Dick Allen

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 8, 2012 -> 08:43 PM) Great, Viciedo hurt? He seemed to have some sort of leg injury when he was on first. Then he was grimmacing. He looked OK running to second, but they may not want to risk it.

Jordan Danks in LF. Tank seemed a little lame last time on the bases. Hope its nothing that lingers.

I don't think Dunn has been this trim since his rookie year.

Hawk's had a few good lines over the years. A guy broke his bat back when he was with Drysdale and Hawk said he'd have to get a "new piece of ash", Drysdale lost it. The "sacks packed with seamen" was pretty good. Back around 1990 or 1991 the Sox were in Oakland, and they kept showing hot girls in bikinis on the screen. Hawk then says,"I'll tell you one thing about this camera crew in Oakland Wimpy.............best beaver shooters in the league.". Why would anyone want to get rid of his guy?

QUOTE (spiderman @ Jun 8, 2012 -> 04:42 PM) Who are the prospects? Mitchell is playing better, but hasn't he dropped off the top prospect radar? I think it's reasonable to have high expectations for Hawkins, but the rest of the propsects are guys like Jordan Danks, right? Mitchell is still a prospect. Hawkins is going to be one of their highest rated prospects. Viciedo is on the team and a corner OF. I don't think they would mind adding Soler, chances are someone is going to bust, but at what he is going to cost, I don't see it happening unless they are convinced he's better than everyone they have.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 8, 2012 -> 02:51 PM) Buster Olney ‏@Buster_ESPN Sources: Next round of bids for Jorge Soler are due this weekend, and right now, the most aggressive teams are Cubs, Yankees, ATL, and LAD. Considering the Sox just drafted Hawkins, I don't see them bidding a ton for Soler.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 8, 2012 -> 03:16 AM) Yeah, EVERY SOX fan knows the downside to this team, we're all just kind of along for the ride as long as it lasts and enjoying the fact that we're playing meaningful games at this point in the season (as opposed to last year)...but it's almost like it was specifically written to rain on everyone's parade. Something about it is just irksome...he did everything but lump in the fact that Courtney Hawkins is going to be a bust and that JR is cheap. It's like what you would expect the callers to Rongey's post-game show would have said the two previous nights. Not sure why they even gave him column space for it. At least Cowley has his agenda and his attempts at humor and he'll throw out something gossip-wise, but this article could have been written better by 85% of the posters at SoxTalk who know the team better than he does. Compared to some of your posts a few weeks ago, McNeil is downright optimistic. You criticize him? Look in the mirror.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Jun 4, 2012 -> 10:55 AM) If anything, Peavy was sticking up for Hudson because that's Peavy's ball to catch. Its really never a pitcher's ball to catch. I think AJ was more upset with Hudson for not letting the ball go foul than not making the catch. It was clearly headed foul and never touched.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Jun 7, 2012 -> 04:49 PM) Kevin Goldstein did a "Projection of category leaders" for 2012 draftees. Basically, which player who was just drafted is the most likely to lead the draft class in each stat....... He picked Courtney Hawkins to lead the 2012 draft class in Homeruns.... Shockingly, Keith Law wonders if he can make enough contact. Physically, Hawkins to me looks like a far more chiseled version of Viciedo.

Extend the Hudson experiment.

QUOTE (Jake @ Jun 7, 2012 -> 10:02 PM) Pretty unnecessary risk there IMO I don't know, a WP or PB would be nice.

As down as people have been on Beckham offensively and as highly regarded offensively Ramirez is, its amazing Ramirez' lifetime OPS is only .024 higher.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 7, 2012 -> 09:57 PM) Yep, the experiment has to end. It's as bad, if not worse, as the Mackowiak in CF experiment. If they want to keep him in Escobar's role and have him play there once in a while, that would be OK. Everyday, its just sad.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 7, 2012 -> 09:54 PM) Not knowing the outs and not catching a line drive hit right at you cannot be excused just due to position He's having all kinds of problems reacting in time to anything hit pretty well.

QUOTE (MAX @ Jun 7, 2012 -> 09:53 PM) I don't blame hudson. He isn't a 3B. That's true, he's playing out of position. The Sox with 1 HR out of the left side of their infield so far this season. Ridiculously bad.

Its for Jordan Danks, although they really didn't need the space. Danks is coming up for Fukudome I believe.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jun 6, 2012 -> 10:14 PM) Hey Frank, tell me what the bottom line is. No doubt about it.

Anyone know why the Sox outrighted Ozzie Martinez tonight to get the 40 man down to 37? He obviously can't hit, but the timing seems curious. I guess Johnson probably is coming up for Fukudome.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 6, 2012 -> 09:56 PM) You hear what Mr. Funny Guy Ryan Dempster said today about being traded to the Sox? When asked by Waddle and Silvy about being traded to a team 10 miles south, he said "I didn't know there was a team there". He's 2-5 with a 5.03 ERA lifetime against the Sox. He hasn't fared too well against the AL.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 6, 2012 -> 09:53 PM) Guys, the rumors last week were that more than a 3rd baseman, the Sox were probably going to be looking for an experienced bullpen guy to help out. I disagree with this, as I think 3rd base is a much bigger concern for this team. However, if they stay in contention, we'll probably see a few new players added to the roster. I did read that bullpen rumor, but I think they need a starting pitcher more than a bullpen guy. Humber hasn't won a game in USCF in almost a year, and his ERA is around 6.00. Maybe they are thinking Quintana.

You're not going to win if you don't score.

QUOTE (jeffro2525 @ Jun 6, 2012 -> 09:50 PM) The Sox just don't need 3 lefties in the pen. All season in games like this, where the Sox are trying to just stay in a game, we have to trot Santiago and Ohman out there for full innings because we can't waste or core bullpen guys in catchup games...and game in game out 2 run deficits turn into 5 and 6 run deficits and we can't even hope for a comeback. Just get rid of one of them and bring up Bruney or Axelrod. They would have a better chance at holding the opposition than Santiago or Ohman. I think they do. Once Robin starts heading out to the mound, he seems to wear out a path.

How many failed relievers became good starters? It happens the other way frequently. I don't know of anyone. I think Santiago could become pretty decent, but chances are 4 years from now we won't even remember him.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 6, 2012 -> 09:44 PM) Well, whatever he threw for the homer, that most assuredly wasn't good. Might as well let him go back down to start in the minors and give Quintana his spot for now. Assuming Humber's not banished from the rotation soon. How is he going to be a starter when he throws 25 pitches every inning?

QUOTE (Jake @ Jun 6, 2012 -> 03:25 PM) Are Lilli's days numbered? Everybody's days are numbered. I don't think Lillibridge is going anywhere, but he really hasn't shown this coaching staff anything offensively. He is a great pinch runner, and a decent defensive replacement, which is probably where his career is headed.