Dick Allen

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Oct 13, 2015 -> 10:51 AM) That's bulls*** and you know it. Why is it BS? If you assume he will be a bust, trading him makes a ton of sense.

QUOTE (MindGame2004 @ Oct 15, 2015 -> 08:50 AM) Correct. That's why firing Mark Parent is nothing more than P.R. junk. He was expendable because he never played for the White Sox and doesn't really do anything, including speak Spanish. So hire Sandy Alomar Jr. because he played 265 games with the club. I actually think it is a good move, but the only reason it is happening is because he played for the club. Bottom line. Makes me wonder how Parent got hired in the first place, to be honest. He didn't get fired because he never played for the White Sox. I do agree, it was pretty much a PR move, and a move made because his was the contract that was up. It does seem strange, all the other contracts including Robin's went through next year. I wonder why Parent's did not? Maybe he as the bench coach was identified as the potential scapegoat a couple of years ago. As for Sandy or anyone else, it would seem with a staff that are all entering their final seasons under contract, you would be gambling on either a big season or a promise of getting the job if things didn't go well to take a job. I thought Ibanez, who has been mentioned as a possibility, could be added in Harold's place, but the more I think about it, the less likely it seems to me. This guy would probably also have to be a bench coach candidate. Why would you take an assistant hitting coach position with a lame duck staff if you are a guy who is interviewing for managerial jobs? He probably gets paid pretty well on Fox. Most teams hire guys they are familiar with, and a lot of times it means ex-players. Theo hired Hoyer to be the GM because he worked with him in Boston. The fact is, the Sox know Sandy pretty well, better than probably any team other than the Indians, and maybe the Braves because of John Hart.

If good players go bad when they are on the banner, but some s***ty players on there. Maybe they will become good. Flowers, Avi, maybe even Matt Davidson.

QUOTE (AustinIllini @ Oct 15, 2015 -> 07:45 AM) This board is going to be ten years of misery. The Cubs are going to win for a long time. They're way ahead of schedule. I think we have heard this before.

QUOTE (Iwritecode @ Oct 14, 2015 -> 09:47 AM) I shot 220, 233 & 234 last night for a 687 series. Kicking myself for missing a few really easy spares. Could've easily had a 700 series had I converted one or two of them. It's my first 600 series of the year though, so I'm happy about that. My average jumped from 180 to 186. I'd like to get it up above 190 at least. Do you have 10 lb. balls?

Cubs are 7-0 vs. the Mets this year. I think the Angels manhandled the Sox during the 2005 regular season.

Hopefully Andrus is able to shake this off, and doesn't let it ruin his career or worse.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Oct 14, 2015 -> 06:35 PM) Can someone explain Buehrle's ejection? I just got home. They said he went on the field which is a no no for guys not on the roster.

Blow a 2-0 series lead, the last with 3 consecutive errors. What a choke job. I guess they will be hitting a lot of fungos next spring.

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Oct 14, 2015 -> 04:47 PM) Speaking of wooing, is Ronnie Woo Woo still around? He lives in a retirement home on LaSalle and Division. I see him around every so often in full Cubs uniform. I haven't seen him in a couple of weeks. He wears a helmet to funerals.

QUOTE (WilliamTell @ Oct 14, 2015 -> 06:16 PM) It looked like Buehrle was sitting in the background pretty laid back. Might as well have a guy not on the roster ejected during the weirdest inning ever.

QUOTE (WilliamTell @ Oct 14, 2015 -> 06:00 PM) Lol is this game still in protest or has that gone away with this 4 run bottom half? If Toronto wins it is off, but it would never be upheld anyway.

I hope they don't throw Geddy out.

Throwing s*** on the field is so ridiculous.

Maybe the weirdest inning I have ever seen

That ball was killt

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Oct 14, 2015 -> 05:48 PM) That was my issue...the ump called time. Horrible that he did but defense never had a fair shot. They would have had no chance anyway.

I think he is arguing just for more time for his reliever

That ball was close to foul.

When I first saw it, I thought the bat was out of the box, but it was clearly in. Andrus had an inning like this against the White Sox.

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Oct 14, 2015 -> 04:49 PM) You would think Hoyer doesn't do anything at all if you listen to the media/Cub fans here. I wonder if you went to a Wrigleyville bar next playoff game and asked everyone in the bar who is Jed Hoyer, how many would actually know.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 14, 2015 -> 03:45 PM) So you want Rick Hahn fired? Noted. Never said that. I just find it odd that there are so many things people would usually consider fire able offenses, and for some reason, the GM is getting a pass, he has nothing to do with it, although when it was thought the team was a contender, it was all him. It will be interesting to see if the Sox make a couple of trades, sign a player or 2, and have a young player actually develop, and they make the playoffs next season, if that will then be all of Rick Hahn's doing. I imagine it will. Although the Sox are set up in the same type of dynamic as the Cubs, although KW doesn't have Theo's title, all the good stuff that happens to the Cubs, no one ever mentions Hoyer. Theo gets praised for everything. I wonder why on the Sox, neither are ignored, but KW is responsible for the bad and RH for the good. It really makes no sense.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Oct 14, 2015 -> 03:25 PM) Probably because he seems qualified for the job and hasn't proven to be inadequate yet. What would it take for him to be considered inadequate? He's been the GM for the Robin Ventura era, except the season they won 85 games, who supposedly has shown all he is inadequate. Gave him an extension. Signed Jeff Keppinger, Belisario, thought Hector Noesi was a #4 starter, likes Avi Garcia, had Gillaspie and Micah starting on opening day, so apparently doesn't think much of defense. Still seems to think Tyler Flowers is a good idea. Blew $4 million on Bonifacio. Blew $4 million on Scott Downs, spent $25 million on LaRoche, the list goes on and on. What he is, in essence ,is Jay Cutler's back up QB. People are hoping against hope he knows what he is doing without much evidence, except for contract extensions, he does. People hate KW, therefore, like RH, when the reality is they probably agree more than disagree. This is pretty much proven on this website. He was lauded for the moves made last winter. Most thought the Sox were a contending team. When that went by the boards, all these moves Rick was lauded for were the idea of KW.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 14, 2015 -> 03:15 PM) The black and white coming from some (DA mostly) here is hilarious. Seriously, the guy got promoted to GM from within. Guess what happens for EVERY executive in ANY field when that happens? They still have to report to the person above them, especially if they moved into their job. The reins are never handed over instantly. The job allows lots of control, but not all. This is reality. Why is that even a question? KW has some control, and Rick works for KW. Rick is the GM and makes a lot of, but not all of, the decisions. And major decisions go through management. This is not complicated, nor does it mean Rick is either a dolt or a master knight of the secret squirrels. He took a job that is a lifetime dream. He took it knowing FULL well who KW is, I am quite sure - specifically, KW is a control freak. Zero chance Hahn didn't know that. He's working into more control. He's young and has time. Which is precisely what I have pointed out. But to think he has nothing to do with what people think are bad decisions is beyond ridiculous. I have never said KW wasn't in charge, in fact, last winter when all were giddy about "Rick's" moves and how different it was from the KW era, I pointed out that the Shark trade, was extremely KW-like, and KW had final say. I also don't think he would turn down requests to interview to be a real GM because he would rather stay with the White Sox and be a fake one, 4and tell everyone how he screwed up when KW made a bad decision. No way. I have changed jobs twice in my life when I knew getting to the next level at my current company wouldn't mean much, that there would be too much interference, and there was an opening at the next level somewhere else, and I'm sure I am not the only one. Hahn is a smart guy, and would have no problem getting another job in baseball if he told KW and JR to go scratch. If he truly was just the spokesman taking blame for lousy seasons, he would be a fool.

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Oct 14, 2015 -> 03:06 PM) The interesting thing to note in that article I posted is that projection systems have actually been fairly accurate in predicting individual performance (except for our guys apparently), but trying to predict team performance is where things have fallen apart. "It’s a long-held saying that baseball’s playoffs are a crapshoot, but the unexpectedly great performances of teams like Kansas City this year might indicate the regular season is headed in that direction, too." Too many variables with the team. I think one of the years Boston came in last place, they led the league in cumulative WAR.