Dick Allen

I heard the only 2 teams Detroit has beat more than ONCE this season are Tampa and the White Sox.

What really sucked about the start of the game was how JM screwed it up. Colon warmed up 3 times, and sat through 3 hours of delays. After his second warm-up and delay, he should have switched pitchers. His whole staff is rested, and Colon could have pitched today, most likely with better results. I know people will say the Detroit pitcher went through the same thing, but he is finesse while Colon is a power pitcher.

I believe in some states that is the deal.

Obviously then you believe her mental state is normal. We don't know the extent of the abuse she has taken, but surely this isn't the first time. I'm sure he has been verbally abusive and her self esteem is probably very low. How many times did Ike Turner beat Tina before she left. I do think if a man hits a woman she should leave and never look back. Unfortunately, it is not that easy. Her esteem is so low, she may even think she deserves it. I do hope she is getting help, and one day will be strong enough to walk away, but to charge her with anything is ridiculous.

Exactly. This is a text book domestic abuse case, and this little senerio occurs quite often. In all probability she will again be abused. She probably lives in fear.

I don't think the Astros would release a player based on a police report. I'm sure they did some investigating on their own. If you want her to go to jail because her asshole husband beat her, thats your business. But its pretty clear what happened here.

I'd be willing to bet her original statement was correct, and she now is having second thoughts. I feel sorry for her.

Honestly I don't know anything about how his trade went over, that is why I asked. I just know Mike's D would be a god send right now for this team. He was sent to winter ball 4 days before his first child was due to be born - and there were complications and his fiance had been on bed rest for the last 7 weeks. He asked to delay for a week and he was told no. Two days after he was there she went into labor. He was told he could not leave. The day after his daughter was born while watching ESPN he found out about his trade on the ticker running across the bottom of the screen. When he got to Cincy he found out that the deal for Paul was in the works for "a couple weeks". There was no need for him to ever be sent to winter ball. His D would be great. But the fans of this team would murder him because of his K's. Geesh. Who is the idiot in this organization who keeps doing this s***? We have a legacy of being assholes. And why do we keep doing it? I'm guessing it was Schueler. I'm glad he is gone. As long as this thread is for people in the know, I have a question. If the White Sox are looking for a GM after this season, would they consider bringing Schueler back? I know JR had stated that he could be GM as long as he wanted a few years back, and he looks like he wants to do it again. I don't know if he burned any bridges, I can only hope he has.

How many times now has Williams done something absolutely within his job description and absolutely outside of what Reinsdorf or Einhorn have intended? These things are no secret to those involved, no secret to KW, why does he do it anyway, knowing they will come down on him? Once again I ask, if KW no longer is performing GM duties,which, according to your earlier posts is correct,why do JR and EE put White Sox fans and everyone else through this charade, giving the illusion that KW is still, if not calling the shots, heavily influencing them. If they didn't want the type of story to come out in the Cubune, and I agree with you that under no circumstance did KW or whomever is in charge give JM an ultimatum, at least from the content of that article, why don't they tell him to stay away. Why don't they let the media know that KW is not in charge, and certainly not performing GM duties? Basically I want to know that if KW is not truly the GM, what the hold up is on the announcement? Please don't say he hasn't stepped down yet, because according to you he has already been removed.

They changed it. This morning it was on top, the very first story.

On the Cubune website, the top story is eight arrests that "marred " the game. Of course, 5 were for scalping, 1 was for trying to sell access to a restricted area, 1 was for grabbing a ticket out of someone's hand, and 1 was for someone climbing in the dugout before the game looking for autographs. This is really getting ridiculous. I suppose they never have arrests for similar hanous (sp) acts at the Urinal.

I think you can take that survey with a grain of salt, considering most who voted never have played for him. But you are absolutely right, comaball must come to an end. Maybe they could give JM a rocking chair as a parting gift.

At least A-Rod picked him up and added a "Yes!" I was really impressed with A-Rod as a commentator, I wouldn't be surprised if he does that after he's done playing, he did a damn good job in my opinion. A-Rod was good. I doubt he'll have a job when he's done playing though. He'll need some time to spend his money.

If he is not the GM, or has been relieved of his GM duties, ,or at least not performing the GM duties as you have stated previously, what is it that he is stepping down from? The press secretary comment was sarcastic. It seems since the alleged confrontation with EE, where KW was allegedly stripped of all his power, his presence on the television, radio and newspapers and increased tenfold.

If you're at Jimbo's, get the combo, its pretty good. Jimbo's wife makes them.

If KW is not making decisions, and is such poison to the organization, why is he still here? Is his new position White Sox Press Secretary? I saw him in JR's box a few games ago and Hahn was also there. Hahn was the guy on the phone all game long. KW may not be making decisions, but if he isn't why don't they tell him to stay home? This was the first time, however, that JM's imminent firing wasn't categorially denied, so maybe there is hope that they will tell him to go home and watch his grass grow, and not Roger Bossard's.

Almost as far as it is from homeplate to the first row of the upper deck.

Most hotels downtown do charge for parking. And they charge a lot. If you're staying downtown, your better off taking the train to the game, walking around and using cabs. The other problem with hotel valet parking is sometimes it takes them 45 minutes to get your car, and when they finally get it for you, you have to grease their palm. Say no to cars downtown.

biddingfortravel.com is a sight dedicated to priceline bids. You can see what was accepted and rejected. They have a list of the priceline hotels in each city, with reviews. It also shows rental cars and airfares. You should never use priceline without looking at this first. The people bidding figure out to the penny what priceline paid for the room, and what you could get it for. They even have administrators who will help you with your bid.

Go to biddingfortravel.com, go to the Chicago hotel room section. Look what people are bidding for 4 star hotel rooms on N. Michigan Ave. and River North for your dates. Go to Priceline.com and bid what they did. You should be able to get a 4 star from $65-$85. The only drawback is your credit card gets charged right away, and there is no cancellations. I've saved a ton of money using these sites.

The Grandslam against the Cubs was huge, and didn't propel him at all. Screw his confidence, the Sox need a win.

Yes, he's got a 3 day rest coming up.

What up G?

Why doesn't Manuel ever pinch hit for Olivo unless its the 9th inning ,nobody on ,down 3?

Everett got a bad jump on it, gloved it but it came out. Rowand and Harris would have caught it easily. Doesn't matter.