Dick Allen

Coverage for everyone, better care, lower premiums, lower deductibles. We do have that one on tape.

QUOTE (oldsox @ Jun 26, 2017 -> 03:12 PM) Nice catch on Devenski. Saw him in a game recently and knew the name was familiar, but I could not place him. Now I remember. Another good move by Kenny. Brett Myers, who was famous for his "Retard" comments, moved on to Cleveland for half a dozen games, then retired. He was famous for beating his wife in front of several witnesses on the streets of Boston.

I'm usually concerned, but not too concerned about this one. Other than his average, everything else is OK, and he has been concentrating on his defense. I think once he has that squared away, the average will go up.

QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Jun 26, 2017 -> 12:11 PM) Why? Both suck. Have nearly identical AAA stats in SSS. Infante better MLB stats is SSS. Only reason I could think of is Minaya in 3 years younger and has a non-zero chance of being a part of the next Sox bullpen that matters, but just seems like a strange move to me. Probably because Infante is most likely unavailable today, as is probably Beck and maybe Robertson, and since they are pretty much the same, it gives you another arm in the bullpen, since Ricky had a tough time with it yesterday.

The way he runs a bullpen is mind boggling. If Robin was still here, the pitchforks would be out, but they aren't trying to win, so you might as well keep him around and hope with more talent his decisions make more sense. If not launch him then. At this point he is fine. I feel bad for Alen Hanson. His kids are going to be teased about their father being PH for by Kevan Smith.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Jun 25, 2017 -> 10:11 AM) This is the reason that nothing can get done in the government. Its if you are on the other side you are the worst thing possible and the cause of all the problems. There can be no compromise and no deals because the other side is so wrong that we can even meet. Look at how messed up Illinos is from this attitude. There is too much polarization in politics today. Too much animosity. As long as health care is more about making money than actually caring for health, there will be a huge problem. A republican senator was on today saying the new bill will help insurers and drug makers lower costs and improve care because the tens of billions of profit really haven't allowed them that luxury. The other big problem is making huge profits really isn't enough for publicly traded companies. You make a billion every year, that's nice, but it's not growth. So something has to happen to change it. Either prices go up or jobs get cut. This bill is just a big tax cut to the wealthy, and a big f*** you to everyone else. At some point the democrats have to make them pay.

How will this effect Senator"s imsurance? Maybe they should get there own. So

QUOTE (2005thxfrthmmrs @ Jun 23, 2017 -> 07:56 PM) Rondo and Canaan will almost certainly be waived by 6/30, They will likely renounce rights to Niko and MCW as well, which would bring them to around $38M under cap once Markkanen signs. Niko will be back.

QUOTE (beautox @ Jun 23, 2017 -> 06:29 PM) Los Angeles Dodgers‏Verified account @Dodgers Follow More Julio Urías will have left anterior capsule surgery Tuesday morning in Los Angeles. The surgery will be performed by Dr. Neal El Attrache. That is sad. I don't think anyone has come back very well from this.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Jun 23, 2017 -> 03:20 PM) Red Sox sign Jhonny Peralta....saw that one coming from a mile away. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/06/red-...ny-peralta.html It won't last long. He can't play anymore.

I hate the return, but if this trade makes them bad enough to draft a superstar next year, it was well worth it. If they keep getting picks 7 and higher, and don't draft a superstar, they will suck for a long time.

QUOTE (ZoomSlowik @ Jun 22, 2017 -> 07:24 PM) FFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK Does anyone know a good defense attorney? I need some help evaluating my options. Can I pull off a justifiable homicide defense? You would have nothing to worry about. No jury of your peers would ever find you guilty.

On this week's episode of the Trump presidency, Trump revealed he has no Comey tapes. There are tapes of him saying everyone covered, better care, and lower premiums and deductibles about health care. His phony threat to Comey about there being tapes blew up in his face. Makes him look even more guilty, and makes him look even more dishonest.

Totally shook. The Cubs are so dominant, they can send Babe Ruth II to AAA.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 21, 2017 -> 12:20 PM) I'm pretty sure I drafted him in a fantasy keeper league 3 or 4 years ago. You must have been drunk.

Holland is a flyball pitcher. He was a bad match for the Sox from the get go. With all the home games left and warm weather, his ERA will only grow.

QUOTE (JenksIsMyHero @ Jun 20, 2017 -> 05:40 PM) Least surprising news so far. Not surprising and I wouldn't blame him, but he was the one saying the top 5 reasons he came to the Bulls were Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy, and Jimmy. That he didn't want a rebuild, and all the rest. So either this Jimmy trade talk is mostly BS and the Bulls planted it to get DWade to flee, where then they could totally sell getting rid of Jimmy and rebuilding even to the biggest holdouts, or he was BSing. I am going with him BSing because he still had time to see this out. But if he did wait, he wouldn't get anywhere near what the Bulls will be paying him.

DWade is taking the money.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Jun 20, 2017 -> 04:24 PM) When I turn my car off my windshield wipers keep going. I figured I had a bad fuse. I popped it out and put it back in and everything was fine. That was two weeks ago. Happens again today. I go to autozone and replace the fuse. It's still happening. Mind bottling. Someone tell me something good. You probably need a new park switch in the wiper motor. It happened to me several years ago. Cost about $75 back then.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jun 20, 2017 -> 04:44 PM) If the centerpiece of this deal is Josh Jackson in going to cry A lot of teams really want him. I do think Cleveland at least rumored to be in on Jimmy, could change Ainge's mind. That is the one place he probably doesn't want him to go, but say they did get pick 3. Jackson is supposedly the guy they covet, but what if Magic took him at 2? Would Lonzo Ball be a no brainer? He does have questions. Obviously #1 would be his idiot father who probably wouldn't be too thrilled he was in Chicago. The other is his shot, it seems to go in but it might be a little tougher with bigger stronger more athletic guys guarding him. And I watched something yesterday where depending how you look at it, this is either the way the game is going, or a red flag. Supposedly he had only 7 field goals last year that weren't lay ups or 3 pointers. It is going to be interesting to see how he pans out.

QUOTE (Tony @ Jun 20, 2017 -> 03:09 PM) Those were the answers I was expecting. So with that in mind....not sure how you can be against trading Jimmy. This front office may be completely inept, and it's a very fair argument, but it's more insulting for them to put together a .500 team every season just to collect a check from 2 Playoff games. The Bulls should be motivated to trade Butler just by making Wade either turn down his $24 million option or looking like a total phony just playing for the money if he came back. Call his lazy ass bluff. The thing is, they are going to have to get can't watch bad for a few years to have any chance and that chance is even smaller if GarPax is still in place. I know Pax has some fans, but even he has a track record of nothing. If they didn't luck out and win the Rose lottery, they would have been awful for years. He has fought with coaches, fell in love with players he shouldn't have fallen in love with, and has failed. Gar was a huge part of that, and Pax enabled Gar, another pox on his record. They should have been launched long ago, but if they trade Butler, which I will believe when I see, and Wade flees. That's great. Just fire them the day after the draft. GarPax is a huge problem. They both need to go. The best you can do for Taj Gibson is Cam Payne? I was watching something that claimed John Calapari convinced Gar to draft Teague. Nice pick. Point guards who can't shoot, can't pass, and have a tough time if they get to the rim. GarPax hasn't yet received the memo that the game is played a lot differently these days.

QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Jun 20, 2017 -> 01:49 PM) Holds do not equal saves. You will hear baseball people talk all the time that it takes a special mentality to be a closer and you are not going to get back a load of prospects at closer value for a guy with little to no track record of being able to close out games. If DRob is traded tonight and Kahnle goes 10/11 between now and the deadline, you may be able to tap into that value. He had some save opportunities in Colorado and was a closer for a period of time in the Yankees system up to AA. Show me a non closer with a nice save percentage. If you come in during the 6th inning with a guy on 3rd and nobody out with your team up 1 run and the run scores, guess what? Blown save. Plus, these guys are in positions where they can't get saves, only blown ones. Makes for a bad percentage and a horrible number to use for guys who aren't closers.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jun 19, 2017 -> 03:18 PM) He was in possession of alcohol. MIP means you were caught by police with alcohol in your system. It was very hard not to get them in college. So basically he got caught doing what 99% of this board has done.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Jun 18, 2017 -> 07:45 PM) It's funny how people think the Indians and Cubs won't make the playoffs again . Nothing cures a WS hangover like the two worst divisions in baseball. That's where the 2006 White Sox got screwed The funny thing is, the Sox were on a roll that year about halfway through, then the wheels fell off.

QUOTE (Feeky Magee @ Jun 18, 2017 -> 08:04 PM) You do realise that Eddy Alvarez didn't play college baseball at all and has put up above league-average lines at EVERY stop (including his current one, with a .345 OBP and a below-average BABIP with improved power and good scouting reports on defence)? I hype him more out of how incredible his story is than his MLB future (I think his peak is a utility infielder, and his demotion was not a good sign for what the Sox think of him), but he stands a hell of a lot better chance than Hickman imo. And he's 27 years old, and cannot hit, and the White Sox keep acquiring middle infielders. It's a nice story and he's a nice guy, but as a major league prospect, he isn't much of one. I personally think guys can learn how to pitch after a late start, than learn how to hit. Alvarez isn't going to hit. His second year of AA as a 27 year old isn't better than his first. Huge red flag. He isn't getting better.