Dick Allen

Crain was impressive.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 14, 2013 -> 09:27 PM) I do remember when Walker was blamed for all the offensive woes, lol. This year, Manto seems to be getting a free pass because of the overall talent level being so low. Andy gonzalez leading off in 2007 got Walker no passes. It was always his fault. Erstad, DWise, leading off, if the Sox didn't score it was because of the hitting coach.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ May 14, 2013 -> 09:24 PM) Thought Tank would beat that out. His swing makes him take a while to get out of the box.

Remember when scoring 4 runs wasn't a big deal? That was awesome.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 14, 2013 -> 09:16 PM) Wow, we actually pulled off a successful sacrifice. What's the world coming to? Okay bullpen, the game is yours to win. And thanks, Mr. Dunn, for helping us to maintain our AL lead in errors committed. Viciedo with 5 walks in a week? Should be AL Player of the Week, haha. Dunn's glove broke. The ball went through it. It wasn't his fault. It was a fluke.

Flowers is having a real nice game.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ May 14, 2013 -> 09:06 PM) I hope you are right but we all said the same thing about Teahan and we know how that turned out. Teahen is an MVP candidate compared to what Keppinger has done so far.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ May 14, 2013 -> 09:05 PM) The anti-rebuilding crowd like to throw out scare tactics like "Astros" and "irrelevancy" while ignoring the fact that the Sox have 1 postseason win since 2006. When you became a Sox fan, how long had they gone without a postseason win? And why does your plan just about guarantee they won't have any postseason wins anytime soon?

QUOTE (Soxfest @ May 14, 2013 -> 09:01 PM) Plus NO walks all year. Keppinger has had a few decent years, but a few awful ones as well. He was non tendered the year before last. He can't be this bad. I think because of 2011 Adam Dunn, we all think he could be this bad.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ May 14, 2013 -> 08:55 PM) It's just funny to me how extreme both sides (pro-rebuild vs anti-rebuild) are going in attempting to make their case. There's like no in-between. Pro-rebuild: Stay the current course and continue to win 78-84 games for the next 20 years. Anti-rebuild: Tear it down and we're the Pirates and Royals for the next 20 years. I think if you want to tear it down, with the state of the farm system, it would be a minimum of 5 years before the Sox were relevant again, and that is drafting pretty well. They were awful for 4 years the last time they did a major rebuild with out much in the cubboard, and got McDowell, Ventura, Thomas and Fernandez in consecutive drafts. Even they didn't accomplish that "sustained success" that apparently now is a requirement.

Any chance ther is not a ground ball here?

Tank is an on base machine lately.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ May 14, 2013 -> 08:47 PM) 2033, you say? Wow. It could. KC and Pittsburgh were two of the most proud franchises in MLB. They have gone a long time without being relevant.

When you don't catch a ball because your glove breaks, that's a tough error.

Can't blame Dunn for that one.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ May 14, 2013 -> 08:32 PM) What constitutes selling everything and what are you trying to win? They can keep everyone they have this year add McCann, Utley, and Morales and they still aren't good enough to make the postseason. What you've done though is lock yourself into a ton of guaranteed money. Is the money coming out of your checking account? Don't you think Chairman Reinsdorf can cover the payroll? Why should Sox fans have to put up with a rebuild that could take 20 years?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 14, 2013 -> 08:27 PM) He was quite clearly out on a replay shown on the Twins network, got him on the shoulder right before looking up at the ump. Don't show Hawk that reply. The Sox replay shows he missed him.

QUOTE (Noonskadoodle @ May 14, 2013 -> 08:26 PM) He was out easily. Brutal call. It would have helped if he actually had tagged him.

Tank is hitting RHP pretty well.

http://www.csnchicago.com/blog/dan-hayes/e...regame-practice

QUOTE (Marty34 @ May 14, 2013 -> 06:33 PM) What hitter in the upcoming 2014 free-agent do you build around? Morales or Granderson? At 31 and 33 respectively next year, I don't want them. All you want is guys that can't play. Keppinger at SS. Danks in Cf. You want a bad team so you can spend the entire summer complaining. You should be happy right now.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ May 14, 2013 -> 06:13 PM) No thanks, too old. You thought Josh Hamilton would have been a good signing if the Sox were trying to win. He is older than Morales and 2 months younger than Granderson.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 14, 2013 -> 06:18 PM) Detroit did it by striking gold on their trades for Cabrera and Austin Jackson/Scherzer and Sanchez/Fister. Iva Rodriquez, Maggs, Fielder, Martinez...they aren't a playoff team without shelling out big money for hitters. They wouldn't have been able to get Cabrera without taking Willis.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ May 14, 2013 -> 06:15 PM) And you can't rebuild the offense through free agency. How did Detroit do it? How did Boston do it during their heyday?

QUOTE (fathom @ May 14, 2013 -> 05:58 PM) Looking at the top 20 free agents for this coming season list on mlbtraderumors, and there aren't a lot of answers there to the holes the Sox are likely to have. Cano, Choo and Ellsbury aren't likely options due to the money they'll get from the usual big spenders. As I just mentioned, one of the main reasons to use someone like Peavy as a trade chip is to get back prospects that you could potentially then use to acquire everyday MLB offensive players. Granderson would love to play for the Sox. I know one of his best friends. Kendrys Morales would fit into Paulie's spot. There's a couple that probably wouldn't break the bank.