Dick Allen

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Dec 1, 2017 -> 09:31 AM) January 24 - Flynn lies to the FBI. January 26 - Yates warns the WH about Flynn. January 27 - Papadopolous lies to the FBI. Trump responds not by firing Flynn, but asking Comey for a loyalty pledge. January 30 - Yates fired. Fake news. Sources close to Trump say this charge against Flynn is no big deal. Everyone lies in DC.

When asked whether Trump ever asked him to hinder the Russian investigation yesterday before the intel committee, Sessions refused to answer.

Those over 100 people Mnunchin said were working around the clock for months crunching the numbers for the tax bill.....as Maury would say, that was a lie.

Jamal Mayers on CSN, "To me, the Winnipeg Jets are one of the most surprising teams, but not so much to me." They pay this guy and not competent beat guys?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 30, 2017 -> 06:23 PM) Because the budget reconciliation rules say they can increase the deficit over 10 years by $1.5 trillion, because they passed budgetary rules this year saying they could increase the deficit by an arbitrary $1.5 trillion over 10 years with tax cuts. If the scores that come back are over $1.5 trillion, they have to shrink the size somewhere. But these are going to more than pay for themselves. It is just more proof how full of s*** they all are.

Can someone explain to me why, if the GOP thinks dropping the corporate rate to 20% is just going to be great for everyone, why are they delaying that drop for a year?

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Nov 30, 2017 -> 03:28 PM) I will admit i was completely unaware of how painfully conservative he was I do think Trubisky and now they say the receivers were at least partially to blame for his inaccuracy, have shown being conservative with him might have been wise. But run, run, pass, does get old, and probably still could have been very conservative but still mixed it up a bit which may have helped.

QUOTE (TheTruth05 @ Nov 30, 2017 -> 02:29 PM) I hope it's Mcdaniels. He's either going to awesome or horrible. I just remember how happy so many were when the Bears brought in Fox. Now I watch TV and look on the internet, and the Bears were hoodwinked hiring him. Where were these people 3 years ago? The fact is, Bellicheck could coach this current roster and they aren't winning more than they are losing. I think either Pace needs to go, or needs some help.

These guys are Andy Wilkins-esque. There's a better chance Ohtani is the starting DH on opening day for the White Sox than these minor leaguers making an impact.

Maybe Seth Beer is the future at 1B for the White Sox. I know he has seemed to struggle with wooden bats, and you aren't supposed to take a probable 1b/DH type that high, but if he hits like a lot of people thought a year ago, he's a no brainer. One thing I would be doing with Jose right now is making sure he knows if he is traded, it is only because short term, winning isn't an option, and that in a couple of years, when he has an opportunity to decide where he wants to play again, the White Sox are home to him. I would make sure he was updated on any possible movement. Every little thing to know he is a valued player and person, but the timing presently isn't correct, and you are doing him a favor sending him to a place where he can win, acquiring pieces he can play with when he returns.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Nov 30, 2017 -> 01:14 PM) So let's play a game. The Bears next head coach will be: David Shaw (is my pick). I will go with Pete Carmichael Jr.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Nov 30, 2017 -> 11:29 AM) This is why: The entire bill caters to the rich. That's the whole point of it. Of course it does, and for you Bears fans, the repeal means the McCaskeys will own the Bears until you die.

Again, why can't the White Sox trade them now, and sign them later if there is a need and they are worth the money? It's pretty much a free look at how they will age, and you get some assets for assets you don't need while you aren't going to contend. You obviously will have competition, and their new teams will have some sort of say, but they save their current salaries for a couple of seasons, so if they are worth it later, they can pay them more then.

Mnuchin said the repeal of the Estate tax will mostly help rich people t. Like this was even a question? Overall, it's really not that much of the tax pool anyway, and I personally will benefit greatly from its repeal, but why? Isn't that at least a small token you could throw out there as "we aren't catering to the rich"?

What will be interesting is what happens after the rich get their tax cuts. Trump will be trumping around telling everyone how much he's accomplished, and how great he is, but I do think the republicans that have spent their time looking away at all his BS will start to actually frown upon his behavior. Any usefulness to their party is coming to an end.

John Fox would look good in an orange Tennessee polo.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Nov 30, 2017 -> 09:45 AM) It would be fun to watch Darvish do it. When he was missing the whole season due to whatever surgery he had, he said he could pitch left-handed (who knows how well that would have gone though). Speaking of Venditte, I think he signed with the Dodgers the other day. It's basically like carrying a 26th man which is kinda how it would be like having Otani DH and pitch. Hopefully some kids get the idea and it starts to show in several years. My best friend had a son about 19 years ago and he told me he was going to teach him to throw left handed, assuming he was going to be a righty, and be a switch pitcher. Turns out the kid WAS left handed and never did try anything from the other side. And he's a decent pitcher. Plays in college now.

QUOTE (FT35 @ Nov 30, 2017 -> 09:33 AM) Yes! Seems like the value is HUGE. However...have you tried to throw with your off hand? When I try, I look a little like Chuck Knoblauch in his "lost" days. I'm lucky if my arm moves forward--and who knows what's going on with my legs...bunch of jerky circular motions that usually end with a trip to the chiropractor. Apparently it's difficult to achieve for most. I just wonder if it really is attempted much. Switch hitting has been something every kid who has every played in a playground has tried. If you really trained to switch pitch, obviously it wouldn't be easy to be major league quality on one side, not mentioning both, but you figure a few would have made it. It would really help a bullpen out, and speed up the game.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Nov 30, 2017 -> 09:28 AM) Like...Pat Venditte type of switch pitching? Yes. Less taxing than 1 arm. Can switch hitter to hitter. With all the switch hitters in history, you would think switch pitching would become a thing. It's not like you would have to throw 95 from both sides. Throw gas right handed, and be Wimpy's favorite funky left hander on the other side.

How will you spend your $4,000 "raise" Major companies including Cisco, Pfizer and Coca-Cola say they'll turn over most gains from proposed corporate tax cuts to their shareholders, undercutting President Donald Trump's promise that his plan will create jobs and boost wages for the middle class

Supposedly this guy will make about $20 million a year in endorsements, so that will ease the burn a bit. I still think he's foolish for not waiting. I hope he can do both hit and pitch. It would really be fun if he was successful at both. One freaky thing I still don't understand why we don't see more of is switch pitching.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Nov 30, 2017 -> 08:39 AM) I'm sure there have been a lot of teams that have gotten lucky with this. What year was this exactly? Was he only like, 20 years old at the time? Young enough to not warrant a 40-man roster spot all season? 2014, the year after the Sox took Nieto. He had just converted to catching, and didn't have a very big year in high A. He broke out the next year. He was the Cubs version of Magglio Ordonez, who the Sox once left unprotected.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 30, 2017 -> 08:34 AM) But the Cubs also got very unlucky. Heyward fell apart as soon as they signed him, and there was an "Edwin Jackson" thing that amazingly worked out worse than Edwin Jackson did for the White Sox. The trick remains - you make your own luck. The Cubs got Arrietta because they had playing time to give to pitchers other teams hadgiven up on and one of them broke out. The White Sox are in that position right now with our lineup. The Cubs got Bryant because the Stros didn't pick him, but if they hadn't gotten big offense from Bryant, they could have waited a year or two and had the thing in BHam on its way as a gigantic offensive force. In baseball you make your own luck. If you follow the right path, then you will have some things go lucky for you. That's how it goes - make a bunch of decisions with a long term plan and some decisions will overperform. Put yourself in a position where the decisions that are likely to underperform do not cripple you. If you follow a path of buying free agents where there is a 33% bust rate, then you can't be surprised when you wind up with a 33% bust rate. You need to have a roster that can overcome that, and even the Dodgers and Red Sox and Yankees have been unable to spend themselves around this rule. The Cubs got Arrieta because Jesse Crain got hurt.

QUOTE (Tony @ Nov 30, 2017 -> 08:30 AM) The Cubs used 3 catchers in 2016, David Ross received the fewest PA’s of the bunch. Yet game 7 of the WS, who was behind the plate? BTW, another thing the Cubs got lucky with, Contreras was available in the rule 5 and nobody took him. He had to be better than Nieto.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Nov 30, 2017 -> 07:55 AM) Fowler: traded for from Houston so he's removed from this list. Heyward: was awful besides the defense. Any defensive-first 4th OF could have put up close to his numbers for a fraction of a fraction of the price. Zobrist: was actually good Ross: third catcher Pitchers: Lester and Lackey The Cubs A. got very lucky. If Houston drafts Bryant, they are over a century without a title. Theo was second to SD signing Sheilds. He was second to Detroit for Sanchez. Arrieta trade was lucky. Rizzo trade was curious. Hendricks as a throw in worked. B. Spent a heck of a lot of money. The White Sox can't have a payroll anywhere near them. Unlike these other teams, the White Sox won't be able to spend $200 million a year "filling holes". Some luck is going to be needed, and the development team is going to have to do something it has struggled to do for years. Hopefully, it works, but eventually, they are going to have to sign expensive free agents, who may or may not work out.