Dick Allen

QUOTE(YASNY @ Aug 31, 2005 -> 08:50 AM) ^^^^ The ultimate authority ^^^^ Would you care to make a wager? He's in a cast, if the best case scenerio occured and he was able to get the cast off in a couple weeks, that would leave him with 2 weeks until the playoffs to get strength back into the area, and get sharp enough hitting to where he actually could contribute. He wouldn't be able to take a minor league rehab assignment, since the minor league season will be over. There was the same pipe dream that he and Maggs would possibly return last year. It isn't going to happen, its not realistic.

Frank is done for the season, playoffs included

Great, great job by BMac. Not only with the shutout, but giving the bullpen a break by pitching into the 8th.

QUOTE(the southside tiger @ Aug 30, 2005 -> 08:42 PM) Try reading the third to last and second to last sentences. I deal specifically with that. They didnt do anything with other teams! We gambled on them. That was my point. The Yankees gambled with Johnson giving him a 2 year huge extension. He's on their payroll until he's at least 44. Pavano was a $50 million or so gamble. Its kind of fun to have a team like the Yankees around. Its a lot more satisfying beating them than the Royals.

QUOTE(Sox Hustler @ Aug 30, 2005 -> 08:29 PM) I wanted Wright... And the reports were so did KW before the Yankees came in late and swooped him up.

QUOTE(the southside tiger @ Aug 30, 2005 -> 08:23 PM) Pavano had one good season preceded by several of mediocrity. Dont you think the Yankee scouts could have figured it out? No. GS just has a lot of money to throw around so if one guys doesnt work out, it doesnt really matter. If Jon the coward were available at the end of this season, hed be getting huge offers. There were a lot of people on this board hoping JR would open the checkbook and sign Pavano. I desperately wanted the Sox to get Randy Johnson and there were a lot who felt the same, some signings are a stretch, some are just bad luck. If Steinbrenner wants to throw his money at everyone, more power to him.

BMac has been awesome tonight.

QUOTE(jphat007 @ Aug 30, 2005 -> 07:38 PM) I love Hawk. I dont' care what anyone says. I love him too. But he is full of s*** sometimes.

QUOTE(fathom @ Aug 30, 2005 -> 07:29 PM) How does Hawk figure Pods would have been out? Mench took about two seconds to get rid of that ball. In Hawk's world, Pods and Ozzie can do no wrong. A sliding catch and he wouldn"t have scored? Give me a break.

the Sox are exactly.500 their last 50 games. They aren't done, but do need offense in a big way. It looks like its going to have to come within.

QUOTE(Gene Honda Civic @ Aug 30, 2005 -> 04:35 PM) A lead off hitter who's higher than 83rd in baseball in runs scored? Exactly. Steals mean nothing if they don't turn into runs.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Aug 30, 2005 -> 04:50 PM) Well its nice to see after a 7 game losing streak, we play okay for a week and then go back to the same type of play that gave us that 7 game losing streak. No pitching + no defense + no hitting(outside of this game) = no playoffs We played ok because we beat Minnesota without Hunter, Jones and Stewart. And beat a last place Seattle team.

Why is it, Buerhle and Garland, supposedly our #1 and #2 pitchers, and supposedly Cy Young candidates, can't ever pitch over an error?

It would be nice if White Sox pitching was able to pitch over an error every now and then.

Blum, KW's trophy deadline pick-up with a 2 base error.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Aug 30, 2005 -> 04:42 PM) willie needs to bring his approach from AAA to the big leagues, he looks like a totally different hitter. He has absolutely no confidence when he's hitting. I remember when he first came up Hawk was spouting off how he would eventually hit 20 homers a year. Watching him now, I wonder if he could hit 20 homers a year in batting practice.

QUOTE(rudylaw @ Aug 30, 2005 -> 04:39 PM) Where is Rocky pitching these days? Some beer league.

QUOTE(robinventura23 @ Aug 30, 2005 -> 04:37 PM) This is a sneak preview of Game 2's starter. Edison Volquez = Edison Clemens. What's the over/under on the inning Hawk proclaims him one of the best young pitchers he's seen come up in some time?

This guy's batting average against is over .370. Hit the ball with authority.

AJ fans

AJ fans

What are the chances of the offense scoring a lot of runs in each of these games? I hope Ozzie doesn't use a Sunday line-up in game 2 against a guy making his major league debut.

Willie fails. Tough to predict.

Is it possible Willie could get a big hit?

tie game, second and 3rd, one out.