Dick Allen

QUOTE (Jimbo's Drinker @ Jul 25, 2008 -> 08:40 PM) who is up for us?? top of the order

QUOTE (Brian @ Jul 25, 2008 -> 07:32 PM) Oh well, we won that trade with Danks. Wouldn't be a loss. Massett is fine as the long man.

Swisher had a great June. Throw that out and he's hitting .198.

QUOTE (Jimbo's Drinker @ Jul 25, 2008 -> 07:22 PM) Alexei is really good. does this team have any chance of scoring off Jones/Rodney?? Every other team seems to have no problem.

Its a shame Massett has to be used late in close, big games.

QUOTE (Cerbaho-WG @ Jul 25, 2008 -> 07:17 PM) Masset in? What the f***? I'm thinking Linebrink is not 100%. Jenks was warming up the other night when Linebrink was pitching in the 9th with the score 10-2.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jul 25, 2008 -> 07:15 PM) Dude, nobody who is a Sox fan hates Konerko. Then there are a lot of people pretending to be Sox fans on this board.

Make them pay Paulie and shut up the haters for a couple of minutes.

Zumaya throws so hard but you can tell everytime what he's going to throw. If he ever drops to 95 or so, he'll be batting practice. He throws hard enough now where he can get away with it.

Zumaya gives away his change.

2 on 0 out top of the order. Its runs scoring time.

Ozzie has to get Floyd out of there after this batter. If he gets out of it count your blessings. If he gets a hit, the barn door may be opening,

I still like the Sox chances this game. I find it almost unbelievable Detroit has only 4 runs.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jul 25, 2008 -> 06:46 PM) Actually he's the CF'er, Paulie plays 1B. Maybe you meant the batting order? The new cleanup hitter is doing a hell of a job. Don't you want Anderson and Wise to play CF? Who would you want playing first? Swisher? I thought so. Does Swisher have corner IF production? His biggest offensive weapon is a walk.

Its OK, the guy everyone wants to be Paulie's replacement will save the day.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jul 25, 2008 -> 06:33 PM) .279 .380 .550 .930 is why he doesnt get ripped. I know why he doesn't get ripped, this is just something he posted about booing Konerko.

QUOTE (Jimbo's Drinker @ Jul 25, 2008 -> 06:33 PM) No, CQ has contributed this year. Oh. So he's good for this year. If he goes 0-4 on opening day, do you start ripping him then?

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jul 25, 2008 -> 06:32 PM) So you are telling me that you dont want better production from a 1B than .234 .308 .340 .648? Because thats what our healthy 1B has been giving us. I for one, understand that in baseball you want players who can produce at a high level, and our current 1B isnt producing well enough to be an every day player in July/August So you want to move Swisher to first? What are his stats? Konerko will improve.

QUOTE (Jimbo's Drinker @ Jul 25, 2008 -> 07:30 PM) He knew he just missed it, thats too bad. shut em down again Floyd I thought sports is a what have you done for me lately sport. Quentin had a chance to make the game tighter, shouldn't you be ripping his ass? Shouldn't his performance in the past not get him any breaks? Can't we all gush at the 10 year anniversary?

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jul 25, 2008 -> 07:26 PM) Well, then thank God Konerko hits hard outs. You understand that everyone on this board loves Paulie the person and the baseball player in his history with the Sox. But his production as a corner IF'er is a complete embarrassment and is hurting the team we want to win. If you took away the name on his jersey, you would be right along with everyone wanting a better option in that spot. No, because I understand he's been hurt all year and is healthy now and know what he has done during his career, and know he will outperform guys like Wise and Anderson when its all said and done. Just like when everyone said Thome was done. Just like when Jermaine Dye was renamed Jermaine Dead. Hard outs is the next step to hard hits.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 25, 2008 -> 07:20 PM) I agree, I'd rather have those guys than PK. But to start complaining about Fields already is comical. Why? Konerko gets ripped his first game back from the DL. Fields was back 7 games in AAA and was brutal, and he's off to a not so nice start.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jul 25, 2008 -> 07:20 PM) He drilled it directly at the mound, I saw it differently. Neither one of us can prove where it would have gone since it WAS a dp. Whatever, it was hit hard and if didn't hit a very unlucky place, its a single to center. Ripping him for it would be like ripping a guy for lining a ball to the SS and having a runner doubled up.

Konerko hit the ball pretty sharply that unfortunately glanced off the pitcher right to Polancofor a DP. If it doesn't hit Robertson, its a single up the middle. Give me a break.

That's unfortunate.

QUOTE (Wanne @ Jul 25, 2008 -> 06:06 PM) Wow..... I honestly think Juan should have started tonight instead of just throwing Fields into the fire. I like Uribe and am not a Fields fan, but if you are going to call Fields up you have to play him. The exception could have been tonight considering Uribe's success against Robertson during his career.