Dick Allen

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.

Why is it when our pitchers give up a homer, there is always someone who says they hit a good pitch? Freddy Garcia for some reason is washed up.

Maybe Freddy can shock the world and not let the Orioles regain the lead in the bottom of the inning.

Surprised Cora didn't wave him home. He only would have been out by 50 feet. It had to tempt him.

QUOTE(Wealz @ Jul 28, 2006 -> 03:37 PM) Everybody's different I guess, but I haven't received an email from my rep in 5 years and couldn't care less. Actually, to be honest, I wouldn't know who he/she was if they punched me in the face. BTW, I e-mailed my RSVP and had no problems. I wouldn't mind either if he wasn't ignoring my messages. I have had a few questions over the past few years with this jamoke and he never has returned my email or call. He had no problem contacting me last year when he wanted me to move up a couple rows. I politely declined.

Milwaukee radio is speculating that Cordero, Mench and/or Brady Clark may be spun off in another deal for pitching. Do you think Doug Melvin may be looking at something in Charlotte?

QUOTE(LVSoxFan @ Jul 28, 2006 -> 02:58 PM) I'll post my letter for everybody here when I send it. You're right, DA: this is inexcusable. Hey, if it sold out or whatever, fine. Just tell me. But to kick me to the curb like that after YOU invited me, ugh. And I feel for those poor people showing up, only to get turned away. That is heartless. Post it. I'll make a copy and bring it with me. In past year's when the had the parties, occassionally JR would be there. Who knows he may be at the one I'm at. I'll hand it to him.

QUOTE(forrestg @ Jul 28, 2006 -> 01:30 PM) Milwaukee will get the better end of this deal. Big headed Mench will feast on NL pitching and Cordero will return to form. Rangers will find out how lazy C lee is. CLee is playing for a contract. He's really never been called lazy. Maybe selfish, but not lazy. Cordero will not be with Milwaukee after this season. Nix is a guy who most likely is a journeyman at best, and CLee is head and shoulders above Mench. Good trade for Texas. They wanted Mench out of there anyway. They were going to let Cordero walk after this year, and Nix hadn't developed like they had hoped.

QUOTE(Wealz @ Jul 28, 2006 -> 01:22 PM) The invite clearly stated that you had to RSVP by a certain date. With as many season ticketholders as they have now, it's regrettable, but understandable that errors occurred with the planning of this. When I pay for my season tickets what I expect is a well run baseball operation. Everything else is gravy. The problem is there are a ton of people who RSVP'd by the required date, and they never got the other tickets. I left a message on a voice mail, and thankfully did receive the tickets, but its a pretty screwy system. Why don't they have the reps do this stuff through e-mail? Or have a master email and then when people call and say they haven't received their tickets, they could easily look it up? I'm still trying to figure out what my rep does to earn his paycheck, and even worse, the stiff gets a WS ring. It makes me sick. I haven't received an email from him since February. Either they need to hire more reps, and in the grand scheme of things, they don't make a lot of money so it really won't hurt them, or get them, or at least mine, better trained. The fiasco with the WS and playoff tickets last year, and this snafu is only going to make it harder to renew bandwagon fans if the season falls apart at the seams. They had plenty of time for planning these parties, they really have no excuses. If you were someone who took advantage of the playoff ticketoffer and picked up season tickets last fall, you have had the fiasco of not being able to reach anybody with the White Sox concerning whether or not you successfully were able to land tickets last fall, you were stuffed into Sox fest with a shoehorn last January, maybe that wasn't the White Sox fault, but its still a blemish on the organization, and now the season ticketholder party you may or may not really be invited. You may drive down to USCF and get sent home. Something needs to be done about it. Being swamped is not an excuse.

QUOTE(champ @ Jul 28, 2006 -> 10:44 AM) Put all those guys in the NL Central, and you've got 3 very good players. Texas is a hitter's paradise. I don't see Mench doing much more than he's doing. Cordero has a $5 million option after this season, so he's a little expensive for the Brewers as a set-up man, and if they make him the closer his option goes to $6 million. Nix has struggled in the major leagues for a couple of seasons now. Its probably better than nothing although I think the Brewers would have been better to keep CLee, get the draft picks and spend the money they had planned to give him on free agents or off season trades.