White Sox GM, hitting coach exchange heated words

so i take it he didnt have to clean out his locker after all?! :)

Williams must be feeling the heat by now.

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Originally posted 09:32 AM ET  09.03 by Mongo Alex

Williams must be feeling the heat by now.

I don't blame Williams one bit for the Sox sucking majorly this year. Adam Dunn averages 38-40 HR a year then comes here and forgets how to hit. Rios had a good year last year and isn't this year. Beckham is just a bust. None of this is Williams' fault. He put a good team together on paper and they choked.

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Originally posted 09:34 AM ET  09.03 by Prayin' Utleys

As he should, that Dunn acquisition is a millstone around his neck.............oh and NOT trading Beckham for A-Gon, how's that working out?

They didn't need Gonzalez, they had/have Konerko. They did need a second baseman, hence Beckham still on the team.

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Originally posted 09:34 AM ET  09.03 by .ChiSoxFan.

I don't blame Williams one bit for the Sox sucking majorly this year. Adam Dunn averages 38-40 HR a year then comes here and forgets how to hit. Rios had a good year last year and isn't this year. Beckham is just a bust. None of this is Williams' fault. He put a good team together on paper and they choked.

I don't follow the central all that closely so I was surprised that they were 3rd worst at scoring runs in the AL.

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Originally posted 09:43 AM ET  09.03 by Mongo Alex

I don't follow the central all that closely so I was surprised that they were 3rd worst at scoring runs in the AL.

This year has just been a huge disappointment. Before the season started, everyone was praising Williams for putting together, in my opinion and that of many others, the best team on paper in White Sox history. This year's team has the highest payroll in 110 years of White Sox baseball. The pitching staff and bullpen have been pretty good, but the offense has just been lacking. Dunn was supposed to just be himself and hit 38+ HR, especially in US Cellular Field. Rios was not supposed to utterly suck. Beckham was supposed to become the stud player he was hyped to be.

Hey CSF, I'm sorry to hear that, man. I'm East Cost so I don't know a whole lot about the Central, but it does sound to me like a pretty solid lineup.

It sucks when your plan for the season just blows up. I hate to sound cliche', but that's why they play the games.

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Originally posted 09:53 AM ET  09.03 by .ChiSoxFan.

This year has just been a huge disappointment. Before the season started, everyone was praising Williams for putting together, in my opinion and that of many others, the best team on paper in White Sox history. This year's team has the highest payroll in 110 years of White Sox baseball. The pitching staff and bullpen have been pretty good, but the offense has just been lacking. Dunn was supposed to just be himself and hit 38+ HR, especially in US Cellular Field. Rios was not supposed to utterly suck. Beckham was supposed to become the stud player he was hyped to be.

I agree with you that it's hard to blame Williams for players not playing up to potential but at some point the media and fans are going to push for change. Well ok the media more so than the fans. Over the last 6 years they seem to have a good year then a bad one then a good one then bad and this year was the bad one.

no Ozzie reply yet? can't wait!

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Originally posted 10:02 AM ET  09.03 by Pondy

Hey CSF, I'm sorry to hear that, man. I'm East Cost so I don't know a whole lot about the Central, but it does sound to me like a pretty solid lineup. It sucks when your plan for the season just blows up. I hate to sound cliche', but that's why they play the games.

You are exactly right. This team just didn't have what it took to not utterly suck and disappoint.

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Originally posted 10:10 AM ET  09.03 by Mongo Alex

I agree with you that it's hard to blame Williams for players not playing up to potential but at some point the media and fans are going to push for change. Well ok the media more so than the fans. Over the last 6 years they seem to have a good year then a bad one then a good one then bad and this year was the bad one.

Their last good year in my opinion was 2008, when they last made the playoffs.

I hated the Dunn signing fron the start, but how did the guy get this bad over night? Rios averaged .315 last year with over 20 homers and 80 plus RBI and now the guy can't hit a parked car... Beckham needs to be replaced.

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Originally posted 11:11 AM ET  09.03 by Pimpston23

I hated the Dunn signing fron the start, but how did the guy get this bad over night? Rios averaged .315 last year with over 20 homers and 80 plus RBI and now the guy can't hit a parked car... Beckham needs to be replaced.

Hated it from the start? It was a highly-praised acquisition last off season. All he had to do was continue what he'd been doing his whole career. It's not like you foresaw his disappointing season.

Now we know why Verlander is having such a good year. Everybody in the AL Central sucks. I'm not trying to take away anything but when the WSox and Twins cant hit or field, & the Indians have prospects, it just inflates his #s.

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Originally posted 09:34 AM ET  09.03 by .ChiSoxFan.

I don't blame Williams one bit for the Sox sucking majorly this year. Adam Dunn averages 38-40 HR a year then comes here and forgets how to hit. Rios had a good year last year and isn't this year. Beckham is just a bust. None of this is Williams' fault. He put a good team together on paper and they choked.

true but that sucks for Williams ..but it happens..

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Originally posted 11:12 AM ET  09.03 by .ChiSoxFan.

Hated it from the start? It was a highly-praised acquisition last off season. All he had to do was continue what he'd been doing his whole career. It's not like you foresaw his disappointing season.

Correct I did not think it would be this bad however, this is the man who struck out more times in one season than any player in the history of baseball and the only man to have 12 plus home runs in a season and ZERO sac fly's.

I'm a die hard White Sox fan and I want them to win as bad as anyone. Thats why I didn't like the Dunn singing.

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Originally posted 11:30 AM ET  09.03 by johnny 2 tone

Now we know why Verlander is having such a good year. Everybody in the AL Central sucks. I'm not trying to take away anything but when the WSox and Twins cant hit or field, & the Indians have prospects, it just inflates his #s.

Actually, the White Sox can field well this year, which is pretty funny because they usually can't field well.

i mean i guess he deserved whatever Williams had to say to him.. but it all depends on the way you say it ..

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Originally posted 11:32 AM ET  09.03 by Pimpston23

Correct I did not think it would be this bad however, this is the man who struck out more times in one season than any player in the history of baseball and the only man to have 12 plus home runs in a season and ZERO sac fly's. I'm a die hard White Sox fan and I want them to win as bad as anyone. Thats why I didn't like the Dunn singing.

I'm pretty sure the guy who plays 3B for the Orioles, Reynolds, holds the most Ks in a season record.