Balta1701

I heart hahn

Just in case anyone would be helped by the official text from NOAA, here it is: PUBLIC SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1155 AM CDT WED JUN 12 2013 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY EAST TO THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY AND LOWER GREAT LAKES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OK IS FORECASTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS AND A FEW STRONG TORNADOES OVER PARTS OF THE PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY EAST TO THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY AND LOWER GREAT LAKES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THIS ACTIVITY INCLUDE EXTREME EASTERN IOWA NORTHERN ILLINOIS NORTHERN INDIANA NORTHWEST OHIO ELSEWHERE...SEVERE STORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FROM PORTIONS OF THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES INTO THE SOUTHEAST U.S. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP RAPIDLY THIS AFTERNOON OVER PORTIONS OF IOWA...NORTHWEST ILLINOIS AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN WITH A THREAT FOR TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. SOME OF THE TORNADOES MAY BE STRONG. WITH TIME...THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP INTO A FAST-MOVING SQUALL LINE WITH THE PRIMARY THREATS BEING WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS AND EMBEDDED TORNADOES. A FEW WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AS THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVES RAPIDLY EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT LAKES AND OHIO VALLEY REGION THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP EASTWARD ALONG A FRONTAL BOUNDARY INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION WITH A THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

QUOTE (BigEdWalsh @ Jun 12, 2013 -> 01:53 PM) Trey Michalczewski ‏@T_Michalczewski 3m It's official!! Can't wait to start my professional career! #whitesoxnation Awesome!!!!!!

If you remember that "Derecho" last year, the gigantic storm that started in Michigan and wound up damaging DC, basically that except with tornadoes.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Jun 12, 2013 -> 01:50 PM) High risk of tornadoes? The official statement is "High risk of severe storms". The meaning is yes...you should expect a combination of damaging straight line winds and possibly an outbreak of multiple strong tornadoes. Hail, heavy downpours, flooding also possible.

Here's the current official NOAA warning chart:

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Jun 12, 2013 -> 01:41 PM) I assume by "giving him away" you mean the Sox eating most of his salary and getting nothing back in return. That's about the best case scenario for us and I still doubt a contender would be interested in him. Dunn's just way too streaky and when he's off he's epically bad. I can't think of a team with a hole at DH who has enough other offensive problems to take gamble on him. There's zero reason for the Sox to do that either this year or next. At worst he's a sunk cost. If someone's willing to take on $15 million out of what remains on his deal, or give the Sox something back that's useful long term if the Sox pick up even more money...then you can talk.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jun 12, 2013 -> 01:35 PM) Strained hammy for Tony Parker. He will be extremely limited if he does play. Did they give a grade?

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Jun 12, 2013 -> 01:22 PM) Wait, so that means Trey Michalczewski is going to sign? ALL I KNOW IS THERE NEEDS TO BE A CHANGE IN MANAGEMENT YOU CAN'T TAKE THE 200TH RANKED PROSPECT IN THE THIRD ROUND THERE'S NO POSSIBLE BENEFIT WHATSOEVER.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jun 12, 2013 -> 12:34 PM) Total Balta post. I'm f***ing sick to death of people here demanding we trade everyone for prospects and then simultaneously giving those prospects exactly 1.5 weeks to be successful before they are declared to be sucky, bad, awful, and needing of replacement. THIS IS WHAT IS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN WHEN YOU BRING YOUNG PLAYERS ALONG.

The Weather service rarely puts out a "High risk" warning for severe weather. The OKC Tornadoes happened on "Moderate risk" days. The midwest has a High Risk warning today.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Jun 12, 2013 -> 10:32 AM) It's been a rather disappointing season thus far with a lot of tough losses. I imagine Hahn is shopping parts right now. You give them through the ASB to go on a streak and get back to or above .500 (which I do not foresee) and then you start selling off parts you won't need next year. I do not believe you need Peavy to "compete" next year, but I'm not going to be upset if they keep him considering they have him under control for the next 2 years anyways, and they can just deal him next year if it ends up this poorly again. The thing that will make me upset is if Santiago goes back to the bullpen at the AS break once Peavy is back. However they do it, they need to clear out a starter somewhere and give Santiago the next 4 months as a full time big league starter.

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Jun 12, 2013 -> 10:26 AM) I see what you mean. Would you say Gimenez has done poor on the major league considering his limited experience? No. He's done a solid job this season so far as a backup catcher. OPS around .700, does an ok job of handling the staff. The passed balls are something of a worry, but it looks like both catchers practiced that skill as much in ST as anyone else practiced their job this season.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jun 12, 2013 -> 09:58 AM) Sigh. You're too old to use a term like "short bus". Also, Pale Hose Talk is ridiculous. They are grasping at straws. Someone had to bring a little reality to that forum.

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Jun 12, 2013 -> 09:50 AM) I am not really clamoring for Gimenez but I do think they should split 50/50 behind the plate at this point. Why? Neither of them have been solid on defense, Flowers is younger, has been hitting better lately, and their overall season numbers aren't very different any more.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jun 12, 2013 -> 09:01 AM) That would be par for the course with the Heat's luck. Doesn't sound quite as bad here:

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jun 12, 2013 -> 09:34 AM) I just wish he would be a bit more accountable. Just say, "I didn't make the play, and I should have..." instead "well, the ball skipped and I never had 100% control of it and..." Those are the plays major league catchers are paid to make. Personally, I think this is another thing that should have been practiced a lot more in spring training, but the whole team sat that out this year. Both catchers are missing tons of balls they should get.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 12, 2013 -> 08:57 AM) Yeah, I was figuring that your life was getting interesting right about now. I always figured it wasn't a coincidence that he first showed up here in 2007 right after the Congress legalized everything.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jun 11, 2013 -> 11:53 PM) Since taxes are based on %, they absolutely have something to do with it. You pay well over 10% in sales tax on top of the "total", as I've said, refinery issues and any other excuses they can come up matter, too, but the highest sales tax in the country don't help the matter. (Actually, it probably does "Help the matter" when there's a refinery outage by having already been taken into account when people purchased vehicles, pushing demand down slightly).

Yes, that's right, as punishment for passed balls, we'll call up a guy who they say still needs to work on his defense! That way we can cut him in 2 weeks too!

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Jun 12, 2013 -> 12:07 AM) Where are you getting your numbers? Link

.308 average, .923 OPS in June.

I totally forgot he was hurt.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Jun 11, 2013 -> 01:32 PM) There are negative consequences to that, if they sell off strong enough. Flooding the market with US Treasury instruments will be a detriment to government budgeting and spending, among other effects. It would also devastate the Chinese economy.