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QUOTE (Alexeihyeess @ May 9, 2016 -> 08:37 PM) Jackson looked at a strike I don't care what that stupid box says lol it wasn't even close, that was obvious on pitch trax, on TV, and at the park.

Hawk is just not senile any more. No s*** the Cubs are a historically awesome team.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ May 9, 2016 -> 08:33 PM) questionable strike 3 call.. Jackson either has horrible ABs with men on base or really good ones, so hit and miss with him to be fair the first pitch he saw was the best one to hit and he f***ed himself on pitch 2 then the ump f***ed him on the third. Tough AB but overall he's sucked ass this year at the plate.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 9, 2016 -> 08:32 PM) That pitch to Jackson was probably six inches. more like 2 but it wasn't close.

f***ing jackson has killed a lot of rallies.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ May 9, 2016 -> 08:30 PM) Hawk will give a 3-0 green light to anyone ikr

f*** no you don't give him a 3-0 greenlight, you crazy? This is alex avila lmao.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 9, 2016 -> 08:29 PM) No. Don't f*** with a guy who is finally doing something right. I think Avi would enjoy the confidence personally.

small zone tonight, uh oh.

This is def the avi that had all the scouts drooling.

Honestly the way he's hitting, Avi should be hitting 2nd.

QUOTE (He Gawn @ May 9, 2016 -> 08:25 PM) Not sure if that inning was a positive sign or a negative sign for, Miguel. it was a scoreless inning, I'll take it.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ May 9, 2016 -> 08:24 PM) Whew, 1 inning down. 5 more to go. lol, soft bias of low expectations.

QUOTE (chw42 @ May 9, 2016 -> 08:21 PM) Sox and Rangers both have cleanup hitters hitting .190. at least ours has been worth a few runs with the glove.

QUOTE (AustinIllini @ May 9, 2016 -> 08:19 PM) Uber and Lyft to leave Austin after failed vote Basically, Uber and Lyft didn't want to meet city regulations. The city council gave in to lobbying from Uber and Lyft and had an election. Voters voted to force Uber and Lyft to regulate. Uber and Lyft spent $9 million to get the voters to support their method of background checks and circumvent the city government. Voters voted 56%-44% with the city so Uber and Lyft left this morning at 8 AM. Not to get off topic but I f***ing cannot stand ride sharing. It's such a failure of government. I would personally never ever take a ride in Uber or Lyft. Not at all comfortable trusting my life / medical care to someone without a license (that they'd care about maintaining by not crashing!) and potentially awful insurance.

Team is must watch right now. Very enjoyable. Leaving work a few minutes early to get home for first pitch. Mariners are doing well too here in Seattle (town is getting a bit excited) and it's another picture perfect 70 degree sunny day. As bad as spring as Chicago has had it's been that good here in the great PNW (as Hawk would say). Days are long, man. Sun's up at 5:30am and goes down at 8:30pm. We earn it being so damn far north. Some short ass days in the winter, goodness.

In case anyone was wondering, Flowers has an OPS+ of 64 and is currently mired in a four game hitless streak. I really do believe he was part of the problem in the clubhouse and removing him was one of the first signs that BAU wasn't going to continue in 2016 on the South Side.

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ May 9, 2016 -> 07:13 PM) Truth but I like the idea of seeing if Avila can heat up with the bat. Be a good problem to have. Maybe just run it 50/50 for a couple weeks and see what happens? "heating up" for Avila at this point in his career would probably be a month of 225/325/375. Dude's bat just looks toast. Injuries have really robbed him of any bat speed it seems. That said, he's still a good defensive catcher and with the way the Sox are playing right now they don't need much offense from catcher to keep winning. Just play solid D and go 1/4 with a walk most nights.

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ May 9, 2016 -> 06:03 PM) Word! Get the Bacon n cheese whataburger, add jalapenos, and get her on texas toast. f***in delish Ha, Whataburger is alright but for my mouth give me the roadside torta stand every time.

QUOTE (Alexeihyeess @ May 9, 2016 -> 04:25 PM) Its more what cant I do in other cities that I can do in Dallas, there is not a whole lot. Same applies to Houston. SA has a little more character. Austin is maybe my least favorite 1m+ city in the USA... god I hate Austin. I've hung out some in the Texas triangle. Houston is OK, the area around Rice was were we hung out it was a good vibe. Austin is an awesome city but I could see living there full time to be a bit much with all the "local flavor". I enjoyed the beaches around Galvanston quite a bit. Padre National Seashore is a nice place.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 9, 2016 -> 04:23 PM) My guess would be MiLB deal, with short time to an opt out. Say 30 days. Promised money around a couple of million, with a couple million more in incentives. Sounds about right. Personally I'd pass. Be better to invest the time and effort and money into the guys already here or potential trade targets.

I bet he gets a minor league contract. Nobody is going to sign him to a guaranteed MLB deal without seeing him in front of live batters, are they? I mean, Danks could go and throw 41 decent pitches against air.

QUOTE (Green Line @ May 9, 2016 -> 02:05 PM) As bad as some of his jokes are, I would still take it any time over the dead air and awkward silences that Hawk provides whenever anything bad happens. No doubt.

QUOTE (SoCalSox @ May 9, 2016 -> 01:58 PM) Plus there are rumors that he is wanting more than he worth. Would assume $5M+. He's worth a cheap gamble but not much more than that. Wish Fulmer was closer than he was. I do have a feeling that whoever (hopefully Gonzalez) fills the 5th starter role will do well once they settle in & have a good outing. My biggest question with the off-day on Thursday, do you go with your top 3 guys this weekend or still have a 5th starter go Sunday? I'd skip the 5th spot whenever possible. Nobody has ran up any egregious workloads yet. If guys are starting to pile up innings in July it's a different story.

I dunno if I'd bother with him. What's his upside in the AL? Not much IMO.