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No - it is a bad thing because the Sox consistently waste money on not good players in FA (thinking more of the Eaton type of signings). In this case - you aren't doing anything to mortgage the future, you are literally buying an expensive lottery ticket asking him to be something close to what he was this past season. If he does that - he is worth $18M no problem. And I don't doubt Rodon's stuff. There are some guys you debate whether they have the chips to be elite - Rodon is elite as long as he can get on that mound. He is the guy we all thought he could be and showed it. Now whether he puts in the work etc, I don't know. Only reason you don't spend $18M is if you think his arm will fall off or if you think you can work out a LT deal in future. Outside of that - spend the $18M and hope it works out and if it doesn't, you move on next year. They aren't going to find anyone at that price point who can help the rotation more than a healthy Rodon could. And I don't think the reason the Sox didn't do it is because they think he is currently hurt - I think he is healthy.

I want to see a fun MNF game.

Pisses me off. Stupid move by Sox.

Not needed.

If the story is true - kudos to Tony for being just an all around good dude to the people he sat next to.

This - I've heard worse things than buying low on Frazier (if in fact you can buy low on him).

I want him back to. I am very supportive on giving him a long term deal that has the right blend of guarantees for Rodon but some form of discount given the real longevity concerns tied to him. I go back to - his stuff and pure arm talent are special and the fact Sox still want him tell me they think his issue was more fatigue. My hope is he continues to put in the work in the off-season as if he can do that and keep his core, I'll go 4 years with him and just cross my fingers I get 2+ very good years. He might have been the best pitcher in baseball in the first half of the season (and if not the best - top 3). Injuries or not - I'll take my chances on talent like that all day (but I've been a blind Rodon fan for years).

It is less about what was on tv - but more of just how different views of language, etc were < 20 years ago. I also think some of the references to Enron and random current events from the past has this interesting component where it isn't just a good show...it also brings back the, oh yeah I remember when that scandal, etc was going on.

So ignore your sister - and if you don't like it - blame her. If you do like it, don't give her the credit...say you got the advice from someone on a Sox message board you frequent But seriously - I don't just throw recommendations like this out - WIRE is must watch. I'd say the final season has been less interesting, but first few seasons are outstanding and if you invest 2 episodes in it and don't like it give up...not something that you have to wait for pay off. I Feel like the hook is early on this show and the rewards just keep coming.

I was giong to say the same thing. I don't want KAT and VUC next to each other. I think its a disaster, neither is a good defender and they probably negate each other. Towns is a defensive issue -> but he is significantly better than Vuc and younger, so I would be down with upgrading Vuc and than finding a damn good defensive center (in time) to put next to Towns (don't care if he can score - just be able to rebound and play D).

If he got an alternative vax and got sick that is a bit different (if it was one of the mainstream ones in another country). I don’t know if for example the nfl allows any of them but the 3 used in the US and there are others. Not saying I know his reason for getting another but if he got sino one and than got Covid that is different than he took some odd ball item. People who are vax still get Covid - that happens. Vax job is to make sure you don’t end up in ER or worse yet die. Now the lie or whatever else and actual punishment if he said one thing and did another - you all have already seen me all over fact it seemed like everyone knew he wasn’t vax and was getting special treatment.

For the game to be that close with Lavine and Vuc playing horrendous was actually a blessing. Lavine just was awful offensively in the last handful of minutes. Team D really tightened late in that game.

This will be an interesting two games. Sizers are good and they have size in Embiid. Will be curious how Bulls counter / what happens. Hoping for a split.

There is no way it is honor system. At my work -> if I want to be in, I need to show proof (and we have to upload it in the system). No way with all these protocols NFL isn't doing the same. Rodgers petitioned the league for his treatment to be counted as VAX. It wasn't, now maybe they gave him some wiggle room for whatever treatment and there is a piece we are missing -> but this seems like a clear situation where a star player got beneficial treatment.

I mean the league has been harsh on Cousins, who has to wear mask on sidelines, etc and the league knowingly has been letting Rodgers skirt all the same rules other non vax players have to follow. Pathetic NFL!

Technically Rodgers violated all the rules for going to the party since he is not vax. I think league has to come down hard on him, otherwise they are setting a total double standard. Would not be surprised to see him get hit with a suspension for violating Covid protocol.

Had to be.

2 lives ruined from 1 decision. 1 innocent, 1 in control - so unfortunate and 100% avoidable.

How did I never watch the Wire 15 years ago. Been watching it for the last 1-2 months and am finally on the last season. That show is absolutely special. If someone is like me and still hasn't seen it -> HIGHLY recommend it.

Man - double the legal limit and driving 156MPH at the time of the crash.

Raiders WR Ruggs reportedly involved in a serious accident - which resulted in fatality of another individual. Ruggs reportedly driver and being charged with DUI. PSA for everyone to take ubers, get a taxi, DD, etc. Awful.

His mid range game is just stellar. I think having Ball and Lavine near him who help create spacing has been huge on his efficiency too. I wondered how the fit would work but recognized Demar was a good player and who cares if you overpaid. But man - at this point - he's just so damn smooth, what a fantastic addition and as I always said - when he ages if you need to move on, AKME will figure out a way to move him for another star.

His misses though were on good moves earlier. When he learns to finish through NBA contact, etc, those moves will come up. But he's just got an "it" factor where you can see he fits in the NBA. I'm not saying he's going to be some great player, but you can just see he's going to have a solid career. Which - I take any day of the week out of a 2nd round pick.

Celts couldn't miss on that run - but this team had no give. Awesome win. I loved it...."AYO SILVER". In the words of the immortal Stacey King..."Bang Ban Bang"

I read a quote (not sure if it was taken out of context or not) from Nagy today saying when he watched the game, based upon down/distance/scenario/formation - he knew exactly what the play was from watching on the couch. The funny part is - Nagy doesn't realize this is the problem - so does the entire league. His biggest issue, in my opinion, is so simple that when they run the various sets, they are extremely predictable / vanilla - it even includes how they do little things like how they do play action and other items. I think he noted in the same quote, there were some rare occasions where he wasn't sure what was being called because of how they disguised/ran multiple packages/concepts out of the same formation. I wonder if he realizes how bad that quote was (kind of like that - this is year 4 - now they will be good quote from earlier this year that was straight up garbage).