Dick Allen

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.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 25, 2009 -> 10:18 PM) No excuse to keep Danks in to go over 110 pitches. Anyways, I missed the hit by Fields. What was it? Didn't they used to yank Danks at about 90 pitches, even last year against the Cubs I believe? It was a single to left.

Coop looks like he just ate a bad burrito.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ May 25, 2009 -> 10:04 PM) I don't believe that was ever said or hinted at. All that was said was that "Greg Walker ought to be happy with his performance tonight" or something closely along those lines. Walker has been blamed for the White Sox offense for years. And there have been plenty of posts when guys like Quentin or Ramirez are mentioned as guys who seem to have had more success than expected, that it had absolutely nothing to do with him.

What, Ramirez is putting time in with Walker? Fire Walker right now.

QUOTE (TitoMB345 @ May 25, 2009 -> 09:39 PM) Minnie Minoso played for 51+ years?! HOLY s***! He played in 1980, and the White Sox signed him to play in 1990, but the commissioner blocked it. 1990 the Sox won 94 games and were battling Oakland. Oakland picked up Baines and Willie McGee at the deadline. The Sox signed Jerry Hairston so he could get some service time for his pension and Minnie. Ozzie was livid.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 25, 2009 -> 09:42 PM) I think you're missing my point. Maybe the Sox should give Lillibridge a better opportunity. He's only had about 150 major league AB.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 25, 2009 -> 09:36 PM) I know it's a bad comparison. I don't care one bit. After 3 years of complaining about Anderson being benched when he's actually starting to learn stuff, of course I' going to be behind Fields, because this obsession with dumping him is absolutely foolish. Again totally different. If BA doesn't hit, he can still help you. If Fields doesn't hit homers, he isn't a major league player.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 25, 2009 -> 09:33 PM) After 166 games, Robin Ventura had a .634 career OPS. Yes, he was younger than Fields. But hell who cares...players never make adjustments or learn. Robin had 1 year in the minors. Bad comparison. He also didn't fan at the alarming rate Fields does.

Is Pods hitting .300 yet?

QUOTE (lostfan @ May 25, 2009 -> 09:30 PM) As much as we semi-jokingly talk about this, I just can't see Ozzie putting BOTH Wise and Pods in the same lineup considering they are both LH. If Quentin goes on the DL, it sets it up perfectly.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ May 25, 2009 -> 09:30 PM) Ignoring posts ftw. Rowand played 180+ games by the time he was 24. Fields has played 164. We are talking offense. I'm counting AB not games entered as a defensive replacement. We know Fields has none of those.

QUOTE (tommy @ May 25, 2009 -> 09:28 PM) Calling a Fields hit. BP is not televised.

QUOTE (lostfan @ May 25, 2009 -> 09:23 PM) Why would you completely ignore Rowand's 4th year and give the 145 ABs for Fields? Rowands fourth year he hit .310. I don't think Fields is going to hit .310. If anything, it makes Josh's .215 look like he should be a Knight.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ May 25, 2009 -> 09:21 PM) 3 seasons vs 4 seasons. Try again. Same amount of AB, same age, do you really want me to give you Rowand's year 4 it will blow Fields away. Rowand had a .273 avg. after 582 ab. Fields won't ever see his career avg. at .273. Fields is 26 years old. I would give him some slack if he truely was a kid, but he blows.

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ May 25, 2009 -> 09:16 PM) Ugh. Aaron Rowand played 63-126-93-140 games in his 1st four season. Josh Fields has played 11-100-14-39 through his 1st four seasons. UGH. Rowand 123 ab,302 ab, 157 ab=582 ab Fields 20 ab, 373 ab,32 ab,145 ab=570 ab

QUOTE (fathom @ May 25, 2009 -> 09:08 PM) He just sucks in Anaheim. Except if its the ALCS

QUOTE (SoxFan1 @ May 25, 2009 -> 09:05 PM) Crede was 11-50 in 2001, with 0 HR and 7 RBI in 17 games. Aaron Rowand already played 180+ games in 2003 before he got benched. Garland was drafted out of high school. I change Crede's 2001 to 2002. In 200-2001 he had 64 AB not nearly enough to determine a two time minor league MVP. Rowand had about the same amount of AB that Fields has had after 2003. He at least showed he could hit the ball, and he was decent defensively, before he exploded in 2004. You were the one who mentioned Garland. I pointed out at Fields' age Garland was a world champion. Its true. Thome is done.