Dick Allen

QUOTE (tommy @ Jul 29, 2009 -> 09:42 PM) Why didn't he run for first? Because he is out.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Jul 29, 2009 -> 09:41 PM) That pitch was in the strike zone. At the knees. Want simple? See the ball, hit the ball. Why then doesn' anyone hit at least .400? You apparently played and hit close to 1.000. I'm guessing only an injury prevented you from making millions.

Never fear, Kotsay is on deck and he's a PHing wiz. His AB would be just like a PH appearance.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Jul 29, 2009 -> 09:38 PM) No pitch is unhittable unless it's bounced or goes overs the catcher's head. JD just got fooled. If hitting only was as simple as you make it.

Take one for the team.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Jul 29, 2009 -> 09:36 PM) Where'd you think that was Dye? That pitch was unhittable.

Hawk loves big men.

Stay out of the DP.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Jul 29, 2009 -> 09:29 PM) Sigh. Here's the point Here's You. I believe you missed something. Whatever. How about waiting until Allen does something in the majors as opposed to the PCL, then pop off.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Jul 29, 2009 -> 09:28 PM) anyone know nathan's era vs. sox? 1.49

Pena has looked pretty good lately. Maybe he's settling in. Its can't be easy being traded for a future HOFer.

QUOTE (CWSOX45 @ Jul 29, 2009 -> 09:19 PM) It's been like this for the past 3 seasons. I've never seen a full team trying to pull every pitch. It's so simple it's ridiculous. Look at how good of a hitter Aj was in Minnesota, what did he do? He went opposite field on a regular basis. Konerko in his prime? Opposite field power. This team has no approach at the plate, it's lift and pull, and it's the same old story. Enough already. AJP has a .304 avg. Konerko has a .287 avg. He never was an opposite field guy and his hitting coach in his prime.............Greg Walker. These are the same tired arguments that are totally false. Get some accurate information, then build your case.

QUOTE (Jimbo's Drinker @ Jul 29, 2009 -> 09:19 PM) If Im kenny i make a move to shake this s*** up. i know im a broken record, but do it. He got Kotsay. I'm sure Paulie and Thome think that's plenty.

If Anorexei went into second hard with the intention of taking out the fielder and preventing a DP, he wouldn't have been injured.

Is Fields back in the picture?

Kotsay is nothing and he's going to play too much.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 29, 2009 -> 09:04 PM) yeah, they were saying he was afraid of the wall last night. I didn't think that was the case, and I just think he really struggles on fly balls when he has to run to a spot. I was in LF last night, almost right behind that ball in row 3 which is the first row they let people sit in. It appeared Pods was all over it initially, then he just collapsed. I was hot. I didn't think it was the wall either, he really wasn't that close to it.

QUOTE (Friend of Nordhagen @ Jul 29, 2009 -> 09:00 PM) Levine's about as useful as a balm bag, but there's probably some validity to this. After all, last spring training when he played the outfield, Alexei was pretty clearly afraid of the wall. Cowley said the same thing about Pods, he said Pods plays the wall like its got an electric current running through it.

QUOTE (ChiSox420* @ Jul 29, 2009 -> 08:57 PM) Yes If it is, he had a run I didn't think possible.

I like the AJ approach not to even bother throwing a lot better than the throw it into CF that Castro prefers.

Pods is having a pathetic series. Could reality finally be setting in?

Pods playing Casilla like he's Albert Pujols.

This game has a bad vibe so far.

QUOTE (kwolf68 @ Jul 29, 2009 -> 03:03 PM) All those guys except Quentin are pitchers (Cooper the magician)...and while having a great 3/4 year last year and loaded with potential, Quentin has serious durability concerns. He didn't stay healthy in Arizona and has not stayed healthy here. David Aardsma has done better after leaving the White Sox. So has Masset. But what's funny is the hypothetical, if BA and Fields do well elsewhere its all on Walker, however, Quentin playing like an MVP has very little to do with Walker. Its BS. The fire Walker train has run its course and has derailed. Give it a rest.

I came back from Minneapolis today. Anyone planning a road trip next year, the new park there is going to be awesome. I checked it out as much as I could and on TV they had a show on it. Downtown Minneapolis is pretty nice and The Hotel Minneapolis at $42 a night on priceline, outstanding. I highly recommend.