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QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Oct 10, 2017 -> 10:19 AM) I think taking an IQ test and challenge between Trump and Tillerson would set PPV records. Just so someone says this, do people understand that IQ tests based on what people think intelligence should include do a terrible job of predicting people's actual performance in life, jobs, academics, basically anything? And as such the test winds up being a gauge more of how motivated you are to actually try on the test or how much the test has been written to favor your personal educational background than anything else?

So half of California exploded yesterday. The fire hit one community overnight while people were sleeping and so far that one is thought to have killed seven people.

So apparently the NYT published 3 credible rape allegations against him today.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Oct 10, 2017 -> 09:56 AM) A POTUS actually said that. Corker is correct, the WH is adult daycare, and he is a republican with no need to kiss Trump's ass, so it's not just liberals who see a gigantic problem with this idiot. I hope more republicans wake up and notice, supporting him really isn't helping them. He needs to go. QUOTE (Quin @ Oct 10, 2017 -> 09:57 AM) It seems that a pre-requisite for standing up to Trump is deciding not to run again. Meanwhile, Trump, Tillerson and Mattis have lunch today. As with all things, remember that talk is cheap. Until Corker decides he's going to vote against a slate of Trump's judges or actually vote agains their tax cut package, does it really matter how much they whine at each other?

QUOTE (bmags @ Oct 10, 2017 -> 08:55 AM) Boston won the AL east last year. They got swept by the Indians. And if it weren't for Chris Sale...they would at least have been down 1 top of the rotation starting lefty compared to last year, not to mention Porcello having a worse year.

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Oct 9, 2017 -> 07:12 PM) The Sox have been that way for quite some time. They just seem to miss on position players. Maybe position players are more valued now than pitchers. Good to see the Sox going more for position players. The White Sox have not had a "Deep pitching farm" for some time. They developed a pair of pitches in 2010-2012, both of whom spent less than a full year in our system combined. Beyond that, what pitching talent have the White Sox developed since Theo Epstein took over? Chris Bassitt? Erik Johnson? Chris Beck? Frankie Montas? From 2013-2017 our "pitching depth" that we developed was 2 guys in the big leagues, Carlos Rodon who isn't doing all that great, and that list.

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Oct 9, 2017 -> 07:12 PM) The Sox have been that way for quite some time. They just seem to miss on position players. Maybe position players are more valued now than pitchers. Good to see the Sox going more for position players. The White Sox have not had a "Deep pitching farm" for some time. They developed a pair of pitches in 2010-2012, both of whom spent less than a full year in our system combined. Beyond that, what pitching talent have the White Sox developed since Theo Epstein took over? Chris Bassitt? Erik Johnson? Chris Beck? Frankie Montas? From 2013-2017 our "pitching depth" that we developed was 2 guys in the big leagues, Carlos Rodon who isn't doing all that great, and that list.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Oct 5, 2017 -> 01:02 PM) I'm not sure why he hasn't already been cut loose. They aren't doing Tyler any favors keeping him around when he's buried behind 2-3 guys for playing time. Maybe they think he has a modicum of trade value if he can prove his back issues are behind him and they can flip him as part of a package next July. Tyler got himself 278 plate appearances this year and was such a disappointment that he didn't deserve more. Until there's a true 40 man roster crunch there's no reason to fully dump him, he's not at his arb years yet so he's basically free, but he'll be a guy who could potentially face being DFA'd next summer to clear room for Jiminez or another callup. May as well hold him and see if he can Yolmer it up next year until we need the roster spot. If we need the roster spot and he's still hitting in the .200 range, then I won't complain about cutting him and I also won't be able to say he didn't get a fair shot. If your'e a 27 year old fighting for a roster spot you can't put up a sub-.500 OPS and expect someone to owe you another shot.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Oct 5, 2017 -> 11:13 AM) Again the "if" Were all of these votes and support unanimous. Your comment was not "if" they voted this way or if they supported Ryan. It was ALL of you are the cause of this. The everyone without exception comment you made is where I have the issue. Out of 248 Republicans in the House, 247 voted for Paul Ryan and Paul Ryan brought the bill I noted to the floor. Literally 1. Kim Jong Un has greater opposition when he calls for a vote.

QUOTE (bmags @ Oct 5, 2017 -> 09:31 AM) Look how many times Ive posted "can't we at least be allowed to study this?" and it gets no traction. CDC can't even provide statistics on how gun ownership may endanger children in the home. To say there's no middle ground, and people either want to ban guns or permit everything. Well most posts in this thread say otherwise, people have provided lots of middle ground solutions, and frankly they weren't even middle ground. Still very very tilted to gun ownership but trying to limit the amount of firepower we see in these massive displays. I think I was the only person in this forum to say I'd abolish the 2nd amendment, and even then it wasn't about banning all guns, it was about allowing stricter federal regulations and limitations while still allowing guns for sport. The biggest problem with that concept is that the results are very likely going to come back and overwhelmingly say that having any access to a gun puts the life of you and your family in much greater danger, from both violence and from suicide, and that no one should have these things in their home. And if the results came back saying that, people just wouldn't believe it. it's only a solution if you're willing to listen to the results.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Oct 4, 2017 -> 09:25 PM) The NFL is on a roll this year. Can you imagine if regular people acted in these ways at their workplace? It's getting harder and harder to like the NFL these days. Um...you don't have many women as coworkers do you?

QUOTE (2005thxfrthmmrs @ Oct 4, 2017 -> 11:29 PM) Padres kept 3 guys who barely played above rookie ball in the ML roster this season. They will continue to do that until they are ready to compete. great point, and that's probably the team that would grab him too.

Have I mentioned lately how wrong my instincts were about these play-in games? They're great.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Oct 5, 2017 -> 12:18 AM) All because the are unwilling to protest legally. BUT DON'T KNEEL FOR THE NATIONAL ANTHEM.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Oct 4, 2017 -> 10:08 PM) Republican control but do ALL Republicans vote that way. The generalizations of stereotyping everyone exactly the same are disturbing. I just don't understand the philosophy of stereotyping everyone in a group. If the Republican representative is voting for a speaker who brings legislation removing permitting requirements to the floor of their legislative chamber...even if they vote against the legislation, the speaker and the party are choosing what to bring to the floor. You may have voted for your representative so that you can get your taxes cut. Your representative may even vote against the upcoming bill to allow concealed carry across state lines or whatever the next one is. But they're also supporting the people setting the agenda. You may have wanted lower taxes, but Paul Ryan wants more people who are having their mental illness treatments paid for through the Social Security administration to buy guns, and if you voted for someone who supported Paul Ryan - congratulations, you also supported that.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Oct 4, 2017 -> 10:08 PM) but oh so correct. Take a look at the thread. 59 people were just brutally murdered. You have a bond with your son involving this and according to you that is your reason for not being able to imagine a world without them. Turn around and look at how that statement looks to my eyes. I read what you said and also saw an underlying "I can't imagine a world where these 59 people weren't murdered". I can equally get to "sure those 59 people were murdered but this helps my relationship with my son and that's more important to me, so I won't even attempt to picture a world where those 59 people aren't dead." So yeah, I think that's a little creepy. Those 59 people won't be having any bond with their families again.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Oct 4, 2017 -> 08:44 PM) To be fair, none of these guys had anywhere near the money committed as Stanton. That being said, you may be right - perhaps other teams will value him as being worth some significant package, and if that is the case, I tend to agree with you. I wouldn't make a move for him. The issue is and always will be, it only takes one sucker. A valid point but also one with an additional point to raise - baseball is having salary inflation of like 8% a year, so the hit of a $200 million contract today to a team's long term plans will be much less than it would have been a decade ago. The raw number is so high that it certainly knocks some teams out of the running, but the overall game's economic strength makes the number less big and scary than it seems. It's genuinely hard to keep your mind calibrated on something like that inflation rate - you have to adjust what is fair pay for a solid player up by over a million dollars per year.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Oct 4, 2017 -> 09:09 PM) He has a point. It's the people that must take everything to extremes, see everything as us and them that make any agreement or compromise impossible. You can't have gun control when one side wants no restriction and the other wants a ban with no working to the middle. It's the same with healthcare. One side wants total healthcare the other wants a useless minimal version. They portray an us and them and nothing gets done. It would be an awful world without firearms. Creepy.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Oct 4, 2017 -> 07:43 PM) so you're saying that every single Republican at the state and national level has voted against any measure? Basically laws at the state level have gotten even worse in states Republicans control. We are now up to 14 states that allow concealed carry without a license. 10 states now force guns to be allowed on college campuses. Note how above someone said that doctors should be able to tell people whether someone they're treating has a gun? Iowa this year is latest state offering additional privacy protections for firearm owners so that people can't find that information, and they added Stand your Ground as well.

QUOTE (Wanne @ Oct 4, 2017 -> 06:37 PM) Ok...I'm as pro gun as they come but agree some things need to be done. Everybody is on the Slide Fires now...which I've always thought those should be illegal. First and foremost and I've harped on this for quite some time...everybody is talking about changing the "gun laws"...but why aren't people complaining or wanting to change the HIPAA laws? It makes absolutely zero sense a person can go purchase a weapon legally if they're under the care of a psychologist or psychiatrist does it? Or someone that's been prescribed antidepressant...or anxiety. Why not have it like the ATF forms when you're filling out to purchase a weapon? I know this was a hot topic a while back of whether it was legal for a doctor to ask if you owned firearms. However...if this doctor KNOWS you own firearms and they're still treating someone who's having some deep psychological issues...wouldn't that make the doctor just as liable as any shooter? Anyway...my point is...that would be one place to start IMO. The other...eliminate the websites that allow sale between individuals locally... ie: armslist...backpage...etc. People harp on the gunshows...but honestly if you've ever been to a gunshow...you still have to go thru the background checks when you purchase a weapon. The only cases where you don't are the individuals walking around selling personal firearms (out here they can do that). But honestly...gun shows really aren't the issue. Gun training really has very little to do with the entire issue... It wasn't a perfect rule, but see the CNN link in my last post. The Obama Administration issued a rule through the ATF that would have no longer allowed gun sales to people under such treatment if that treatment was registered through or funded by the Social Security Administration or something like that - information the government would already have (so not even trying to make a dent in getting that sort of information from other doctors). It would not have made a dent in this massacre, but it was what you just asked for. Using the Congressional Review Act, the Republican Congress and Donald Trump overturned that rule in February of this year. Because of how that Act works, any executive branch is now blocked from issuing a similar rule unless Congress acts to authorize it. So to stress again, if you voted for a Republican, any national level Republican, you voted against that statement. Against even trying.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Oct 4, 2017 -> 05:59 PM) http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/04/politics/tim...tion/index.html Seems the co sponsor of the abortion bill wanted his girlfriend to get an abortion. 1. This probably fits better in the dem thread. 2. Sometimes bills will have like 200 "cosponsors" and saying "the cosponsor" isn't very accurate language?

Just remember everyone who is agreeing that there should be some training or registration or literally anything that anyone has said that we should do - if you vote for a single Republican at the state or national level, you are voting against that. You are currently voting for less registration, less training, for legal gun sales to people who are being treated for various mental illnesses.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Oct 4, 2017 -> 05:46 PM) He hired all the very best people We still don't have a DHS head still right? With Puerto Rico demolished and another hurricane forming?

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 4, 2017 -> 01:37 PM) Sure, why not Tropical Storm Nate expected to form and may strike U.S. Gulf Coast as a hurricane Sunday Am I allowed to be a little relieved that the Euro model is taking it farther east and pushing us out of the cone here in Texas?

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Oct 4, 2017 -> 02:43 PM) I saw something that implied he caught more than that, my bad. Still, if he's a decent hitter and can act as the backup catcher, in a less than ideal scenario, is something I can live with. I don't see Collins being anywhere close to a good enough hitter where you're happy with him as a corner OF on this roster, especially not with Jiminez already coming up. When people were talking about Collins as a 30-40 HR hitter that might have made sense, but he wasn't anywhere close to that this season. If he can't come up as a catcher then he needs to hit vastly better than Delmonico, for example.