Dick Allen

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ May 2, 2012 -> 09:45 PM) The White Sox had a chance to sell Matt Thornton. Much like they had a chance to sell Bobby Jenks. They did not sell Bobby Jenks and wound up getting nothing for him. They have yet to sell Matt Thornton, and they will wind up getting nothing for him as well. Because he gave up a home run?

QUOTE (Jake @ May 2, 2012 -> 09:41 PM) It's not so much that he can't jump, it's just much more difficult than it looks to time it properly and jump from the correct place Michael Jordan in his prime wouldn't have grabbed this one, but sticking a piece of paper under Rios during his "leap" would have been difficult.

Thornton looks like Josey Wales with the beard.

Alex Rios is 6'5". It doesn't appear he can dunk.

Can't say Thornton s*** the bed in a save situation. He just s*** the bed.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 2, 2012 -> 09:35 PM) Thornton's in now? Holy cow, this continues to make Ventura's decision look even worse. The Sox are either going to tie it in the bottom of the 9th or win or lose. There isn't a save situation to be had for the home team tonight. Might as well use your closer to keep it as close as possible.

That looked a lot different in slow motion. He might have been out.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 2, 2012 -> 09:33 PM) Can't believe AJ swung at that pitch He's been trying to hit the ball with a little more authority this season. I think he was looking to take the lead there.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 2, 2012 -> 09:27 PM) Except a healthy Heyward is worth much more to an offense than Beckham, Morel and Viciedo combined. Actually Heyward isn't healthy right now.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 2, 2012 -> 09:24 PM) I am glad to see your dropped the earlier charade of not comparing Cooper and Walker. I've really never compared them as coaches, just how people react. If Sox hitters sucked, it ALWAYS was Walker's fault. If Sox pitchers suck, it NEVER was Cooper's fault. In the years they both coached full seasons, the pitching ranked higher than the offense in the AL the same amount of times the offense ranked higher than the pitching.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 2, 2012 -> 09:24 PM) I am glad to see your dropped the earlier charade of not comparing Cooper and Walker. You have to admit, 13 runs against a team starting Roy Halladay is pretty impressive. What a coach.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 2, 2012 -> 09:21 PM) 8, but go ahead and keep rolling. 8 against Halladay, 5 off the bullpen. He keeps this up, he'll be the next Rudy Jaramillo.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 2, 2012 -> 09:20 PM) Thornton has to be out, you don't use Reed here against a LHB in this situation. He's not out, he's the closer and Santiago isn't coming in when the game is this tight.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 2, 2012 -> 09:18 PM) Greg Walker should be in the position coaches Hall of Fame in Galesburg, Illinois. Especially because they're putting up those numbers against the vaunted Phillies, give him a gold watch. Yeah, scoring now 13 runs against Roy Halladay is nothing. But credit Don Cooper for Phil Humber's perfect game against those hard hitting Mariners.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ May 2, 2012 -> 09:17 PM) "Lift and pull! Lift and pull!" must work in the NL. It's the only three words Walker knows. That's right. 3 words is all he knows, but he know them well and the Braves are an offensive juggernaut.

Greg Walker has the Braves with a 12 spot against Halladay tonight. Great coach.

Robin is playing with fire every time Ohman is on the mound.

QUOTE (jeffro2525 @ May 2, 2012 -> 09:13 PM) In a tie game leading off the 7th with a new reliever I may give the 3-0 and 3-1 take to Morel and Beckham. Everyone else can swing away on 3-1. Especially with who was on the mound.

QUOTE (jeffro2525 @ May 2, 2012 -> 09:07 PM) I wouldn't be surprised if he had the 3-0 take and the 3-1 take. If I were Ventura I would have had him take both. As Wimpy used to say, take 2 they're small. Hawk has been using a Wimpy line lately when the opponent hits a flyball he'll sometimes say we have a man there.

QUOTE (Baron @ May 2, 2012 -> 09:01 PM) Good AB by Gordon. Morel's last at bat looked like me batting. He did have a hit earlier tonight, but he has looked real bad too many times this year. Making outs is one thing, not having a chance is another. This one though is a sidewinder, and they can make batters look real silly.

QUOTE (jeffro2525 @ May 2, 2012 -> 08:58 PM) Would rather see Ohman more than anyone besides Thornton and Reed tonight against this particular line-up. Thornton-Santiago or Reed-Thornton to finish this thing? Santiago is another guy that can't be trusted with anything less than a 3 run lead. His entire existence on a major league roster is entirely placed on spring training games.

QUOTE (jeffro2525 @ May 2, 2012 -> 08:54 PM) No reason Ohman shouldn't pitch effectively tonight against a left-handed heavy line-up. Perfect game for him to see some meaningful innings. If the Sox were playing Simeon, I'd be nervous if Ohman came in.

Damon's a DH at this point. Its a 3 inning game. He has maybe one AB left in regulation and can kill you in LF. Removing him is managerial genius.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 2, 2012 -> 08:41 PM) That guy always reminds me of the actor Michael Rapaport. Would anyone take a 4.68 ERA on the season for Humber and be contented with that? Probably better than the average for a 5th in the AL by a wide margin, or even comparable to a 4th for some teams. Lowering expectations? I thought Cooper works miracles.

One thing I don't understand about Cowley getting the intern fired, (I do think the kid deserved his fate) but if this wrestling heel persona is what Cowley was using, wasn't his goal pissing people off and getting the exact reaction the kid gave him? Maybe there is some good in this. Perhaps Cowley will take his job seriously and become a respected writer. If the twitter being taken away is a temporary thing, I don't think it will happen, but if he's off the twitter, he has a chance. If Cowley returns to tweeting, he'll either get fired, or get another final warning.