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Romney is meeting with Trump about SecState

QUOTE (Brian @ Nov 17, 2016 -> 12:53 PM) Illini Nation breaths What I take from this, Illinois must have raised their bid?

QUOTE (illinilaw08 @ Nov 17, 2016 -> 12:43 PM) More relevant to today - SB making a comment about the Republican Party's control in 1928 and the ensuing stock market crash in 1929, or the fact that the Republicans have spent the last 8 years blaming the recession of 2008 on Obama... Probably the opposite group of who blames the 2001 recession on GWB.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Nov 17, 2016 -> 11:33 AM) Hub ARkush was on yesterday and said that the Patriots asking price for Garoppolo is Two #1's plus other stuff.

So here is your chance for posterity. Guess who Chris Sale gets traded to, and what the trade package looks like.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Nov 17, 2016 -> 10:56 AM) Hmm so 1928 was the height of Republican power, does anyone have a history book that could tell me what happened in 1929? So I could totally write a dissertation pointing out the velocity of money and the lack of true central banking in this era, and how even if you tried it would be nearly impossible to destroy the economy in a matter of under a year, but why bother, we got a meme here.

QUOTE (bmags @ Nov 17, 2016 -> 11:03 AM) The idea that after 8 years "change" is going to be a winning recipe is absolutely true. There is a reason we have only seen the incumbent party win after 8 years of rule from previous president 3 times in last 100 years. It is obvious Clinton was a bad candidate for Change message. But that "change" was the recipe for success among this man that was so clearly corrupt beyond Clinton, ill-prepared, ill-tempered, unbothered, and fomenting racism, xenophobia and bigotry for so many people doesn't absolve them from the responsibility of that decision. Are the very vocal, very terrible people the majority of those who voted for trump? No. But they are a much bigger and powerful group than they would be with any other Repub president. They are becoming cabinet officials. Was this obvious prior to his election. YES. So should we human shield all of the people who voted trump by saying they aren't horrible people? I guess I just don't care. Whether they just wanted to vote against clinton or are a white nationalist voting for trump, they voted for very powerful positions to go to very horrible people. And we all pay. Do I want their votes again? Yes. But the 5 million americans who didn't vote may be a better place to start. The voters that stayed home from Obama to Clinton is a clear message to the Democratic party, very similar to the one that was sent to the GOP after running John McCain.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Nov 17, 2016 -> 10:40 AM) This thought is dangerous. It is what Hillary Clinton leveraged and it didn't work. If people believe that is why they got elected, then they are missing the reality of the situation. The election happened because of a combination of things, the bulk of which people wanted serious change. They wanted a change candidate and Trump was who represented the people most in want of change (and even then he got less votes than McCain and Romney). Trump also talked to more people in the rest belt area who have had things get worse over the last 8 years and who wanted a change. Now did those people ignore certain things Donald said / did, absolutely, but to lump in and just assume that everyone who cast there vote for Trump feels the way that you seem to think is just ridiculous and does not solve anything. You saw what good those type of statements did Hillary (calling half of the voting population deplorables doesn't help things). The fact of the matter is everyone lost in this election, but we really lost if the actual politicians don't recognize that the people are fed up and do want change. They want people in the government to work together to come up with things that in general the people want, that will make there lives better. Case closed that a lot of people didn't feel that happened. Bill Clinton himself has been highlighted talking about a lot of these very same things. I spent the entire election say that a large part of the country just wanted something different. I think the obvious take away is that neither party gave the electorate exactly what they wanted, and that if either party had nominated even a slightly more palatable candidate to the middle of America, they would have trounced the other party in this election. The people gave a pretty clear message in this election, both who they voted for, and with how many people stayed home. Hopefully both parties are listening.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Nov 17, 2016 -> 04:01 AM) http://forward.com/series/forward-50/2016/ben-shapiro/ If everyone hates you at the current juncture...both Trump supporters and anyone on the left who detests Breitbart...doesn't make much sense to fan the flames. Is the hope for unity between those two groups in their dislike for Shapiro? He's probably in a lot more danger from the alt-right folks than the typical pacifist liberal. Funny to hear that coming right after all of the violent protests around the country.

I would rather protect Liriano than a guy like May, for example.

QUOTE (scs787 @ Nov 17, 2016 -> 07:58 AM) Thing is, Robertson had an era below 2 when pitching on 0 days rest, and an era below 1 when pitching on 1.....Things started getting bad when he had over 3 days rest. He gave up 13 runs in 12 innings of work when he pitched on 4 or more days of rest. He gave up just 3 runs in 23.2 innings pitched with no rest. 4 runs in 33.2 if you add in the 1 run he allowed in 11 innings with 1 day of rest. These numbers lead me to believe that he IS a workhorse closer. I suppose you could argue that it was these innings that lead to his problems when pitching on heavy rest. I went back and looked, and found a few interesting things. #1, his OPS against while pitching in the 9th was .658. In the 8th it was 1.455. #2, His July blow up correlated to his outings immediately after a leg injury. He missed 10 days and then got blown up when he got back. Even after that he pitched 4 times in 6 days, 5 times in 8 days, and 7 times in 12 days. During that stretch he gave up 7 ER. Not necessarily just a back to back, but in a heavy usage in terms of clusters of appearances he seemed to break down. #3 he was awful in non-closing roles, putting up a .641 in save situations and .519 in high leverage situations. Medium leverage was .933, low was .847. 6 of the 24 runs he gave up last year were in blow out situations where he was "getting work", in just a 5 game span.

QUOTE (bmags @ Nov 17, 2016 -> 09:44 AM) Sure, but sometimes players do sign places for the best contract offer. Bingo.

QUOTE (Scoots @ Nov 17, 2016 -> 06:37 AM) http://www.southsidesox.com/2016/11/16/136...s-handbook-2017 Interesting 2016 stats in this article... Among the most notable in my opinion: Robin Ventura led the league by using relievers on consecutive days 128 times, and nobody in the American League was close. He also led the league in slow hooks for the fourth consecutive year and long outings for a second. Alex Avila's walks were the least valuable in the league, resulting in only .231 runs per walk. *Jose Abreu hit 556 foul balls, second to only Brandon Belt (580) and well above the totals from his first two years (480 and 460). I had previously suspected that the slumps by Jones and Robertson had a lot to do with clustered usage when they were used too many times in too short a period of time. This pretty well reinforces it. I will say it here first. David Robertson would make a great buy low candidate for a team that realizes he is not a workhorse closer.

Joel Sherman ‏@Joelsherman1 25m25 minutes ago Manhattan, NY Column http://nyp.st/2fxHb6C If #whitesox go into a fireSale there is more for #yankees and others to like beyond just Chris Sale

Chris Cotillo ‏@ChrisCotillo 2h2 hours ago 12/1 CBA expiration date wreaking havoc on FA process. Teams/agents not sure of luxury tax threshold. One agent: "Should've expired 11/1".

Chris Cotillo ‏@ChrisCotillo 2h2 hours ago Chris Cotillo Retweeted Chris Cotillo 5 teams are in the mix for Jason Castro, who has multiple offers on the table, source tells SB Nation. Atlanta, Minnesota believed to be two teams in, per reports. Orioles, Rays, ChiSox, Angels, Nats among speculative fits with need.

Jon Morosi ‏@jonmorosi 2h2 hours ago #Tigers note: They do not have insurance relief on Prince Fielder’s contract, so they owe $6M in 2017 in connection with that trade. @MLB

Chris Emma ‏@CEmma670 1h1 hour ago Bears rookie RB Jordan Howard was a full participant in Wednesday's practice.

Jim Kirk ‏@kirkjim12 1h1 hour ago Sox' Williams refuses to discuss Chris Sale trade rumors http://bit.ly/2fDJMtE via @suntimes

In order for a player to be protected in the Rule 5 draft, they have to be added to a team's 40 man roster by Friday.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Nov 16, 2016 -> 02:21 PM) As long as tax dollars pay for schools, police, and fire it probably won't go down anytime soon. Pensions.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Nov 16, 2016 -> 02:06 PM) I'm 3x that cost. I get that we pay a premium to have great schools and a nice clean village close to chicago, but the bill is always painful. I'd vote for anyone that can figure out how to lower it. All of Indiana is like this. Doesn't matter the school district, it is state law.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Nov 16, 2016 -> 01:36 PM) 600k doesnt seem to go very far these days around here. Plus the f***ing taxes That is where Indiana's tax laws are dreamy. Your primary residence is limited to 1% cap on property taxes. That $600k house can never cost you more than $6k in a year. If it is your second house, it can't be more than 3%.

QUOTE (Iwritecode @ Nov 16, 2016 -> 01:37 PM) I could buy like 10 houses in my neighborhood for 600K. Me too. The beach is just more expensive.

QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ Nov 16, 2016 -> 01:22 PM) John Danks plans on pitching in 2017. Good comeback candidate. https://twitter.com/JonHeyman/status/798968569199464448 I know someone will throw some money at him and all, but I have no idea how you call him a comeback candidate. He has been the same pitcher for 5 full seasons now.