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QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Jan 27, 2015 -> 08:22 PM) 16 what? Minutes!

QUOTE (LDF @ Jan 27, 2015 -> 07:03 PM) i am just trying to be nice from now until spring training. the non confrontational type. i just want to be friends with everyone. pls let me keep this neutral. You've got a take. Honestly, it's not a bad take. If the White Sox can find a piece that fits which also doesn't hamstring them for more than 1-2 years, it does make sense. They put a ton on the line this year, to the point where I think they should have gone even more all-in considering the Shark trade, but I get why they didn't. All I ask is, give names that make sense and I'll think about them.

Know what I don't like about posts like this? It doesn't attach names. People are talking about still adding pitching, but the only big name on the market is James Shields. James Shields doens't fit your description at all. Name someone who does. Last one I saw you throw out was Ryan Vogelsong, but he put up #s that were pretty much comparable to Danks last year while being older than him. We could use an upgrade at 3b. The remaining 3b are Alexei Casilla who spent last eyar in AAA at age 30 and Ramon Santiago who was 35 and put up much worse #s than Gillaspie. Etc.

Why the amount that has come in under budget just before 2019 is almost enough to pay for 1/5 the cost of the F-35.

I've said my part. No person with a shred of honesty would compare the 2016-2025 numbers predicted now to anything predicted covering that time period before the bill and think that the results are bad. The PPACA is several hundred billion dollars below budget over the 2016-2025 period compared with what was projected in 2009. The PPACA has saved a huge amount of money compared to its initial projections. In no way, shape, or form is that a bad thing.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jan 27, 2015 -> 01:00 PM) I don't think it's really wrong to hold a politician accountable for what he says when trying to sell policy to Congress and the people. Yes, it was 2009, not 1989. Yes, the projections are for slightly different years, not 50 years. You're talking about a 50% mark-up on what he was telling people, even if that's not what was ultimately passed (as if any legislation that starts with one number EVER becomes smaller by the end of the process). The Congressional Budget office was tasked with doing a 20 year projection by Congress prior to passage of the PPACA. That projection would have covered the years 2016-2025. There are numbers available that can be compared to these estimates. The actual program cost is coming in hundreds of billions of dollars less than those projections. The only reason why anyone would compare projections of 2010-2020 costs done in 2009 with projections of 2016-2025 costs done now when 2009-vintage projections of costs from 2016-2025 are available is that they are being willfully deceptive. There is no excuse for it whatsoever. It is flat out false and anyone peddling it should be embarrassed.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jan 27, 2015 -> 12:52 PM) I'd be the one who rates Rondon the highest. I'm also probably one of the least down on Beck out of the group (although Beck there is definitely a disparity). For me there's a group right around #10 that are "clearly better than the extremely weak range in 13-18" but each of whom has their own issues or hasn't shown me enough to move up. Beck falls in that group. He's clearly a couple steps above the 13-ish range but in a really strong system you could see him being that low.

QUOTE (thxfrthmmrs @ Jan 27, 2015 -> 12:24 PM) I think we're a little bit low on Sanburn here, he should be in the upper teens, or even borderline top 10 if it were up to me. He's a former shortstop, good athlete and sits on 93-94 on most days. Also throws pretty curve and change with an improving slider. With his arsenal has a very good chance to stick as a starter, a pretty good one at that, if he remains healthy (had some shoulder problems in the past). I am also higher on Martinez, Guerrero, and Ynoa than Thompson, Barnum and Kevan Smith. I think the former trio also has a good chance to make it and contribute in one way or another. The chance of Barnum panning out is slim to none, and Thompson and Smith wouldn't be any more than bench players if they do make it. Lastly, Robinson Leyer. High ceiling, had a good year last year, I think he will break out this year. Would be interested to see if he at least made the just-missed list. With Sanburn, I gotta look at what he's done. 0 starts last year, decent but not spectacular performance in high A ball last year. Not exceptionally young for that level. Yes, there's talent there. Yes there's plenty of room to grow, but there's like 10 guys in the system I can say that about. He's one of the better ones, but until I see it on the field he's a reliever with a lot to learn.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jan 27, 2015 -> 10:16 AM) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-29...get-report.html Obamacare now estimated to cost us 2 TRILLION dollars instead of the 900 BILLION Obama originally forecasted. edit: that's just the government portion, not any private increase in premiums/out-of-pocket expenses. And 30 million Americans are still going to be uninsured. What a great program! You are seriously this easily taken in? Really? I mean, no, seriously? Cost estimate by the CBO of $900 billion = years 2010 through 2020. Cost estimate by the CBO of $2 trillion = the 2016-2025 period. You're seriously that easily taken in? I mean come on, put some effort into it. This was a good report. The program has already cut enough costs that its estimated cost went down another $100 billion this year compared to last year's estimate of the 2016-2025 window, and that number was already down from what the CBO predicted during that 10 year window in their initial projections.

QUOTE (kevo880 @ Jan 27, 2015 -> 11:23 AM) It's too bad Nieto had to be up with the big club all last season since he is still a prospect in most people's eyes. I wonder where he would rank if he qualified. The range around 12-16 on my list felt like it was made of people who belonged around 20-25, Nieto would be just above those guys. We have a ton of "20-30" quality guys, maybe more than most teams, but we traded away guys from that range right around 10 and had a few flameouts that left everyone in that range feeling extremely overrated.

QUOTE (LDF @ Jan 26, 2015 -> 09:53 PM) did i ever say anything about max out anything...let alone 180??? where are you getting this absurd number ??? jeeze... i have been spouting about short term players via trade. then let those players walk and let the farm start sending players to the majors. they, the sox will use reclamation players, yesteryear prospects that fell off the radar,hoping to catch magic again. Um, $180 million is less than Scherzer actually got.

QUOTE (Big Hurtin @ Jan 26, 2015 -> 09:36 PM) <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"> NDT is actually incorrect there, he counted the PSI above air pressure as the total air pressure. The total air pressure in a ball that is 12 PSI above air pressure is 26 PSI and that's the number that needs to be used to convert to the temperature.

The Patriots' ability to avoid fumbles compared with the other 29 other teams is ridiculous.

QUOTE (LDF @ Jan 24, 2015 -> 01:03 PM) worst than what the sox have now??? just wondering. Honestly, very likely yes. Good chance that Sanchez and Bonifacio are better defenders than him. Micah is supposed to be a bit rough on defense but it's also thought that he'll grow into the position with time.

QUOTE (LDF @ Jan 24, 2015 -> 12:43 PM) this is me thinking, but i think have Beckham will be a sore reminder of a failed draft pick, but his defense may be entice. still it will be a sore subject/ His defense was weak at best.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jan 23, 2015 -> 10:01 PM) I think it will be Saladino over Garcia. I still see no reason to believe Viciedo is moveable.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Jan 23, 2015 -> 09:21 PM) The rationale is that they bring in alot of money. Much more than they cost. I agree with you however that it is a flawed system. This year, I'm on a 1 year, 0 job security deal, and teaching classes for >700 students. If you add up the money I'm bringing to the university based on the amount these kids are paying for the credit hours I'm teaching I'm easily generating several million dollars in revenue for the university by myself. Probably close to $3 million (although how they budget that is hard to calculate because of the money picked up by different financial aid groups).

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Jan 23, 2015 -> 08:29 PM) This is about the only thing you said I can agree with. However, since you can't read, I DID mention that in the post you had referred to. " 6 figure salaries for professors and even higher for admin and some coaches?"... Coaches earn 10-20 times the highest paid professor at a lot of state universities. Sometimes 50 times higher.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Jan 23, 2015 -> 08:13 PM) Professors are the 1%. I know 2 professors who have reached that level for a single year in their lifetime while taking a private school/lifetime retirement package bonus. Most professors start off at

QUOTE (LDF @ Jan 23, 2015 -> 06:16 PM) i am making a separate post for this, if you do not mind. in a mlb draft, let say from 2000-2010 how many draft picks made it, and how many became superstars for the sox??? When you say "became superstars for the Sox" you've already excluded some people because KW had that habit of trading guys away.

QUOTE (LDF @ Jan 23, 2015 -> 05:11 PM) you can't and that is the point. it is all a gamble and that is why you sign players whether it is for the int'l slot money or for mlb draft money. you hope that maybe the scouting rpt is correct and your coaches can develop a piece of coal into a diamond. not to spend b/c it is too much, esp when you have the money, is senseless. "only if the fans comes out then we will spend" But you're willing to throw all that away to sign a single guy?

QUOTE (LDF @ Jan 23, 2015 -> 03:57 PM) yeah but here is another question, would you spend that for a young Jose A, a young Trout??? also Vlad jr is avail for the signing. 24 teams didn't think Mike Trout was worth a first round pick. The Yankees gave up their first round pick, the one that turned into Trout, for Teixeira. How do you pick out the next Mike Trout with certainty?

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Jan 23, 2015 -> 04:55 PM) Why? It is. Obama is literally looking at this program (which wasn't designed for the rich, it was designed for the middle class) and saying "too many rich people are using this and it's benefiting them so i'm going to take it away." You realize that "government gives out a tax credit to a group" = "you pay higher taxes to cover that tax credit", right?

QUOTE (fathom @ Jan 23, 2015 -> 04:02 PM) If they're looking for a defensive infielder who can hit LHP, I wonder if Gordon Beckham is a possibility? Which of those is he?

QUOTE (LDF @ Jan 23, 2015 -> 03:05 PM) Sale is the key and for me Rodon as well. how many times has Sale missed games in the past b/c on injury??? Rodon Sam and Quin will be pitching a lot of innings, innings they are not used to. here is another point, i hate to even say this, but what happen if injury bug happens to the starters, all this is needed to be thought of. i rather go into the playoff with a well rested, injury free pitching rotation, chomping at the bit to get it on. The answer continues to be we do the best we can. You can only do so much if an injury happens, you can't just have all stars sitting there waiting in every spot, sometimes you have to live and die with what happens on the field. If Robin tries to kill abreu like he did last year and knocks him out for a good stretch of time, there's no way we're going to make up that offense, we just have to get through that time as well as we can.