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You can play with numbers from any states, especially the swing states, and see how Biden won. If PA and MI had gone to Trump along with say GA, Trump would have won. But in that case you're talking about 250,000+ votes. I get what the author of the tweet is saying, though. The electoral college is ridiculous and needs to be abolished.

Springer has to be the main target for the Sox, but Rosario wouldn't be a bad silver medal. Offensively, for sure, he'd be decent. But with him in RF and Eloy in LF, Robert would be working his ass off all season. And would be more of an injury threat because of it. If I'm catching the thoughts correctly here, Rosario wouldn't necessarily be a platoon partner with Engel but Joc would be. But the defense would be much better with a Joc/Engel platoon than with Rosario. Hopefully none of this becomes an issue, and the Sox sign Springer.

It's not so much about believing this guy (or the other food-related Twitter accounts), it's pretty much common knowledge that those three teams are in the hunt for Springer. And, there's a good chance the teams that miss out on Springer will look at JBJ. I think the Sox have a chance to sign Springer, especially if they offer a 5th year. They showed last year that they're not afraid to offer big contracts (Wheeler), and Springer is a damn near perfect fit for this team. If Springer signs elsewhere, we'll find out that the Sox put an offer out there that was really competitive.

Al's Cheesy Beef and Portillo's care. They care who they are. And now I'm hungry.

If Cruz is using, he'll only be caught if the Sox sign him in the off season. "Slugger Nelson Cruz, who just signed a one year deal with the White Sox, was suspended today after testing positive for PEDs. The Sox have reportedly reached out to former teammate Mark Teahan to fill the DH hole left after Cruz's suspension."

If the Rays did indeed ask for Robert, I'm sure Hahn hung up before they even finished saying his last name. Stone may know something, and if the price is Robert, there's no way the Sox even consider that.

Trump is now retweeting the rantings of Randy Quaid, who is claiming widespread fraud and is also demanding a paper-only, in-person-only re-vote. Did anyone have that on their 2020 election bingo card?

Seems odd the the Rays are looking to trade Snell. His remaining contract is a bargain for the type of pitcher he is. Because of that, though, I think the cost would be too high for the Sox to trade for him.

Michigan certified the election today, 3-0. One person did not vote.

Still quite encouraging. Now there are three vaccines with 70%+ effectiveness based on trials. Six months ago, a year ago, this was probably a dream scenario.

Quarantined at home for two weeks because a coworker tested positive. We were about 5 feet from each other for about 20 minutes (both wearing masks). I know the chances of catching it are low, but now I sweat every cough, sneeze, sniffle...essentially if I don’t feel 100% I get nervous.

At this point I wouldn't be surprised if Trump refuses to go to the inauguration and may have to be forcefully removed from the White House. And I also wouldn't be surprised if he just disappears sometime before January 20th and refuses to say anything. Regardless, I don't think this will be like any other transfer of power. As Trump would say, "unlike anything the world has never seen before."

Trump is getting exactly what he wants: attention. The election is over, and Biden will be sworn in on January 20. All this nonsense with the lawsuits and dumbass electors refusing to certify the election is just that - nonsense. But all of the news agencies are talking about Trump, still. And they're not talking about Biden and Harris and what they are working on. Every 60 minute show on MSNBC and CNN is 35 minutes of Trump talk, 15 minutes of commercials, 5 minutes of COVID talk, and 5 minutes of talk about the next president.

I can see both sides of the Madrigal debate. Personally, I think the errors are less of an indicator of the type of baseball player he'll be than his abilities at the plate. However, I think his spot would be the easiest to fill if he were traded. There are plenty of decent to good stop gap players available, and if trading Madrigal gets you the SP you need, you pull the trigger.

I've seen several people comment that he played for LaRussa. I don't put a lot of stock into that being a factor in his hiring. He played for quite a few managers in his career, including Cito Gaston, Dusty Baker, Larry Rothschild, Don Baylor, Joe Torre, Charlie Manuel, and Jim Riggleman (twice). The pitching and bench coach hires have been encouraging. If the Sox go out and have a productive off season and fill the necessary holes, LaRussa will be a minor concern moving forward.

Three Floyd's Gumballhead is one of my favorites, especially on tap.

I definitely feel better about it now that two companies have developed apparent very effective and safe vaccines. And one, Pfizer, is not associated with Operation Warp Speed. If everything goes as expected (approval, ramped up production, etc.), I would feel fine about getting the vaccine. And I'll encourage my family to do the same.

I like the idea of a Darvish trade, although I'm not sure of the likelihood of a Cubs/Sox trade. I saw someone else mention a package of Darvish and Heyward. That would take a lot of money off the Cubs' books and essentially fill two holes for the Sox. While Darvish is a steal with his remaining contract, Heyward is not so much. I think any deal like that would require some money to change hands.

Is the Sox's interest in Springer anything more than speculation at this point, or have any insiders actually heard anything? I think he'd be a great fit for the team, and we'd have a really solid outfield, especially offensively.

Good point. I guess looking at it from the other side, I can't see why mainstream Republicans follow Trump. I know he has his base, but there's another 25% to 30% of the population that has latched onto him because he is/was the Republican president. Very few people, voters and other politicians alike, pushed back and said, "This isn't what we stand for." Is this the future of politics in a two-party system? Do the Democrats need a wildly liberal candidate to match what Trump is? Would a person like that get the same buy-in that Trump has?

If the GOP was smart, they would cut ties with Trump. But, that's not going to happen. He's going to be tweeting and holding rallies for the next four years, and barring health issues he'll be one of the favorites for the GOP nomination in 2024. The party is unrecognizable compared to when John McCain ran against Obama.

Not to belittle the seriousness of this, but with it being dealt with, we know the Sox are moving forward with LaRussa. The team made a good move with a pitching coach, and there are hints they could be active this winter. Now we can (and should) focus on the team and what it will look like come spring.

Great hire, and it's even better news after all the LaRussa nonsense this week. Maybe this signifies that Hahn is actually being allowed to fill some coach roles.

The Sox have to see that this is nothing but a disaster that can only be remedied by parting ways with LaRussa. It's likely that there's not one fan that is okay with him leading this team at this point. There were those who were okay with the signing, or at a minimum were indifferent. Not now, though. By allowing this to happen and then go radio silent, the team is saying, "We really don't give a shit what the fans think and don't give a shit about them."

Ticketmaster is working on a plan to verify those going to events have had the vaccine or have tested negative in the 72 hours before the event. This is probably the only way we get live sports and concerts by next spring/summer. And that's planning on the vaccine being approved and available to the general public. This will keep the anti-vaxxers and conspiracy theorists out of stadiums and concert venues anyway.