Dick Allen

QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ Aug 15, 2017 -> 12:24 PM) I see, what's the deal where the guy has to be on the 25 man roster all season? Like that young catcher we had a few years ago? Yes, they need that, and to be active for 90 days, so they won't be hidden on the DL.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Aug 15, 2017 -> 12:18 PM) I only asked my wife to marry me with the clear understanding that she would have good earning power. I hope you didn't forget to check out her parents' income in order to verify her genetics.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Aug 15, 2017 -> 10:02 AM) I never said that though. Why'd you delete your post? Because I really didn't want to argue it, but that's fine. I wonder what you would think about Ivanka if Trump was bankrupt and she had no plastic surgery. As far as I know, her genetic make up would be the same.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Aug 15, 2017 -> 09:55 AM) Care to explain DA? I know it's popular to just bully and call names but it's a lilttle weird to call someone sexist in response to a post that wasn't about gender. Well it was, because it isn't often men choose women based on bank accounts. Maybe you do, I don't know, but I've been around, have had many discussions about women over the years, a lot of I am not proud of, but money never came up. I will say this, under your theory, my genetic profile really improved during my life. When I was born, my parents didn't have much, living in a one bedroom apt in Evanston. My dad was just starting out, so I must have been trailer trash. But now that he's retired and is worth a lot of money, I have golden genes.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Aug 15, 2017 -> 09:51 AM) Good thing I have you to clarify what I think for me. Move on. He didn't need to clarify what you think. You told us. LOL. UOTE (raBBit @ Aug 14, 2017 -> 09:13 PM) * would you rather have her mother be someone like say, Ivanka Trump, or would you prefer her mother be some random 25-year-old woman in Appalachia? I think the former would lead to an offspring with a better genetic profile.

Trump re-tweeted someone calling him a fascist.

I would think 2020, but if some things go right, and it's anything like this year in 2019, you only have to be a little over .500 to have a legit shot at the playoffs.

Ex-KKK Leader David Duke Has Meltdown After Trump Condemns White Supremacists In Charlottesville HuffPost Hayley Miller HuffPostAugust 14, 2017 Former KKK leader David Duke was none too pleased that President Donald Trump on Monday finally got around to condemning extremist groups by name ― including including neo-Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan ― for the deadly weekend protest in Charlottesville, Virginia. Minutes after Trump’s speech, Duke lashed out in a series of tweets, claiming the president had been manipulated by the media. “It’s amazing to see how the media is able to bully the President of the United States into going along with their FAKE NEWS narrative,” Duke tweeted. Soon after that, in an anti-Semitic, racist Periscope video rant, Duke spoke directly to Trump, claiming white nationalists abhor violence. He said “it’s just ridiculous” that the president felt he had to make Monday’s statement. “President Trump, please, for God’s sake, don’t feel like you need to say these things,” Duke admonished in the video. “It’s not going to do you any good.”

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Aug 14, 2017 -> 01:07 PM) Sure, and it's only 6 months in to his Presidency, and it wasn't even a hypothetical matchup poll. Just a little disheartening reminder of how lumpy our elections really can be. I don't think he has added any states to the win column. Next election will probably all come down to the same swing states in this last election. A couple of those go the other way, and he could get blown out. If they can't swing any of those back with all the material he gives them, that will be on the Dems.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Aug 14, 2017 -> 11:45 AM) trump finally denounced the Nazis 48 hours after their terrorist attack why it took him 48 hours when he managed to attack the Merck CEO immediately remains a ~mystery~ and he kicked off his 2 minute speech by praising himself and the economy for 30 seconds first took zero questions, too. Someone should ask Trump about why the stock market almost tripling under Obama pales in comparison to what "he" has done.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Aug 14, 2017 -> 10:54 AM) Even if we claim him, Kemp would still technically have to go through the waiver process. And because he's not immediately available, he has to be a PTBNL. Seems pretty straight forward to me. The cash part seems like a technical requirement due to the player coming back our way having to go through the waiver process and some consideration being required to execute a trade. I'm sure the rules don't take into account the fact we have first claim. Would you like to wager this guy will be a White Sox in the next 48 hours? There have been plenty of players traded for a PTBNL without the or cash, and since it would be a slam dunk the White Sox would win the claim, again, it makes zero sense.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Aug 14, 2017 -> 10:35 AM) So the original trade overall is Robertson, Kahnle, Frazier for Rutherford, Clarkin, Polo and PTBNL. So Josh Phegley is coming back?

Hey, he got people off of Russia for a little while.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Aug 14, 2017 -> 10:16 AM) It is very likely that our return will not be someone on the 40-man roster. And it's most likely tied into some sort of Clippard performance. I read an article on this type of thing, and usually most teams don't claim a guy they know is a PTBNL because they know they are just delaying the inevitable, and the guy isn't going to do anything to the pennant race, and they will be in a similar circumstance sometime and would want the player right away.

No one has to clear waivers from Houston to get to the Sox. They have the first choice. That's why this Kemp thing makes little sense. Why would it be a PTBNL or cash?

Merkin pointed out the White Sox now have no pitcher on their roster who has recorded a save this year.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Aug 14, 2017 -> 08:23 AM) Nazi-sympathizing President still refusing to condemn Nazis. Trump really is like a spoiled little kid. If he was so concerned about rip off drug prices, why did he have this guy on the council in the first place?

QUOTE (steveno89 @ Aug 14, 2017 -> 08:01 AM) Do really really need another 25 year old AAAA outfielder to throw in the mix in Kemp? We currently have a ton of those guys in Garcia, Engel, Liriano, Tilsen, Polo, Cordell, Delmonico, Polo, etc. Kemp isn't much of a prospect but he still has a chance. If the Sox actually turn 1.5 months of Clippard in their current state, into Tony Kemp, that's pretty much a no brainer. I don't buy it though. Leury Garcia looked like he may have a tough time ever hitting .200 and a .600 OPS at times appeared too optimistic. But now he is a legit MLB player. It could happen with Kemp. The one caveat is Houston may be having a 40 man roster crunch. I really have no idea, so these guys near the end of it may be considered more than expendable. Lunhow seems to love his prospects more than GarPax.

QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Aug 14, 2017 -> 07:41 AM) Yah I have to imagine the Sox may get something interesting. Otherwise why even bother helping the Astros. Because, at minimum, the Astros have to pay Clippard the minimum, so it saves them something. They aren't getting back crap for him. This is the Astros. They don't want to give you something interesting for Jose Quintana.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Aug 14, 2017 -> 06:25 AM) He has to go through waiver process (obviously not an issue) but how many days is it when a guy is placed on waivers and announced as clearing or claimed? The White Sox would have the first claim.

If it is Tony Kemp, there is no reason for it not to be announced. I think that report is BS.

Even WGN doesn't want to show this crap.

Coop will fix 'em

If Holland had signed with a contender, he probably would be at home right now, sittingby the pool, working on his Harry Caray.

What happens firsy, Eloy hits a homer for the White Sox or Holland makes his MLBN debut next to Dan Plesac?