Dick Allen

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 13, 2009 -> 11:46 AM) Only one ball out of the infield so far through 12 batters. Ummm....can't believe we're starting Richard again when it's pretty obvious he has only one pitch and gets crushed the 2nd time through the line-up. Try Carrasco or Omogrosso next time. He's only given up 1 run through 4 IP today and has an ERA under 2.00. If he fails, it's not a huge deal, because he's expected to end up as a reliever anyway. The consequences aren't the same in terms of development with Poreda getting flattened three outings in a row and going back to the minors. I'd give him one more shot. He hadn't started since October. Its not like anyone else is likely to do much better. If the same thing happens, move him back to the bullpen.

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ May 13, 2009 -> 11:38 AM) It is very possible that Jordan could hit a major league fastball better than Lillibridge. It's not like it's some trick pitch he's never seen. Can we set up some sort of Hitting challenge between the two, simply to humiliate the Bridge. There are a lot of guys in AA and AAA and in A ball and rookie ball who can hit a major league fastball better than Lillibridge who will never get a sniff of the big leagues.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ May 13, 2009 -> 11:40 AM) We have a 33 year old with slightly above average speed and a .250 OBP in the 2 hole. Yet its fire Greg Walker. How many runs can anyone expect some of these line-ups to score? Wise, Lillibridge leading off. Lillibridge batting second? Lillibridge being asked over and over again to execute a hit and run so Ozzie can empty the bases. The lack of scoring is on KW and JR mostly and on Ozzie partially for some of the line-ups he's assembled.

QUOTE (everafan @ May 13, 2009 -> 10:33 AM) Lillibridge is in the lineup because TCQ, Anderson and Wise are injured. It's not like he is a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd choice. Why was he in there yesterday? There have been other options.

Just for Lillibridge to equal his performance in Atlanta last year which earned him a trip back to the minors, he'll have to go 6 for 21 with 4 doubles and triple and a homer and drive in 8. He's very bad.

Why is it Ozzie says "give me good at bats, you'll be in the line-up" and we have to look at Brent Lillibridge day after day after day........................................ I have as many RBI as he does in 63 less AB.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ May 13, 2009 -> 09:35 AM) As for his FIP; it's a very good sign that he's going to improve as the year goes on. He's not walking a ton of hitters, not allowing a lot of homeruns and still striking out a good amount of hitters so He's 2nd in the AL in walks.

QUOTE (Texsox @ May 13, 2009 -> 09:30 AM) OK, add Cooper to the list. Not certain where you picked up the ZERO RESULTS from? The Walker bashing is ridiculous. The results speak for themselves. Everyone bashes every White Sox player as they are done but when they don't go 4 for 4 its the hitting coach's fault. Its BS. Look at the line-ups and tell me how someone is going to get more out of what is out there? And if Walker must go, no one has come up with a name of a replacement to date. There have been a couple of "get the Texas coach's assistant" from a few. First off, does he even have an assistant? I'm not for firing Cooper. I just think the Walker bashing is beyond old and beyond ridiculous, and just wanted to point out that the offense generally outperforms the pitching staff during Walker's reign and the pitchers generally do better at home than on the road so USCF isn't the reason.

QUOTE (Texsox @ May 13, 2009 -> 08:50 AM) The two biggest enigmas in Chicago sports are Mr. Walker and Mr. Pulford. No one has milked jobs longer, on less results, than those two. Well maybe Shipps, but at least he entertains us. Yeah, the Sox were only 5th in the AL in runs scored last year. WALKER HAS SKATED BY WITH ZERO RESULTS. Don't let the facts get in the way of a good bashing. Walker has been the hitting coach since the middle of 2003. In his 5 full seasons of being the coach the offense in rank of runs scored 2004-3rd 2005-9th 2006-3rd 2007-14th 2008-5th During the same timeframe, Don Cooper, who walks on water and the team ERA ranking 2004-12th 2005-tied for 1 2006-10th 2007-12th 2008-6th One is bowed down to and the other is slammed mercilessly. If you look at the results, things may appear like they should be a little different. Please don't blame USCF as the reason as White Sox pitchers generally have better splits at home.

QUOTE (santo=dorf @ May 12, 2009 -> 08:22 PM) "newcomer Brent Lillibridge, whom general manager Ken Williams said has the ability to steal 40 bases in a season" lol He does if he's used as a pinch runner. Having him in the line-up, he'll never get on base enough.

QUOTE (scenario @ May 12, 2009 -> 08:11 PM) Please... you and I couldn't make Andy Gonzalez look like a major leaguer. Gonzalez .188 avg. .549 ops Lillibridge .187 avg. .532 ops They are basically the same when they step into the box.

Would anyone be upset if they heard after the game the Sox just released Lillibridge? Seriously, this guy is making Andy Gonzalez look like a major leaguer.

Jim Thome has never hit 3 homers in a major league game. If there's anyone you would think definitely would have done it, it would be him.

Josh Fields and Ryan Sweeney have the same amount of homers this year.

QUOTE (zenryan @ May 12, 2009 -> 07:47 PM) Buehrle 0 times Danks 2 times Colon 3 times Contreras 4 times Floyd 4 times Richards 0 time 13 times in 32 starts so far. Gavin Floyd has pretty much received a pass on his suckiness this year on this board. For the most part, he's been awful.

QUOTE (Princess Dye @ May 12, 2009 -> 07:47 PM) OK! I'm fine with decreased production from Thome from these last few years. Just up the timeliness of your RBIs. Thome is one of the streakiest hitters of all time. He's been drawing walks lately. Usually when that happens, a bunch of homers get added in. Then he'll go cold and a pony leaguer can blow him away. He's still got it. He might not be a 50 homer threat anymore, but 30-35 should be automatic if he can stay in the line-up.

Thome has to go. He's done. Nice guy but can't hit.

QUOTE (scenario @ May 11, 2009 -> 04:54 PM) Actually, Boers just says things he thinks will increase the number of phone calls and listeners... whether there is any basis in fact is irrelevant. Might sound like I'm being overly critical and/or cynical. But that's not my intent. I like Boers (and Bernstein). I just don't have alot of respect for their baseball knowledge. Football? Absolutely! They cover football well. Very knowledgeable. But IMO, their sports IQ drops about 50 points when they start talking baseball. It's the one part of their show I find myself turning the channel more often than not. I don't think a discussion of Jeff Marquez would light up the Score's phone lines.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 12, 2009 -> 07:20 PM) Just remember...if we see Poreda or Beckham this year, we're in trouble. Richard's brought this upon himself by walking so many hitters. I'll let this start slide with Richard getting his feet wet, but I still think the problem the Sox have replacing an ineffective Contreras, is they have nobody who can outperform his badness. Hopefully, Contreras can get his act together quickly in Charlotte.

If Ozzie truely believes Lillibridge gives him a better chance to win than Ramirez right now, its time to really worry about Ramirez.

Sowers looks like Sirotka

QUOTE (Heads22 @ May 12, 2009 -> 06:56 PM) We need to find atbats for one Mr. Jayson Nix. If anything, his hot streak could finally rid us of having to watch Brent Lillibridge when BA is ready to return.

Nix, SS Getz, 2B Dye, RF Thome, DH Konerko, 1B Fields, 3B Miller, C Podsednik, LF Lillibridge, CF This is a disgusting line-up. 3 out of 9 don't have career avg. above .200.

Nix SS Getz 2B Quentin LF Dye RF Thome DH Konerko 1B Fields 3B Miller C Podsednik CF

Considering the White Sox have not given a free agent from another team more than $20 million since the winter of 1996, I highly doubt they would give a college pitcher more than that.