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QUOTE (illinilaw08 @ Aug 28, 2017 -> 11:26 AM) Only if you really put a major emphasis on Bran in the next season. I mean, Bran hasn't really done anything with his powers this season except warg into ravens to spy on the Night King, and I guess compile evidence against LF and figure out Jon's parentage? For them to effectively tell a time traveling story where Bran is responsible for all the acts and is effectively two people in one timeline would be a pretty audacious story to tell and have it make sense within the narrative. Worst moment for me yesterday was Cersei letting Jaime leave. She literally just told him her double cross plan and then lets him leave to presumably tell that plan to Team Targ? If Cersei is done with Jaime, and isn't ready to kill him, wouldn't she have just arrested him? See I don't think it matters. Dani/Jon have to go north. They needed Cersei. Knowing she's not coming won't affect things that much.

BA put out an article top ten prospects who made "the leap" but were not in top 50. Hansen was on it. He's definitely going to be on the next year top 100s. http://www.baseballamerica.com/minors/susp...ijJu0bZXGmQH.97

Coops main asset is his partnership with Herm in keeping players healthy. He also failed with Aardsma, who had more success after. He failed with Smarj, who figured it back out after him. Coops trademark is steadiness and health. But his highs ahve not hit as much as Carl Willis or Bosio. And there's stuff like this: are the dodgers actually bad at preventing injuries or do they just take more risks with high-risk players? I am glad to have a pitching coach who keeps players healthy. That has propped up this org quite a bit. But his talent for especially getting amazing performances out of players? I find that a bit overrated.

With only 6 episodes I don't think that's a storyline they could effectively tell.

All of your comments reaffirm that off plate upper deck is really hard to have an idea how a pitcher looked (especially with 6 little ones)

So what do we think happened in the cutaway from when Tyrion figures out she's pregnant and she lies that they'll go north?

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Aug 28, 2017 -> 09:14 AM) Oh and that dragon is going to be flightless pretty soon, it was already f***ed up. ha, I don't believe this for a second. I don't think an undead dragon has the same physics of lift.

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Aug 28, 2017 -> 09:00 AM) It was a decent finale, could have been better but it had a lot in it. My first impression after the episode ended was Westeros is f***ed. I was talking to a buddy and he brought up Dany's visions in Qarth, and there was one with a snowy throne room, between that and talking about the number of people in King's Landing I'm pretty sure that the dead will make it there. It got me thinking about the last time the white walkers attacked and Azor Ahai, started reading up on it again. It'll be interesting to see if there are any parallels between then and now. yeah I definitely think the dead at least push the northern armies into Cersei's. I was thinking about it, and wanted to give some credit to the difficulty of finishing this series off. While true they didn't nail it in terms of living up to the characters, some of the magic of the show has been the surprises and how it would lead you astray and push characters out of what seemed like the endgame. Well this is all the endgame. Everyone basically knows Jon and Dany (ice and fire) would team up and presumably prevail against an army of the dead. So now as they deliver on that there is a lot of "well yeah we know that". Last night I wished I had not actually read up on so much of the show. The pace has been bad and decisions have been lazy, but I wonder how much of that is trying to create some surprises when at this point we all know what's going to happen.

QUOTE (KnightsOnMintSt @ Aug 27, 2017 -> 07:17 PM) Can't imagine that Jimenez is in Birmingham for that long next year. I think we'll see him in Charlotte in early July. I know we had some struggles in AAA but I look back pretty positively on our year in the minors. Kopech, Hansen, Dunning and now jimenez pushed the org to challenge them all year. And guys that were challenged surprisingly like Collins responded big time. On top of that, pretty good year healthwise, which may just be due to amount of prospects. Burdi hurts...but if I had to choose one...

This was best case scenario in some ways today, but the injuries were worst case. Sucks so hard for Meredith.

Was at the game in upper deck so kinda hard to follow. Seemed like curve couldn't get over but the slider was used quite a bit. He was hit pretty hard often but right at guys so kinda lucky start but 7 IP no runs can't complain.

Yurchak bomb, 2 Skougbombs

Thanks Balta stay safe, and I hope your colleagues can stay above this storm level for another day.

Worst case scenario forecasts look likely. Have to hope coast guard and others can get to all emergency Evacs. Houston is a tremendous American city, so hard to watch.

This looks awful now and likely to get worse. I hope any soxtalkers in way are safe. The pictures of Houston this morning look impossible.

QUOTE (Quin @ Aug 26, 2017 -> 12:23 PM) Nicky... c'mon son. Maybe the league just didn't prepare for him? Sounds like with that Kevan Smith story maybe there was some league approval stuff.. I don't know.

Probably stay where he's at for the playoffs. Probably kannapolis I'd imagine.

QUOTE (Heads22 @ Aug 25, 2017 -> 06:51 PM) hey football is almost here It is here now.

I don't mind if Glennon starts a few weeks but I expect Trubisky to play at least 8 games this year.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 10, 2017 -> 12:19 PM) It wasn't that long ago that you rarely saw someone wearing a jersey in the stands. Now they all have the regular, the alternate, the Sunday, the Mother's Day, the Father's Day, the turn back the clock, the Memorial Day/Independence day, the All Star, the Players Choice...and that is just minimum. Too me, it's a bit much. But as long as I can tell who the players are, I'm not really bothered but money is the motivation. Think about how all the weekend themed uniforms and hats change every year. They are selling you something. If people want to buy it, great. I do get more irked when they seemingly wear their black alternates more than the regular uniforms. With you 100% on all of this. I was watching clips of Jimmy Piersall games when he passed, there isn't a jersey in the stands, people aren't wearing any white sox merch. Just regular clothes. People can wear what they want, I hope they have fun, but it's a bit much for me.

http://www.milb.com/scoreboard/index.jsp?c...mp;ymd=20170825

2-5 today with his 3rd home run. 4-13 with a single, double, triple and a home run since he's been back (3 games)

edit: better reference above, thanks! twice edit: that seems to be rank of "roster effect" which I think is how impactful players are on the DL? third edit: my second edit I read it wrong!

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Aug 25, 2017 -> 02:30 PM) With Jones, Putnam, & Soto included? Yeah.

Isn't BABIP typically higher in the minors?