Dick Allen

So now firing Comey wasn't his idea. He's digging his own grave. Keep on tweeting. It's amazing how smart he thinks he is vs. what he really is. It's as if he thinks the freaks that are his base can actually save him.

After this road trip, the White Sox will only have 35 games left that won't be played in Chicago this season.

QUOTE (beautox @ Jun 15, 2017 -> 02:33 PM) Maybe a poor mans Kenny Rogers a 6th starter / swing man. Has he ever made it 5 innings?

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jun 15, 2017 -> 09:56 AM) It's still a worrying trend, and we know President "legally too dumb to commit a crime, apparently" gets more information from cable news than from his classified briefings. He's likely to try to fire Mueller via tweet based on his uncontrollable impulses, and everyone steeped in the right wing media world will completely legitimize it. But he's like really smart. He went to Wharton. He knows more than anyone.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jun 15, 2017 -> 08:45 AM) Remember when Trump said that Clinton would not be able to govern because she'd be under investigation? Good times. It's like clockwork. Just about everything he accuses others of, he does the same thing or has the same problem. Yet people buy him saying it, not noticing he is exactly the same or worse than what he criticized because he has all the problems he critiques, the others only one or 2 of them.

8:40

It stopped raining 5 miles north of the park.

Will be delayed

QUOTE (maxjusttyped @ Jun 14, 2017 -> 05:27 PM) Trump under investigation for possible obstruction of justice https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...m=.7e552a965eba Total vindication. And with the Russians, Trump is a LEAKER. Sad.

The Nats owner nixed the Robertson trade because of money. He nixed signing Greg Holland because of money attached to a vesting option. To think they will go out and trade a bunch of top prospects for highly paid guys seems very improbable.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 14, 2017 -> 03:20 PM) The hypothetical was that they did know ahead of time. That seems like quite the gamble to take, especially in a non revenue sport.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Jun 14, 2017 -> 03:05 PM) Yeah, I mean what's to stop him from walking on wherever he wants to go in this hypothetical. Adolescent sex offenders aren't restricted from going to college. At many schools, they aren't allowed to live in the dorms. But Oregon apparently wasn't aware of his status, so I wonder how many schools would have been. If he would have just registered again when he was 21, it appears this wouldn't have come out yet. You would think eventually it would.

QUOTE (KagakuOtoko @ Jun 14, 2017 -> 11:56 AM) This is not newsworthy. People blow each other daily but once people start targeting politicians, that's a different ball game. /green I'm thinking this guy knew what he was targeting. He seems a guy who was either self employed or unemployed. A Bernie fan. Sees what is going on with health care, and snaps. I know some don't want to hear it, but as the 2 parties grow farther and farther apart, this is the sort of thing that has to be defended against, both ways. Every party has their fair share of wackadoos.

Did he own the gun legally?

This is horrible, but thankfully he is insured.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 14, 2017 -> 08:19 AM) The BABIP thing is so hard to wrap your mind around as a fan that watches his PAs, just because he seems to have so many PAs where he is just crushing the ball. I have noticed the increase in pulled balls, but he also seems to be hitting the ball up the middle extremely hard as well. I noticed in Tampa (I believe it was) they actually had shifted to put the 2b directly behind second base basically. Perhaps defensive shifts will bring down the BABIP? Either way, when all the numbers shake out, and the regression ultimately happens or doesn't, at least in terms of the contact he is currently making, if this is the quality of contact he will make from here on out - he will be a valuable hitter. Now, that doesn't mean the pitchers won't make further adjustments that will cause the quality of that contact to decrease, but... Yes, he's hitting the ball hard way too often for it to be considered lucky IMO.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Jun 14, 2017 -> 07:13 AM) I would wait a year and a half before extending him. If they can't extend him by next July and he's still hitting this way, trade him. This makes sense.

QUOTE (JUSTgottaBELIEVE @ Jun 14, 2017 -> 07:18 AM) Coincidentally, Gaetti was selected at #11 as well He had a few really good years. 360 career homers. Had some horrid ones as well. Was a leader-type player on a team that had several. When he signed with the Angels, back when $3 million a year was big money, he was awful. He seemed to lose a bit of intensity. He got released eventually, signed with the Royals and was pretty good there a couple of years. Burger plays hard. I'm really not too worried about the body, I think the Sox can fix that. If his bat works, it's a good pick. Another reason is he isn't a strike out machine. The Sox have little luck with those guys. If somehow Kendall overcomes the odds and becomes a star, many will say it was a mistake to pass him up. But, the White Sox seem to recognize a weakness. They haven't been able to develop this type of guy. Kendall may become a star, it doesn't mean he would have done the same had the White Sox drafted him.

A lot of people have had to make it in life without the opportunity to be a professional baseball player. Looks like he will as well. Good. My thoughts are with his victim. May she be able to somehow have a normal rest of her life.

Both Hostetler and KW comp him to Gary Gaetti. If he is a match, it was a real good pick.

It appears the average water polo scholarship is $5700 at Long Beach State. Maybe he got a full. But I agree, if he was a longshot to sign, drafting him where they did makes no sense, and they seem, even if it doesn't work out, to usually make sense with their decisions.

Superteams suck unless GarPax puts it together. It is what it is. Lebron is awesome, but he isn't Jordan. The Warriors are great, and make win 3 or 4 more in a row, but to try to compare today with 20 years ago, it's a lot different. 20 years ago, Lebron never leaves Cleveland, KD doesn't leave OKC, but that is how it is done today. The sad thing is, there is more than enough talent to have several contenders, but the way it's dispersed, the regular season is barely moe important than preseason games, as is the first 2 or 3 rounds of the playoffs.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 13, 2017 -> 09:59 AM) If you guys think other GMs aren't seeing this s*** and licking their chops, you are nuts. It is NOT a good look when your manager continues to beg the GM through the press to find him some bullpen help. I concede they can win this division even without a bullpen, but you're nuts if you think this isn't raising the price they will pay. And it isn't like they only need one arm...they need 3-4 arms. Rizzo has some work to do. What raises the price is other teams needing the same thing.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 13, 2017 -> 09:36 AM) This isn't the first time he's said it, either. But DA, I thought that all was wonderful in Washington? I think they are pretty happy with the standings. Dusty isn't the GM. Oh no, the lead is down to 8, better trade all the top prospects for David Robertson. You really want to mess that team up, start panicking when they are comfortably in first place.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jun 12, 2017 -> 09:43 PM) Now people are calling for a boycott of the network. Too many boycotts of late. Why does this guy think Sandy Hook is fake? If this Alex Jones guy is a journalist, it wouldn't be too hard for him to go to the town where the tragedy occurred and find out it actually happened. Is Alex Jones a nut? Mentally disturbed? The scary part is the current president thinks this guy is great and the former director of the FBI is the nut job.