Dick Allen

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Apr 26, 2014 -> 01:24 PM) Why does WCIU even exist? It is stil the WGN crew so the cameras should be the same. The audio is a problem and at least with Direct TV, there is pixelation almost every game.

QUOTE (TheTruth05 @ Apr 26, 2014 -> 09:46 AM) Johnny should have a good day shutting this Rays offense down! I'll be there and I hope it doesn't get too chilly by first pitch It is already really cold. It will be a really chilly one tonight.

QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Apr 26, 2014 -> 12:29 PM) He had a chance to look so smart, being the 1st to declare Jose a failure and a waste of $68M. If that 1 for 25 stretch had only lasted a couple more days. Bummer. I disagree with Marty about a lot of things, a lot more things than I agree with him, but if you are going to call him out for this, you should call out 99% of the people on this board, and don't even bother reading a gamethread. There are some real doozies in that one. Last night you would have read Robin was "actively losing games" for the White Sox and Hahn need to fire him immediately for not keeping Johnson in to continue to get lit up. The statement made no sense then and even less now.

Lindstrom had a very un-Lindstrom night except for the posts complaining and calling for Ventura's head for inserting him into the game. He gave up a homer, which is rare for him, and struck out the side, which doubled his k total for the season.

That pitch was a meatball. Paulie with the fire may have got Balfour too wound up.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Apr 25, 2014 -> 11:14 PM) Trifecta night in Chicago With the Cubs losing, it was a perfection.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Apr 25, 2014 -> 11:12 PM) Walk this off Ok

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Apr 25, 2014 -> 11:11 PM) Marcus "the Professional Hitter" Semien It was a good AB

I winder what Balfour is saying.

He was safe.

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Apr 25, 2014 -> 11:00 PM) Dick Allen logged out. Haha. I did.

Almost better would be team mascot why is he on the team Konerko winning this game.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Apr 25, 2014 -> 10:53 PM) We got 1 pitcher making over 5 mil. He's afraid to pay them. Probably not a good thing. 8 years ago they had a #5 starter making more than double that.

QUOTE (Melissa1334 @ Apr 25, 2014 -> 10:52 PM) Maybe that's why no one wanted him? Found it odd the a', o's , tigers, mariners chose other lesser options, he's been good He is older and pretty expensive.i think a lot of teams are more worried about age now than previously.for

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Apr 25, 2014 -> 10:49 PM) Surprised that there's no mention of Rick Hahn when it comes to criticism of this pitching staff. Everyone knows any blame with the White Sox now is strickly Ventura.

The Sox were fortunate they were even in the game. Maybe something crazy will happen here. A big Beckham blast. Everyone will say it was lucky, he sucks, but the Sox will win.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 25, 2014 -> 10:43 PM) Actually, I'm pretty sure almost everyone on this board was pissed it wasn't Jones coming out of ST. Well then you shouldn't be mad at Robin because Jones faced 5 guys, gave up 2 hits, walked 3 and allowed 4 runs. Looks like he was a bad choice. I know ERA isn't that big of a deal for a reliever, but infinity is a problem.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 25, 2014 -> 10:40 PM) He leaves in Petricka and Putnam for seemingly 1,000 pitches, but then he pulls Belisario after a quick 8th inning for a guy that has looked horrible all season. Belisario was making his 4th appearance of the week. The other 3 were each over 1 inning.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 25, 2014 -> 10:34 PM) Odd! Tie game after 8, there is no save opportunity for the home team the rest of the evening.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Apr 25, 2014 -> 10:24 PM) Beckhams on pace to be the worst hitter ever! Yes but he gets treated like it. There will actually be some very unhappy people when he starts hitting.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Apr 25, 2014 -> 10:22 PM) Good inning Belly. He has been much better lately.

Beckham the statue makes a nice play.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Apr 25, 2014 -> 10:16 PM) It's almost like a rookie gets more rope than a 6 year veteran. The good news is Marcus is now on pace to break Adam Dunn's team record 222 strikeouts. It is not rope. What he is getting is delusion. A guy on pace to perhaps set a major league record striking out with a .275 OBP was actually called a professional hitter on this board.

If Beckham had 3 ks and a check swing to the pitcher, it would be ugly.

Eaton looked a little gimpy at the end.