi again.

QUOTE (Mike F. @ Apr 24, 2015 -> 08:38 PM) Hahahahahaha. Has it ever been proven that Hawk has an iPhone? He always mentions it, but I have a hard time believing that he has one. He said he has a new Ipad Air.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Apr 24, 2015 -> 08:31 PM) You really are the king of combing all posters into one large hypocritical group. So there wasn't a thread?

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 24, 2015 -> 08:30 PM) Still its a much different feel for a pitcher knowing you can walk Abreu if you get behind in the count...and a struggling hitter behind him. They can do that almost every AB with him. The bottom line he got pitches to hit.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Apr 24, 2015 -> 08:25 PM) Did you see where Perez was set up? That was not where Duffy was suppose to throw it So the pitch him carefully doesn't work out, just like I wrote.

It was 5 days ago a thread was created that suggested Micah be sent to AAA. Things change quickly.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 24, 2015 -> 08:21 PM) Because they could pitch him carefully with 1b open and induce him to do exactly that....its called strategy. He doesnt swing, they simply walk him and Avi manages to mess things up again. Did you watch the AB? The first pitch was right down the pipe. If there was a way to pitch to Jose Abreu where he wiuld hit it right back to the pitcher, we would see it more often. They pitch him carefully every AB

That was bad at both ends, and Jose was bad defensively. What do they have in common? Masks.

QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Apr 24, 2015 -> 08:16 PM) At ALL. The Robin handicap is very real. Measuring it won't be easy, but it's there. This too. Playing for a tie in the 3rd freaking inning!?!? Getting the go ahead run in scoring position with less than 2 out is not playing for a tie.

2nd and 3rd one out 3,4,5 hitters up usually means runs. Unfortunately Abreu hit it to the only place the run doesn't score on the ground.

Avi you don't have to swimg at everything

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Apr 24, 2015 -> 08:02 PM) I agree. It's however a fundamental play that should be more successful than it is. I think it is hard to practice. You really can't do it every day and the guys you would have doing the running don't have the desperation someone in a game would .

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Apr 24, 2015 -> 07:58 PM) In run down plays you get rid of the ball to the advancing base. Then if you run at him you move him back to the original base. you make only a throw or two. Just like you teach the kids. Almost every team in baseball sucks at rundowns.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Apr 24, 2015 -> 07:53 PM) He's fine. Seems like an act to buy time. Great call

Thank God

I thiught it was a wrist

It is unreal how many soft hits they get.

How long are the appeals processes these days? They used to be ridiculous.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Apr 24, 2015 -> 04:10 PM) Watching a lot of Jorge Soler? He's gotta have zero peripheral vision in that mask he wears, you can barely see his eyes. There are several. I think it takes your mind just a little off the task at hand.

If I were a manager, one thing I would ban would be hitters going up to the plate looking like they are about to rob a bank. It is cold but it's not that cold. If you are wearing mask hitting, IMO, you are already halfway back to the dugout. You need to block out the temperature.

I think it's time to break out the 1983 uniforms and win the next 3.

QUOTE (Greg Hibbard @ Apr 24, 2015 -> 02:16 PM) So, in your opinion, a manager is a completely useless position we can overlook, just as long as the players perform in the clutch? Gotcha. So, why exactly do we have Robin Ventura as the Chicago White Sox manager, again? No, but you can't blame losses on the manager all the time, and last night was one of them. You have to score more than 2 runs to win most of the time, especially when you give up 2 in the first inning. If a baskeball coach had a team that was losing 99-98 and one of their players shooting 90% from the line gets fouled as time runs out, is that coach great if the player makes both free throws and they win and dumb if the player misses both free throws and they lose? The offense isn't working, that makes a team look lethargic.

QUOTE (Greg Hibbard @ Apr 24, 2015 -> 02:10 PM) You're right, I have no idea what was said. However, I've been watching the White Sox for over 35 years, and my opinion is that I can tell when a manager doesn't really seem to hand in direction, control or handling of his team. If Avi Garcia would have had a hit in either of the two plate appearances before his last AB when he did single, the Sox would have won the game, and your perception on how Robin handled last night most likely would have been different.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 24, 2015 -> 02:05 PM) It's worth noting though that we're now likely to lose a game or more because of that uncontrolled chip on people's shoulder. Maybe the chip on their shoulder is what makes them successful.