Dick Allen

QUOTE (fathom @ Mar 26, 2009 -> 03:15 PM) Wise thrown out by a mile trying to get a triple. This team is a terrible base running team so far. Oh, and Wise is faster than Owens. Lillibridge may steal 40 bases according to KW. I never realized they figured out a way to steal first base.

QUOTE (daa84 @ Mar 26, 2009 -> 03:11 PM) marquez up with everything ....and probably pitching himself to AAA No way. He's the second coming of Jon Garland.

QUOTE (Disco72 @ Mar 26, 2009 -> 02:22 PM) I absolutely refuse to believe that Owens, Wise, Anderson, or Lillibridge will hit leadoff once the regular season starts. I think that Ozzie is just giving these guys every chance to succeed (or conversely fail convincingly) by giving them as many ABs as possible. Maybe I'm refusing to see reality, but I cannot imagine any of those four hitting leadoff come April. While I was/am hoping this is correct, it really makes no sense from a White Sox standpoint. Its obvious, and has been for longer than this spring training, Owens, Wise and Anderson are not anywhere near major league caliber everyday leadoff guys. They aren't even in Orlando Cabrera's neighborhood. Its best they find the right man for the job and use the next week and a half for some experimenting. Its ridiculous Getz hasn't lead off yet. Why do they let Lillibridge leadoff? Would he have any less pressure than Getz? Why do the White Sox need to start every game off with a strikeout? The whole thing makes zero sense. KW got a little humbled by 2007. After Danks, Floyd and Quentin came up aces in 2008, he thinks he know more than everyone else again. If Wise/Owens and BA platoon and leadoff, and Corky Miller is the back up catcher and Williams is a specialist out of the pen and Lillibridge gets significant playing time, KW will be humbled again. I still think a trade will be made. A trade has to be made.

I'm a BA guy. I also said I would have traded Swisher straight up for Betimet, but I don't think he'll get the ABs to surprise. Colon, I think was a wise signing. Even if they falter, I think he perform well enough, and get paid low enough someone might part with decent piece in exchange of his services the second half.

QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Mar 26, 2009 -> 12:16 PM) So how was Ichiro able to adjust? Or Nomo? Or college players like Texeira who pretty much played right away? or players like Pujols who jumped from college to A ball to the majors? It is a flawed argument, Im pretty sure Alexei will be able to manage his stamina just like the rest of the league learned to do Hopefully he is stronger. He would wear down last year and be brutal for a few games, but would get a day off and be fine. I would like to see what he could do with 30 more pounds on him. He could be a 35-40 homer guy. He's still a stick and I would imagine is going to need days off, but there's no reason to believe he won't respond to those like he did last year.

If the Yankees were giving Cabrera away, I would suggest the Sox go for it. If they want anyone of significance, I think they should realize this guy apparently was beat out of his position by a guy who almost makes Jerry Owens look like an everyday player.

QUOTE (beautox @ Mar 25, 2009 -> 03:38 PM) bad base running josh Maybe next winter, Josh can spend a couple of weekends with Jeff Cox.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Mar 25, 2009 -> 03:15 PM) I would guess 87-90 MPH. Cust just pulled a fastball, that usually doesn't happen when he's on his game. It will be a few weeks, but if he continues to stay healthy, he'll be at 95.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Mar 25, 2009 -> 03:10 PM) DJ just called him Derek Lillibridge (former Braves pitcher)...Lilliquist. Actually is Derek Lilliquist, maybe because Brent looks like a pitcher at the plate.

QUOTE (ZoomSlowik @ Mar 25, 2009 -> 12:53 PM) That makes zero sense, they may have relatively comparable career records, but Schilling's career ERA is over half a run lower. And Schilling spent the majority of his career in the NL. Wells spent the majority pitching to DH's. I think makes at least a half of a run difference.

If Schilling is a HOF, than David Wells is right there.

South Side Irish St. Patrick's Parade ending March 25, 2009 12:00 PM | No Comments Organizers of the South Side Irish St. Patrick's Day Parade on Western Avenue said today they would no longer hold the event "in its present form." I wonder what other forms parades come in.

Schilling was hurt by 3 mediocre years during his peak age seasons. He had a nice career and made a lot of money, but no HOF if I was voting.

Well, plane G or H isn't happening for a while, moving Ramirez to CF and making Beckham the SS, because Beckham will be the SS for Birmingham http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune....-shortstop.html

Colon was throwing 95 last season after building up arm strength. Between his back and then the bone chip clean up in the offseason, he needs to build that up again. I think if he can remain healthy, he'll be at 95 again in a month or 2. He's really just started airing it out.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 24, 2009 -> 02:30 PM) I just read today that the City of Detroit has a 22% unemployment rate right now. That is a Great Depression type number. When you're there, its hard to believe its a major US city. It was about 15% in 2005 with 33% of residents living below the poverty line. The poverty line is 19k for a family of 4, 9k for a single.

QUOTE (kyyle23 @ Mar 24, 2009 -> 02:08 PM) I think it was his foot, he heard a pop or something and everyone freaked out. I dont even think he missed his next ST start I think that was in 2005.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 24, 2009 -> 12:33 PM) I was actually thinking about Alexei even though he swings early, I like that he doesn strike out ad often can make the pitcher throw alot of pitches. He also brings the threat of a leadoff HR. He's a bigger threat than the 3 being discussed, that's for sure. I don't know why the Sox would even consider a mediocre at best hitter at the top of the line-up. Its wrong in so many ways. If Juan Pierre even crosses KW's mind, which I'm sure he won't, Ramirez should be given a shot. Same low OBP maybe not the SB, but can do a lot more damage.

QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Mar 24, 2009 -> 12:32 PM) Tossed to the wolves?? I think not. He had the low-pressure 9-hole slot on a team with plenty of offense elsewhere. He stunk it up at the plate, plain and simple. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for giving him another shot, but let's not be revisionist on his 2006. Ozzie said in 2006 he didn't care what Anderson hit, he was only concerned with his defense. He was playing great defense and not hitting, when that extended through June, and everyone but Dye stopped hitting and offense from CF was needed, BA rode pine. Its not easy coming up with a world champion taking one its most popular players' place, and BA was a bit immature anyway.

QUOTE (lostfan @ Mar 24, 2009 -> 12:27 PM) We don't have anybody like that anymore though, the closest thing we had was Swisher when he wasn't hitting .189 for the month. Quentin could leadoff, especially if Konerko could get back to hitting 40 homers a year, but he's very valuable in the 3 hole.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 24, 2009 -> 12:25 PM) Sure, and you should arrange your lineup accordingly. I'm saying, don't take the qualities you think make a leadoff hitter (which should be OBP at the least, but speed is big for these guys apparently), and limit yourself that way. Its artificially narrowing your choices. Go out and get the best overall guys at all positions, then arrange your lineup with high OBP guys (ideally with some speed) at the front, big boppers in the middle, the rest in the back. I just think that this search for a leadoff guy who happens to play CF is logically backwards and likely to get bad results. I agree, but the Sox apparently put all their eggs in the Wise/Owens basket thinking they were the answer and everyone else is wrong. Getz could leadoff, and with BA playing, probably should, but its not ideal. Although I'm a big BA fan, I know he's not a leadoff guy and know he's on the short leash. I think if Getz plays well and Beckham is ready in a month or 2, Ramirez has to go to CF.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 24, 2009 -> 11:58 AM) It amazes me how much the leadoff thing has been overblown as an issue. This player will hit first once a game, and after that its all random. And if you dictate your roster by hitting slot, you artificially limit your ability to get the best players all over the field. Put together a roster of the best talent you can get, then order your lineup. The problem is not leadoff - its the actual position on the field, which they call CENTER FIELD. The guy who anchors the outfield, and who hits 3 or 4 or 5 times a game. Just put in the best overall guy, then put together your order. I want the guy guaranteed to come up to the plate the most, to be a guy who can get on base at a high clip and get himself in scoring position for the power. A leadoff hitter is very important for those 2 reasons, at the very least.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Mar 23, 2009 -> 11:31 PM) How about one of the 10 worst players with at least 400 at bats (not sure how many he had exactly. But I know he had at least that many)? If you can find 10 players worse, I'll give you your props. And I wasn't trying to subtract his best month. Just pointing out, and the numbers obviously prove that it was that month, and only that month, that he didn't look like the 2k version of Dan Pasqua. I agree with you, it may be cherry picking but except for June, so 5 months, the guy didn't hit .200, and he wasn't a CF.

QUOTE (Stocking @ Mar 23, 2009 -> 05:53 PM) Hey Dick, maggs played 6.5 years on the southside. Maddux played 6.5 For the Cubs before he left. Very similair senerios if Maggs were to come back for 1.5 more. If Maggs won an MVP with the White Sox, left, was the best player in baseball for 10 years or so, came back and had a couple of productive years and was a lock to be a first ballot HOFer, yes, I think 30 would be retired. Its nowhere near the same.

QUOTE (Stocking @ Mar 23, 2009 -> 04:59 PM) Mark blows out his arm and wins ten more games. No, i would not be in favor of retiring his number. I agree with Texsox that he needs a few more quality years as a whitesox. Harold didnt go on to play to play tens more years, hall of fame years at that, on one single team as Maddux did with the Braves. So if Carlos Lee goes on to hit 500+hrs and sox bring him back for one and a half years at the end of his career, we should reitire his number. How about Magglio. To each their own i guess. Greg Maddux was probably the best pitcher of his generation. He spent 9 years with the Cubs. He won a Cy Young with the Cubs. They are retiring his number. Your other scenerios do not compare. Get over it.