Dick Allen

QUOTE (AustinIllini @ Mar 14, 2016 -> 11:38 AM) If he were the coach you thought he was, he wouldn't be unemployed this year. If he were that good of a coach, the Kings would have already made a move. "Execs" actions speak louder than their words. No top 5 coach would remain unemployed for an entire season. The fact is, they're scared of his awful minute management. Turn off ESPN for a while and use your brain. Phil Jackson won 3 consecutive titles with the Bulls and 6 out of 8 before he sat out a season. I guess he wasn't a top 5 coach. Take your own advise.

Not bad considering Cubbie boy David Haugh called him a 4th OF on a contender.

QUOTE (Flash Tizzle @ Mar 14, 2016 -> 12:56 AM) This is exactly the problem I see too. All the same people are using the same excuses of just being spring training, but for players such as Danks there should be no "just wait and see" approach. Weren't we supposed to give him time to heal from said injury before we could accurately asses him? This team cannot afford yet another typical early season bed wetting. And if Danks is being himself by May/June and we're competing, it's time to consider reassigning hos role. Having players peak the first couple weeks of spring training, especially pitchers, isn't exactly a great strategy. Danks is Danks. He'll be what he's been. Erik Johnson as well. Sure they may suck, but they don't have to be Cy Young candidates to do their job. There's a reason teams are hitting over .300 as a team right now even playing players who will not see the major leagues. The pitchers aren't ready, the fields are hard, the air is thin.

Let's face it, if you aren't in mid season form on March 12th, you are going to suck this season. Didn't Quintana have an ERA around 15.00 a couple of springs ago? Didn't Courtney Hawkins look like the Sox best hitter the first couple weeks of last spring? People read way too much into the good and bad of early March baseball.

QUOTE (AustinIllini @ Mar 12, 2016 -> 10:35 AM) Thibs had success because he is an amazing defensive tactician. So good, in fact, that we miss the obvious problems in his coaching: He doesn't deal with locker room issues well at all and his offense is terrible. He belongs in the assistant coaching role as that's what he actually good at. Hoiberg isn't any better as far as any of us can tell, but Thibodeau was a severely flawed coach. Fastest Bulls coach to 100 wins. .647 winning percentage despite most of the time being without his best player. Consistently named a top 5 coach in the league by league execs. Severely flawed my ass.

Avila has been a 2 outcome hitter this spring.

Jason has made a few mistakes, called a soft broken bat liner to second a hump back line drive. Called the Grapefriut League the Florida State League, and said the Cubs have scored every trip to the plate.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Mar 12, 2016 -> 01:39 PM) When did we dfa him? Never. They placed him on waivers

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Mar 12, 2016 -> 12:29 AM) Your point? Thibs ran garbage out there and they were still competent and competitive for the most part. I want the Bulls to lose at this point but it's the manner they are losing that's alarming. Hoiberg has no control over s***. He should be gone when Gar is shown the door. Yeah now all of a sudden injuries are an excuse not just for not winning championships, but for not making the playoffs. Thibs time was up yet he had the same injury problems Hoiberg has had. Noah, Rose, Taj, Bulter missed 15 games 2 years ago and 17 last year. He has missed 13 so far this season. If you hold them to the same standard, Hoiberg can't hold Thibs' dry erase, and should be shown the door. Now, I don't think it was fair to blame Thins at all for not being able to beat LeBron, so I won't blame Hoiberg for a roster full of guys that are going to be hurt a lot. But there is no question there was a pretty big downgrade at the head coaching position. That has to cost somebody.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 11, 2016 -> 02:10 PM) Vincent Goodwill ‏@vgoodwill 5m5 minutes ago Jimmy Butler is out tonight against the Heat. Derrick Rose is questionable with a left adductor strain General Soreness is now out.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Mar 11, 2016 -> 08:15 AM) Thank you! I've been saying it correctly but cringe when people pronounce his name "Law-ree" or the other way you gave. When the Sox acquired Ozzie, Tony Kubek made a big deal out of pronouncing his last name which supposedly is properly pronounced Geejen. They asked Ozzie about it and he said he didn't care how anyone pronounced it as long as it was spelled correctly on his paychecks.

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Mar 10, 2016 -> 12:13 PM) This is how I feel about it as well. Hit a bomb with the game on the line, go ahead and stare a bit and enjoy the HR shot for all its majesty. But starting at a HR shot in a game that's a route has far less luster. Same for pitchers, I'm all for pitchers showing some emotion after a big K in a tight situation but otherwise it seems pointless. For me, there's a time and place. I do like Harper's POV on the subject but not every player see's things his way. Still plenty of players that let their emotions get the best of them which leads to more hit batters, HR stares and bat flips. I absolutely loved Fernandez's emotions in this particular game. That guy has some flare, no doubt about it. https://youtu.be/sc9vMv4e-Vw I'm with you. Somewhere in the middle. For every Bautista bat flip which I thought was awesome, there is a Grant Balfour type BS thing that really pisses me off. The timing is everything. Being excited about a big hit late in the game that ties it up or gives you a lead, how can someone have a problem with that? Acting like a moron rounding the bases after flipping the bat hitting a HR that makes the score 12-2? That's just dumb.

I don't get too excited good or bad about spring training stats. Especially the first week. But good stats sure beat bad ones. It would be nice if everything went right for a change.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Mar 10, 2016 -> 09:12 PM) So last year they were really a 121-win team??? Put me down for 86-76 Did you ever read the gamethreads? It was a 140 win team.

I was going to put down 90, but then I remembered to subtract 15, since Robin is still the manager, subtract another 15 because KW is calling the shots, and finally, subtract another 15 because Jerry Reinsdorf owns this team. So 45-117.

QUOTE (VAfan @ Mar 10, 2016 -> 08:32 AM) I agree that Bruce to the Sox is not likely to happen, but I'm not sure I agree that it would be bad for the Sox. We are relying on a bounce back from LaRoche, who couldn't go 2 days and came up with back spasms. Bruce could take his spot, with LaRoche put on the DL. Or Shucks spot. He is an adequate RF. Eaton could go to left. Melky to DH. Avi would platoon with Bruce like he would with LaRoche. Sox would only be on the hook for a year, but if he rebounded he would easily be worth the $13m optuon for 2017. So, Bruce solves the LaRoche issue pretty well. Question is cost, in money and players. If the Reds pay some money, they get a better prospect. Seems like the Sox could afford a lower level pitcher or 2. What they gave up for Lawrie, for example. If LaRoche also hits, then Jackson gets fewer at bats against righties. That was going to be Shucks job anyway. Taking some of Jackson's starts against right handers. I don't understand why a guy who has been awful 2 years straight solves the problem of the guy who was awful just 1 year.

QUOTE (kevo880 @ Mar 9, 2016 -> 03:10 PM) 95% of Broncos fans absolutely dispise Cutler. No way are they trading for him. It's starting to look like at least 95% of Broncos fans are going to despise whoever lines up behind center for them in 2016.

QUOTE (Charlie Haeger's Knuckles @ Mar 9, 2016 -> 02:05 PM) Never trust a man with two first names. Sox should take a hard pass on Jay Bruce. EDIT: wait.... Frank Thomas. Nevermind. There used to be a Loyola basketball player with 3 first names in his first name Alfredrick Hughes. That was a guy you had to be careful around.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Mar 9, 2016 -> 02:16 PM) Good thing Forte's not going to GB. He'd really excel in that Packers offense. Moon Mullin was on last week and he said there was virtually no chance Forte would go to GB. He basically said GB would be his last option.

Where you guys at spring training last year? Did you speak to anyone there?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 8, 2016 -> 08:40 AM) Not really. I could see a minor league for "cash" or future considerations deal, but that is it. We will literally get nothing for Olt at this point. If teams didn't have to give Olt a 40 man spot and potentially remove someone from their roster, there is no question he would have been claimed. If and when the Sox release him, he will have no problem finding a minor league contract with another team. I do agree, they won't get anything of substance for him, but I am sure a team wouldn't mind him stashed away in AAA just in case he figures something out. He can hit the ball a mile.

QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Mar 8, 2016 -> 08:20 AM) Since Olt already went through waivers, any team would have been able to claim him for free. With that in mind, I highly doubt any team would want to trade for him. They also would have had to give him a spot on the 40 man roster. Huge difference. See what he does this spring. A team may have an injury, his value may rise. It was only 3 years ago the guy was a top 25 prospect.

QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ Mar 7, 2016 -> 05:47 PM) Yes but they also play away games so they will be playing in parks that aren't that homer friendly. Got to be able to score runs all around Most parks are band boxes. So pincer the Sox moved into their current home, I think they had one year they didn't hit a lot of home runs and were reasonably successful. Getting away from power would be a mistake.

Butler has a swollen knee and stiff back. He will not play tonight.

QUOTE (Tannerfan @ Mar 7, 2016 -> 02:39 PM) 2 innings, 2 guys caught stealing. After last year I wish Ventura would understand we are not a running team. It's spring training. Not even a week into games.