Dick Allen

Why does Trump use all the hand geatures when he is clearly reading from a telepromper? It looks ridiculous. Can't his handlers turn off Fox News and give him lessons ?

Rookies struggle.

QUOTE (Knuckles @ Aug 21, 2017 -> 06:39 PM) The guys over at SM, said Moncada can't hit a changeup. If it's a good one, he has a ton of company.

I really like Buxton.

Did all parties have the proper permits?

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 21, 2017 -> 02:14 PM) Yeah, but does anyone come close to what Trump is doing? All this stuff is on record. We can compare how often each President golfs and goes on vacation, at least in the modern era. Trump is blowing everyone out of the water and he's the only one I could recall going out of his way complaining about other Presidents. The secret service cannot keep up. When the heck has that ever happened in our lifetimes? Not to mention he told his rallies that he wouldn't have time to play golf. He would be way too busy sitting in the WH making great deals.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 21, 2017 -> 01:38 PM) As did every Republican. Which was preceded by every Democrat complaining about how much time Bush spent in Texas. Has there ever been a president who didn't golf and go on vacation too much? It's a little different when it is the actual individual who is b****ing about it. But that is part of Trump's shtick. You know when he starts talking about the lying media and fake news, some more lies are coming out of his mouth. Katriana Pierson former national spokesman for the Trump campaign, called slavery good on Fox this morning.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 21, 2017 -> 01:16 PM) It took Trump 7 months to bankrupt the secret service. He used to tweet about how much Obama was costing taxpayers going to Hawaii. For a guy who would have no time for golf and was just going to sit in the White House making great deals, his detail sure does cost a lot of money. Anyone sick of winning yet?

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Aug 20, 2017 -> 09:49 AM) Covey could provide help next year towards another high deaf pick in '19. Just kidding. I'm not interested in a Pirate style rebuild that takes a few decades. If the guy threw 98 or had a nasty breaking ball or great change up, something, I could see the team's attraction. He just seems mediocre across the board. To me, his upside is still a gas can.

Of the 5 pitchers the Sox used last night, Beck's 6.00 ERA is the lowest. Copp will fix em. There are things you never see. Covey 15 homers allowed in 40 innings. Holland an ERA near 10.00 his last 14 starts. Goldberg a 14/3 walk to strikeout, all on the same staff. If anyone is really worried about draft position, look at he pitchers agsin.

QUOTE (WBWSF @ Aug 20, 2017 -> 08:38 AM) The off season starts with Hahn trading Avi Garcia and Abreu for more prospects. This will be done in the name of a rebuild. I see it as more of a salary dump to get this team to have the lowest payroll in MLB. All this translates into more profits for JR. This leaves the team with the following lineup: 1B=Gillaspie, 2B=Moncada, SS=Anderson, 3B=Davidson, LF=L. Garcia, CF=Engle, RF=Delmonico, C=Smith. Starting Rotation Rodon, Shields, Lopez and Holland. (Hahn resigns Holland thinking that he'll have a rebound year) Bullpen= The same group who are in our present bullpen. After Rodon gets off to a good start Hahn will sign him to a contract extension. After the All Star break Hahn will then trade Rodon to the Cubs for more of their prospects. Nobody ever talks about this but Hahn is a life long Cubs fan. He never attended a White Sox game in his life until he started working for them. And finally for a job well done (Last place team with the lowest payroll=enormous profits) JR will reward Hahn with another contract extension, I think you might need a new hobby.

He is 25 years old, has a minor league track record of giving up runs and not striking many out. He helped the tank, but is horrible. He won't be on any contending team.

Goldberg is bad. Hawk said they have used 24 pitchers this year. You are going to get a fair share that shouldn't be there.

Holland on any other team probably would have been waived by now.

QUOTE (TheTruth05 @ Aug 19, 2017 -> 08:48 PM) The Covey experiment continues to underwhelm. Thus, tank on! He sucked to begin with. Missing so much time is only going to make him worse. I don't really know what the Sox see in him, but hopefully it will pay off. It will be interested to see what they do in the rule 5. I read where they Yankees are going to have a 40 man problem. If the Sox have the top pick, they might get someone interesting. Billy McKinney was mentioned.

QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 19, 2017 -> 08:37 PM) You said all along it was a horrible fit and that he would get destroyed once it got hot out. I was hoping I was wrong as he did look good early. I just hope if they sign some guys they want to flip this offseason flyball pitchers should be scratched off the list. But he helped the losing. So in a way, I am sure there were few regrets. $6 million was a bit much for him though.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 19, 2017 -> 08:33 PM) His ERA was 2.37 after 10 starts Last 14 starts 62 innings 67 earned runs.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Aug 18, 2017 -> 02:37 PM) Yes, in fact, baseball is becoming quite a bit more like football. Now that we've moved out of the steroid era, guys playing past 35 and remaining very effective has become much, much more rare. This article was written in 2013 but it's just as valid now as it was 4 years ago. The average age was approximately 30 years old in 2002 and that age dropped to 26 in 2012. It has probably remained at about that age overall. Guys just can't play that long without some help. Beyond that, no, Jose Abreu is not a super special player. He is a good hitter who does not play very good defense. Leadership like his is not valued in the trade market because the leadership he provides the White Sox super young ballclub is not equal to the value it would offer in a clubhouse like the Red Sox. Funny thing is, before the steroid era, many played until they were 40 or so. I personally think the big thing is velocity. It's one thing a 38-42 year old hitting 92 MPH gas, it's another if it's 97. And pitchers topping off at 92 better have pinpoint control or some great offspeed stuff. Pitches are being thrown a lot faster than they used to be thrown IMO.

How come the Fake News press doesn't press Trump on his plan to defeat ISIS, one he claimed he had during the campaign. He knows more than the Generals, believe me. It seems with his pig blood tweets and the like, he has totally forgot he had a foolproof plan. Someone should remind him.

Bannon is out. That's a start, and probably what he wanted.

QUOTE (Quin @ Aug 17, 2017 -> 09:55 PM) Had no idea Matt Bush got into the bigs finally. The Sox lit him up and beat him a little more than a month ago when he was a closer. He was throwing 100, but they had no problem with him then.

The piece of bat at first I couldn't figure out until they showed the replay and he was carry his handle, dropped it and inadvertently kicked it.

My cousin's wife was there when it happened. Luckily, she was unharmed.

QUOTE (knightni @ Aug 17, 2017 -> 03:07 PM) Snopes said that there's no proof. It definitely is true. Trump makes sure of the facts before he tweets or says something.

Here is the reporter on VICE News who was imbedded with the Nazis, confirming Trump is full of s*** about the nice people unless he is referring to Nazis. http://theweek.com/speedreads/718957/vice-...-about-altright