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QUOTE (ptatc @ Jan 8, 2016 -> 11:40 AM) Thanks. What would be the difference and is there a place to find the info? It is a topic of discussion at the university as it sure seems that the cost of education in Illinois is driving the college student out of Illinois and they aren't returning. This is just Illinois but it also grows into the topic for the US. Also I asked Justin Wolfers about the negative wage growth and this was his response: "One month down [doesn't] mean much. Over the past year, wages have grown, and wage growth is outpacing price growth " i.e. real wages are up this year, so don't sweat january.

I have a hard time believing that the US is seeing white collar jobs move out. Move out to where? The US financially has done much better than most countries globally. Places like China are taking away blue collar jobs by paying their workers sums less for same work. A loss in wage growth could mean the jobs created are paying workers less money to do same work prior. It's unlikely a loss in wage growth would be coming from the "white collar" jobs. Also, it's not like Illinois is alone in rise in tuition. To whom are the peer universities you are comparing to?

QUOTE (ptatc @ Jan 8, 2016 -> 11:19 AM) Would this indicate that the added jobs were more "blue collar" jobs while more "white collar" jobs are moving out? With more jobs but less pay especially with the new minimum wages, it would seem that the US is losing higher paying positions. Or is this an incorrect assumption on my part. That's nominal wage growth and its not helpful to draw assumptions without knowing what's happening with real wages.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Jan 8, 2016 -> 10:59 AM) Everyone was so pissed at RH for sticking to his plan of no deals longer then 3 years and convinced that the sox had no chance. Now the agents are going to the other extrme .RH is going to try to work the giving up a pick angle to bring the offer up from 1 year to suit the team better. It may not work but RH is really working the market well with few teams involved. I don't think it's necessarily a good thing. 1 year deals may bring a lot of teams out of the woodwork and pay them at a price we can't afford. It's a really smart move by upton's agent, I don't think he actually will go 1 year but it's a way to create some bidding of services.

His finishing is what is making me excited. He's had some nice moves to the rim earlier and was just getting stuffed. Now he's figuring out how to use his body for space.

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Jan 8, 2016 -> 09:51 AM) Which teams are interested in Upton that aren't also interested in Cespedes? I've mainly just heard a lot more smoke from Texas around Upton and nothing on cespedes. They like him on a short term teal or longer term one that gets more expensive post-beltre contract I think I read.

I think it is realistic that Upton is the one that goes short. He should get a huge contract next offseason as a 29 year old in a bad market. Davis/Cespy, I don't see it. So risky.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 8, 2016 -> 09:08 AM) It seems obvious to me the hold up is Cespedes and Upton want to see what Baltimore does with the pile of money it offered Davis. If one of those guys signs there, Boras will be left trying to save face. I don't see another team offering $150 million for Davis, so how he may do this is a one year contract higher than the AAV he turned down. He has played RF and LF, maybe not so well, but throw $25 million at him for 1 season to see what he could do. It would be a huge gamble, but he would be playing for a contract, and USCF does play well into Davis' offensive game. If he hits 40 or 50 homers, he would wind up paying for himself in spades. I do not remember Boras truly screwing over a client that badly, so I have to believe it is some marginal gain they will end up reaping from bmore.

haven't read this but want to: nyti.ms/1ZOQzkQ Dupont article, relevant with flint.

I know I've probably said this 3-4 times, but I actually stopped following talkingpointsmemo today. I'm pretty bummed how tpm went from must-read analysis and investigative outfit to...whatever huffpo garbage it has become. But also the behavior of that twitter constantly retweeting the same articles and things (especially when it's just WATCH: ANN COULTER SAYS)... Still like a lot of what josh marshall writes.

Mutual options mean nothing.

speaking of... KINGS LAKERS CATCH THE FEVER

Is this market actually quite different or is it just because we have skin in the game? Usually it feels like this time of year will just be your bonifacios and utility players, with 3-4 tier two signings left. But this year it seems like half the FA class is still unsigned with very little interest.

Rose is really starting to get it back

Why does cespedes care about playing in the nations capital

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Jan 7, 2016 -> 08:26 PM) There are other threads to talk about pitching. Just sayin' this the Cespedes threasd. He was responding to a poster literally asking for a list of the tier 2/3 pitchers, chill.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jan 7, 2016 -> 07:30 PM) You'll notice that most of the mods aren't getting overly optimistic either Checkmate, DA

He's from Virginia.

The weirdest thing to me has been Upton's clear coldness toward sox. He seems crazy to limit his market even further.

In the Kim anderson era, mizzou is 3-29 against power 5 opponents. Against power 5 opponents this year, they have been down 20 points at least once in ever game.

Well. 3 days before frazier trade we heard frazier talks were dead. I'll just hold that memory.

Don't buy AAPL for short term gains as smarter people manipulate the stock better than you can. If you like their company and how absurdly low their P/E is, this shouldn't worry you too much.

I'd say I want news, but the reality is I only want good news at this point.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 7, 2016 -> 11:01 AM) I wonder if it is the voter who voted for Eckstein. When David Eckstein is on a ballot, you can't pass up that chance to vote for him.

I would love to have been able to say that I cast a ballot for Ken Griffey Jr. to be in the hall of fame.