Dick Allen

Jose's failure to get a bunt down ultimately set the DP up, and killed the inning. It is the 4th time in the last week and a half he has failed to get a bunt down. He has to move the runner. If he is incapable of even getting a bunt down vs. a LHP, he should be sitting next to Ozzie.

In Gammons defense, I'm sure he is talking and someone is typing in the chat. He probably said Ken but it sounded like Tim going through his wooden teeth.

Actually, Konerko has a higher on base, and higher sluggling average vs. RHP than Simon. So does Gload. Simon having a breakout season? He has only batted 44 times with 0 hr and 2 rbi.

I have a little information. Its one of those friend of a friend deals, but this article seems to back it up. ESPN is doing one of those celebrity roast deals for Dan Patrick, and were expecting the White Sox to buy a bunch of tables. Evidently, they haven't and aren't going to buy even one. They are desperately trying to sell tables on stubhub. I don't know if the Sun-Times is co sponsoring this event, but I was told that Mariotti has been told in no uncertain terms to lighten up his White Sox and more specifically his JR bashing. So this way, he still gets a couple up licks in, but can still put a postive spin on the column. He is a loser.

They gave him a shot today, and he was awful. He was lucky he only gave up 5 runs. Granted they really set him up to fail by not pitching him during his regular turn, he was held back and might not be as sharp. But its the big leagues, the team is in first place, Rauch has to realize they don't have time to dick around with him now. He needed to perform, and he didn't.

I'm pretty sure they were draft picks from last year.

Obviously what he did was wrong, and its supports the notion that a couple of people have stated here about what kind of person he is. But shouldn't they wait to get an explaination from him before this declaration? Of course, there could have been other things that have come up that we don't know about, and he could have been warned about his behavior. Either way, it doesn't appear to be much of a loss for the organization. He was lucky he only gave up 5.

Unfortunately for Jose, his agent can't really sell foul ball homeruns when negotiating a contract. His bunting for sacrifice has been horrible lately. There has been 3 times the last week he didn't get the job done. There is a big difference between striking out and making outs other ways. If you hit the ball, you make the defense make a play, you also can advance runners. Pitchers tend to not pitch as well with runners on 2nd and 3rd, as opposed to 1st and 2nd. Thats not even taking into consideration passed balls and wild pitches. Two four K games with one three K game in a week is unacceptable.

I have bashed Koch in the past, but the USCF gun had him at 97 last night. Is the gun inflated? I don't know, but it was a higher reading than anyone else. Frankie Francisco was hitting 96, which is where he is supposed to be, so Koch must be throwing harder. Batters are taking some funny swings off him now, something they haven't done before.

He said something along the lines that fans come up to him and tell him they know the game. He said he has been around MLB for 40 years and he doesn't even know the game. Basically said with all the complexities, no one knows the game. It wasn't meant as a putdown.

One bad game? He is a career .207 hitter against LHP with no power. This year in 42 AB he has 8 hits 2 rbi and 0 HR. Oh, and 19 k's. If Ozzie must play him against LHP, they should let the pitcher hit, and DH for Valentin.

They don't know what is causing pain in his elbow, and yet they claim he'll be back in 3 weeks. Don't believe it. So the doctor is saying "I don't know what it is, but it should be gone in a week". This injury reminds me so much of Danny Wright's injury in Spring Training last year.

I haven't sat up there for a few years, but I bet you will be pleasantly surprised by the view. If you are in the infield in the first few rows, it totally blows away the view from the bleachers, and lower reserved.

LTP=Light Tower Power, which was the scouting report on him when the Sox drafted him.

I didn't laugh. Joe B.

I'm pretty sure that lady was HSC

You're right. In his minor league career, he has.

I take that to mean you have no idea.

Yes the one guy Joe Bauman who hit 72 homers and never played in the majors. Your quote was "littered". That means you are aware of several more. You insult me and everyone else who ever disagrees with you, so how about backing up your statement?

Can you name a few of these players?

You obviously aren't familiar with Jose Valentin's minor league statistics.

Borchard coming into this year, had played 393 minor league games. He played hurt last year, and his development slowed. He has tremendous power. And when he hits homeruns they are shots. He hit a 420 foot line drive in his first game with the White Sox. Due to the fact he was a big football star, he has not played a lot of baseball relatively speaking, for a professional his age. He has a lot of ability. He is a very hard worker, and is hard on himself. Trying to justify his bonus, doesn't help him either. Don't count last year against him, he had a wrist injury. The upside is tremendous, Baseball Prospectus compares his late development to Jay Buhner.

One thing that is encouraging, even after the rough first, they came back. Prior years, the game would have been over.

He's off to a bad start.

That's one part of his game I will agree with you on. He is, by far, the best baserunner the Sox have, and have had for a long time.