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QUOTE (Hatchetman @ Aug 5, 2016 -> 01:43 PM) well a few years ago, Stony said Abreu was "far better" than Rizzo, so I don't know what to think. A few years ago, he was. Things change

QUOTE (JenksIsMyHero @ Aug 5, 2016 -> 09:11 AM) And if you think about it, who are the people reporting about the various problems (water leaking, rooms not ready, not enough food, etc. etc)? Reporters. Who have to live in it. So of course that's the first wave of stories. Not that it isn't deserved by any means, but Sochi was the same and after the opening ceremony we didn't hear a word about how they weren't prepared. Rio will be the same unless there's a major terrorist attack or criminal attack. I disagree, in Sochi it was "Will it be ready in time?", not "ummm, there is literally raw sewage flowing down a hill past the complex people are living in, into the water that athletes will be competing in". And the Reporters are not the only ones complaining. Athletes have been posting tons of pictures of their accommodations, and they are simply terrible. The NBA players got their own yacht to stay in because they dont want to stay in the olympic village. The australians had to stay in hotels that they had to pay for themselves, and then when they moved in, the place caught fire and everyone realized the fire alarms WERENT EVEN CONNECTED. I really think this is gonna be ugly, I hope I am wrong

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 4, 2016 -> 10:44 PM) He was great on Hannity tonight. A brilliant surgeon is not an incompetent boob/clown and that's how he was portrayed. He was both a boob and a clown, and woefully underprepared as well as astonishingly ignorant of many things that happen outside the US. And yea, any presidential candidate that thinks the pyramids are grain storage for jesus should be ushered off the stage and onto Hannity, where he can be among the rest of the boobs and clowns

Gammons just said Moncada, Benitendi, Devers and Kopech were not available for Sale. LMAO, seriously, go f*** yourself Boston. I hope you flame out

I don't even want specific character archetypes, I just want good movies. That's all. It can be dark, it cannot be incoherent and jumbled, stay with a story and see it through. Batman killing people and using guns and Superman killing Zod doesn't bother me.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Aug 4, 2016 -> 01:36 PM) I'm not in the no worry crowd. I'm in the we need to wait longer category ^^^^^^^^^^^ thats all im saying too

QUOTE (TheFutureIsNear @ Aug 4, 2016 -> 12:35 PM) But he didn't adjust in the minors...at all. His horrible 4% walk rate went down when he got promoted to AAA and his K% went up. And now both are even worse in the majors. There's 0 progression being made. And it's not like we are talking about a guy not being able to hit a good slider...we are talking about a huge fundamental flaw and there seems to be no signs of improvement. If his walk rates were acceptable in the minors I wouldn't be making a peep out of this small sample size. But when there are obvious signs of failure in his future all the way back to A ball and nothing has changed since l it should be a huge red flag for everyone. Whether it's Anderson himself or the coaching, I have no clue, but it's a problem that doesn't seem to be limited to him either. The # of players in this organization capable of going up to the plate and having a respectable major league AB is pathetic. But hey, why point out flaws for this great franchise since all they do is make smart decisions and win...oh wait. Again you are critiquing his AAA numbers where he had all of 55 games. He is a hitter, he has never been a player to take a lot of walks, Im not expecting him to become a OBP beast because he never has been one. His adjustment in the minors was he became a guy who hit better after adjusting to his level. If you expect him to become a player that draws 50-60 walks a season, then you are gonna be disappointed.

QUOTE (TheFutureIsNear @ Aug 4, 2016 -> 11:26 AM) How did my post indicate anything negative towards a rebuild? Because I'm honest and realistic about the situation? Not like I bashed Anderson, just asking for honest opinions. If anything making a post about how our 1 and only hitting prospect is flawed should scream "We need to rebuild!" Of course every prospect isn't going to be perfect, or even work out, I'm well aware. If we are being honest then maybe we should give him more than 2 months to be realistic about the situation. The league will adjust, and hopefully he will adjust like he did in the minors

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 3, 2016 -> 04:57 PM) I mean... this season... Start 23-10. Collapse on the field, and 4 - count them 4 - position players make their White Sox MLB debuts and get hurt THAT DAY. Two won't return this year. The curse of Drake LaRoche. I prefer to call it the Curse of the Taiwanese Whorehouse

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 4, 2016 -> 01:48 AM) When are we going to hold our government officials accountable? They all are out of control. And our candidates? One is a pathological liar and the other is certifiably mad. And both are over 70. Where's the young blood, the new ideas? I want Jesse Ventura as a write in. I'll probably actually write him in. "He sounds electable, folks" greg775, 2 days ago

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Aug 4, 2016 -> 09:07 AM) Ok, now let's go back to not agreeing on anything tv/movie related as this is ruining my mojo. No, because we have to talk about it after you finish. then we can go back to disagreeing

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Aug 4, 2016 -> 09:02 AM) I've really been loving this show. I'm on episode 6. there is no letdown

Stranger Things on Netflix /thread

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Aug 3, 2016 -> 06:22 PM) Maybe I'm in the minority here, but I kind of liked BvS. It definitely wasn't great by any means, but I thought the overall reviews were unfairly harsh. Now, the animated Batman movies are actually really good. Have watched four of them over the past week. I believe several of these are on Comcast On Demand right now if you have some of the premium channels. The Dark Knight Returns, Under the Red Hood, & Assault on Arkham all are worth watching, especially if you have never read any of the comics. Looking forward to renting the The Killing Joke this weekend despite somewhat poor reviews. Agreed, their animated movies are top notch. I enjoyed Son of Batman, and the Dark knight returns movies

Zika? They should be worried about catching a resistant superbug like the tuberculosis or getting robbed or killed. This is already an unmitigated disaster

as Brian pointed out to me, #KatrinaPiersonhistory on twitter is a goldmine

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Aug 3, 2016 -> 10:13 AM) Frazier and Lawrie would never clear. Shields I believe would. That isnt necessarily true, every season players surprisingly sneak through and get moved. And who knows, maybe one gets claimed and the Sox are like "well, ok. Take him." Not likely, but could happen

It appears that WB meddled http://io9.gizmodo.com/report-warner-bros-...ss-i-1784760580

The way Marty's year ended last year, the comments after the win over the Packers in Lambeau, his previous team breakdowns, I could totally see this coming.

at this point the Dodgers have completely devalued him, so they probably just want to get rid of him whatever way they can

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Aug 3, 2016 -> 08:08 AM) I really wish the Sox had found a way to move Shields and Lawrie or Frazier at the deadline. Ranaudo & Saladino deserve looks and they could have gotton two months of regular playing time had we just cleared spots for them. For a organization completely devoid of young, major league ready talent, here's two guys that will essentially rot in AAA and our bench. Neither are close to sure things by any means, but they would have been a lot more fun to watch than the veterans in their place. They have a month to get these guys through waivers, it isnt over yet

Well let's claim him and officially set this dumpster on fire. Who has the marshmallows? Let's go

I like Affleck, It just was a strange decision to me to cast a Batman that is significantly older than rest of the Justice League. I mean, he came out of retirement when superman showed up, that's just a odd thing to do. I was skeptical of Gadot but she looks good in the WW trailer. I don't know of many that found Eisenberg to be a good Lex choice(and interpretation). Lex has always been a pretty imposing figure in the comics. Even Hackman had an edge, a competitiveness about him with Superman. He wanted the power. I still just can't get my head around the fact that Snyder blew through three significant comic storylines in BvS. He put Batman vs Superman, Death in the family, and the Death of Superman in one movie. They still can part out Death in the family and complete it, of course. I agree with what you said about them deciding to rush to catch up to Marvels momentum, it just isn't necessary. We know who these characters are, take your time and give them to us. In the end, if both marvel and DC are making good movies, competition will make everyone happy.

I make no bones about it, Snyder is the bad guy for me. JS will probably come in and argue it later, but he is the KW/Hahn in my eyes. The choices they have made have been terrible and it's carrying over

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Aug 2, 2016 -> 07:44 PM) No, I don't disagree with you on that point. I most definitely agree it was rushed, but that being said I still enjoyed it. I believe this was kind of in hindsight to "playing catchup" to Marvel at the box office, where DC kind of sat back for years as Marvel Studios rolled out films and gained momentum, they kind of decided to jump in the deep end in an attempt to get in on the action before the genre burns itself out (which they all eventually do). And this is what I mean by condescension from you Marvel fanboys, and it's obvious that's what you all are. I never said your opinion doesn't matter. I never said you had to love BvS. I'm merely pointing out how flawed RT is, and question why people follow it like gospel (as shown they do in this thread), because you know, it's a, consensus of hundreds of "critics"...and I put critics in quotes for a reason. See, calling me a marvel fanboy is incorrect and condescending coming this way. It's way wrong. I love DC and Marvel comics. i love Marvel movies, but DC has put out nothing worth my time anymore. You can dismiss RT all you want, I don't really care if you don't trust them. Critics are what you make of them, some people loved Ebert and some hated him. I am reading the reviews and what they are picking apart and it is largely the same complaints: starts out pretty good, Will Smith, Jay Hernandez, Margot Robbie are standouts, third act goes completely off the rails and is drags the movie down. Honestly I don't even know why you come into both the Marvel and DC threads and get mad at us about it, you have said multiple times you don't really like all of the comic movies and wish they would stop making them. I disagree with that too, I love this genre and while there are some stinkers, I'm glad that movie making finally has caught up to comics and allows them to be made faithfully