Dick Allen

If Dallas McPherson has to play for the Chicago White Sox, KW is all in, including the towel. I suppose there is a million to one chance he could be useful, but this is a bone for all the Charlotte Knights fans.

Humber was waived twice this past offseason. Chances are he sucks. Maybe if the Sox have to use him he can be magical a start or two, or maybe he can develop into a long man. Expectations from a White Sox point of view, are pretty low.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 28, 2011 -> 07:11 AM) I especially enjoyed the "Lastings Milledge has grown up!" story. Who knew 3 days at a locker next to Pierre would do the trick. Maybe Ozzie, Oney and Jenks should get dressed next to Pierre as well.

Apparently Francona texted with Ozzie and spoke with Jenks and told both of them to put an end to it.

QUOTE (dmbjeff @ Feb 27, 2011 -> 03:12 PM) Who else left here and bad mouthed the Sox? Seriously, it is way less than you make it out to be. Thome, Rowand, Garland, Blum, Garcia, Contreras, Linebrink, Iguchi, Crede, Uribe. As far as I know, none of them had a bad thing to say about the organization. OCab and Swish are the only 2 I know who had some issues and it was brought upon themselves. As for Dye, he was done and the rest of baseball agreed obviously and he was disgruntled with his declining skills more so than mad at the organization. Bobby is a sensitive prick and Ozzie is hot headed and defensive. I have no problem with Ozzie standing up for the organization. If Bobby plans on plunking a hitter, I guarentee their will be a brawl and it won't end pretty for Bobby. Its not just players bad mouthing the Sox. The Sox are not unique when it comes to that. Players rip teams all the time. Its just rare teams have managers, GMs and manager's relatives who bad mouth the players right back. I know some will say good for them, but its pretty immature.

QUOTE (Harry Chappas @ Feb 27, 2011 -> 09:54 AM) I have not seen one Sox player defend Jenks. It has been pointed out often that the Sox were covering for Jenks often and Guillen backed him 100% to a fault. Maybe he cleans up his act maybe he doesn't but he really has no room to criticize the Sox they gave him plenty of opportunities and he got $12M now STFU. How many have defended Ozzie? Konerko seemed to allude to off field stuff and Thornton definitely was saying Oney was way out of line. Whether Jenks is right or wrong, and I believe he was wrong (although his latest comments were nothing, and if they bother Ozzie so much, he's getting way too thin skinned) not commenting on it goes a lot further than acting like an 8 year old.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Feb 26, 2011 -> 05:17 PM) Those masks Rip wears must be very, very costly. lol As long as he's somewhat responsible, he should be swimming in money. He should be, but whether he is or not is anyone's guess. The majority, yes majority, of NBA players are broke 5 years after their playing days.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Feb 26, 2011 -> 07:55 PM) God I wish Ozzie knew how to take a high road, just once. Jenks was out of line with his initial comments, the comments Oney popped off about. Konerko insinuated earlier he was fed up with the Ozzie/KW feud and we all know what Bobby said about Oney was putting it very gently. What I don't understand is players leave teams all the time, and several of them pop off, but the Sox have a manager who pops off, a manager's son who pops off and a GM who has popped off about ex Sox players. I don't know of other GMs or managers or managers' sons who pop off except for one team. Ozzie said he lied for Jenks, but he always spouts off how he only tells the truth. So I guess I don't understand that either. I agree with you, if Ozzie has a problem with Jenks he doesn't need to go to the press with it. He made it seem like he tried to contact him but because everyone thinks Jenks is an ass no one had his number. Didn't Oney supposedly contact him after his latest twittergate? Couldn't he have asked Oney how to contact him? They are shacking up together in AZ. Its really nothing new, but I agree with you, I wish the Sox as an organization would just keep quiet. If it were so important to keep quiet while he was on the team, bringing up old stories just to try to make him look bad would be silly, and considering how Ozzie initially left the organization in 1997 saying a lot worse than Jenks, and the many things the White Sox hid about Ozzie during his playing days, I don't know why Ozzie just can't let it slide, especially when he knows his punk kid is fueling most of Jenks angst.

QUOTE (Tex @ Feb 22, 2011 -> 08:11 PM) Based on what are their salaries nuts? Based on what a cop earns? Or based on the profits that baseball teams make? I understand KW's point which I believe is where does it stop? Eventually tickets in the upper deck are going to be $100. A beer is going to be $10. But $30 million a year isn't so asinine for Albert Pujols. Maybe a 10 year committment at this time is, but if you watch the interview, he really never mentioned length. As someone pointed out the Sox will be paying Peavy and Rios close to that combined and there isn't a GM in the world that wouldn't take Pujols over those 2. KW said he would do better spreading it out, well, Teahen, Rios, Peavy will combine to make about $30 million or even a little more in 2011. I'd take Pujols for $30 million and probably have a lot more revenue from ticket sales already to fill the other spots. The best players in the game earn their money, but it drops off quickly. Ironically JR is one guy who really started snowballing salaries when he gave Albert Belle that huge contract. From what I read there was very little negotiation. When Hawk talks about Selig he always mentions how everyone is making money, so the owners are making money too. Is it supposed to be like the old days where the players make hardly anything and JR and his buddies pull in $100 million or more a year? I do hope they find away to keep tickets somewhat affordable or they will be doing the game a great disservice, but paying guys what they earn isn't a problem. Its the guys like AJ Burnett. Its giving Ben Sheets $10 million.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Feb 22, 2011 -> 12:25 AM) True. KW would gladly throw that at Pujols if he could. But it's like what chw42 said. It's the years, not the money. Albert won't be worth anything near $30 million after age 35. He said he would never give Pujols $30 million a year even if JR authorized it. I think he's a little off here. As Bill Veeck once pointed out, its not the top players in the game distorting salaries, they are worth it. Its the next tiers of players that are easily replaceable, no one pays to see, and are making big bucks on long term contracts. Nobody can claim they should be paid Albert Pujols money except Albert Pujols. What's assinine is giving players like Mark Teahen $5 million a year for really no reason.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 21, 2011 -> 04:53 PM) Sox fans aren't the meatheads that Bears fans can be. We can accept the truth. So you think Minnesota is great and should be destroying the Sox every time they go to Minneapolis? I read on this very board how the Twins would lose their home field advantage moving outside. It didn't improve the White Sox results. The attitude towards the Twins needs to change or the results will not.

QUOTE (everafan @ Feb 21, 2011 -> 04:18 PM) I hope that AJ has a basketball under his shirt. Because if he doesn't he is a fat tub of goo. I think he has his catcher's gear on underneath.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 20, 2011 -> 07:01 PM) If you'll remember though...there was a period at the end of 2006 when the White Sox's medical advice to Crede was to go for back surgery, while Boras's team's advice was rehab. Joe tried the rehab and wound up having the surgery before the end of 2007, costing him most of that season. Listening to Boras's doctors might not have killed his career, but there was another reason why the Sox fans were mad at him. I had a back problem about 15 years ago and one doctor I saw told me no matter what, don't let anyone ever operate on your back. In retrospect, Boras' advise wasn't incorrect as far as Crede's playing career. He was doomed either way.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Feb 21, 2011 -> 03:49 PM) When the voice of the organization, Hawk, does the same then of course it's tolerated by most fans. The entire organization's perception of the Minnesota Twins has to change. No one will ever convince me they haven't lost series in Minneapolis the last several years before one pitch was thrown.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Feb 21, 2011 -> 03:12 PM) This team needs to have a kickass mentality this year. They need to convince themselves that the Twins are s*** and they are THE s***. No more friendly talk about the Twins and how they're this well-runned organization. When you embrace your rival that much, something is wrong. You don't hear the same stuff from the Twins about the Sox. If Lovie Smith ever went on and on about how well run the Packers were, even 1/100th of how much Ozzie strokes the Twins, it would be considered a fireable offense by 99.99% of Bears fans. For some reason White Sox fans have tolerated the White Sox stroking of the Minnesota organization for years. 2011 needs to be the year it stops.

Good. Hopefully the entire team will embrace this thought especially when traveling to Minneapolis.

QUOTE (Swingandalongonetoleft @ Feb 20, 2011 -> 04:29 PM) I remember reading that Nancy Faust would be getting replaced. Any word on if this happened? I kinda have this feeling it won't, and it'll just be sound effects and loud noises going forward. They haven't announced anything but the word has been for several months its the Blackhawks organist's job if he wants it.

Its too bad. Crede appeared to have figured it out in 2006. Then in September he gets hurt, and really never was the same. Coming into Sept. 2006 he had 28 homers 86 rbi hitting .300 and GG like at 3B. He's supposed to be a real good guy as well.

QUOTE (Chet Kincaid @ Feb 19, 2011 -> 07:30 AM) I'd almost be willing to bet you that he doesn't win 10 games in a Sox uniform this year. Let's bet. Buehrle's game has never been about "stuff". Its not about other teams "figuring him out", although if I were an opponent, I would make sure to interrupt his rythm by taking my time getting in the batter's box and stepping out a lot more than is being done now. Buehrle is all about location. If he's even slightly off, he tends to get pounded. As long as he can throw it were he wants, he'll be an effective pitcher.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Feb 16, 2011 -> 05:32 PM) Why would you give two s*** about what the national media, "experts" or dumbass pundits think? Its always nice when they praise your team and talk in depth about it, but you are right, what Mitch Williams thinks or Harold Reynolds or anyone at ESPN or Ozzie and KW, it really doesn't matter. What matters starts April 1st.

QUOTE (flavum @ Feb 16, 2011 -> 09:55 AM) Rod Allen is a Tigers broadcaster. They were heavy on the Tigers last week on MLBN. I try not to care about "Sox Love" from the national media. I go with a "Who cares? Just win, baby." attitude. He also was a White Sox draft pick and minor leaguer who was part of the deal to Seattle that brought Wimpy to the Sox. As far as national coverage, it seems to me the more national guys drool over the Sox the more dissappointing they become. Its better that they hop on the bandwagon in July and act like they knew they would be good all along.

BP has pegged the Sox 80-82.

Considering the outrage on this board when Toby Hall was injured playing first base in a spring training game, why would moving Mauer from behind the plate be different? Also all the grief Hawk still gets whenever his tenure as a GM is mentioned trying to move Fisk to LF. There was always talk about Piazza moving to another position but it didn't happen until he DH'd his final year. I imagine Mauer will fight moving as well, considering he's a far better defensive player than Piazza and probably better defensively than Fisk. I think guys that have caught all their lives would have trouble moving. Its a totally different deal not being involved with every pitch. I think the only way Mauer moves is if he gets hurt first.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 13, 2011 -> 04:46 PM) I've got to imagine he is looking for a better chance that what we will have to offer. I look at Bonderman's career numbers and it always seemed to me he was a much better pitcher than he's actually been. He's had a big park to pitch in, yet nothing ever eye popping about his numbers. If all it took were a minor league contract, I'd give him a shot, but I think his reputation even with the injuries has far exceded his results. The one guy assuming he was anything near healthy I was hoping the Sox might bring in was Justin Duscherer. I think he's one guy that could have fit into the bullpen after a 3 or 4 or 5 start stint.

QUOTE (since56 @ Feb 13, 2011 -> 04:24 PM) Is Millwood still available? He wants at least $4 million I believe. I personally agree and think the Sox should at least think about bringing in another starter, unless they are absolutely sure Peavy will only miss a couple of starts. If you wind up having an extra one, he'd be pretty easy to find a home. The problem is, its pretty slim pickins right now. Millwood is a guy who could give you innings, but his ERA is going to be around 5.00 most likely. If they were inclined to give $4 million for that, I would imagine Freddy Garcia would have been brought back.