Dick Allen

Gavin Floyd made a nice attempt at getting everyone sitting in the bleachers a souvenir of his first White Sox start. Its getting to the point where I'm not angry, I'm not breaking things like WHarris. I was sitting in the stands laughing. At least we know there's about a 99% chance Floyd improves his next outing, if he gets one.

Its nice to know the Sox still are using that "we have 12 games against Cleveland left and 13 against Detroit" crap they used prior to winning a WS. If the White Sox baseball people still think this roster, with this bullpen in particular, is a championship contender, its time JR set them straight and passed out a few pink slips. Ozzie's still waiting for a run. That's rich.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ Jul 6, 2007 -> 04:05 PM) I thought about that but you're kinda limiting yourself for game 2. Although I suppose it wouldn't matter in some cases. Masset won't be used, so he can go without any loss. At this point, they should have Mackowiak take the mound.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Jul 6, 2007 -> 04:03 PM) Kenny may just make the moves before game 2 of the double header. He should give Masset a ticket to Charlotte. He's another guy with no business being in the major leagues.

Nick Masset is really good.

Good to see the White Sox show up for this "huge" series.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Jul 6, 2007 -> 02:27 PM) Garland kicks another. They are letting him wear it today with the doubleheader and the rookie pitcher going tonight. Does Floyd still qualify as a rookie? You would think they would let him wear it, and protect the $10 million+ a year guy. He needs to be yanked.

I take it the main requirement, the only requirement to leading off for the White Sox is the ability to run. Getting on base has no place in the equation.

QUOTE(southsideirish71 @ Jul 6, 2007 -> 01:15 PM) Its nice to see the defense including Garland, is kicking the ball around. Execution on defense is key to winning baseball. Well so far, the usual. The twins show up, and we quickly stick our heads up our ass. Then give good quotes about how great they are, and how their brand of baseball is the right way. We see their execution, we see how we want to be, but we dont put that product on the field day in and day out. 3 zip now. They're just spotting them a few runs today to keep it interesting. Cintron's in the line-up.

QUOTE(CanOfCorn @ Jul 6, 2007 -> 11:28 AM) True, but Ozzie backed it up and was Rookie of the Year. I think if Rauch put up a sub-4 ERA or Anderson hit .280+ with about a .350 OBP, they would have gotten a lot more leash. But they didn't. Ozzie is a put up or shut up kinda guy. Always has been. Ozzie was ROY in 1985. That year he had virtually identical OBP and slugging pct. as Brian Anderson in 2006. So BA is a cocky SOB, but Ozzie backed it up?

MacDougal is no stranger to the DL. Its probably a legitimate injury.

QUOTE(CanOfCorn @ Jul 6, 2007 -> 11:29 AM) Masset wasn't stretched out enough. He's only pitched once in like...12 days or something like that. I understand that, but if they were just planning on sending Floyd back, why not have him pitch the first game and have another guy like Day or whatever around for game 2? They will need another pitcher on the roster. Maybe Day is not quite ready, but I think there will be some dealing taking place in the next few days.

There probably won't be any trades today, because that would leave the roster short for the DH. I'm surprised Floyd is pitching the night game. It must mean they are keeping him around. Maybe they will use him out of the bullpen.

5 runs in the first is pretty sweet.

4 hits in a row. What's the over/under on White Sox hits for the game? 7?

I wonder who Hawk and DJ think is the best baseball player in the world, Andy Gonzalez or Darin Erstad.

QUOTE(Chisoxfn @ Jul 5, 2007 -> 05:25 PM) You mean the Theo Epstein that gave out horrid contracts to both JD Drew and Julio Lugo (or at least thats how it looks right now). Well I definitely wouldn't have had interest in either of them. I have a thing about the chronically injured and wife beaters. I think everyone and their brother knew the Drew contract was a bit insane, but a lot of people on this board would have done an Irish jig if KW signed Lugo last winter. The thing is, even with these 2 black eyes, the Red Sox should waltz right into the playoffs. The biggest thing for Theo now is getting through the season without major injury and getting his playoff rotation figured out. I only wish that was all that was on KW's plate. Kenny is going to be very busy the next 8 or 9 months.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ Jul 5, 2007 -> 02:34 PM) I don't think any of them are laughing. I talked to one the other day. Its pretty much universally accepted that the Sox fleeced the Phillies in that trade, even if Floyd never becomes anything great. I'm not talking about the trade. A bag of used balls would have been a good return on Garcia as it turns out. Phillies fans found Floyd to be painful to watch.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jul 5, 2007 -> 01:29 PM) When that deal fell through, they chose to sign him to a $14.3M extension through 2009 instead. That and the fact that he bounced back and is playing great means Baltimore will not move him, especially for the crap KW will have available to move.

Phillies fans must be laughing that White Sox fans are excited to see Gavin Floyd pitch. Although when he was with the Phillies, White Sox fans would have been excited to see him pitch against the White Sox.

Ozzie said he doesn't want to call someone up for a start and then send them right back down. He doesn't think it would be fair to Floyd. Maybe today or tomorrow is the day the trigger is going to be pulled on some other moves.

QUOTE(RockRaines @ Jul 5, 2007 -> 12:41 PM) It would peak my interest a little more than just Kemp. We need to start filling holes regardless of value, and the middle infield and top of the order should be priorities. I for one, dont think Richar is the answer. Brian Roberts would be perfect for the White Sox. He was almost traded for Adam LaRoche and Marcus Giles last winter. QUOTE(redandwhite @ Jul 5, 2007 -> 12:46 PM) I'd rather this trade not be made than Kenny Williams coming to Boston. He's horrible. Funny how Kenny and Theo both fell out of favor pretty quickly with a lot of people after winning long awaited titles. Has this season turned the tide back into Theo's favor in Boston?

If KW made that trade, he should go to Boston with Buerhle. No deal. Horrible.

QUOTE(Tony82087 @ Jul 5, 2007 -> 12:19 PM) Any idea which game it will be? Early or Late.... If Day is ready, I would guess the early game, then they could activate Day for the night game.

QUOTE(RME JICO @ Jul 4, 2007 -> 04:49 PM) A 70% clip is very hard to maintain for 81 games, but it is not impossible. They need to string together a couple of 5-6 game win streaks and get to within about 7-8 games by August 1st. The head to head games vs Det, Cle, and Min will be huge. The Sox need to close out Baltimore these next 2 games, and take a minimum of 3 from the Twinkies. That would put them at 41-45 at the ASB. After the ASB, the Sox have the following until their next day off on July 30th: at BAL for 4 (3-1) at CLE for 3 (2-1) at BOS for 4 (3-1) vs DET for 5 (4-1) vs TOR for 3 (2-1) They would need to win every series and go on a 14-5 run to make it to 55-50. The Detroit 5 game series will probably decide the season. If the Sox can take at least 4, they will make up a minimum of 3 games on the Tigers within 4 days. Depending on how Detroit plays between now and then, the Sox could be within a few games at that point. Again this is a extreme long shot, but it is still possible for the WC. I'm not a big fan of Ozzie, but if he can win 70% of the games the rest of the way with this bullpen, they should give him a lifetime contract that guarantees he's the highest paid manager every season.