Dick Allen

I don't understand not bunting.

Has anyone ever heard anyone use the word "equadistant" other than Hawk?

QUOTE(SouthSidePride05 @ Jul 20, 2006 -> 12:52 PM) We need to catch a few breaks today, have a few lucky bounces go our way, and get back home as soon as possible. The next homestand is completely sold out, and I hope the crowd sparks the energy back into this team. I heard Hawk say its sold out. How come tickets are available on Ticketmaster?

Mack would have had it.

QUOTE(Kalapse @ Jul 20, 2006 -> 12:49 PM) Rogers has faced the minimum through 2 It will never last. We have been told Rogers is absolutely terrible in the second half. The Tigers should be falling apart pretty soon.

If Fields is in LF next year, they probably should start having him play LF at Charlotte right now. No need to worry about the leadoff hitter for next year yet. There will be some roster shuffling in the offseason. The leadoff guy is only guaranteed to leadoff once a game, and anyone can take strike 3 like Pods has been doing as of late.

I think Rozner is crazy myself about this one. I was just saying he has top contacts with the White Sox, and he may have heard the White Sox may be looking for an upgrade in LF, and Gonzalez is his buddy who used to play for the Cubs so he threw him out there even though it makes no sense.

I think more bullpen help is needed if you can't upgrade the rotation. You pick up another real good reliever, you can yank Vazquez and Garcia when the inevitable is about to occur in the 5th and 6th innings, and not blow out your bullpen.

Hawk and DJ were pretty much letting Vazquez have it for his pitching style last night, and that was while he was cruising. Shockingly to me, they have slammed Vazquez and Garcia in the past several days, and I'm glad the sugarcoating is OVA. I'm to the point where I can't stand seeing him on the mound. The White Sox generally score a lot of runs when he's pitching however.

QUOTE(Contreras @ Jul 20, 2006 -> 08:41 AM) http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/rozner.asp?id=209327 Feel free to discuss Barry's insanity and all the ways the $11,500,000 shell that was formerly known as Gonzo does not fit on the White Sox. I saw that earlier. Usually Rozner makes a lot of sense, but I thought this was crazy also. Rozner does have really good White Sox sources though. It may be an indication of the White Sox growing dissatisfaction with Pods.

QUOTE(daa84 @ Jul 19, 2006 -> 09:20 PM) i would agree with you, except the fact that his HR #s are profoundly down, which was the knock on him coming into this year...its amazing to me his inability to put hitters away consistently when hes up in the count...something tells me hes making good enough pitches in the hitters counts, but for some reason hes getting beat in pitchers counts...i think hes to blame for some of it, but personally i think some of it for vazquez has been plain bad luck....i know ill get ripped for saying that, but thats what i think....now a guy like freddy is a whole different story That's the scary thing. His HR allowed numbers are way down, and his ERA stands at 5.20. A guy with his kind of stuff should not have more hits allowed than innings pitched.

QUOTE(3E8 @ Jul 19, 2006 -> 09:19 PM) GM'ing 101: Don't let other teams know your would-be major trading chips are readily available. Or let everyone know they are and start a bidding war.

QUOTE(daa84 @ Jul 19, 2006 -> 09:14 PM) this is a ring of bad luck IMO for vazquez...he hangs a breaker to monroe and its hit out...two batters later, he does it again to inge and its popped up...sabremetrically, vazquez actually has the best peripherals of any starter on our staff...a good indication that 1.) he will get better, and 2.) hes been rather unlucky...lots of hits, but still high K-rate, low BB, and after tonights slam 11 homers is actually pretty damn good at this point of the season, especially considering that the knock on him was the homers he has given up...that said, javy needs to trust his fastball more...he tied hitters up and had them swinging and missing at his fastball all night.... of the 7 Hits... pudge: hanging curveabsolutely scalded pudge: ditto monroe: ditto ordonez: bleeder on a nice fastball on the outside part of the plate polanco: IF hit on a fastball he got jammed on guillen: sawed off for a bloop single with the fastball... Javy has 3 decent pitches, fastball, slider and change....all he has to do is flash teh curve once in a while in the dirt to show the hitters he has it, and to give them a change of pace...if he locates it better hell be fine They've been saying that ever since he left Montreal 2 1/2 years and 3 teams ago. He is an average pitcher. His stuff is better than that but it hasn't translated to wins, and chances are it never will.

Wasn't the point of having 6 starters to have BMac ready because KW anticipated his other 5 were going to need a break? From what I have seen, they almost all need a break.

QUOTE(BigSqwert @ Jul 19, 2006 -> 09:05 PM) Won't be long before we can't keep throwing out "We still have the 2nd best record in baseball". Don't worry, these pitchers are going to be working overtime with Coop. They'll all be unhittable.

QUOTE(fathom @ Jul 19, 2006 -> 08:44 PM) You're good with stats...when's the last time we won a game like 2-1 (pitching literally won us the game). I believe the Sox have only won 4 or 5 games this season when they have scored 3 or less runs. Last year, they won 5 of those types of games in April alone.

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Jul 19, 2006 -> 08:40 PM) In fairness to Vazquez's salary, we're not paying all of it, and that money was given to him by the Yankees. We all know how they evaluate talent and determine how much money he should get. Rogers, Bonderman,Verlander and Robertson make less money combined than Vazquez does. The Sox are getting a slight break on the entire salary.

Part of pitching a good game and earning your $12 million a year is making a good pitch with the bases loaded and your team leading by a run. Vazquez didn't do it.

QUOTE(santo=dorf @ Jul 19, 2006 -> 08:34 PM) The Cincy blow out. Last time he got an extra base hit, May 29th He's due.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Jul 19, 2006 -> 08:31 PM) He cares too much, Jas. He gets too down on himself when he makes one bad pitch(in this case the pudge rolling curve is what got it going) and that just leads to a big inning. It's happened a ton this season. Hawk and DJ constantly praise the competitiveness of Vazquez, although neither of them seem to care for how he approaches hitters.

QUOTE(Frankensteiner @ Jul 19, 2006 -> 08:28 PM) Funny, no one mentions that when it comes to Widger's game calling. Just an FYI. Widger has been beyond brutal. Game calling is only part of his weakness.

AJ may be calling the wrong pitches, but its Vazquez's game, and he can always shake him off.

QUOTE(Melissa1334 @ Jul 19, 2006 -> 08:20 PM) why is it that kenny is reluctant to trade javy?i dont care if pitching is very valuable,etc. he plain and simple sux. u have to trade this guy. shoot, i dont care if it were to a team that we could face in the playoffs or something. i would love it if the sox faced this guy... KW is probably very reluctant to trade him because he's only been around 3 months and they have invested heavily in him in terms of what he is paid, and the talent they had to surrender to get him. I don't think moving Vazquez is a thought in KW's mind right now unless somebody calls with an outrageously generous offer which, after his performance the past 2 1/2 seasons and his contract, is not likely.

QUOTE(DonkeyKongerko @ Jul 19, 2006 -> 08:15 PM) Scooter said it was a slider. It was a hanging slider.

QUOTE(Rowand44 @ Jul 19, 2006 -> 08:12 PM) Yes, Bonderman is right handed with good stuff. That's it, no good reason. Its about time Ozzie gets it through his skull that everytime he puts Mack in CF there is a play that isn't made that costs the Sox runs. Its amazing. You would think there would be a fair share of games with nothing but routine plays for the CF.