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Jesus christ, I restart my computer and the Sox take the lead on a HR, computer restarts and Coghlan homers again.

wow that was a terrible throw, even if it wouldn't have gotten him.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 14, 2015 -> 04:52 PM) The mental aspect is the one thing I am not worried about with Alvarez. He proved he could compete at the top of the world in one of the few sports that requires quicker decision making then baseball. That's the point. I'm saying if you compare him to a 21 year old, both in physical development and in mental development, he *Should* be far ahead.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Aug 14, 2015 -> 05:17 PM) Really need to come out and get at least one run this inning. Start us off right Melky. We get a couple guys on and Hendricks is really in trouble and in danger of being pulled in the game. Quick inning and suddenly he's in a groove that could carry him a couple innings.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Aug 14, 2015 -> 05:02 PM) All what SS means is that he is still spending more than we take in, just doing it at a slightly lower rate. Still can't balance a budget. Still adding to the amount we all owe. "Slightly lower rate" If I use the phrase "Adam LaRoche is hitting HR at a slightly lower rate than last year", the dropoff in the budget deficit is still larger.

4-2 Cubs, Coghlan HR.

Samardzija in a heap of trouble in the 3rd.

Drat

2-1 white sox on RBI double by Avi.

QUOTE (GreenSox @ Aug 14, 2015 -> 04:25 PM) I'm no scout so I can't attest to bat speed and such, but his hitting stats are certainly comparable, if not better, than Russell's. How much physical and mental development do you think happens between age 21 and 25 for an average person?

That was about the worst framing job I've ever seen. Soto caught ball low and in, paused for a half second, then whipped his whole body up where the mitt was now in the center of the plate and waist high.

Double for Bryant, 2nd and 3rd 2 outs, Bryant extends to an 11 game hit streak. Hammered it, over Melkys head and off the wall, but didn't have enough height to leave the park.

The applause after the walk was loud enough that I assumed he'd struck out since it's at the Cell.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 14, 2015 -> 04:15 PM) That's probably the only reason to elect Hilly. Any republican will take away the new health care plan. One thing that may doom Trump is the longer he's in the more it's going to be revealed that he is incredibly rich and has stepped on a lot of little people in his life. I get that people like me love his candidness and non/PC behavior, but he is not a savior for the little man at all. He's a rich guy who likes to step on the little man and anybody else to earn a buck. We need a Trump demeanor wise who has heart and they are not out there. Hillary is too mean. Bush is too dull. maybe the former surgeon is the answer. I'll have to read about him. If you're picking candidates based on their demeanor and not based on any time actually spent learning about their policy proposals then you're part of the problem.

Quick 1-0 Cubs, Sac Fly by Schwarber.

QUOTE (Knackattack @ Aug 14, 2015 -> 04:13 PM) He has to be the worst starting defensive RF in baseball Fangraphs thinks Shin-soo Choo, Ryan Braun, and Matt Kemp are noticeably worse.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Aug 14, 2015 -> 04:06 PM) WGN having all sorts of problems going to break MLBTV had some screwups a minute ago too.

Not exactly the way you want to start against the Cubs.

Yeesh, Cubs have won 13/14 and 7 in a row. F*** them they're still the Cubs. Schwarber may still be a Hoosier to me, but he's also wearing blue for the next 3 games, so f*** him too.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 14, 2015 -> 03:38 PM) 2. He had some health care plan that included the market or something. I didn't understand it but he mentioned it. The market will not insure my spouse unless they are forced to do so. He mentioned health savings accounts, a favorite of "market" driven health care, and they're useless to me because of pre-existing conditions. Literally impossible to put enough funds into an HSA to pay for insurance when insurers won't insure you unless you're on a group plan. That's the whole point.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Aug 14, 2015 -> 02:50 PM) Cutlers money isnt holding back a talent infusion. The Bears need to draft better, thats all Well I for one don't think he did a very good job of living up to being an $18m guaranteed QB last year, so yea I do think that money held them back from spending on FAs. That said...you're not wrong on the 2nd part.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Aug 14, 2015 -> 02:34 PM) We still need a talent infusion. At this point, no way to do that other than patience. At least you're 1/3 of the way through the guaranteed part of the contract given to the QB.

Last month a group of Senators met with the negotiating representatives of the other major powers in the agreement & heard their positions about what would happen if the US voted down this deal.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 14, 2015 -> 01:34 PM) 3:00 first pitch is the best Hate it. Middle of workday. Can't do both. Saturday that's fine, days when I don't have a ton of stuff to do ok, but today I have to get s*** done.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Aug 14, 2015 -> 01:29 PM) How would a win clinch the Cup? If we win we'd be 3-1, but then we could lose the next two and be 3-3 In the case of a tie whichever team had it last year keeps it IIRC.