Dick Allen

QUOTE(winninguglyin83 @ Apr 29, 2007 -> 05:32 PM) There was a time when we drafted Black Jack, Frank, Robin Ventura, Alex Fernandez back to back to back to back. We had much higher picks back then, but it's still hard to be nearly 0-10 the way we have. That was Larry Himes and Al Goldis. They built the team the way you are supposed to, and got shown the door. because apparently Himes is an ass and JR couldn't stand him. Other players the White Sox developed after they left were their guys too. Guys like Ray Durham. The excuse that they have drafted low is such a tired one. Take 1997. The White Sox had 7 of the first 62 picks. Dellaero, Kane, Caradonna, Myette, Parque, Biddle and Weaver and they didn't sign Weaver the best of the bunch. They passed on guys like Berkman who was picked right after Dellaero and Tim Hudson.

Who are they bringing up, Fields and his .218 batting average?

Rogo is hitting .141 in Charlotte with 1 homer. He soon will be 26 years old. I'm thinking there is little chance anyone would really want to put him on their 40 man, and if they do, I really doubt the White Sox would or even should care.

There really is no way to accurately come up with the White Sox rotation 2 or 3 years from now especially if you are doing it mostly with minor leaguers. So many things happen.

If you guys think Anderson has no clue at the plate, wait until you see Terrero against major league pitchers. BA does need to play though, and even if Terrero is no better, in the long run it is better for BA.

He's in Oz with Dorothy, the Tin Man and the Scarecrow.

I saw Liu Rodriquez. He is working in the circus with a bearded lady.

Hunter didn't intentionally break a rule. It really would be absurd if he was punished in any way.

QUOTE(South Side Fireworks Man @ Apr 24, 2007 -> 10:33 PM) I hear you, but the only problem is then we're back to Mack as our backup CF. So what. Anderson, who I am a big fan of, is wasting space right now. Ozzie doesn't use him much anyway. When Erstad goes down, KW can bring in Rowand.

QUOTE(StrangeSox @ Apr 24, 2007 -> 10:31 PM) The lineup is all sorts of messed up tonight. You should still get 670 AM down here, that's how I'm following the game. The game is on regular comcast sportsnet right now.

The Cubs need someone who can come into the game in the later innings and play the OF and actually catch the ball. Maybe even play against lefties and give Pie a break. The Sox could use a right handed batter who actually can hit. Murton can't field but he can hit and has nowhere to play for the Cubs. Anderson for Murton could be a good deal. I think Anderson will be the better player in a couple of years, but I have a hard time believing he's going to be very successful with the Sox.

I saw Gload drop 2 flyballs in a week. That's all I had to see.

Fields is really going to strike out a lot when and if he becomes a regular in the major leagues. I still don't think he'll be any good, but KW said last year he'll be an All Star.

QUOTE(fathom @ Apr 24, 2007 -> 10:01 PM) Even on that routine fly ball, Anderson was too lazy to get behind it in case Sanders tried to go to 3rd base. This will be the big question of 2007....it's sad that he will get 6 million from us if he gets 600 ABs. That's not exactly where I want the Buehrle/Dye money going to. If he hits like this all season and Ozzie gets him those at bats he should be committed.

Its one thing to insist Erstad be in the line-up everyday. Its more puzzling why OG insists on leading him off.

QUOTE(RME JICO @ Apr 24, 2007 -> 09:48 PM) So BA is the next manager of the White Sox? They both were comparable with the honey's at the same age.

I posted this in another thread, BA's OBP in 2006: .290. Ozzie Guillen's career OBP: .290.

QUOTE(fathom @ Apr 24, 2007 -> 09:39 PM) I'm just wondering how long we're going to keep messing around with the LF and CF position over the next few years. It would be nice to sign a talented FA one of these years, especially with Dye gone after this year. Sweeney is going to be out there next year.Both KW and OG are big fans. I think next offseason we may see why this offseason KW didn't even try to spend money. He'll have to sign somebody if Dye goes.

QUOTE(fathom @ Apr 24, 2007 -> 09:37 PM) Sisco will never be a starter. He'd need 100 pitches to get thru 4 innings. I couldn't agree with you more.

Gload is brutal in the OF. Sisco won't be very good unless he can throw strikes on a more consistent basis, but potentially he helps you more than Gload would. Besides losing Gload opened up a spot for the unaminous selection to the Grinder Hall of Fame, Darin Erstad.

QUOTE(chisox72 @ Apr 24, 2007 -> 07:22 PM) I noticed him too....I am starting to think NASCAR buys his tickets for him just to get noticed with that jacket on ... Who the hell wears that ugly ass thing anyhow, let alone INSIDE of a building... When they first came up with scout seats, the guy I have tickets with made some calls trying to get companies to buy tickets there for us to use while we were wearing stuff with their logo all over it. Its a cheap ad. Nobody bit. It wouldn't surprise me if thats what this guy does.

Sending champagne to a team who swept a rival is at best a very minor thing. How this would warrant a 3 year suspension and steroids or cork or foreign substances on balls or other illegal drug usage gets you much less is beyond me. I hope they just let it go. He obviously didn't knowingly break any rule. If you say he broke the rule, he should be suspended, you must also think going 56 mph in a 55 mph zone while driving is speeding and you should definitely be ticketed.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Apr 23, 2007 -> 11:49 PM) I'm just sad that Frank won't get 3000 hits. The guy was one of the best pure average hitters for a long time in his career and it sucks he'll never reach what I consider the elite plateua for an offensive player (3000 hits). One thing that frustrated me with Frank the past 5 years is that he became much more interested in the homer and his average suffered immensely because of it. He walked way too much for 300 hits.

A lot of people will be eating crow if there actually is something very wrong with his shoulder. I don't like the guy, I think he's an arrogant jackass, but its really pretty incredible how he's gone from HOFer to garbage. If there's nothing really wrong, then he is a headcase and this "exploration" will ruin him even further. I really feel as crazy as this sounds, the only way he can salvage his career is if there really is something wrong and major surgery is required.

You don't want to stay near Yankee Stadium. I would bid on priceline. Go up to $130 on a 4 star in Midtown East and you may get the Grand Hyatt which is where the White Sox stay. Its right next to Grand Central Station so the train is real easy. You may have to throw an additional $20-30 a night at the bid, because of the time of year though.