Dick Allen

There probably won't be any trades today, because that would leave the roster short for the DH. I'm surprised Floyd is pitching the night game. It must mean they are keeping him around. Maybe they will use him out of the bullpen.

5 runs in the first is pretty sweet.

4 hits in a row. What's the over/under on White Sox hits for the game? 7?

I wonder who Hawk and DJ think is the best baseball player in the world, Andy Gonzalez or Darin Erstad.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Jul 5, 2007 -> 05:25 PM) You mean the Theo Epstein that gave out horrid contracts to both JD Drew and Julio Lugo (or at least thats how it looks right now). Well I definitely wouldn't have had interest in either of them. I have a thing about the chronically injured and wife beaters. I think everyone and their brother knew the Drew contract was a bit insane, but a lot of people on this board would have done an Irish jig if KW signed Lugo last winter. The thing is, even with these 2 black eyes, the Red Sox should waltz right into the playoffs. The biggest thing for Theo now is getting through the season without major injury and getting his playoff rotation figured out. I only wish that was all that was on KW's plate. Kenny is going to be very busy the next 8 or 9 months.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 5, 2007 -> 02:34 PM) I don't think any of them are laughing. I talked to one the other day. Its pretty much universally accepted that the Sox fleeced the Phillies in that trade, even if Floyd never becomes anything great. I'm not talking about the trade. A bag of used balls would have been a good return on Garcia as it turns out. Phillies fans found Floyd to be painful to watch.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jul 5, 2007 -> 01:29 PM) When that deal fell through, they chose to sign him to a $14.3M extension through 2009 instead. That and the fact that he bounced back and is playing great means Baltimore will not move him, especially for the crap KW will have available to move.

Phillies fans must be laughing that White Sox fans are excited to see Gavin Floyd pitch. Although when he was with the Phillies, White Sox fans would have been excited to see him pitch against the White Sox.

Ozzie said he doesn't want to call someone up for a start and then send them right back down. He doesn't think it would be fair to Floyd. Maybe today or tomorrow is the day the trigger is going to be pulled on some other moves.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Jul 5, 2007 -> 12:41 PM) It would peak my interest a little more than just Kemp. We need to start filling holes regardless of value, and the middle infield and top of the order should be priorities. I for one, dont think Richar is the answer. Brian Roberts would be perfect for the White Sox. He was almost traded for Adam LaRoche and Marcus Giles last winter. QUOTE(redandwhite @ Jul 5, 2007 -> 12:46 PM) I'd rather this trade not be made than Kenny Williams coming to Boston. He's horrible. Funny how Kenny and Theo both fell out of favor pretty quickly with a lot of people after winning long awaited titles. Has this season turned the tide back into Theo's favor in Boston?

If KW made that trade, he should go to Boston with Buerhle. No deal. Horrible.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Jul 5, 2007 -> 12:19 PM) Any idea which game it will be? Early or Late.... If Day is ready, I would guess the early game, then they could activate Day for the night game.

QUOTE(RME JICO @ Jul 4, 2007 -> 04:49 PM) A 70% clip is very hard to maintain for 81 games, but it is not impossible. They need to string together a couple of 5-6 game win streaks and get to within about 7-8 games by August 1st. The head to head games vs Det, Cle, and Min will be huge. The Sox need to close out Baltimore these next 2 games, and take a minimum of 3 from the Twinkies. That would put them at 41-45 at the ASB. After the ASB, the Sox have the following until their next day off on July 30th: at BAL for 4 (3-1) at CLE for 3 (2-1) at BOS for 4 (3-1) vs DET for 5 (4-1) vs TOR for 3 (2-1) They would need to win every series and go on a 14-5 run to make it to 55-50. The Detroit 5 game series will probably decide the season. If the Sox can take at least 4, they will make up a minimum of 3 games on the Tigers within 4 days. Depending on how Detroit plays between now and then, the Sox could be within a few games at that point. Again this is a extreme long shot, but it is still possible for the WC. I'm not a big fan of Ozzie, but if he can win 70% of the games the rest of the way with this bullpen, they should give him a lifetime contract that guarantees he's the highest paid manager every season.

Tought to rip Kobayashi, he had a record if Chesnut didn't bury him.

QUOTE(fathom @ Jul 4, 2007 -> 12:10 PM) The funny thing is, Tampa doesn't have a whole lot to trade us. Dukes is too much of a character issue, Baldelli is hurt too much, and they're not going to trade Upton or Young now. The only guy is Crawford, but that would make no sense at all. I can't see them trading Longoria or Brignac. I think Kenny wants Al Reyes.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Jul 3, 2007 -> 10:03 PM) and you can tell the future because you know exactly what he's going to end up with in 2007. He could be .500, but that might have more to do with the White Sox being a 90 loss team. Or he could blow up. Fact of the matter is, through 107 innings, he has a 3.70 ERA and a 1.08 WHIP. That is good. No, but just like you do occassionally, I like to speculate, which I guess isn't a crime or no one would be talking about trades or anything else. I look at past history, and thats what it tells me. Vazquez is going well right now,no doubt. History says it probably won't last. I hope it does, but history suggested Pods would get hurt. History suggested Erstad would get hurt. History suggests Bukvich will probably not be any good. If you don't like my opinion, there's always the ignore feature.

History is on the White Sox side for a semi decent second half. I read where the 1999 Marlins are the only team to finish below .500 2 years after winning a WS. Some finished below the very next season, but snapped back the next year.

QUOTE(BearSox @ Jul 3, 2007 -> 09:46 PM) yep... He's got great stuff. Too bad he can't get it over the plate. He'd fit in with a lot of KW's acquisitions.

QUOTE(IlliniKrush @ Jul 3, 2007 -> 09:33 PM) Just think Dick Allen, Tonight's 9 inning, one run performance by Javy could be turned into like 8 or 9 saves!!!!!!! Damn, another "average" start tonight by Javy. Time for someone to take the ball from him. I'm glad he pitched well. I guess reality is something Javy fans just want to avoid. He pitches several gems every year, but in the end its right around .500 with a mediocre ERA.

I loooooooooooooooove when the worst hitter in baseball is leading off for the White Sox.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jul 3, 2007 -> 06:53 PM) HAAA This chick interviewing Owens: "You probably didn't expect both Erstad and Podsednik to land on the DL at the same time...' bwahaha They are closing up shop in Vegas. The casinos took a pounding on that one.

MacDougal is due to get a shot at pissing the game away tonight. I'll go with him. And/or Thornton.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Jul 3, 2007 -> 06:32 PM) Relevancy has to start somewhere, doesnt it? Yes but it could be very misleading. Take all the hate with Contreras. Take away his first and last start. Say they are not relevant and his ERA is 3.97. Not bad. As bad as Contreras has been this season, his ERA is almost identical to Vazquez's last season, and a lot of people say Vazquez is paid perfectly. He makes more than Contreras, so Jose must be a bargain even when he's bad.

QUOTE(WCSox @ Jul 3, 2007 -> 06:20 PM) As long as you agree that has little to do with Javy. Too bad that Javy's rock-solid first half this year is also getting dismissed by much of Soxtalk as "irrelevant" because the offense and bullpen aren't pulling their weight. Well I hope he pitches a gem tonight. The less he has to rely on the BP the better.

QUOTE(chisox2334 @ Jul 3, 2007 -> 05:30 PM) in other news reifert and cowley are now alright with each other Good News! Joe Cowley of the Sun-Times and I made up before the game today and he evened promised to consider taking part in Blog Night (I know I need to pick a date). I think Cowley's dream job is JR's cabana boy, and he was just jealous. Reifert does have a pretty sweet gig, and is a Hawkeye.