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I was just actually reading about this on twitter ‏@JeffPassan Boston was limited to a $300,000 per-player max because it had exceeded spending limits. It still wanted to sign top prospects, though. ‏@JeffPassan So, in the case of Albert Guaimaro, Boston paid $300K ... and also paid $300K and $200K for two lesser prospected repped by the same agent. @JeffPassan The agent then redistributed the money, with most of it going to Guaimaro and the other players getting an opportunity with the Red Sox.

I looked yesterday and i had 8 freebie pairs and 8 discount codes and when i looked today i only see 8 discount codes.

I think the 140 pitches was more because it was an event. They just wanted to let him finish off the game. All in all, i thought the team's reaction to an openly gay player was pretty positive.

I actually thought just hearing how a low level baseball team operates was more interesting than the saber stuff.

QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ May 28, 2016 -> 03:56 PM) Interesting report by @sdutdennislin on White Sox interest in James Shields. Rick Hahn seems in aggressive mode. Tim Anderson could be key. https://twitter.com/philgrogers/status/736661874381598720 Really don't see Anderson being available. Would be a huge overpay for Shields. God, Phil Rogers is the worst. When was the last time he was right about something?

I'd be interested in this.

I think Geoff Johns is going to help the DC movies a lot. At the very least, his Flash would be great. What they really should do is let him write a Justice Society movie.

The situation with Theranos is kind of crazy. I have been following it a bit because I had a former coworker go work there about a year ago. It is a shame, they had a lot of good ideas. http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/theran...re-blood-tests/

And Jimmy Rollins adds an HR

QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Mar 3, 2016 -> 10:53 AM) AMC is developing a series based on Dan Simmon's The Terror. I loved the book. I hope the series does it justice. It is supposed to air sometime in 2017. That was a really good book, but I'm not sure how well it will translate to a weekly tv show.

If you like history, Dan Carlin's Hardcore History is a really good podcast.

The Expanse is a new show starting on SYFY on Dec 15th. They have the first episode up on Youtube to watch. I've read the first 4 books and it's a pretty good series. https://youtu.be/FvZeQD1Vf2s

I just saw the trailer for Ash vs. Evil Dead. It looks like it could be good Ash vs Evil Dead

I think the US could probably take quite a few more refugees and successfully get them taken care of here. The US did a pretty good job handling the South Vietnamese refugees after the war ended in the 70s.

I think the comp pick is worth it at the very least because of the extra bonus pool money.

The people this season are the worst

QUOTE (LDF @ Sep 3, 2015 -> 02:28 PM) for me, i always thought of the person who is stating that Q is a #1 or ace, well as being a hard core fan. i have no problem saying that Q is a weak #2 solid #3. now if he a better offense or team.... that may move him to a solid #2. I can't see how a better offense would change how well he pitches, unless you are looking at something like Wins. That's a pretty bad way to judge the pitcher though.

QUOTE (LDF @ Sep 3, 2015 -> 10:41 AM) whomever is calling the shots and drafting...... many many pats on the back for making the minor league teams exciting. I thought I read somewhere Nick Hostetler ran all the rounds of the draft this year except the first.

QUOTE (scs787 @ Sep 3, 2015 -> 12:03 PM) Here is what we are dealing with. Assessed Value And Tax Summary 2014 Pay 2015 1a. Gross Assessed Value (AV) of homestead property (capped at 1%) 0 1b. Gross AV of residential property and farmland (capped at 2%) 60,000 1c. Gross AV of all other property, including personal property (capped at 3%) 0 2. Equals Total Gross Assessed Value of Property 60,000 2a. Minus Deductions (See Table 5 Below) - 0 3. Equals Subtotal of Net Assessed Value of Property 60,000 3a. Multiplied by Your Local Tax Rate 4.9571 4. Equals Gross Tax Liability (See Table 3 Below) 2,974.26 4a. Minus Local Property Tax Credits - 377.16 4b. Minus Savings Due to Property Tax Cap (See Table 2 Below) - 717.52 4c. Minus Savings Due to 65 Years & Older Cap - 0.00 5. Total Property Tax Liability 1,879.58 When we moved in the property was appraised at 60,000. From that, it looks like the cap is at 2% because you don't have a homestead exemption.

You can check the assessed value of your home on the Lake County assessors page https://www.lakecountyin.org/portal/group/a...or/page/default

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Sep 3, 2015 -> 10:50 AM) One other point, I think as you do this, especially as you reach out to other organizations, you want to make sure you spend some time talking with your mom and getting a full understanding of all the facts. Is the 10K in back taxes because of fees and penalties mounting up, are their ways to get those waived (I know all the time their are people who negotiate down and settle with the government and pay very little fees) as I would think the actual property taxes on the property (given the $25K appraisal) would be far less than the $10K and the $10K is really driven by all of the penalties of fine. I don't know what the state tax property rates are, but if the property was valued at $25K (not sure what the tax appraised value is as that could be different) and the tax rate is 1% (that happens to be basically the base rate in California, not certain about Indiana), your annual tax rate is $250. So even if taxes weren't paid for 20 years, you are talking $5K (excluding penalties, etc). I would think you might have ability to negotiate a significantly reduced settlement where government ultimately gets its fair share of the taxes and you could keep your home. This is presuming their isn't some other assessment or lien that is driving that amount. But if the amount is $10K and taxes hadn't been paid for 5 or 10 years, then the bulk of that amount is penalties and penalties are usually easier to get negotiated. I would make sure you have all that data handy, what is really factoring into the $10K and be at the county's office or whoever handles this stuff and ask for an stay in the auction and start to work to negotiate. I also would think their are legal services which could help (although you have to be careful of not finding some con artist / scammer out their either). But I would think their are multiple avenues if it is purely back taxes on the property (and the property is ultimately worth more then those back taxes). The state of Indiana passed an amendment awhile back where property tax is capped at 1%. Property taxes are a bit odd in northern lake county because the Mills and BP used to pay quite a bit in tax and homeowners paid just a little. Then in the early 2000s, they changed the rate on industry and the homeowners taxes shot way up. I've heard of people going from owing a couple hundred one year to about 1200 the next year. The cap came in to fix this.

People used to scrape off and reuse parchment in ancient times.

So, now Maddon is a genius because he doesn't make his team practice? It really does seem like the media goes out of it's way to make Maddon seem like some great genius. I think he's a good manager but it's not like he's revolutionizing the game of baseball by wearing pajamas on planes and having magicians in the clubhouse

I made the mistake today of turning on 670 and catching some of Joe Cowley. Wow, he really can't let go of the past. I caught at least one reference to Don Cooper as the snitch. Also, his advice to Sox fans was to buy a Cubs hat.

QUOTE (AustinIllini @ Sep 1, 2015 -> 08:28 AM) Misread the stat. He's runs above a replacement, and that's mostly due to his position. In left he would be below, but still worth it overall, obviously. He has a DRS of -5 at 3rd. He has only played 38 innings in the outfield this year