Dick Allen

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 19, 2009 -> 01:55 PM) Nick Swisher falling back to earth...hitting .325 and 2 k's today against Carl Pavano, but Yankees threatening. Evidently the new Yankee Stadium has some sort of wind tunnel out to RF. There are a lot of people really concerned about it. Swisher may benefit.

Maybe its his beard but Garza reminds me of a young Freddy Garcia.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 18, 2009 -> 10:45 PM) So you must really hate Wang... I'm a White Sox fan, I couldn't care less about the Yankees problems, but Johnny Damon doesn't apper to like Wang much: We have six losses on the year right now and he's got three of them," Damon said. "And in all three of those games, we've been blown out and we've had to go to our bullpen. So maybe our bullpen's not sharp the following days. So I don't know what more to say, but hopefully he can figure it out because it'd be tough to keep on going like this."

QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Apr 19, 2009 -> 11:53 AM) I understand the 7:11 starts for the Sox, but whats going on with the 6:08, 6:38 starts for the Rays? Their television probably comes on the air at 6:00, and they probably want 8 minutes before the first pitch. I think the start time is just a little more accurate. It used to be for many teams 7:00 which actually meant 7:05 or so, now 7:11 or 6:08 is the scheduled time to start playing, not maybe for the national anthem or the time the team takes the field. I think Sox games really used to start at about 7:07 so the 4 extra minutes probably gets them a couple more commercials in addition to what 7-11 is paying for the starting time.

The player the White Sox really could use, as probably so could everyone else, is the 1990-1996 version of Tony Phillips. He could play just about every position equally as mediocre. Good enough where he wouldn't embarrass himself. Led off. Walked a ton. Drove in runs. Hit homers, and drove the opposition nuts.

QUOTE (santo=dorf @ Apr 19, 2009 -> 11:37 AM) Delmon Young is a defensive liability. http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2008/11/1...-defense-by-pmr Juan Pierre, Carlos Lee, Alfonso Soriano all much better than Carlos Quentin. One of those defensive stats wizards has Soriano as one of the best LF in baseball. Young can throw, as far as the rest of his defensive prowess, I really don't know, but I take a lot of defensive rankings with a grain of salt. There's probably some merit to them, but sometimes they seem beyond stretching it.

QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 19, 2009 -> 11:26 AM) Doubtful Birmingham will play today. I have to go see the Barons at home. They have a Razor Shines Party Room.

QUOTE (103 mph screwball @ Apr 19, 2009 -> 10:59 AM) It's not looking like that will happen with the Twins. Young might need a new start with another team. He didn't fit the Twins youngster mold and now he is off his game. Delmon Young is still an infant baseball-wise. If the Twins want to give him up for nothing, I suggest KW get on the cell phone. He's only 4 months older than Tyler Flowers and only 1 year older than Gordon Beckham. It might not ever click for him, but there is still plenty of time. He swings at everything, but he has a ton of talent.

QUOTE (beck72 @ Apr 19, 2009 -> 06:32 AM) Alexei should stay at SS [unless of course, he doesn't rebound to hit like he did last year]. He's in a bad funk now, but has shown he can adjust. If Alexei hits like he did last year, his glove is too valuable to move to CF. Getz should stick at 2b, as his lefty bat, patience, glove, speed and approach to the game such as situational hitting, baseball smarts, is what the sox need more of. Beckham may best help the sox at 3b. Depending on how well Fields does over the course of the year, he may be moved for pitching in the offseason. Say he winds up hitting .250, with a .330 OBP with his power, does he project to be a hitter like Beckham, who can hit near .300 with power, and have an above avg. OBP? Or can even Viciedo replace Fields numbers? Now if Fields hits close to .300, with an above avg. OBP, and plays solid defense, he'd be a building block like Quentin. The jury is still out on Fields, but I don't see him as a guy the sox will build around, like Quentin or Beckham. If he has a decent year, other teams may view him as a cornerstone and his value via trade may be too good to pass up. Most likely, the sox won't have to make a move with Beckham unless an injury occurs that forces the sox to move the IF around. The sox won't put Alexei in CF mid year. Once the year ends, the sox can make a deal to clear a space for Beckham. If the sox don't have anyone playing CF at a decent level come late June, the sox should be able to make a move to add someone. Teams will be looking to cut costs, and the sox should be able to make an upgrade without sacrificing key talent. Its too soon to really see, athough concern about Alexei should start pretty soon if he doesn't start hitting. I'm thinking he starts slow as he did last year, but since Aug 25 of last year he is 29 for 154 which is a .188 average. Maybe the league has figured something out. It was probably the cold weather, which he's certainly not used to playing in. I think we all are assuming Alexei will start hitting soon, but if he doesn't and Beckham continues to tear up AA pitching, do you make a change and when?

QUOTE (Wanne @ Apr 18, 2009 -> 08:32 PM) Toby who?!?.... btw...is he even playing this year? He had Presidential seats at the game yesterday. He was with a lackey. How would you like to be Toby Hall's lackey? I wonder if he has to take shaving cream pies to the face.

I wonder when the last time the Sox had 10 walks in a game.

QUOTE (scenario @ Apr 18, 2009 -> 08:21 PM) I do not like this Dotel-Pena matchup. I really hope Dotel proves me wrong. He won't

You can blame AJ all you want, obviously this steal is with Miller behind the plate, but for the most part, unless Buerhle is on the mound, Johnny Bench in his prime wouldn't throw out too many opposing baserunners with this White Sox staff.

QUOTE (Wanne @ Apr 18, 2009 -> 08:11 PM) He actually hit the ball on the button his second at bat and would have had extra bases if not for a nice catch by Kapler.... He'll be ok. Better than friggin Betemit... Betimet is a much better left handed hitter. Unfortunately they have him playing against left handers most of the time right now.

QUOTE (scenario @ Apr 18, 2009 -> 08:04 PM) How is that? There's probably no other player on the roster, other than MacDougal and Owens, who has been trashed more than Lillibridge. BA, and as bad as he's hit, his career BA has been better, his OBP this year is better. Lillibridge gets more love for a guy who is hitting .067 and has a career major league average under .200 than just about anyone. He is fast, I'll give him that. I wonder how mad some are Joey Gathright didn't sign with the Sox. Anderson throwing a guy out at third tonight saved Buehrle some pitches and maybe some runs.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 18, 2009 -> 07:43 AM) But Blanco would be more expensive than Josh Anderson, for sure. Maybe Poreda, Allen, someone like that...the Braves won't just give him away for free to us, they have no incentive to do so...and he's their primary "insurance" behind Schafer. Not to mention the fact that Blanco has a major league track record of relative success that Josh Anderson didn't. The way Poreda has looked, I'm not sure they would take him for Blanco. Probably...but he hasn't even been throwing 93-94-95-96 yet. He's in the low 90's. And Matt Thornton can get crushed at 96-97 as a one pitch pitcher, as we saw last night. If KW even considered sending Poreda or Allen away for Blanco, he should be sent to a rubber room immediately. Willits in no better than what is already here. He's a switch hiitting Jerry Owens.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Apr 17, 2009 -> 11:27 PM) that played a part in it too. And in regards to Sirotka, he was also a rookie GM at that point and it was his first big trade. I also seem to recall that the Sox did have to send someone back to Toronto as part of that deal, so that was brought upon by MLB. No. Bud ruled in favor of the White Sox.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Apr 17, 2009 -> 11:09 PM) That was absolutely a move made on politics. KW was being a gentleman and sent over a thank you gift for the Freddy Garcia deal. I don't see it as anything other than that. Of course he could have gotten more of Iguchi, but Ethical or not, I have absolutely no doubt that's what it was. I don't buy that. If he could have got more for Iguchi, I really think he would have gone for another deal. He didn't send anything Toronto's way when Sirotka never pitched again. The Sox were out of it. He had to see if Richar could play. He saved some money shipping Iguchi elsewhere. Talk about a guy who faded fast, I don't think Richar is even on the Reds 40.

I don't think the upper management of the Knights can possibly be happy with the White Sox right now. I think this was fodder for fodder hoping to make the AAA a little more competitive.

Ramirez was at the same place after a similar amount of AB last season, although those AB were scattered and these are regular. June, July, August last season he hit over .330. I think its just a slow start, but its really not out of the realm of possibility that he hits .258 with a .285 OBP this year. He hit only .211 last September but hit with power. We will see. I do know he's not a .147 hitter.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Apr 17, 2009 -> 07:09 PM) DJ just said Bartolo got it up to 93. He was throwing 95 last year. I think he'll get it back up there eventually as long as all his parts stay intact.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 17, 2009 -> 03:15 PM) So if you weren't saying something was a small sample size, why mention that MM only pitched 17 innings in 2008? What point were you trying to make there? Calling Kenny arrogant repeatedly is your way of showing him love I take it, explain that one to me as well. I disagree plenty. You just choose to ignore it because it makes an easy arguement instead of the usual odd circular logic. Making it personal is much easier. For example... I hated the McCarty/Danks trade when it was made. I hated calling up Jenks when it happened. I wish we would have traded Brian Anderson years ago. I didn't like Josh Fields, I would have traded him after 06. I didn't like the back up catcher situation coming into this year... I could keep going if you like... Show one of your posts disagreeing with a KW move at the time it was made. I mentioned 17 innings because when he was good he pitched 70 innings. 70 out of 87 is a majority. The whole argument started because it was said it was crazy to say Marquez sucks after 5 innings. I mentioned MacDougal because there has been plenty of criticism and deservedly so for his 4 innings of work this season. 17 last, 11 another year you said he was bad. If he's bad for 28 innings but good for 70, wouldn't he be good the majority of his career? When is the sample size too small? I'm the one not being selective here. KW is arrogant, but I've complimented him plenty. I still love the Swisher trade. I loved he got rid of Vazquez without having to eat any money, and got 1 really nice prospect for him. But his little "we do things differently than others, no one understands us, thats OK with us" act is fake modesty, I find it hard anyone doesn't see it.

QUOTE (FedEx227 @ Apr 17, 2009 -> 02:59 PM) The Swisher/Marquez trade is definitely not looking very good right now. Obviously, we wanted nothing to do with Swisher but you wonder if this buying high selling REAL low was a good idea. You could have just kept him for another year if anything. Swisher will have some awful stretches. He always does. By the end of the year, Swisher will probably have better numbers than Betimet, but you probably wouldn't want his contract if you actually have a budget.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 17, 2009 -> 02:50 PM) I love that you bash me for agreeing with everything Kenny Williams does while I slam Mike MacDougal. Judging by the way you hate on Kenny, I think there is a little bit of deflection going on. I think it is funny that a guy who gets so mad about the arrogance of Williams is convinced he knows better than him. There is a nice irony there. Marquez hasn't been very good, there is no arguement there. But to say a guy can't pitch because of five innings is just silly, especially when a few posts ago you were on someone for using 17 innings as too small of a sample size. Now that is some circular logic! Once again I never used anything as "too small a sample size". I used the innings because I was showing majority which I claimed MacDougal has been pretty good the majority of his career, and you said no.I don't hate on Kenny, I disagree with several of his projections. You never disagree. Using MacDougal sucks is probably your only example, and I'm sure if you asked KW right now he would tell you MacDougal sucks. I'm sure you still think Marquez is Jon Garland II, just like KW said. Maybe they should try to buy out some of his arb years while he's struggling at AAA. He'd probably jump at it.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Apr 17, 2009 -> 02:38 PM) I see. So we're still at blaming BA's failures offensively on infrequent at-bats? Well maybe if he didn't struggle to hit his weight he'd get more frequent at-bats? And it's no mystery to why he's so bad with the bat. He's got a horrific swing that really hasn't improved much if at all since 2006. Not many young players thrive when sitting for long stretches. Even the best hitters struggle if they haven't been playing for a while. His swing is long, but hardly as horrific as whats been posted on this board. I'm one who thinks some consistent playing time will do wonders for his swing. As awful as he was, in July and August of 2006 he hit .300. There's something there. It just may take a while for it to come out, but I'm with everyone else, if he gets consistent time and doesn't hit, then move on or at least know that he's a 4th or 5th OF, but finding out at the expense of Jerry Owens and Dewayne Wise, when he's healthy, is a very small price to pay. Ironically, people like Wise when he's not leading off. What had he shown at BA's age? Its not like its some huge loss he is out. The only time in the majors he's had a .300 OBP is when he had 5 AB. If he was drafted by the White Sox, soxtalk would have bashed him to oblivion.