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QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Jun 13, 2017 -> 03:31 PM) I think the Sox have realized that you can teach defense more than you can teach command of the strike zone. I really havent seen them do it though. I guess TA has gotten better and Collins seems to have gotten better but not sure I have a ton of faith in the Sox at developing guys defensively.

It seems like Skoug will be extremely difficult to sign considering he fell as far as he did. How the hell are the Sox going to make it work with slot money on him?

QUOTE (ChiSox59 @ Jun 13, 2017 -> 03:26 PM) Gonna go ahead and guess that people that scout baseball players for a living aren't taking any semblance of advice on anything anyone says on a message board. You must really think I am an idiot. LOL

The only concern that I have so far with the draft is that it seems like the Sox FO still doesnt put a high priorty on defense. Really wanted to see that come through in this rebuild. I assume there are probably very few players that are great with both offense and defense but still would like to have seen some more promising reports that guys that they take play exceptional defense.

Its like the Sox are checking soxtalk and taking into consideration to what people are saying. Lends to the idea that rabbit is actually in the war room.

rabbit are you physically in the war room?

Is Gonzalez not Adam Eaton?

Gotta be pitching. My guess.

The draft picks feel so much different now that we have some great young talent in the minors already. Its like every pick feels like icing on a cake instead of desperation that someway or somehow one of the guys make it in the big leagues. Mind you these picks are just as important as all the other years. It just feels like less pressure.

QUOTE (hi8is @ Jun 13, 2017 -> 11:12 AM) In 20 minutes QUOTE (bmags @ Jun 13, 2017 -> 11:12 AM) edit: see hi8is Thanks. Please forgive me but these picks are pretty much rapid fire with no time in between right?

When today do they start picking again?

Looking at Burgers swing and its so weird how he lunges forward after contact. That isnt typical for a power guy is it?

I thought people have been saying this is one of the more cloudy drafts and that no one really knows who is going where? The Sox can definitely have a couple guys fall in their laps at 11 from all that I have seen.

QUOTE (Sox-35th @ Jun 9, 2017 -> 07:10 PM) At least you recognize it. Good for you. There are people in my life who are ongoing victims of domestic abuse. There are people in my life that are victims of adultery. Adultery is awful. Adultery wounds run deep. I have a person in my life who lives with a man who abuses her. She is a shell of what she was. Her husband has stolen a piece of her and her children and she is essentially unable to continue. Your opinions on this make two things obvious: You have no idea what you are talking about and our education system has failed to teach you the damage caused by physical violence. The story is the domestic violence. The adultery is a compounding variable, but it's the violence that is the problem. You are clearly stating your opinion as fact based on anecdotal evidence. The education system that taught me showed me not to draw conclusions in the manner that you have formed yours. Unless you have actually researched or performed the scientific method yourself that could support your findings? I am sure there are many studies on all of this and maybe I will delve into them but its not priority on my list right now. I do see that there is at least one scientific study that found that emotional trauma has the exact same reaction in the brain as physical trauma. Interesting but that's only one study. I am not trying to argue with you which is worse. You keep on trying to do that because that's what you do. Most of us have people in our lives that have been effected by both of these issues but not many that would claim to be experts such as yourself.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Jun 9, 2017 -> 10:47 AM) This is the point you are missing. It's not heartbreak. It's the total lack of trust and respect for another person that is the issue. Once someone has made a commitment to another person they place total trust in them. Once this has been broken, the ability to gain respect and trust in other people can be difficult to ever attain again. This can be more devastating than any physical abuse delivered to a person. You see this all the time in domestic abuse situation and why it's not reported as often as it should. The spouse rationalizes that "he hit me because I did something wrong and he still loves me." They rationalize it because the psychological damage of the spouse leaving and breaking the trust between them would be worse. Just stop ptatc, we are out of our league on this. Let him, the expert, explain to us how its not even debatable...no one has even attempted to debate it in fact because its so silly.

QUOTE (Sox-35th @ Jun 9, 2017 -> 10:32 AM) It's not particularly debatable. No one concedes that cheating is somehow more damaging than physical violence. You're way out of your league on this. I will wait then. You don't have evidence but this is somehow your league?

QUOTE (Sox-35th @ Jun 9, 2017 -> 10:02 AM) The effects of domestic violence are far, far worse. Countless spouses are victims of domestic violence and feel powerless to do anything about it. Fear of physical harm is far greater than the heartbreak of adultery, to the point where victims of domestic violence try to cover up wounds, make excuses for abusive fathers, or are driven to suicide or worse. Turn off MLB.TV and read about these issues. Adultery is terrible, but it doesn't hold a candle to physically abuse. That's your opinion. Unless you can provide some evidence that proves this to be true other than stating that it is just because it is I will continue to be open to the idea that its ALL bad and that adultery can actually result in all of the above that you stated in physical abuse. I understand the effects of physical abuse but all those things can happen with a cheating spouse/parent as well. I have friends who have had a cheating father that cant get past it 20 years after it happened. In your world they should grow up because its not the popular concern of our society. Adults sleep around right? Reality is that it f***s people up man. It has an effect on their romantic relationships and their relations ships with their family. Its all bad.

QUOTE (Middle Buffalo @ Jun 8, 2017 -> 01:30 PM) Miscounted the days I'm on vacation. Came up a day short on socks. Have to get a second day out of a pair. This is always my fear. Even when wherever I am going I KNOW there will be near a store where I can buy socks.

I guess I need to make it clear if I havent already that I am not trying to debate what is worse for someone to have to go through. Obviously both adultery and physical abuse are terrible but I cant see how people are able to get off so easily from society in our judgement of their character when they sleep around on their wife. Call me old school.

QUOTE (Sox-35th @ Jun 8, 2017 -> 08:02 PM) It's not a crime. It's not particularly unnatural. I don't do it because many humans are predisposed to have single partners, but adultery is NOT a crime. That is, without a doubt, the most ridiculous thing I have read in this forum in some time. And I read greg's stuff. QUOTE (Sox-35th @ Jun 9, 2017 -> 08:27 AM) Agreed. Also, the accusation is that he struck her in front of their children. If anyone here holds adultery and violence against women on the same level, they need to recalibrate their morality. Have you REALLY thought about this or are you just allowing your favorite TV/Radio personalities sway your thinking about this subject nowadays? You are underestimating the damage and complete devastation that it can do to someone. Now every circumstance is different and there are different levels of physical abuse and many different dynamics to adultery. Some are worse than others and thats not what I am trying to debate. I just dont see for the life of me how you can just say "Aww get over it, we are all adults here" when someone gets cheated on by their spouse. Thats one of the most ridiculous thing i have read on here sometimes, mind you I dont read gregs stuff for the most part. Imagine some woman walking in on her husband who she thought was dedicated to her for the rest of their lives, banging some girl in their living room. A man who she stuck with through hard times. A man she made sacrifices for. A man she loved. Shes an adult though, she needs to suck it up.

The beloved Cubs won a WS with a manager that made some "bad decisions" last year. Every manager is going to have some decisions or styles that people can cherry pick and somehow validate their opinion that said manager is horrible. Bad decisions stand out way more than all the good ones that you don't notice or see because they are subtle or everything worked out. I am so over the days of trying to say which managers are good or bad. If you win your are f***ing alright with me. If you continue to lose over a long period of time (3-4 years) and your team looks fundamentally inept than you are a bad manager. I cant pretend to say I know who is a horrible in game manager and who isn't. As a fan, unless you are in the dugout and have knowledge of everything that is going in the grand scheme of things its hard to say what may be good for your team at that moment. Including bunting.

Adultery is just as much as abuse to another human being as punching them in the face. If not worse. You put that person at health risk and a lifetime worth of emotional scarring for most.

LOL It may not mean much in the world of impeachment but good lord is Comey making Trump look terrible. Its a damn shame this guy isnt leading our FBI any longer. Am I the only one who is impressed by his note taking foresight to make sure he took notes that wouldnt be protected as classified later on if needed.

Praying it all works out for your little one, Yoda.

Its going to be really interesting to get a bunch of eyes on his game. The scouting reports should become a lot clearer in the near future of what this guy may be capable of. We have been going off very little so far.