Dick Allen

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 22, 2013 -> 06:30 PM) Ryan Braun releases a statement. http://brewersbeat.mlblogs.com/2013/08/22/...sues-statement/ Yeah just for a short time in 2011 he used cream and a lozenge he shouldn't have used, and took it out on the sample keeper because he didn't want to believe he was cheating. Man up Braun. Another weak apology attempt. Your former best friend claims you have been juicing since college. Albert Belle was/is an asshole. At least he didn't try to hide it. Phonies like Braun who still can't admit what everyone else knows, are the types of people everyone should stay far away.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 22, 2013 -> 01:20 PM) I like Maggs as a comp. Delmon probably isn't a bad one either if you go back to his pre-failure. That's the whole point. He could be Maggs, or even better. He also might be Delmon Young as a ballplayer, although probably a better human being. If Viciedo could be CLee and Garcia turns Maggs-like, offense probably isn't going to be a problem with the Sox moving forward.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Aug 22, 2013 -> 12:41 PM) Really? You think the former 1st overall selection might have been more highly thought of as a hitter at one point than Avi Garcia? Tim Beckham was a former 1st overall selection. I don't think he's ever been more highly thought of as a hitter than Avi Garcia. The point is Young came up as a 20 year old and looked really good, but he turned out to not be much of a player. Hopefully Garcia is what we hope, but you never know. Viciedo put up an .840 OPS in about 100 ABs as a 21 year old. Now a lot of posters would love to see him gone. If Garcia was a sure bet to be the next Magglio Ordonez, it would have been a lot more expensive to acquire him, if you could acquire him at all.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 22, 2013 -> 12:25 PM) Another great comp. Garcia versus Josh Fields? Come on. If we are going to talk about guys who don't make it, can we get into a similar skillset? And please, no Joe Borchard references. Delmon Young could be a good comp. Young might have been even more highly though of as a hitter and had some of the same concerns. Garcia is a lot more fun to watch than I imagined. I hope he could be really good, but his being "the truth" is not exactly guaranteed.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Aug 20, 2013 -> 02:05 PM) Had Dunn changed approach and sucked..."STUPID DUNN, WHY DID HE CHANGE? NOW HE'S NOT HITTING 40 HOME RUNS ANYMORE!" The funny thing is, despite hitting about 35 points better, Dunn's wRC+ is only 6% better than it was last year. SO MUCH CHANGE! He might be more consistent on a daily basis, but the overall production you get from him isn't all that different. Whatever pleases the meatballs, I guess. That's because he was at 2011 levels in May. His last couple of months he has been better than he has ever been as a White Sox.

Here's something I don't understand, people do things in games that get them ejected all the time but not suspended. Dempster does something that gets him suspended but not ejected. I think the umpire needs to be held accountable as well. They had to suspend him, and starting pitcher's suspensions usually are a joke.

Getting the #1 pick is very slim. Chances are the Sox will be either #2 or #3 no matter how good or bad they play from here on out. I'd rather see them play well and see where the chips may fall.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 19, 2013 -> 10:10 AM) Missed in all of the Dempster/Arod stuff... Dave Gallagher ‏@DaveGallagher22 2h That is a first in my mind. Yankee pitchers not retaliating an obvious intentional HBP by Dempster speaks volumes. I think it is coming in another game. Girardi clearly was screaming "somebody is going to get hit" as he was leaving the field last night. No reason getting anyone suspended. Save it so you can get revenge and then have the warning issued.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Aug 19, 2013 -> 09:45 AM) Who cares? Nobody is the good guy here, I have no pity for either party. And it is no secret that the Yankees want this contract voided, so lets not pretend like Arods fib is completely unfounded. And it's not like the Yankees don't have a history of messing with players. See Winfield, Dave and Steinnbrenner, George. I'm sure ARod is nowhere near as innocent as he and his lawyers claim. I'm also sure Levine isn't as innocent as he claims. The truth, as is the case most of the time, is somewhere in the middle. I also agree with those that say Braun is much worse. What he did to that sample taker is about as low as it goes. Apologizing now is just spin and doesn't cut it IMO. The only thing he is sorry for is being caught.

Some Canadian journalist spoke to Dempster a while back and Dempster told him he would drill ARod the first chance he got. The funny thing is he drilled him not because of ARod's situation, but because ARod snubbed him at some event.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Aug 18, 2013 -> 04:03 PM) Reed has a 3.36 era. His era would be in the high 1s if it weren't for the Mariners 5 run outing Yeah, but for some reason some people think he sucks.

I always hate when hitters swing and then ask the umpire if it was a strike. You are just admitting you don't know what a strike is and probably won't get the call on close pitches even if they are slightly out of the zone.

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Aug 18, 2013 -> 03:24 PM) Logan Morrison is one of the most average replaceable players in baseball. Considering his last idea was Ethier, and Josh Hamilton before that, he is at least moving in the right direction.

QUOTE (knightni @ Aug 17, 2013 -> 11:43 AM) Danks will be shopped, I'm sure. There's no way that they keep 4 of 5 starters as lefties next year. Especially if they want to try Johnson in the rotation. Why is there no second thought if a team has an all right handed rotation, yet 4 or more lefties im a rotation is taboo? As far as I am concerned the Sox should worry about quality, not from which side they throw.

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Aug 17, 2013 -> 11:46 AM) You mean there's no honor among thieves? It just seems odd MLB is patting itself on the back "busting" these guys, yet are trying to make ARod PNG among his peers by leaking he is basically a snitch, and they previously said he tried to withhold imformation, and that is a reason he got 211 games. Did he withhold info or provide info to bust others? Seems MLB wants it both ways and wants it all out there so every hates ARod. I am just for equal treatment. I really don't think if Jordan Danks did the exact same thingsas ARod he would get more than a 50 game suspension. I really think ARod's suspension will ultimately be reduced significantly.

Did MLB leak that information, and if they did, why did they use imformation from a guy they then suspend 4 times more than anyone else and say LYING is part of the stiffer penalty. No doubt ARod is a chooch, and I used to stick up for him, but what MLB is doimg here is so wrong.

What I find puzzling is why whatever issue this is would bother him in the field but not on the bases or at the plate.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 15, 2013 -> 11:37 PM) Chris Singleton was a godawful fit with Hawk. The thing is most people are an awful fit with Hawk. The only guy in the last twenty years who wasn't was Wimpy. He actually brings out the good in Hawk. He was so godawful with Hawk, he never was teamed with him. He was with Farmio.

The guy knows Singleton. He tweeted him to give him a heads up when he is comimg in and Singleton said he would.

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Aug 14, 2013 -> 03:16 PM) Stone - "Miguel Cabrera is giving every effort he has on every play regardless of how he is feeling" Are you kidding me stoney? He doesn't run to 1B....on anything. You telling me if is maxing out his effort running to 1st? Hell no. He is taking it easy, which is fine, but no reason to pretend he is putting his health in danger by overexerting himself out there every play. I agree. That force out at 3B last night, Paulie would have beat, and his lack of effort on the ball lobbed his way for an error let Garcia score on his triple. BTW, there used to be a saying mocking guys who "couldn't hit their weight". I wonder if Flowers will hit his freshman in high school weight this year.

I think Stone gets a series off during each half, but I can't help but wonder if they are in some way working Wimpy back into the mix. .

According to KW the Sox are determining right now who "deserves" to get asked back next season. If they haven't determined that yet, I really wonder why?

It is very possible Hawkins, Mitchell and Walker all wind up below .200 this season.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 13, 2013 -> 07:27 PM) Viciedo has 2 homers in 17 career ab's vs. Scherzer. Don't get it. Do we really need to find out what DeAza and Danks can do...? At this point? I get playing Garcia everyday, but it doesn't make much sense to play Jordan Danks so much/Tekotte. At least Adam Dunn is looking as good as he has in a White Sox uniform... Viciedo is hurt. His thumb is bothering him.

If someone claimed Konerko, would they have to pick up the $1 million a year for the next 6-7 years on his contract? No ome will claim him probably either way, but if he wants to go somewhere, this will free the Sox to make a deal. I doubt he wants to go anywhere, but if there's an injury, and Paulie is feeling OK,you never know.