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QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jun 9, 2016 -> 02:37 PM) Neutering him on his own "home turf" is great. Whatever 20-something intern tweeted that needs an instant promotion. We've also got Trollbama entering Campaign Obama form, his strongest form, and Biden's on deck too. The knives are coming out, and it's going to be a bloody mess. Yep. Luckily Trump handles insults well.

The steady hand of sox management.

Honestly her mocking him with humor is a good strategy.

Well part of it is just you and me talking about it But, some of it is probably internet/meme related, the other is it apparently is just that good and for a wide audience. Book of mormon was hilarious, but how many would want to see it with your mom?

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainmen...0608-story.html News is much better than previously thought, and I continue to be confused what the hell that pre-sale link was from broadwayinchicago. 40 seats per night will be lottery'd for $10.

Saw the Ponys last night at empty bottle for their 25th anniversary book launch. They reunited for the show. Was a great show. I'm super tired though, too late for a school night.

stupid woman trio should definitely be what they appear as in the credits lol

I would be shocked if we weren't no hit tonight. Thank God we got all these mentally tough veterans to bring us through the tough times.

Well, I hope Hostetler picks some good players for the next GM

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 8, 2016 -> 04:31 PM) It isn't for you. It is for me. Also there is zero chance of me every voting for Hillary Clinton. None. I'm fine with you not voting for Clinton if you at least acknowledge that the "crazy" you administer to the Democrats in their nomination for president is not the other side of the coin to the Republicans nominating Trump.

Well I'm anxious to hear the incredible platforms we'll be seeing from the Green Party and Libertarian parties. Seems crazy they are so unpopular with such great platforms.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jun 8, 2016 -> 03:47 PM) No, two policies. Don't forget his Muslim ban. Oh but he didn't actually mean that. And the wall may be a metaphorical wall. So perhaps he has no policies.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 8, 2016 -> 03:29 PM) A few weeks ago a guy on NPR (it's the Dem threat, you should expect it) had a nice point. To paraphrase...he is a Republican and thinks that Hillary Clinton is wrong on everything...but he'll be voting for Hillary Clinton because at least if she's wrong, she's wrong within normal parameters. She's not going to suddenly lash out and nuke something. The direct quote was "They've got this button — this briefcase. He's going to find it." Josh Barro wrote this up. http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trum...andidate-2016-5 It's annoying that I have to be forced to concede the flloor to people in this thread who hate Hillary Clinton and democrats under the assumption that they are terrible, but the reality is that even if they are terrible, they are terrible in a way that will not lead to possible nuclear war or degradation of the institutions of the country. Hillary Clinton on her own is a very strong candidate with policies you can point to as helpful to this country. Donald Trump is an idiot with a single policy, to build a wall between the US and Mexico, and then a bunch of other crap that he can't remember day to day, and a foreign policy that consists of saying a bunch of things about how he built hotel deals in places. All the while he has threatened the freedom of the press, Americans of Mexican descent as being mentally unfit to hold public office and inherently unpatriotic, Muslim Americans, and a horrendous life of hatred of women. All that so bad that serious issues like the fact that he begged for business from Gaddaffi, a leader who had performed terrorist acts against the United States: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldvi...gaddafis-money/ This is not about a candidate with a difference in policy. If you back Trump I have to wonder if you care about not only the United States, but the greater world out there. If you have ever known anyone of color, a woman, anyone. In a world of cynical politics, this is the most cynical candidate I've ever seen. And he emerged straight from the Repulbican ID. So yeah, Hillary Clinton routinely finds herself in conflicts of interest she doesn't turn down or avoid. But her worst scandal probably is on par with non-scandals from Trump, like when he rescinded the contracts to the early buyers of the Trump Tower in Chicago when he realized they were worth more, after they took the initial risk in the build of the building. But please, do more research. We haven't yet seen enough.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jun 8, 2016 -> 02:23 PM) Noted non-racist Pat Buchanan was also pushing this line. In a damage control conference call a few days ago, Trump directed his surrogates to double-down on his remarks and accuse the media of being the real racists for questioning Trump. This whole thing is just a completely unforced error, too. That Trump U was a big scam was going to be in the media, but the judge wasn't (and hasn't been) saying anything about Trump. Trump is so pathetically thin-skinned that he just had to lash out, and since then he's been unable to simply shut up about it. It's only the first full week of June and we've already hit "historic political gaff" levels. I guess we'll see exactly how much anything really mattes anymore if Trump can weather this storm plus Trump U plus guaranteed multiple future episodes. The judge postponed until after the hearing per Trumps lawyers request. If they felt litigating this in the public eye was a worthwhile fight for them, why ask to postpone?

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 8, 2016 -> 02:36 PM) Who cares that our party's candidate is really s***ty too, at least it's not a white male. American politics 2016. Great comment.

QUOTE (Jose Paniagua @ Jun 8, 2016 -> 02:21 PM) They are both having a great start to 2016. The rest of their track record is Jordan Danksian. You do not move around your team to see if a Jordan Danks can develop at the major league level. They will play every day and when need arises later this year, fine. But I see nothing in their career track record that assures me they'll be better than Avi. Trayce Thompson also had a less than impressive total career. Coats last year was good too. They are both cheap, and if they work out are cheap over the next 6 years. I'd also like to bet that neither morneau, coats or hayes provide the impact bat we need.

QUOTE (Jose Paniagua @ Jun 8, 2016 -> 02:02 PM) We're in a win-now mode. Hayes/Coats are for when this season is a wrap, but we are still a veteran group trying to make a playoff push. May/June nothwithstanding If you never develop a Hayes/Coats, you will always be searching for a washed up free agent unsigned in May to be your missing piece to get you over the top.

The Head of the Judiciary Chair of the Republican party, ladies and gentleman: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/gras...yor-wise-latina

Would much rather play hayes/coats than waste a spot on a 35-year old first baseman when we are in 4th place in June.

The sox strategy of being a lower-half payroll team that will stay competitive through free agency signings doesn't seem like a strategy anyone would advise. But here we are.

QUOTE (southside hitman @ Jun 8, 2016 -> 12:42 PM) He has been soaring up draft boards since he was transitioned into the bullpen mid-season. Has shown very encouraging (but raw) secondary stuff along with a big fastball and good slider. He was mocked at #11 by Keith Law and Jim Callis and Sox have scouted him heavily. I would venture to guess that he is the back-up plan if Ray doesn't fall and/or Rutherford or another prep wants way overslot. He was transitioned INTO the bullpen or OUT OF the bullpen? Currently he's a college reliever?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 8, 2016 -> 12:39 PM) The daughter of the first African American president will get to cast her first vote for the first female presidential candidate. (Stolen from a tweet). I think this party can be fairly content with that. Sure, unless you realize that their being inclusive enraged Republicans into being intolerant and they had to nominate Trumjp. So...unclean hands.

While I think it's crazy to blame this on Sale, as I did in the winter, I'm fairly confidently leaning on the side of us being competitive faster by trading some core pieces. This whole "fielding a team with minimal depth and always erring on the side of seeing if one more marginal upgrade puts us over the top" thing doesn't seem to be working out.

Didn't know much about Dunn. That's a live arm. Is he expected in the top ten range or someone that could possibly drop?

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 8, 2016 -> 09:25 AM) http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2016/6/7/11876...7858.1463293193 This also happens to be the rare offseason when all of the big free agent deals are working out pretty darned well, other than Heyward and Upton. That's usually not the case. Fwiw, I would also include Alex Gordon on the list, although the argument for keeping him isn't insignificant from a pr/hometown hero perspective. Those are some pretty big "Other Than"s. Cespedes sure would have looked nice in our lineup.