caulfield12

Schoenfield had this as the second best WS in the modern era (I guess since he started following the sport), trailing only the 1991 Twins/Braves. Last year's Cubs/Indians was second, largely because of Game 7, the comeback and historic nature of the Cubs or Indians finally winning I guess. Absolutely crazy though, Kershaw blowing 4-0 and 7-4 leads...the Dodgers getting off the deck when down 11-8 and 12-9, even the seemingly unhittable Jansen has been touched up for two homers in 4 IP this series. Would Hinch dare to go with Giles yet again...if they go into extras? Then Justin Verlander looming in Game 6 with his first chance to potentially clinch a World Series title on the road at Chavez Ravine. Not sure Vin Scully would have survived broadcasting this one.

He had a 0.88 era over his last 5 starts. Terrible location, getting behind in counts, hanging sliders...maybe too amped up, was throwing 98 early. He also had a pretty sterling record against the Astros (4-1) coming in. At least it’s a game again, but Dodgers should have gotten at least two there. Seems this game will be over around midnight.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/24/politics/tru...nley/index.html More pettiness, this time trying to reverse Obama renaming of Mt. McKinley to Denali despite opposition “Lisa -- Sen. Murkowski -- and I jumped over the desk," (GOP Senator Dan) Sullivan said. "We said no, no!" Trump, perplexed that the two Republicans wanted to keep an Obama-era decision, asked why. "The Alaska Native people named that mountain over 10,000 years ago," Sullivan said. "Denali, that was the name." Sullivan's office confirmed the conversation to CNN. The White House declined to comment. Btw, Cassidy and Graham crossed lines to vote for the rights of consumer protection, fwiw.

QUOTE (BrianAnderson @ Oct 24, 2017 -> 08:00 AM) Speaking from total ignorance on how these Tv deals are structured, I wouldn't mind the Sox somehow being ahead of the curve and pulling off some deal that makes sense not just for today, but the future landscape.. Meaning - is it possible to work a deal with the Netflix, Hulu, Facebook's of the world along with a TV deal?? I mean, I know absolutely nothing when it comes to this ... just seems that with all the cord cutting and drop in sports ratings that it would be refreshing to be the team that leads some kind of digital charge. Think about how the Cubs grew their fan base through WGN back in the day... they grew it through cable and everybody across the US being able to watch them.. essentially they became America's team this way for people without a market. Is there a way to team up w "new cable" aka digital world? The problem is none of those networks are going to offer more money than a sports-centered one. They’re also not going to have sports news and/or reporters devoted to the team. What would be their interest in promoting the Sox, unless the ratings would generate more profitable advertising buys? At least WGN and TBS/TNT were affiliated with Chicago and Atlanta respectively. How much crossover is there with sports fans and movie/tv/entertainment fans....in the general public, but specifically as it relates to an extremely niche-oriented Sox baseball package?

Pretty laughable that months ago we were expected to trust Trump not to lie “more than the average Yahoo messageboard poster/commenter.” Making fun of someone’s height (same with Rubio), having a makeover (Scarborough’s wife), having a disability (reporter), Lyin’ Ted Cruz, Megyn Kelly (blood was coming out of her....), Crooked Hillary, Miss Universe’s weight, Low Energy Jeb....bully bully bully, and it keeps taking the attention away from Russia, tax returns, Mueller, Jared and Donald Jr., now the dispute over the phone call to Sgt. Johnson’s wife. Wow...making the L in liddle’ smaller case shows impressive IQ. When’s that competition with Rex Tillerson again? Why an ‘ after it, though? the entire World WAS laughing and taking advantage of us. People like liddle' Bob Corker have set the U.S. way back. Now we move forward! 2.5K 968 3.6K Donald J. Trump Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump · 10m Sen. Corker is the incompetent head of the Foreign Relations Committee, & look how poorly the U.S. has done. He doesn't have a clue as.....

All the former Sox players struggling late in their playoff performances. Sale, Q, Frazier just had a chance to tie the game, Kahnle and Robertson getting torched the last two games. Ratings are really going to take a hit with the Astros instead of the Yankees...but you have the “feel good” story for Houston after the hurricane at least. Yankees have only scored three total runs in four games in Houston.

Verlander the true definition of big game pitcher....somehow managed to get that fastball back after looking dead in the water 2-3 years ago. But who could the Astros start in Game 5? McCullers has such an iffy injury history and would be on short rest...Peacock? Tough call. Going the Nationals’ route of (over)protecting Strasburg definitely backfired.

Zobrist really showing his age and the bullpen weaknesses on the left side were just two key issues. They’re going to have to overpay for another starter in FA, trade Happ/Russell/Baez/Schwarber or put it off until the trade deadline next year. 2018 is probably their final season not to have to worry (too much) about competition within the NL Central. Have a feeling the Brewers will yo yo back and forth like the Twins the last three years. With Rizzo, Bryant and Contreras, they have three studs. The problem is the Dodgers are a much better team now (Puig has even found a role), the Cubs’ defense rapidly regressed (Fowler departure and Zobrist showing age, Schwarber/Happ well below average). Nevertheless, young players like Russell and Almora can quickly put it all together...just a matter of just a few of those guys progressing and making the right decision on who to trade from the Baez/Schwarber/Happ grouping. And Schwarber could put up some huge numbers in Yankee Stadium with that short RF porch...an overpay by the Yankees might be worth it, because his value right now is so depressed compared to a couple of years ago.

Trump's actions are beginning to have global consequences http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/20/opinions/tru...nion/index.html Donald Trump may not have created this mess, but his recent pronouncements on the Iran deal appear to lack the leadership skills that would be expected of a US president. Indeed, Trump seems to be the only person unable to comprehend the ripple effect of his actions. Trump's sabre rattling on Iran and North Korea isn't just ensuring that citizens of those countries get in line behind their regimes, but it also exposes the paucity of his policies to a global audience. All of the other signatories to the deal -- Russia, China, Germany, France and the UK as well as the EU -- urged against doing what he did and risk triggering...

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 19, 2017 -> 08:34 PM) WSJ reported earlier today that the FBI has been brought into the investigation. Something doesn't seem right here. https://www.wsj.com/articles/death-of-u-s-s...cism-1508457444 Originally it was reported that French Mirage jets were part of the rescue...but rules of engagement prevented them from actually dropping bombs, they could only "buzz" the 50-75 ISIS (supposedly, since the administration hasn't been clear on who the enemy was...) fighters involved in the ambush. Then there was the story about a private contractor actually doing the rescuing and carrying off of the 3 dead soldiers (reported yesterday on CNN among other places). Plus the issue of Sergeant Johnson unaccounted for at least 2 days/nights...whether he died instantly or what was the extent of his injuries?

QUOTE (Quin @ Oct 19, 2017 -> 05:54 PM) Apparently he hasn't noticed the guerilla warfare between centrist/moderate Democrats and the Sanders/Warren wing over the party for the past 24 months....to the point where the Democratic Party still has no clear direction or anything resembling a consensus moving forward. California almost belongs in its own political party...watching what is going on with Diane Feinstein since Trump was elected being one prime example.

New York's really set up well for the future with Judge, Sanchez, Bird and Torres...that's an impressive young core (to rival the Cubs/Astros/Indians), not to mention the outfielder they got from the Indians who got injured earlier in the season against us. Torres will eventually take over at 3B...probably starting the year in AAA, he's just back to taking batting practice again after his surgery. Even if they don't get the starting pitching (and Tanaka's hitting 93-94 for the first time since his debut season again)...they have the offense and bullpen to bail them out. And Betances has gotten over a rough patch to end the season and looks pretty dominant again.

How many examples have we seen throughout the last century of married men worth in the hundreds of millions (or billions of dollars, if you want to adjust for inflation) successfully being charged with rape by their wives? Just because it gets covered up/sealed/protected by non-disclosure agreements doesn't make it any less real or devastating for the victims. And there's absolutely nothing in Trump's long history of these interactions with women that suggests that he has any degree of empathy...everyone who has ever worked under him is aware of how volatile his temper is, as well. It all fits with the pattern.

QUOTE (bmags @ Oct 11, 2017 -> 02:04 PM) Harvey Weinstein is going to face repercussions for his actions and hopefully will receive justice. People are mounting a write-in campaign to vote out the DA that did not move forward against him. The people that stand up for women's rights cannot guarantee that all people that have ever claimed to support womens rights or supported a politician who supported womens rights had never sexually assaulted or raped a woman. They can try to ensure they receive repercussions and justice, however, and not sweep it under the rug, or, you know, elect them president. Vance Jr. is also the one responsible for not pursuing charges against Ivanka and Trump Jr. over charges of deliberately/falsely inflating their occupancy numbers to the 60% range when the reality was their property was barely at a 15% rate in terms of units sold. New York Dist. Atty. Cyrus Vance Jr. received $50,000 in campaign contributions from President Trump's lawyer and the attorney's associates and friends shortly after Vance's office dropped a fraud investigation against Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump. Trump's two eldest children were under investigation by the district attorney's office in 2012 for allegedly misleading investors in a hotel and condominium project in New York's Soho neighborhood, according to an investigation published Wednesday by ProPublica, WNYC and the New Yorker. After a two-year investigation, the DA instructed his underlings to drop the case. Months later, Marc Kasowitz, Trump's personal lawyer, donated $32,000, while another $18,000 was raised from lawyers at his firm and through a fundraising breakfast he hosted, according to the report. http://www.latimes.com/politics/washington...-htmlstory.html

https://mobile.twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/...112884630093825 Trying to take NBC off the air will go over well....

https://www.wmagazine.com/story/harvey-wein...-smear-campaign After reading this article, you can completely understand why an “unknown” ingenue/model wouldn’t stand a chance against those who defended him so well... Have to feel sorry for her, being exposed to Berlusconi orgy parties at 15-17 years old (also was in Miss Italy pageant at same age), even her last ex said her main crime is simply being too beautiful...Weinstein said she looked like Mila Kunis, etc. Would the newspapers keep posting gratuitous sexy/bikini/Instagram photos of a man in every single story if he was being sexually harassed by a more powerful woman?

And then this Sunday came another peak (or valley), when Colts ownership allowed Pence to make an appearance to create an outcome that could have been presumed from 1,000 miles away: a political statement cooked up by Trump’s administration to stoke his base and once again embarrass the NFL. Pence fulfilled what Trump asked for so many months ago when he urged fans to walk out of games if players knelt during the national anthem. Another self-inflicted injury that will only heighten the political fervor that has swirled around the NFL for weeks. On Sunday night, Jones then said he will not play any Cowboys players who “disrespect the flag.” As one league source with intimate knowledge of the protests said in disgust on Sunday, “Why were the Colts stupid enough to invite [Pence] after what Trump has been saying about the NFL? They only have themselves to blame.” Whoever is to blame – and whatever football energy is devoured because of it – the NFL’s endless political brush fire has more tinder to burn this week. Just the latest iteration of the saga that has gone from a speech to tweets to a walkout staged from the highest office in the land. The cycle moves on another week. Much to the chagrin of the weary executives who are powerless to stop it. https://sports.yahoo.com/nfls-protest-feud-...-002025253.html

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/10/08/politics...cost/index.html Roughly $200,000 for that stunt with Air Force Two.

Anderson looking like a keeper again the second half Guys like Kahnle and Swarzak excelling...Robertson returning value All the “scrubs” like Yolmer, Avi, Davidson, Leury and Omar/K.Smith surprisingly pulling their weight Watching Delmonico and Moncada hit (well, LH at least) Seeing some encouraging glimpses from Fulmer Lopez and especially Giolito flashing as well Abreu returning at least to 2015 form Q recovering and returning Jimenez/Cease Robert acquisition Dominance of Kopech, and Hansen/Dunning for long stretches Rodon, Rodon, Rodon... Zach Collins, although the offensive numbers appear a bit less awful than they were perceived to be Missing out on all our top picks in the draft...although Burger seems to be a pleasant surprise so far Having to watch so many Holland, Pelfrey, Gonzalez and Shields starts Dylan Covey miss, not unlike Nieto Fernando Tatis, Jr., looking like a future superstar at a key position Losing a Top 3 pick the final two months...of course, partially due to prospects overperforming like Delmonico and Giolito The bullpen...mostly self-inflicted due to trades Wondering if it would have been better to hold onto Kahnle, Rutherford not lighting it up Maybe the best part for me was the excitement of knowing we could outcompete the Cardinals for a top prospect and legitimately being able to acquire almost any top prospect in baseball with Sale, Eaton and Q the last calendar year...learning other teams’ systems inside and out, compared to always being ranked in mid 20’s Attendance/excitement/buy-in from fanbase held up pretty darned well in Year 1...next year is the biggest concern, along with the Twins and Indians

Two doubles tonight. Off Kyle Gibson, but that grain of salt is countered by beating up Giles and Martes, too. Hopefully he can feast on the AL Central 40 man rosters down the stretch and have a full head of steam/confidence going into 2018.

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Aug 22, 2017 -> 07:39 AM) I'm gonna be totally honest with you Caulfield. I don't really read your posts. Yeah, maybe you're right...it doesn't make any difference what a single person writes here anyway, nobody will ever change their minds, one way or the other. Honestly, I can't recall anything you've ever written one way or the other, either. At any rate, a new school year has started again, so now's the perfect time to do the Rabbit "long farewell."

QUOTE (TaylorStSox @ Aug 22, 2017 -> 07:13 AM) Great series of posts, CWS. People realize that "antifas" originated from skinhead culture, right? It used to be that skinheads and antifas ran in the same circles, with opposing beliefs. They'd go to Hardcore shows, get in fights with one another, then go grab some coffee together and talk about how cool being "edge" was. Both groups were equally violent, equally misguided, led by idiots that preyed on youth wanting something to believe in. The current political climate is a real indictment of the Democratic party. Here you have an idiot running the country. You have a motivated base. Yet, there's such a lack of leadership that they can't seize the opportunity. As a liberal, it's extremely frustrating to witness. The Equivalence Fallacies of some of the posters in this thread really aren't worth arguing. Justifying poor behavior by comparing it to worse behavior is how children argue. Literally. Sure, but what is the solution....Gandhian/MLK non-violence and passive resistance yet again? It's certainly true that the violent right generally supports President Trump. Given that support, his hesitancy about criticizing even the most extreme Nazi imagery and lethal violence (he did call out "racist violence" two days later, then walked it back) creates the impression that, if he isn't explicitly sympathetic to the marching morons at Charlottesville, he at least enjoys basking in the scented glow of tiki torches. If we're balancing dangers on the great scale of suckage, that connection to the White House would seem to make the fascist right the more immediate threat. But that doesn't mean we have to pick a competing brand of ideological awfulness as a viable alternative to fascism. The thugs on the left have already proved themselves to be violent and intolerant. There's no reason to favor one illiberal force over another when our country has a long history based on much different, and much better, political principles. "Sooner or later... one has to take sides—if one is to remain human," Haider writes, quoting a character from Graham Greene's The Quiet American. "The liberal center has to heed the same warning," Haider adds. "In order to reject Trump's equivocations about 'many sides,' we have to take one." But the character Haider quotes is a member of Vietnam's Communist party—which killed "probably about 1,040,000" people in the post-Vietnam War period, after it came to power over the united country, as estimated by the late Prof. R. J. Rummel of the University of Hawaii. What about that? That's an unpalatable side to pick in any situation. We do have to pick a side. But we already have one. Despite our many differences over specific policies, most Americans have traditionally supported the side of liberty, tolerance, free speech, and peaceful political change, within broad parameters. That side is in opposition to the violent, authoritarian thugs of the right and of the left. If we regain our faith in what we already have, there's no reason to choose between rival siblings competing to rule over the ruins of everything that's worthwhile on behalf of their illiberal family. http://reason.com/archives/2017/08/22/choo...antifa-and-fasc The problem is we're treating skinheads/Neo-Nazis here as just a somewhat innocent, misunderstood group...if they were exactly that, why would there have any been any need to oppose them in the first place? Sharks and Jets, Hatfields and McCoys, Montagues and Capulets...yet why are the hospitalized or number of serious injuries in the name of the skinhead movement exponentially higher? How many has/have Antifa ever killed? What about the hundreds or thousands of deaths that the Aryan Brotherhood is behind in the American prison systems? They're different from skinheads, how exactly?

At least 54% and another 19% undecided (splitting the difference gives you 63-64%) of Americans want Confederate statues to remain in place... https://www.yahoo.com/news/majority-america...-215130275.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp...m=.86c6b9582388 Mnuchin's wife boasts of travel on government plane, Hermes and Valentino fashions

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 21, 2017 -> 10:42 PM) I think everyone in America should be an independent like me. That way you can just assess candidates on their own merit. For instance I am a former Republican conservative, yet in the pack of bad choices, I became a huge Bernie guy. I despised Hillary; saw Trump as a total rich chump and really didn't like anybody else except Biden, who wasn't running and McCain and Kasisch. Cmon folks, both major parties are crooked; both are awful. Become an independent and assess all presidential candidates in the future on their own merits, not party. The third party candidates like Jill Stein were even more awful this past election... Evan McMullin said some interesting things...Bill Weld was a Republican in left-leaning Massachusetts, so basically closer to a Dem as a member of the Libertarian Party. No real answers there in the Green or Libertarian Parties. Arguably, Stein contributed as well to Trump's election because of siphoning off votes in the Rust Belt (like Nader from Gore in 2000, Perot from Bush Sr. in 1992).

I hardly think deliberately GOADING a group of liberals/Antifa and getting escorted out by the police is the MORAL EQUIVALENT of the actions we've consistently seen from NEO-NAZI hate groups... If those on the right desire to say that Antifa or Black Lives Matter are the exact same thing, just on opposite sides, there's absolutely no way productive way to go forward for this country without a completely new administration (Trump and Pence both gone) in 2020.