Dick Allen

QUOTE (Tex @ Apr 5, 2012 -> 10:27 AM) Well she decided to just sign the papers. They are throwing her a "retirement party" which she will attend and because of the agreement she signed, she can't say she was terminated. For a s***ty three weeks severance. Its beyond suspicious what happened here. I personally think its age discrimination. What company only gives 3 weeks for 20 years service? The company I work for gives a month per year of service. The goal is to get laid off 2 years before I want to retire.

Get to their bullpen and the team offensive stats will skyrocket. Theo picked the perfect time to leave Boston.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 24, 2012 -> 05:42 PM) Guess an offday for Dunn makes sense. Especially since it's a lefty on the mound. 8 righthanded bats and 1 lefty. I'd say that's still better than the classic 9 righty, score nothign off Johan lineup. Its going to snap his streak if he doesn't get in there.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 24, 2012 -> 05:43 PM) I don't even know that I'd be a believer if he did this all year. If we went into next offseason after Rios had put up an .850 OPS and played well enough that he should have been an all star, would anyone really believe he could be counted on to put up decent numbers again next year? Or would we all label him a giant question mark for 2013? We haven't seen him stay interested for more than half a season since he came here. To me, as talented as he is, he'd always be a question mark.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 24, 2012 -> 05:46 PM) No I would not believe he could put up numbers again. I would ask the fans on Sox talk one question: If the Sox could dump Alex Rios on a team right now for two minor leaguers would u be in favor of dumping him? I would say "yes, dump him" immediately. What do you say? Anyone who actually has to pay him will agree with you. I know for a fact Alex Rios is not anywhere near the top of JR's favorite players.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Apr 24, 2012 -> 04:37 PM) Its 16 games into the season, Rios has had a great start before, only to completely flame out. Im one of the few people who have consistently believed Rios can do better, I just have been burned to many times by brief glimpses of "good" only to be followed by long stretches of "bad". There's going to be an adjustment to the way he's pitched fairly soon. I'm sure they have been throwing away all day to him because of his previous pull happy tendencies. If he's willing to now take that pitch into RF for a hit, they will try something else and we'll see what happens. I'm not a Rios fan, but I hope he continues to hit well enough to help the Sox win and help the Sox dump his contract on some other sucker.

Besides the sweet homer, Adam was also able to extend his now major league record by striking out in each of his teams' first 16 games. At least he's doing what he was hired to do, hit about .250 hit some homers, walk a lot, drive in some runs and set franchise records for strikeouts.

If Peavy pitches lights out, some other team will make him an absurd offer. The Sox will pay the buyout, and maybe they will re-sign him if he wants to come back and the price is reasonable considering they will already have $4 million in the pot. Since they didn't even bother making Buehrle an offer though, I can't see Jake being back unless this season turns out to be sort of mediocre for him, and to me, that would make him think its time to move on. He's in his final season in White Sox pinstripes.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Apr 23, 2012 -> 07:50 PM) He's 23, certainly not exceptionally young for a slugging LF prospect. People want a total rebuild, but can't let a guy have a bad week before developing players takes a back seat. Sit down and watch Viciedo develop. There's really nothing else he can do in AAA. It would be a waste of time.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Apr 23, 2012 -> 07:25 PM) Except you didn't expect the team to be a 1/2 game out of first because of an extremely talented pitching staff and production from Dunn & Rios. I understand the need to develop these three guys, but at the same time you must also recognize this team can win now with it's pitching. There's got to be some balance between the two. Playing Fukudome or Lillibridge here or there is not not going to stunt Viciedo, Morel, or Beckham's development, but it could help us win a couple of games and that might be the difference between making and missing the playoffs in the end. Its 15 games. They appear much better than last year, but lets not get ahead of ourselves. Some teams that were 9-6 or better last year through 15 are Cleveland, KC, Marlins and Reds, and Angels. Texas was as well, so maybe it will lead to a WS, but there are most likely going to be some bad patches. Stick with the plan and develop your players. If it gets a little more serious down the road and Viciedo is still struggling, then you can do something.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Apr 23, 2012 -> 07:07 PM) I'm sure you're enjoying all the credit Cooper is rightfully receiving... He can receive credit and I give him credit. You really think you have me pegged, but you're really not close. The bottom line is there is some luck in a perfect game, bloop hits, swinging bunts, someone is going to hit the ball hard at some point,but the credit should go to Humber. There was hardly anything but strikeouts and routine plays Saturday. One ball I thought was hit harder than average was caught by Rios, and a foul ball was hit pretty well. Other than that, it was about as easy as it gets.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 23, 2012 -> 07:05 PM) Umm....why would that be great? Now following you, here. Just for entertainment's sake? Because Ventura would be too boring? Because Ozzie might say something to get himself kicked out of baseball? Because its quite obvious Ozzie was the guy who gave this guy his shot and everything he accomplishes should be credited to him. You can blame the bad outings on Cooper.

QUOTE (SleepyWhiteSox @ Apr 23, 2012 -> 03:50 PM) cliffnotes: Coop fixed him Cowley knows it was Ozzie. When Buehrle was on Letterman, he had Wise with him. I think it would be great if Humber had the Guillens.

I think the only think more rare than a perfect game is losing a perfect game with 2 out in the ninth inning. Its only happened 10 times and the last time was because of a brutal call. Dave Steib lost a perfect game and 2 other no hitters with 2 out in the ninth. He did eventually get a no hitter. Basically if they called Ryan's swing a non swing or he didn't argue and beat it out, we would have seen something more rare.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Apr 23, 2012 -> 10:11 AM) I was more than willing to let non performers of 2011 like Rios, Dunn and Peavy go but baseball fans have short memories. They are perfomring now and hopefull ths continues. We are contending and even when not hitting on all cylinders seem to stay in the games. Maybe we have turned the corner after last season and now we are going to support or call for trades of Rios and Floyd? Let's be happy for a little while. I really doubt the Sox could trade Rios right now even if they ate half the contract. If he continues to play well and a team is willing to take it, you move him, and be happy. The chances of him living up to the contract for its duration is slim. Same goes for Dunn. They aren't going to be hot forever. Go back a week and see where they were at. A week or 2 from now, they may be heading back there. Hopefully not, but I don't know how anyone can be convinced they will now be stars based an a week or so.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 23, 2012 -> 08:17 AM) Must have been one helluva HR for them to give him 5 RBI on it. It was crushed

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ Apr 22, 2012 -> 05:31 PM) If we're in first place in July and Rios and Dunn are both hitting, it's absurd to trade either of them. That's telling your fans they can go f*** themselves. Would those be the same fans calling for the Sox to release those players? The same fans that produced the smallest paid attendance in 7 years the last home game? If another team is willing to take either contract and the Sox say no, that will eventually turn into a bigger f*** you to the fans than your scenario.

If Rios or Dunn play their way to the point another team would take their contract KW shouls be willing to accept a minimal return.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Apr 22, 2012 -> 02:39 AM) Knights just releasing damnation. Also, this graph reminded me of Stewarts near perfect last year. I love Coop. He made me look good.

QUOTE (bucket-of-suck @ Apr 21, 2012 -> 01:06 AM) Dunn: .265/.368/.571/.940 - 3 HR / 12 RBI All you idiots that boo the guy at The Cell, I'm sure it's just a coincidence he rakes on the road. 15 ks in 27 home ABS. If the booing from the 5k in the stands affects him that much, he should find another line of work. BTW, his batting average before last night was identical at home and on the road. He must of been anticipating those home boos in Arlington and Cleveland. Poor Adam. I'm glad he's hitting though. He looked like he was toast a few days ago.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Apr 20, 2012 -> 09:01 AM) Ok, whatever Dick....perhaps the odds are not nil. The point is that has nothing to do with his positioning...That is something entirely different. Or is this tee ball where we can hide the guy that can't catch in left? The Sox appear to be loaded with OF who have a tough time catching the ball, The main reasons Rios was moved from CF were he was more comfortable in RF and he was struggling in CF. His route taking was about as bad as it gets. I don't think they would move him back even if De Aza suffered a season ending injury. The Sox found out the hard way he is not a CF.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Apr 20, 2012 -> 08:40 AM) The odds of it happening again are almost nil. You could have said the same thing about him last year in CF when it happened to him twice. Over the last year and 12 games, I've seen more White Sox outfielders drop flyballs than I've seen major leaguers drop them my entire lifetime. Pierre dropped a couple. De Aza. Its crazy. I did see Ron Kittle drop one in LF once, and Ron LeFlore take one off the head for a 4 base error(It knocked him out, or at least make him a very lightheaded), but don't remember the rash of drops the Sox OFs have made since the beginning of last year.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Apr 19, 2012 -> 08:44 PM) I disagree that De Aza was pretty good in center last year and this year he has been pretty bad so far. He has to play deep because he can't go back on a ball which is something CF'ers have to do. Yet you want Rios in CF. Did you not see his body of work in CF last year? His routes were some of the worst of all time. They both seem to have problems catching the ball at times.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Apr 19, 2012 -> 08:26 PM) I understand your point which definitely is a reason for keeping him in center. I'm really close to labeling De Aza a liability in center though. He may be or it may be a bad stretch. He was pretty good with the glove last year, but looks shaky at best this year. Rios was a liability in CF last year himself.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 19, 2012 -> 02:58 PM) Still wish we hired someone outside the organization to be hitting coach. Seeing how awful our minor leaguers have looked in the majors, I never thought hiring our minor league hitting instructor was a good idea. I wish they hired better hitters.