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QUOTE (kapzk @ Jun 1, 2011 -> 01:10 AM) why does majority of you guys wanna rush up Viciedo? He is only 22 years old, well ya I know Pierre hasnt been impressive nor has Dunn but like what KW and Ozzie have been saying you need to give as much ABs as possible not just platoon him with Dunn vs Lefties and only play like 3 days a week. We already have witness somewhat of what rushing a player can result in (eg: Gordon Beckham). Heck even the Jays haven't called up Lawrie even with the horrendous production they have got from the 3B spot. Let Viciedo mature as a hitter first, cuz if we want him to reach up to the elite potential level that he is capable of then we gotta wait till he polishes and improve his skills. We signed for $10mm for 4 yrs. 1.5 yrs left. If he can hit, bring him up. The arbitration/ FA clock is already running.

QUOTE (Jenksy Cat @ May 31, 2011 -> 03:20 PM) So you believe Dunn will hit .190 for the remainder of the contract? No.

Josh Fields was picked up on waivers by Brewers last week.. His stats at Colo Springs were .383/.458/.677/1.135.

Every guy in the lineup got a hit.

PK closing in on 2000 hit mark.

See what happens when Dunn is out of there.

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ May 30, 2011 -> 04:21 PM) That's not happening. RE: Supplemental Pick Mock Draft. What does he mean.... "The White Sox are tough to predict." That they don't know what they are doing?

Has anyone heard if there is movement from B'ham to Charlotte?

Kenny brings up Marquez to make the Swisher trade(s) look good.

Kenny is too stupid to know anything. Some other GM will come along and fleece him. And, Ozzie will continue to ignore him.

QUOTE (winninguglyin83 @ May 29, 2011 -> 01:26 PM) Who could possibly be comfortable waiting for Kenny Williams make deals? We've already got Tyler Flowers, Kyle Cofield, Mark Teahen and Jeff Marquez? How much more can you expect one guy to do? Sign Manny again when suspension expires.

New definition of misery index: combined daily stats of Pierre, Dunn, and Rios. Today, 2 for 12 = .167. Yesterday, 3 for 20 = .150 looking forward to Ozzie's tirade after game today....

Minnie Minoso would have caught that ball in left. I don't mean the Minnie of 1951....

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 28, 2011 -> 10:55 AM) And IIRC the Sox offer was for 4 years $48 million. If that isn't right, it isn't too far off. I don't remember Sox offering Mags that kind of contract after 2004. Could be wrong. But if we did, then we could have restructured the offer to comply with the rule that would have given us the draft picks, which was my original point. I agree that Boros' tactics stunk. When he did the European secret medical society trick, I didn't mind letting Mags go, I just wanted the draft picks, and Kenny was not able to pull it off.

At least I know for sure that Morel has a 3B arm.

Another big game for Marrero. He's been in the org for a long time and not on the 40 man. Some team will claim him if we don't move him up.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ May 27, 2011 -> 10:05 PM) If by "outmaneuver" you mean "Not offer Maggs a contract that there was a risk he would take and we'd have him and his knees instead of JD in the OF for 2005" Mags made it known he wanted out of Chicago and he wanted to try the free agent process. With Boros as his agent. I'm sure Boros convinced him to do this. All Kenny had to was offer Mags a contract for 80% of previous year's salary; then, if Mags wanted to go the free agent route, which he did want, the Sox get two draft picks. Not a bad deal. So Boros took Maggs to Europe, hid him from the Sox, and called the bluff. Kenny blinked by not offering anything. Then Mags' price went up, because whichever team got him, they did not owe the White Sox squat. Boros won. Mags won. Kenny lost. Yes, I mean he was out-maneuvered. What was Mags making then? $10MM? If so, the risk would have been $8MM. What did we risk with Peavy? Rios? Undunn? A heckava lot more.

i have commented before on my thoughts about Kenny giving up a number one pick for Dunn. Beyond stupid. Then I remember. when Mags left, his agent out maneuvered Kenny so that we did not get a draft pick from Tigers. Or was it two picks?

I've seen players quit before, but can't think of managers quitting. Has Ozzie gone that far?

QUOTE (fathom @ May 27, 2011 -> 06:27 PM) Brutal AB by Alexei. I still am speechless about Dunn's base running before. Someone on the board thinks Dunn is HOF material.

There's a song about him. "He came unDunn."

QUOTE (Jake @ May 26, 2011 -> 09:31 PM) Same thing we did to BA after his brutal first half, just kept benching him for Mackowiak because the memory of his bad first half endured. I still wonder what could have been if he would have gotten consistent at bats in that delicate time early in his career. Anyways, learn your lesson! Leave the kid there. Right now, there's no place for DV. Sorry, I'm willing to put up with 150 games of Dunn struggling because I know it's just not going to last. It literally never happens like this. He's a few career average seasons away from HOF consideration. I know he'll turn it around, it just sucks that it's taking so long. I don't mind giving him more days off, but giving up is not the way to go. He's a guy that would actually benefit from a simulated game. It would be great if he could see some game type pitches without pressure. Let him pound some full speed pitching in practice so he remembers how to do it, you know. Dunn? HOF consideration? Surely you jest.

Wes Whisler??? KW, Jr is back. Wore the collar, left lots of runners on base.

Unlike our government, baseball teams cannot print money. At least most of them. As long as salaries are published, guys like us are going to comment.

Maybe Morel wil play tomorrow; DM 0 for 3.