Dick Allen

QUOTE(fathom @ Sep 7, 2006 -> 09:29 PM) I'm eagerly looking forward to next week. It should be fascinating baseball. Hopefully, the good posters will come into the game threads, and the fair-weather fans will stay out. I came to the conclusion that Pods definitely is better than Grady Sizemore. I am now a good poster.

QUOTE(GOD @ Sep 7, 2006 -> 09:28 PM) Why is Sweeney pinch hitting with Crede and AJP on the bench? Probably because the game is over. I think Crede has back issues and AJ needs a breather.

QUOTE(GOD @ Sep 7, 2006 -> 09:25 PM) 2 out rally a comin!!!! imposter.

QUOTE(fathom @ Sep 7, 2006 -> 09:25 PM) BTW...my quick calculations show we'll face Bonser, Santana, and Liriano in the final 3 games of the season if everything holds true to what we've heard. If Buerhle's pitching, I hope nobody is messing with the lights on the scoreboard.

If Sandy had AJP's reputation, he would have been out of baseball 3 or 4 years ago.

I never left a game on a beautiful night after 6 innings before in my life.

QUOTE(fathom @ Sep 7, 2006 -> 05:44 PM) That's not good. The news gets better though, as Hafner's expected back after missing the past few games. Mackowiak in LF against a lefty? That makes no sense. We might as well put Ozuna in LF, and Cintron at 3B. Nice to see Ozzie can't even keep his decisions straight, as he said Sweeney would be playing tonight. This is an awful lineup we have tonight. Did I hear correctly that Ozzie said Sweeney reminded him of himself? If he did, I saw Ozzie play a lot and I don't see it. How can a slap hitting, slick fielding, no patience hitter be compared to Ryan Sweeney?

Ozuna, 3B; Iguchi, 2B; Dye, RF; Thome, DH; PK, 1B; Mack, LF; Uribe, SS; BA, CF; Alomar, C. Buehrle on the mound.

Hermanson still can't pitch 2 days in a row from what I heard. I must say he looked a lot better than I thought he would last night. Of course it was garbage time. I can't see him being on the playoff roster, if the Sox are fortunate enough to require one, if he can only pitch 1 inning and need a day off. It really could put you in a bind. I've stated it many times before, my hat's off to him. Most would have just had their paychecks forwarded to their home. He stuck it out, and deserves any good that comes his way. I just don't really think it would be too wise to have to rely on him at this point.

If the Sox could sweep the Indians, and Twins sweep the Tigers, the 3 teams would be within 1/2 game of each other. I just have the feeling the Sox are going to rue the days they let KC and TB kick their ass, and the 2 games they gave to the Red Sox in Boston. That LA/Oak trip is what the White Sox postseason chances hinge on.

QUOTE(Hideaway Lights @ Sep 7, 2006 -> 02:08 PM) I've never said Ozzie is alwys right, but he certainly deserves a lot of credit for last year, no matter how bad of a manager you think he is. Look, part of managing is dealing with egos. Dealing with personalities. Dealing with coaches. This is all stuff we don't see. The Ditka analogy is a good one - because he wasn't a great coach. But to say that any team, whether it was the 85 bears or 05 Sox was a lock to win the WS despite whatever manager you threw in there is just plain ignorant. The intangible qualities that a manager brings - such as motivation - are not apparent to us on a day to day basis. Buddy Ryan had more to do with the Bears winning the Super Bowl than Ditka. Buddy leaves and the rest of the Ditka reign is dissappointment. Ozzie managed a world championship team. Nobody can ever take that away from him. My problem is now you see him on ads, television specials, and popping off in the media about something almost daily. I don't know how many times I've heard him say his job is to win games. I just wish he'd put all the side stuff away, and concentrate on finding ways to help the White Sox win games. He is the same kind of huge personality Ditka is. He is loyal to "his people" just like Ditka, his tactical game decisions appear questionable, just like Ditka, and all the stuff that came with winning in a title-starved town seems to have, at least to me, made him lose his focus just like Ditka. Ozzie can get it back. He'll never be a genius in-game manager IMO. But he can get his focus back. Ditka loved the spotlight and 21 years later it still shines on him. Ozzie loves it too, but he's not going to be able to maintain his popularity with bad seasons, the one difference between him and Da Coach.

QUOTE(witesoxfan @ Sep 7, 2006 -> 01:35 PM) Personally, it's hard for me to say. Jerry fuggin hated Garland it seemed, so I'm not sure he'd ever get his confidence built up to where it is now. However, if we were to throw that aside, I think you are looking at a team in first place by probably two games. For how completely horrible Jerry Manuel was, he actually knows how to manage a bullpen. If Ozzie was the reason Garland was better, how come Garland had better numbers his last year with Manuel than his first year with Ozzie? Garland just matured.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Sep 7, 2006 -> 08:32 AM) Just wondering if anyone compiles a stat of frequency of runs scored by a team. Remembering the all or nothing offense of a couple years ago and wishing to compare it to this home run happy team. I'm wondering if this team is scoring 0-4 runs more or less frequently than the past couple seasons. Before the Boston series, they had only scored 2 runs or less 20 times this year which was far fewer than the 33 times they had done that at the same point last season, and far fewer than anyone in baseball this year. I believe they still only have 5 or 6 wins this season when scoring 3 runs or less. Basically, this offense scores a lot more runs more consistently than the team that won the WS. The problem up until Boston, has been pitching.

QUOTE(Sonik22 @ Sep 6, 2006 -> 08:53 PM) 89 mph That's with him amped as high as possible. You have to give him credit for not giving up. He was still getting paid.

QUOTE(The Ginger Kid @ Sep 6, 2006 -> 08:52 PM) anybody get the feeling that Dustin might chuck one inside on one of the sawks? I hope not. If they come after him, he may never walk again.

QUOTE(beautox @ Sep 6, 2006 -> 08:48 PM) ZOMG! Hermanson!!! No facial hair. Is 7 runs a big enough lead?

Its a shame the Red Sox have scored 5 runs this series and are going to take 2 out of 3.

QUOTE(greg775 @ Sep 6, 2006 -> 08:43 PM) Just think ... if our starters pitch like this every night the rest of the way we'll make the playoffs. The reason the starters have pitched well this series--------------------Ozzie The reason the Sox have 8 runs tonight-----------------------------------Ozzie

I think I just saw a SB I have the feeling Dye will make more contact as soon as he hits number 40.

QUOTE(G&T @ Sep 6, 2006 -> 06:47 PM) John Kruk and...someone. Kruk and Ozzie were minor league teammates in the SD organization. Kruk will never speak badly when it comes to Ozzie.

I give total credit to the White Sox 4 spot this inning to one man--Ozzie Guillen.

Get this run in Gooch.

QUOTE(fathom @ Sep 6, 2006 -> 06:40 PM) Very nice AB by Pods. PK's speed is such a peculiar thing. Its hard to imagine that he'll actually lose a step as he gets older.

Snyder is meat. There is absolutely no reason the White Sox should not light him up tonight.

The Count came back. Shades of 2005 with the 3-4-5 hitters.