Dick Allen

I was watching MLBN a couple of years ago and Kevin Millar was talking about free agency for non elite free agents. He said they start getting worried at Christmas if they don't have a deal, and the longer it drags out, their chances of getting anything near what they hoped are decreasing. I just can't see TA getting an 8 figure guarantee. Maybe he hits some incentives he gets there, but he's really cost himself some money. It's really a shame.

I remember LaRussa putting him on. He didn't even wait until it was 1 and 2.

I will say I was not a fan of Jerry Krause. I think the thing that really bothered me was how he almost was giddy at the end of the dynasty. That said I would never boo him, or boo years after he died with his poor wife representing him. Maybe MJ or Phil or Scottie should have been better to him. I don’t know all of their personal dealings and what was said. But to pin blame on them for thousands of adults booing a dead man with his wife there, is ridiculous. Not being a decent human being is more than normal these days. Maybe someday it will matter again. It was supposed to be a night of celebration. i also get the Bulls should have known better people. But, it would be kind of hard to have the Ring of Honor and not include him, or include him and not make him part of the ceremony. Not everyone booed. To say we couldn’t include him because we cannot trust how the fans will respond might piss the people on the correct side of this off. And the not know his wife was there? Red Kerr was before him and his son was there. It was all over social media and airwaves that his wife was at the gala the night before. We need to quit making excuses for these idiots. The blame for the boos is on the assholes who booed.

Bulls fans showed last night they deserve a Reinsdorf ownership. My mind was blown. I bet there are thousands who were proud they made his widow cry.

How does a decent human being do that? His poor wife. My God. Ruined the whole ceremony. Can’t pin this one on JR. No class.

I live on the Near North Side. 6 AM this morning, nothing on the ground. Then is started. By 6:15 everything was white. Cars were going so slow. Then lightening and thunder. Snowed hard for about an hour and a half, then slowed down. Turned to light rain. Raining now, maybe an inch or so left on the ground. But non flowing rivers on the sides of each street. It's going to be slippery when everything freezes. Strange day.

I do agree, if they trade the pick, they can't go lower than 4.

Who really knows? 9 teams passed on Mahomes .

No doubt Fields ups the sack total, but what if the new OC worked on calling plays that fit his strengths, not trying to fit him in his system? It seemed Getsy , the first drive of the game, usually rolled him out, called some QB runs, etc, and they seemed the move the ball pretty well. I get you can't do it 100% of the time, but you do it more than Getsy wanted, maybe it slows the pass rush . I think Fields thinks his natural gifts will allow him to get out of sacks, and while it has, it hasn't been enough to offset the ones he shouldn't have taken. I think with DJ Moore and Harrison, the wait for someone to be open is also going to be a lot shorter. Trade the pick. It should be worth even more than last year. Draft Harrison, get an edge rusher at 9. Pick a QB if you want to after that. Get a OL in round 2. If it doesn't work out, you should have mulitple firsts in 2025. Trade up for a QB then.

The thing is with these Orioles prospects, at some point, either fans of the Orioles or fans of the White Sox, wherever they may play, are going to think they suck. Look at all the prospects the Sox got for their 3 guys, Moncada, Kopech, suck. Eloy sucks. Cease used to suck. Gio used to suck, then sucked again. Lopez sucked usually, Dunning got traded for a guy who eventually sucked.

I would bet anything he's under $10 million now, and if he doesn't sign in the next couple of weeks, he'll be under $5 million.

Weird this thread came back as I was just thinking last night how a lot of players have to be freaking out right now, including TA. If he doesn't get anything soon, he may be lucky to get Nicky Lopez money.

I was thinking when is Getz going to sign or trade for a player that is better than his sorry ass was? They can improve 15-18 games and still be in the exact same draft position, with no long term commitments. Why not try to make it watchable?

Bears are playing a "home" game in London next season.

A Texans beat writer said the Texans preferred Young over Stroud. So sometimes you just have to get lucky.

I'll argue the problems were A. they overvauled their payers and B. it is always about being good enough to potentially win the ALC instead of being the best they can be. Rick Hahn couldn't stop mentioning he won Exec of the Year. It wasn't even half a season. He acquired Grandal, Keuchel,, Mazara, Cishek and Encanarcion the previous offseason.

The Bears have more draft capital, and are the 3rd youngest team in football. Put Mercedes Lewis back in GB and they are probably the youngest.

He’ll be on the IL before the end of April.

I saw something where teams can't talk to playoff teams assistants until the 22nd. So all of this stuff is slowed down a bit.

If Thom Brennaman should be banned, how about Josh Hader and Trea Turner?

Brenneman also lost his NFL gig when this went down. That may appeal to the White Sox. He'd be around for the meaningless September weekend games.

he's a good announcer, much better than several of the names mentioned. i think Monaco was the best choice, but since he's not hired yet and they are supposedly still bringing in candidates, I would think for one reason or another he's most likely out.

https://www.outsports.com/2022/3/22/22989588/thom-brennaman-gay-slur-lgbtq-mlb-baseball-tv-hire

I would be willing to bet somewhere down the line, the vast majority of this board used the same term Thom did, and in a derogatory way. I understand it was way out of bounds. He paid a huge price. Lost more than 1 gig. He apologized, he did some things to try to make amends. It's been 4 years. I doubt it will happen, but if the White Sox select him, I won't be up in arms.

Grandal threw out 15% of baserunners last year. Maldonado threw out 14%. I think some are expecting a lot more than they will be getting. 37 year old catchers generally don't get better.