Dick Allen

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 30, 2017 -> 12:21 PM) American's should also have the right to NOT have health care. They do.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Mar 29, 2017 -> 07:01 PM) If Ivanka instead looked like Amy/Billy Carter, Chelsea Clinton or Michelle Obama...the tolerance level would be about zero. Still waiting on the kick off for Melanie's anti-bullying campaign. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/melania-trum...WQDBHNlYwNzcg-- Melanie needs some PR help It's not about looks for me. I find her attractive but annoying. When they interviewed the entire family she was doing that whisper speaking I cannot stand. I really think she is the best chance of keeping Trump from reacting to something really poorly.

QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 29, 2017 -> 06:59 PM) Right, but they'd still have to take him off the DL when he's ready, and call his minor league games a rehab assignment. We just don't know what they're thinking right now. Buys time. Maybe some guy you might lose now changes your mind, or there are more injuries.

The first daughter/wife will be a government employee after all. Can they get Barron a gig, maybe he would move to Washington. It would more than pay for itself. I actually don't have a problem with Ivanka, and her position is unpaid.I think she has a bit more sense than her father.

QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 29, 2017 -> 06:41 PM) Not sure if they know if Tilson is going to be out that long. If so, yes, they could put him on the 60-day. If he is going to be in a boot for 3 weeks, he isn't going to be ready to play for at least 3 or 4 weeks after that, if everything goes well, which would be a change for him. Let him take his time and add a week or 2 to the process. It isn't like he is Mike Trout and the Sox need him ASAP.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Mar 29, 2017 -> 06:33 PM) I don't believe so. Rodon, Minaya, Tilson dl They would have to go on the 60 day not to be counted against the 40 man. Telson should be. I don't know what the deal with Minaya is but it wouldn't bother me. But no way on Rodon.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Mar 29, 2017 -> 12:35 PM) 1.) Obamacare also sucks. It's a disaster as well. We still need a new plan. I'd listen to Bernie on this one. 2.) He's doing what he said he'd do, build a wall. he got elected on that. 3.) Dunno. 4.) He points fingers and the Demos point fingers. That's what they do. Nobody cares about America just their own party. 5.) I wouldn't call him a fraud. He is who he is. A rich, selfish one percenter who was the best option of the two so he won. 6.) I'm sure a lot of deals have gotten done in his life on or around the golf course. It's what rich people do. Golf, bond and deal. I'm sure he'll put in the time it takes to be Pres. so let him golf. What kind of deal did he make for America when he went golfing with Tiger Woods? He went with a world leader once. I wouldn't have a problem with him golfing, maybe not every weekend, but look at what he said when he was campaigning, ripping his predecessor for golfing. He said he would have no time to golf, he'd be working for us in the White House making great deals. And he isn't doing what he said he would do. He said he would get Mexico to pay for the stupid, not needed wall. And people who claim they themselves can fix things take any fingerpointing out of the equation. He takes credit for things he ha nothing to do with, and refuses to take blame for poor decisions. At some point, even to you, the truth will matter. It doesn't right now obviously, but he certainly isn't doing what he said. Obamacare was going to be repealed. Not so fast. Muslims were going to be banned. Not so fast. Mexico was going to buy the US a wall. Not never. ISIS was going to be destroyed quickly. No, just Iraqi civilians and a Navy Seal. And all those all about 'Merica seems to not care that his campaign in all likelihood colluded with Russia. I doubt if Hillary won and the same crap came out, you wouldn't care. Let him destroy the environment and ignore science. He knows ISIS better than any General, I'm sure he knows more about climate change and clean air than any scientist who has spent his entire life on the subject. Fox news or the National Enquirer say its phony, its phony. He's a total disaster. An embarrassment really. I just don't understand those that say he is doing exactly what he said he would do. NOT. EVEN. CLOSE.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Mar 29, 2017 -> 12:13 PM) I feel like you are closed minded on this. Q: Would you ever ever praise Trump if he did something in your eyes that was good? Or would you bash him? I agree he's very unlikeable and I tend to disagree philosophically with the very rich who run the country, but I also defer to the zillions of Americans who thought he was the best choice. It seems to me you don't want him to do anything deemed as productive. The two party system IMO has become a detriment to America. More and more (I realize it's been this way for decades) one side hates the other and will not cooperate at all for a better America. He had a health care plan, first, it wasn't his, that would have raised costs for the elderly on fixed incomes and the poor, and lessened their coverage, all the while providing a giant tax cut for the weathy. Just like he said, cheaper, more coverage for everyone. He said over and over again, Mexico is paying for the wall. Mexico isn't paying for the wall. So let's spend $50 billion on an unnecessary wall, cutting other needed things. He said he had a secret plan to swiftly knock ISIS out. Where is it? He said he alone could fix things. For someone who doesn't need any help, he sure does point a lot of fingers. The guy is a fraud. The majority of the country knew that before the election. The faster the rest figures it out, the better. We don't even have to go into Russia. He looked into a camera and asked Russia to hack into Hillary's emails. Go back a few years and look at his tweets ripping Obama for golfing, and saying while Obama is golfing Putin is up to something. Funny how that has changed on both ends.

It is funny Trump takes full credit for companies creating jobs that have been planned for years, and job reports gathered from before he was President. But backs away when military operations go awry, saying the plan was being put into place before he took office, ignoring the previous adminstration's decision not to do it .

I alone can fix this. DJT The Convention roared with approval.

I feel bad for Gary Sanchez. Everything I watch and read have so many thinking he's a hybrid of Bench, Rodriquez, Piazza. He can't live up to that hype, and he won't be able to live up to last year's numbers.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Mar 28, 2017 -> 08:55 AM) I think most people just want another interesting player to follow this year on the big league club. The point being, take away games that don't count, he's been far less interesting. Maybe he figured something out, or maybe he will be back in Charlotte quickly, but it isn't like they have a ton of better options. Maybe one of May, Engel and perhaps Leury will step up and show they belong in Chicago. They probably all will be flying a lot between the cities this summer.

QUOTE (bmags @ Mar 28, 2017 -> 08:31 AM) Man there is a lot of indignation in this thread. Glad Bourjos is gone. I had a feeling he would be my least favorite rebuilding player after talking to my philly fan friends. He makes Darrin Erstad look useful.

QUOTE (Jake @ Mar 28, 2017 -> 08:22 AM) Jacob May = Jerry Owens Good call, although I think he is a bit better with the glove. September 2007, Jerry Owens and Josh Fields both looked like stars. Then came reality.

I doubt the cash considerations will cover lunch. His defense has been slipping. He can't hit with power, doesn't hit for average, doesn't make much contact, doesn't get on base, and doesn't steal many bases. He was going to be a mediocre placeholder at best.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Mar 27, 2017 -> 06:05 PM) Spring Training is definitely too long. Start 2 weeks later and schedule extra split squad games. It needs to be longer for pitchers, and I think it was longer yet this year for the WBC. What they should do is IMO give position players the option of going home for 5 days or a week at some point. You could stagger it a bit, maybe base it's length on service time.

Jason with a Hawk moment. Got a bit excited about a ball that didn't reach the track

I love golf.I don't think I'd ever see Turnberry again. I don't ever think I'd see Doral again. I own Doral. I wouldn't have time to golf. I would just want to stay in the White House work my ass off and make great deals.--DJT

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Mar 27, 2017 -> 03:16 PM) Yes I even read the article when you wrote it and your efforts to do so are commendable. However, I did not commit it to memory. At this point the other thing we can reasonably assume is that the Sox will be in seriously involved since we have seen no activity regarding other prospects and your own thoughts re: Badler. I just am never really very confident that the Sox (based on some of SSk2 arguments) and my own realizations that the Sox do have a history of not making winning bids. Some have even accused the Sox of making token bids just to say they made a competitive offer. I just find it a terrible situation . Either he signs with the Sox or the Sox get nothing since they have not been connected to any other prospects that we know . They really need to keep the international pipeline functioning and getting nothing should be a completely out of the question option. Go big or go home is not a luxury the Sox can afford when they need all the prospects they can pump into the system. That aspect of the organization has been bone dry for too long for it to continue now. The tough part, although they probably have a better idea than us, is we don't know when he will be available. But it's money and the reality is it's a 1 year penalty not 2 if you sign him if he becomes eligible for the current period, because if you sign him after the July 2 period, you aren't signing anyone else over $300k anyway, and might not be signing anyone else period, to have a shot. To get him and better prospects, the only way is to have him eligible earlier. If he is late and you sign him, he's pretty much alone. As long as the cash is there, take the penalty, but you still would be able to sign about 10 more players to $300k contracts than if he was cleared later. Although it would cost a boatload more.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Mar 27, 2017 -> 01:28 PM) Looking at this video, it's pretty obvious now as to why he has foot issues. Look at how much tibial varum (the bowing in) he has in his lower leg. His bone structure adds stress to either his knee or his feet. His issues manifested in his feet. This is not an easy issue to fix. He also has flat feet.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 27, 2017 -> 01:07 PM) But everything is different now, no? But you used a stadium as an example of something he would never do, probably forgetting it was something he did. But they don't need a stadium. They could use a 19 year old top of the line prospect CF. You should occassionally try some new things. You might not be so bitter.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 27, 2017 -> 01:05 PM) Excellent, when are we breaking ground? After the lease expires at the earliest. But he's done it so I guess that means it will probably keep happening. If he had never of done it, it means it will never happen.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 27, 2017 -> 01:01 PM) Just because your 400 pound girlfriend lost 20 pounds you shouldn't expect her to be Kate Upton. The White Sox have a nearly 40 year history of this ownership group. Expecting a wide variance of that is the definition of out of control expectations. JR has ever handed out free beer either, should I expect that soon? Maybe paying for a brand new stadium of his own pocket? Oh like the United Center? They don't spend money on draft picks yet they gave Joe Borchard a then record bonus which continued to be a record for a few years. It's happened. If he's declared early, I don't expect the White Sox to sign him. But sitting out is inexcusable.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 27, 2017 -> 12:51 PM) Only if he goes on the 60 day DL, which he won't if they plan on him being back before June. If he is going to be in a boot for 3 weeks, he isn't back until the middle of May at best anyway, and it's Charlie Tillson. I say do it.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 27, 2017 -> 12:52 PM) Expectations have gotten out of control for this franchise. Yes. It's crazy to expect a team that is slashing payroll, going into a total rebuild to bid on what many consider the second best international prospect in the world because it might cost them a 16 year old or 2 the next couple of years. Out of control expectation.