Dick Allen

QUOTE(bmags @ Oct 26, 2005 -> 08:19 PM) i'm guessing you mean present day minnie? Either

QUOTE(SSH2005 @ Oct 26, 2005 -> 08:18 PM) I love that first pitch swinging, Scotty Pods! I don't mind him swinging at the first pitch if it is an aggressive swing. But to swing at the first pitch defensively is silly.

QUOTE(fathom @ Oct 26, 2005 -> 08:16 PM) I hope Pods gets aggressive and tries to pull the ball again. He's much more dangerous when he swings hard instead of trying to place the ball in LF. And if he gets on first he needs to run right away. Ausmus couldn't throw out Minnie Minoso.

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Oct 26, 2005 -> 08:14 PM) Heres a forecast of the 6th inning for Backe: slider slider slider slider slider slider... Until the entire side has either K'd or they learn to adjust. He whiffed Konerko, or Ko Ko as his former teammate Mike Piazza calls him, with a change.

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Oct 26, 2005 -> 08:10 PM) I agree bigtime. These guys need to learn to adjust. I mean, it's not like we've won 16 of the last 17 in the last 4 series. In three of those series we faced 3 of the top 5 pitching staffs IN THE MAJOR f***ING LEAGUE. But I agree. We need to light him up too, even if he's locating perfectly. Just no excuse for it really. What AJ and Rowand were swinging at to fan there was no excuse. Everyone else he threw good pitches to. At least Freddy is mowing them down, and judging by Backe's record he should be ready to start making some mistakes.

QUOTE(fathom @ Oct 26, 2005 -> 07:55 PM) We have quite a few guys who struggle mightily against the outside slider/curve by a righty. I haven't seen any effort by guys like Rowand to stay on the pitch and take it to RF. Pods hit the ball hard, and Dye did too. I thought they might start ripping this guy. I just don't know how many low and away sliders Rowand has to swing and miss at before he realizes he must try something new.

Ensberg isn't as open as he was his first AB.

QUOTE(CYGarland @ Oct 26, 2005 -> 07:51 PM) Well we didn't get to Oswalt till the 5th yesterday. Oswald didn't bring anything to the mound with him in the fifth. This guy is getting in a groove. Maybe he will lose it between innings.

Rowand swings at anything ankle high.

I bet a Cub fan friend of mine every year $10 a game for final record. I made $200. He bet me double or nothing for the ALDS. That's up to $400. He bet me double or nothing for the ALCS, now $800. Its the final double or nothing for the WS. One more White Sox victory, and I am not only a season ticketholder of the world champions, but I'll also be $1600 richer.

QUOTE(knightni @ Oct 26, 2005 -> 01:02 AM) Eziekiel Astacio may not see the light of day with the Astros the rest of the series. What's the deal with this guy's face?

Well it is now the top story at chicagotribune.com, a bigger story than the passing of Rosa Parks. While the incident should never have happened and the perp should be banned from ever entering another sporting event, no charges were filed, so it probably wasn't too big a deal.

QUOTE(frahungski @ Oct 24, 2005 -> 11:15 PM) it seems to me it's their park and the choice is a part of homefield advantage. they should let em do what they want I agree.

At about 5:30 they had a ton of scalpers inside Jimbos. Brokers must of ate a lot of upper deck seats, there were a lot of empties mixed in upstairs.

QUOTE(CWSGuy406 @ Oct 23, 2005 -> 10:58 AM) No one is talking about breaking up the team. In fact, looking at it realistically, you can probably safely say that seven of the nine positions are already filled (Pierzynski, Iguchi, Uribe, Crede, Podsednik, Rowand/Anderson, Dye -- at 1B or RF). But, they need to get better offensively. Our rotation is set (Buehrle/Garland/Contreras/Garcia/B-Mac), much of our bullpen is set (Hermy/Cotts/Jenks/Politte, with Marte probably being traded), so they have to use the money that's going to come in and get some strong offensive players in here; and Sheffield is a strong offensive player. I really doubt KW would trade for Sheffield.

Liz Phair looked good, and, while not sounding all that great, sounded better at the park than she did on tv. You do have to love some of the lyrics of her songs.

Good to have Hawk in town. He should be here.

We parked by Shinnock's, and I can tell you there was absolutely no security bubble all the way to the gate. We had 4 or 5 people ask us if we were selling but saw nobody selling.

QUOTE(sickness212 @ Oct 22, 2005 -> 08:23 AM) Pardon my ignorance but Ihow many rows are in a standard section at US Cellular (Section 145) I am just making sure I will be happy with my seats in row 20. Row 20 is a good seat. For watching a game in 145, I would rather be in row 20 than the first few rows, you have a better overall angle. There are a lot of people who paid $1500 or more for seat that would gladly trade with you.

QUOTE(Iwritecode @ Oct 21, 2005 -> 12:04 PM) So instead of paying the $249 for the package people can now pay $249 per night and HOPE that somebody has some extra passes for all three days (at $15 a piece). What a deal! Boy I'm glad I got my package early. The Hyatt is a HUGE hotel. Wait until a week or so before Soxfest. You will be able to get a room there on Priceline for under $50 a night. They have been $40-45 the previous 4 or 5 years.

They haven't released any on ticketmaster since the initial offering. They might have been doing maintenance on the page. I also heard from someone that there were less than 150 tickets released for Game 1 when they became available.

QUOTE(maki @ Oct 20, 2005 -> 09:04 AM) i really think the fact that you can't do it at the box office is an offshoot of the expansion of getting tickets online. now that most do it online and by cc, they don't wanna do it in person w/ cash because of the hassle of dealing w/ refunds using cash. now you simply put the money back in the cc acct. i think this is part of the reasoning. certainly not all, but part. The other problem is tickets sold out in 18 minutes. How many people waiting in line would have been able to get tickets within that time frame, especially with the people in front of every ticket line you have ever been in checking section by section before making up their minds?

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Oct 18, 2005 -> 05:45 PM) Im not going to read the whole thread for answer, because im just lazy to be honest, but if I was to go down to game 1, no tickets obviously, and wait till after 1st pitch, or right before, do you think I could score tickets for under 300? I know the ALCS there was not demand like everyone was expecting, but I know this is a whole new ballgame... Considering I have never been to a WS game I couldn't give you an answer. But if 300 or so is your limit, it probably is your best chance.

I think you guys who put deposits down still may be alright. On the other site someone there is claiming his friend got called at 1 pm today when the tickets were all gone and got his tickets for next year and 2 upper deck seats to all WS games.

QUOTE(Steff @ Oct 18, 2005 -> 05:33 PM) Hey Dick... lookie who's got plenty of WS tickets.... And those are Season Ticket Holders tickets.. Nice, eh? Quote: Front Row Chicago owner Eric Soderholm - a former White Sox player - holds World Series tickets that his company is selling LMAO. They had a guy on yesterday, a season ticketholder who sold his whole lot for $12,000. The idiot even agreed to an interview. I don't know if Eric has some of those, but judging by what they are getting on ebay, he should have probably gone that route.