Dick Allen

Is she the one who was on Dancing With the Stars and gave her partner wood?

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Jul 13, 2009 -> 07:28 AM) No I'm with you completely. He is 20 years old, in a foreign country that speaks another language, away from everything he is a familiar with and playing in AA. He is hitting .260 and has almost 50 RBI at the break. Yeah, I'd love to see his power numbers better but come on. How can this be construed as upsetting? Most 20 year olds are playing in college, rookie or low-A ball at this point in their careers. Viciedo was selected as an all-star in AA. I'm very content with how he has done this year. Obviously I expect an improvement next year but if he needs all year in the minors again that's fine. If he comes up in 2011 we still get him for 4 years. Its all expectation. Many thought Viciedo would be on the White Sox this year tearing up the AL. You're right, putting everything into perspective he's really not doing any worse than could be expected. Its just like when Michael Jordan played baseball in Birmingham. Sure his numbers sucked, but what would anyone expect from a guy who hadn't played baseball at a higher level than high school and even that being 15 years ago. Putting it into perspective, Jordan did a lot better than 99.9% of people would have done.

QUOTE (RME JICO @ Jul 13, 2009 -> 03:52 PM) Buy Mode, but we will have to wait until the end of the month. http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=Arjc...ype=team_report Ironically, if he picked up a couple of pieces before the trip he could theoretically make that trip more successful. I don't buy that report. If there is a deal that can help the Sox win and they can afford it, KW will make it sooner rather than later. At worst, its one less thing he'll have to try to acquire in the off season.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jul 12, 2009 -> 03:48 PM) Stoney appears to be sick. You can hear him coughing in the background from time to time. I think he finally gave up considering the game is out of hand... He had a plane to catch.

QUOTE (Brian @ Jul 12, 2009 -> 03:44 PM) Been flipping on and off, did Stone leave? He had a plane home to AZ to catch.

White Sox looking at Halladay? There's a good chance White Sox general manager Ken Williams is looking into Roy Halladay, though in an e-mail he wrote, "I don't kiss and tell." Williams recently traded for Arizona reliever Tony Pena, and it might be he can trim payroll by dealing closer Bobby Jenks, who makes $5.6 million and appears to be in demand. Boston Globe

If someone told you Mauer would be 0 for with 4 strikeouts today, I wouldn't think the Sox would give up 13. Josh Fields has been located.

Mauer having a hell of a game.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 12, 2009 -> 03:29 PM) Everytime I see him play, it seems he hits the ball extrmeely hard. Hell, he hit the ball hard against Cy Lilly this year also. He must be terrible every other game. Every time I see the guy, while not quite at Hawk's admiration level, I wish the Sox had him.

QUOTE (MexSoxFan#1 @ Jul 12, 2009 -> 03:27 PM) Gomez wishes he played every game against us I bet It does show he has a ton of ability. He's only 23. If he ever puts it together, he's going to be a pain for years.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 12, 2009 -> 03:26 PM) It's the curse of Hawk's boner I'm sure Hawk has blown goo a couple of times today, no viagra needed.

How much different is the Sox scouting report on Gomez compared to the rest of baseball?

That last pitch was nasty. Stone gets a lot time off for such a cushy job.

I think what everyone who wants Poreda to take Richard's spot in the rotation need to remember is while Poreda has better numbers now, Ozzie gets to pick his spots and his match-ups. If he's in the rotation, the opposition would be able to set their line-up against him. I personally don't think Poreda is ready to start for a contender and would be much better off having Ozzie determine who he will face, so he can build some confidence.

He hit it well. Pods now only 1 RBI short of his 2005 totals.

How about a HBP>

2005 Pods was 0-7 with the bases loaded with 1 RBI, which he got by walking.

Nice.

BA in.

I think White Sox PHs have 2 hits this year.

Getz has been hitting pretty well as of late.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 12, 2009 -> 02:58 PM) "You're gonna call that"? True, comical Pods would question it.

That was the worst slide into second I have ever seen. Out of the inning.

QUOTE (beckham15 @ Jul 12, 2009 -> 02:53 PM) not saying he is just saying just bcuz someone throws harder than another doesnt mean he'll be successful My point being, Poreda's entire reputation has been built on a tremendous fastball. He's a guy who throws a lot of pitches and hasn't mastered anything except the gas. If he's throwing 92, in the long run, he's probably no better than Alan Embree.

QUOTE (beckham15 @ Jul 12, 2009 -> 02:51 PM) doesnt matter if he can throw hard or not location is key although he doesnt have it today Poreda hasn't been known for his location.