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You’re making the point about progressives feeling marginalized or used by the party by dismissing it out of hand. Just like Trump says the “real news” never gets out there about all the good he’s doing...a lot of the “behind the scenes/cigar-filled back rooms with white men only” important decisions on candidates are made NOT BY THE DEM PRIMARY VOTERS but ahead of time by the DCCC. The article argues that the likes of Schumer and Emanuel winning elections...like 2006 in the case of Raha...has been followed up by all of those elected from that particular freshman class being wiped out later on (because many Dem’s are either sitting out those elections/disinterested in supporting moderate/centrist candidates), in this case the 2012 Tea Party wave election.

No Betts and JD Martinez, that makes a HUGE difference to their offense. Other than Benintendi, Bogaerts and Moreland, that BOS line-up without those two is a bit weak, especially with Swihart and Leon both in there. Not to mention Bradley Jr.’s been total garbage.

Where’s J4L to rationalize this one? Probably will blame officials and JR Smith...or the Cavs’ front office.

Walker Buehler pulled from the Dodgers’ game to injury...

The way I look at it is if Cease busts out as a starter...that pretty much cancels out the bad Fulmer pick. As long as those two for one’s or three for one’s (Basabe/Kopech/Moncada) pay off, things will work out. Not even counting on or expecting much from Giolito at this point, but Lopez/Dunning are looking very good so far as well. Without that HUGE injection of outside pitching talent...this rebuild would seem pretty darned bleak. But now we’re going to have TWO Dylan C’s in one rotation, pretty cool! DC Squared. 2DC or DC2. Someone can come up with a more clever nickname later on. “Interesting kid," said White Sox general manager Rick Hahn of Covey. "Up to 95 with some sink. Four-pitch mix. Obviously he's not a finished product but we think he has a chance to compete for a spot in our bullpen, or possibly even in the rotation. "Long term, he has starter potential and we'll just have to wait and see how he looks when he gets to Glendale, [Ariz.]. But interesting arm, and we're interested in adding as much talent as we can to the organization. The Rule 5 Draft is another avenue to do that." https://www.mlb.com/news/white-sox-add-dylan-covey-in-rule-5-draft/c-210673324

Comments: Covey entered the 2010 Draft season as one of the top prep arms in the class and his first showing at the UYA showcase did nothing to hurt his standing. He'd shown more fastball in the past, but no one doubted that would be there once the spring got going. His plus curve was working well, and he even showed the changeup a bit. It was a good start for Covey, who could very well be one of the top high school pitchers taken on Draft Day. Enhanced Scouting Report http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/draft/y2010/drafttracker.jsp Source: MLB.com (this is from the initial 1st round analysis of the 2010 draft) Christian Colon, haha? Skole’s brother was right in the mix (check out the comments on him), along with another SALE. Also didn’t realize DeShields Jr. was selected by the Astros so high in the 1st. Finally, guess the A’s feel (a little bit) better about losing Covey with Frankie Montas being 3-0 with a 1.25 ERA...of course, he’s got to do more than beat the Royals to convince anyone he’s for real, but his slider looks really nasty now.

Robert will be fine in the SALLY League...where to watch the K’s will eventually be Winston-Salem, AFL and Birmingham. With so much rust due to inactivity over the last 2 years (immigration process, lots of BP/camp showcases but not much live pitching, just brief stay in the DSL in 2017) it’s going to take until he gets a full season in 2019 to see what we really have.

He wouldn’t have made contact to the right side on a 99 MPH fastball veering inside...to move the runner over to 3rd.

Got away with it, but should have shifted to Yolmer defensively with the lead...Rondon has almost no experience playing 3rd, let alone in such a hostile environment as Fenway.

Cody Ross?

That inning Stone and Benetti were funny...

Who needs Giolito when you have Kevin Brown, Jr.?

Looks like Ohtani might need TJS, speaking of 100 mph stuff...

Covey ERA down to 2.4 Not overthrowing, lots of movement on his FB, seems very comfortable out there...in a great rhythm.

Lol. Palka doesn’t play against a RHP (and his former org) but now is thrown out there against Sale?

Trump clearly believes he’s being “tough” with these other countries, and protecting American jobs, with his ineptly-designed tariffs. In fact, he’s putting many more jobs in other industries at risk. A report released this week by the Trade Partnership, a consulting and research firm, estimated that the ratio of jobs lost to jobs gained from Trump’s trade actions will be about 16 to 1: 26,280 steel and aluminum jobs gained, compared with 432,747 jobs eliminated throughout the rest of the economy. And that’s presumably not even counting any of the hundreds of jobs now held by Trump’s fellow Republicans on Capitol Hill. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-is-waging-a-trade-war-in-the-dumbest-way-possible/2018/06/07/88a2d302-6a96-11e8-bf8c-f9ed2e672adf_story.html?utm_term=.2abbab7048a8

The problem is the #3 outfielder after Harper and Pollock...is Michael Brantley. His injury history speaks for itself.

Primaries Expose Bitter Fight in Democratic Party June 8, 2018 Down with Tyranny blogger Howie Klein says corporate Democrats fight to undermine and defeat progressive candidates in spite of Sanders’ proven success in working class districts https://therealnews.com/stories/primaries-expose-bitter-fight-in-democratic-party

Jurassic World 3.25/4 Totally different type of film than #4...less action, more exposition. Slightly less ridiculous?

He’s really going to be challenged to hold CF...foot speed is closer to Yolmer than Moncada, and his arm is also below-average. Reminiscent of a more athletic Jeff Abbott.

I guess we have to agree to disagree on that one. You’re going with floor, I’m going with max ceiling. Obviously, the previous TJS makes Cease a BIT riskier as well, although the velocity issue is almost the opposite of the Giolito one (gaining, rather than losing.)

Big test coming up for Dylan. Btw, ERA’s heading into tonight: Chris Sale, 5-3, 3.00 ERA, 110 K’s Dylan Covey, 1-1, 2.82, 21 K’s Covey seeks back-to-back strong outings in his fifth start of the year. The right-handler had a no-decision in his last start against Milwaukee despite allowing just one run — none earned — in five innings. He struck out seven. He’s never faced Boston.

Gary Majewski?

If you do a good enough job, yeah, you’re going to lose a number of good players and you’re also going to have a significant talent pool to trade off the surplus...as the Astros have done with guys like Domingo Santana/Brett Phillips (for Carlos Gomez) and, in particular, the Verlander trade that pushed them over the top last summer. Players like Singleton, Grossman and Preston Tucker were all casualties of the roster crunch. Jonathan Villar, yet another player that was traded. Astros kept trucking along, right? We’ve seen the exact thing happen to the Cubs’ wealth of position prospects over the last 2 years...to an extreme, because you’re talking sacrificing at least 2 franchise talents in Torres/Jimenez, another potential one in Cease, not to mention Candelario, Soler, Villanueva, etc. It’s a normal sign of an organization functioning on all cyclinders...of course, even then, you end up with roster crunches where you simply can’t afford to pay 6-8 “young core” guys extensions in free agency when you already have the Lester/Heyward/Darvish contracts on the books (and try to add Machado/Harper as well?)

https://www.yahoo.com/news/romney-predicts-trumps-election-062339518--politics.html Speaking of winning political moves, Romney has now flip-flopped on his anti-Trump stance and “expects that not only will he get the GOP nomination, but he’ll also be re-elected in 2020.”