Dick Allen

That last pitch I'm sure Paulie thinks he should have hit into the seats.

Its a lot easier to score some runs when you don't have automatic outs scattered all throughout the line up.

QUOTE (sin city sox fan @ Aug 10, 2011 -> 07:54 PM) This team is playing some inspired baseball now. Once we come back and win this division, Ozzie has to be a candidate for MOY. Good evening Oney.

Don't stop now boys

How many more times does Hawk have to indirectly jab Ozzie about Morel's playing time before Oney can't keep it inside himself anymore?

If the booing bothers the player so much he can't perform, he isn't worth major league minimum anyway and should be looking for another line of work. People don't boo until either you just don't try or have sucked for more than a little while.

Don't stop now boys.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Aug 7, 2011 -> 09:08 PM) AA is easily my favorite GM right now. He gets great young cost-controlled talent by buying low. Guys like Escobar and Rasmus aren't huge gambles because they're cheap to begin with. If they fail, then so be it, you didn't spend a fortune. But if they succeed, then your net return is so much greater than acquiring a guy making $10+ million by trade or signing said player. In addition, guys like Escobar and Rasmus have shown that they can play at a high level before. They're not prospects, they were guys who had off years due to circumstances out of their control (in this case, it was their managers having a problem with them). A change in environment can mean a lot for a young player who doesn't get along with the man in charge and it's not like you lose your ability to play baseball in your mid 20s. It would be interesting to see how he would operate if he were running a team that had expectations to win.

QUOTE (Marty34 @ Aug 7, 2011 -> 02:11 PM) More than likely Ozzie wanted Lillibridge to move the runner over. Lillibridge chose to bunt. Yeah Joe, Ozzie is a genius and never makes mistakes.

QUOTE (JoshPR @ Aug 7, 2011 -> 02:10 PM) Would help if rios could salvage some his season What would really help although I doubt it really is possible, would be for Rios to play well enough that another team would take his contract.

The Twins are playing this series usually how the White Sox play them.

QUOTE (SoxFanForever @ Aug 7, 2011 -> 02:07 PM) The guy just crushed a ball 400+ feet his last at bat. Let's have him bunt! Not only was he bunting, but on a 2-0 count.

I love bunt attempts.

QUOTE (joejoedairy @ Aug 7, 2011 -> 02:02 PM) its a shame that paulies great season is being wasted by the rest of this offense What's amazing is that he's been giving anything at all to hit the past several months. It makes his numbers even more incredible.

So Ozzie calls Sox fans idiots for wondering why Dunn continues to bat clean up 3 days ago. Now he's going to give him an "extended break". Hey Ozzie, GMAB. The Sox have been playing pepper with the second deck in LF this series.

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.