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QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Sep 29, 2017 -> 10:12 AM) A New Study Shows Just How Many Americans Were Blocked From Voting in Wisconsin Last Year Trump won the state by 22,748 votes. Fake news. They aren't even mentioning the millions upon millions of illegal votes placed. And every single one of them was for Hillary.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 28, 2017 -> 04:36 PM) Do I do it? Yeah I'm doing it. Anyway, counting on Rodon to contribute to the next White Sox competitive team right now is a gamble. Hopefully between Fulmer and Rodon we can at least get 1 starting pitcher out of those 2 drafts. I wonder if Rodon might be able to pull things together out of the bullpen, that slider might be really effective in short bursts. Es Funny I got suspended for doing this.

QUOTE (soxforlife05 @ Sep 28, 2017 -> 05:18 PM) People predicted injury issues for him when he was drafted (not me). I guess Sale is next up. If you predict every pitcher will get hurt, you will be right a lot more than wrong. Look at the 2 selected instead o Rodon. Its one reason Theo takes hitters high. Hopefully the team is being straight on the surgery and recovery. They hav n't been very forthcoming with injuries recently. And it isn't a bad time to be out 6-8 months

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Sep 28, 2017 -> 04:02 PM) Well there's your answer: Chicago White Sox‏Verified account @whitesox If all goes as expected, he would rejoin White Sox rotation as soon as Opening Day or late as June 1. So in WhiteSox speak,that is An August target date. Shoulder surgery are the 2 worst words for a pitcher other than amputation and death. Hopefully this was,the best case scenario and he can move past it quickly.

If it's true that it is Rodon, and he's missing next season, he's done.Major shoulder injuries don't get fixed. So hopefully, if it is him, it's something that isn't all that major.

Why make the filthy rich pay taxes at all?

Mnuchen says the tax cuts would cut the deficit over $1 trillion. Who knew any problem with deficits and jobs, was just making the rich pay trillions less in tax? Everything will be fixed.

One thing you don't want from a Trump is them doing the math: On an April 16, 2004, interview with Stern, Trump shares that he turned down several reality-show offers because “I didn’t want to have anybody watch me comb my hair,” while in an interview conducted on Feb. 27, 2006, Donald, Ivanka, and Don. Jr. can’t figure out the answer to what 17 x 6 is. “96? 94?” offers Don Jr. “That’s not a practical application, though,” adds Ivanka, refusing the question. “It’s 112,” chimes in Donald, who repeatedly insists that the answer is 112.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Sep 28, 2017 -> 10:16 AM) Trump has now insisted multiple times and across multiple days that there's a Senator in the hospital and that's why they don't have enough "yes" votes for healthcare right now. There is no Senator in the hospital. If your 70 year old relative were behaving this way, it'd be time for concern. How about last week when he was at hurricane Irma site and told the audience Melania really wanted to be here but she couldn't make it, and she was standing right next to him?

Trump finally waived the shipping restrictions for Puerto Rico. Now, was that so hard?

Trump advisor can't guarantee taxes won't go up for some middle class families: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-advis...ory?id=50149729 So there it is. How are you going to pay for tax cuts for people who already have more money than they will ever need? Take it from people who need it. It's all BS. Yesterday a Trumpite was saying it would be "paid for" by the robust economy it would produce. OK. More trickle down economics. Just because it was BS before....

QUOTE (Boogua @ Sep 27, 2017 -> 03:04 PM) So glad that he decided to stay at Ok st. Looks like a bullet was dodged there. He still did some bad things while working for the new Illini coach. But his charges were for breaking laws not NCAA rules. If I were an Illini fan, and really liked Underwood, I would be at least a little nervous. Like Pitino, these guys are going to be looking for a new line of work. Unlike Pitino, they could be headed to jail. The one thing that can help them is singing to the feds. But I think he was with Underwood for only 1 season so that's probably good.

One of Underwood's old assistants surrendered today.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Sep 27, 2017 -> 02:03 PM) There doesn't seem to be a single form in existence that Jared Kushner can fill out properly. Yet he's the front man for peace in the Middle East.

Jared Kushner is registered to vote as a female.

QUOTE (JenksIsMyHero @ Sep 27, 2017 -> 12:58 PM) Perhaps i'm naive, but I tend to think that for the vast majority of schools and players this isn't an issue. It's an issue for the top level kids, because why wouldn't it? They know they've got a good shot at a future career in the pros, all they're looking for is a place to play bball for a season or two, and when you're the queen at the ball being courted by a number of suitors, why wouldn't you ask for what you're worth? I don't think there's anyway to combat this problem though. There's always going to be a need for this black market. Shoe companies and financial advisers and agents all want to be in a position to sign a guy the minute he declares. And you have the other problem that for the NCAA to enact real change, the NBA basically has to play along, but why would they? They have a free minor league system set up for them. If you are a star player in football or basketball at a school in a major conference, there is a pretty good chance someone is taking care of you. A friend of mine was a QB at an SEC school. A couple of us went to visit him once and were waiting for him after a game. He first had to talk to someone. He had a great game, the guy gave him $2k in cash to have a "good time tonight". He said he was given money all the time, everyone was. It's a program that was coached by a HOFer, and never had a scandalous reputation.

One thing the scandalous program leaders like Pitino and Pearl should not have access, is a lucrative TV gig covering NCAA basketball after they are forced out.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Sep 27, 2017 -> 12:35 PM) Why aren't they waiving these restrictions that would help get more much needed supplies to Puerto Rico? Profits. Trump on why he won’t waive the Jones Act: “A lot of people who are in the shipping industry don’t want” it lifted. Profiting off natural disasters is winning. F the Puerto Ricans, they can't vote for Trump. We will be winning so much, we will be sick of it. Believe me.

There really is nothing in these stories any of us didn't think was happening anyways. Players getting paid...check. Guys getting directed towards agents...check. Street agents getting kick backs....check. Coaches having "no idea".......check. It will be interesting to see how far this goes. You have to figure Kentucky is guilty. Kansas seems like a good bet. Duke getting busted would be the hugest story. All the one and done schools. They only have to pay these guys for a season. It will also be interesting to see how this affects college BB moving forward. Do the one and dones disperse a bit more? Right now it seems like they will go to one of maybe 5 or 6 schools. Mizzou has to have red flags around it's program now. Maybe they get back to the NBA. I wonder the percentage of 5 star recruits are playing legit. Just a full ride. I bet it's small. I'm not talking some spending money here and there, there's a really good chance just about everyone is getting something, but a decent pay day for themselves and their families. There's also a really good chance you think the coach sucks at your favorite school if he is trying to recruit cleanly.

QUOTE (Brian @ Sep 27, 2017 -> 10:14 AM) I saw yesterday that back-ordered cards will be mailed out Oct 1. Ugh. I ordered Sept 11. They should've been more prepared. I think you still need the card, even with the e-ticketing thing, but I could be wrong. Yes, you need the card. That's where they load the amount of the admission.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 27, 2017 -> 10:39 AM) Michael Eaves‏Verified account @michaeleaves A person inside the #Louisville athletic department tells me there's an expectation that Pitino (and likely Jurich) will be fired today. But he had no idea. If the .0000000000001 % chance that he had no idea is true, especially with all the other crap going on in his program, he has to be fired for being clueless.

You would have to think Calipari is sweating bullets. Their roster has been over the salary cap for years. Pitino has to look like a choirboy next to him.

Trump, who always makes sure of what is really up before commenting, unlike many others, tweeted about an Iranian missile launch. It turns out the footage of the missile launch was months old. Fake news. Who knew?

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Sep 27, 2017 -> 07:23 AM) Still haven't recieved my movie pass yet. Emails over the past couple weeks says its backed up. I signed up about 4 weeks ago. I was able to talk my wife into it days after I got mine (she thinks everything is a scam) and she is still waiting for hers, but I did get a $10 credit for a referral so hopefully she gets it in the next week or so when my first month is expiring so it matches up.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Sep 26, 2017 -> 01:22 PM) The injuries they are seeing aren't from a lack of rest. Most of the ones now are from a lack of practice time. The players just don't know how to take a hit with the least amount of impact. These aren't soft tissue type injuries. They are most getting impact or non=contact trying to avoid other players type injuries. IMHO That is a big issue. Hampton and OB were b****ing about the Bears and how they had to hit hard in practice, etc. You can't anymore. But, the other problem with Thursday games is the teams have 1 full practice to prepare, and how many players, especially later in the season get held out of practice anyways? It's a money grab that needs to go away.