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They say it ain't over, but that was quite the build up for very little payoff.

Leury's speed/defense is so great, if only he brought the slightest of bats to the plate.

Let's get a walkoff. Surprisingly long game for 1-1

On the other hand this is the most interesting thing the Padres have done in 2 decades.

THE MAYOR!

I doubt there would be talent consessions but monetary seems possible, but unlikely. More likely - draft pick penalties vs pads and front office penalties.

I regret defending Rose and will in the future not acknowledge or be supportive of him.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 15, 2016 -> 03:44 PM) I get that the Sox are ultimately responsible, but if a team is intentionally withholding information that is a pretty big deal. Was that actually being said of the Sox and Sirotka? I believe Toronto accused us of knowing Sirotka was injured. But anyway, I agree, you don't allow teams to purposely mislead. Unfair to player/league/fans.

I'm just trying to be consistent with my stance as a 14 year old regarding Sirotka.

I understand this is frowned upon but we do get a chance to give physical so we should be more upset with ourselves.

QUOTE (TheTruth05 @ Sep 15, 2016 -> 01:39 PM) What did you give up for Fuller? Roughly 1/5th of my waiver budget.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Sep 15, 2016 -> 11:55 AM) Didnt they move Riotfest so that this problem would be reduced? They moved riotfest from humboldt due to community complaints. It is bye and large a lot easier to get to humboldt park than douglas park.

I elevated the conversation.

I say this as someone who paid way too much for fuller - people are putting way too much emphasis on week 1.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 15, 2016 -> 12:23 PM) I get that the numbers have a fair amount of slop built into them, both because of the size and scope of them, and the fact that the true numbers aren't known for a period of time after the numbers are published, but even in a big picture sense, the economy doesn't really agree with a decent amount of the numbers. It is such an odd period of time in terms of economic history. Numbers that should converge aren't converging.

Haha, I kinda feel bad there.

People forget that 24 teams passed on Mike Trout

people are going to love that well actually from me.

I mean, that's not accurate. The accurate thing is that Hillary has supported force in middle east conflicts, not every failed nation state. But I don't recall her advising us moving in on Venezuela.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 15, 2016 -> 11:07 AM) Yeah, see this is what I mean, so income is up 5%, savings is basically unchanged, but nothing else is growing, in fact key indicators fell last month Retails sales -0.3%, after +0.1% in July GDP up 1% in the first half of the year Gas sales down 0.8% Auto sales down 0.9% PPI flat Where is the money going? Couple things to keep in mind: - US should really let our data depts use things like IRS returns. We could have an actual very accurate number but instead rely on survey data - I wouldn't put so much stock that the real time monthly numbers based off survey data re accurate and the annual survey data is so different.

Is Anderson really faster than Eaton? I'd bet Eaton is faster from home to first, though his swing probably plays a bit into it.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Sep 14, 2016 -> 05:07 PM) Heck of a job, brownie shows the problem of incompetent patronage But is this a patronage issue? Seems like a "put people who care about the job" issue it sounds like we are having an institutional issue that we are blaming on actors. If we cleaned this up would outcomes be better? Isn't deeper issue our institution requires 75% fundraising time, not that people spent all this time fundraising, not this appointing fundraisers?

Great thread. I hear the white sox are listening to offers on Sale. You think they'll fit anything before the trade deadline?

QUOTE (DrunkBomber @ Sep 14, 2016 -> 04:46 PM) Its not even just ambassadorships, huge donations also bought Chairman of the FCC, a Secretary of Commerce and deputy attorney general. Is that not a problem to you? I guess no. I don't see it as a problem, because I assume the way to fix it is that a new administration would not be able to appoint anyone who had raised or donated money to them. Are we saying any of these people are unqualified for the position? What is the solution that would make you happy? Do you think there are some huge pool of really deserving commerce secretaries sitting around that don't get a shot because they don't have money to pay to get in? For better or worse, fundraising is a huge part of our political process which we have decided is okay, and if that is the case, the fundraisers are a pretty large part of the political team that we vote in. Look at this guys resume: http://www.allgov.com/officials/s%C3%A1nch...fficialid=29202 Seems like a pretty appropriate choice. Changing our constitution would solve the look of impropriety here, but I would guess the outcomes we receive are minimal. We all would probably just move to HEY LOOK HOW CORRUPT THEY ARE THEY ARE APPOINTING PEOPLE WHO GAVE SPEECHES FOR THEM.