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QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Jun 9, 2015 -> 02:45 PM) Maybe if Iraq was managed better having to re-invade wouldn't be an option. If 8 years and several trillion dollars and a few thousand lives isn't enough, then I don't know what would have been.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Jun 9, 2015 -> 02:48 PM) Yes. And if the guys coming at him presented a knife or a gun I am pretty sure he would have shot to defend himself. Would you rather he waited until they were upon him? What reason other than "Texas" would he have to assume anyone is coming at him armed? It's a pool.

Is he a college senior?

QUOTE (Cknolls @ Jun 9, 2015 -> 11:04 AM) “What the f— was that? We have given him lots of options, he just hasn’t acted on them,” the official told Fox News. The Pentagon's response to Narcissus. What a clown you guys elected.... Are you willing to invade and reoccupy Iraq and Syria?

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Jun 9, 2015 -> 10:45 AM) I would have had zero problem with him pulling his gun if they took a swing at him. Would have been better had he pulled a nightstick or something, but if it were escalated to violence from them, then yes. What same person rushes a cop? Especially one that you see is acting crazy? Isn't the rule on pulling a gun that you don't pull the gun as a threat, you pull the gun because you're prepared to shoot the person you're aiming it at? Isn't that like responsible gun ownership basics?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 9, 2015 -> 12:39 PM) Doug Padilla ‏@ESPNChiSox 29m29 minutes ago After he was drafted by the W Sox Monday, Carson Fulmer went to a Buff Wild WIngs to watch Chris Sale pitch. He wasn't disappointed. Yeah that's about as good of a show as you can get.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jun 8, 2015 -> 10:09 PM) I don't believe Alexei had a chance there I kinda think this too, that was a strong throw on a very slow roller that he had to go a long way to get.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jun 8, 2015 -> 10:08 PM) Dam he beat it another rookie gets his first hit against the Sox. Putting the ball in play against Chris Sale right now he's ****ing earned it.

Drat he looks safe

Can Chris do it?

Slow roller bounces off Alexei's glove, alexei was diving and Melky was too far back on slow grass, winds up turning into a double. 2nd and 3rd 0 out.

Man that crowd is incredible.

First batter sale sees after the break singles the other way after a pair of changeups. Altuve up.

Waited that half hour and Alexei hits a ball 4 feet.

QUOTE (harkness @ Jun 8, 2015 -> 09:23 PM) just a tiny cell if you look at the radar. there were a couple tiny cells so do worry a bit about the long layover for Sale.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 8, 2015 -> 09:18 PM) He sure looks like it. One report was that it was, um, an intestinal issue.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jun 8, 2015 -> 09:14 PM) Must be raining a lot harder because it's too weak to put on the tarp Bossard says they're about to be hit hard and he's the one guy in this organization I have confidence in any more.

Tarp comes out for the middle of the bottom of the 3rd. Sale has pitched 3 innings and this is not an official game yet.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 8, 2015 -> 09:07 PM) Gonna regret not getting a second goal after playing so well against a hurt goalie. Do we actually know he was "hurt"?

QUOTE (oldsox @ Jun 8, 2015 -> 09:08 PM) We will in 2018 when Abreu opts out. That's not how it works. If Abreu opts out at any point the White Sox still have the right to offer him arbitration, he does not become a free agent. We have him under control through the end of 2019 barring a contract extension. The only way that could change is if the White Sox chose to non-tender him rather than offering him arbitration if he opted out (basically that would be he opts out then physically destroys something the next year). Furthermore, if he continues hitting like this he may well not opt out in order to maintain the protection of the contract against injury since he's not massively outperforming his contract to the extent he did last year.

I don't remember which murdered african american thread Tamir Rice was discussed in (the kid murdered in Cleveland for having a toy gun within like 1/4 second) but apparently in Ohio it's possible for a group of state citizens to petition a court to file charges and order an arrest without the assistance of a prosector and a group is filing such a request with the court tomorrow.

Holy cow!

Nice stop by Castro.

1-2-3 we go in the first. Last year I feel like Jose would have killed this guy in his first AB against him.

Hey alexei's back in the 2 hole