Dick Allen

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Oct 21, 2011 -> 06:51 PM) I've always disliked the word "horrid", mostly because I think it's too much like "horrible" and it just sounds unfinished. I think an English teacher would gag at the way I used it. I will change it to say he was a horrid hitter.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Oct 21, 2011 -> 06:35 PM) He's gonna ruin Freddy Freeman and Jason Heyward. Heyward was a horrid hitter in 2011. If he's a horrid hitter in 2012 most here will say Walker ruined him. If he snaps back, most will say Walker had nothing to do with it.

I guess this proves Walker has a lot more respect around baseball than most on this board thought.

It would be interesting to know just what Hahn is thought about by other teams. The White Sox obviously have a bloated payroll for the amount of wins. The young players that came up you, guys like Beckham and Sale and even Viciedo you can't say were "developed" by the Sox. I wonder if other teams question his evaluation skills. He does have a reputation for being a good contract guy, maybe the Angels are perfect for him. He can be a fake GM for a few years until Sciosca retires or his gout flare ups become too much and they hand over the keys.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 18, 2011 -> 08:11 AM) Except that Boston could sit on him for a year. Anyone who comes into Chicago is obviously their second choice. Hell the Red Sox could reassign Theo to something else in their organization just to get rid of him. They can sit on him, but would have to pay him $7.5 million with what his contract reads with a bonus. That's some money that could be spent paying over slot.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 18, 2011 -> 01:16 PM) So to recap the questions that the truthsayer didn't ask... -If Cooper is a backstabber for being back with the Sox, what does that make Harold Baines? -If loyalty is so important, why didn't Ozzie take Greg Walker and Jeff Cox with him? -If Cooper is Kenny Williams' b**** for telling Kenny what is going on in the locker room, what does that make Joe for telling the general public Ozzie's version of what is going on in the locker room? -What happened to the promise about not writing about Guillen for three weeks? -The Sox had Guillen under contract for 2012 because he asked for, and received, the exercise of his option last year. When you factor in that guys like Joe Torre and Tony LaRussa have managed on to the last year of their deal multiple times, what makes Ozzie think he is more deserving of a deal than guys who will be Hall of Fame managers? -If Kenny Williams is "Hollywood" for a very short cameo on a Chicago themed tv show, what does it make Ozzie Guillen for going on to things like Fox and ESPN for TV coverage, not to mention the facebook account, the twitter account, and the webpages? Why doesn't Joe call out someone like AJ for going on TV and even on wrestling shows? -If Don Cooper is wrong for going over Ozzie's head to go to Kenny for an extension when he doesn't have a contract for 2012, why isn't it wrong for Ozzie to go over Kenny's head to Jerry Reinsdorf, when he already has a deal for 2012? Am I missing anything that any objective columnist would have asked Ozzie at some point? The only thing you may be missing is Cooper actually worked this year on the last year of his contract. Something Ozzie wouldn't do. Why didn't Ozzie make sure his coaches were signed as long as he has been? I can't see how its wrong or backstabbing for Cooper to be concerned about his future. Ozzie can't live on $2 million a year and Cooper makes nowhere near that, and he had no contract. He signed his extension after Ozzie left. Greg, I know it hurts, but your boy Ozzie really is dumb. His basically Oney with some gray hairs.

We really can't speculate how good or bad Thome would be as a coach unless someone has some experience with him other than watching him play. Personally, I don't see him being a hitting coach, but he has worked an awful lot with Charlie Manuel who is known as a hitting guru. Maybe they are going to do what Hawk has always thought should be the case, have 2 hitting coaches. Maybe Thome could be a coach/player. Maybe this Thome stuff is all BS.

Maybe he's looking at the next Jon Garland or Jeff Marquez.

Harold also re-signed, why doesn't Ozzie call him KW's b****? I knew the Guillens couldn't move on. Another uneccessary column from Cowley. And Ozzie didn't leave? Didn't he have another year on his contract? Didn't he say he wouldn't come back without an extension even with the year left on his contract? People can call Ozzie smart all they want, but the reality is he is a dumbass.

QUOTE (jwmann2 @ Oct 14, 2011 -> 10:49 AM) Dunn needs to see the field of play more often, not just DH. That's his problem. And I ain't talking left field like he was in Cincinnati. He should either split time with Konerko at 1st or play third. I'm sure the play 3rd is a typo, and normally I would agree about playing the field considering how he used to oppose being the DH, but Dunn only hit .115 while playing the field this season with 2 homers, his only extra base hits in 122 AB. Its really stunning how bad he was. I think he will improve next year, but still be garbage. Hit around .200 with 20 homers if he plays the same amount.

QUOTE (JorgeFabregas @ Oct 15, 2011 -> 08:47 PM) It'd be nice if one of these vanity businesses worked out for Frank. This one doesn't seem like a winner. Chances are, unlike his music business ventures, Frank has zero to very little money invested in this. He's probably getting paid to use his name and make some appearances. I doubt if Big Hurt Beer is a bust it will at least hurt him financially. It would probably cost him money, but not that he already has.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 14, 2011 -> 08:04 PM) Absolutely. Or they could pay him to stay home and not work at all. Not if Theo doesn't want to go to another place. Unlike players, his contract is non transferrable. If Theo wants to go to the Cubs and doesn't want to go anywhere else, the Red Sox have one team to negotiate with, and with what has already transpired, if you are the Cubs, why would you give them anything of value? Their smear campaign is going to cost them at least some compensation.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 14, 2011 -> 04:57 PM) Wait, so this isn't done yet? I don't see where the Red Sox have much leverage in compensation now. Its not like Theo can go back to Boston. If I'm the Cubs, I'll give them something, but if Boston insists on any real significant prospects, or players, I'd call their bluff. If you have to wait a year, wait a year, I doubt it would come to that. Not only would Boston have to pay Theo his regular salary, but a $3.5 million bonus.

Ozzie Guillen, 2003: "Obviously you want to make money in your job, but this job is not about money. It’s about winning."

They can't get rid of him. When Ventura gets kicked out of a game, won't KW want Paulie to run the team?

QUOTE (Brian @ Oct 12, 2011 -> 08:08 PM) Thought if you were DFA'd and didn't accept assignment and were released, contract was void and you were FA? Didn't Jeff Weaver do that and go to the Cards in 06 among other guys in the past? No, you get paid. Your next team pays you the pro-rated minimum, and that amount is subtracted from what your old team owes. When guys get released in the NBA it worked differently. Their old team paid them what they owed them and they also collected money from a new team if they were picked up. That's why some guys agree to buyouts.

QUOTE (Brian @ Oct 12, 2011 -> 08:00 PM) Someone tell Joe Buck that Inge would of been giving up a lot of money if he didn't accept that minor league assignment and was released. Why would he give up money if he's released? The contract is guaranteed.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Oct 11, 2011 -> 10:33 PM) I wasn't the one who made a post concerned about one of his boring answers today. I was responding to it. I prefer funny showmen like Ozzie, but Ventura deserves our support even if he is very very very bland. Not that it really matters, but he's actually a good interview and very funny. The only bland thing about him is his delivery. If you listen to what he says, he's wise and funny. With Ozzie, he was all about the delivery. I was shocked and happy when they announced this move. I'm even happier about it after hearing Robin speak about the job. He'll make mistakes, every manager does, but I really think the players are going to love him and will play hard and be accountable. Once he gets a hang on using his bullpen, he may turn out to be one of the better managers in baseball.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Oct 10, 2011 -> 12:59 PM) Sharing an agent years ago adds alot in game tactics. No but if you share agents you sometimes become more familiar with each other. From everything I have read, Parent seems like a pretty solid choice.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Oct 9, 2011 -> 12:11 PM) Interesting, he is the current third base coach for Boston Red Sox. Would they bring him in to be the bench coach? With Francona gone, they may let his coaches go elsewhere, so maybe coaching 3rd base.

QUOTE (robinventura23 @ Oct 9, 2011 -> 01:15 PM) Take this FWIW, @cst_Cowley cst_Cowley Mark Parent is the front-runner for the bench coach job, according to Sox sources. One said it's all but a done deal, other said not yet. So Cowley has it covered either way. He's truly a buffoon.

QUOTE (Tex @ Oct 9, 2011 -> 06:45 AM) And, if you are going to take another run with the same 25 man roster, wouldn't you go with a new manager that is 180 degrees from the last? We wanted a guy that will manage more from the book and less from his gut, I am going to see how he manages before passing judgement. Steve Phillips addressed that when he was giving the Dave Martinez lacks presence interview, he said inevitiably, most teams hire the exact opposite when replacing a manager. Ozzie took over for Jerry Manuel. When Robin's tenure ends, look for a loudmouth to take over.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 8, 2011 -> 07:06 AM) That is a lot harder when it is your manager who is distracting you... A player told Kurtjian the team talked more about Ozzie/KW than the game, so ending that fiasco probably makes the team better already.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Oct 7, 2011 -> 08:28 PM) You'd think ONE of them might be a guy who Ventura's familiar with from the last 7-8 years living in SoCal. Someone from the Angels, Dodgers, Padres...just a guess. F From all the interviews, it doesn't seem like Robin is really involved in choosing coaches.

I heard Parent and/or Sandberg, but I think they will add someone with MLB managerial experience. I would think it could be Leyva or Fregosi.