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Pat Summitt just passed away. Only 64. Wow.

Great Falls as a team struck out 18 times in that game. Billings starting pitcher Santillan (2nd round pick of the Reds in '15, nasty stuff) had 12 of them in only 4.2 innings.

Great for Shawzie. Almost making as much as his buddy Bicks. He's got his 2 cup rings, might as well get yourself set for life. Not bad for a 5th round pick passed over twice.

Courtney Hawkins is playing like a man possessed lately. 4th multi hit game in his last 5 games.

Sox 10th round pick Zach Remillard and 27th round pick Mike Morrison are playing right now for Coastal Carolina in the CWS on ESPN. Game 1 if anyone is interested. Just caught one of Remillard's at bats.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jun 27, 2016 -> 03:05 PM) Marc Stein ‏@ESPNSteinLine 34s34 seconds ago ESPN sources say Pau Gasol, as expected, officially notified the Bulls today that he's declining his 2016-17 option and going to free agency Gar should've been gone after he didn't trade Gasol. Just awful.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 27, 2016 -> 02:29 PM) And I'm saying Davidson would be a mess, and I'd rather see Coats over Garcia and leave Davidson in Charlotte. But that's just my view. Eh, that's a little over the top. He will probably hit well in a short time, but I don't think he's a rest of the season answer. I'm rooting for Davidson though. Kid has held his own in the big leagues before with Arizona.

DeBrincat falling into the Hawks lap is outstanding.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jun 24, 2016 -> 07:33 PM) That why we got rid of Derrick? Wouldn't that be a slap in the face?

Great trade from Bowman.

QUOTE (ZoomSlowik @ Jun 23, 2016 -> 07:34 PM) Yes, let's compare him to the best shooter of all time. Steph averaged 6 assists as a rookie while playing with Monta Ellis. Not remotely the same thing. Sigh.. not comparing their shooting Joe, stay with me. I was comparing the question marks about running the point, and yes Steph had those same question marks. More of a small SG, weak defensively, etc.

QUOTE (ZoomSlowik @ Jun 23, 2016 -> 07:22 PM) A lot of guys are gifted athletes. He needs to do something besides dunk and do a decent job shooting 3's to be a top guy on a contender. He has the tools you can work with though. Not gonna write off a kid that young just yet. Steph Curry had the same issues coming out about learning to play the point and he was getting 36 minutes as a rookie the same age as LaVine.The only things I question with LaVine is his basketball I.Q. and if he cares enough to be passible defensively.

QUOTE (ZoomSlowik @ Jun 23, 2016 -> 07:14 PM) That would have been awful for the Bulls. LaVine is a 6th man on a legit team. Well, maybe not because JR Smith and Richard Jefferson just started for the champs, but I don't see him being a key contributor. He's 21. Way too early to be saying that. Kid is a very gifted athlete. Now, obviously that's not saying much since a lot of athletes bust, but the upside is much bigger than a 6th man.

Thibs with the troll job.

QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Jun 23, 2016 -> 06:46 PM) I have 0 faith in this organization period. Fixed.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Jun 23, 2016 -> 08:46 AM) If Sox win while Shields throws a QS, you all owe me lunch. Let's sweep these guys! It's like you are giving your streak away on a platter. Here's hoping though..

Kane wins the Hart and Ted Lindsay to go along with his Art Ross. What a year for 88. Panarin wins the Calder.

QUOTE (SCCWS @ Jun 22, 2016 -> 07:18 PM) Much rather have Bradley and rather give up Q ... why?

Hopefully Grant turns into something. Cause right now I'm questioning what this franchise is trying to do. No draft picks? One young player? Are we still competing?

QUOTE (ptatc @ Jun 22, 2016 -> 11:22 AM) It may be. My comment was about the "wins don't matter." He has had a great year and could be the best pitcher but the lack of wins does need to be considered. Obviously the journalist/voters do. That's why a couple of us were dismissive of quinarvy about Quintana and the Cy Young when a lot of us know, it'll be Sale since he has the wins. Hell, Sale had s great shot a couple of years ago and actually put up better peripherals but lost. Same with Kershaw vs Arrieta last year.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Jun 22, 2016 -> 11:17 AM) Anything is possible. This is why you need to look at everything and not discount the wins. I haven't followed Hammel's games as I don't follow the Cubs. Maybe he is winning so many and pitching awful because of a great offense. You are totally wrong about this, but you are stubborn. I'll let the other guys have at it. I'm going to bed. I mean you just mentioned offense which is what others were already saying. But hey... anything is possible.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Jun 22, 2016 -> 11:05 AM) Yes. So tell me why a guy like Jason Hammel can get 7 wins and he barely averages 6 innings a start.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Jun 22, 2016 -> 10:58 AM) You should care. Is part of the reason he is the best pitcher by the metrics due to his only pitching 5 to 6 innings a game? This in turn puts his team at a big disadvantage to put lesser talented pitchers in the game, put more stress on the bullpen and cause his team to lose more games because the more talented pitcher has less of an effect on the outcome of the game. Do you watch the games? His starts?

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jun 22, 2016 -> 07:47 AM) Another must win with Shields on the mound tomorrow. Hopefully the offense can score more than one run for Quintana today. Heh.. if we win tonight, it's almost like the baseball gods are daring him to make a GT tomorrow.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jun 22, 2016 -> 06:45 AM) My dad was trying to tell me LeBron easily ranks under Kareem, Wilt, Magic, Bird...Then he pulled out Russell, West and Baylor...Then Kobe and played the "I saw them play!" card. I also done a s*** ton of NBA history research. I still say only MJ and aKareem have concrete spots above him. Jordan is automatic and I can buy Kareem, Wilt and maybe Magic. But if people like it or not, Russell will always have a leg up with the media and such cause of the 11 championships. I don't agree with it, but it is what it is. Pretty much why rankings are meaningless minus the top 3. People will put LeBron around 3-10 still.