Dick Allen

QUOTE (Hawk09 @ Jun 27, 2012 -> 04:38 PM) Listening to Bernstein on the Score right now he said when he heard about Ohman leaving that there will be plenty of guys around the Sox that will not be sad. Said the word around the clubhouse was that Ohman was way too cocky for a guy who sucked as bad as he did. So,this comment from him really does ring true...he thinks he is super,and the Sox have treated him unfairly.......goodbye,Oh-man,and good riddance. Ohman's had the reputation of really being an asshole when he was with the Cubs. I don't know if Berstein is using that info to make it look like he has some inside Sox info, or really knows something. Most of the time his inside info on the Sox winds up far from accurate.

He's not making big money. They may be able to trade him for crap. One thing is for sure, if the Sox release him, someone will give him a shot. Guys like Ohman seem to take a long time going away.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Jun 27, 2012 -> 03:23 PM) http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_...-pick-pau-gasol Gasol would seemingly not be an option for the Bulls unless there is a 3rd team involved. Even then it wouldnt really make sense. Article mentions Artest is available, I dont believe the Bulls would consider him under any circumstances. Didn't Artest apply for a job at Circuit City when he was playing for the Bulls? He can't play anymore anyway.

QUOTE (jenks45monster @ Jun 10, 2012 -> 04:40 PM) Once Holmberg makes AA he's potentially a jump away from being in the Majors. Holmberg's MiLB peripherals s*** on Quintana's or Santiago's. And Holmberg is only 20. It's safe to say he has a fairly high ceiling compared to those other two. The Huddy/Holmberg and Gio trades make me cringe every time I think about them. I'll make a judgement when he actually gets major league hitters out. I've been hearing about all the talent KW has traded away for years from commentators, and on this board. Gio is the exception. I don't like KW. I think he should be the ex-GM, but most of the minor league stuff he's traded away has been nothing. When he traded for Schoenweiss, he gave up 2 guys Peter Gammons couldn't stop talking about Tim Bittner and Scott Dunn. When MacDougal was acquired, again, Tyler Lumsden and Dan Cortes. Turn on Baseball Tonight,they were going to be stars. Brandon Allen I was told on this board was a future all star. They didn't tell me it was in a beer league. The odds are Holmberg will crash and burn. For his sake, I hope he's a star and makes a lot of money, odds are against it. For all of KW's faults, which I believe there are many, he's been one of the better GMs when it comes to trading minor leaguers. There have been a couple OK players, but the only one that really blew up in his face is Gio. If you find the thread of the Swisher trade, I think you'd find a lot of people who loved that trade and a lot of Gio detractors. Also that same explosion occured in Pat Gillick's face.

QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Jun 27, 2012 -> 08:40 AM) This is the best Alex Rios we've seen. There might be something to his relationship with Ozzie. Ozzie actually stood up for him last year. Rios almost came to blows with KW. It appears when Alex Rios is interested in being a good player, he plays like a good player. The key is keeping him interested in that all the time.

He had cool entrance music, so at least there was that to look forward to when you were at the game and he was coming in.

QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Jun 2, 2012 -> 09:57 PM) Well clearly he hasn't. Regardless 1.3 whip and under 3 era last year. Point stands. Clearly not hot garbage. He's clearly hot garbage.

Didn't Dunn start going bad after visiting Charlie Sheen? Maybe he's finally getting over that visit.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 27, 2012 -> 01:42 PM) Garcia coming in to pitch for Yankees, which means Sox will likely face a Yankees minor leaguer on Friday. Freddy or minor leaguer. At this point, I'm saying its a toss up, but if I had to choose, I'd rather it be a minor leaguer and have their sfaff taxed a bit because Freddy won't be available.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 27, 2012 -> 01:41 PM) Not a bad call. Who needs innings in the pen? Is it safe for Bruney? I'd hate to see what the Yankees would do to him except for garbage time.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 27, 2012 -> 01:39 PM) Did anyone even complain about it prior to the game? It made sense given the splits and the recent struggle of Konerko and Viciedo. Yes.

Why did Ventura use a Sunday line up? Horrible.

Why can't the Sox hit bad pitchers?

Why doesn't he use LF more often?

I don't like him, but I can't deny, Rios has been playing like a superstar the past few weeks.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 27, 2012 -> 10:00 AM) WTF is Robin doing? Danks, Escobar, & Hudson in one lineup? It's Wednesday not Sunday! Just throwing away a game because his players are tired? Awful!!! He clearly doesn't know what he's doing. First place? This team is supposed to lose 95 games.

QUOTE (ewokpelts @ Jun 26, 2012 -> 08:16 PM) The rumour i keep hearing is Rocky Wirtz. Aside the fact that is is a sox fan, the word is that John McDonough woul run the club and go 3 for 3 in marketing rebuild successes. Also, the whispers are that no one in Camp Jerry wants to take over when Jerry retires/dies. So even if the ownership groups stays mostly intact(there are still investors from the Veeck days), new leadership may not come from the reinsdorfs or even the einhorns( Eddie's daughter is an mlb exec and MAY come on, but who knows how much she wants to leave nyc) Michael Reinsdorf would love to have his father's job no matter what you may hear.

QUOTE (hawksox13 @ Jun 26, 2012 -> 02:24 PM) If Beckham is so weak in the head that he can't handle being moved from 2nd to 9th in the lineup then he'll likely never meet the potential that we all initially thought he had. See the ball, hit the ball, regardless of your spot in the lineup. Frank Thomas thought he'd get tougher pitches to hit batting 9th. He disagreed with the move. One thing Gordon Beckham is not is a diva. The guy has an awesome attitude.

QUOTE (Greg Hibbard @ Jun 26, 2012 -> 03:07 PM) How many other times has Dunn hit 23 homers in his first 73 games? Quite a few times actually. He did hit 21 homers the second half of 2004 when he hit a career high 46. In 2005 he hit 17 second half homers. In 2003 he had very similar stats in the first half to the stats now. 25 homers 100 strikeouts. He hit 2 in about 117 plate appearances the second half. Probably got hurt. But normally he hits between 14-16 second half homers when he was consistently hitting 40 a year. Will that mean even more strikeouts and an even lower batting average and OBP?

QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Jun 26, 2012 -> 03:06 PM) I can see both sides of the argument regarding strikeouts. However, someone hit it on the head when they said strikeouts are empty outs. Granted, one has a chance to create two outs with a groundball when there are runners on, but putting the ball into play is better than letting it land in the catcher's glove at the umpire rings him up. A flyball can score a guy from third. A strikeout cannot. A groundball to the right side can score a guy from third. A strikeout cannot. A groundball could be...a hit! A strikeout cannot. That being said, we know Adam Dunn is going to strikeout a lot. But being on pace for more than 250? He needs to make an adjustment. He's strong enough to swing at outside pitches and poke them to left field. Imagine if he could do that more often. It would eliminate the shift, or at a minimum reduce the dramatic shift. He's in a major slump right now, and we're more concerned than we might be over another player because of 2011. If he doesn't get a few hits soon and reduce the strikeouts a bit, he could be below .200...and soon. And Dunn didn't hit into many DPs even when he was "only" striking out 175 times a year. The shift helps him with that.

QUOTE (Greg Hibbard @ Jun 26, 2012 -> 03:02 PM) I wasn't the one who originally said he was going to hit 55 homers. I think Dunn will hit about 45 homers. Which he's done once in his career. 8 years ago. So pretty unlikely.

QUOTE (Greg Hibbard @ Jun 26, 2012 -> 02:57 PM) If Dunn hits 55 homers, 99% of people, including baseball analysts, don't care how much he strikes out. I'm sorry that that's unacceptable to you, but most people do not share your opinion. He will not continue at his season worst 3 week clip for this season. 2011 wasn't his entire career, and these three weeks will not make for a season. This thread ought to be pretty hilarious when he hits like 5 jacks in a week soon. You laugh at the thread, but you should also laugh at anyone who really thinks Dunn will hit 55 homers. You want to look at his career numbers for everything else, you should probably look at them in the HR column as well. Also, 2011 did happen.

The point being 2011 will always be on a lot of fans' minds when Dunn starts struggling. And when you're making history with a lack of contact, its pretty fair to wonder............

White Sox #3 hole OPS is 12th in baseball, not bad, but not $15 million a year good.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jun 26, 2012 -> 02:28 PM) Who cares, If he strikeouts/groundouts/ flyouts.............outs are outs. His HR's, Rbi's, Runs scored and walks more than make up for the K's The point being, these extra ks are extra outs. Your batting average for balls not put into play is .000. He puts the ball in play 60 more times, he's looking at a .240-260 average with more likely more homers and more RBI. Its not normal for someone to add 60 strikeouts to his typical year, especially since his typical year is close to 200. Its what makes me fear he's really not that far away from falling into a 2011 abyss. Last time he struggled like this, he got very hot. I hope it happens again. I do think the Mendoza line could be a very significant psychological number for him. He drops below it, perhaps flashback time.