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QUOTE (SouthSideSale @ Aug 11, 2015 -> 12:06 PM) Sandy is on my short list as well along with Gardenhire and Martinez. Just because guys are passed over doesn't mean they suck. Im hoping we start to hear some rumblings that he's gone. Need some inside info on this board badly in this thread. No, but in Ryne Sandburgs case it did.

They'd ruin it by having Alexei Lalas.

QUOTE (Iwritecode @ Aug 11, 2015 -> 09:12 AM) IIRC, they are speaking Swedish. I have a habit of watching with the CC on and it mentioned it. Yes after watching that 3rd episode now, definitely scandinavian, etc.

Love weekend mornings with NBCS. Only thing that annoys me is comcast having the extra time on demand rather than a channel. You can't dvr it.

I really would like to finish at .500, to know we did improve somewhat. But I know that getting top 10 protected pick would help us a lot more. gulp.

What post?

I forgot what Nate looked like pitching. Missed the weekend.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 10, 2015 -> 04:51 PM) Outgoing, not incoming would be my guess. Yeah. have some decent arms coming up for bullpen, if petricka/putnam have any A-level live arms may be worth it.

going to guess it's bullpen

ah. That's not as fun as football.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 10, 2015 -> 04:21 PM)

Since we have nothing else to talk about, anyone want to explain what the spreads on baseball mean? Does that mean you are betting sox win by 2 runs or more, or angels at 1 run or win?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 10, 2015 -> 03:58 PM) There is a big reveal that still needs to happen for him. There is something big there we don't know about. Pretty good point.

QUOTE (scs787 @ Aug 10, 2015 -> 03:19 PM) Get in where ya fit in. Soooo many potential OLBs on the roster that I'm not really surprised. Can't carry them all. No I get that, but Young was probably the only defensive player who played above expectations last year. On our boring, predictable pass rush he was able to beat the tackle consistently. Just sucks for him, but obviously great hearing Houston is rejuvenated.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 10, 2015 -> 03:05 PM) He and Sandy Alomar have been passed over so many times, you can't help but wonder what fatal flaw teams are seeing, that we aren't. It reminds of the Thibs situation to be honest. NBA seems the opposite of NFL to me, where teams are so nervous to hire the unsure thing that they hire retread managers over and over. MLB to me is the middle, so it really is odd to me this Martinez/Alomar business. I wonder if they don't play the game with management well.

It's crazy all the rumors about Willie Young not making the final 53. Shows how crazy the football business side is. Sign a decent deal, have a great start, get a brutal injury and you are discarded.

BTW, I had read a bunch on Pajiba about how the reboot in season 2 of Halt and Catch Fire was so much better. Started watching it on a whim this weekend. I do like it a lot. The main character last year who is secondary now, he does suck.

QUOTE (chw42 @ Aug 7, 2015 -> 01:18 PM) Yeah he's a bigger sociopath than Elliot. I mean, who would have gay sex and strangle people just to move up the corporate ladder? Now that I think about it, he and his wife remind me a lot of Claire and Frank Underwood. So, I think I missed the big episode for him somehow. That scene where he randomly fires people seemed really over the top, but makes sense more now.

Naw I don't care. Just don't want to ruin my run of breaking news recently.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Aug 10, 2015 -> 01:04 PM) They traded Groy for OLB Matthew Wells, not a pick That came out after I wrote that.

QUOTE (sammy esposito @ Aug 10, 2015 -> 12:40 PM) yes the sox did make 500 in April then slid like a luge. We actually were 1 game over .500! glory days

Ha, so Pads had similar tailspin as Sox after saying they were still in contention and standed pat.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Aug 10, 2015 -> 11:44 AM) The Bears have traded OG Ryan Groy to the Patriots http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300000050...rs-og-ryan-groy Twitter says undisclosed draft pick. Kind of remarkable there, I wonder what conditions you put on it. 7th rounder if he makes the 53?

QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Aug 10, 2015 -> 09:57 AM) If nothing else, it made baseball fun to watch again for about 10 days. Yes, it was fun. Since mid-june, I 've found our games at least entertaining baseball. But, man, it is incredible to me that as of last Sunday, i had thought we may still get a chance at the playoffs, and one week later that's all over. Queue 6 game win streak.

I can't believe Davidson can have 18hrs and have such a low slugging %