Dick Allen

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Jul 16, 2012 -> 01:14 PM) Viciedo makes too many outs against RH'ers. If he continues to do so, Pierre's .385 obp is an excellent way to upgrade a weakness cheaply. Juan Pierre makes a ton of outs.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Jul 16, 2012 -> 12:50 PM) Yeah, the Sox have no need for a guy who shut out the Red Sox for 7 innings and the Twins for 8 innings last month. He's been on a roll. I mentioned that. But its like trading for Konerko when he's hitting .399. You know there is going to be a bad streak. I think there are guys out there that will have similar or even better numbers the rest of the way that will cost a lot less to acquire. BTW, the Red Sox there was no DH and I can shut out the Twins.

I know he's been on fire lately, but don't things usually start to even out? Plus moving to the AL. I think there are a lot of red flags with Dempster. I don't think he's the guy the Sox should go after.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 16, 2012 -> 08:07 AM) Forearm or elbow tendonitis, apparently related to his last start before the ASB Sunday against the Yankees. MRI negative, but he's being held back as a precautionary measure (possibly could start Thursday, but doubtful at this point) and is back in Chicago for further tests. Rick Sutcliffe used to say tendonitis is what they say you have when they don't know what's wrong with you.

Santos' initial shoulder diagnosis and progression is eerily similar to Danks'.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 16, 2012 -> 06:07 AM) I still don't see why the marketing team can't do an experiment (just for the 3 game Twins series, it's midweek and one day game) and discount parking down to $10 and see what the difference is in collected revenue. It would have to be a lot better promoted in advance than the dynamic pricing deals, though, to have a measureable effect. MLB Extra Innings is free this week and I was channel surfing Saturday. There is a team that does have free transportation games. They provide free shuttle buses from certain areas and parking is free. They do it a few times a season. It might be worth a try to see what effect parking prices have on attendance. Personally, I think if parking were free, the Sox would make that up and more on concessions and souveniers.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 15, 2012 -> 09:19 PM) A lot of teams are adding "all-you-can-eat" sections. http://athletics.mlb.com/oak/ticketing/jumbo_tickets.jsp Here's an example from the Oakland A's. No reason the Sox couldn't do the same promotion through their own version of Comcast, since they're part owners of it. About Jumbo Tickets Within the barcode of each Plaza Club ticket or Comcast SportsNet California Value Deck ticket will be added-value. These "Jumbo" Tickets can be used throughout the Coliseum for redemption at various concession stands for food and beverages and at merchandise stands for souvenirs. A Comcast SportsNet California Value Deck ticket includes a Jumbo Ticket added-value of $6. A Plaza Club ticket includes a Jumbo Ticket added-value of $10. Buy Single Game Tickets Have any questions about Jumbo Tickets? Head down to the Frequently Asked Questions below. Frequently Asked Questions Q. How much Jumbo Ticket added-value is loaded on each ticket? A. $10 of Jumbo Ticket added-value is added within the barcode of each Plaza Club ticket and $6 of Jumbo Ticket value is added within the barcode of each Comcast SportsNet California Value Deck ticket. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q. What is the price of a Plaza Club ticket or a Comcast SportsNet California Value Deck ticket? A. A's single game ticket pricing is based on current market value. Ticket pricing can fluctuate based on factors affecting supply and demand. Jumbo Ticket added-value will not fluctuate. There is $10 of Jumbo Ticket added-value within the barcode of each Plaza Club ticket and $6 of Jumbo Ticket added-value within the barcode of each Comcast SportsNet California Value Deck ticket. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q. I have four tickets. Can I put all Jumbo Ticket added-value on one ticket? A. No, the Jumbo Ticket added-value cannot be transferred into another ticket's barcode, but more than one ticket can be used in the same purchase. You can use all four tickets toward that jacket in the Team Store or meal at the concession stand. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q. I am a Season Ticket Holder with ticket exchange privileges. If I exchange my Plaza Club or Comcast SportsNet California Value Deck tickets to another game in the same seating level does the Jumbo Ticket added-value transfer? A. Yes, the Jumbo Ticket added-value will transfer if exchanging a future home game into another future home game in Plaza Club and Comcast SportsNet California Value Deck areas only. Remember, season tickets must be exchanged at least 48 hours in advance of the game. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q. I am a Season Ticket Holder. If I exchange my Plaza Club or Comcast SportsNet California Value Deck tickets to another seating location does the Jumbo Ticket added-value transfer? A. No, the Jumbo Ticket added-value will not transfer to a new seating location. The ticket value of your seats, however, will be applied to any new seating section. The Jumbo Ticket added-value is only available in their designated sections. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q. If I transfer my Plaza Club or Comcast SportsNet California Value Deck tickets using My A's Ticket or re-sell on StubHub does the Jumbo Ticket added-value transfer to the new ticket holder? A. Yes, the Jumbo Ticket added-value will transfer to the new ticket's barcode and that ticket holder can use the Jumbo Ticket added-value at the game date printed on their ticket. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q. If I lose my Plaza Club or Comcast SportsNet California Value Deck tickets and Ticket Services reprints them does the Jumbo Ticket added-value transfer to the new tickets? A. Yes, the previous barcode will be voided and the reprinted Plaza Club tickets will have the Jumbo Ticket added-value loaded into the new barcode. In a way, they do with the patio party. The problem is you have to be there an hour and a half in advance and it only goes for 2 hours, but when they have a groupon deal is about $50 for all you can eat and a lower reserved seat.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 15, 2012 -> 09:05 PM) Are you sure you'd get 10 starts out of Zambrano? Since May 18th his ERA in the NL is 7.10. And he has Ozzie as his babysitter. I know the tv show and he said he's now mature, but I doubt it. He's going to snap. He may go on a roll or he may be hot garbage. I don't think anyone will touch him and I don't think the Marlins would trade him anyway. They don't want a sign of surrender.

QUOTE (Tannerfan @ Jul 15, 2012 -> 08:53 PM) I'm just scared we'd give up to much to get him. If the price is Viciedo I say no way. Someone will give up a prospect the Sox don't have for Dempster. I think KW brings in a guy like Bartolo Colon. Maybe the third time is a charm.

QUOTE (Elgin Slim @ Jul 15, 2012 -> 01:37 AM) I think that the Bulls having had Michael Jordan play for them may have been both a blessing and a curse. I am wondering if, with the way that the NBA is going right now with your "Big 3/4s" that none of the current stars want to come to Chicago because, in their mind,(and maybe some Bulls fans) the standard is automatically 6 rings. Most think that Jordan is the GOAT. How can you follow that? Whether we want to believe it or not, any Bull is playing in Jordan's shadow until probably 2020 or 2025, when most of the players who were kids in the 90s are out of the league. There may be a hangover a little bit after that due to the aging vets talking about this guy Michael Jordan. I think that Rose's agent is going to convince him to leave after his next contract is up to get a ring. The winters here don't help either. The Bulls are in NBA hell, and they need more star power. That is going to come one of 3 ways: 1. Free agency 2. Lottery picks. 3. Trading Noah/Deng for one. Given that: a) it seems that NBA stars don't want to play for the Bulls and b) a smart GM would rather have cap space and a bad team for his superstar rather then Noah/Deng, I guess tanking is the only way that Forman/Paxon are going to get it done. It seems that these guys are flocking to warm weather cities with no or very little winning history, and it will be interesting what happens to the Lakers when Kobe Bryant retires. If he gets another ring, maybe they stay away from there and go to the Clippers instead, because of their non winning ways up until this point. The way it looks is that Dallas, Miami, Houston, LAC and maybe NY (who hasn't won a title since the early 70s, s,o the first team to bring the Knicks a title may be embraced by NYC, and it is NYC), LAL, (who knows, maybe KB won't scare them off like MJ did for the Bulls) Brooklyn($$$$$ that their owner is willing to throw around) and Boston(because of the winning tradition and the last of those who watched Bird and co. as a kid are exiting the league over the next few years) will be the new powers in the NBA. I have an idea on how to fix the NBA, but I'm not willing to share it quite yet. Quite frankly, If NBA stars continue to go somewhere that isn't a) cold(that isn't NYC/BOS) and b) where they have to follow a winning legacy, then they are spoiled brats and wimps. I don't buy that at all. I do think weather plays a role although NYC isn't exactly balmy in the winter but is usually warmer than Chicago. Plus, there is more going on there. Why would they want to go to LA? First Magic, then Kobe. Why Boston with Bird, then Garnett. The Bulls had Jordan and Pippen, but afterward had the worst 4 year stretch in NBA history. Players have taken their money, they are trying to stay out of the luxury tax. Its some luck and some timing being able to get stars from other teams.

QUOTE (soxmaniac! @ Jul 15, 2012 -> 02:24 PM) My bad chief, but it was more of an adjective rather than a nickname. Now apologize to me. I don't know how you can come up with that particular word when the White Sox never made him an offer.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jul 15, 2012 -> 03:10 PM) Sale has given up 8 hits in 7 innings but what';s is impressive is the no walks. Gotta love this kid. He might be a keeper 8 hits in 7 innings? What happened to his ace "stuff"?

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 15, 2012 -> 02:57 PM) Is Floyd hurt? You can't win a division tossing those 3 guys out on the mound. His elbow is swollen, but the MRI showed no damage. I hope JR got a Groupon for MRI's. The Sox seem to be sending someone in for one almost every week.

Axelrod, Humber, Castro, the Sox better win today. Its going to be tough the next 3 days.

QUOTE (SOXOBAMA @ Jul 15, 2012 -> 11:59 AM) David Kaplan ‏@thekapman Baseball sources tell me they expect Ryan Dempster to definitely be moved before his next start + White Sox are not at all in play for him.. They don't have the prospects the Cubs are looking for, besides I'd be really worried acquiring a guy with 33 consecutive scoreless innings that isn't a Cy Young candidate most seasons. He's due to start getting rocked, and moving to the AL he may get rocked harder.

I don't think the Sox could or would meet the asking price for Dempster.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Jul 14, 2012 -> 03:32 PM) Why does it bother you so much what I think about this player or that player? I could not care less that you think Youkilis is washed up. Nice one Marty, now go back to my posts. I had no problem with them getting Youkilis for nothing. When the rumors were Floyd or Thornton, I had a problem, and as great as Youkilis has been, its against the odds that he will be able to finish the rest of the season healthy and effective. Hopefully he does, but I've never seen a guy with so many downer posts and thread starters when the team expected to be pretty bad, is in first place. I wonder who will have a bad game tonight that will need to be replaced.

QUOTE (RZZZA @ Jul 14, 2012 -> 02:27 PM) Flowers is still on our team? interesting... Looks like Flowers has become Peavy's personal catcher.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 14, 2012 -> 02:22 PM) Will tonight's game be blacked out because of the FOX Saturday game thing? If your provider carries MLB extra innings, there's a free preview until next Friday. It won't be blacked out. I think the Fox 6 pm games are over for a while. Its back to 3 pm.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Jul 14, 2012 -> 12:16 PM) I don't see how anyone who has seen Reed pitch this year can say he is fine as a closer for a team that is trying to win something. His stuff hasn't been as advertised. Where is the slider? Maybe this is another case to be cautious about relievers with dominant sliders. The guy is a rookie averaging over a strikeout an inning with about a .650 OPS against him. Is there any White Sox worth having on the roster? My buddy and I went to a game a few years ago with a guy who complained the entire time. This guy can't pitch, that guy can't hit, the manager can't manage.....the entire game. The Sox wound up winning. We went to Jimbo's after the game and the guy mentioned what a great time he had. My buddy and I just looked at each other. I'm thinking you're probably similar. For a team that needs a closer, a top of the rotation starter, has a LF who isn't worth the wait, a SS who needs to go, they sure are doing fine.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jul 14, 2012 -> 10:36 AM) To some extent it doesn't matter, but you don't want to end up paying 50 million dollars in a single season to keep your backup center around, all while being unable to acquire free agents. I think JR would pay enormous taxes if he thought it was keeping a championship caliber team together. Paying these taxes to keep a run-of-the-mill backup center around is NOT the point of running a profitable franchise. Your front office has to be able to replace the Asik's of the world just as cheaply as he was acquired so you can invest in players that are harder to pull out of thin air. But that's not the case here. The Bulls were planning on matching Asik when it was assumed he'd get about $5 million a year. The only time this deal hampers what they were planning on doing is in year 3 when they are on the hook an additional $10 million. I understand Asiks value defensively, and he does set some screens offensively, but we all know the chances of him ever being worth $15 million are Chris Sale slim. My point is, the tax shouldn't be the issue, the issue should be how it hinders the Bulls making moves after the 2013-2014 season. If he's tradeable, and it won't hinder your movement or you can get a really nice player ,you might as well bring him back . If it means they can't bring in a guy like Kevin Love, then its a no brainer not to match.

Why is everyone so concerned about the luxury tax? Be more concerned about how it handcuffs you with other moves. The Bulls have said JR will pay the tax, its not like its going to break them. They, according to Forbes, are one of the NBA's most profitable teams. They have averaged a $55 million profit a year for the last 5 years. And except for the winning, they ironic for JR, are the Cubs of the NBA. People will go no matter what. When they had the worst 4 year record in NBA history, they still were top 5 or 6 in attendance.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 13, 2012 -> 02:39 PM) He sure hated Brian Anderson for it, if you believe the rumors. If he hated Anderson I don't think it was for partying. It may be he didn't take his job seriously, which may have been caused by partying, I have no idea. I do know the Sox were miffed when they tried to change some things with his swing and he refused. But I don't think it was for stealing Oney's chicks.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jul 13, 2012 -> 11:06 AM) McCarthy intrigues me. Knowing a lot of the Guillen history, I really wonder if he was moved because Ozzie didn't like him. He was a young pup, going out to clubs with everyone's favorite communist Brian Anderson. I wonder if there is something there that would prevent the Sox from being interested, besides the obvious injury issues. I'm no Ozzie apologist, but if there's one manager who wouldn't hold it against someone for going out and having a good time after a game, its him.

QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Jul 13, 2012 -> 02:24 PM) Sure, but why the switch from Heath to Marinez, both RHP, w/o seeing Heath at the MLB level? A week later they decide they like Marinez better? I'm thinking they thought Crain or Bruney would be available. When the weren't they couldn't recall Heath because he wasn't down long enough.