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QUOTE (shipps @ Aug 21, 2015 -> 03:52 PM) Can we resign Samardjiza to a friendly contract and then trade him? Yeah I would like that best. My guess is he takes the one year QO, unless he goes on a hella run the last two months.

https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/634826654024663041

Realistically, the only way we trade a Quintana is if we resign Samardjiza.

QUOTE (Brian @ Aug 21, 2015 -> 03:45 PM) I hear some scifi movie is coming out soon. About space or something. Harrison Ford is in it I think. Feels like I have seen it before. Pass.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Aug 21, 2015 -> 03:12 PM) I know they didn't. I'm trying to find where the "they could come back at some point in the future" argument stops working by using a hypothetical situation. What if he had chased them out of the yard, firing at them, but never hit them? They could certainly come back to "finish the job" then. Would he be justified in hunting them down in that case? If not, why is that any different than chasing them into the yard and shooting them when they're a couple of houses down the road and running away? The potential future threat would always remain. No interest in the strawman game.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Aug 21, 2015 -> 02:55 PM) Okay? But if you follow the argument "they could come back in the future and kill me" to its conclusion, that means that someone who commits armed robbery should be permanently removed from society (LWP) or put to death. What if the guy in the home wasn't armed at the time and the robbers got away? Would he be justified in hunting them down and shooting them so they couldn't come back to "finish the job?" If not, where can you draw the line? None of those things actually happened.

QUOTE (3GamesToLove @ Aug 21, 2015 -> 02:49 PM) Buddy Bell already is assistant GM. That's how awesome my prediction skills are.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Aug 21, 2015 -> 02:48 PM) B&E and armed robbery doesn't (and shouldn't) carry a LWP or death sentence. You're no less safe tomorrow than you were yesterday. Nor should it for the home owner.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Aug 21, 2015 -> 02:04 PM) And in such as case, let's look at the reality of the situation. Guy enters your home, pulls a gun, realizes fight is fair and runs -- your choices are 1) let him go call the police and hope for the best, or 2) make sure he never does this to another person OR returns to do it when you aren't home, and maybe your wife is alone... These aren't the smartest people in the world, so him returning isn't a stretch...after all he's armed...and letting him run/calling the police and hoping they capture him is also kind of a "meh" alternative...because you know he's just going to go rob someone else, and they may not be so lucky...because you let him run. f*** that, if you enter my house I don't care what direction you're facing...you shall die if I get the chance. One less f***wad for society to worry about. This is exactly why I would feel that the imminent danger part is probably extended longer for a situation like this versus simply when the guy turns his back. I don't think in the reasonable person standard you can expect that kind of a response. A reasonable person is going to feel they are in danger much longer than someone who is professionally trained in that situation. Where that ends, I am not sure.

QUOTE (Knackattack @ Aug 21, 2015 -> 02:04 PM) I can't imagine the team trading Rodon. If some one has to go, trade Q and get a haul for him, but leave Rodon alone. Rodon might be the one guy who could bring a higher return than Sale simply because of control and contract situation. Even if not, his price is nearly impossible to meet unless you are starting with a Kris Bryant or Carlos Correratype of player.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Aug 21, 2015 -> 01:46 PM) The Red Sox, who would probably have a hard time trading guys like Bogaerts and Betts, would have to do so as well, FWIW. edit- meaning they won't want to let go of them, just like the Cubs won't want to trade their mlb talent I believe the Red Sox still have some their top bullets in the minors though, correct? Don't they have a big time catching prospect, plus Yoan Moncada? That is a good starting point.

QUOTE (bmags @ Aug 21, 2015 -> 01:45 PM) I liked the ode to fight club with playing the pixies at the end. I actually hope that they do not unwind for us too much when elliot was speaking and when he was just imagining his dad speaking. That's part of the fun. Tyrell, well, there is the possibility he was this gung-ho because he also had a plan to bring down E Corp but from the inside. But that's...a hell of a plan. (Hey become the most successful tech person at the biggest company in the world, and then destroy it) But that's my wife's idea. That is a solid theory. They are obviously there for a reason, but I can't quite grasp what they are trying to do yet. Taking down the company makes sense.

QUOTE (Iwritecode @ Aug 21, 2015 -> 11:13 AM) It's kinda odd how the show seems to be wrapping up. Tyrell is falling apart. The hack seems to be coming together. Angela is going to get her settlement. There's no way it all ends up working out perfectly right? Yeah, the reveal was pretty early, which makes me wonder what is going to be the twist.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Aug 21, 2015 -> 01:23 PM) Nah, Dodgers or Cubs have more bullets. The Cubs would have to take from their major league roster, and I don't see that happening as easily.

Wait until Kenny leaves and Buddy Bell gets promoted to assistant GM.

QUOTE (bmags @ Aug 21, 2015 -> 09:49 AM) If LaRoche goes crazy and hits 9 hrs thru end of season for 20...how will we look back on his year? I will feel much better about him in 2016.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 21, 2015 -> 10:50 AM) I still would be surprised if Fulmer did not make an appearance for at least part of the season next year given how this team moves their pitchers. That could fill a role partially...however I also am looking slightly longer term and although John Danks is an adequate #4/5 starter right now, Fulmer remains to me an ideal player to replace Danks even in the middle of the season next year. So if you're looking at trading Q, I think you also look farther down line and think of having 3 slots you need to fill. Montas could help with that by mid-season next year or 2017 as well, but a lesson from Rodon this year should be that even if guys are ready for the big leagues we need to expect them to struggle somewhat. So if we're going to work in these guys and trade someone like Q who is more established, we're setting ourselves up to struggle for a time while they adapt to the league. Until Montas can regularly go 7 innings in the minors, forget about him.

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It will be interesting. This winter has a lot of potential routes it could go. Do the White Sox believe in Erik Johnson enough to open up a spot for him? Would they go after another starting pitcher? If Samardjiza doesn't resign, then you have two holes to fill with a Quintana trade... then what?

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Hopefully the LaRoche thing ends up being a big deal. That might be more important for 2016 then any of the others.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 14, 2015 -> 11:00 AM) I am still going back on forth on what is reality. Part of me even wonders if Mr Robot is still real, and it was actually Elliot in the back of the limo with Tyrell. BAM, What? Part of me was excited about the reveal, but another part of me now wonders where the show goes after letting go of the biggest secret. Hopefully they can keep it up.

QUOTE (Jake @ Aug 20, 2015 -> 06:53 PM) If I had to decide on the homeowner's fate, I'd be trying to see whether it seemed that he fired the fatal shots out of fear or out of anger. The way it is being described makes it seem like he continued to fire not because he thought he was still in danger, but because he was pissed they were getting away. If someone had just had a gun on me, it is hard to say any "fear" would be gone that quickly, nor am I sure that a reasonable person would be able to switch gears that quickly. A trained police officer, I can see that being a standard. A homeowner? Not so much.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 20, 2015 -> 05:30 PM) The 2013 Twins were swept in a 4 game series four times. http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MI...le-scores.shtml This just keeps getting better.