Dick Allen

Every team makes bad trades and signs players that blow. The White Sox problems are amplified because they are a team that always talks about a budget, and their busts are some very highly paid players.

Now would be a good time to drill Young just to let him know you haven't forgotten.

Good things happen when you get Adam Dunn out of the game.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 6, 2011 -> 07:28 PM) Of course, kid gets in trouble and Mauer is up. You think that's just part of the gameplan? This version of Mauer isn't so scary right now.

Stone said earlier that throwing lefties at the Twins takes away Mauer's power. I don't think he has much power anyway.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Aug 6, 2011 -> 07:25 PM) That is why the whole regime top to bottom has to go. I don't disagree with this statement.

Dunn needs to take some time off.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Aug 6, 2011 -> 07:19 PM) A no hit 3b with very limited upside is why.................he has a s***load of braincramps all year long. And he's one of the better prospects the Sox have developed the past 10 years. So if you really want to see the White Sox rebuild and think the offense can't be worse, think 6 or 7 Brent Morels around bad contracts like Dunn and Rios.

We take dat one.

For a team that is supposed to be so fundamentally sound and is the poster boy for how an organization should be, the Twins have been kicking the ball around a lot so far this series.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnd the hat trick.

Pitching to Konerko cost Minnesota 2 runs. Fools.

Nice job Paulie. Make them pay. I would not pitch to Konerko with Dunn on deck if any base was open, and 2 out

The White Sox have been horrid baserunning for several years.

WTF?

Morel with a walk. What's next, Pierre going deep?

Stewart has been pretty good. I wonder if they are calling for the Twins hitting coach's head on twinstalk.com right now.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 6, 2011 -> 07:01 PM) Rios threatening to get back into the starting line-up again. 2 hits now. When's the last time Alex stole a base? He's concentrating on stealing money at the moment.

QUOTE (buhbuhburrrrlz @ Aug 6, 2011 -> 06:56 PM) rofl of course he's 2 for 2 with a double Which is great, but if Quentin would have put one on the board, its still a mistake. We will never know.

Adam Dunn has only gone 2 consecutive starts without a strikeout twice this season. He didn't fan at all yesterday so he's due for at least a hat trick tonight.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Aug 6, 2011 -> 03:44 PM) And where are these prospects? That's right. There are none. As long as he's here, you play him. If only to build his value up for next year. Rios has no business playing tonight at the expense of CQ. And my break does not start until gametime tonight. No, but the line up you were hoping for is here, and if Quenitn is 0 for against Pavano, how is that going to build up his value? I laugh at the line up personally. Ozzie just called out the fans agsin the other day and he does Dunn/Rios 4 and 5 again. If they don't contribute, it makes him look like a bigger fool. I hope he's right and they do something tonight, but after over 110 games of watching this, I tend to doubt it.

QUOTE (Cerbaho-WG @ Aug 6, 2011 -> 02:55 PM) OK then. What's worse than benching Quentin for Rios is hitting him 5th, right behind Dunn. Why yes, let's have quite possibly the two worst offensive players in baseball bat back-to-back. Edit: WAR says that Dunn and Rios are actually the two worst players in baseball. Incredible. If you think you can make a better line up than Ozzie, you are an idiot. Ozzie know more about baseball than anyone. The only one even close is Oney.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Aug 6, 2011 -> 02:55 PM) I'm taking a two day break from all things White Sox. Now this doesn't mean I can't post in the diamond club or slam or other sub-forums. But I'm done with PH talk for now. Ozzie has sucked the White Sox life out of me. f***ing dumbass b****. I hate him so much. Oh, and to greg. If you defend this clown after this latest atrocity, then never talk to me again. At least when it comes to the White Sox. Didn't you want Quentin traded for prospects at the deadline? KW couldn't or wouldn't give you want you wanted, but Ozzie is.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Aug 4, 2011 -> 01:01 PM) +1. Ryno should be on our list for sure. I agree. He never came across to me as very intelligent, but his HOF speech about playing the right way impressed me. He was a guy who was willing to go back to the minors to earn his shot. Not many with his background would do such a thing, and his teams in the minors do win. To me he's a consideration as a manager, or at the very least a coach. What a shot it would be to the Cubbies fans to have Ryno sitting in the Sox dugout with his alternate home pinstripes on.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 4, 2011 -> 07:38 AM) He is pretty much the exact same guy as Ozzie. LaRussa does have a law degree and Ozzie about a 4th grade education, and for all I know, LaRussa's daughters don't twitter away all day. That said, I was glad Hawk dumped Tony in 1986. He's a winner some say, but look at the talent he had in Oakland and he won once there. That team was loaded. The other time he won he was beyond lucky to make the playoffs, although the Sox would fare a bit better in the HBP wars. Tony has to put his stamp on each game he manages. I think that was my biggest peeve with him. I really don't think even if Ozzie leaves he would come here, at least to manage. The rumors with this team are all over the place. One thing is for certain, if LaRussa came, there would be no rebuilding. The Sox would be trying to win the division. He's too old for the other crap. I do think everyone who is pissed off now and wants the Sox to totally rebuild will be even more pissed off in 2 years if the Sox choose that route.