Dick Allen

QUOTE (WhiteSoxfan1986 @ Aug 27, 2009 -> 02:33 PM) Cowley is one of the best baseball writers out there. Did he tell you that?

As I've posted before, who has done much better elsewhere than he did with the Sox offensively? I'm sure Swisher will be the answer, however, one reason Swisher was let go was because he paid no attention to Walker. Name some more. Sometimes its the personnel.

QUOTE (whitesox901 @ Aug 26, 2009 -> 11:31 PM) Fire everybody (Exept Herm and Coop, obviously) Why not fire Coop? Why isn't Contreras struggling, Buehrle struggling, Dotel, Linebrink, Pena and to a lesser degree Jenks struggling and Thornton's recent struggles on him? The Sox have had several injuries, maybe they should change the trainer.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Aug 26, 2009 -> 10:53 PM) I honestly think Carlos Torres would be destroyed too. I think the idea should be to make the kid face adversity and see how he reacts. That's something that could be done when you have given up on the season. If the Sox start Hudson, I know they have surrendered. Anytime you are fighting for your playoff life and lose a game huge, but expect it because you're starting a guy who has never pitched at that level before, is giving up.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Aug 26, 2009 -> 10:47 PM) Why are we scared to let the kid fail? Everybody fails, it's his job to pick himseful up again afterwards. And what if he does pitch well? How pumped would we all be? The idea is to win the game, not play with a new toy. A rookie making a debut against Kansas City would be nervous. Against ARod,Jeter, Texiera, etc, in Yankee Stadium in a must win game is not how you break guys in. Maybe in the long run it won't hurt him, but it certainly is not going to help him or the White Sox.

QUOTE (Flash Tizzle @ Aug 26, 2009 -> 08:30 PM) /does math f***. If the run was unearned, you are saved, and with this team, its a great possibility.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Aug 26, 2009 -> 10:28 PM) Nice. I mean I would hate to see Huddy up this year for the posters who aren't patient enough especially. I would love to see him don't get me wrong, but making your debut against a very patient Yankees team when you've struggled with pitch count in AAA (from jumping from AA, whose hitters aren't as patient) is not good. I don't like our chances anymore though, so I wouldn't mind seeing part of the future out there. If we were closer to first, I'd probably say Torres without a doubt. I think starting Hudson in Yankee Stadium is just asking to be blown out. No disrespect to him, but a guy making a major league debut against the best team in the AL on baseball's biggest stage is disaster, and if the Sox start him in NY, I know they have waved the white flag on the season.

The Sox need to bring in that guy from Texas. He's the best. So what if the Rangers are near the basement in avg. and obp. The're 2nd in homers. Yet another ridiculous thread. Hitting coaches are as good as the players they coach. Jayson Nix leads off and the Sox score 2 runs? If you're surprised, you don't know s*** about baseball.

I think Nix has a better chance against Randy Johnson in his prime than this guy with the approach he's using.

Nix has the worst approach for this type of pitcher.

QUOTE (striker62704 @ Aug 26, 2009 -> 06:38 PM) Does anyone else remember that game with Thomas hit 3 homers in one game off Wakefield? I always think of that game whenever Wakefield faces us. I love when a White Sox hits 3 homers in a game. Raines hit 3 homers in a game once for the Sox. I think it was in Boston.

When you are fighting for your playoff lives and Jayson Nix is leading off, either your manager or GM have not lived up to their billing.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 26, 2009 -> 08:56 AM) Here is how it works. Basically, this is like asking for your season ticket deposit very early. Any unused tickets, that money goes towards your 2010 bill. You can take a pass on the post-season tickets, but then you lose your season ticket account, and you go back to the end of the line if you start over. This isn't true. If you pass on playoff tickets, you retain your status and won't have to make a deposit until the normal time of November. Where you lose your status is if you get the playoff tickets, but want a refund on any of them that are unused. If the Sox are 8 games out on Sept. 2, if you blow off the playoff tickets, the only thing you are risking is if somehow they do make the playoffs.

"We'll go to the 9th, we're in trouble"

QUOTE (daa84 @ Aug 24, 2009 -> 09:33 PM) good for you tony pena I'm sure pitchers know they can kick Youk's ass if he charges the mound.

QUOTE (MattZakrowski @ Aug 24, 2009 -> 09:32 PM) On a side note, Sweet Caroline sucks My niece is named Caroline. She's the best.

Peavy took one off the throwing elbow tonight, but he should be OK, and may pitch Saturday in NY.

"that's another $95 bill"

One thing I've noticed about Kotsay is he's not very selective.

QUOTE (southsideirish71 @ Aug 24, 2009 -> 09:23 PM) Hopefully Kotsay hits for Nix who cant hit. Then put LIllicurse out there for the defense. And he can fumble it and throw it away like he did yesterday. For the love of God, what does Brent Lillibridge have to show the White Sox to prove he's not a major league baseball player?

Scalded.

QUOTE (Flash Tizzle @ Aug 24, 2009 -> 09:19 PM) With night's like tonight I seriously can't put my mind around this team exiting the road trip with anything more than 3 wins. Even when our offense is on, like tonight, we'll have to worry about the starting pitching AND the bullpen. Thornton can't pitch every game, and neither can Floyd. We'll have to worry about Buehrle pitching like a man again, Danks' finger, and whatever the hell Garcia will provide tomorrow. Speaking of Garcia, expect him to pitch 5 innings no matter what. It could very well be another 10+ run game. If they can't beat these teams at least some of the time this roadtrip, they probably wouldn't do much if they made the playoffs anyway. I just wonder if they come back significantly under .500.

"that's trouble" "Carlos, Carlos.....can't make the play"

"that'll be an erra" "get foul, fair ball"

If Hawk ever said Nix sucks it up like he says Gordon sucks it up, it would take on an entirely different meaning.