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QUOTE (RockRaines @ Nov 11, 2016 -> 06:13 AM) Thats amazing. Can you get a golf net back there? Late night driving range Sure. They build batting cages...I'm sure they can do golf nets. Today they install the hoop systems, and next week they will put up the fence and install the court surface.

QUOTE (elrockinMT @ Nov 10, 2016 -> 07:09 PM) Which in my opinion means we keep Frazier. You are just weakening this team by tearing down our strengths instead of building on them Hah...gotta love you man

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Nov 10, 2016 -> 05:13 PM) I'm basically holding Eaton and Quintana unless overwhelmed with an offer personally. Eaton will cry when all his friends are traded.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 10, 2016 -> 04:57 PM) Yeah, Sox fans aren't the show up for rebuilding types. They aren't the show up for an OK team type, heck they aren't even the show up for a winning team type. You are acting like they are showing up now. I disagree with you about this massive cliff you expect us to fall off of.

Let there be light!

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Nov 10, 2016 -> 03:59 PM) That's being offset by about 5%+ growth in revenue shared dollars per year - those dollars are why we're still at a constant/slightly increasing payroll despite the vacant stadium. Another dropoff in attendance (I don't believe would be as large as you suggest btw) would still leave the White Sox with a $110-$120 million payroll in a couple years. They would just, hopefully, have enough organizational talent to compete with that payroll level, as opposed to now where the barren organization leaves that payroll as just enough to sustain an upper 70s win team. I think you'd see an increase in attendance as well due to some renewed excitement in the ball club. Additionally, you might be able to apply some additional funds in competitive years resulting from savings from years where you cut payroll and were non-competitive but generated surplus revenues due to revenue sharing and other streams.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 10, 2016 -> 02:50 PM) I am betting on something like a 20 to 30% fall off, at least. The last time we did this we saw a 25% falloff from a much lower attendance number. Well, while I think you are on the high end, I would anticipate the costs of a rebuilt roster to be much lower than 20-30% lower than our current payroll costs.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 10, 2016 -> 02:45 PM) You overestimate the revenues that will be left after said sell off. How much do you think they will be different than they are now?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 10, 2016 -> 02:23 PM) The problem is we won't be able to afford to fill holes. How? Because we replaced all of the current veterans making millions of dollars with guys making hundreds of thousands? This is literally backassward logic. The ENTIRE reason you rebuild is to lower the costs of your roster enough so that you have the flexibility to spend on the guys you need to fill holes.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Nov 10, 2016 -> 02:28 PM) My dentist is going to be pissed. He was very excited about Tuesday's outcome. He didn't want to retire because of his staff, but Obamacare has been pushing him that way. I think that is exactly what he was saying...bummer that Obamacare was here to stay for a bit longer, do to the size and reach of it.

QUOTE (juddling @ Nov 10, 2016 -> 02:08 PM) ---One question may be why the public ignored a very legitimate complaint about Trump — his terrible behavior with women. A big part of the problem was that the Democrats were, quite possibly, in the worst position to make a big deal out of it. The party that spent decades overlooking Ted Kennedy’s behavior and JFK's and Chris Dodd’s behavior and Bill Clinton’s behavior, the party that saw Joe Biden’s tendency to get handsy with women as endearing had absolutely no leg to stand on with Republicans and independents. Trump bringing Bill Clinton’s accusers to the fore — derided as a stunt — actually worked. Because it reminded many voters that the Democrats rarely give a damn when their own politicians do everything Trump was accused of. Until you start calling out your own political allies, sexual harassment and abuse by politicians will be tolerated. That was as true this year as it was in 1998 I honestly could give a s*** about this, and I mentioned it the day it was all released. I suspect there were a good number of people who felt the same way. Secondly, the timing of it was such that if this really opened your eyes in regards to some "flaw" in Donald Trump that you somehow missed when you were living on the moon, then I'm not too concerned about your thoughts. Ultimately, the frightening thing about Trump to most Americans that did not vote for him is what he has promised he would do. Not who he is, as much as who he has catered to and what he has promised them. To be very f***ing clear, that is not comparable to the fears of some s***kicker in Alabama who has some paranoid belief that socialist Obama is coming for his guns. Props however, for a well-written response to the womanizing concerns on the left.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Nov 10, 2016 -> 09:06 AM) I'm sure shack has more insight into this, but my understanding is that cheap natural gas has killed off coal more than anything. It has for now, but these prices won't stay this cheap forever. And when they rise, the pressure to revert to coal will be there, particularly if these resources haven't been retired and/or aren't subject to as much environmental regulation.

QUOTE (bmags @ Nov 10, 2016 -> 08:54 AM) If the clean air act is gutted so EPA can never regulate again, then I have no hope. But if they ignore that, then I think there would still be sluggishness to invest in new coal plants. You would still have threat of uncertainty that future pols could heavily regulate. Solar has made a lot of progress and can be tech/product can be exported. I have glimmering hope. Yeah, the utility industry is not a fan of this result exactly for the reason you mention...they have started down the clear path away from coal and towards renewables, which requires all kinds of long-term planning and investment. Most utilities have plans to retire coal units in the next 5-10 years, and have also greatly reduced their use due to cost factors. The thought of reversing course on this path is a bit alarming, to say the least.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Nov 10, 2016 -> 04:51 AM) https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/..._Facebook-Share I'll be really interested to see if he is serious about "ending the war against coal on day one." Removing a lot of the regulations might make it competitive again with other sources, fossil or otherwise.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Nov 10, 2016 -> 07:20 AM) Disagree with this. Merkin told me yesterday that he expects some smaller deals to happen soon(ish). I think your impending free agents go regardless of the pitchers. I saw a tweet from another exec who stated the same. That being the case, who knows...I think if someone gets proactive and offers something we really like for Sale or Q, it might just happen at any time. My fear is we start moving Melky and others, and in the meantime, while we are putzing around, the Rays move Archer to the Dodgers, or the Tigers move Verlander to Boston, and suddenly, we have no market anymore.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Nov 10, 2016 -> 08:19 AM) Trump vigilante posters appearing in Texas Hah...honestly, I really am so much more disappointed in what this showed about us as a country than the fact that Trump actually won. Obviously, that may change as he actually starts his term, but what a backwater f***ing place this still is.

QUOTE (JenksIsMyHero @ Nov 10, 2016 -> 08:07 AM) Or, show me evidence he will. 95% of what candidates promise in elections never happens. Why are you all assuming he'll be the first one in history to do it? Will he try to build a wall? Maybe. Will he try to deport 11 million people? Maybe. Will Republicans in Congress back up? No, I don't think so. Will it happen? No, I don't think so. I'll happily eat crow if he does. Also, connecting Trump to Hitler is just idiotic. Fearing that we're going to become a fascist country is idiotic. You lost. People with the right to vote (the absolute, constitutionally protected right!) did so and this is the result. Don't blame him. Don't blame those people. Blame your party for putting up a s*** candidate that started off with 50% of the country not liking her and blame the 7 million or whatever democrats who voted for Obama but didn't vote for Hillary. They were clearly so upset and fearful of a Trump presidency that they did something about it. Are you kidding me? Now we should be comforted by the fact that he most likely won't be able to carry out his threats?

QUOTE (JenksIsMyHero @ Nov 10, 2016 -> 08:01 AM) I'm not saying you guys can't be upset or have an opinion. It's the extreme versions of those opinions that i'm referring to. It's feeding into a sky is falling mentality that is just ludicrous. You are smart enough to realize the distinction here. I pointed it out yesterday and 5 more people pointed it out to you today. You cannot compare the fabricated, paranoid, and in many cases, incomprehensible fear of Obama and his actual POLICIES by republicans to that the fear caused by things Trump has actually said and promised to do. The former involves baseless nonsense invented by themselves, whereas the latter involves things the candidate and his VP have actually promised to do.

QUOTE (bmags @ Nov 9, 2016 -> 06:56 PM) You could consider that it's because I've had to see so many people I love and respect in pain, and look my students in eye asking if people will hurt them. And I respect that and sympathize with you. I shouldn't have commented.

QUOTE (Tony @ Nov 9, 2016 -> 06:36 PM) Nah, everything is good. Things are fine. This isn't about which political "team" won. No big deal... I sympathize with those that are upset, because I am too..that being said, the white guy saying this was the worst day of his life is not exactly the best look right now - it's certainly going to raise some eyebrows, be honest.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Nov 9, 2016 -> 12:41 PM) Jews are good. Ivanka is a converted Jew as her husband, Jared Kushner, was raised as an orthodox Jew. More importantly, they are very good at managing $

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Nov 9, 2016 -> 11:14 AM) The 85% incumbency and gerrymandering effect disagrees in the sense they preserved the Congress despite the GOP being at about a 15-20% approval rating over parts of the last four years due to obstructionism and lack of creative/innovative policy ideas beyond trickle down economics. But there will definitely be a backlash if he fails to govern in the middle....see 1994, 2006/08....2010/2014. Who is going to protect those Americans who will lose medical coverage and be denied due to pre-existing conditions by the next insurer? The environment/green movement was going to be a driver of employment growth...where is new job growth going to come from? All small and medium sized businesses? Many republicans are already supporting the green movement indirectly due to the economic benefits it has created rather than any concerns about climate change. Republicans like jobs and money just as much as anyone. The issue is going to be whether cutting federal subsidies undercuts the industry so much as to stall out significant progress, or whether the economics of renewable resources can carry the day themselves. In addition to cutting federal subsidies, it will be interesting to see how badly the Clean Power Plan and the regulations on coal, in particular, upset the economics of solar and wind energy.

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Nov 9, 2016 -> 11:07 AM) People who should be concerned: African Americans Undocumented people and their children Poor people Muslim Americans LGBTQ community Palestinians Am I missing anyone? Women?

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Nov 9, 2016 -> 10:49 AM) From today's Dave Cameron chat: Interesting, (1) hadn't thought about the QO factor for Frazier, and (2) that Red Sox deal sounds like one I'd gladly take for Sale. Well, we've already established that you're nuts

QUOTE (JenksIsMyHero @ Nov 9, 2016 -> 09:56 AM) Inciting violence and hatred sure, totally agree. Having disagreements about tough decisions when it comes to something like immigration I don't. You guys tend to view things very black and white and b**** when the "other guys" don't agree with you 100%. There's no right answer on a lot of that stuff. There are tough decisions that may not be fair to some people. Doesn't mean those people are awful human beings that you shouldn't associate with. edit: and in some instances it's not even about that, it's where do you prioritize this stuff. If you're a poor white person in rural penn or mich you probably put the rights of gays or immigrants lower on your list than jobs or the economy. That doesn't make you an awful person that hates a certain subgroup. The numbers back this up. These were the two least liked candidates in history. Obviously most people didn't WANT to vote for them, they had to. Replying separately to your edit: None of my friends that I am referring to are poor white people from rural penn or mich. They are middle class, intelligent, decent white people.