Dick Allen

He is signed for $850,000 this season.

2005

I know it would never happen, but he is a steal at $5.5 million. The Mets were interested in him, and they don't have any top notch pitching prospects.

That's the problem. The "pop" in his bat is history.

I would love Soriano. He seems to be available. He's brutal defensively, but he's a good bet for 40/40 away from Yankee Stadium. You could move him out to the outfield when Magglio leaves, and not lose any production.

Magglio will not be back next year. But the good news is, Willie Harris will hit .350 at Charlotte this season, after being sent down after hitting .186. Next Soxfest will we hear how Willie is ready to bust out on the major league level.

Harold is the anti-Ozzie personality-wise. This may work.

I agree with you, especially with a manager with no experience. I have just felt the team has been grooming Harold for something the past year or so, and will probably offer him this job. Whether or not that is a wise choice remains to be seen.

Peter Gammons predicts 3rd place. That is music to my ears. The Sox are now a lock to win the division.

I'd think it would be an upset if Baines doesn't get the job. He already is on the payroll.

He failed his physical with Pittsburgh, and is a free agent. Supposedly, he has an inner ear problem that is affecting his balance. I used to like him as a part time player, and he seems like a great guy, but since he left, so has his power, and his defense has slipped a bit too. If he could get healthy, I'd sign him and let him play in Charlotte a little to see if he can help the big club.

He did do that, but when the Sox did do the deal, he questioned it. Everett had gone on cold streak just before the trade.

I think you are right, when they are wearing hats. When the hat is off, Esteban's follically challenged dome looks nothing like Ozzie's.

They can sugarcoat it all they want, but Koch is only throwing 90 and still sucks. They should just release him.

John is his first name. He isn't on the Cubs roster because he signed a minor league contract. I haven't heard anything about him this spring.

The ball ricocheted off a wall and hit the little girl. Instead of calling someone an idiot for letting that happen you should be thankful she wasn't seriously hurt. It was a fluke. She will be fine.

Sutcliffe is just echoeing what many people on this board feel. (I don't agree). If you go back a month or 2 on this board, most were saying the same things he's saying, and he was covering his ass with Cub fans. I remember when he was finishing up his career, he passed on coming to the White Sox because he thought it would be sacreligious to play for them after his emotional involvement with the Cubs. The thing I don't like about Sutcliffe is that he always cuts off the last word in every sentence he speaks. He gets about halfway done with the last word, and its on to the next sentence. That has always annoyed me.

You can go into Jimbo's or Shinick's or any bar around there and ask for a temporary pass. They'll give you one if you return it after the game.

Robbie Alomar

Steve Garvey threw worse than Frank, and he played first forever.

He decided to go out on a limb, did he?

Why is everybody handing the World Series to the Yankees? Their pitching, while potentially very strong, has huge question marks. Is Lieber healthy? Can Brown stay healthy? Can Contreras be consistent? Rivera struggled at times last year, will he be alright? There defense is still atrocious. While there is no question ARod is better than Soriano, he gets devalued as a thirdbaseman. He is going from a great hitters park to a national park. His power numbers will probably go down a little. Soriano is not much worse than ARod, in fact, their win shares from last season were almost even. ARod beat him by 2 games. I know the Yankees are made of money, but adding this to their payroll has got to take a toll. They paid $60 million in luxury tax, and it will go higher this year. I still think the Red Sox are better than the Yankees, and think one of the biggest reasons the Yankees are doing this, is to keep ARod from Boston.

The payroll is $12 million higher right now than it was last season.

Considering the White Sox hosted the Yankees the last home series of the season last season, I thought the schedule makers would give them a break and make it during the summer, or at least a weekend.

4 years ago, I would agree with you, but not now. Chances are, he will get hurt again this year, and miss significant time. The same type of injuries happened to his father, and I think genetics may be involved. He can't help you with attendance if his sitting at home Last off season he worked out for the first time, and was in the best shape of his life. First he hurt his shoulder, than I believe it was his ankle. He is toast. Even when he played last year, he wasn't very good. He had Konerko like numbers. Scouts say his bat has slowed significantly.He will be like the 2001 edition of Harold Baines pretty soon.