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QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jul 7, 2016 -> 01:11 AM) The second video makes it obvious. The two cops should get life, but they'll get acquitted. Agree on all counts. Well now we know more about how it COULD turn out for law abiding citizens who have registered guns on their person. You get in a scuffle with a cop, you better fall to the ground before they even put you on the ground and lay spread eagle cause once they see you have a gun, you are dead. Wonder if the protests will continue in La.? just saw the second video -- horrible. He wasn't even dead yet after taking a few bullets. I'm telling you, why can't the cops just taze the s*** out of people and quit using deadly force???? Why do they have to kill??? Yeah he had a gun but he was a legal gun holder.

QUOTE (soxfan85 @ Jul 7, 2016 -> 04:11 AM) Trying not to get to optimistic here...but it feels great to win and we do play Cleveland 10 more times...hopefully, just hopefully, we can start beating AL Central Teams (other than just beating the Twins) in the second half The Sox are bonafide contenders ... if they didn't have to play in the Central. They are competitive against everybody else. There's enough of a sample size to say that. Like you said ... hopefully the Central Division thing will turn around. I don't see it happening, but Sox are definitely an outstanding team outside of the Central.

I think it's pretty neat Wade has decided to end his career in Chicago. It's a nice story and if can stay healthy, he's still a productive player. Obviously he's not worth that kind of money, but who cares about that? NBA has entered a new era of salaries and it's just Monopoly money anyway. Somebody start a D. Wade appreciation thread. I think it's cool he's back in town. If somehow the Bulls gel and make the Eastern Conference finals, that would be amazing.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 6, 2016 -> 01:03 PM) Ray Allen reportedly coming out of retirement to suit up for the Warriors. And it begins... This is ridiculous. He's 41. He'll be a detriment to the Warriors. Does anybody really think he'll be good? And Wade? Pass on him. He's also getting old and is good but not some unabashed superstar anymore. QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jul 6, 2016 -> 05:19 PM) By the way guys, I'm semi serious, I totally could see Chris Paul, Wade, Lebron and maybe even Melo teaming up at some point to try and be the "good" guys in a battle vs. the hated Warriors. . The Warriors didn't even win it; Cleveland did. I don't think the Warriors are locks next year just cause they got Durant. Only way they'll win it all is if Curry/Klay do indeed take a back seat to Kevin. Law of averages had some of those ridiculous threes miss this season. Remember how badly Curry played at the end of that series? Behind the back pass out of bounds. Finally missing key 40 to 45 foot threes? Golden State got 1 title so far. Nothing to sweat yet.

So the attorney general, a week or so after visiting with Bill Clinton on a plane on a tarmac of all places, an elitist move in itself, announces predictably just now that the case is closed on Hillary e-mail. She had to be so happy; all she did was say the FBI investigated, recommended no charges, so no charges. Took her off the hook completely. She needs to have a private meeting with the FBI director on a plane on a tarmac where they can privately hoist a cup of champagne over this exoneration. Yes it was so predictable, but what baffles the little guy taxpayer is how the hell the FBI director can say she DEFINITELY did wrong, did a lot of things criminally wrong here, but no reasonable prosecutor would prosecute. Also that there was no criminal INTENT of Hillary. Well gee wiz, there's no criminal intent when I drive 100 in a 65. I just temporarily wasn't thinking and hit the gas. I had no ill will here; no deviant behavior trying to break a law. It just happened. My bad. There was no criminal intent when I left my child in a 100 degree car; I just thought it'd be less than one minute as I went and bought something inside the gas station quickly. I didn't know I'd get an important phone call in the store as my child nearly died in the car and a bystander had to break the window open. Heaven forbid I am being arrested? There was no intent dammit! How the hell can the FBI director say she did SO MANY things wrong but no reasonable prosecutor would ever prosecute here? I'll find a prosecutor or two who will press charges. Trump should just go nuts IF HILLARY actually agrees to a debate or two. All he should do is talk about Crooked Hillary and the emails and Arkansas and Bill's behavior in the oval office. He's going to lose anyway; I'd talk about no issues. I'd just keep saying: "As a form of protest against the FBI allowing Hillary to skate on the e-mail issue, I only will talk about my opponent's non presidential behavior of the past. The system is rigged and she is crooked."

QUOTE (harkness @ Jul 6, 2016 -> 03:50 AM) to get shut out by that meatball throwing pitcher was pretty embarrassing. It was embarrassing like you said. He was nothing special. Our hitters reeked.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Jul 6, 2016 -> 12:28 AM) There isn't much to think about. He decided to take the easy way out and join the team that would basically guarantee him a championship. Aha. I just saw an article that quotes a Durant insider saying he grew frustrated with Westbrook and not having a guard pass to him when he's open. Too many contested shots. I had a feeling he might not have been thrilled with Russell.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jul 5, 2016 -> 11:31 PM) Johnnies is my favorite beef, but Portillo's isn't bad, and a combo at Luke's is a treat. Best beefs ever where at the now closed Jimmy's in Arlington Heights. That beef sandwich at Midway airport is sooooo good. Also I was disappointed. I was home for my uncle's funeral and met a friend at some place in Naperville to eat right next to the fabled Lantern bar. I said, 'damn I have to get my Chicago beef fix" and was served trash. And suburbia is full of good beef places. It was sad to be served such a lousy Chicago beef sandwich.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 6, 2016 -> 03:14 AM) http://heavy.com/news/2016/07/alton-sterli...censored-watch/ If those officers end up still being acquitted, good God Greg might be right about the US falling apart.... WTF is wrong with cops?? Taze the guy you stupid f***s! Nothing in that video suggests he should be shot and killed for selling CDs and resisting. Taze him!! Oh I know ... the tazer might not work. There's always some lame excuse for loss of life. Whichever cops shot this man and killed him should be convicted of murder. The fact the guy had a gun on him though will let the cops off the hook.

That game was ridiculous. Pity the people in the stands who were not Yankee fans. Pathetic and disgusting effort.

SELL. SELL. SELL. Get rid of anybody not named Sale, Quintana, Abreu, Anderson.

Well, looks like the wrong attorney general is in office. Seriously, the FBI director should resign today, he's already done his good dead for Hillary. And that AG who met Bill on the tarmac should be replaced in disgrace as well. Federal Law: Title 18. Section 2071 Can it be any clearer? Former United States Attorney General Michael Mukasey tells MSNBC that not only is Hillary Clinton's private email server illegal, it "disqualifies" her from holding any federal office. Such as, say, President of the United States. "If you do this or that bad thing, you've essentially disqualified yourself as being the leader of the free world," said Mukasey, referring to the illegal server and the illegal handling of classified materials. Mukasey specifically points to one federal law, Title 18. Section 2071.

The Sox always act like a team content to be a game or two within .500 or over .500 cause "there's so much time left in the season." Then after the all-star break they'll hit the road for some 10-game road trip go 1-9 or 2-8 and that's that. Season done. This team annually is the opposite of intense. It plays like a team with cool uniforms - cool. Whatever happens happens but we ain't gonna sweat.

Shreve is pitching. What if he had to wear a port? "Go get Shreve's port! Now!"

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 6, 2016 -> 02:49 AM) Morneau had just two at-bats again tonight, with a K. Then pulled again for a PH. They seem to be taking it very slow and carefully with him. Assuming he'll be ready soon might be too aggressive, albeit hopeful. At the very least, he's got to prove he can make it through 4-5 AB's in a game. What was his injury? Is it the concussion thing?

Like somebody posted a day or so ago I'd give the Sox odds of making the playoffs about 12 percent.

Another home game that has been awful. At least the Sox could give everybody a free beer or coke for watching this s***.

The Melkster didn't play that right, did he? You need to take off and run hard upon ground ball contact. Oh well. We needed a 3 run homer there to have a chance tonight.

QUOTE (Insp @ Jul 6, 2016 -> 01:47 AM) Why are none of our hitters working the count? I wonder why in the minor leagues they don't perform an experiment. One night before bringing up somebody like Anderson I'd bat him eighth or ninth and tell him, "Tonight you will take every pitch, just to actually see what it's like to look at pitches from a live pitcher." I mean at some point guys who don't walk are going to have to learn how to take a pitch or they will not succeed. If they simply refuse to draw walks, I'd force them once in a while in the minors to take pitches to see what it's like. I love Anderson but he's not gonna succeed with this approach against big league pitching.

I picked Dick Allen vs. Caulfield cause it's so perplexing. Caulfield seems like one of the nicest guys ever. At least that's my message board perception and Dick seems like a more aggressive kind of nice guy but a nice guy as well. But Dick gets after Caulfield a lot. It's a "funny" fighting rivalry. I was gonna say "the entire board vs. Greg" as I don't feel like I have any real, actual supporters of my positions or me even. Caulfield and Fathom are the most civil toward me, while there are a few that really despise me. Believe it or not I know the names when I see the threads but I can't just pick out the names. I know quin seems to hate me but I think there was one post where he said I was OK. Anyhow, I go for Caulfied vs. Dick Allen. I thought Fathom vs. the Cubs was creative and funny.

One thing about the Durant thing I've missed. Could Oklahoma City have paid him as much the next two years as GSW? My obvious guess is 'yes' with the new cap space, etc., but I was wondering. I'm still very shocked about this. I'm trying to figure out what Durant was thinking in spurning OKC for GSW if money was the same basically. Durant and Westbrook should have won this year. So much for the "can't win in OKC argument." They simply blew that series. If they stayed healthy next year, it probably would have been OKC's turn. Reading Durant's article he said he needed this personally to leave his comfort zone and go play somewhere else. Assuming he didn't just make that up and means it, I don't know what that means. True he's the mayor of OKC so to speak, but living in his skin isn't exactly "comfortable." His team choked in the playoffs and figured to be one of the favorites in the West next year. All I can figure is he truly believes OKC didn't have the team to beat GSW and the Cavs anytime soon. It sure seems like this was a simple decision of picking Curry/Klay over Westbrook/Oladipo. That's not cool. I think OKC woulda won it next year. This decision means Durant didn't feel the same way.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jul 5, 2016 -> 09:02 PM) That was expected. A lot of Bernie supporters were banking on an indictment. Good for Trump in coming up with another catch phrase that might stick. He's got the very mean, "Crooked Hillary" which has sort of stuck but now the effective, "THE SYSTEM IS RIGGED."

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jul 5, 2016 -> 09:55 PM) Obama had a great two years that involved him completely unf***ing the country in Bush's ruin and going head to head with the pettiest congress ever. No one gives a s*** about Bernie anymore. They cared bout Bernie til the FBI chief killed that today. ... As far as the rest, I look at the big picture. Not to pile on my favorite Sox fan, Barack, but as far as unifying ... during his years we have Ferguson, we have Baltimore, we have near ruination of a great university, Mizzou. Thank goodness this protest bulls*** hasn't even been worse in terms of violence in the biggest cities. Some people think one of these cop out of control incidents vs African American victims is going to result in the big one -- riots in the biggest cities. A lot of you don't even seem too concerned about Chicago murder numbers ... even these have taken place during Barack's years. So many people in Chicago have no reason to behave. Low low paying jobs leaving the hooligans to say, "f*** it, I'm selling drugs and arming myself." And also the big picture suggests horrific economy nationwide and like I said unparalleled mass murder situations. Not blaming Barack for everything, like you said Congress has been disgracefully uncooperative as well, but it's all in Barack's eight years. Personally I think a President needs to work on getting Congress to cooperate and make that a priority, figure some s*** out, be such a leader the other side will want to work with you (nyuk nyuk I realize that's long gone in American politics never likely to return; wait til these Congressians show a desire to "work" with Hillary; we ain't seen nothing yet in terms of uncooperation). What the hell has Barack done in the BIG PICTURE that's been good. Only thing I can think of is be a good example for family values. He's a good dad and husband while having a stressful job. I repeat: The American dream has continued to die under his watch (middle class not making any $$$) and the streets are not safe so to speak.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jul 5, 2016 -> 09:27 PM) I get that but when you have a law that would punish a large amount of people basically doing their job and are not trying to do anything criminal it seems like that law needs to be re-written or incentives rearranged. Can't wait to hear the pundits laugh this one off. This is one where Matthews and the pundits laugh and say; "Like we told you, this was not a big deal. But listen to what Trump did today!!!!! and How bout that nut, Bernie Sanders??"

Look the Olympics are a mess. Rio is dangerous in terms of disease and violence. I believe they should be moved ASAP. Rio should not host these Games. http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/05/sport/rio-ol...rity/index.html