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I don't see a realistic match between the teams, but I would be interested in Frazier for sure. Just because a guy doesn't show out in his first ML exposure doesn't mean he has failed completely. Hell that kind of thinking probably got us Yoan and Lucas.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 9, 2017 -> 11:12 AM) If the choice is "more dead police officers" or "More people killed by police officers", we need to be smart enough to find a third option. Your statement could be misinterpreted the same way as "you are quite literally advocating for more people murdered by police officers". Not when one side is using more hateful, inciteful, and provocative language to create the situation that exists. Honestly it is similar or worse than how Trump's description of immigrants was portrayed, yet barely anything is said. The whole, don't let the few define the whole thing? Nope.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Dec 8, 2017 -> 11:23 PM) By my definition I said it was no big deal that Jenks came from the Angels, But OK when the Sox have the positions players and starting pitching to take them deep in the playoffs but not a dominant pen remember all this discussion on the Sox magically finding World Series worthy relief from our minor league system. I'm not saying the Sox won't have the pen necessary to win a World Series just that I think a couple of pieces are acquired from outside the organization either by trade or free agents. Sure. But not now. Maybe not even after next off-season. You see what you have first before spending money you might not need to spend, and that doesn't help you now.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Dec 8, 2017 -> 06:50 PM) Are you actually suggesting that a material amount of those shootings deaths were unnecessary? If so, on what grounds are you basing this on? They are quite literally advocating for more dead police officers.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Dec 8, 2017 -> 09:51 PM) Kind of was waiting for the Jenks answer . He came from the Angels and while that in itself is not a big deal you could only name one and that was 13 years ago. Can we really expect anyone to just become a dominant RP with only a year or 2 in the bigs from our minors ? The Sox loaded up and guys who could throw hard before in the Aardsma era and that didn't work out so well. This is a franchise has created all kinds of relievers. The fact that we aren't talking about superstar relievers isn't a big surprise as there aren't that many out there in the first place. This team might have loaded up on relievers before, but this group is nothing like that. We are talking about multiple guys who have hit 103 in the same system. I would be curious how many teams have created multiple franchise type closers over that 13 year span. Hell even #1 in Chapman wasn't created by anyone. He came out of Cuba, so by your definition he apparently doesn't count.

QUOTE (bmags @ Dec 8, 2017 -> 05:00 PM) And I support looking at policies and ways we can reduce deaths of police officers, including charging people with crimes that injure or kill police. I, uh, also think the flip side should occur. I have no problem with that at all. As I have said before, the laws are the biggest impediment to that. The flip side of that is a situation like in Chicago and Baltimore where the police feel like they are under attack enough they basically quit policing and leave entire neighborhoods to destroy themselves. Not quite sure where the sweet spot in all of that actually is.

QUOTE (bmags @ Dec 8, 2017 -> 04:51 PM) I'm sure the fit the procedure to fit the innocence. But the reality is if the procedure ended up with a dead unarmed man who was begging for his life, there should be some major procedural changes. Except in america, where we should just say "well, they risk their lives, what's a dead innocent person or 200 a year...?" https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archiv...-punish/547868/ And isn't that always the case? This is the other side of the coin.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Dec 8, 2017 -> 01:07 PM) My mom mentioned the other week that Bass Pro Shops have a free Santa edit: http://www.basspro.com/shop/en/santas-wonderland Yeah, it's free, including a free photo. Gotta go early and get a free ticket to reserve your spot for the day though. Yeah free 5X7. We have done it for years.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Dec 8, 2017 -> 04:36 PM) that's the thing, jenks. You don't know. You absolutely have no way of knowing how you'd react in a situation that intense with that much adrenaline flowing through you until you're put in the situation. You're generally more just reacting, not even thinking, and it may have just been an instinctual reach to hike up his shorts rather than anything conscience at all. I honestly can't believe you're attempting even a soft defense here. Watch that video, tell me what this guy did that was so wrong he deserved to die for it. Tell me why the cops couldn't have de-escalated and ended the whole thing at any point peacefully instead of making him play macabre simon says until he makes a mistake and gets murdered. See that is the funny thing, that doesn't apply only to the victim.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Dec 8, 2017 -> 03:52 PM) I wonder how stable the mining rate has been. It inherently declines--every new bitcoin is harder to mine than the last--but people add more and more processing power to the overall bitcoin network. Googling only turns up a bunch of bitcoin profitability calculators and not a historical mining rate trend. I was wondering the same thing. Sounds like that is all proprietary data.

QUOTE (bmags @ Dec 8, 2017 -> 03:30 PM) Would futures trading on something like bitcoin stabilize prices in the same way futures trading helps smooth out something like commodities? It would have more of an effect if there was a direct delivery process, but seeing as this is cash settled, I am going to guess there is no real volatility difference. It is such an odd product because the market is fixed and closed. All other currencies are based on money supplies which can be altered in real time by the governments that issue them. Bitcoin is a fixed market that can only expand to a fixed point by a fixed time.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Dec 8, 2017 -> 03:35 PM) I get trading futures on orange juice concentrate or oil or whatever. Those are commodities that will actually be produced and consumed at some future point. What is bitcoin futures trading on? What the price of a bitcoin will be in X time period? This seems like insanity to me. Not all futures trading is settled with the underlying. For example, SP futures are cash settled. But to answer, yes, the idea that is that if you are trading March Bitcoin futures you are betting on what the price of Bitcoin itself will be in March.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Dec 8, 2017 -> 02:29 PM) These WikiLeaks were publicly accessible. LOL Still funny that all these people hate Wikileaks for doing what, you know, journalists are supposed to do... Especially after loving them so much after the Iraq war leaks.

QUOTE (GenericUserName @ Dec 8, 2017 -> 02:26 PM) And Severino to the Twins today I believe. The biggest international guy left is probably Julio Pablo Martinez. He just had a showcase today. True 80 speed in CF with some solid hitting ability. All the teams left with money will probably try to target him first. Supposedly he is the main target of the Yankees.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Dec 8, 2017 -> 02:14 PM) see you in 4 more scandals, brett On that post, he isn't wrong.

CBOE bitcoin futures will start trading Monday. They will be cash settled, which isn't a big surprise. I can't wait for the puts. http://cfe.cboe.com/cfe-products/xbt-cboe-...-specifications

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Dec 8, 2017 -> 01:00 PM) Fits right in with Franks' desire to relive The Handmaid's Tale, Judge Moore's to recreate Gone With the Wind and Representative Farenthold to pay out over $80,000 over a mere legit difference of opinion. I think threatening to kill someone for talking outpaces anything I have heard so far.

QUOTE (flavum @ Dec 8, 2017 -> 01:30 PM) The Mariners front office must be getting drunk right now. They sent out half a dozen players to gain international cap space, and completely struck out. They also missed out on a guy like Maitan who signed before they could bring him in potentially. Meanwhile the White Sox sold off 3 sets of cap space and gained three prospects for something they weren't going to use anyways.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Dec 8, 2017 -> 12:52 PM) Is a one year ban in the international market that big of a deal if there's a good chance you won't caught? I would hope they have something bigger in mind if they're trying a "scared straight" approach here. The biggest loss would be Ohtani himself.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Dec 8, 2017 -> 12:48 PM) One year ban for the GM? I am guessing they mean in the international market. The other side is that it would also set Ohtani free again.

Holy s***! kimberly kindy‏Verified account @kimberlykindy Exclusive: As Conyers weighed resignation, former intern stepped forward saying he brought up Chandry Levy case when she rejected his advances

Jeff Passan‏Verified account @JeffPassan 1h1 hour ago Jeff Passan Retweeted Buster Olney Multiple officials have talked specifically about a one-year ban for any Ohtani malfeasance. And between that and the reputation hit that accompanies, the league expects it to be an effective scared-straight tactic. With upward of $200M in marginal value available, we shall see.

670 The Score‏Verified account @670TheScore 50m50 minutes ago #Blackhawks recall Vinnie Hinostroza, assigned Tanner Kero to Rockford http://cbsloc.al/2iFDuwf

MLB Trade Rumors‏ @mlbtraderumors 7m7 minutes ago Yankees Reportedly Finalizing Five-Year Extension With Brian Cashman https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/12/yankees-extend-brian-cashman-five-years.html …://https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017...ve-years.html …

QUOTE (KagakuOtoko @ Dec 8, 2017 -> 12:08 PM) How was he acquitted? What in the actual heck? Again, the rules are written in such a way that it is really difficult to convict a police officer in the line of duty. The level of intent that has to be proved is nearly impossible to achieve in a court of law.