Dick Allen

Maddon was pissed a replay didn't get overturned last night. He thinks the replay guys should be non working umpires. I think he's right. Either that, or when a play goes to replay, don't let the replay guy know what the call on the field is. Make them decide simply by the replay.

QUOTE (harkness @ Jun 24, 2015 -> 02:32 PM) I guess you and Dick missed the game where robin took him out with less pitches and he was on fire.... And they lost. That was 111, so if 113 is too much, yanking him with 111 after 125 his previous outing and a $14 million a year closer coming in makes a ton of sense.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Jun 24, 2015 -> 02:28 PM) When does Ventura ever pull a starter when he is in trouble before the designated inning/pitch count point? Probably as much as any other manager.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Jun 24, 2015 -> 02:25 PM) Was he effective? Pitch count isn't the only reason to pull a pitcher. The complaints for not pulling him were 100% pitch count.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Jun 24, 2015 -> 02:15 PM) If I'm Chris Sale I'm calling my agent after the game and calling a meeting with the Sox' FO. This is madness how he's being used. He threw 113 pitches. Reading this thread I would have thought it was 213.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jun 24, 2015 -> 02:11 PM) Yeah, I don't want to trade Chris Sale at all, but if it WAS going to happen, I'd certainly hope it wasn't Toronto, because all their elite prospects are pitchers. To be fair to Cameron, he said Toronto is the team that makes the most sense to go balls out for him, he didn't say that the Sox should prefer Toronto's eventual offer. There is no reason to be fair with him. He used the Dodgers as an extreme example, and then told you it wouldn't happen. The guy is full of s***.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 24, 2015 -> 02:07 PM) Sale getting very frustrated with the ump there...glad the record means more than trying to win the game all of a sudden. This seems to be the exact situation which would bring about an injury, going after Mauer and Hunter. Well someone did pose the question earlier, win or record, and the one person who answered chose record.

He says trade Sale for prospects and Toronto is the team to do it. The Toronto fan asks about it, and he says young pitching is fools good, be lucky if 2 of 4 turn out and 1 out of 4 would be normal. So trade Sale for 4 prospects and hope 2 work out., but only bet on 1. That is a great idea. I can't believe teams aren't lining up offering Cameron their GM job.

So Cameron uses an example he now admits the Dodgers would never do as a reason the White Sox need to trade this guy, and then has the nerve to tell another guy "that's why organizations aren't run by fans." Last I checked, he isn't making baseball decisions for anyone either.

Maybe someone on the Sox can get Pujols hot. He must be back on the juice. His last 25 games .360 avg. 15 HR 30 RBI, 11 BB only 4 K.

Is that 34 or 35 innings in a row with at least 1 k? That is pretty impressive.

Conor in the 2 hole today. Interesting.

QUOTE (Bigsoxhurt35 @ Jun 24, 2015 -> 09:19 AM) Ya I know lol but it's me being hopeful. I don't think it's laughable at all. I fully suspect even if they trade him, the White Sox try to bring Samardzija back.

QUOTE (Boogua @ Jun 23, 2015 -> 11:00 PM) Yeah, Phil needs to shut up with his prehistoric views on basketball. Is the earth still flat, Phil? Sure he won back to back titles 5 years ago, but we all know how fast basketball evolves. By 2020 the NBA will be full of cyborgs y'all. Phil is trolling everyone. I can't believe how many are falling for it.

QUOTE (InTheDriversSeat @ Jun 23, 2015 -> 10:12 PM) Now both the White Sox and Cumulus Media (owner of WLS Radio) are denying any deal. "There is no deal with WLS," Boyer told the Daily Herald. "Our rights are up after this season, but there is no imminent deal. There is certainly interest in our rights from all parties listed and we are doing our due diligence with all interested parties, but I'm not sure where today's blog post came from. "Understandable, plausible argument, guess. (Feder) never reached out to anyone here seeking comment." http://www.dailyherald.com/article/2015062...orts/150629594/ While that may still prove to be accurate, Cumulus Media CEO Lewis Dickey says not so fast. He confirms that Cumulus has been bidding for the Sox broadcasts, as have other stations, but he said he doesn't have a signed agreement yet. http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/201...s-am-890-report . It would be odd if Feder turns up wrong.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jun 23, 2015 -> 09:12 PM) He has used up his track record in 2015. Time to show up or sit. The problem is Beckham is the back up. That is not anything more than a game to game solution.

The White Sox haven't scored 4 runs in a game since 6/13. 9 games and counting.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jun 23, 2015 -> 09:07 PM) Then he should be real pissed at Alexi! I think a vet with Alexei's track record gets a little more slack. The fact is Micah wasn't ready defensively and they sent him back down, nothing wrong with that.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jun 23, 2015 -> 08:59 PM) So suffering through Sanchez's complete lack of a bat is the preferred alternative to letting Micah's defense develop at the big league level? Yes. I posted in another thread the pitchers, especially Samardzpjiza were gettimg very frustrated with Micah's defense. And it isn't like he was raking offensively.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jun 23, 2015 -> 08:51 PM) You realize how much worse Sanchez has been overall than Michah right? I don't know how Micah is fielding now, but unless it is significantly better, there's no reason to call him up. Make sure the next time he is called up, it is to stay.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jun 23, 2015 -> 08:42 PM) That was classic. They have a raffle every year for a car painted with a White Sox theme. A couple of years ago it was a Smart Car. Stone read the promo and said the grand prize was the Smart Car. 2nd prize was 2 of them.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Jun 23, 2015 -> 08:39 PM) Alexei doesn't even attempt to take it the other way. Hawk was right on. You back off the plate so he can't pitch you inside.

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Jun 23, 2015 -> 08:18 PM) It was decent but the BABIP was on the high side and I needed to see it sustained more after an awful 2013. And I say to trust AAA numbers more often than not, there's always gonna be exceptions that largely come from players incapable of making adjustments. And one big thing to look out for at AAA beyond the mere triple slash is strikeout levels, Tyler's was always huge and that usually leads to big problems in the majors. His BABIP has always been on the high end. I agree with you on the high strikeouts. That rate is only going to rise the vast majority of the time, when you start to face better pitching. I am not a big Sanchez guy, but he is better than he has shown.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 23, 2015 -> 08:06 PM) Why didn't Soto slide? If he slides there, he's safe...what the heck is going on with the baserunning? Did he really get deked that easily? Even Conor got a horrible jump there. He must have been deeked, but he was about 6 feet from 2nd when the 2nd baseman caught the ball, he pulled up so I don't know if he would have been safe, but much closer.

Soto is one of thise guys that looks like he could gain 30 lbs. in a week.