Dick Allen

QUOTE (The Mighty Mite @ Jun 13, 2014 -> 09:36 AM) Different time and age, in the years of the Go Go Sox, 1,000,000 fans a year was the holy grail and the Sox drew over a million every year from 1951 through 1965 except for 1958. They led the A L in 1960 with 1,640,000. I believe that's the last time we led the A L in attendance. Attendance is going to be bad because season ticket sales are probably as low as they have been this century. With dynamic pricing, walk up sales are usually pretty weak. I read an article a couple years ago or so ago which stated the Sox were expecting a walk up of around 2500 for some game (this is when they were at least decent) and it was by far the highest walk up of the season. I remember half price Monday and Tuesdays with the Pepsi can. The lines at the ticket windows were huge. Those days are OVA! You get some same day sale with the K-Zone for Sale. But that is only when he starts.They should come up with a section for Abreu, for a daily thing. Maybe the back half of the bleachers or something, see if he can reach them. That would help day of game sales, but the fruits of this season attendance wise, if it winds up being successful, won't really be felt until next season when a few more season ticket plans are sold.

QUOTE (The Mighty Mite @ Jun 13, 2014 -> 08:35 AM) 20,000 to watch Sale go up against Scherzer. Piss poor. Something is seriously wrong up there, a big market team and we are averaging 19,000+ a game. 28th in MLB in attendance. We have a nice team with a great new star in Abreu and one of the best pitchers in MLB, the team does not give up and deserves some support. Right now if I owned the Sox and the stadium contract was up I would move this team to somewhere were it would be appreciated. Chicago does not deserve the White Sox. I want all of you to know that I'm a 68 year old die hard White Sox fan who has lived and died with this team since 1953, I still get up in the middle of the night and check the Sox score on my I Phone and for me the to say this is sacreligious. I know the Sox have addressed some of the pricing issues but Sox fans seem like they have just lost interest in the team. I have lived in Florida for over 20 years but I supported the team the 48 years I lived up there and would still do so, every year when the Sox come to Tampa you will see me at the Trop. I worked evenings when we lived up there but always tried to make one game every home stand. I also belong to another Sox Board and there were 3 threads about last nights game. That's sad coming from a membership of 8,000. Attendance is an issue without a doubt. Moving the team makes no sense IMO. Where else are you going to go? This team is a sleeping giant. Eventually, they will come. The team fixed some pricing issues, but until they can the dynamic pricing, most days, just going to a game on a whim, doesn't make sense if you are going to buy a ticket that hasn't been already purchased. Their day of game prices are silly.

This is a joke.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 12, 2014 -> 09:52 PM) Haha, there has to be a joke in that statement somewhere I didn't even think about THAT.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 12, 2014 -> 09:49 PM) Avi seems to be one of their 4 core players going forward with Sale, Q and Abreu. They'll give him every chance to become a solid major leaguer. I'd actually prefer they make him a LF. Avi might look like Prince Fielder in a few months.

What were you saying about Webb should have been in instead of Petricka?

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jun 12, 2014 -> 09:42 PM) While you're on that site, check out that Miguel Cabreras stats. Dude is one of the GOATs And again, he didn't hit the ball very well there.

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Jun 12, 2014 -> 09:39 PM) Tyler Flowers 2 for his last 37, with 19 strikeouts At least the strikeouts don't hurt his babip.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jun 12, 2014 -> 09:35 PM) Well put and you are correct sir. Hawk has praised MC more than any other player against Sox not to let him beat you no matter what. Go to baseball reference and look up Petricka's numbers vs. RH. They are ridiculous. The guy got a scratch lucky hit.

And Cabrera didn't exactly smoke the ball. It was an infield hit.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jun 12, 2014 -> 09:27 PM) Why not walk Miggy I do not understand RV? .134 average RHB vs. Petricka coming into today's game and Victor Martinez on deck.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jun 12, 2014 -> 09:06 PM) If it's, say, bottom 8 and down by 2 or 3, no review used yet, your pitcher is struggling and your bullpen guy isn't ready yet... ask for a review, then bring in the pitcher. I think you can use challenges in the first 7 innings. After that it is up to the umpires. Ausmus probably figured he should use it or lose it anyway.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jun 12, 2014 -> 09:02 PM) I like it but not when it takes this long The concept is great. The execution is beyond horrible.

QUOTE (South Side Fireworks Man @ Jun 12, 2014 -> 09:01 PM) This replay crap has got to be eliminated in baseball. If anything, it seems to be getting worse.

They must have to wake someone up in NY, this review should take 5 seconds.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jun 12, 2014 -> 08:55 PM) why He was running very gingerly. Did a little hop on his way back to the dugout and walked a lot of the way.

I think Abreu's ankle is bothering him again.

Avi Garcia doesn't look like he has missed any meals on the DL.

Billy Bob Thornton is pretty awesome in Fargo.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jun 12, 2014 -> 02:47 PM) Why play that game? Give him your best offer today and tell him the offer goes down $10K every day through July 18. Because the White Sox need Rodon more than JR would need the extra $360k.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 12, 2014 -> 02:35 PM) Assistant hitting coach to Walker is former Sox infielder Scott The Scooter Fletcher, whose also daughter happens to be married to Gordon now. Just what every slayer would want, their father in law on all road trips.

Part of any delay in Rodon signing has to be the price you pay for picking a Boras "advised" client. Signing for just around slot right away, pretty much can be done by a guy like Rodon without an advisor. The delay at least presents the possibility that using Boras' advise actually made him a few more dollars.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Jun 12, 2014 -> 01:57 PM) @BuffaloBisons: ROSTER MOVE (3/4) #BlueJays have traded OF MATT TUIASOSOPO to the @whitesox for cash considerations. #Bisons http://t.co/szaAehMvu Not sure if thread worthy but this guy hammered LHP in the past. Could be the end of Sierra. His .560 OPS in AAA seems like his acquisition wasn't for the major league team.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Jun 12, 2014 -> 01:22 PM) Yep you plan for the most likely scenario and that is what you described. If Beckham is really a 4 WAR 2b in the future well shoot but it sure as heck isn't the most likely scenario. Gotta allocate resources as you said and if we can get cheap production from semian or Sanchez atn2b it frees up resources to help elswhere, like the pitching staff. If Beckham is a 4 WAR secondbaseman, either Johnson or Semien have to be really good because you are not going to make up for that with at most $6 million on a pitcher.

QUOTE (Baron @ Jun 11, 2014 -> 05:16 PM) What about Montes? If the Sox sign their first 10 picks but don't have the money for Montes, no big deal.