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https://www.mlb.com/orioles/video/black-history-month-harold-baines

Did you happen to run into one of these guys at the end of last season? Or since Vasil is a wizard, perhaps he performed a memory charm on the Sox fan base after 3 100-loss seasons in a row?

Yeah, this is literally a once in a generation opportunity. It sounds like a very good draft year with 3 guys in the running for a solid 1.1 pick. All things being equal, I'd rather not use the pick for a HS player unless he's a Bryce Harper/B Witt Jr-level generational talent. I don't know who I want them to pick, I just hope they totally nail this pick. Totally whiffing on #3 and #4 overall in recent years really stings....and perhaps whiffing with taking Smith #5 overall over some players already finding success. But we can't flop with the #1 overall pick. Also, the rest of the draft is a great opportunity for the Sox and this is a good chance to have some success beyond the 1:1. I'm eager to see who they select after the 1st round.

Sorry for stealing @hi8is 's thunder on the countdown, but we're down to 5 days to go.

.....or does your Uverse cable menu have access to streaming services? Maybe you can access from there? I don't have Uverse so I have no idea.

I don't know. If you're getting it through your AT&T service, you'd need to download the app somewhere (phone, tablet, Roku, Smart TV) and create a login account. I have no idea what instructions AT&T has for accessing Peacock subscribe through their service. Do you have an AT&T Uverse streaming app? If so, can you access Peacock from there?

Yep, the only MLB games that are ever on standard time are the ones played at Chase Field locally on MST.

it's a streaming service like Netflix or Hulu. It is NOT a channel on a cable/satellite system.

Isn't this day #6?

I find this very surprising. Where do you live such that you don't know anyone who has had kids play soccer after age 8? That's certainly not the case in Chicagoland. I'm not saying it's more popular than other sports, but HS soccer is definitely a thing and it's not just for kids who aren't good enough to play other sports.

@wegner 's favorite highlight. 😝

Keith Law takes a look at the upcoming #1 draft pick for the Sox on GN Sports. Law thinks if the draft were held today, they'd pick Emerson.

Have you seen to SF or SD? I've been to 12 of the current ballparks and I'd rank Petco Park as #1 and Oracle Park as #2. I've never been to Baltimore, Pittsburgh, or Atlanta but would certainly like to go someday.

Yeah, and as I just posted in the other thread - Venable was right. It wasn't even a tie between Vargas's foot and the ball going into the mitt. It's not like he tried to challenge the call when Vargas as clearly out or where the umps had to look at umpteen different angles to figure out the right call.

Agreed. To me, bush league is someone trying to bunt in the 9th down 10-0 just to break up a no-hitter. If someone disagrees, it's not a hill I'm going to die on, it's just a good example I could think of. Or that bullshit that A-Roid pulled shouting "I got it" to the infielder trying to catch a popup while running the bases. In this case, I mean Venable was right - Vargas did beat the throw.

Screen grab from last night's game. Interesting that the last time the Sox scored 22 runs was the season they lost 106 games! Also note that of these top 5 run-scoring games, 2 were against Kansas City, 2 were against Boston, and two were against the A's. That 29 runs in 1955 looks like it was maybe the A's sixth home game after moving to Kansas City.

I had wondered about that aspect. The 21st run wasn't needed, but why not help Vargas get credit for a hit instead of a ground out?

Does Reinsdorf currently have investors who have a minority stake in the Bulls franchise? If so, are the Waltons buying shares from those minority owners or is Reinsdorf selling a stake of the franchise that he owns? From the Sun-Times article is sounds like Lukas Walton is as much interested in the 1901 project as the Bulls themselves.

Thankfully, nothing.

Yes! Even though this was discussed yesterday, I was fooled again today by the thread title into thinking Schultz had somehow re-injured himself. Thanks @Quin for updating the title.

Here's the Crain's article about this purchase of a minority stake in the Bulls. Walton family heirs buy minority stake in Bulls, United C...“We are pleased to welcome Lukas and Samantha, who share our deep-seated belief in Chicago,” Bulls President and CEO Michael Reinsdorf said today.