southsider2k5

QUOTE (bmags @ Mar 31, 2017 -> 10:34 AM) With Q i kinda feel like a small town fan that wants him to leave to achieve greater stardom. I know how great he is and it really bugs me how he is covered. So long as its to a playoff team, I want him gone so he can get the coverage he deserve.s Unless he goes to another black hole like Houston or Pittsburgh.

QUOTE (Sleepy Harold @ Mar 30, 2017 -> 04:09 PM) Badler Article, Says Sox Have Workout Scheduled Next Week Marco Paddy was there. Bet on Kenny being at this next one if they liked what they saw.

QUOTE (bmags @ Mar 30, 2017 -> 01:48 PM) Default Soxtalk plan b is always PANIC I thought it was murderous rage?

QUOTE (reiks12 @ Mar 30, 2017 -> 01:37 PM) whats plan B if we dont get this guy? You don't want to see Plan B.

QUOTE (bmags @ Mar 30, 2017 -> 01:08 PM) Holy crap. Even if you assume hand timing that puts him in the "fast as hell" territory. Sure give him back .2 for a rounding error of a hand timer, that is still 6.4 and that is a 75 grade.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Mar 30, 2017 -> 01:05 PM) Jesse Sanchez tweeted that he ran the 60 in 6.2 Damn. That is better than 80 speed.

QUOTE (bmags @ Mar 30, 2017 -> 12:40 PM) Probably because only phenoms have their BPs put up on twitter, but every one of those I think "THis player is amazing" In a setting like that, I almost expect to a see a longer swing. They are getting thrown BP, so they don't have to worry about it slowing them down, and they are trying to show off their power... afterall, chicks dig the long ball.

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QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Mar 30, 2017 -> 12:26 PM) I wonder if KW is there lol For my two cents, I'd bet that he is either there or is going to make arrangements to see him in person if they are really as serious as it sounds. Kenny is back to his old job of being the teams final scout. If we sign Robert, Kenny Williams will have seen him in person. Period. I wouldn't be surprised at all to find out that Kenny was there himself.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 30, 2017 -> 11:33 AM) IMO, as long as profit is the #1 driver for a business, the customers will never be the priority. The bottom line is the only thing that really matters. Its the same with these stupid for profit schools that are being proposed. Not for profit schools aren't exactly a shining beacon in this country right now either.

QUOTE (illinilaw08 @ Mar 30, 2017 -> 11:30 AM) Yeah, I'm not entirely clear why the VA is so messed up, but everyone I know who is on Medicare is extremely happy to be on Medicare. There's a disconnect somewhere there. Why does Medicare work and why does the VA not work (SS discussed this below)? The problem is that their options are limited. Many care providers won't take patients with it.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Mar 30, 2017 -> 11:28 AM) Instead of talking about healthcare like the price of a product, I think we need to first decide if we believe that all Americans deserve healthcare. I personally believe that all American's should have access to some sort of healthcare and I understand that likely means I have to pay for it. Somethings arent about the bottom line, although I do believe a good argument can be made that the US will benefit economically if we have a healthier populace. American's should also have the right to NOT have health care.

This is interesting... Buster Olney‏Verified account @Buster_ESPN 13m13 minutes ago NYY guidelines for where Gleyber Torres will play early in the season in the minors: Every week, generally 3 games at SS, 2 at 3B, 1 at 2B.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Mar 30, 2017 -> 10:36 AM) Reyes (injury gamble), Kelly, Perez and Weaver wouldn't be something to just dismiss. Has Reyes surgery taken place yet?

QUOTE (flavum @ Mar 30, 2017 -> 11:32 AM) https://twitter.com/BenBadler/status/847476889660805120 That is a nice swing. Not very long at all.

QUOTE (steveno89 @ Mar 30, 2017 -> 10:37 AM) St. Louis is not trading it's top 4 prospects, even though it would take close to that package to be realistic for the White Sox Right now I do not see STL and the Sox as a good trade match for Quintana Yankees, Dodgers, Braves, Pirates and Astros are all better matches The problem is all of the better matches don't want to play ball. Sure they could swoop in at the last minute to win a deal, but at this point, the best match is the team that offers the most, not the team who has the most to offer.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Mar 30, 2017 -> 11:13 AM) No, that's not what I've said or what I said the solution should be. You're getting wrapped up in your own talking points again. Other countries socialize health care a whole hell of a lot more than we do. They spend a lot less on health care for equal or better outcomes. Cutting out private health insurance as the main provider would increase government costs but lower overall healthcare spending. This isn't hypothetical. It's what we see in dozens of countries around the world. Our federal government is not equipped to fix anything of this structure. The more involved they have gotten, the more expensive and less productive it is. We have already seen them do this to the insurance industry. Cutting that out completely would turn out health care system into a VA style system where care suffers emmensly. For god's sake, all you have to do is look at the VA to realize that the federal government can't handle health care and insurance for a smaller subset of society in our veterans. To expect them to get better at with hundreds of millions more people to take care of? I can't think of a scarier proposition.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Mar 30, 2017 -> 11:05 AM) Speaking of talking points and memes... But we have additional empirical evidence that, especially when it comes to healthcare, this is the exact opposite of true. Every other developed country spends far less with equal or better outcomes while covering their whole population. Some countries, like Norway, even subsidize their doctors' entire medical educations rather than loading them with hundreds of thousands of dollars in student loans. The government subsizes both of these activities to a large degree, as do employers when it comes to health care. You flat out said that we spend more than anyone, yet the solution to solve that is? To spend even more.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Mar 30, 2017 -> 10:56 AM) FWIW tort reform has been tried in several states, and the empirical results are that it does nothing to control costs. Extremely expensive medical school and artificial AMA restrictions on the numbers of doctors driving up salaries certainly don't help, nor do our higher-than-everywhere-else drug prices. Allowing Medicare/aid to negotiate drug prices would put a decent dent in healthcare spending in this country. It is amazing that the more something is subsidized by the government, the more the price goes up...

QUOTE (illinilaw08 @ Mar 30, 2017 -> 10:32 AM) We can debate the mandate, but let's start by acknowledging that the ACA didn't socialize medicine. The government doesn't run healthcare, it just mandates that people have to have healthcare or pay a penalty, and it kicks government money into the program. With or without the mandate, however, freedom to not have health insurance is really a freedom for those that can afford the service in the first place. Those who can't afford healthcare don't have the freedom to make any sort of decision. BUT you didn't answer the second part of my question. And that was what should the Republicans have done with healthcare? In the initial post I responded to, you said that the Democrats blew a chance to make healthcare better for the American Public (paraphrasing), and the Republicans blew it as well. That means that you acknowledge the problems inherent in the old health care system. So what opportunity did both the Ds and the Rs blow? What is your proposed fix for healthcare? QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 30, 2017 -> 10:38 AM) No one cares about hybrids or compromise, nor do they care about going after the actual problem which is the costs of health care in general. It is all about partisan points and meme making.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 30, 2017 -> 10:24 AM) It certainly seems that this would be a better option in theory, but why cant anyone come up with something that can make this "hybrid" work? And it still gives the wealthy significantly better options for healthcare which is certainly a philosophical debate. No one cares about hybrids or compromise, nor do they care about going after the actual problem which is the costs of health care in general. It is all about partisan points and meme making.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Mar 30, 2017 -> 10:10 AM) The government already socialized healthcare for the old (Medicare) and some of the poor (Medicaid). Socialized health care, whether it's the more market-oriented model that Germany has or the single-payer system that Canada has or even the fully nationalized healthcare system that Britain has, simply functions better and at lower costs than our abomination of a system. Losing the "freedom" to die from lack of healthcare access but gaining the freedom to not die from not being able to afford health care is a fair trade off in many peoples' eyes. Huge difference between offering it, and making it mandatory if you are going to be alive.

QUOTE (illinilaw08 @ Mar 30, 2017 -> 09:32 AM) SSK - on point 1, I think it's important to note that "freedom when it comes to healthcare" is a luxury. The working poor who are not provided health benefits through work were effectively priced out of the market previously. On point 2, what should the GOP have done policy wise to help the American public on health care? You say they had a chance to do something that would have actually helped the American public, but I'm in the dark on what you mean. It is a loss of freedom. Period. It is just as easy for the government to socialize pretty much anything because "it is for the public good". It is an absolutely terrible reason for anything when it comes to the power of the federal government.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Mar 30, 2017 -> 08:33 AM) And in your opinion the ACA is responsible for all of the bolded? I disagree that its entirely responsible. Companies are looking to save money and moving the cost onto their employees while making it appear that you are somehow saving money is increasing the popularity of these across the board. My company for the first time only offered the High Deductible with an HCA as the option. Avoiding the cadillac tax is certainly a piece of the puzzle, but these types of plans were part of several offered in the past and nobody was taking them. There is also no proof that "freedom of healthcare" is good for anyone but the wealthy. If thats all you care about, then yes, a government mandated system is not ideal. And if the GOP wasnt so hell bent on blocking everything proposed because it was from the "left" then ACA may have been an even better option the first time around. Now we are stuck with politics as usual on both sides doing little to nothing for the actual people. HC and Pharma companies are going to continue to help drive policy and the politicians are going to do whats best for them and their reelection chances. Seeing as the ACA put taxes on these plans? Absolutely. What else could you blame?