Dick Allen

Torii Hunter looks shaky at best in CF the last 2 nights.

Every homer Nix hits its a little longer we don't have to see Lillibridge in a White Sox uniform.

QUOTE (Reddy @ May 26, 2009 -> 10:40 PM) i'm sorry, 3-0 and 2-1 are completely, completely different. he's been having really solid at bats. no point debating it, but saying brian "would've done it anyway" is just silly. He was 2-16 with the bases loaded. Saying he would have come through big time is even sillier. What happened happened. Its time to move on.

QUOTE (BearSox @ May 26, 2009 -> 10:38 PM) I just don't get it. It's not even like Saunders is throwing 98 mph or has some wicked movement. He's throwing 90-92 mph fastballs with some a little sink. Those are very hittable, especially in a situation where you know he will be coming in with the fastball. He dropped his shoulder and was trying to put 4 on the board. I think his homer total is weighing on him and will slow his bat down a lot. I don't like him, but I've seen him with a very short stroke in the on deck circle and supposedly he has one during BP, but he really hasn't been able to take it to the actual game.

QUOTE (Reddy @ May 26, 2009 -> 10:36 PM) Hawk was actually right that Brian probably wouldn't have swung at that last pitch had the other not been called a strike. it sets up the high fastball. I'm BA's biggest fan, but I don't buy that.

So the Sox probably would have scored 5 runs if that pitch was called a ball. OK Hawk. I love BA but he fouled the next pitch off and swung and missed the next one after that. Chances are he would have done nothing.

QUOTE (santo=dorf @ May 26, 2009 -> 09:54 PM) Miller is significantly cheaper from a back-up catcher perspective. Tubby was the 2nd or 3rd highest backup catcher in the league when he was here. They were giddy when they got him. They thought he would light up lefthanders. The spring training injury I don't think ever healed. He should have had surgery.

Chris Singleton is so much better away from Farmer. Maybe Farmer is the problem.

QUOTE (scenario @ May 26, 2009 -> 09:46 PM) Jordan Danks now batting .391 at Birmingham. He's really been incredible. As crazy as this sounds, I kind of hope he goes into a funk pretty soon. He's raked since he's signed. I think he needs a little adversity. It would do him good in the long run IMO.

Wise 2-5 with a double at Charlotte. He's the call.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 26, 2009 -> 09:42 PM) They'll call up Wise in a few days. So a career .215 hitter who hasn't played in a couple of months will get 10 or 12 AB and get the call? I hope not, but its probably going to happen. The weakness of the White Sox system in the past is really biting them in the ass so far this season.

I wonder who they will call up with Quentin most likely DLed. I hope its not Lillibridge. There really is nothing at Charlotte that interests me in the least.

QUOTE (BearSox @ May 26, 2009 -> 09:39 PM) I'd much prefer having Lucy up. Neither will hit, but at least Lucy will play better D and actually be in shape. I really don't see any difference between Hall and Miller, except that Miller has a better arm. Hall could be expected to hit a little better, and he was a HOFer with the shaving cream pies.

Corky has hit better than he has in 6 years. I really don't know what everyone expects.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ May 26, 2009 -> 09:31 PM) Fields just ran into one right there. What a horrible hitter. He's tremendous. The only thing holding him back from hitting .320 with 50 homers is Greg Walker.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ May 26, 2009 -> 09:03 PM) No offense to you, but I'd take Baseball-Reference's word before yours. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pierza.01.shtml AJ's numbers are very similar to what they were in SF. I guess that was Greg Walker's fault as well. He is hitting for more power. If he hit 6 homers a year with the Sox, people would be complaining about that.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ May 26, 2009 -> 08:38 PM) Evidenced by what? We have seemed to have our fair share of lift and pull hitters over the years. Its not what he preaches. He's not going to make Jim Thome a singles hitter. Jermaine Dye has had a lot of success working with him as has Konerko who was dead in the water with Gary Ward. Carlos Quentin was a MVP guy last year. He's been hurt this season. He works with a hitter's strengths. The White Sox have been a power hitting roster for a long while. The problem with this kind of roster is the inconsistent run totals from game to game. They probably do rely on hitting homers to score too much, but that's not on the hitting coach. If the White Sox acquired some .320 hitters, I think they would be just fine under Greg Walker. Its a fallacy that Walker has everyone swinging from the heals. Who has been a significantly worse hitter when they came to the Sox and who has been significantly better after leaving the White Sox and working with another hitting coach. Please take aging into consideration, and don't use Nick Swisher, because one of the reasons they dumped him was because he refused to listen to White Sox coaches. His hitting coach was Steve Swisher. The answer is nobody. Scott Podsednik hit significantly less homers with the White Sox than he did with the Brewers.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ May 26, 2009 -> 08:02 PM) We've seen results under Walker. It's more of the approach he preaches that everyone is tired of. The problem is the approach his naysayers say he preaches, he doesn't preach.

QUOTE (Vance Law @ May 26, 2009 -> 08:06 PM) This isn't a dig on Richard or your post, I am genuinely curious. Say Richard sticks, and Poreda makes it to the rotation next year. Has any team ever gone with 4 lefties in a starting rotation before? In the late 70's the Sox had Baumgarten, Kravec, Burns, and Wortham. All lefties.

QUOTE (sayitaintso @ May 26, 2009 -> 07:51 PM) I'm expecting a DL stint in the very near future for TCQ. They can call up Lillibridge to take his place.

QUOTE (onedude @ May 26, 2009 -> 07:46 PM) I don't see it either, at least no advantage, and he's moving when the ball is out of the pitchers hands. Its obviously working for him, therefore the pitcher has to do something to make it less successful. I don't think its bush league, dusting him is akin to a pitcher dusting a guy after he homers off him.

QUOTE (robinventura23 @ May 26, 2009 -> 05:17 PM) any word on Quentin? He's going back to Chicago and he's out until at least Monday. I think he's going on the DL. I had what he supposedly has, and it took a while to go away, like 2 months. I have flat feet, about as flat as they can get, I don't know if that means anything. He, of course, is getting more treatments, but I had some. Its brutal. It makes you so jealous of people walking around with no apparent pain.

QUOTE (forrestg @ May 26, 2009 -> 02:30 PM) opposite field hits may mean his timing is off swinging a little late or he needs to cut down on his swing. Many right hand power hitters power alley is to right center. If he's striking out too much not hitting the ball for power and averages sound more like we need to get rid of Greg Walker. With his firing I think at least we, the fans could at least feel as if Sox management is at least trying to make the team better. This is the post of the year. Its Greg Walker's fault Josh Fields strikes out. Why wouldn't it be Don Cooper's fault Mike MacDougal couldn't throw a strike? Maybe they should fire him to show fans they care.

He did a good job. Hopefully, he can carry it over to a game when he doesn't get a huge lead to play with, I do think that make it a lot easier. I really believe he will have a much better career than Floyd.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 25, 2009 -> 10:19 PM) Gosh, Brian is awesome defensively. Hell of an effort by Danks tonight. BTW, F. Sanchez with quite a game vs the Cubs. I saw that. Floyd made him look silly.