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QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Oct 27, 2016 -> 09:32 AM) Embiid is fun to watch. He is kind of all over the place right now but also got to remember that this guy has been injured for 2 years so who knows where he'll be in a few months, he's got a chance to be a star. Decent start from AD, hope that dude can stay healthy. I know, I just didn't like when the ball would stop at him and he'd dribble for 10 seconds and turn it over. But I love his energy for that team. They need to stand up now and assert that they belong in the NBA as players, and he needs to lead that charge.

QUOTE (CrimsonWeltall @ Oct 27, 2016 -> 08:55 AM) Guilford County (basically Greensboro) had only 1/25 of its early voting stations open before today. Neighboring Davidson County, where I live, had 5/5. Btw, I appreciate that multiple local offices on my ballot have only Republicans running. Good effort, Democrats. "before today" - is today when they start to open up more?

QUOTE (Jordan4life @ Oct 27, 2016 -> 06:23 AM) Wonder if he got sick of all the Towns talk/hype? Anyway, what a time to be alive unless you're a fan of a pathetic organization like the Knicks/Bulls/Kings. The nba is thriving and is as healthy as it's ever been. The talent level just continues to rise. Ten years from now? oh my goodness. mj/magic might be just another dude in 2026 nba. I was thinking about this the other day. As new generations came in and had their own greats, it seemed kind of easy to give the "yeah yeah, they were pretty good" but not really include them in the conversation since you were relying on somebody just telling you how good they were. But we actually have lots of highlights of Jordan/Magic that get used a lot, and younger kids still seem so aware of MJ/Magic/Bird. I wonder if they both age better than we could have anticipated. There are other reasons beside media: 1) the 60s and 70s still had lingering effects of segregation in sport and 2) we had a professionalization (is that a word?) of sport in the 80s that make it a lot more like bball today than the 60s when they were playing on converses and smoking at halftime. I guess we will see. I watched the OKC game. Embiid looks good but plays selfishly right now, but sixers look hungry. Wish I could have seen twolves, went to bed thinking they won though. Thibs is a failure.

"Letting the market come to them 2016/2017" "Hahn playing poker 2016/2017"

My guess that Utah Republicans would be the future of Republican Party complicated by the Mormon Mafia hate being spread by Trump supporter camp.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 26, 2016 -> 08:59 PM) I was more referring to the fact that McMullin could win, thus hurting Trump's already tough road. Clinton has no need for Utah really. Oh. Yeah but even though that's bad for trumps case it's still leaving a scenario where Clinton sits below 270 and it goes to house.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 26, 2016 -> 08:57 PM) Plus that doesn't include the Utah wildcard 3-way race. She seems like the third dog in that race though. More likely she wins GA than Utah.

QUOTE (Carpe Diem @ Oct 26, 2016 -> 07:14 PM) Whoever is the next owner of the White Sox will likely have a wealth of at least $5 billion. If they truly wanted they could buy Lakefront property and foot the $750 mil stadium. I know a lot of arrogant and snobbish economists will say that is stupid, but you know what their reward will be? A highly highly respected legacy throughout Chicago-land that will last forever. We need an owner who is a fan first, businessman second. Humblebrag

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 26, 2016 -> 05:23 PM) That's in disagreement with both The Upshot and 538, who currently give the Dem's mid-60% chances of winning the Senate. Will be interesting to see what the early voting trends in NV, FL and NC are over the coming days. Mid 60s though seems so weak. Just really want Kander to win. He is solid fresh blood. Useful seat.

Not impressed with what Oladipo is giving thunder

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/buckle-up-folks This is so weird. Possibly being naive but hard to believe an 8 pt hillary win would still not see a dem senate.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 26, 2016 -> 03:18 PM) I've got all the others from that year saved up also - the Konerko GS, Podsednik's HR, Hawk's call on clinching, "JOE CREDE". Still makes me smile. I think I continue to be Ed Farmer's only board backer in part because his Paul Konerko grand slam call is my favorite sox call ever. It was perfect.

They will be very very very good, but I still think there are diminishing returns there and it is not a foregone conclusion they are champs.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 26, 2016 -> 03:06 PM) Rooneys_2005_World_Series_Call.mp3 A crucial piece because Joe Buck's call was beyond bland.

Yeah, I wish sox were in playoffs. But nostalgia and sports go together like cookies and milk. It will be fun reliving 05 even if we have another world series next year. It seemed so impossible, baseball was the yankees winning the world series or being in the world series. We were only a few years removed from that dragon being slayed, and suddenly it was our turn.

QUOTE (JenksIsMyHero @ Oct 26, 2016 -> 01:24 PM) I don't watch Fox News, so keep that in mind when I say this, but I do think the "they're just the GOP/Conservative mouthpiece organization" is not really true as much as it was 5-6 years ago. Two people I randomly see through viral videos online, like O'Reilly and Megyn Kelly, are far from the conservative cheerleaders like Hannity. Both have gone after Trump repeatedly (Kelly especially). Beck, though not with the network now, is totally against Trump and the current GOP. Yes, they're all obviously much more conservative than their MSNBC counter-parts, but they're all not the extreme right version of conservatism either (like Hannity). You don't really get exposure to that though when you employ the blowhard extremists like Hannity who say the most outlandish things. So I agree, that's on them for the "monster" they created. Also Shephard Smith.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 26, 2016 -> 12:19 PM) They tried that "Vet's Choice" voucher system or whatever it was called starting a couple of years back, and that didn't work so hot either. Medicare-for-vets might be a decent option. The latter is what I'm thinking of. Vouchers are too confusing for people. The problem is coverage. Maybe partner with a hospital group to identify areas of vet populations that aren't close enough to mental health or outpatient care and create some provider spaces. But hard to believe that a medicare system with our existing medical provider structure isn't better than the provider model - especially for capacity issues.

QUOTE (Ezio Auditore @ Oct 26, 2016 -> 11:43 AM) I don't know how whatever the "VA scandal" is supposed to have been became a political issue. (well ok, actually I do, but not the point). It's always had long wait times and been a pretty miserable experience, basically since Vietnam. I don't even know how you fix that actually. I think they need to decide whether this gov-provided system is capable of being fixed. I have my doubts considering it's funding.

QUOTE (illinilaw08 @ Oct 26, 2016 -> 11:44 AM) The problem is that it's difficult to vote against your interest. If you have good, employer provided insurance, or if you are generally healthy, you didn't see the issue with the pre-Obamacare system. Catastrophe policies were cheap - even if you didn't really get much coverage. So unless you had a pre-existing condition, or your employer didn't provide coverage, there was no reason to see the problem with the system. I am struggling with how to vote on a measure in CO this year that would turn the state to single payor - no premiums to insurance companies, no deductibles for the vast amount of care. The measure will be funded by (1) the State would move off the exchange and under ACA would receive the amount paid to CO residents in ACA subsidies as federal funding; and (2) a 10% payroll tax - 2/3 of which is paid by the employer and the remaining 1/3 paid by the employee. I'm generally very in favor of single payor. But here's the problem: my employer covers the cost of my insurance premiums entirely. It's a really, really great benefit for me and I consider that in my total compensation package. I'm relatively healthy (knocks on wood), so my total annual expenditure on healthcare is practically nill. A vote for single payor in CO means higher taxes for me without the corresponding benefit so long as I stay healthy. If I paid insurance premiums, this would be an easy decision because I'd basically be trading those premiums for a deductible free insurance policy. Under ordinary circumstances, I'm absolutely the voter that the amendment would hit, but a vote against my pocket book is a tougher sell. So the dilemma is do I vote for the societal good, or do I vote my own selfish gain? I honestly think I would vote against that measure. Remember that Vermont tried this. THere is a huge benefit to this being done on federal level with ability to handle debt more effectively than at state level. You have larger customer base, more diversification to negotiate (read: dictate) rates to providers, and again, for states that are older (fortunately not colorado anymore) they would be bankrupted by that.

People don't know what medicare is. It's just there. It's medicare. Government needs to keep their hands off it.

I was in a dorm in missouri, and it turns out I now work on same floor as the other sox fan in my dorm that I watched the game with (did not really see much of each other before or after). I was tense as hell in that final game. Gamethread hyperbole galore. Rowand sucks, he can't hit a slider low and away to save his life! I calmed down a smidge post Dye single, but man, the feeling after that final out was insane. I was up until 6 am and had an 8am german test. One nice thing about Chicago - because of WGN being national I got to see the parade. I did drive back to Chicago to watch game at my brothers apt. for game 1. I listened to the sports radio follow-up for hours. It was so awesome. Yeah it was a fluke, but I get chills. After astros tied it up in game 2, I was so pissed. My friends called me when their radio went out in their car and couldn't hear the ninth. I remember telling them I didn't care and didn't want to talk, then sarcastically called the game "Scott podsednik, oh he hits a fly out to right fieee OH MY GOD " and hung up and ran through the hallways screaming. That s*** is forever.

https://theringer.com/tom-thibodeau-minneso...7f95#.eimkxhkog In which tears the size of october cabbages fall down my face.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Oct 26, 2016 -> 09:26 AM) Yes, but a year ago, Sanchez was coming with 3-4 additional prospects. No way they would trade Sanchez, Frazier and Torres now, as a package. Heck, Sanchez's asking price at the moment is more than almost anyone in the game because of his position and years of control. It would be like Sanchez AND the equivalent of Montas/Avi Garcia three years ago. That's too big of a risk for the White Sox. Yes. This is what has bothered me. Benintendi, Sanchez were very high quality prospects that you are able to get in packages because they are unknown and could fail. But the strategy of demanding ML talent means that we miss out getting these players when there is more risk, and the ability to get a wide range of potential stars in one swap. The White Sox are not a gary sanchez for chris sale away from playoffs.

Makes me want to watch old simpsons episodes and daily show episodes honestly.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 26, 2016 -> 09:43 AM) Oliver definitely has a tendency to drive a joke into the ground or to keep trying to make an unfunny thing stick throughout multiple episodes. I've yet to catch Sam Bee's show beyond a clip about "rigged elections" a coworker sent me a week ago, but that was solid. I like when Oliver does that just because it's a wink that they don't take themselves that seriously which is important in the middle of some pretty hard hitting stuff. But Oliver is much more like Colbert in his ability to make the audience feel like they are in on it. Stewart at his best did that too.