Dick Allen

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 17, 2015 -> 10:56 AM) Tyler Flowers vs LHP career .215/.261/.401/.662 Adam LaRoche vs LHP career .239/.297/.418/.715 Tyler Flowers vs. David Price 0-6, 4 Ks

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 17, 2015 -> 10:46 AM) Offensively they have a better chance IMO vs Price than LaRoche does I know Price is LH and Flowers is RH, but that's about the only thing Tyler would have going for him in that match up. If Price had a tough time against RH hitters, his paycheck would be a lot smaller.

QUOTE (lasttriptotulsa @ Apr 17, 2015 -> 10:25 AM) Who said he was? People are posting about having both catchers in the line up. Apparently they have forgotten what they have posted about these catchers in the gamethreads.

Wait so now Tyler Flowers is the best candidate to DH? Take your meds.

QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 16, 2015 -> 09:36 PM) "the main injury worries have been the players that have been on the bulls for their whole careers and must just be injury prone!" Pau wasn't constantly injured. Mirotic played every game, so did Brooks. Except for McBuckets the back of the bench guys weren't constantly down. It the same guys every year, even with minutes restrictions.

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Apr 16, 2015 -> 02:31 PM) Royals... just shameful if they lose this series. Grown men are probably writing "f*** you , Yost" on message boards as I type. How embarrassing for KC. Just unacceptable.

QUOTE (Jake @ Apr 16, 2015 -> 01:50 PM) It's just impossible to know how these players would have fared on different teams, especially when we have witnessed basically none of the medical care they've received. I'm just saying the injuries don't appear to be related to poor training. They have a roster of guys who always seem to get injured. Weirdly, Boozer was a guy who usually missed a lot of games, but was relatively healthy during his time with the Bulls. Obviously clearing someone to play with a broken leg is bad, but it has nothing to do with the rash of injuries that occurs every year with this team.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Apr 16, 2015 -> 01:24 PM) There are good training staffs, and there are not good. The Bulls would fall into the not good bucket. Anyone who wants to deny training staffs can matter need look no further than the Phoenix Suns. Trade the current Bulls roster to any team in the NBA and their training staff and they still will have trouble ever fielding a full healthy roster.

QUOTE (Buehrlesque @ Apr 16, 2015 -> 11:40 AM) Anyone know why he was let go from Ozzie's staff in the first place? Supposedly, laziness.

QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 16, 2015 -> 10:42 AM) Yes, it's so weird, Bulls just have such bad luck year after year. Wellp, nothing we can do. It's not bad luck. You know it's coming. It's like Ken Griffey Jr. in Cincinatti. You knew he would get hurt every year, it was just a question of when. The medical staff has made some bad decisions previously, but I don't see how you can pin any of the injuries this year on them. It would be like Adam Eaton taking a fastball off his wrist, fracturing it, and putting it on Herm Schneider.

QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 16, 2015 -> 10:30 AM) LOL and Butler and MDJ and Mcdermott and Hinrich. Butler hurt his thumb early having a ball go off it. He hurt his shoulder running into a pick. Dunleavy screwed up his ankle playing. McDermott had a meniscus problem. Hinrich is old. These are things a medical staff has no control over unless they put a 0 minutes restriction on them. (McBuckets has that now, so he is fairly healthy) If the Bulls want to be healthy, they need to change the roster.

QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 16, 2015 -> 10:18 AM) Jen Swanson is here, does that mean the Bulls staff has shown to be especially better at keeping players healthy? I don't know how DRose's knees, Noah's knee, Taj Gibson's ankles are on the Bulls medical staff. They just have a roster of guys who constantly get hurt. As I have stated before, it would be a miracle if they could get through one round of the playoffs without losing someone.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Apr 16, 2015 -> 10:10 AM) While we are criticizing it, does anyone KNOW the Vince Coleman philosophy? Be really aggressive. He said in spring training he knew why Eaton had only 15 SB. Said it was fear. He thinks guys get afraid after they are picked off or caught stealing.

QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 16, 2015 -> 09:28 AM) Just a note for those that don't see any problem with bulls medical staff, Deng after the season ended made a point to talk about how much healthier and better treated he was at Miami. Hasn't the Bulls staff changed since Loul damn near died?

QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 15, 2015 -> 09:22 PM) What happened to Rose? Sore left knee. Says it is no big deal. We will see.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Apr 15, 2015 -> 07:07 PM) When RV gets to a .500 record as a manager let me know. Too bad he can't be like LaRussa or Maddon who got to .500 after 5 years. Bobby Cox took 11 years. Joe Torre took 16,

QUOTE (raBBit @ Apr 15, 2015 -> 06:19 PM) It's also time we consider that the TV deal expires in in 2019. If Samardzija or free agent X signs a long term deal at least a year of it will be in a year where there's a lot more money to play with. It is a good point. They are going to want to have a team that can generate some ad revenue in the years before and when that comes to pass.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 15, 2015 -> 06:18 PM) They're on pace for 30,000/game? Holy moly where did you hear that?!?!?!?!?! I misread it. They were up 50% after the first week they were available. Season tickets are up. It might not be 30k a gsmr, but I would bet it is over 25k

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 15, 2015 -> 06:12 PM) I'm assuming that...if they don't at least come close to the playoffs again this year, they're not going to see enough revenue growth to support the current payroll, or maybe even wind up with another year of revenue erosion, and hence there will have to be a step backwards next year. Getting off to a sad, sloppy start that looks disturbingly like the previous rebuilding years is not what I'd guess they were hoping for in terms of revenue growth. They made $31 million last year. Ticket sales are up 50%. Money will not be an object.

QUOTE (LDF @ Apr 15, 2015 -> 05:57 PM) maybe it is me, but i have always b****ed that the team coming out of spring training were not ready to play the season. i still think they, the coaches, the FO assumes that the players are professional and will do what is needed to be prepared for the season. i still say that is wrong, and the team need a person who, for lack of a better word, a harsh task manager. some one like a Tony LaRussa when he was with the sox. Point of reference, the only time a Tony LaRussa managed White Sox team made the playoffs, they started 0-3, and 3-5, and were 27-34 on May 27th.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 15, 2015 -> 06:03 PM) Do you think that this team is a team that is not talented enough to compete for the division this year? I think they can compete, but they do not and unless they make changes, will not, have a stellar defense.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Apr 15, 2015 -> 05:11 PM) It's not even a lack of talent that is costing us defensively. This isn't a guy not getting to a ball he should have. These are fundamental mistakes that basically every professional ballplayer should be making, and if he isn't making, he can practice making them until he consistently does make them. However, for more than 2 full seasons, our players have not been making them. This extends to situational hitting and base running too. These are not talent issues; these are cultural issues. I think for the most part, the guys making the mistakes are the guys you would expect to make the mistakes. The one exception is Eaton. He has made a couple of blunders on the bases and in the field, but I wonder if any of it is him trying to justify his contract. I think once he gets going, assuming no major injuries, the offense takes off, which may take some pressure off the defense, and the routine plays become routine again. Gillaspie has been awful with the glove. The baserunning is well documented. They worked on that pretty hard. I think the decision making will improve, but I think people thought Vince Coleman making all the difference in the world was beyond wishful thinking. Eaton stole 15 last year. Vince has been with a few organizations as a baserunning instructor. I think if he routinely made 15 SB guys 40-50 SB guys, he would have been unavailable. It takes time to change.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 15, 2015 -> 05:09 PM) You're right, both of Greg Walker's removals were resignations before he was going to be fired. No. Look up his White Sox resignation. And why did you delete your post?

Exactly.

QUOTE (BigEdWalsh @ Apr 15, 2015 -> 02:55 PM) Danks 0 - 2, E.R.A., 6.10. He ran out of gas against KC, and didn't get much help today. He hasn't been very good, but better than the numbers indicate.