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Wow that's awesome.

Let's try to keep this thread away from the filibuster please. I hope all of our florida posters were able to evacuate and their homes and businesses avoid major damage.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-...0907-story.html Could be very important for Chicago. Provides ample opportunity to retain Northwestern/UofI/UofC talent pipeline in state, and CHicago's much more decent job at adding housing makes it possible. It is a good candidate, and clearly chicago leaders feel snakebitten over the foxconn deal, even if they shouldn't. If they get this, huge boon to the city.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Sep 7, 2017 -> 10:55 AM) Sounds like the reports we got about Niko about 4 years ago Ole Ice Bucket Kyyle

This is absolutely brutal https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archiv...-coates/537909/ like this:

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Sep 7, 2017 -> 09:16 AM) I listed Gillaspie as someone who could get at bats at 1B pushing Delmonico into more OF bats. Yeah Delmonico is going to be in the lineup, but they can do that by having him play 3b/1b/DH/corner outfield badly.

QUOTE (Scoots @ Sep 7, 2017 -> 09:06 AM) Yeah...pretty sure Kopech will be the ace of the staff...not the closer. Especially with what he has shown this season. Thsi is actually the first time I've seen anyone mention him as a potential closer...why? Because he throws so hard? Obviously no issues yet. Eh, it's been a knock. Mainly due to control but also prior to this season his inability to stay on the field. But I think this year answers alld oubts for me. I loved the interview last night. One, him acting like June was horrible for him and his desire to improve. And how he recognized immediately how he needed more development on changeup to work in AAA. He was good in AAA. So you know that when he means that he needs it, he means he needs it to dominate those hitters. I love that.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Sep 7, 2017 -> 08:57 AM) I can imagine certain Soxtalk members being extremely excited about Melky returning Balta definitely.

I don't see gillaspie getting OF time. I dont think ti will be that hard to get consistent at bats, the one issue is essentially Leury is our only CFer, so Cordell / W Garcia / Liriano / Melky but unless Wily absolutely rakes I'm not sure it's that big of a deal. The others can just rotate between the DH/OF spots, give Avi spells. Teams with much more earned depth like the Dodgers do it fine. And he's fun.

This is just terrible.

(I would like Melky back)

So Sox futility aside this is one of the best pitching performances thru 5 I've seen this year (watched personally). Carrasco has absolute command of everything.

My jinx worked

Carrasco is gonna pitch a perfect game idnt he

Best breaking stuff for sure. I'd take his fastball in that first game.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Sep 6, 2017 -> 08:18 PM) Lopez has thrown like 30 more pitches than he should have up until now Frankly he's done an incredible job and has been fearless

The snap on Carrascos pitches is crazy tonight

Yeah poor Lopez

All US women in the semis. Amazing!

My biggest gripe with MLB pipeline is it's massive grade inflation.

Hoping for a miracle here. PR can't take devastation, and at least that the worst of the winds dissipate quickly as it hits land.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Sep 6, 2017 -> 01:16 PM) I fully expect Hahn to go bargain hunting in FA for potential deadline flips. So there should be some discussion around those signings and the deadline (hopefully) still. But the storm of trade talk is well beyond us. AFter how little players like JD Martinez netted as a rental and legitimately great bat, I don't see us doing that. Maybe a catcher. I think we'll sign some camp invitee pitchers and a bunch of bullpen flyers, but I can't see us doing more than some waiver claims we don't mind losing if they are DFAd such as Asche and Liriano.

Callahan to PR? Lame.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 6, 2017 -> 11:55 AM) It is also where their biggest successes have lied for a long time now. True, but they've given themselves a lot of shots there.

I wonder if it goes hawk or dove.