Big lefty with a cast iron skillet for a glove and can mash bombs.  Im not sayin but im just sayin

PALKS!!

If we could get the rosters expanded to 27, a Davidson/Palka DH platoon might be really nice.

No.

No but he could be what Laroche was supposed to be.

2 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

No.

Why you gotta be such a downer

I thought I heard that Palka was crushing the ball in the MIN organization and then got injured. Maybe now that he's healthy, he's proving himself in the MLB and perhaps he can be something.

4 minutes ago, Kyyle23 said:

Why you gotta be such a downer

It's what I do. 

 

lol.

Palka in polish translates to baseball bat.  Literally.

 

He's destined.

Knowing the White Sox, it's more likely to translate to Polka instead of "baseball bat."

With all the OFs completely crushing it in the minors right now, Idk that a "Schwarber" is necessary. This could be that left handed power bat that KW is always so desperate for, though, which, if so, getting it out of the way now so they don't try to trade half the farm for one would be good.

10 hours ago, justBLAZE said:

Palka in polish translates to baseball bat.  Literally.

 

He's destined.

In Estonian, it means Payday. 

10 hours ago, ChiliIrishHammock24 said:

In Estonian, it means Payday. 

According to google translate it means salary in Estonian ,  Lithuanian and Latvian. In Bosnian, Polish.Slovenian and Macedonian it means  stick.. In Bulgarian it means baton. In Czech  it mean bat. In Indonesian and Sudanese it means hold.

I think the message is clear.

2 minutes ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

According to google translate it means salary in Estonian ,  Lithuanian and Latvian. In Bosnian, Polish.Slovenian and Macedonian it means  stick.. In Bulgarian it means baton. In Czech  it mean bat. In Indonesian and Sudanese it means hold.

I think the message is clear.

Obviously. Hold on to your money and your stick. Good advice in the MLB.

I actually thought that question yesterday.  He runs like those old Babe Ruth clips lol...and is probably similar to Schwarbs in the OF...but I swear I stop what I'm doing when he gets up to the plate.  The ball just screams off his bat.  I love the guy!  Glad to see he's finally getting a chance to show what he can do.  I swear...if he gets sent down and they keep Engel and Thompson.  He's the lefty power bat the Sox have craved...and they might have stumbled onto something pretty good.  He just got caught up in Minnesota's OF numbers.  I recall hearing/reading somewhere the Twins hated getting rid of him.   Love me some Palka tho!!!

Of course yes -- in that our fanbase will overrate him vastly.

Lol, sorry.

1 hour ago, CaliSoxFanViaSWside said:

According to google translate it means salary in Estonian

The first time I googled translated it, it said Payday, the second time it said Salary. Strange.

In Japanese, Palka translates to パルカ

One thing that has happened this year is as much as I wanted this year to allow room for a "surprise" player to happen (a la last year), I also would have zero confidence they are any good and worth keeping spots open for beyond a year.

I mean Schwarbers Babe Ruth, No way Palka can be that good

In Afrikaans, Palka translates as Michael McCain, I kid you not.