Dick Allen

He has been, but I think extended playing time would cause him to go in a tailspin.

I would put Borchard in RF, and have Maggs DH for a while, until the knee is 100%. 2 dropped balls in a week should keep Gload from ever playing RF again, unless a game is out of hand.

Its time for Joe Borchard.

I don't agree with posting all the personal stuff about the guy, but I am glad he's being exposed as the fraud I always thought he was. It must be true, because he hasn't fought back, something he would never do before.

The telecast panned to her last year and wished her a happy birthday. Hawk said she was the sister of some guy in the booth.

KW was the one who announced they would not be talking about it. That remained status quo, until KW mentioned the offer again. People were wondering if the organization was going into the "well, we tried" mode.

Jaime Burke couldn't DH on an American Legion team.

You are wrong about KW not discussing it. He discussed it last week when Maggs was away from the team. He mentioned the offer was close to what Maggs asked for, but there was some protection for the team for the fifth year. KW was the one who went public first.

26-14 this year. Last year I was an amazing 41-13.

There shouldn't be any panic mode to get rid of him. If he doesn't sign, use the money you would have spent on him on someone else. Play out the year and see what happens. I remember about 5 years ago Ivan Rodriquez was going to leave Texas and they thought about trading him. When all was said and done after the season, he re signed. Its possible Maggs and his agents just want to see what he's worth on the open market.

Just a reminder, the Sox are under .500 without Magglio. They need him.

You're right. Carl Pohlad is one of the richest people in America. He is a billionaire a couple times over.

You may be right, but Cotts has been horrible since he made that spot start. I think he needs to go back to Charlotte for a little while.

I think ripping Magglio here is shortsided. For one thing, he is just answering questions asked to him by reporters. IIRC, it was KW who talked about Maggs contract offer a few days ago, when it was supposed to be kept out of the media. Magglio is a very decent person, who really wouldn't be rude to anybody. He also doesn't speak English that well, (he's very self conscious of it, its one of the reasons you have rarely seen him interview before this season). I think his agents have told him to go out and speak more. Anything that sounds pompous may just be poor word selection. Magglio often ends a sentence with "thats it". We have no way of knowing what has gone on during previous negotiations, nor can we have any idea what the current offer is. Its possible Magglio's contributions have been downplayed, and maybe KW threatened to trade him if he didn't sign.KW said it was close to his asking price, then started hemming and hawing about the final year. All Maggs said was negotiations weren't close, and he wanted to concentrate on getting back in the line up. He also said how much he likes it here. I just want him back on the field.

Don't get that deep with Magglio's quotes. His English is not that great.

Throw away that little bad stretch before his last 2 starts, and his stats are very similar to Mulders, and Buerhle pitches in a bandbox. Oakland is great to hit in during the day, but at night, its brutal.

Throw away 2 bad starts, and Buerhle's stats are good enough to start the All Star Game.

Don't worry, Nomar won't be in a White Sox uniform this season.

They didn't have their hottest hitter, Ramirez for the last 2 games. Ray Ordonez hitting about .130 killed the Sox Saturday. There is no excuse not to score against Glendon Rusch. This guy was given up on by the Mets, Brewers and I believe Texas released him in Spring Training. Texas would probably let me pitch a few games before giving up on me. Execution was weak last night. One saving grace is that Buerhle didn't get stuck with the loss. Another is the Sox are still in first place. It goes to show how important Magglio is to the team. If the Sox are to win the WS they are going to have to win without a DH. When Frank sits, and Magglio is out, and a LHP is facing us, which renders Valentin virtually useless, the line up is not very impressive.

Its about time they get a grip on reality in Wrigleyville, and realize Harry is dead. Its time to move on, those "guest conductors" are so annoying.

Just a little irony. I went to see Jackie Mason at Zanies last year. JR showed up-with Sam Smith.

You're probably right. I do think, however, that Ponson's and Colon's performances this season may finally bring down contracts, in terms of length and price, for pitchers. JR's theory that pitchers should not get more than a 3 year contract has proven time and time again to be correct. There has been an exception or 2, but not many. I read last year, that many teams have adopted his policy. I'm sure more will now.

He was fine his first inning of work. His control was a little off that second inning, which could be an indication of fatigue. He has averaged only 42 innings of work the last 6 seasons in Japan. His appearances and innings have been about the same during that time. He is used to working 1 inning at a time. He is bound to give up some hits and walks, afterall, these are the greatest hitters in the world. If I were Ozzie, I would work him 1 inning at a time. I wouldn't throw him in there when there is a 4 run lead and nobody on in the 9th, like he did twice last week, he's going to need this guy for a few more months.

He's working out. Wrigley Field is not condusive to rehab. Maggs wants to get back ASAP.

Mariotti would say that the Sox finally took his advice. If the Sox re sign Magglio, he will take full credit. If Magglio should somehow not live up to the contract, Marriotti will have a column on the stupidity of signing him. Its happened before with that schmuck, it will happen again.