Dick Allen

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Apr 21, 2015 -> 07:54 AM) While it was nice to see them win, I still have little faith in this team. Innings 1-8 were an absolute mess, and if they think they can put together that 1 solid inning to save them every day, they have another thing coming...not to mention, try that against the Royals and see how many runs you score through that pen. Happy they won...but still not believing. This team still can't field for s***, constantly giving other teams 4 outs per inning, walking batters left and right. Yea, I'm raining on your little parade here. I think the bullpen is nails now. The offense can't possibly continue to be as bad as it's been. Q and Samardzija have to be better. Rodon will eventually move into the rotation. The defense is a huge concern. IMO the Sox worst defenders are Gillaspie, Avi, and Micah, and it seems the opposition hits a lot of balls their way. I have no idea what the pump fake from Avi was last night. I have never seen it, but when he was acquired less than 2 years ago, it was thought he could be a CF. His defense is definitely trending down. Hopefuly these guys can step it up and be adequate.

QUOTE (VAfan @ Apr 20, 2015 -> 04:10 PM) Better than 2005? That was a very successful bullpen in part because the starters were all so strong that they didn't have to tax themselves too much. But it would be VERY hard to top the record the 2005 club had in 1-run games. Edit -- you are saying since 2005, not better than 2005. Possibly. Have to think about it longer. I said since. You can't say anything was better than that bullpen until they win.

QUOTE (SCCWS @ Apr 21, 2015 -> 07:45 AM) How about that Robin Ventura!!! Made great moves putting in Flowers and Beckham and pitched his closer in the ninth to hold the deficit at 3 so we could come back and catch them. Yes, he clearly outmanaged Francona. Nice job RV. Beckham hitting .400, and it's not just what he's hit, it's when he hit it. May be a time to talk extension.

That was a sweet win. I have heard the Indians have quite an advantage in the AL Central from the managerial position. Leaving Aviles in CF and letting your closer give up 6 hits would be considered a fireable offense in these parts.

You have got to be bleepn me. Go Sox. Maybe this is the game that turns everthing around.

This could be the 6th time out of 12 the Sox offense scores 1 run or less.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 20, 2015 -> 08:43 PM) So we have a RF who can't hit for power or field. He is worse in the OF than he was in 2014, which was worse than he was in 2013. Hopefully he will hit enough to DH when LaRoche is gone.

Hey look, Coop dragged his ass to the mound.

QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 20, 2015 -> 08:37 PM) The homers are frustrating, but this hasn't been a bad game for Danks. It shiuld be 2-0. Unfortunately Avi shows us each day his future is without a glove.

QUOTE (Condor13 @ Apr 20, 2015 -> 08:35 PM) That would be another organizational failure. They should have gotten The Big Hurt to be the hitting coach. But KW burned that bridge What would make Frank a good hitting coach, and why would he agree to be a hitting coach, the biggest pain in the ass job in baseball?

It is amazing how many times the ball finds Gillaspie and Garcia .

QUOTE (JoshPR @ Apr 20, 2015 -> 08:26 PM) Now a bum homers. So easy for them It was a wind blown flyball. It would be nice if the Sox would hit one.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Apr 20, 2015 -> 08:22 PM) Holy f*** Alexei I think it was a bad call.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 20, 2015 -> 07:10 PM) Where did he play in 2012, 2013, 2014 in the Sox minor league system? 2011 55 games at SS, 4 at 2B 2012 80 games at SS, 24 at 2B 2013 44 games at 2B, 23 games at 3B, 73 games at SS So you've made the decision he's a terrible SS and 3B? Wonderful, he'd only played 3B 23 times in the minors before the White Sox just stuck him out there at the major league level. At the position he has the third most experience. Makes a lot of sense to help build up the confidence of your players by doing so. And Paul Komerko was a catcher then a 3B, Carlos Lee played 3B so did Viciedo. Tim Raines was a 2B. He is on about a 40 error pace this year. He was an awful 3B last year. Just because someone plays a position doesn't mean they are good at it.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 20, 2015 -> 05:45 PM) Classic. I'm trolling when you're just making stuff up now. Guess what position he's playing with Oakland now? Hint, it's not 3B. Why do the White Sox insist on playing young players out of position, such as Beckham at 3B or Viciedo having to go through four different position changes in his early career when he should have been allowed to focus on just one or two (at most)? Should I start a thread to second guess every decision ever made so I have an official response you can look up and reference? Should I set my alarm here in China to wake up at 1-3 every morning to chime in when something happens in US time? Now that I think about it, since none of us are working in the front office, why is anyone here qualified to second guess the front office when they were hired to run a professional baseball team to the best of their ability by Jerry Reinsdorf? Can't every single thread just go back and forth debating over this important point? I' m making stuff up? He played mostly 3B with the White Sox. He is a horrible SS.

Really cold and windy tonight.

QUOTE (shipps @ Apr 20, 2015 -> 02:58 PM) This really really saddens me. I love him on the radio with the Bears post game. Really gonna miss his personality. Bears losses weren't so difficult to take listening to him and OB go nuts. From what I have been told, Buffone was a really nice guy.

Doug Buffone

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 20, 2015 -> 02:12 PM) http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/gamelog/_/id...4/marcus-semien Marcus Semien had a .673 OPS for the month of April and played nearly everyday. What are you reading? Can you not see the May numbers filled with DNP's? THERE ARE 14 (FOURTEEN) OF THEM!!!!!!!!!!! Wonder what his OPS was that month, and why it fell off so precipitously? The reason there was nothing to say is the simple knowledge they were going to jam Gordon Beckham down our throats again and we might as well have him playing everyday in the minors instead of sitting on the bench the majority of time in Chicago and completely losing any offensive rhythm or consistency. He had 42 FREAKING AT-BATS THE ENTIRE MONTH OF MAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yet, in the mind of Dick Allen, that was more than a fair determination he wasn't up to snuff. (Could it have something to do with the fact his Boy Wonder was sort of ready to come back then and had already made his magical 822nd swing/mechanical change?) Nice try. How come you weren't saying these things when he was sent down? Afraid to be unpopular? Not once did you mention what you are mentioning now it that thread, but almost 11 months later, now there's a problem and let's blame Soxtalk hot bottons Ventura and Beckham. If you blame those guys, most won't even care if it makes sense or not. He needed to go down. He wasn't ready. He was hitting .218, and very bad playing mostly 3B. Classic trolling.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 20, 2015 -> 01:44 PM) TBH, I'd rather get 25 minutes of 110% Derrick Rose who attacks the rim, than 40 minutes of 80% Derrick Rose who just shoots 3's. I'd take 15 minutes. When he's just shooting 3's, he's Hinrich.

QUOTE (LDF @ Apr 20, 2015 -> 01:35 PM) while i respect yours and caulifield opnions, i have to say 1 major point. Semien really didn't get a fair look, even when given spot time. the main player at that position was Beckham and for some ungodly reasoning that he will still have a chance to put it together. this he did in a matter of 1 month and then failed. i am confident in saying the sox FO still did not want to give up on Beckham until they needed to trade him and open the door to his position. now what i wrote, i do not know if i helped anyone, probably just dug a deeper hole for myself. i can live with that. Once again, the facts say you are wrong. Beckham started the year on the DL, and Semien played all but 6 games in the 2 months before he was sent down. He was recalled in September when Sanchez was playing 2B, and Beckham was in California. Here's the thread when he was optioned on June 1, no one was saying he didn't have a fair shot, even Caulfield. He just figured he could blame Robin and Beckham now and gets some mileage out of it. http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=92227

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 20, 2015 -> 12:57 PM) And that was enough time in a rebuilding year to make a completely negative assessment on a player and give up on him? I still think you need to give a player 3 months, if not 4. It's one of the many reasons guys like Rowand, Crede, Borchard, Fields, Anderson, etc., have had trouble breaking into the line-up and staying there (lack of patience/we have to win now mentality...major league results >>> development). I'm almost 100% sure that Chris Getz (who's arguably much less capable and lower upside) was given a lot more playing time his rookie season than Marcus Semien. Where is it stated the White Sox had a negative assessment of Marcus Semien? They traded him for a guy they want to give over $100 million. Quit making things up. He was on the major league roster about 3 months and played regularly those 3 months. He was struggling striking out and fielding so they sent him down. It pretty much happens with every team. Even your Royals. Chris Getz did play more games than Marcus Semien his rookie year. He also hit better, got on base more often, stole more bases, fielded his position better, fanned less, and his OPS was only .003 lower. He also was a year older. But you did state Semien did not get 2 or 3 months of consistent playing time , now spinning other names and BS to get away from your lie. Then you used the Ventura and Beckham buzzwords so people would hop on your bandwagon. Nice try. Your claim was totally and completely innaccurate. Wouldn't you at least have to admit it would be hard for Robin to give him consistent playing time when Marcus is in Charlotte? He played him pretty regularly when he was on the roster. But you just can't admit it.

QUOTE (Dunt @ Apr 20, 2015 -> 12:30 PM) Anyone know where the 21 game schedule is? I cant seem to find it anymore. We have tickets for this week, right? I'm pretty sure you have tickets to every home game except May 23rd.

QUOTE (Butter Parque @ Apr 20, 2015 -> 12:19 PM) Good that its Guerra and not Putnam. Putnam pitched well last year and has rebounded in his last 2 outings. He deserves more time. Guerra doesn't deserve the same. I think Guerra is legitimately injured. Maybe it was a hoax to get Rodon up after his start in Charlotte and after his service time wasn't an issue, as he would have been unavailable against Detroit anyway. It is funny how injuries got Bryant and Rodon up just after their deadline. But I think if he wasn't hurt they would have had him pitch an inning or so in one of the blowouts.

The bullpen should be pretty stacked now, probably better than it's been since the White Sox won it all. Now if the starters can step up, and the offense can get it going, this team should be cooking with gas.