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QUOTE (illinilaw08 @ Jun 16, 2017 -> 09:40 AM) There were some real responses to the questions in there. Murkowski came across as intelligent and informed, for one. So did Portman. The problem is that there's no way politically for the Republicans to alter health care to both increase access and decrease cost if they use the House bill as any part of a framework. Well she has to, the current bill is squeezing Alaska even though it's favorable to it in terms of smoothing their costs. They will be crushed because of the expenses of health care in Alaska and their population unless they specifically carve out Alaska exceptions.

Yeah, I don't know. If you were to give me all three options I very well may have voted Leury Garcia with an .800 OPS in Mid June with essentially a starters load as least likely.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jun 16, 2017 -> 08:29 AM) After this road trip, the White Sox will only have 35 games left that won't be played in Chicago this season. Good info. It has felt like every home stand is 3 games and then they go on a 10 game road trip.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jun 16, 2017 -> 09:05 AM) We asked 8 Senate Republicans to explain what their health bill is trying to do (the real goal of the bill is giving tax cuts to millionaires so they can buy a bigger boat, any impact on healthcare policy is largely incidental) It's so ridiculous that they are talking about this bill as 100% a political issue, and not a healthcare one.

That will be a fun follow.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jun 16, 2017 -> 08:03 AM) Lmao, if James Shields is what turns Giolito around. He turned around Wil Myers, maybe James should go into coaching.

Keep it goin scoots!

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 15, 2017 -> 04:52 PM) You can tell how little he has worked lately. He had nothing on his off-speed stuff. That was his 4th game in the 15 days of June. He has been in two games between June 7 and June 15. No command at all. It's so weird those days, seems like sometimes he has no feel on his off-speed stuff but has worse command on his fastball. Definitely a guy we need to keep with steady reps.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Jun 15, 2017 -> 04:41 PM) Robertson is terrible in non save situations. Washington would pine over this type of terrible.

Is this really "really bad", was there additional punishment I'm unaware of?

Really thought my Jeff Liefer comparison would cause a stir. Back to the lab.

QUOTE (Lillian @ Jun 15, 2017 -> 02:41 PM) Davidson has now hit one homer in every 12 at bats, almost all of them vs. RHP. Having watched Avi develop, it's hard not to be optimistic that Matt may be emerging as a regular part of this rebuild. On the other hand, he may just be Jeff Liefer. Really happy for him though. This season is fun to watch all of these guys that would have been blocked getting a chance to develop. Sometimes it's painful (May), but often it's a lot of fun.

I don't want to go overboard, but Matt Davidson has the chance to be the greatest third baseman the league has ever seen.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jun 13, 2017 -> 11:40 PM) Meanwhile the Nats can't find any I mean, we've been there, with Beck himself

Actually the biggest problem in college basketball is transfers!

Apparently we are playing right now.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 15, 2017 -> 12:05 PM) 3 relievers in the top 10 is pretty awful. I get they are going to try starting them, but I haven't been very encouraged at our results at doing it. Dunning seems okay so far.

QUOTE (beautox @ Jun 15, 2017 -> 11:26 AM) Seriously, kids going to be better than ok, this and the amount of over analyzing over Moncada's post injury stat line is beyond insane. Moncada has been aggressively moved so often too, I think sox wanted to see how he'd respond to getting into the grind. I don't think it's coincidence it started to fall off not just due to injury, but after that may "deadline" where we got additional control. I think they want to see how he'll respond to not having a known call up date, and just having to focus on getting better.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 15, 2017 -> 10:30 AM) I am not sure if I am the only one, but after all was said and done, I am pretty disappointed too. There just isn't a whole lot of high ceilings in the bunch. It felt a lot more like a Kenny Williams draft with a lot of high floors. We drafted one HS that we will sign (in all likelihood the late draftees aren't signing), and he is as far away as the 16 year olds in the DR from the sounds of it. I get the critique but I actually disagree. I think the power potential of picks 1-2 does make them high upside. I really don't see Burger as that safe of a pick (Bukauskus much safer). But if a) his defense actually turns out to be good due to body upgrades or b) that doesn't happen and his power isn't there, then he's a disaster. The arms in rounds 4-6 feature 1 power arm, and 2 relievers that if are actually playable as starters become much more valuable. Kade McLure just reminds me of a Zack Thompson but he was a 6th round pick. The 3rd round picks, I think we are just seeing a trend of us being just too far back to get that run of high schoolers, and then grabbing the best available college bats left.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Jun 15, 2017 -> 10:44 AM) I thought Kenny Williams drafted too many athletes who weren't baseball players like Barnum, Hawkins and Mitchell. Prior to him making that switch, he took high floor, lite-stuff players with a high likelihood of making bigs quick. The years of the Lance Broadway/Kyle McCullough drafts.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jun 15, 2017 -> 09:47 AM) I've seen lots of idiot media flunkies and former politicians trying to trash Mueller, but are any sitting Reps or Senators attacking him or his investigation yet? You are right, that is a big conflation I shouldn't have done. It so far has just been Gingrich and other former politicians.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jun 14, 2017 -> 07:38 PM) Can't wait to argue with you guys all offseason. I unfortunately don't care enough anymore, even if Gar's car breaks down trying to sign Deron Williams. Don't have the energy to complain anymore.

With GOPs tepid pushback and now open attacking of Mueller, I think he will be fired soon. Trump is a raptor testing the electric fence. With each shock that the GOP realizes doesn't kill them, they then accept it was not only correct but their right to do, and all criticism is false. Rinse repeat. There is nothing this president will do that the GOP will not accept as standard 2 weeks later.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 14, 2017 -> 09:48 PM) Except for the point that I was right in my speculation...better record than Trump, at least. Appreciate the congrats

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jun 15, 2017 -> 07:41 AM) No that's not the case. I don't really think they saved much. It's hard to do so when picking 11th. I would think Burger gets something like $3.4 million. That saves about $800K. I bet they use the savings throughout to sign Kincanon and Skoug for overslot. Hostetler mentioned that they were likely going HS in round 3 and that player got picked ahead of them. He said it happened a few other times too. He could obviously be lying but there's no reason to offer that up. Not surprising, there was a run on the high schoolers in the first 10 picks of the 3rd round.