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QUOTE (bmags @ Nov 16, 2017 -> 01:40 PM) For one Pat Fitzgerald was a very good prosecutor so there was less to nitpick. But yeah, I actually thought blago had a very good appeal. I'm glad he went to jail and I thought we were in a turning point. But then bags of money in freezers and now menendez off. Bob McConnell off. Not good. I agree with this and wish the standards really were that low. For my two cents, the corruption standards are a lot like the police brutality standards where the bar to prove something keeps getting moved to where it is nearly impossible to convict someone of corruption, yet Blago sits and rots.

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JJ Stankevitz‏Verified account @JJStankevitz 3m3 minutes ago Today's #Bears injury report: Sims - Illness - DNP Trevathan - Calf - DNP Callahan - knee - DNP Compton - ankle - limited Acho - shoulder - limited Long - finger - full McManis - hamstring - full Robertson-Harris - hamstring - full

Jon Morosi‏Verified account @jonmorosi Giancarlo Stanton trade development: Sources say multiple teams told #Marlins that Stanton’s contract (10 years, $295 million) is roughly what he’d receive on open market. Thus, #Marlins would need to include cash in order to obtain high-level prospects. @MLB @MLBNetwork

JJ Cooper‏Verified account @jjcoop36 1h1 hour ago This White Sox system is probably the first ever to have 3 pitchers who have touched 102+ mph in game action before. Some FO official with Trackman access might be able to correct me (my DMs are open).

Andrew Marchand‏Verified account @AndrewMarchand 20m20 minutes ago The Yankees interviewed Giants' bench coach Hensley Meulens for their managerial job today. He was a former top prospect in their organization and has earned a strong reputation as a hitting coach. http://www.espn.com/espn/now?nowId=21-0722883218201647484-4 …://http://www.espn.com/espn/now?nowId=...18201647484-4 …

Limit your viewing of the XXX version of King Kong if you have kids around.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 16, 2017 -> 12:56 PM) Jonathan Mayo‏Verified account @JonathanMayo 1h1 hour ago The @Mariners are getting $500K from @whitesox in Vieira deal. Prepping for an Ohtani bid? Now have $1.5575 mil to offer (M's have spent $3.9425 mil of $5.5 mil total pool) Also worth noting in the follow up tweet, he calls the previous AP figures wrong. Jonathan Mayo‏Verified account @JonathanMayo 12m12 minutes ago Jonathan Mayo Retweeted Lookout Landing No, the figures in that story are incorrect. They had just over $1 mil until this trade.

Jonathan Mayo‏Verified account @JonathanMayo 1h1 hour ago The @Mariners are getting $500K from @whitesox in Vieira deal. Prepping for an Ohtani bid? Now have $1.5575 mil to offer (M's have spent $3.9425 mil of $5.5 mil total pool)

Wow, powerful statement. Kyle Glaser‏Verified account @KyleAGlaser 2h2 hours ago Kyle Glaser Retweeted Chicago White Sox The #WhiteSox just acquired one of the Mariners top 10 prospects and a potential end-of-game reliever. Only context this make sense for #Mariners is if they’re trying to rack up $$ for a run at Otani

Just can't see a movie about singing anymore.

QUOTE (bmags @ Nov 16, 2017 -> 12:17 PM) Bob Menendez case ending in mistrial. Basically bribery is legal now. Blago case almost assuredly could not have led to conviction under these new standards. And the Supreme Court has kept refusing to hear any of his appeals. With what pols get away with in this country, it amazes me that he is still in jail. I don't know who he pissed off, but he did a damned good job of it.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Nov 16, 2017 -> 12:42 PM) Great trade. These are the types of moves that they need to be making. They've traded international pool money for SS Yeyson Yrizarri, RHP Ryan Burr, and now Thyago Vieria. Not a bad haul for $ that you basically couldn't spend anyway. You know if we had come out of July 2 with that kind of a group of guys, I sure would have been happy. You really can't argue with how aggressively he has been selling slot space.

QUOTE (GenericUserName @ Nov 16, 2017 -> 11:36 AM) I feel like Hahn is waiting until the last minute to make the changes so that hopefully the other teams have their rosters set and we can sneak some guys through waivers. If you assume Eloy and Jake Peter are on, it brings the roster to 38. With Vieira and the want to bring in some bullpen arms we might be able to flip, I have a feeling a lot of those guys aren't going to be on the final 40. There is no incentive to be the first team to make your roster moves. Hahn will wait as long as possible.

QUOTE (cjgalloway @ Nov 16, 2017 -> 12:02 PM) And im guessing the international pool money will be dated now as opposed to when he signed in 2016? aka we had money in 16. don't have any now. Again that is what was done with the Boston players.

QUOTE (cjgalloway @ Nov 16, 2017 -> 11:12 AM) Does anyone actually know if he will be considered a FA or international amateur signing or are we just speculating? If he is a FA we have a chance and I'd imagine a good one.. If it's international bonus money we have no shot. When this happened to Boston a couple of seasons ago, they made the kids international free agents again subject to all cap rules and limits.

QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ Nov 16, 2017 -> 12:01 PM) Full report on new White Sox RHP Thyago Vieira analyzing the Mariners second trade in 2 days (and I'm sure not their last of the offseason). https://t.co/zjHjlB2esa https://twitter.com/jjcoop36/status/931217490742513665 BA doesn't even mention his curve

QUOTE (bmags @ Nov 16, 2017 -> 11:31 AM) While this is technically true, but providing more signing money to the teams that are the most likely and competitive to sign him they are decreasing their chances each day. We are not suitors for the guy. Good call.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Nov 16, 2017 -> 11:18 AM) Just give away all the international money to Otani's suitors for more warm bodies. This isn't even just warm body. This is an 80 fastball with potentially major league average off speed stuff from what I was reading. He has top end closer potential, especially if he can fix mechanics and control.

QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Nov 16, 2017 -> 10:50 AM) What would stop a guy like Maitan from taking millions to play in the NPB for three years and then come back to play in the majors? That path would create a much larger earning opportunity and he could come back to a Tanaka like deal and not have to go through years of team control and the arbitration process. If he progresses the way that people think, a 23 year old Maitain could get a huge FA deal instead of perhaps entering his second year at the league minimum. He has to be at least 25 to be not subject to international cap rules.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Nov 16, 2017 -> 10:29 AM) If he gets thrown back out on the market, if he is like the Boston guys, he'll get to keep his Braves money. He also gets to keep his new money.

QUOTE (bmags @ Nov 16, 2017 -> 10:27 AM) Is Maitan part of the union now? I would be pretty pissed. I don't think much punishment should come down on a 16 year old kid being swept up in that whirlwind. He should just be a free agent. I don't think you hit union status until you hit the majors.

QUOTE (GenericUserName @ Nov 16, 2017 -> 10:24 AM) It should like the decision should be coming pretty soon, so do you really think he would wait that long to sign? He would be missing out on spring training and like half a season. It might make him more money in the short term but could hurt his long term development. If it meant a difference of millions of dollars?

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Nov 15, 2017 -> 08:13 PM) One of the "betting odds" websites has it ranked like this: Michelle Obama Kaine (blehhh) Warren Booker J.Castro Klobuchar Bernie Sanders Biden Bloomberg Cortez Masto (that's a new name, relatively inexperienced) No mention of Kamala Harris, Gillibrand, O'Malley, Sherrod Brown I will take anyone's money who wants to bet on Michelle Obama running.

Why?