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LouieBob or LouieRob at least makes more sense...Lu sounds like a woman’s name.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 24, 2018 -> 05:53 PM) The police and the FBI missed all kinds of calls on this guy. Then the police stood outside while it happened. It makes it a whole lot tougher to sell the narrative that we should leave it up to the properly trained authorities when they aren't really effective themselves. These schools say arming teachers 'can be done right' https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/24/us/armed-tea...trnd/index.html Must be fake news, haha.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 24, 2018 -> 05:52 PM) I was thinking Matt Adams or Pablo Sandoval. If he's at 3b we need a Sandoval like nickname for him, mercy. I thought he was in better shape than that from the IG clips. Even more jarring after watching beanpole Tatis hit...or Ohtani pitch (got hit fairly hard, Broxton homer and another double deep to LCF, control issues part of the problem, probably nervous for Big A debut in front of huge crowd.) So we now have Matt Stairs, Albers, Adams and Sandoval comps. Nowhere to go but up. He’s not Fielder sized, I guess.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 24, 2018 -> 05:48 PM) Was that actually Jake Burger? My god he's enormous. I had no idea he was that big. I'd drop him on a prospect list just for looking like that. Do we have someone else named Burger that could have been? H Christ. Better comp is Matt Albers running the bases. He’s definitely “stout.” Robert almost misplayed a ball where he ran in, then had to jump to keep it from carrying over him...sun seemed to be bothering him. Basabe definitely looked the best overall. He never gets mentioned anymore, but he’s the natural heir to Adolfo hype train.

QUOTE (New Era on South Side @ Feb 24, 2018 -> 04:12 PM) Okay, then who do you and Caufield think would win then? I can’t see Warren beating Trump and I’m not so sure Bernie is the best bet either. Personally, and I know it wouldn’t happen, but a Hickenlooper/Kasich ticket would appeal to me. A purple ticket of sorts. That wont appeal to Reddy, haha. Biden is the best bet right now, depending on if it’s Trump or possibly Pence or Ryan running. Booker is growing on me, but I don’t know if we can handle 2 years of Obama comparisons. Harris or Sherrod Brown as VP, maybe. Murphy/CT is growing in stature. Joe Kennedy. I don’t think Kasich would accept running as VP. Would have to be him at top of ticket. Dems would never vote for him due to conservative social issues stance, economics, he has a lot of good points.

KU takes down TT in Lubbock, yet another B12 crown. Btw, wonder who the possible Iowa State allegations involve...during Hoiberg years? OU finally gets a desperately needed home win against KState, but they still need to win at home against ISU, at Baylor or first round of B12 tourney to clinch. Have only won 3 of last 12, but one was KU. They also beat TT, TCU twice...once when they were ranked 10th. Texas and Baylor right on the NCAA cut line. Missouri/KY looks interesting, between Knox stuff and Porter return?

Burger lashes a high outside FB to RF, ends up with triple on missed dive by fielder. Wheels Burger. Ran out of gas. Robert overmatched, this guy throws mid to high 90s, former Yankees’ prospect. Sac fly Rendon, 5-3. Man Burger is huge in lower body, but still moves fairly well. Elmore with two fairly weak singles, May walk and a single.

QUOTE (GenericUserName @ Feb 24, 2018 -> 04:22 PM) LuBob made a nice catch in center. First pitch swinging on his first AB and grounds out to short. Looked like it was solidly hit and he almost beat out the throw at first. No no no on the nickname. Seems like a brunch special at IHOP, Bob Evans or Cracker Barrel. Collins will hit next, had rough throw down to second on a steal last inning. 3-2 count, k’s on breaking ball. 2nd/3rd, 2 outs. Elmore had singled to short LCF. Basabe double to opposite field, 4-3 lead. Wild pitch tied it. Basabe and Delmonico the picks to click of this one. Gomez with 3 k’s, Santiago did okay, too. Scattered 5 hits in 2 ip, no runs, k.

Burger overmatched again...slow bat so far. Robert pulled a one hopper humpback liner hard into deep hole between SS and third, almost beat it out... Jeanmar Gomez with a pretty successful inning of work. One runner reached, throwing error on SS Jose Rondon.

Gordon Beckham sighting. Dunning settled down his second inning. Cedeno now in. Palka had a pretty decent swing, flew out oppo to warning track...former Cub Junior Lake Basabe has a really strong arm, bobbled it and then gunned down Beckham easily at second after the patented Single to opposite field down the line. LUIS Robert debuting in CF, just made a play drifting back against the wall in RCF.

Hahn, White Sox see rebuild timeline shortening by Richard Justice https://www.mlb.com/news/rick-hahn-sees-whi...ing/c-267029920

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Feb 24, 2018 -> 09:06 AM) Ignore the numbers? I’m aware of the numbers. Being the the 3rd or 4th best DH right now doesn’t mean you’re a big contributor. I just said I don’t agree with how the position is being utilized, but clearly ignore that. And I don’t want to pay $12M to $16M on a 1 WAR DH. Us having a lot of money to play with doesn’t mean we have endless amounts of money and it definitely doesn’t mean we shouldn’t allocate it as efficiently as possible. And how often are guys traded a year after signing a multi-year deal? How do you think our players would feel about that? How would future potential free agents feel about that? Things don’t happen in a vacuum and that sends a bad message IMO. And who exactly is trading for him when they could just sign him right now to this disoc***ed deal? Jake Peavy...

QUOTE (ptatc @ Feb 24, 2018 -> 08:27 AM) There isnt much to add for this really. Ligaments take 6-8 weeks to heal. They will know around 4-6 weeks if rest will heal. They key is always watching the flexor strain as it is an indication the the ligament is still loose. By coincidence im at a conference in a session on UCL injuries. The primary factor in UCL injuries is trying to throw too hard too often and pitchers throwing more than 48% fastballs. Or throwing too hard soon in ST to impress everyone...?

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Feb 24, 2018 -> 08:42 AM) So don’t look at the numbers , ignore all you have said about how much money the White Sox have, ignore he would be a top 3 or 4 DH. Just say he was bad. OK. Why don’t we move on to the other thing that is ignored. If you sign someone else, why couldn’t you trade him? But many now want to extend Abreu for $60-65 million and 3 years...when almost nobody would have thought that would be a good idea just one year ago. That would cover ages 33-35. A bigger risk than Moustakas because of his size, arguably...and when you consider the same price (for an additional two years) for an above average hitter that’s at least two years younger at an important defensive position.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Feb 24, 2018 -> 08:29 AM) Come on Dick, that’s an obvious marketing piece. He played 3B last year while Tim f***ing Beckham played SS. If needed to play SS why didn’t he force this move last year? I think he’ll be open to 3B or SS as long as he gets paid. JJ Hardy was there a huge majority of that time...

Harper makes a LOT more sense from the marketing side of things. He automatically makes the Sox relevant on a national scale in a way that only Trout could, maybe moreso. He gets the Sox the best possible negotiating leverage for the new tv deal. If the rebuild busts, it’s not so difficult to trade him as long as he stays healthy, plus insurance mitigates risk level. But you most importantly lock in the guaranteed tv money ($100-120 million instead of $50 mill). Essentially, his presence brings in an additional $1.2-1.5 billion in revenue over 20-25 years. Opt outs after two or three years could also help get it done. No way that signing Machado, Arenado, Rendon or Donaldson do that. He eclipses Bryant/Rizzo as the biggest star in Chicago, and increases attendance...it’s the exact same thinking as the Belle deal over two decades ago now, except Harper is the face of MLB’s future, along with Trout. Or the A-Rod pursuit, or even Tanaka. Plus, we already have a steadily improving relationship with Boras.

Congrats USA Men’s Curling. Had the magic shot in the 8th frame to knock out two stones of Sweden simultaneously...the rare five points locked it up. Ending on high note with Women’s Hockey, the cross country skiing shocker, and Kyle Mack getting silver in Big Air w/ the Bloody Dracula. Cool trick. https://sports.yahoo.com/explaining-bloody-...-040506761.html

QUOTE (New Era on South Side @ Feb 23, 2018 -> 11:58 PM) Gillibrand. She talks the right game, but just sees to be missing a certain “it” factor, charisma, energy...like the feeling the first time I heard Obama, Mario Cuomo, Bill Clinton speak in person, that they really could be president. Hillary never possessed it, either. Almost like magic, although that term gets way overused, like breaking the internet.

As long as we arming our teachers to harden our schools - we better replace any windows with bullet proof glass or cover with 1/2" of armor plate. After that's done the next easy target will be school buses. So we'll need armed bus drivers and establish armed convoys. Probably need to add armor plating to the buses and helicopter support wouldn't hurt. So this could be a new Army, National Guard or Marine mission - could take all three - good thing we don't care about the rest of the world. The next target will be kids that walk to school. So, we'll need to arm crossing guards and have snipers on roof tops. That should almost get us to full employment and keep gun manufacturers pumping out guns. Once the rest of the world sees what we've done, I'm sure they will want to copy us. Less Thought this was funny...along with Trump calling the SRO a coward when he, Bush and Clinton all dodged Vietnam, 4-5 different times

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 23, 2018 -> 09:32 PM) It is the biggest flaw in the rebuild. But it wasn’t necessary for the Astros to sign an outside player for over $100 million. They supplemented with quality veterans. But they were much closer to typical Sox spending for the likes of Reddick and Gurriel. Came up with four studs in Altuve, Correa, Keuchel and Springer. They were at $124 million opening day last year. $26 million, $50, $72.5, $97 was their progression starting in 2013. They didn’t crack $100 until Year 5 (2017). Made the playoffs at $72.5 million in 2015 and nearly stopped the Royals if not for a Correa misplay. Verlander $20 million/$40 million commitment, 2 years + vesting option (Tigers paying $17.5 million) McCann $17 million + club option (absorbed NYY deal) Keuchel $13.2 million Reddick $13 million x 3 remaining years Gurriel $12 million (only $18 combined for 2019/20) Springer $12 million x 2 remaining years Gattis $6.7 million (trade w/ Braves) Morton, Joe Smith and Gerrit Cole are their next 3 most expensive ($21 million combined). They’re super fortunate to have two options on Altuve for only $12.5 million combined (see Sale/Q/Eaton/Anderson). Same with Correa being in year 3 and around $1 million. That’s already $121 million for 11 players...but somewhere in the $150-155 million ballpark in Year 6 of the rebuild. For the White Sox, that would be all the way to 2022. One key difference, they bottomed out without a Sale, Q or Eaton to trade and missed on Appel/Aiken. Of course, they turned around and drafted Bregman, Tucker and Cameron (Verlander deal) a year later to make up for it (whereas Rodon, Fulmer, Collins/Burdi/Hansen and Burger have been a mixed bag.). Marwin Gonzalez made a huge contribution out of practically nowhere, as noted earlier in the thread.

Ulnar Collateral Ligament Sprain. This type of sprain most commonly occurs in throwing activities. The injury is characterized by the insidious onset of vague medial elbow pain that becomes worse with activity. The pain is typically relieved with rest but returns on resumption of throwing at over 70 percent of normal velocity. An ulnar collateral ligament sprain can be demonstrated by pain or instability on valgus stress testing. Radiographs may show loose bodies, traction spurs or heterotropic ossification of the ligament itself. MRI can identify partial and complete tears, but this study is not usually necessary. https://www.aafp.org/afp/2000/0201/p691.html From everything you can find online, it looks like a combination of 2-4 months of rest and rehab. Basically, he would miss three out of five months of the minor league season (end of June/early July return), then could theoretically play in the AFL or winter ball. Otherwise, out for a full season but possibly with a stronger elbow upon return...1 1/2 years down the line. Since a lot of his value comes from his arm and power, it’s a pretty important decision.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Feb 23, 2018 -> 09:26 PM) this is the beauty of having a deep system. And it's not like he's a prized middle infield or catching prospect. Toolsy OF are a dime a dozen compared to IF prospects in the Sox org. It's a blow, but it's not a bad one. I'm just knocking on wood (literally, right now) that the more critical pieces to the rebuild enjoy good health this spring and year. We already are dealing with a pretty bad setback with Rodon imo. edit: we have "SonofaRoache" and "GoodAsGould" both in this thread right now. Awesome. Ummm...after Robert and Jimenez, it’s hard to find a projected big league starter other than the possibility of Rutherford. I guess if you start counting the Engels and Cordells as “toolsy.”

Cornyn pretty much announced raising the age limit to 21 is done in the Senate. So now it will take another high school or university-aged shooter with a mass shooting...of course. Then it will invariably be about the FBI, background checks, local law enforcement, SRO’s, teachers’ unions not arming themselves to prove they really love their students, our byzantine mental health system, privacy rights/due process, databases not seamlessly communicating, etc. Or just labeling every shooter as crazy/nut job/disturbed.

QUOTE (JUSTgottaBELIEVE @ Feb 23, 2018 -> 08:02 PM) This is exactly how I see the Sox rebuild unfolding. I see them taking the Houston approach filling needs with second tier free agents and then making big trades at the right moment. I guess there is more than one way to win a WS through a rebuild after all but you’d think the Sox rebuild is destined for failure if they miss out on Machado. I even forgot Brian McCann, yet another “name” vet.

Let’s go back to the central argument.. There MIGHT be a point where Moustakas makes sense, where there’s a market inefficiency to be exploited THIS year. Some say 3 years/$38 million...others 5/$60. Another group, it depends on an opt out. All things considered, that’s equally or more realistic than Machado (who might want to play SS anyway), Donaldson, Arenado and Rendon. You could also argue that signing the equivalent of the Astros’ Gurriel from Cuba or Kang (minus the domestic violence issues!) from Japan/Korea is the best move because it doesn’t cost us in the 2nd round or future depth/talent surrendered, like a Verlander or Longoria to SF move. Not to mentioning absorbing huge veteran contract dollars. But that’s where scouts make their living. At different times in the last five years, Verlander and Longoria looked like toast.