Dick Allen

QUOTE (daa84 @ Apr 10, 2015 -> 05:40 PM) if I have to see Beckham and flowers hit back-to-back again, I'm gonna lose it. Hitting back to back, they have accounted for 4 of the 7 runs the Sox have scored this year.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 10, 2015 -> 05:12 PM) And it's been like this 3 of the 4 years of this manager. The only time it wasn't was in his first year - they came out ready to play from day 1. The next 3 years they seemingly overslept after ST. The last 2 years, they won their first 2 games, and until this year, since this is game 4, they started every season since Robin has been the manager 2-2. So again, you are ignoring facts.

I know Flowers is a punching bag, but blaming him for that ball getting away is incredible. Noesi had his moments, but if his control doesn't improve, he won't be a White Sox for very lomg.

It is time to fire Greg Walker.

If it was Robin's fault the team sucked the last 2 years, how do you look at Garenhire's last 4 years and say he is an upgrade?

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Apr 10, 2015 -> 02:49 PM) 2 HR's each for Abreu and Garcia. Melky would be my pick to click today.

QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 10, 2015 -> 02:50 PM) So lame Are they doing the introductions with the Chevy trucks?

Wind should be blowing out to LF. A little spooky with Noesi on the bump. As the Stone Pony says, a lively ballpark.

Tiger makes the cut. -2.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 10, 2015 -> 02:09 PM) Evan Gattis one upped Brett Lawrie. 17 pitches, 4 strikeouts on Wednesday, 17 pitches, 4 strikeouts on Thursday. 8 straight strikeouts on 34 pitches I remember Ron Kittle striking out 10 or 11 times in a row, but I think he did take a few pitches out of the zone. That's just ridiculous, and these guys are supposed to be good hitters. Kitlle was a crappy hitter who could hit it a mile.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 10, 2015 -> 02:19 PM) Not a conclusion. Just believe, given the roster composition, that the money could have been spent much more effectively. Remember we also had the Keppinger outlay of money for the very same role. You aren't writing the checks. You really don't need to worry about $4 million. That's nothing. The White Sox turned quite a profit last year according to Forbes. JR has said he only wants to break even. If that is correct, he could lose a pretty penny this season and still be ahead of where he wants to be over the past 2 seasons. They have said every dime that comes in goes out. If they made $31 million last year, that's 310,000,000 dimes that didn't go out after all the dimes came in.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 10, 2015 -> 02:09 PM) Hahn really needed Sanchez, Beckham, Bonifacio, Saladino and Leury? Seems he was too quick to sign Bonifacio, and for too much money. Could have been used to shore up that bullpen, for example. Maybe he will make more sense with an outfield injury (Eaton specifically), but its a bit of a head scratcher. While I don't think Bonifacio is as good as some make it out to be, coming to conclusions right before the 4th game of the season is beyond ridiculous. s*** happens. Bonifacio will get his time.

I'll give these tacos a whirl. At the old park they had tacos in the area under the LF seats. They were pretty dope, but never made the trip across the street.

Dekker going to the NBA.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Apr 10, 2015 -> 11:29 AM) When did I blame Ventura for anything? Hahn is the one who put him on the roster. Adam Dunn had a 2.000 OPS after Opening Day 2011. What a great signing that was! #funwithsamplesizes You are complaining he is getting his second start. Obviously the first one was the correct call. Considering the White Sox offense has managed only 1 run in the games he hasn't played, maybe some guys in that line up shouldn't be playing. Beckham could go 4-4 with 4 home runs and this site would find something wrong with it.

QUOTE (shysocks @ Apr 10, 2015 -> 11:25 AM) 3 for 8 with a homer and 2 strikeouts against a guy is about as uninformative as a sample gets, and one of his hits Wednesday was a swinging bunt. I get that Beckham is a better choice than Gillaspie but he shouldn't just be an automatic start against lefties. And the reason is because he suuuUUUCKS GOD IT'S SO AGGRAVATING. Seriously though, he hasn't done jack **** to earn these plate appearances over Bonifacio. Bonifacio's pathetic defense this spring is probably what is costing him.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Apr 10, 2015 -> 11:16 AM) Hahn's pity signing has already started 2 of 4 games. Great. He only scored a run and drove one in during the game he did play. Ventura must be an idiot .

QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 9, 2015 -> 04:16 PM) I pointed it out the other day...the Angels won 96 last year--started the season 0-3 vs Seattle and got outscored 26-8. 0-3 sucks. It's not good, but the bigger picture is the 25 of 28 division games to start the season. 14-14 would be meh, but acceptable. Get after it on Friday. Baltimore started out 1-4 last year. Like you pointed oit, obviously you don't want to be 0-3, but it hardly is a big deal.

The 1983 White Sox started 0-3 and won the division by a then record 20 games. The pitching has to pick ot up obviously, but 2 out of 3 games they would have had to have thrown a shutout to win, and last night it was the Flowers/Beckham show or another 1 run scored. Hitters have to start hitting, and you have to figure they will.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Apr 9, 2015 -> 03:22 PM) I know I'm in the minority, but I'm encouraged by what I've seen so far from the Sox, even with a possible 0-3 start. I'm not encouraged. But I'm not discouraged.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 9, 2015 -> 03:12 PM) Who's helping to beat us today. I think they would be ahead if I was playing in his place.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 9, 2015 -> 03:09 PM) Don't you find it a bit ironic that Wilder and KW's chickens are STILL coming home to roost....this time against the White Sox? It wasn't bad enough that it destroyed our Dominican talent pipeline for a generation, lol. Now part of the Olympic 400M relay team of Gomes, Luis Silverio and Paulo Orlando is coming back to haunt us in reality. He's a 5th OF at best.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 9, 2015 -> 03:05 PM) Hopefully no one falls off Sale won't be there to jump off, so we have that.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 9, 2015 -> 03:04 PM) Perfect justice. Paulo Orlando's now getting revenge on his former organization. Rick Hahn's "basking in the sun" moment has lasted all of 15 minutes. Reality beckons. WTF?

QUOTE (Condor13 @ Apr 9, 2015 -> 03:00 PM) Bring in Albers or Drebek to drill one of their guys next inning That would be a good role for Cleto.