Dick Allen

QUOTE (Elgin Slim @ Apr 3, 2011 -> 01:27 PM) Because he's a lefthanded pitcher and will get Sabathia/Lee money in 2012 if he has two seasons where he strikes out 200 because of his age. Then one more year of his services plus the draft picks will be a lot better than picking up guys like Matt LaPorta.

QUOTE (Elgin Slim @ Apr 3, 2011 -> 01:23 PM) If Danks strikes guys out like this all season we can kiss him goodbye in the offseason. He's under control for next year. Why to the Sox have to operate like a small market team?

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Apr 3, 2011 -> 01:21 PM) With all the debate about the bunt, Danks looking great. Yes he is. Good thing he wasn't traded for prospects.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Apr 3, 2011 -> 01:19 PM) You probably should have just said that the first time then. I did. Post #97 was my first on the subject.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Apr 3, 2011 -> 01:16 PM) It was bad, because it was in the air, but I didn't think it was terrible. A lot of times that bunt would get down, even with the 1 second of hangtime it had. I couldn't disagree more. Bunts aren't supposed to be caught and if they are, they are awful.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Apr 3, 2011 -> 01:15 PM) No, I implied that you thinking it would make sense to bunt with run producers coming up was backasswards thinking. I don't think either of us were in favor of bunting there, but it makes more sense to try and move runners to 2nd and 3rd with Omar and Pierre coming up since they are primarily singles hitters versus moving them along with run producers coming up who have a much bigger chance of hitting a ball deep in the gap. And it makes no sense to move players up to second and third when you have hitters who can drive home runners without having to get a hit? My point is, the guys who bunt should be the guys who know how to bunt. Alexei isn't one of those guys. Asking him to bunt is stupid.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Apr 3, 2011 -> 01:12 PM) So no one wants to say it was a great play by the 1B, but rather that it was a terrible bunt by Alexei? I mean, if it was a terrible bunt, then the fielder would not have to of dove and made a fantastic play to get it in the end of his mitt. A terrible bunt would have made for an easy out, not a spectacular play. Terrible baserunning, sure. Terrible bunt? Eh. It was a nice play. It appeared to be a bunt and run, but under no circumstance is a bunt anything but bad if its caught on the fly.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Apr 3, 2011 -> 01:11 PM) First of all, that's not the thinking, but secondly, they're not going to play Lilli instead of Alexei unless they have to. That's what you implied. You said they wanted Quentin to be able to score on a single so they had a guy who cannot bunt, bunt with nobody out. It wasn't a good idea.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Apr 3, 2011 -> 01:08 PM) I think that is why the bunt was put down...because Ozzie wanted them to be able to score on a single... If they don't think Alexei has any chance against Masterson, he should be on the bench, and there still would have been one out with the top of the order and Pierre, and non DP guy at the plate.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Apr 3, 2011 -> 01:04 PM) This. Because you know it won't be the last time we bunt in the early innings. I don't mind if Pierre or Vizquel bunt if there are run producers coming up behind them, but as was pointed out, even if Alexei gets it down successfully, and it sure seems he had little chance, you're putting ducks on the pond for Vizquel, not exactly a run machine. The OF would be shallow and with AJP on second base, so even if he gets a hit, its only one run. A sac fly is a longshot.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Apr 3, 2011 -> 12:48 PM) this is true but there were 2 other very close pitches which were right at the belt called high. they were very hittable. Frank Thomas received the same sort of criticism when he was at his peak. There were many who thought his taking pitches an inch or so off the plate should be changed and he would be a bigger monster. The Sox elected not to mess with him. If Dunn suddenly expands his zone a little bit, there's no telling how it actually might backfire. He is what he is. The numbers are pretty consistent. He's going to walk, strikeout, get on base and homer a lot. Its a huge upgrade.

I hate bunts, especially by guys who can't bunt.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 2, 2011 -> 07:51 PM) That's what I mean. I think the Fox noon games don't start until later in the season. Starting last season, the Fox games start at 3 Central Time. STL vs. SD was shown in Chicago and NY/Det elsewhere.The game was good to go today because of the early start.

A lot of guys got some action on Friday. I think he'll keep the line up relatively the same except maybe getting Vizquel some time.

Greg Walker's having a nice start this year.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Apr 2, 2011 -> 03:23 AM) The last time he played for the Cubs, Darin Erstad was wearing a White Sox uniform. Pitchers change and improve. He's not Mariano, but as a 5th reliever, he's fine. Good strikeout rate, generally limits home runs I would say his career .208/.298/.348/.646 against lefties says he's capable. It's not exactly death on them, but it's still pretty damn good, and good enough that he can get them out. The .264/.360/.400 that he's thrown against righties is a little more worrisome, so yes, he absolutely needs to stay away from right handed hitters. He's been Wil Oh Man for a while. He's basically the mirror image of Scott Linebrink, one lefty on righty. You may get something out of him if you use him as a LOOGY. Expecting much else is trouble, but it appears the Sox aren't counting on him for a whole lot. Yesterday was garbage time so maybe he got some runs out of his system.

I'm a Quentin guy and think he'll have a good year, but reality is its only one game. We were very excited about the Sox after one game last year and then the wheels fell off for a while. Hopefully, they won't fall off this year. I think they can make a mockery of this division.

QUOTE (jphat007 @ Apr 1, 2011 -> 07:49 PM) Pavano looks terrible. Doesn't mean much though. It is only one game, but that contract is not going to be a bargain. Pavano is the blueprint for not giving some multiyear contracts. He seems like an obvious poster boy for bust of the year.

QUOTE (YASNY @ Mar 29, 2011 -> 10:21 PM) Two things that won't happen ... Cutting games off the schedule and more scheduled double-headers. Both are counterproductive to profits. They could schedule the day/night doubleheaders, but the problem is it would probably have to be on a weekend and TV could be a problem with game 1, and they don't want to do it on Sunday either.

QUOTE (qwerty @ Mar 27, 2011 -> 08:45 PM) If this were true he would be starting for someone in the major leagues. Garland is highly valuable considering his consistency innings wise. Currently he has a streak of nine years pitching 190+ innings. Six of those nine he reached 200 innings. There are not many of his ilk out there. When garland was making 10 million i wanted nothing to do with him, when he is making half of that, he is a damn fine addition to any rotation. I was being sarcastic. When Marquez was acquired, KW was think about signing Garland to a $5 million or so contract but backed off because he thought Marquez was the same pitcher.

QUOTE (since56 @ Mar 27, 2011 -> 04:28 PM) I don't want Marquez, but I don't see why we need both Milli and Lilli on the bench. Maybe the waiver wire can give us another pitcher......Silva? Silva makes Marquez look like Roy Haladay. Hopefully KW can find someone in the next few days because I think a 12th pitcher is probably more useful than another bench guy, but at least they didn't stick with crap (Marquez) and if both Milledge and Lillibridge are on the team, they will answer which one if any really belong on the roster.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Mar 27, 2011 -> 04:18 PM) Marquez has been placed on waivers, says Jerry Crasnick. Its standard operating procedure as he is out of options. I don't think anyone will lose any sleep if some team claims him for some unknown reason, although he is the same pitcher as Jon Garland.

QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Mar 27, 2011 -> 02:44 PM) Profound effect? Highly unlikely. But where is the negative? Doesn't hurt us in any way. If they had a pitcher who could actually get out big league hitters once in a while out of the bullpen it would be a negative, but right now they apparently do not.

QUOTE (OsweGo-Go Sox @ Mar 27, 2011 -> 02:38 PM) That's...not how fantasy baseball works. I think you understand his point. Rebuilding takes a long time and there are no guarantees it will work right away. Teams in rebuilding mode usually have to be really bad for a while to be goood again. 3-5 years, if not more of being like the Cleveland Indians or KC Royals isn't real appealing. The Royals are loaded with prospects the Sox have few. I'm much happier being a White Sox fan than Royals fan at the present time.

QUOTE (2nd_city_saint787 @ Mar 27, 2011 -> 02:36 PM) this looks like something id see on the espn boards....how on earth does a team finish below .500 when they were 14 above last year and upgraded from mark kotsay to adam dunn at the dh position??? if they dont win 90 games id be shocked.....please do explain why you think this team has a chance at finishing below .500? Its actually the same argument Bears fans made when Jay Cutler was acquired. Anything can happen, but I think the Sox should be fine this year.