Dick Allen

Just watched Sean Casey on MLBN talking about Bellinger, and he is probably the most positive guy on the network. He also had shoulder surgery and said when he saw Bellinger after his surgery swing, he said oh no. Says lthe shoulder surgery slowed his bay speed and has done the same with Bellinger. Dan ODowd said he hoped he could get back closer to what he was but said you have to have low expectations. A change of scenery is probably good, because he probably will never be the same.

He was with the OF. Sheets got better, but there isn’t anyone that is going to make Sheets and Vaughn GG. Eloy improved for a while. The issue I had more than general glove work was the throwing. Missing cutoff men was a staple. Often throwing to a wrong base allowing runner advancement was also there so much. Those are things that shouldn’t be problems no matter how untalented of a defensive OF you are. Even the guys who were great defenders, did it. Robert looked like a shell of himself defensively, and Engel to me was an average at best defender in 2022.

Colas is much higher ranked and younger than either. Outman is the 13th ranked Dodgers prospect. Garrett can’t even stick on the DBacks 40. If you traded Burger or Hendriks for them, you’ve been had. I do think trading Hendriks makes sense, but for real prospects. If Hahn wanted these guys for Charlotte, I have no complaints, but chances are they are guys that will be appealing to the Pacific Rim soon.

The point I’m making is it’s rather unlikely guys like Garrett or Outman are serious ROY candidates like you make them. And never believe a September call ups stats. Good or bad. Plus both of these guys played in hitters paradises in the minors in 2022. So those numbers are a big inflated. Plus they are both slightly older. About the same age Moncada was during Covid.

They have the pieces. I bet Colas and Montgomery, if it didn’t get it done, would be close. I wouldn’t do it. We have to hope Colas is real. If he is, that helps with a few issues.

Thankfully the issues with his hammys were cramps. Hope his shoulder is OK. At this point, the defense is so bad, when I’m watching, I’m almost thinking, just let them score so Fields can get out on the field faster. It would be nice if they could get a top 5 pick. Not too many games you would think could be wins left.

Wow, just looked at some old posts where you where trying to work out a Bulls trade for Kobe Bryant .

The Sox did have that in 2007. Josh Fields and Jerry Owens had huge Septembers leading the Sox out of the Buster Posey sweepstakes. They did the predictable thing the next season.

If there was actual video of Boston not raping this woman, you'd have another excuse. It is weird someone wants to convict someone of a rape 30 years ago because he thinks he's a bad first base coach.

Boston also passed a polygraph as did Gooden and Coleman. So I know polygraphs aren't permissible in court, but the odds of it being 0 fot 4?

The one thing we all can agree on is Hahn will fall far short if he thinks he is going to fix most of the issues by trade.

I had a neighbor who was a CPD detective in the district that includes DePaul. He once told there were a lot of DePaul students who would show up at the station on Saturday and Sunday morning sayings they were raped. He told me the vast majority were young ladies who were probably drunk who had consensual sex. I don't know how old you are, but if you are college age or above, there is a decent chance you spent a lot of time trying to get into someone's pants. If your quest was successful, especially if it was a one night stand sort of thing, there is a non zero chance you have been accused of rape, only to have police weed it out. So you might be, or if you have a brother, he might be, or a friend might be just as awful as Boston. An embarrassment to the human race.

She failed a polygraph. She told cops she kissed them goodbye and made the bed. Those are things she told cops. She sought the Mets players at the bar. Witnesses said she was very aggressive. Boston actually left the bar and went home to play video games. Something she even confirmed. That was right around the time of Wiiiam Kennedy Smith in FL. I am thinking they would have loved to have charged 3 somewhat prominent black guys with raping a white woman, but there was no evidence. Why is it not possible Boston is innocent? I could see if it went to trial and he go off, but they couldn't even charge him.

I'm bothered the guy is called a rapist , when it not only hasn't been proven, it was determined it cannot be proven. But remember, if you are ever accused of something heinous, even if you didn't do it, you should be treated by society like you did it the rest of your life.

What I don't get is if you are trying to win a championship, how would relying on a minimum guy who was DFAd by the DBacks be a good idea? I certainly don't think throwing 8 figures at Bellinger is a good idea, unless they have someone who sees a simple fix. I did see DeRosa trying to fix him on MLBN last year, as his set up was slightly different, especially his back foot from his halcyon days, but you would think he and the Dodgers have tried everything. I do agree that it would be better to have some control or they may be playing the game again next year.

Is ML major league or minor league field coordinator?

I would think with the couple of leaks out there, the staff should be announced tomorrow or Tuesday.

Yes. He seemed to have a pretty good relationship with his players.

They have gone away except for people that think he's a bad coach. If he was known as the greatest 1B coach and OF instructor, you probably wouldn't think twice about a crime for which he was never charged. He wasn't sued. Nothing. Other than your opinion that he's a bad baseball coach, what other proof do you have that he is guilty? Vince Coleman was with him. Same accusations. When he became a White Sox baserunning instructor, no one mentioned the infamous cloud.

I'm not. I am pointing out he was never charged. His accuser failed a lie detector, made the bed, kissed him goodbye, and it was 30 years ago. There is a pretty decent chance he's not quilts of anything other than being horny of .which he had a big reputation . Why there should be some cloud hanging over him now issilly. Funny, no one here said anything about it when Vince Coleman who is a known asshole, came to the Sox as a baserunning instructor. I guess the key is to determine how good you are at a job before determining if questionable things that were alleged should have DQd you in the first place. Not necessary rape, but have you been accused ever of doing something you didn't do? It does happen.

The cloud is figment of your imagination.

A case can be made for that. I just think it’s time to move on from the rape allegation. The accuser has been dead for a decade and the accusation was 30 years ago with no charge. Nothing new is coming down the road.

Cole Khmer is the first Bear receiver to have 2 or more TDS on consecutive games since 1964.

Don’t know but probably not very many. Winfield is a HOFer, and if Judge matches him a team will be overpaying him quite a bit. He played until he was 44 or 45. Hitters don’t age as well today. I think because of the max effort pitching movement. Plus one would suspect his defense will decline. I would love to have hi for 2 or 3 years, but the last few years of his deal, the team that gets him, and their fans, will be counting down to its expiration.

So anyone accused of anything shouldn't be able to work. Got it. If you ever read the story you will see where there are some cracks. Her friend who she swapped Darling and Cone on the same night sort of remained neutral. She did give DBo and Vince Coleman kisses goodbye when she left. Could be a coping mechanism, could be someone got a bit overserved and did something they regretted. I don't know. But to say Boston is a bad guy without really knowing what happened is a reach. I am all for victims rights. But these guys weren't charged and yet many are disgusted Daryl Boston has anything to do with the White Sox. That's crazy to me.