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Good to see Anderson fight back and get his average going upward.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ May 18, 2017 -> 02:13 PM) Man, after yesterday, the big lesson is clear: Do NOT piss off the media and intelligence community together We finally agree on something 100 percent. QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ May 18, 2017 -> 03:02 PM) He pissed off the media during the entire election cycle yet here we are with him as President. Not a bad point. However, at that time the media was somewhat preoccupied with other stories like Hillary and Bernie. Now it's all Trump, all the time. Hillary and Bernie (for a while until his 15 minutes of fame ended) were worth writing about as well. QUOTE (Dick Allen @ May 18, 2017 -> 10:52 PM) Nothing is easier or more pathetic than being a critic-Trump during his commencement speech. That is comedy gold coming from him. Reality doesn't exist in his world. I recommend everybody youtube Will Farrell commencement speech at USC. Not perfect humor but funny and worth a listen IMO.

QUOTE (FT35 @ May 18, 2017 -> 02:33 PM) I think a lot of it has to do with the removal of the expectation of winning. The focus for the team is on developing a good culture, playing hard, developing into the best player you can be, learning from your mistakes and having fun doing so. That "vibe" has made its way to the crowd. I noticed a big difference in the atmosphere last Friday too. The last few times I've been to games, the fans (along with the players) have almost been tense--pressing. The focus was on the mistakes the team was making because they were sold as a team who was all in and going for it. Now the environment is more positive and more forgiving as fans encourage the team to play better--we're maybe even a little surprised when they win--it's an added bonus instead of a temporary exhale before getting back to the frustration mindset. We know there is money coming off the books at the end of the year, we know there's a historically large FA class coming up, we know there's big promise in the system, we know we have a few guys performing now who we NEVER thought would be in the mix, we know the weather is getting nice and tickets are cheap--when all that comes together, you get a sense of satisfaction. I thought the rebuild would be brutal, but it's actually a great time to be a Sox fan and consume baseball at the park. And for new fans, it's a great time to get in on the ground level of what could be an exciting time in the franchise's history. Man, I'd hire you for the P.R. department right now. You spin it to where people would really want to go to a game when the product on the field is horses***. I'm not being sarcastic. Nice job. You did say "I thought the rebuild would be brutal." Hey, give it some time. This team by all accounts is really really lousy and is about ready to start losing at the same clip as of a year ago. If they don't and somehow sniff .500 Renteria should be manager of the year in the AL.

QUOTE (turnin' two @ May 18, 2017 -> 08:40 PM) Since becoming a full tine closer, Robertson has a save % just above 85%. The NL East: Jeurys Familia is 86% AJ Ramos is 82% Jim Johnson is 80% Hector Neris is 55% (very few opportunities) So, Robertson would pretty much become the best closer in the division. Some others, for reference. Kenley Jansen has a % of about 89% Francisco Rodriguez is about 85% Huston Street is 86% Roberto Osuno is 83% Zach Britton is 94% Aroldis Chapman 90% Seung Hwan Oh 85% Wade Davis 87% Mariano Rivera 89% So by comparison, Robertson is a serviceable closer, and more importantly a huge upgrade over anything the Nats currently have. Nice post by you. Hopefully teams will look at that and give the Sox some good return.

QUOTE (Footlongcomiskeydog @ May 18, 2017 -> 07:54 PM) There is no way in hell that Robertson brings back Robles. Rizzo would hang up the phone on that ask and instruct Hahn to call back when he is serious. Robertson is severely overvalued around these parts. He is not that good and won't bring back much at all. I'm not piling on Hahn (I'm not convinced he's a great GM candidate yet), I'm just saying Robertson was lights out until his last what, 2 outings? Now he's human again, so good luck trading the average version of Robertson. If you can get an organization's top 10 prospect, grab that along with a couple projects from A ball and make it 3 for 1 and be done with it. I realize "nobody was willing to trade" a couple weeks ago when Robertson was hot. So either wait until he gets red hot again, or try to dump him to the Nats now while they need a closer and see if you can get a top 10 prospect from them.

QUOTE (hi8is @ May 18, 2017 -> 06:43 AM) I could see us losing about 30 of our next 40 games. Definitely, this is the team built for the long haul we're seeing. Mediocre to crap starting pitching on paper. Horses*** bullpen cept for the above average closer on paper. Ridiculously bad lineup on paper. Also horrific defense and only average speed to a bit below average on the basepaths. Losing 30 of 40 is a good prediction.

Sox will acquire Maybin when he's 33 and he'll have a Melky like career with the Sox luck.

Sox need to trade Q and Robertson ASAP cause Robertson already has hit the "being human" stage. Nobody else is tradeable.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 18, 2017 -> 04:07 AM) So about that trade value for Gonzalez. He has nothing 3rd time out of last 4 Not saying you thought we would, but no way we were getting anything for Gonzalez for gosh sakes. He's just another guy. Ditto Holland. Ditto Frazier. Ditto Melky. These guys are worth little to nothing. Nate Jones as well. He aint bringing anything useful folks.

QUOTE (Sox-35th @ May 16, 2017 -> 07:49 PM) It's entirely true, though. The Bulls literally couldn't have done worse than they did this year. They're bad, out in the first round, they don't have a tier 1 superstar, their front office is still in tact. The Bulls are lodged in NBA hell. Those are two long innings.

Just my opinion: This one won't be the end of Trump. The next one will be the impeachable offense. He still probably won't last a full year.

QUOTE (FT35 @ May 17, 2017 -> 06:58 PM) This is a solid investigation of stats and reasoning! I like Tyler, but I never saw what many others did when they were calling for him to start. I see him more of a journeyman bench player--a Tony Graffanino player comp. Gloves have a way of finding roster spots in MLB. I think he's better than what he is now--but I couldn't tell you exactly what he is right now. It looks like someone watched him hit a few bombs in batting practice and told him that he had what it takes to be a power hitter in this league and to swing as hard as he can ALL the time. I don't remember this being where he found his success in the past. I think you are right. He does swing awfully hard. I think he's done. Too old to reinvent himself now. Just another flop. I was convinced he was an above average hitter.

Umpires do suck, no question about it. Baseball doesn't care, though. Union is too powerful.

Too many walks.

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ May 17, 2017 -> 03:22 AM) If you think the Sox are bad now, just wait till next year Surely the Sox are gonna still get no hit a few times before the season is over. This is pretty much the worst everyday lineup I've ever seen. Renteria is already manager of the year for concocting as many wins as he has.

To the statniks ... Stoney just mentioned a pitcher was 7-0 and lauded a low ERA. Does that infuriate you? I thought wins and ERA meant NOTHING nowadays.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 17, 2017 -> 02:37 AM) Can't wait for Frazier to be traded at the deadline for a 25 year old A ball pitcher. Nobody will want that guy. He's done. Why would a contender want him clogging up the roster?

Trout vs. Holland is one heck of a mismatch. Wow.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 16, 2017 -> 05:32 AM) Clearly NOBODY freaked out about Benghazi, e-mails or the Clinton Foundation. Pretty much got a free pass. Oh, that was Obama, oops. Don't worry caulfield. Trump is toast. Maybe not this time but there are three things at work here that will get him out of office before his first year is up. 1.) He is an aggressive clown. He's acting like he did in the business world in his meetings with fellow higher-ups. He's trying to impress them with his "old uncle" type jokes/information. He's sharing too much classified stuff with people the US shouldn't be trusting with any information. He may not be dumb enough to do this again, but he'll continue f***ing up. 2.) The press is DETERMINED and can't be slowed down. They have been in a frenzy since the day he was elected to "get him" (I am not saying that in a negative way; he can and should be brought down and they are doing a fine job of covering him) and they are definitely going to get him. They smell a fraud and coupled with his mean personality and hatred of the press, the press will win. The old saying, "You can't beat a guy who sells ink by the barrel" remains true. You are supposed to be kind to the press, not anger them and this press corps will get him within a year. 3.) Finally don't discount his simply giving up and quitting. He is a very selfish one percenter and he wants glory/praise/honor and if he's getting none of these things and continues to be pursued like a common criminal, he may just quit. RELAX folks, he's a one and done; well he won't even make it to one. Trust me.

Hawk is in a know it all mode tonight. Good thing Stoney isn't in the mood to disagree with him. He's letting Hawk tell it like it is so to speak. Hawk isn't in his mean mode but definitely in his know it all mode. Hawk has all the answers.

You guys are freaking out. Why not just hold a contest to see when he's impeached and removed? I predict he doesn't last one year. I'm still more worried about N Korea than Russia. Trouble is brewing. Trump is gonna want to go out with a bang and we know the Korean leader is certifiably mad.

QUOTE (soxforlife05 @ May 16, 2017 -> 03:09 AM) Should've gone with my strategy. He had the entire season to make 6 more picks. No reason to double down with middling hitters from the same team as if the season was ending in a few more days. Heartbreaking, but why is he doubling down? Man.

Did anybody find Hamilton overrated? Or was it the GOAT broadway type show you've seen?

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ May 14, 2017 -> 10:30 PM) I would tell you to look beyond stats and learn to appreciate the game of baseball and how hard it is to succeed everyday. Understand its complexities. I don't have time to listen to people criticize all the time. It's as if folks think players struggle because they want to fail Somebody should do a study on guys who try to hit a home run every time up and their value, versus what their value would be if they learned how to bunt and simply hit a single every time via bunt. To beat the shift. Now if you are any power hitter today, you are basically trying to hit a home run every time to the plate. That's maybe 30 bombs a year if you are a success. Because of the shift, you hit about .215 if you are lucky with 30 homers and 80-100 RBI if your homers are productive ones. Let's say you bunted or took a half swing every time to beat the shift. Which would make you more valuable? I'm of the opinion a guy like Frazier is basically worthless because of the shift.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 13, 2017 -> 11:34 PM) http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/13/asia/north-k...tile/index.html About time for war with North Korea to change the Comey conversation and provide Americans a distraction The combination of an impulsive president, an active U.S. military that is ready for action, and a bully-acting North Korea with a leader who seems to be the type who wants to be remembered forever, is not a good combination. I still think something big is going to happen sooner rather than later with N. Korea. Hopefully China realizes we have an impulsive president and gets involved. If not could be a blockbuster.