Dick Allen

If, because of Trump, the economy is so great, everyone is making a ton, check your 401ks, why do corporations and the wealthy need a tax cut? I'll sit down and listen for my answer.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Dec 19, 2017 -> 05:33 PM) And Fowler’s lawyers would strike you That's what I meant. I do feel bad he got hurt, but I think suing the White Sox is obnoxious. I really wonder if it being padded would have mattered, and if the box wasn't there and his knee was able to slide through the opening between the rail and the wall, if he may have suffered an even more gruesome injury.

6 days after the incident "I saw the wall," Fowler said. "It got to me a little quicker than I wanted it to. I'm always a guy that's going to try and do everything I can to make the play. I got to it too aggressively. Low wall." Sorry dude. It is the risk you take.like running into the ivy covered Bricks at Wrigley. If it's a jury trial and I have jury duty, I will be dismissed.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 19, 2017 -> 01:49 PM) Evan GrantVerified account @Evan_P_Grant Martin Perez suffered broken radial head in non-pitching elbow in incident with a bull. Had surgery last week. Prolly out until May 1. Did he get into a fight with Bobby Portis?

I hope someone with the White Sox has approved this. Getting jacked sometimes isn't the best thing for a pitcher.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Dec 19, 2017 -> 02:05 PM) They'll use the billions they're giving away to billionaires as an excuse to cut social programs, health care programs, education, etc. anyway. They've been very explicit about this already. Yes. It's one reason they are so gung ho about it adding to the deficit. Now they will have to do something about that, and the things you mentioned will be the target. Sorry, but we have to. You know, tax cuts, merry Christmas, you get almost 2% more. Everyone is rich. The economy is humming, all Trump. Have you checked your 401K? Despite the fact most people don't have a 401K, It's sickening.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Dec 19, 2017 -> 01:58 PM) Incidentally, the billionaires' tax cut bill that'll be signed into law soon includes repealing the individual mandate, which is estimated to result in 13M people losing health insurance and untold impacts on the individual market. Truly, a great day for the GOP and for our country. Merry Christmas. We can say that since Trump brought Christmas back.

This is funny Carlos Rodón ✔ @Carlos_Rodon55 So I'm in Kansas hunting. I get a call for ANOTHER drug test. I tell him to meet me at Subway(No one can know my honey hole)... he said he felt uncomfortable doing it there because of people. Bro, I have to pee infront of you what do you mean YOUUU feel uncomfortable.?? 3:35 PM - Dec 18, 2017 61 61 Replies 1,427 1,427 Retweets 6,715 6,715 likes

I just want the White Sox to draft the best players. If they are in HS, fine, but to worry about a "wave" and draft a lesser player is one thing that makes teams suck.

Every favorite won in week 15 in the NFL.

QUOTE (SoxAce @ Dec 18, 2017 -> 11:52 PM) Still got the picture of it as my avatar to this day from his surgery. I was at the game he blew that thing out. It was obviously bothering him because when he warmed up before the game, he threw about 5 pitches. I remember telling my friend, that was pretty weird. A little later, he is walking off the mound. I think he made it to the second inning IIRC>

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Dec 19, 2017 -> 08:16 AM) You know this is the Bulls, right? You know they are gonna fall in love with try hards and create their own new core, right? I don't know. I listened to Pax last night. He seems a bit worried about the winning. Although he did preface it by saying they are catching some teams at less than full strength.I think he is committed to the suck this year. I do think they think with Dunn, Levine, and Laurie, with a high draft pick, they believe they have their winning core with a big time free agent. The free agent to me, is a pipe dream.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Dec 19, 2017 -> 07:39 AM) Oh I agree, but the Diamondbacks rumor actually makes some sense to me form AZ’s perspective. Move some spare parts and get a huge upgrade in Machado in a going for it season and then recoup a draft pick next offseason. I just don’t see why on earth Baltimore would want those pieces. This entire thread is built on the premise Baltimore would be giving Machado away for practically nothing.

3-20 no Niko 6-0 with Niko. He should be MVP.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Dec 18, 2017 -> 10:34 PM) That's all well and good but is it just mere coincidence that he waited til his free agent year to announce he wanted to switch to SS thereby increasing his worth on the open market ? If his knees were great why not switch to SS last year or the year before? The timing is a little hinky for me to not to believe he is just minimizing the health risk factor to increase his value. The reason I mentioned him having 2 bad knees in the first place was because I heard it a few times on the MLB network. Can't remember who kept saying it, maybe Dave Valle. He was playing on a team that had some success and JJ Hardy at SS. That probably had something to do with it.

According to the Tax Policy Cwnter, the top 1 % will receive 83% of the new tax cut bill benefits.

QUOTE (oldsox @ Dec 18, 2017 -> 05:36 PM) I missed that. Got any details? They sold a non controlling part of the team to the guy who owns the South Bend minor league team, and also owns or at least owned some White Sox shares, and 5 other unnamed people. It helped pay For renovations and all the buying around the park.The Cubs are In great shape financially. A few years ago, there were some problems. They paid $845 million for the team and sold less than 10% ofor $150 million, and the team is valued at over $2 billion, and they are making money every year,. Considering they will own much of the neighborhood, money isn't going to be a problem for them.i

Jerry Jones thinks the NFL needs more men like Jerry Richardson who is forced to sell his team in disgrace. Sexual harassment, good, kneeling for the anthem, disgusting.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Dec 18, 2017 -> 11:14 AM) I edited what you responded to include the 2nd surgery. And of course after the injury, surgeries and rehabs I would hope he is "better off" but does that also mean you could say he doesn't have bad knees? I realize you have not examined him but can you say for certain that 2 surgeries for torn ligaments should classify him as having 2 healthy knees ? Did you read the second article you linked? He said exactly what Ptah said, , he had abnormal knees and this corrected that., and it won't be an issue moving forward.Since his 2nd surgery, he has missed less than 4 games per season. Not exactly DRose bad knees suff.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Dec 18, 2017 -> 08:58 AM) These are common for patella femoral pain syndrome (pain under the knee cap). He must have had congenital "loose" knee caps to have the surgeries on both knees. He will not have further issues with them and will will have healthier knees as he gets older due to the surgeries. These surgeries correct anatomical deficiencies and are not done for "injuries" unless he had a dislocated patella which isn't listed anywhere. This is exactly what he had. He also mentioned the surgeries would correct his condition and wouldn't be a problem moving forward just like you mentioned.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Dec 18, 2017 -> 04:08 AM) https://thinkprogress.org/corker-kickback-s...889f4e/?ref=yfp “Corker Kickback” sends Republicans scrambling ahead of tax bill vote http://theweek.com/speedreads/743952/sen-b...ll-now-supports On Saturday, Corker insisted he had not known about the "Corker kickback" before he switched his vote. On Sunday, he asked Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) for an explanation. "The suggestion was that it was airdropped into the conference without prior consideration by either the House or the Senate," Corker said. "Because this issue has raised concerns, I would ask that you provide an explanation of the evolution of this provision and how it made it into conference report. I think that because of many sensitivities, clarity on this issue is very important." The new tax bill won't benefit Trump at all. Believe me. He is getting calls from the rich complaining how much it will cost them. Believe me.but he won't listen to them. He is doing the right thing and making sure this benefits the middle class and lower income people. Believe me.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Dec 18, 2017 -> 07:58 AM) Machado has two bad knees? That’s news to me He has had surgery on both knees supposedly though it corrected a structural problem that caused the knee issues or something like that. His last surgery ended his 2014 season. He has missed 11 games total the last 3 seasons. Harper seems like more of an injury risk. hehas missed at least 40 games 3 times, missed 15 in 2016, and 9 his MVP season. It is hard to imagine he gets more reliable physically the older he gets.

He definitely hit it, but if it was padded would that guarantee he wouldn't be hurt? Players get hurt running into padded walls as well.

QUOTE (Scoots @ Dec 17, 2017 -> 04:06 PM) The Royals have 5 picks in the first 42...that's nuts White Sox had 5 of the first 59 in 2004, and 7 of the first 89, and the only one the drafted worth a damn was Gio Gonzalez.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Dec 17, 2017 -> 05:27 PM) I think more often than not these negotiations top out at a certain price price. Otherwise you get exactly what happened with the Rangers & ARod where they bid against themselves. But that is what usually happens. Greinke as well with AZ. Some team will probably go nuts. If the White Sox were contenders, I could understand it. At the very least he would help you the one season he is here.