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QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jun 16, 2017 -> 03:16 PM) The cop who killed Philando Castile was just found not guilty. As a reminder, Philando did not break any laws whatsoever. Was in his car with his fiance and young daughter. This is a little simplistic. He had a broken tail light, for which he was pulled over. He was also stoned and didn't listen to the officer when he told him to keep his hands in sight and not reach for anything including the weapon he told the officer he had. In fact part of the defense was that he was too stoned to understand the officers directions.

QUOTE (FT35 @ Jun 16, 2017 -> 03:19 PM) Fair enough...good point about the year off. I wouldn't be surprised to see him on a little fast track though. The dude is a monster athlete and really looks cut next to other 19 year olds. At 6'3" 205 at age 19--he's got possible Giancarlo Stanton body type once he fills out. (6'6" 245). Another 20 year old debuter too. but can he do a standing back flip?

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 16, 2017 -> 10:38 AM) The state of this transaction is really fascinating to me at the moment. I can't see myself being an opposing GM with a team competing right now, one that has a need for a 1-2 starter, being willing to move a top 30 prospect +++ for him right now. If I've been scouting Quintana, I'm seeing a guy who isn't confident he can put guys away, he is nibbling, his curveball is vulnerable, etc. Not necessarily anything that cannot be corrected, but how long will that take? Can I get him turned around in time so that I can trust him to pitch in the big games that I need whomever I go out and acquire with these prospects to pitch in? I really don't know for sure what the answer to that question is right now. What if I go out and get him and he just sort of stays where he is at for the rest of the year? That is NOT the guy I need for my team right now. I almost see there being an opportunity for a team like the Pirates or the Braves. Someone that doesn't necessarily need Q for this season, as they likely won't be competing for anything. They feel good about Q because of his track record, and he fits into their long-term plan because he is cost-controlled and can likely slot in comfortably as a #2 if need be. Perhaps I can go out and acquire him now for .75-85 cents on the dollar, as the White Sox may just want to move on from the constant rumors and questions. I can maybe get him for a slight discount, and because I believe in him over the long-term, it's a risk I am willing to take. Instead of having to move my top guy, maybe I can get away with moving my 2nd guy, along with some other pieces. That is just my thought process. If I was Cashman or Theo, I would NOT be looking at Q as a guy that I would want to spend some of my bullets on for THIS season. The risk is just too great IMHO. This is the key many people are missing. While Quintana is a good pitcher, he isn't pitching well now. Other GM's want a guy who will help them win this year. That is why they make deadline trades, to help them win this year. If quintana doesn't start pitching better, he will have no value at the deadline. It doesn't mean he won't have value later, he just doesn't have value in a down year.

QUOTE (KagakuOtoko @ Jun 16, 2017 -> 09:14 AM) Yeah I interviewed at this pharma company recently and they said I asked for too much money. They wanted someone to make 20-25K less than what was market and wanted more experience. Good f***ing luck. I declined another offer because they initially said they would give me what I wanted. Then went down to something that was OK then tried to lowball me finally. I told them to take a hike. It's just weird. Yep. companies will do that. Just stick to your guns and wait until you get what you need to move on. If you have the option. Sometimes you need to take one just to get out of a bad situation you're currently in.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jun 16, 2017 -> 08:43 AM) Fantastic work as usual. Always good.

QUOTE (maxjusttyped @ Jun 15, 2017 -> 08:54 PM) Sale is the best pitcher on the planet right now and it isn't close. He currently leads all pitcher in fWAR by 1.6. FIP currently sits below 2. He's leading the majors in K% and ranks 7th in BB% despite pitching in the tougher league. I said this earlier in the thread but his ability to continually improve despite already being so great amazes me. In SIERA Sale has a 2.55 and Scherzer has a 2.71. They are the only 2 under three. the only weakness he seems to have is his LOB%. It's only 69%, whereas Scherzer is 81%. Sale is below the league average even. He kind of falls apart when runners are on base or he isn't pitching out of the stretch well this year. I haven't watched him pitch to know which it is.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jun 15, 2017 -> 08:42 PM) Sinn Fein told May clearly that am agreement with DUP would be a violation of the Good Friday Agreement. https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/875383033578135552 I love reading and watching the Brits go at it in politics. It makes all of the rhetoric here look tame.

QUOTE (Thad Bosley @ Jun 14, 2017 -> 11:53 PM) "Jerry and the partners" ought to really check in with their financial planners before they make any foolish decisions, despite how those decisions might benefit the Sox' fan base (as if THAT'S ever been a factor in any decision-making the past four decades). Wouldn't want to threaten Reinsdorf's status as "billionaire owner" by asking him to sign players who might just lift this franchise out of its near decade-long postseason-appearing drought. They should never make decisions to appease the fans. They should make the decisions on what would make the team as good as it can be.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Jun 15, 2017 -> 07:32 PM) Dude it doesn't matter. I can't control what Republicans do. I can't control how they perceive me. I can control whether I'm contributing to the problem or not. And I'm going to do my best to stop contributing to the problem. I can't control them. I can control me. Liberals can't control what Republicans do, but we can control what we do. We're the ones who want change, right? They don't. So it's us that need to do whatever it takes to reach out to them and create arguments that will bring them to us. Divisive, angry, hateful rhetoric will never achieve that goal. We finally have something to agree on with politics.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 15, 2017 -> 03:04 PM) They aren't there obviously. I know is was more of a "I can't wait to get out of this state" statement.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 15, 2017 -> 12:01 PM) I sort of feel the same way. I love my job, my family is in a great place, and I am hooked up with some great people and organizations that I support. The crazy thing is if I ever got stupid rich, I would buy the company I work for and turn the day to day operations over to the other 4 people I work with, and then live off of the revenue stream from it. There really isn't anything I want to get away from per se, but I would love to put more resources into things around my hometown that really need it. Though I will admit, a lot more travel and baseball would be in my future. Not if they are in Illinois.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jun 15, 2017 -> 01:49 PM) If you're goal is to lose weight, while it may work for you, it's not optimal. You're basically fighting against this diet if in fact your goal is to shed bodyfat/weight. Loading up on calorie dense fat and carbs before a workout is essentially negating the calorie burn from the workout. I'd only recommend this type of pre-workout for someone trying to add size. -- You can also eat at McDonalds everyday if you go to the gym and burn off the 1500 calories you ingest without gaining weight...but again, not optimal. It does depend on your goals. I have triathletes on 6000 calories per day. However as you say they need it because they are burning it.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jun 15, 2017 -> 12:55 PM) I've never been a fan of any diet that starves a specific category of food, specifically because it can become hard to follow during certain times of the year depending on what food is readily available to you. Unless you want to be the type that goes to someones BBQ or party and brings their own food because they can't eat X, Y, or Z. I'm under the firm belief that balance is everything...and restrictive diets -- while there is no doubt they work -- they only do so short term because eventually you'll fall off this diet restriction, and the moment that happens, you'll lose everything you've worked for. The goal is to get to where you want to be WITHOUT carb starving, or fat starving, etc...eat less, but better foods. I have no restrictions on what I eat. I eat protein (meat, milk, etc.), carbs, fat, sugar, etc...I just don't eat until I'm sick. I also eat healthy whenever possible, but when not possible (such as in the above example), I'll simply eat less of the unhealthy stuff without outright not eating it at all. For example, instead of drinking an entire bottle of wine, I'll have 1 or 2 glasses and be done... I agree with the diets. Your body needs all of the different fuels for different time and activities. It's just keeping the ratios and targeting for various specific activities ie, a marathon.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jun 15, 2017 -> 11:03 AM) Prior to him making that switch, he took high floor, lite-stuff players with a high likelihood of making bigs quick. The years of the Lance Broadway/Kyle McCullough drafts. Yes he did. It's amazing how someone's philosophy can change depending different situations and they aren't necessarily stuck with "being only one thing."

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 14, 2017 -> 08:54 PM) Let's say, for argument's sake...at least $10 million. Imagine you're 50-55 with kids already out of the house. Start a non-profit? What would your goal/mission/vision be? Teach/mentor? Start a charter school? Volunteer, but just part-time? Social venture philanthropy, for example...working as the corporate giving/volunteer coordinator position for a company like Starbucks (upper management) or Whole Foods? Environment/green tourism? Travel blogging? Venture capital investing in tech and green tech start ups? Microfinance to help provide lower no interest Loans to women/children in developing countries? Mentoring start ups, like Mark Cuban or Marcus Lemonis? Run for political office? Get a master's or PhD? Got those done. I would post on soxtalk more. I want to get to 10,000. Retire to a Colorado mountain. People are scary.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 15, 2017 -> 10:36 AM) Invest a million into my local HS. Most likely a state of the art track facility. Payoff all debts, and start investing into some long term real estate and securities. Awesome idea.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 15, 2017 -> 10:30 AM) I am not sure if I am the only one, but after all was said and done, I am pretty disappointed too. There just isn't a whole lot of high ceilings in the bunch. It felt a lot more like a Kenny Williams draft with a lot of high floors. We drafted one HS that we will sign (in all likelihood the late draftees aren't signing), and he is as far away as the 16 year olds in the DR from the sounds of it. I thought Kenny Williams drafted too many athletes who weren't baseball players like Barnum, Hawkins and Mitchell.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jun 14, 2017 -> 06:18 PM) You keep saying this and continue to not acknowledge there a maturity curve with young players. Just because a young struggles in year one does not mean he will be a bad player and it most definitely doesn't mean the future is bleak. Very true. But if they all struggle to the point the team is bad, it's an issue. They can have isolated struggles, they probably should, but they can't all be bad for the entire time.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 14, 2017 -> 09:51 PM) Hayes, May and Delmonico cooling now... What, you mean players get hot then cool off throughout the season. Say it isn't so!

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 14, 2017 -> 06:04 PM) The immediate future is pretty ugly. Again, it depends on who the Sox replace the traded players with. If it's just filler players then yes it will be ugly. If it's some of the more highly touted players, then they better hope it isn't ugly.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Jun 14, 2017 -> 05:54 PM) Well, once they "rid themselves" of Frazier and a couple bullpen pieces and/or whatever scraps they can get for Melky and the veteran SP they will really be a bad team. The pen has held this team together for the most part. I can see the Sox going on an epic losing streak in August. Who will they replace them with? If it's the highly touted young players, you should hope they won't be a bad team. Otherwise the future is bleak.

QUOTE (2005thxfrthmmrs @ Jun 14, 2017 -> 04:29 PM) You also want to make sure you are picking guys who are signable within your budget in the first 10 rounds so you do not lose slot value. You really can't make too many high ceiling high school picks unless you have go underslot your first few picks. They picked none.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 14, 2017 -> 04:16 PM) Is that who that is? Is he legit or just BS? College basketball coach. Was good at Marquette, not so much at Indiana. No idea about the kid.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jun 14, 2017 -> 03:55 PM) I think a lot of these formulas, while they can be useful for some baseline stuff, are overrated and overused. I've never been a huge fan of any "one size fits all" approaches to fitness as different people will respond to different workouts in different ways. Diet and consistency will fix any issue a person has...if you want size, you can't utilize the same diet as a person that's trying to shed weight, for example. Cutting bodyfat WHILE adding size can be a very difficult proposition for many, but it was quite easy for me...but that's genetics, and those genetics allow me to get away with a LOT that others would not be able to get away with. That's why this one is better than most. It uses the individuals resting heart rate as a variable. There are definite levels of exertion than are needed to work the body properly and others that work the body too hard. You need to be sure the workout is safe for a person to handle.

QUOTE (shipps @ Jun 14, 2017 -> 03:43 PM) To see comments on twitter that say this guy is the face of liberalism is so predictable. Its coming from the same people that call all Muslims terrorists. They love to paint with a broad brush with everything. Generalize everything so that when actual facts are brought to the forefront to dispute your claim your comfortable retreat will be to just go back to the same generalization. Which Trump followers eat up every single damn time. Now that's funny.