Dick Allen

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Nov 14, 2010 -> 03:57 PM) LOL iowa. Maybe think about not fielding a bball team moving forward. It doesn't help when you have an awful team to begin with, to play without your best player. They will be better than last year, but not a good start for the new regime. Lickliter screwed this team up about as much as you can screw them up.

So far, we have reports of the Sox interest in Soriano, a top FA, repped by Boras, and of the possible availability of Gordon Beckham. KW had his leakers get everyone on the wrong scent it appears.

QUOTE (soxfan-kwman @ Nov 12, 2010 -> 02:00 PM) Anyone read what Morneau said about the new Target Field. Coming to our ballpark is a relief to him, Kubel, Mauer, & now Thome. Any thoughts!! Especially with the good pitching staff that we have on the Southside. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5796135 Apparently it didn't prevent the Twins from beating the Sox like ragdolls at Target Field in 2010. Considering its a "relief" when they don't have to play there, isn't it at least a little strange they had the best home record in the AL in 2010?

QUOTE (Tex @ Nov 11, 2010 -> 08:32 PM) Or he wanted to play for a team that was a contender and would have accepted less. Not everyone works for the high bidder like a whore. Its a nice theory. The problem is JD WAS complaining about the money last year. $3 million was "insulting"".

QUOTE (fathom @ Nov 11, 2010 -> 05:20 PM) Beckham's metal issues about his swing/success in the majors took place prior to last season, and as soon as he got off to a slow start, seemed to spiral more out of control. He hit .310 the second half. I think he'll be fine.

The Cubs want some state aid for Wrigley Field renovations. Good luck with that.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Nov 11, 2010 -> 03:06 PM) The football field actually fits pretty well at Yankee Stadium for ND/Army. I wonder if they took out any seats near home or in CF. Although this way there arent as many good 50-yard line seats as there are at Wrigley. Link My dad used to go to all the Bears games when they played at Wrigley. It was configured a little differently than it will be for NU/ILL, and only had 7 yard endzones. He said it was a great place to watch a game.

Frank tried to be a music exec back when he was destroying AL pitching. He lost a boatload of money. Hopefully this works out better for him.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Nov 11, 2010 -> 04:21 PM) I want Miranda Cosgrove. Until JD realizes he's a DH and only a DH he will stay unemployed. Yeah, I don't think sitting out a season is going to improve his range in the OF.

QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Nov 11, 2010 -> 04:17 PM) So he turned down a $3 million deal from the Cubs? Was he saying he didn't want to play for the Cubs or didn't want to play for "only" $3 million? He might be worth a $1 million signing as long as he doesn't mind playing a lot of DH. It was so predictable, its sad. He was offended at playing for $3 million last year so he sits out and now money isn't a concern. Maybe he has a greater appreciation for how lucky he is to be able to play baseball and make that kind of cabbage. I still think he's Paulie's replacement if Paulie leaves.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Nov 11, 2010 -> 02:09 PM) Let's just say he's a lot less 'untouchable' now than he was last year. Doubt it. He's available for a crazy price. KW isn't going to get rid of him unless a team overpays. Techinically he's available, because as Hawk correctly states, every player is or has been tradeable except one. Michael Jordan. Beckham is going nowhere unless some team is willing to grossly overpay. The White Sox aren't going to let a guy with his talent, tied up cheaply for years, unless they are getting the same thing back multiple times. He's going nowhere.

5 years ago, Wilder was the "hot" guy. He was the guy other teams were interviewing for open GM positions. He was the guy KW "knew he would lose". He just never imagined losing him the way he lost him. Just taking bits and pieces of the information that has been provided by this story and making presumptions, I woud imagine this guy had weights on him that not many feel. That doesn't excuse what he did. Who knows really what kind of damage he did to the organization, but probably plenty. KW actually gave this guy a promotion.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 7, 2010 -> 04:28 PM) Sure, and if you can find me a prime Frank Thomas, than we can talk. What does that have to do with defense? The poster was concerned about the arm in CF. There have been a lot of CF's great with the glove with zero arm through the years. I pointed out Lance Johnson, as he was a White Sox. I could point out Aaron Rowand who had a better arm, but he wasn't very accurate and looked like he was hunting for rattlesnakes often and his throws went straight into the ground. How did the Sox win games in 1990 before Frank Thomas arrived with Lance Johnson in CF and Ivan Calderon their big bat? Your desire for a smart ass comment after almost everything I post I actually enjoy.

QUOTE (joeynach @ Nov 7, 2010 -> 09:03 PM) Are you really gonna be that upset with Castro over AJ at catcher next year. If Ramon Castro is the White Sox regular catcher next year, and I give it about a zero percent chance, eventually everyone who wants the Sox to win will be upset.

QUOTE (MurcieOne @ Nov 7, 2010 -> 03:34 PM) It is changed for the playoffs. see attached: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5022064 If they change it for the playoffs, why wouldn't they change it for the regular season? I can understand hockey having 2 different sets of rules, but its not like its adding potentially hours to the game.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Nov 7, 2010 -> 03:04 PM) Probably, I definitely watched him as a kid but by that time he was on other teams, no idea that Lance went by that. Four 4 or 5 years the Sox had Johnson in CF and Raines in LF. They were perhaps the 2 worst OF arms in baseball, yet they won most of the time.

QUOTE (ChWRoCk2 @ Nov 7, 2010 -> 03:29 PM) I'm confused, I thought they changed the overtime rules so that a TD is an automatic win in OT and field goal allows the other team to get the ball for a posession? There's been proposals like that over the years, but nothing has changed yet.

Has icing the kicker ever worked?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 7, 2010 -> 03:17 PM) Set a career high in SB's because Ozzie was running him all the time though. He covered a lot of ground in LF, but there's less overall ground to cover in LF than in CF. He's had fewer SB and more CS plenty of times in his career. He would be fine in CF. Not a GG, but good enough to get by, and a lot better than some of the trash the White Sox have thrown out there the past 6 or 7 years. I don't think a guy with 68 SB can really have lost 2 steps.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 7, 2010 -> 03:02 PM) Pierre has however Definitely lost a step or two since 2007. That was plainly obvious last year. I don't know about that. He covered a lot of ground in LF and set a career high in SB.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 7, 2010 -> 02:58 PM) Pierre is getting to about the same age. The fact that he was an ok CF a few years back doesn't mean he wouldn't be a liability there now. Plus, he's never really been anything more than average in CF, and the last time he spent significant time there was 2007. His arm isn't any worse than it was. It can't be. Its like Konerko losing a step. He covered some ground in LF. There's no reason to think he would be any worse next year. If the fielding bible means anything, they had Rios the 15th best defensive CF in 2010. That's pretty average.

Now just don't turn the ball over.

Peanut cannot let him get the first down. I know he gets more than his fair share of strips, but Peanut is one guy I'm looking forward to not having see play every Sunday, hopefully soon.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 7, 2010 -> 02:36 PM) Lance also started transitioning into being a part-time player at age 33. That's because he was injured. I have no idea what that has to do with Pierre.

Cutler earned his paycheck the last drive.