Dick Allen

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Sep 2, 2012 -> 03:08 PM) Wise is 6-15 career vs Verlander, best average on the team. Maybe the Sox are actually looking at splits? What have Viciedo & Beckham done recently that makes it a tragedy to sit them in this game anyway? The people who will complain about Viciedo and Beckham not in the line up are the same people who will wonder what they are doing in the line up if they were playing tonight.

Its amazing how well the Sox played on the road earlier this season, now they look like a 100 loss team on the road. And just the opposite has occurred at home.

QUOTE (Real @ Sep 1, 2012 -> 08:32 PM) this team is done bros Yes. Season is over. No more reason to pay attention.

QUOTE (Jake @ Sep 1, 2012 -> 08:30 PM) More of a general statement that I would have started Danks from the get-go over Wise. Much like most of Soxtalk And it would have been the incorrect choice.

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Aug 31, 2012 -> 09:51 PM) Detroit deserved to win. The top of the order produced. 2005 and 2008 = apples and oranges. 4 solid starters in 2005. Decent lead going into Sept. No starter was on the DL. Let's not go back there. The Sox lost this game when they had 2,3,4 up with the bases loaded and nobody out and scored nothing.

QUOTE (Paint it Black @ Aug 31, 2012 -> 09:48 PM) This. I wish I could explain why Thornton is still seeing leveraged situations. It's baffling to me. What's baffling to me is the same people crying about Thornton being used were crying he wasn't being used when Meyers served up a meatball the other night in Baltimore.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Aug 30, 2012 -> 09:55 PM) HAHAHAHA. How slow is Miggy? He just hit in to a game-ending DP on a ball that the Royals SS JUMPED OVER the runner, landed, and THEN threw to 1st and still got Cabrera. I thought when he didn't make the throw mid-air, he abandoned the throw, but then he lands, fires, and ends the game. Hilarious. And props to Lorenzo Cain for making a great diving catch in CF with 0 outs in the 9th and Austin Jackson on 1st. He has a bad ankle and weighs around 300 lbs.

For a rookie pitcher who is 7-0 with a 3.20 ERA and averages almost a strikeout an inning for a first place team, Nate Jones gets an incredible amount of crap on this board. He's no HOFer, but he's been a lot better than could be reasonably expected.

strikeouts are just like any other out.

He was just cruising along and then BAM.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 30, 2012 -> 12:25 PM) Adam's not even the worst strikeout artist in this game today. I know, but he's got a pretty good shot at making Reynolds look like a contact hitter when its all over this year.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 30, 2012 -> 12:24 PM) The crazy thing is that it has been passed 11 times since then. Mostly by 2 guys playing in this game today. Drew Stubbs and Mark Reynolds are the only guys to go over 200 and Reynolds has done it 3 times I believe.

In 1970, Bobby Bonds fanned 189 times. That remained a MLB record for 34 years. Adam Dunn is now at 188.

Konerko is the only right handed hitter this guy has retired.

That should keep the haters off Beckham's back for an at bat.

Sox have to get at least one in Det. this time. Every game they beat the Tigers is 2 more the Tigers have to win.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 30, 2012 -> 08:03 AM) It was reported that Span said no. http://minnesota.sbnation.com/minnesota-tw...cincinnati-reds MLB Network reported he turned down the trade then recanted. He doesn't have a no trade clause. From the Twins beat writer: http://www.startribune.com/sports/16452837...r=y&refer=y

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Aug 30, 2012 -> 07:33 AM) I dont know, some reports say he did, some say he didnt. Lets be honest here, why exactly would the Reds back off? He would look really nice at the top of their lineup. The Reds backed off. Span doesn't have the right to back off. Span is a free agent after this year and they were going nowhere, its a little different than being able to dump Morneau and not have to pay him next year, and open up first base for Mauer.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 30, 2012 -> 03:12 AM) How could they let him walk if he has a guaranteed contract at least through the end of this year? That's partly why they considered dumping Span, and they let Cuddyer, Kubel and Nathan go, not to mention Hardy and Punto. He was claimed on waivers.

QUOTE (Caesar @ Aug 29, 2012 -> 07:09 PM) Has he ever played a full season? Now, that's a problem, but he still has better numbers than a lot of guys who get paid a lot of money who do play full seasons.

QUOTE (oldsox @ Aug 29, 2012 -> 07:04 PM) What's all this talk about Quenton? He has cooled off big time for the Pads. Yes, but he still has good numbers. A full season, he's a 30 homer .850+ OPS guy. Doing it in SD is impressive. That's where hitters not named Adrian Gonzalez go to kill their careers.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Aug 29, 2012 -> 07:01 PM) He doesn't hit like Quentin either. I like Quentin and they just gave him away, but Viciedo had to start playing. The big problem with Quentin is injuries, and the most fascinating thing about his injuries is they are not HBP related yet. He's one guy who is truly always one pitch away from being out a really long time.

QUOTE (Greg Hibbard @ Aug 29, 2012 -> 02:09 PM) The pre/post all star splits are a bit deceiving because of the first few games after the all star game. Just after the allstar break, he had 11 strikeouts and 3 homers in the first six games. Look at this split: up to July 15th vs. post July 15th, Ks, BBs vs. HRs. Since July 15th game, he has 10 HR, 18 BB and 46K in 152 AB Before that, he had 28 HR, 72 BB and 138K in 302 AB. Seems like a pretty spectacular difference to me. Seems like a trend. The biggest difference to me seems to be the walk rate, and that's with cherry-picked numbers.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Aug 29, 2012 -> 03:30 PM) And it's moot. Guess what? NO ONE CLAIMED THAT AWFUL CONTRACT BECAUSE IT'S SO AWFUL THE TWINS WOULD HAVE LET HIM GO. Joe Mauer has cleared revocable waivers. Which means that he can be dealt to any team between now and 12 a.m. ET on Friday. Mauer is owed around $138 million over the next six years and carries a no-trade clause, so a move is highly doubtful to happen. Just because no one claimed him doesn't mean teams wouldn't want him. The Twins aren't in payroll dumping mode. If they were, they would have let Mourneau walk and open up first base for Mauer full time.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 29, 2012 -> 03:19 PM) I won't argue with any of that. Target Field was incredibly stupid to be built the way that it was when you consider who the Twins were. Hawk mentioned he was talking to Twins people and they were told by engineers that Target Field was going to be a home run haven for left handed hitters. Unless you're Jim Thome, it turns out the opposite was true.