Dick Allen

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ May 31, 2012 -> 10:14 AM) I'm a fan of theirs, but I see where the other side comes from. I actually think they are way smarter than people give them credit for, but they lack the ability to hear others out and discuss both sides of the story, which leads to their making fun of everyone else. I've just learned to tune out when they start being idiots. The fact that the Hawks thing was on Deadspin within 10 minutes, and Yahoo front page later in the day, shows how funny it was to all. Both are very intelligent, but are very arrogant and act like 14 year olds from time to time. If ever one of "their guys" gives them information that turns out to be correct, they can't pat themselves on the back enough. When the info is wrong, which it is most of the time, its never brought up again. Most callers don't have valid points, but if you think your entire audience is stupid and have to put down everything they say if they aren't kissing your behind, why take calls? I really have no respect for those guys. What intrigues me is how much you hate Hawk but like grown men in the 40's and 50's who sometimes can't go 5 minutes without some sort of sexual innuendo you would hear from a sophomore in HS. If Hawk is embarrassing the White Sox, aren't these guys embarrassing the Score?

QUOTE (Jake @ May 31, 2012 -> 10:05 AM) Have to wonder if Morel hid/downplayed the injury to try to stay in the lineup. It always looks bad in hindsight, but in the moment as a player you're thinking that it'll just go away and you won't have someone potentially playing well in your position while you're resting. Of course there is some chance that his injuries have been played up by the team to explain his poor play. I don't know. The Sox have been aware of his injured back and intestinal problems. I'm not a big Morel guy, but he can't be as bad as he's been this season. He was worse than a pitcher offensively most nights. We will see how he does, but IMO, if he's healthy, he's better than the ODog offensively and defensively at 3B, not that saying much, just like the ODog can be pretty mediocre, but he looks like an All Star compared to the 2012 version of Morel we have seen so far this season.

Rays are upset Zobrist was thrown behind, say the ejection was warranted, and said AJ getting hit wasn't on purpose. Were they able to say it with a straight face? Robin can.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ May 30, 2012 -> 12:18 PM) AJ is only lovable because he's on your team. Everyone else everywhere hates the guy for a reason. You f***s would be fellating Brett Lawrie if he were on the Sox. Part of his game is to irritate. Its why if he's on your team you should love him so much. Next year, if he's on TB, their fans will have a totally different take on him. No one can say he doesn't know what he's doing when he's on the field.

QUOTE (flavum @ May 30, 2012 -> 03:55 PM) 9 Game home stand... Over or Under....250,000 fans (average 27,778) Go... That's too easy.....under by a decent margin.

The O Dog is the most beloved .185 hitting, 2 errors in a week at 3B player in Soxtalk history.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ May 30, 2012 -> 03:06 PM) He actually put on a fake moustache and no one has noticed When Bobby V did that, I think it may have been Ventura's idea.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 30, 2012 -> 03:04 PM) Don't think for a second that he isn't communicating with the dugout. He might not. Home games when Ozzie got ejected, you could find him at the bar at Carmichael's during the rest of the game, if it was early enough.

That really sucks

What's with the defeatist attitude? Reed is going to mow them down, and the Sox will increase their lead in the Central. Its pretty simple.

82 ks in 177 AB. I wonder what its going to look like when he goes into a slump.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ May 30, 2012 -> 02:45 PM) Becks got very lucky there. He deserves some luck.

QUOTE (Baron @ May 30, 2012 -> 02:45 PM) Billy Beane working his magic with the A's. Shut out by the Twins Moneyball

QUOTE (chw42 @ May 30, 2012 -> 02:43 PM) Nobody will admit it, unless they're Cole Hamels or Ozzie Guillen. Exactly. Admitting it only costs you money and time away.

Carlos Quentin with another long ball today. He can hit when he's healthy.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 30, 2012 -> 02:24 PM) Although umpire supervisor Charlie Reliford was clear that no warning is needed by the ump was deemed to be intentional. Which it surely was. Crain vs. Rodriguez. Then they should not ever issue warnings. I could see if they actually drilled him and it was intentional, an ejection. But not hitting him doesn't warrant an ejection without previous warning, when you have warnings at your disposal. You usually don't get as much time for attempted murder as you would get for murder.

A lot of people thought the brawl with the Tigers, was a big catalist for the 2000 White Sox. Robin is quiet, but he takes crap from no one.

QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ May 30, 2012 -> 01:46 PM) I wonder about the pitchers throwing behind a hitter. Humber did it a few games back and now Q. Were they actually trying to hit someone or just sending a message? I think its more of a message, but when the ball is throw behind you, a natural reaction is to back into it.

QUOTE (TitoMB @ May 30, 2012 -> 01:44 PM) Lol, seeing Dayan's BA up to near .300 makes me giggle. Dude must be hitting like, .750 over the last week. He's hitting .354 with 8 homers and 24 RBI this month.

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ May 30, 2012 -> 01:40 PM) The Rays were retaliating against a dirty play. The umps knew it and that was that. To then throw at Zobrist especially in a close game is dumb. The Rays seem to be a fine team this is not like the Showalter BS. So the umpire knew the Rays were retaliating by drilling someone and didn't throw anyone out, but because the Sox retaliated by throwing behind a hitter that was worthy of an ejection? BS. If they think the initial "retaliation" was fine, they have to let the Sox throw behind someone without an ejection.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 30, 2012 -> 01:36 PM) It was said earlier, but no way that AJ and Q are calling that. Those calls come from the dugout. Its either thar or its the pitcher taking matters into his own hands. He earned a lot of respect from his teammates today. The fact is, the guy who hits a batter nothing happens to, the guy that throws behind a batter gets tossed without warning. That's weak sauce.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 30, 2012 -> 01:31 PM) AJ slid in on Zobrist at 2B yesterday...late slide, his left cleat was WAY up in the air and caught Zobrist on the shin. Clearly a dirty play yesterday and could have injured BOTH of them. Wills going off on AJ. The whole thing was over.....two White Sox HBP early today but no warnings, then the White Sox decided to go after Zobrist to even up the score. Probably called by AJ himself. It wasn't called by AJ himself. Get with the program.

QUOTE (Jake @ May 30, 2012 -> 01:23 PM) I'm not even convinced that it was intentional. Maybe, but I figured AJ knew why he got hit. I'm astonished at what the umpire did. My heart's breaking for Q There's at least a 95% chance it was intentional. Other than Q was cruising, I love what he did. Was there a warning issued earlier?

QUOTE (fathom @ May 30, 2012 -> 01:20 PM) Really stupid by Q and AJ I don't know.........it might cost them some bullpen, but tomorrow is an offday, and protecting your hitters does a lot for team chemistry. Throwing him out is silly, there should be a warning. We are now finally in an era where drilling Sox hitters will not be tolerated.

QUOTE (Jake @ May 30, 2012 -> 01:15 PM) At this point, I'd say that 2012 Orlando Hudson > 2011 Brent Morel I disagree. Their OPS is the same and, if healthy, Morel makes all the plays Hudson makes at 3rd, Hudson wouldn't make all the plays at 3B a healthy Morel makes. If the "real" Morel is the guy we have seen this year, there's no question Hudson is better.