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QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Nov 19, 2015 -> 09:20 AM) He was assaulting a paramedic, the police intervened, and the guy reached for the cop's gun. He wasn't handcuffed, but one black person can claim he was and all the rest are going to buy the story because they'll take his word over the cop's every time. Where are you getting any of the bolded? Because the only news articles I've seen say "interfering", and that he may or may not have been handcuffed. And nothing about reaching for a gun. The linked article above is the same. If he was assaulting a paramedic (not just interefering, which is vague), and if he did indeed try to grab the cops gun, then certainly that changes the calculus.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Nov 19, 2015 -> 07:50 AM) http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/no...ark-shot-police I'm sorry, I don't give a f*** if you're black, white, or anything else, you interfere with paramedics working on a guy you just beat up, you're going to get shot. If you think this is racial then you are the problem and not the police. If he was assaulting a paramedic, and wouldn't stop? Then maybe yes, maybe no, depending on other circumstances. Otherwise? No. If he was "interfering" in anything less than a violent way, then shooting is in no way called for. If he stopped, and/or ran away, again, shooting not in any way called for. If he was handcuffed on the ground? Obviously not OK. And that, has nothing to do with race.

Since Chilhead seems to be in call-out mode, I'll point these out... QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Apr 6, 2012 -> 11:55 PM) Spencer Arroyo, and my AAP Andy Wilkins. QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Apr 7, 2012 -> 11:19 AM) Really interested to see how Brady Shoemake does too. And in fairness, mine... QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 9, 2012 -> 08:11 AM) A few names I think will do a lot better than people expect this year... Pedro Hernandez Chris Bassitt Rangel Ravelo Also, a couple guys I was surprised got put in B-Ham (and I saw someone else post this too): Remenowsky (AAP) and Brandon Kloess. I would have figured both of them for Charlotte, and quite frankly there are a bunch of guys in the Charlotte pen that I think are just taking up space. So I'd say both of those guys might end up being among the first promotions in the minors this year. And finally, not sure if he's really a sleeper per se, but I like Tyler Kuhn a lot, and wouldn't be surprised if he sees the big club at some point this year. I was wrong on Remenowsky and Kloess. Kuhn too. But Hernandez ended up a major leaguer, as did Bassitt, and Ravelo was tracking quite well and became a higher end prospect before injuries this year.

QUOTE (MnSoxFan @ Nov 18, 2015 -> 07:11 AM) Rice?? I thought Engel went to Louisville. He did.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Nov 12, 2015 -> 10:44 AM) I've learned that when a lender schedules an appraisal, it tends to appraise for the exact value they are looking for. Funny how that works. I have a funny story about that... We made an offer on our house in late 2010, right around the bottom of the market. It was a foreclosure that had been bought by an REO, and put on the market priced low to sell quick (that is literally their business model - buy for pennies at auction, make sure the structure is safe, put it on the market well below value and sell it quick to make a profit). We saw the property the day it went on the market, made an offer the next morning for list price, and beat out two other offerers by hours. Lender sends out an appraiser. Appraiser values the home at - I kid you not - almost 25% more than offer price. The lender told the appraiser, no way, go back and get a larger sample of homes. Appraiser does this, comes back and says, here, same result. Lender rejects that appraiser (who they chose!), and gets another. Second appraiser puts it at... 22% above. They then gave up and took it. We picked up 22% pure equity before we even did any work on the house, on day 1. That was a weird market in 2010.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 16, 2015 -> 12:19 PM) Governors in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and other states are declaring they will not accept any Syrian refugees in the wake of the Paris attacks. Which, sadly, makes sense, at least temporarily. Need to know how reliable the net can actually be. It feels awful because most of these refugees are not only innocents, they are also trying to run from the very violence causing the action. But it seems pretty necessary at this point.

ISIS wants an Islamaphobic reaction. They want people to create a war on Islam. And they're getting that, to an extent. It is so important that civilized governments, in that region and worldwide, make this about extremism and violence, not a religion. Otherwise, the war is already lost.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Nov 16, 2015 -> 09:50 AM) Thanks for the update! I've been riding the sad, sad Engel train for a while now, hopefully it's finally picking up speed. It's a small sample, but the key for me is that he's making consistent contact and being selective at the plate. The speed and XBH are nice, but he does that in streaks anyway. Power projection can come later, but if he can put the ball in play regularly and take some walks consistently, he's got starter potential. Especially with his defense and arm.

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Nov 14, 2015 -> 07:21 PM) I still can't believe some of you argue that Democrats are more right than Republicans & vice versa. Shame on you. Hillary Clinton is about to be our President. Holy f***ing s*** balls. We're officially a joke. I honestly don't understand this post. Dems are further right than Republicans? That can't be what you mean. Or do you mean more right as in correct, in which case, they do have policy differences so why is this a surprise?

Our semi-regular update on the offseason leagues, including Engel tearing up the AFL, and updates from the islands and Premier 12 tournament.

Expected and welcomed.

French President was in the stadium when the attack happened, it appears. But got out OK.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Nov 13, 2015 -> 03:35 PM) If I were Illinois, Pinkel would be the best hire. I realize he's older but he's a very good football coach and should be able to leverage existing recruiting channels. That is my one contribution to Illinois football. He's resigning for health reasons, so my guess is he's not immediately looking for another job.

Pitch recognition is one of two key problems for him as a hitter, though. It's also his swing plane - he slices down on nearly everything, and when he does try to loft he tops it. Both need fixing. And none of that addresses his defense of course. I don't see him putting it together. I hope I'm wrong. But for me, if he can be optioned down to AAA, I do it. If he can't, I see if he can bring back something in trade.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Nov 12, 2015 -> 10:14 AM) Their policies helped enable it, but it was still the combo of mortgage companies, investment banks, ratings agencies and insurance companies that built the house of cards so high. FWIW I just came across this on real wage growth: Why Jeffrey Lacker Is Worried About Inflation This is the rubber band I've been talking about for 5 years here. Once the more rapid economic acceleration started (which is really just recently), there will be a snap-back and inflation will rise, with all this money the government poured in. That's when Fed Policy would kick in and raise the rates, which I think is coming very soon. The danger is, was there TOO much money added, and therefore the Fed won't be able to have enough bandwidth to correct without decimating the loan market. I was more concerned about that danger 3-4 years ago than I am now, but I still have concerns.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Nov 12, 2015 -> 11:22 AM) They will still get caked in wet leaves. Just clean before winter and you'll be good. Hm, maybe we've just been lucky, but that hasn't been an issue. It might be because the ones we have are textured metal screens, I don't know. But even this time of year, there's very little brush on them at all.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Nov 12, 2015 -> 09:52 AM) I didn't clean out my gutters after all the leaves fell, so I got to go out last night in the middle of the storm and unclog every single downspout. That was fun. We got gutter screens/guards put on about 4 years ago. Haven't had to be on the roof or in the gutters since. Wasn't even very expensive. And they've worked consistently all along, with no maintenance (so far). I recommend it.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 12, 2015 -> 09:30 AM) I honestly believe with no inflation, no wage growth, and low labor force participation rate, this isn't a real recovery either. It is pretty much been launched by government spending, and maintained by the fed bank, and consumer material deflation giving more money for spending. It really bothers me that after 7 years, the market thinks the US economy still isn't in good enough shape to survive without zero interest rates. The bolded have begun improving much more lately, they weren't at first. But I agree that, as I said, we haven't seen a really solid, fundamental, across-the-board recovery since the 90's. And that one wasn't really effected much by any President. I do think Bush and Clinton share a good chunk of the of blame for the housing bubble and Great Recession that followed.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 12, 2015 -> 09:20 AM) We were actually at the start of a recession at the end of the Clinton Presidency. It officially started 6 weeks after GWB took office. Yup, that was the Tech Wreck. Relatively shallow, until 9/11 gave it a big shove. The recovery during W's administration was of course an empty bubble drive entirely by falsely boosted home equity, as we now all know. But then again, many of the policies that caused the housing bubble came from Clinton's time, with furtherance added by Bush (though for both of them, they were only part of the puzzle, with Congress just as guilty). I think the recovery we've been in for the past 3-4 years is the first fundamental one we've seen since the mid-to-late 90s. But even this one hasn't driven wages up as well ones prior to 2000.

QUOTE (DrunkBomber @ Nov 11, 2015 -> 05:17 PM) Almost as mind blowing as how anyone could support Bernie Sanders. In terms of implications for the budget, this is definitely true. One side wants massive tax cuts, the other massive spending increases. Where the similarity ends though - and this is one of the two primary reasons I went from lean-right to lean-left over the years - is that the GOP wants to further open the gap between rich and poor, and actually do much more for the rich. Frankly, they don't need that help. I'm not saying raise taxes on them either, certainly not a lot, but giving them new tax cuts will do nothing to help the economy and meanwhile increase the problem we already have. Also worth noting, Sanders is out there saying he wants more spending and to protect more people with lesser incomes. Some of the GOP candidates are saying they are the crusaders for poor and middle class, while their plans are the opposite. So, while I don't think Sanders would be a good President and wouldn't vote for him, he is more honest.

I don't know one, but just wanted to say I hope everything goes alright. That's tough stuff for a young guy. Hopefully the recovery is quick.

QUOTE (Vance Law @ Nov 11, 2015 -> 05:19 PM) Only a dumb person would suggest Anderson would be the shortstop next year. It's simply absurd. End discussion. Well, there are apparently a lot of dumb Sox fans, because it's been suggested by quite a few out there. Not many on SoxTalk though.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Nov 11, 2015 -> 01:48 PM) Analysis of Republican tax plans from the Tax Foundation: No Carson and his flat tithing? No Kasich? And yeah, these guys are all about the tax cuts for the rich. They love to talk about how taxes are killing American jobs and American economy... meanwhile, tax rates for the highest earners are less than half what they were for decades of strong American economic growth.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Nov 11, 2015 -> 03:26 PM) This summer I bought a two year old, rarely used, 24 inch, 2 stage electric start Craftsman snow blower, that retails for $750, for a whopping $200 bucks. I'm ready and excited to get a ton of snow so I can use it. BRING IT ON WINTER! Shut up, you. The novelty wears off about 2 months in. Though I will say, even a few years after getting a serious snowblower, I am still glad I got it when I can finish the job in 20 minutes instead of 45 with the crappy old single-stage we had (or hours with a shovel).

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Nov 11, 2015 -> 01:00 PM) Steamer projects Anderson a 0.7 WAR in about half the playing time it projects Alexei a 0.9 WAR for 2016. Steamer projections for minor leaguers are borderline useless.