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McCain, Gang of Eight deserve at least some credit for trying at least. But you know the optics are simply terrible when Ted Cruz starts turning on Trump in Texas, despite the less than 10% likelihood Beto O’Rourke could actually beat him. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_massacre_of_1871 (LA, one of the largest mass lynchings in US history) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Massacre_Cove (Oregon) The Chinese Exclusion Act was a United States federal law signed by President Chester A. Arthur on May 6, 1882, prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The act followed the Angell Treaty of 1880, a set of revisions to the U.S.–China Burlingame Treaty of 1868 that allowed the U.S. to suspend Chinese immigration. The act was initially intended to last for 10 years, but was renewed in 1892 with the Geary Act and made permanent in 1902. The Chinese Exclusion Act was the first law implemented to prevent a specific ethnic group from immigrating to the United States. It was repealed by the Magnuson Act on December 17, 1943. 61 years it lasted!!! Of course, Chester Arthur was a Republican, too. Repealed by a Democratic Congress and FDR.

Does Hahn deserve “blame” for not doing more due diligence on Wellington Castillo? In the same line of thinking, IF someone’s going to argue I should have known (ahead of time) Ohtani was going to get injured (and signing him was a bad move), have at it. At any rate, Dam and I were also right about Madrigal being the “right Sox pick” by the Hostetler Sorting Hat system from the very beginning. http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/padres/sd-sp-fernando-tatis-jr-texas-league-all-star-game-20180613-story,amp.html

People won't be starving in China, but the GDP growth will slow to a reality of just 2~3% from a base most exports consider to be in the 4~4.5% range compared to the official numbers in the 6~7 range. The global impact will be not insignificant, especially emerging markets.

It’s funny I never get credit for any of my calls that are correct, such as when the Sox promotions were coming. Clearly I’m also wrong on Tatis as well, he is hugely over-ranked now as the #3 overall prospect by a number of industry experts above and beyond Law. He should probably be behind Dylan Cease, right? Also, I wasn’t wrong to be excited about Ohtani, any more than Hahn was “excited” to sign Wellington Castillo. The Angels knew there was a high risk with his elbow, it’s not like they signed him for Moncada or Robert dollars. And as far as Puig goes, the White Sox have routinely developed outfielders that put up 16 fWAR before age 28...happens pretty much every other year. Every other decade?

An 835 ops for a teenager in the Texas League is pretty respectable...even more importantly, on pace for only 15 errors or so. That’s the most remarkable number, actually.

No control, feel for his pitches...too strong with the heat and humidity. Offspeed stuff was a struggle and left lots of pitches up in the zone but easily could have had only 2-3 earned runs if an average MLB defense showed up.

Malone with some big at-bats in the late innings, game tying walk and just homered to straightaway CF. Madrigal now 3/5...will be first Sox player/coach since Don Kessinger.

Fitting the way this week has gone for the Sox...everyone can watch Grenier, Madrigal, Larnach and Rutschman at least.

More bad defense after a great throw from Engel...

More Sox hits or errors tonight? Tough call...

Trump has also succeeded at politicizing the intelligence community...between Hayden and Brennan, nobody is particularly happy about this new development. Rogers (NSA) has been throwing his opinions out there too, but to a lesser extent.

No ESPN/ESPN2 feed here in Philippines...just ipad.

OSU up 6-5. After intentional walk to Rutschman fails.

Now for 1 hour’s worth of pitching changes...game crawling along like molasses.

More misreads...

Yolmer’s defense has fallen off a bit this year, too...

Royals just traded Herrera...to Nationals. The Washington Nationals acquired closer Kelvin Herrera from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for infielder Kelvin Gutierrez, Minor League outfielder Blake Perkins and Minor League right-handed pitcher Yohanse Morel on Monday.

Charlotte might be the absolute worst team in the minors to watch unless Kopech, Stephens, Jimenez or Zavala are out there...

I can just see it...if Elrockin, the best Sox fan, has even given up on this team...why would/should hard working blue collar SouthSide families reward the Sox with their hard-earned money for an inferior product? Really thought Polka was going to miss that somehow...you’re almost more surprised when a ball is actually corralled out there.

Send this game film to JR and force him to watch it at least ten times...that might speed up the offseason spending plan. Questionable call goes against Covey there. 4 walks, one intentional. Too strong...doesn’t have any feel for his offspeed stuff and can’t get the fastball down, either.

Robert, Basabe and Madrigal are really the only ones who profile as plus defenders...and then we have defense only guys like Thompson, Engel and Tilson who couldn’t hit their way out of a phone booth with a 36 inch Tennessee Thumper titanium bat. Polka the Palka makes you wish for the return of Delmonico and Avi...and that’s not exactly a great feeling to have.

Don’t let Greg775 see this...you might send him into a season-long depression, or, at the very least, cancellation of his MLB.TV/Extra Innings package and a vow never to overpriced pay for soda, hot dogs or a beer at a game ever again.

Olympic Stadium was about as charming as 1970’s Era Soviet Block housing...

Engel and Renaissance of Hitting? Has Stoney been imbibing some spirits?

Still a game (for now) I guess. I really hope they can find something else than whether those frat nerds can figure out a way to get the ball out of the fence...but knowing Benetti, no chance. Thank god it’s over, mercifully early. Ball retrieved.