Dick Allen

QUOTE (alexgtp @ Jul 23, 2008 -> 03:27 PM) Why did ozzie get tossed watching freaking gamecast blows!! He called the umpire names and yelled at him.

American Airlines final boarding call to Charlotte, paging Mr. Boone Logan.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 23, 2008 -> 03:01 PM) Somebody help me out; how did Richard look? Thanks in advance. Mixed bag. There was some to like. I think his motion really screws some guys up. Obviously, he's nervous and Texas can hit. If Contreras can't go, I think he'll get another shot. Of course if Contreras had the same outing, there would be about 75 posts calling for his release.

QUOTE (whitesoxbrian @ Jul 23, 2008 -> 02:57 PM) Perhaps you should read the post following- I never read up on his stats as I guessed he was more near his career mark at .260. I then corrected myself. Good. Admitting you have no idea what you are talking about is a good start.

QUOTE (whitesoxbrian @ Jul 23, 2008 -> 02:53 PM) We single-handedly let Detroit back into this race. A loss today and they'll be only 4.5 back. The Sox lost the must win on Sunday. The season has been over for 3 days. I agree with you though, one thought for a miracle would be for KW to go get Geoff Blum back. He can play several positions terribly.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 23, 2008 -> 01:23 PM) I understand that. The O's weren't going to be getting OC, but somehow there was talk that the Sox would have to give up more than OC in order to acquire Roberts in a 3 way. That just doesn't make sense to me. I realize Roberts isn't a FA at the end of the year but I still think OC is more valuable. Now if the Sox were making two seperate deals (which could be the case based on some of the wording I saw) than I could see the Sox not having enough to get Roberts (especially if they are hesitant with giving up Fields). I disagree with you. I think 220 games with Brian Roberts is definitely worth more than 60 games with OC.

QUOTE (Jimbo's Drinker @ Jul 23, 2008 -> 02:16 PM) Game over!!! here comes a Hamilton HR That ball was crushed.

95%

QUOTE (tommy @ Jul 23, 2008 -> 01:50 PM) Hawk and DJ still don't know what the injury is. DADGUMMIT.

I am so thankful the Cubs sold Josh Hamilton to Cincinatti.

Contreras would have given up 5 runs during this break. That's 13 on the day.

This isn't exactly an ideal day to make your major league debut on the mound. Facing the league's best offense with a 1.5 game lead in the division, against a fairly reliable veteran.

Whats the email address if the Sox score ten to win a bag of 10 sliders? They claim there's 100 winners.

QUOTE (JorgeFabregas @ Jul 23, 2008 -> 12:37 PM) On gameday it looks like he's always right on or just off the corners. Going to throw a lot of pitches that way. He's going to throw a lot of pitches because his heart is pounding 1000 times a minute. Its understandable.

If Contreras was pitching, Texas would have 8 by now.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ Jul 23, 2008 -> 12:28 PM) And Jim Thome stays hot, that's about 2 full months now. Imagine how good he'd be if he still had adequate bat speed. And if he still had his power.

Jim Thome, on Soxtalk, it wasn't so long ago he was talked about like Paulie is now.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Jul 23, 2008 -> 12:19 PM) CQ hit by the pitch. Isn't this what made Ozzie mad in the TX series? I think these teams are head hunting and getting away with it He's always going to get hit a lot. I would like to see a steal to stay out of a DP.

QUOTE (robin23 @ Jul 23, 2008 -> 12:17 PM) have you watched contreras pitch the last 5 outings? How many times did he give up 4 runs in the first?

QUOTE (robin23 @ Jul 23, 2008 -> 12:10 PM) Overall the kid is already better than Contreras we would be down 4-0 if Jose was pitching. OK

QUOTE (DABearSoX @ Jul 23, 2008 -> 10:18 AM) Ok I get the point that we have no idea what they would bring in return (which I don't really believe with BA), but I think the insurance thing is a bunch of BS. Getz: Uribe, Richar will be on the field before him BA: They have enough faith in him to play Dewayne Wise before they will let him get some regular at bats.... Haeger: we have plenty of spot start capable pitchers in the minors. The Charlie project has been tried and upper management didn't seem to like it too much. Its like taking out an insurance policy on an insurance policy...it just doesn't make much sense About 10 or 12 years ago, the White Sox had plenty of OF in the minors and some guy was struggling to hit much in the lower levels. He was subjected to the rule 5 draft. Nobody took him. A couple of years later, he was one of the top hitters in the league. Magglio. Last night, Jenks was warming up in a 10-2 game with Linebrink on the mound. I'm pretty sure Ozzie didn't think Linebrink was going to give up 8 runs, but I think he may have questioned if he could make it through the inning physically. I think KW will get pitching.

QUOTE (nitetrain8601 @ Jul 23, 2008 -> 10:04 AM) Latest from Rosenthal via MLBTradeRumors: That is the deal I really was hoping for. It makes great sense considering Ramirez is supposed to be a terrific defensive SS and Roberts is a superior offensive player to OC, better equiped to lead off, and not bad with the glove either, and signed for an additional season.

QUOTE (DABearSoX @ Jul 23, 2008 -> 10:45 AM) I hear some of you talking about KW trying to rebuild the farm system and not going for much this break, but I ask you this.... Why do we keep BA, Haeger, Getz, ETC around? We all know that they will never be everyday/week starters for the White Sox.... Might as well get something for them while they are still young rather than let them sit around in the minors like Dewayne Wise.... There's a couple of reasons. One, you don't know if someday you may need them because of injury or something else or if they just explode into pretty good players, and two, we have no idea what their market value is at this time. While there are lots of names being thrown around in the media, it doesn't mean those same players are available for guys the White Sox supposedly have no use. The majority of White Sox minor leaguers will never be starters for the White Sox. It doesn't mean getting rid of them all.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jul 23, 2008 -> 02:58 AM) alright, here's how the process goes or has gone player A gets injured...not bad enough to sit, but bad enough that it's a nuisance. player A continues to play, pain continues to manifest, and player A struggles because of it player A takes a bit off, hopes pain goes away, and comes back...pain has apparently not gone away player A continues to hope and pray it goes away and another injury comes up, where player A has to go on the DL player A now rests for a good 20-30 days, letting everything heal player A comes back after having not seen major league pitching in almost a month and is a little rusty, perhaps playing with phantom pain as well player A starts swinging the bat well, but the balls aren't falling yet; player A is also mired in a bit of a slump due to rustiness player A finally starts hitting and seeing the ball well and not just swinging well, but hitting them at people player A is playing well As far as I've ever seen, that's a pretty general synopsis of where Paul Konerko is to this point in the season...it happens. He is at the second to last phase, and if you watched the game tonight, you would have seen that. So yeah, everyone please keep telling me about how badly Paul Konerko sucks, even 3 weeks later when his average has risen 25 points, he's up to 15 homers on the season, and his OPS is up to .735. You did it to me and everyone else for Jim Thome too, even though he was a good player as of about June 1st. What's funny is the same guy who says Konerko is so horrible wanted KW to trade for Geoff Blum. The same guy also thought Sunday was a must win game.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jul 22, 2008 -> 09:19 PM) It depends on why Uribe would be playing. If it's because of tenderness in Joe's back, then I'd be just fine with it. If it's because Alexei had a manicure at 1:30, then it'd be a different story. I have no problem with attempting to keep a hot bat going; it's when Uribe goes in his 0-for-30 slumps (or so it feels) that he shouldn't be playing in back to back games. It's been proven in the past that a hot Uribe can carry a team for a bit...he just doesn't stay hot enough long enough. Agreed completely on Konerko though...he hit some balls very well tonight and he looked pretty solid last night too. I'd imagine his average will be in the .230s or so come the first week of August. I have a feeling he'll be giving Cabrera a break tomorrow.