Dick Allen

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 10, 2013 -> 07:17 PM) Four homers now for Harper. Guess it is only going to take him one year of adjustment to put up a 25-30 homer season. He and Trout are freaks.

Danks was throwing 89 today in a 70 pitch outing.

QUOTE (Iwritecode @ Apr 10, 2013 -> 12:34 PM) It is reality though. Look at the attendance from 2005 and 2006. Guess which one is higher? But since they didn't do anything in 2006 it went down in 2007. The previous season absolutely matters. It didn't from 2008 to 2009, but that was at the height of the recession.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Apr 9, 2013 -> 03:53 PM) Wow, the Tribune did a great job of brainwashing Sox fans over the years to make them think they're 2nd class fans. I don't know one Sox fan that thinks of themselves as a second class fan. If anyone fanbase is feeling second class it would be Cubs fans who pay near the top ticket price, come out in droves to watch a team lose year after year, decade after decade. Nothing is good enough for Sox fans. That is the opposite of feeling 2nd class.

QUOTE (My_Sox_Summer @ Apr 9, 2013 -> 02:04 PM) Once again, if a fan is using PRICE as the only reason they don't go, they shouldn't sell out. It isn't only price that affects sales, it is many factors. Of course I know why they sold out. Bandwagon fans. People trying to make a buck. And our fan base. You are the one calling out some as crappy fans because they don't attend a game on a cold day in April. How do you know people won't be going to more games than they usually do? You take a picture of the half of the park hardly anyone was sitting in to prove your point. It was wrong. The only thing crappy about it at this point, was the conclusion you have come up with. There is no doubt White Sox fans are full of excuses and will often move the goalposts, after all, these are people that pointed to the color of the seats as a reason to stay away. But there were almost 19k out there Sunday when it was fairly chilly and the Mariners were in town. Like was posted earlier, Sundays are being targeted for families. They will come out when it feels like baseball season. The prices aren't going to make the Sox suddenly jump to 3 million, but there will be more than last year, even if they don't play as well.

They need more ad revenue and now Theo says they need the additional revenue more night games would give them in order to become a contender. I wonder how teams like TB and the White Sox were able to get by on only a fraction of the revenue the Cubs have had at their disposal. It amazes me Cubs fans would buy any of this crap. Lack of revenue is keeping the Cubs from winning, and Forbes says they turned the biggest profit in baseball last season.

Wasn't the attendance over 19k yesterday?

The people were all in the sun where it was significantly warmer. Sox fans always will have excuses, but this photo is a little off because of the conditions.

QUOTE (My_Sox_Summer @ Apr 7, 2013 -> 06:50 PM) So I made this pic. If it offends you, you are a crappy fan. Go Sox. It was not a big crowd today but the photo was misleading. If you took it from the first base side, it would have looked like 30k plus

Viciedo's throw earlier wound up saving a run, setting up his dramatics.

QUOTE (ScottyDo @ Apr 4, 2013 -> 01:45 PM) That's probably why the Royals targeted him: taking 12/18 from us wasn't good enough He gave up 1 earned in over 29 innings against the Sox last year. His NL ERA was 6.32, and against everyone else while pitching in a KC uniform 4.52.

Guthrie was pretty awful against everyone but the White Sox last year, wasn't he?

QUOTE (Cali @ Apr 4, 2013 -> 01:33 PM) Wait... wait. Hawk thinks highly of Salvador Perez? This is news to me.... For someone who complains about someone saying the same thing over and over again and being predictable, you sure do say the same things over again and are very predictable. Besides, Stone praises Perez more than Perez' mother praises him.

QUOTE (farmteam @ Apr 4, 2013 -> 12:15 PM) I'm not saying they will do it, I'm saying if they want a competitive basketball program they have to do it. I know they promised Tubby new facilities -- I'm curious if the fact that there's a different AD now (Norwood Teague, the guy who hired Anthony Grant and Shaka Smart at VCU) will change that. I'm hopeful it will, but I have my doubts. Supposedly he and Tubby were feuding because Tubby kept asking about the upgrades.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Apr 4, 2013 -> 10:26 AM) Adidas has nothing to gain from him not playing, on their brand-new $250 million investment This is where I will disagree. If he is not dominant when he comes back, his brand, at least temporarily takes a hit. If Adidas has some sort of insurance, that could possibly cover them for almost a year and a half. They drag out "The Return" and depending on the policy, if they have one which I have no idea, have someone else pay DRose the entire $30 or so million he was due or at least a decent chunk, while rehabbing. He comes back next season perhaps a stronger player than he would if he was limited in minutes this year, keeping his brand strong. Obviously, if DRose was back at full strength and led the Bulls to a nice playoff run, that would be a different story.

Should be a little warmer today. Floyd in April usually is pretty ugly, but so has been the Sox vs. KC lately until this week.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 4, 2013 -> 09:33 AM) Except that it is Rose, not the Bulls, who are stalling. That's what it at least appears. Could Adidas have some sort of insurance on him missing a season? Considering they pay him more than the Bulls, dragging out "The Return", and collecting several million seems like good business. There is something more at play than his knee. He's been practicing at a high level too long for that. Maybe it is just Reggie, but I'm thinking there is more.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Apr 4, 2013 -> 09:13 AM) Enter KC Johnson (this AM) to kick you in the balls. He's good at that. Listen, KC Johnson said months ago that he didn't think Rose would play this year. Somehow, we all hoped he'd be wrong. F*ck. He's right. Just look at how he continues to write, too (with the bolded). Rose returning is now a long-shot. See you in 2013/14, kid. Oh yeah, he'll be 25 when the season starts, having effectively not played in an NBA game since he was 23. It would be understandable if they said he was struggling in practice or not quite up to speed, but everyone who has seen him in scrimmages says he's dominating. It's not that he still doesn't trust his knee. That's all BS. There is something else.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Apr 4, 2013 -> 09:03 AM) I am still a huge Rose fan, and if they announced tonight he was in the starting lineup against Brooklyn I will delete everything I ever said criticizing and doubting him and act like a b**** Call it conspiracy paranoia, but I believe Rose sitting out is financially motivated. I believe someone has insurance on his contract. We all know how stingy the Bulls are with their money. Now that they are in luxury tax territory and probably not going to get a windfall of a long postseason run, getting some cash for DRose's contract seems like some motivation. And I also wouldn't be surprised if Adidas has some sort of insurance as well.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Apr 3, 2013 -> 08:42 AM) I watched this episode last night and didn't see anything to suggest that's what happened. The bodyguard's hands were shown the entire scene, so that would have to be an off-camera surprise. He's either a goner or they're going to stretch it out until next season (he wasn't in the trailer at all for the finale). Also, I agree that the Frank doing a good deed was totally out of character and pretty stupid. In every other similar circumstance he would have grabbed the stolen goods and sneaked away from the house. I don't think Jimmy is going to get killed for the simle reason the previews make it seem like he will.

Lift and pull is back.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Apr 3, 2013 -> 03:18 PM) Macdougal is the first one I thought of. Also Boone Logan who is somehow still in the league. Seems almost impossible if MacDougal came in with the bases loaded runs would not score.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 3, 2013 -> 03:16 PM) Let's hope the good Lindstrom shows up today. He's the last guy you want pitching with the bases loaded. Marmol would be a lot worse. Or Mike MacDougal.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Apr 3, 2013 -> 03:15 PM) They might have been pitching around him, or at least I hope. I tend to doubt it.

QUOTE (Cali @ Apr 3, 2013 -> 02:54 PM) God I wish someone higher up to tell Hawk to shut the f*** up about the Royals. It's a defeatist attitude that permeates everyone who watches the game, and I wouldn't be shocked if it gets into the player's heads too. He used to do the same s*** with the Twins of 6-7 years ago. It's real old. It certainly was in their heads about Min. a few years ago. They lost before the game started. It doesn't appear to be the same with KC. Yet.