Dick Allen

What he was throwing those first few starts, he could tip them all he wanted and they weren't going to hit it. It was hard, and moving. He started off pretty well last night, but really faded once he had to go to the stretch.

To me, there always seems to be an injury of the year league wide. One that seems to occur more often than others. Many years ago, it was torn labrums. Now it happens, but it's rare. This year, there seems to be a ton of hamstring injuries. My theory is that these guys are all on some kind of program in the offseason and during the season, and I believe, for whatever reason, perhaps these training programs cause these particular injuries or leave it open to it happening It wouldn't surprise me if next year, the programs get adjusted, and there are hardly any hamstring injuries, but it could mean the problems will move somewhere else like ab strains or something like that.

I've been saying this for a couple of years. Way back when Dan Berstein wrote on the Score's website how the Sox were going to take on all this bad money, have a payroll by the luxury tax, he called it the salary cap, and gain all these great prospects because of it. It doesn't work that way. For one thing, like it or not, prospects for the most part, are highly overvalued. Add that most of these teams are making money, they would rather just pay the bad money now and take their chances they can get production for minimum for a few years.

And that was still bad money for bad money, just a different payout schedule.

11 teams right now will be able to offer a max deal next summer.

Trump couldn't believe all the judicial openings he got to fill. He thought, because he doesn't know any better, , that Obama was too lazy to fill them.

I agree. Everyone has busts, and there will be busts. You just have to hope your top guys have a lower rate than the guys with lower ceilings. I had the farm rankings from 4 years ago on here a while ago. They had a little write up for each organization. Top guys, breakout candidates....Most of them, unless you play in a very deep fantasy league, you would have to look up to find out where and if they play anymore.

He is interesting in that he had a hard time catching up to fastballs earlier this season. Obviously it's corrected, but you have to wonder how much he'd really be worth with a couple of more years on him.

So does anyone else like the Bulls chances: The good news (well, for some): We're set for another unprecedented July in 2019. The cap is projected to rise from $101.8 million to $109 million -- and then reach $116 million in 2020-21. At least 15 teams should have room north of $20 million.

If you commit a crime and get sent to prison, have your attorney get a letter to Trump letting him know you voted for him. Get pardoned. Plead guilty? Very unfair.

At some point Avi would have to sprint. Maybe they had him playing too soon, who knows. But again, with Avi, it's just a matter of time before he would have had some sort of leg issue again. He's always limping.

Between Giolito, Kopech, and Hansen, the first half hasn't gone according to plan.

I don't think so, but the poor guy always has some kind of leg issue. It's very rare he doesn't look to be in pain when he legs out extra bases.

Avi's legs are always screwed up. It's amazing he can still run well. I think his speed will fall of a cliff in a couple of years.

I'm sure that is the plan if Avi is out. I don't think they claimed this guy to play every day. He's pushing 30. It's not like he is going to breakout.

Maybe more likely, but very likely? The Nationals have a roster without Harper the Sox are nowhere near and they are .500. The Orioles with Machado are worse than the White Sox.

Kavanaugh is the pick. That was obvious considering he thinks Republican Presidents should be protected from criminal investigations and lawsuits. He did work on the Starr Report. The only question was would his being tight with the Bushes make Trump oook elsewhere. But his thought on Republican Presidents being above the law easily won out.

I'm guessing Avi is going on the DL.

The only thing that would make any sense is maybe Elton John played in that building and it was the record crowd.

They probably still show the hold on Vonleh.

And if you aren’t up for that, you can spend that time b****ing about the b****ing, you can’t lose.

You have to give Gio some credit. He really settled down after the first couple of hitter. It looked like it was going to get out of hand in a hurry, and here he is going to the 6th giving up 1 run.

His walk rate will pick up a bit. Especially if he keeps killing the ball. They won’t want to throw him strikes.

It’s too bad Robin won’t be at the 1993 reunion. They probably figure he would get booed.

Avi’s career arc is staring to look like JD Martinez. Struggle and be a release candidate. Break out with an unsustainable BABIP, but then adds power, which we always knew he had but couldn’t elevate.