Dick Allen

Chris Squire, bassist for Yes......he gone.

Quentin is the obvious answer.slappy guys like Pierre and Vizquel who was in the NL for 3 years held their own.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 27, 2015 -> 11:26 AM) So basically the managers back then were better off? Wasn't LaRussa one of the first to start analyzing advanced statistics on his own...all those index cards that he kept? Fisk attributed his renaissance to the warm weather and the higher place in the batting order. ''Just knowing where you are going to be in the lineup every day helps,'' he said, ''and batting second keeps you aware. You are faced with a lot of situations.'' Previously, he was in the lower third of the batting order. Source nytimes.com If Robin Ventura put a catcher hitting about .175 fifty or sixty games imto the season, into the 2 hole with a team struggling, he would be called a moron. Ventura is trying to fimd a two hole hitter. Melky, Alexei, Beckham, Gillaspie, Shuck, Avi have all hit secomd. What the hell else is he supposed to do? Why don't you just tell us what the correct philosophy is and who the guy batting secomd should be. At this point he is tryimg to find something that will work. Nothing has as of yet, but he is still trying. That "philosophy" seems pretty sound.

Because he is 30 years old and sucks.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 27, 2015 -> 09:26 AM) http://www.southsidesox.com/2015/6/24/8837...could-be-bolder Article looking at Alexei Ramirez and Cabrera, bat speed, the #2 spot and Ventura's "philosophy." I think his philosophy is trying to find someone who will do well in the 2 hole. Except for Abreu and LaRoche he has tried just about everyone except the catchers and Sanchez. I think he is hoping it could spark something like it did Fisk in 1983 where I am sure if all these numbers were around back then there would have been many calls for his release before moving there.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 26, 2015 -> 09:12 PM) Have we ever had a single minor leaguer come up and execute a sac bunt in a key situation? If slappy middle infielders can't even do it, there's no prayer for anyone else. Ventura's decision-making the last two innings didn't help. Where was Putnam? Why is it assumed Duke matches up equally well with righties and lefties? It certainly wasn't a suicide squeeze. High fastballs are hard to bunt. He should have let that one go. I think a young guy hitting .150 probably was too impatient. Hopefully he will learn from this. And if you look at his splits the last 2 seasons, it would be assumed Duke matches up pretty equally with batters from bith sides of the plate.

QUOTE (harkness @ Jun 26, 2015 -> 09:10 PM) Nope Ah, yep. I read on this very site, you don't play for a tie on the road.

QUOTE (lilnicky @ Jun 26, 2015 -> 09:07 PM) I was listening to Tigers broadcast on XM radio the announcer's couldn't believe that Beckham wasn't bunting to move Garcia....enough with this team's stupidity!! Wan't Robin an idiot for playing for a tie on the road earlier this season when a bunt in a similar situation failed?

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jun 25, 2015 -> 05:31 PM) I thought weight was an issue with Okafor as well I think it has been, but what is his reputation? If he has a good work ethic, the strength and conditioning in the NBA should make that a non issue. If he has a lazy reputation like Eddy Curry He may get hurt sitting on and popping an exercise ball in a couple of years like he did.

If I was picking first I would take Russell.

Nice job by Duke. Letting Victor reach and getting out of it was a break, as he is now out of the game.

QUOTE (Vance Law @ Jun 25, 2015 -> 03:04 PM) Yes, and it's clear their hope is that with his athleticism and youth, he'll improve. That will or won't happen. He'll either hit and defend enough to be worthwhile or he won't, but he has to be given some time to do that and obviously missing most of last year pushed that timeline back. I 100% agree with the bolded, and think anyone who does not is a dope.

Hey............Check out he guy with the sombrero. At least he scored once today. 5 PA, 0 balls in play for JA today.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 25, 2015 -> 03:05 PM) I'm happy they didn't pitch Duke in the 8th, as he's only a LOOGY now...but jeez, what a stupid contract I hated the signing, but Duke is no LOOGY. It's pretty close, but he has been slightly worse vs. LH hitters.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 25, 2015 -> 02:45 PM) Putnam's up too I believe they said. That's who is coming in. Robertson in the 9th. I never realized Robertson has reverse splits. RH hit a lot better than LH against him although, not very well. Makes sense. Rivera was the same way.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Jun 25, 2015 -> 02:43 PM) Stone just said Carroll is in the pen. I really hope he got that wrong Robin is giving him the 8th and Danks the 9th to troll Soxtalk.

QUOTE (bjm676 @ Jun 25, 2015 -> 02:36 PM) in play run(s) I'll see that on Gameday this half inning You may be disappointed.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jun 25, 2015 -> 02:08 PM) Ask those teams about a redraft Sox would never get Rodon . He should of went 1 last year. He should have, but Houston was going to sign Aiken significantly under slot. They may have gotten Rodon under slot slightly but probably not as much. I think they were going with the spread it around mentality, and it did cost them. I don't know what the Marlins were thinking. I would think if everything broke correctly Kolek would be a right handed Rodon in a few years. Maybe Boras scared them as well. Whatever it was, it was a huge break for the White Sox.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 25, 2015 -> 02:04 PM) Him, Sale and Robertson are probably the only 3 players on this team I'm not concerned about. I'd put Abreu in there as well. People have to remember Rodon is 22 years old, and still learning. He is nowhere near where he is going to be if he stays healthy.

QUOTE (Mike F. @ Jun 25, 2015 -> 02:01 PM) Very few to none. But some MLB hitters can. That's the difference. Plus, MLB hitters make him pay on mistakes, where that wasn't usually the case in college. Hence, the reason they are major league hitters.

David Price, a guy Rodon has been compared to more than once, had a 4.42 ERA his rookie year. He started cutting back on the walks, and became a star his second season. Rodon will figure a way to cut the walks. When he does, as long as he doesn't get hurt, he will be in the Cy Young conversation.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 25, 2015 -> 01:39 PM) Just his 15th walk of the season. Kris Bryant or Rizzo puts up those numbers in 2-3 weeks. That's shockingly low compared to last year for Jose. Why would you say that? Bryant and Rizzo have each walked 37 times. Rizzo has played 71 games, Bryant 62. Not exactly 15 walks in 2 weeks paces.

LeBron pulling a DRose: http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2015/6/24/8840...land-per-report

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 25, 2015 -> 12:31 PM) Whenever he's up with a man on first, you need to do a hit and run. If not, that's going to happen way too often. 3rd time this year. Actually 2nd. One of the DPs he grounded into was first and second. Considering how many times he strikes out, and contact isn't a strong suit, sending Flowers on a hit and run could be suicide as well.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jun 25, 2015 -> 10:55 AM) Yeah, Appel's value is down. I just don't think half a year of the version of Samardzija that looks like a 3-4 starter is worth much at all. But, with Cueto now maybe looking injured and the Kazmir now maybe looking less available, who knows? I agree. I would trade Shark for Appel immediately before Houston changed their minds. If they want Shark to come back, the Sox will have the same shot as they do now.