Dick Allen

QUOTE(fathom @ Jul 28, 2006 -> 08:05 PM) Welcome to the joys of pitching at SafeCo with an amazing defense behind you. Jim Parque could have been effective there. You make great points in just about every post you ever produce, but Parque and effective should never be used in the same sentence.

Does anyone know anything about the minor league catcher the Sox have, Lucy? I saw him in Spring Training, and he has an unbelievable arm.

QUOTE(fathom @ Jul 28, 2006 -> 07:55 PM) Screw motivating...how about better strategizing? We seem determined to let the other team's best players consistently beat us with 2 outs. That is exactly right. The other team's best players always get a chance to beat the Sox. Paulie out.

At least Bedard's at 103 pitches. Maybe that's why Freddy throws 87 mph now. He's been rumored to be dealt.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Jul 28, 2006 -> 07:52 PM) Whatever Hawk. There were tons of rumors last year with Griffey and Burnett. The Tigers and Twins have been involved in a lot of rumors as well. Its a BS excuse.

It looks like the Sox could use a few pots of the "leaded" coffee.

Trading Thome would be idiotic. The effect he has had on this offense this year is beyond incredible.

QUOTE(fathom @ Jul 28, 2006 -> 07:42 PM) We might as well start MacDougal now, and take advantage of him being healthy. Who do you think will land on the DL first, MacDougal or Alomar?

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Jul 28, 2006 -> 07:40 PM) I'll ask again since nobody answered before. If we get crushed this weekend, would you be angry at KW for having a white flag trade? He better not. They still would only be 3 1/2 out. Too many bandwagon season ticketholders not renewing could really put the White Sox in a bind.

The offense was so due for a long tough stretch. Most of their numbers are still better that what you could have reasonably expected. If they hit like their career norms the first half of the season, KW would be the #1 seller on the trade market.

That was quick

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Jul 28, 2006 -> 07:34 PM) Wait, why the hell didn't Ozuna score on that? I mean, that was clearly gone or off the wall. Why is Thome on first base?

QUOTE(G&T @ Jul 28, 2006 -> 07:28 PM) Maybe he stopped using greenies. I've thought of that, and wonder if they would give him that much more velocity.

I would just like someone from the White Sox to explain the dramatic velocity loss Garcia has encountered. Is he hurt? Is he off the juice? Did he just get old? That and keep him away from the buffet table.

Maybe they'll leave Freddy out there long enough where he'll need a little time off.

QUOTE(G&T @ Jul 28, 2006 -> 07:19 PM) I can't either, but he's still out there. That trade might be one of the worst things KW has ever done. If Chris Young is half as good as advertised, KW will not be able to make a worse trade if he tried.

Freddy getting handled by the lowly Orioles. It will be interesting to see the Freddy defenders excuses for yet another dismal start.

QUOTE(G&T @ Jul 28, 2006 -> 07:15 PM) I remember Steve Stone saying that the only reason Vaz is still out there is because of trade value. I'm worried that KW might not want to move him to the bullpen because nobody will want to trade for him after the season. I don't like it, but I don't know what else to think. I can't see where he's adding to his trade value pissing away lead after lead.

When is Hawk going to talk about how Ozzie will fix this? He's sucked back more Ozzie Kool-Aide than the guys on this board who've been sucking back the Coop Kool-Aide thinking that he can make any pitcher a star.

Why even throw when Freddy is pitching. They had no chance as it was. I think this game is OVA.

QUOTE(WHarris1 @ Jul 28, 2006 -> 07:09 PM) Ya know, we could make them pay for not being able to turn that...but why bother? Anderson is hitting better, but he still only has 1 homer and 4 rbi on the road this season which ties him with Carlos Zambrano on the road. Carlos only has 16 ABs though.

It is amazing the Sox refuse to put BMac in the rotation, but he could get you Soriano or Zito in a trade. Seems like stupidity to me.

QUOTE(fathom @ Jul 28, 2006 -> 07:03 PM) I can't wait for Tejada to beat us all series. This team is absolutely dead right now. How come every other team has no problem scoring from first on a double, and we can't even score from second on a single? Or our leadoff hitter hits a grounder up the middle the other day that the secondbaseman dives for and throws him out easily. The White Sox I believe lost their edge winning the WS. It happens to a lot of players and teams.

QUOTE(SoxHawk1980 @ Jul 28, 2006 -> 07:01 PM) At his weight and physical conditiong, with the heat I'm sure he's going to be exhausted by the 5th inning. I agree with this and the earlier post, he needs to lose 30 lbs. Another example of a member of the best rotation ever assembled not being able to pitch over an error. Hawk just said there has to be some reason Tejada makes $15 million a year. On the flip side, there has to be some reason the White Sox rotation is compensated as well as they are. Its going to take a while to find a reason.

QUOTE(Milkman delivers @ Jul 28, 2006 -> 06:59 PM) Uribe's defense is awesome and all, but he has some terrible throws. His throwing has been erratic at best this season. I agree with you.