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Lopez is, at worst, a fifth starter or potentially elite bullpen piece. Giolito has looked that way his last 6-7 starts as well, and there’s been a notable uptick in velocity from his first two months. Now if we still don’t have any “sure” rotation pieces in place at the end of 2019, something has gone terribly awry.

So now he’s not to be applauded? You've articulated for two consecutive posts that they should be held back until next April...that decisions should be completely divorced from the desires of “meathead” fans (well, that’s more SouthSider2k5).

https://edition.cnn.com/2018/08/19/politics/trump-joseph-mccarthy-tweet/index.html So far this weekend, an open war in the intelligence community, McCarthyism accusations (although Mueller doesn’t speak and Roy Cohn was Trump’s lawyer) and calling the new Korean-American NY Times editorial board member “disgusting.” Par for the course.

If boosting attendance this season was even considered a “legitimate” factoring in the decision...god help us.

The list of starters with over 50 MLB starts after two Tommy John’s can be counted on fingers and not hands...

Let’s hope it’s not connected to placating him after the temper tantrum the last time out...

Where did Renteria get the idea that Engel was a “good” bunter? Curious as to how much of this happens out there. There is a coach at a school in Louisville that never calls the bunt off or even tries to disguise it. We read it every time but he never stopped. What since does that make? By the way they fouled for strike 3 every time. I'm not a big fan of bunting period (I think it's way overused, and is rarely the best option as outs are precious), but if the situation calls for or if you believe a bunt is the right play, I see no harm in bunting with 2 strikes, especially if you have someone that is a good bunter, but isn't a sure hitter. http://bluegrasspreps.com/ky-baseball-high/bunt-with-two-253178.html

What was Voldemort’s signing bonus with the Sox? Let’s not forget Soler, Yasmani Tomas, Hector Olivera and Rusney Castillo. The primary difference is the 4 organizations who invested that crazy money all are in playoff hunts currently. They were able to successfully absorb the payroll hits.

This would be even MORE of an issue if the White Sox had won 75 games and Rodon was Top 5 in the Cy Young balloting. The only difference would be “three years of useful (to contention) Rodon” instead of just two and more likely one. I just hope they don’t give Hahn another year or two of rebuilding to wait on whoever they receive back for Rodon to produce at the big league level. I don’t even know if a Ricketts type with deep pockets would break the bank to extend Rodon...maybe, but it would be the equivalent of the Darvish deal for the franchise.

She needs to spend a month just studying national and international issues in depth...and step out of the public eye for awhile. It’s like the Sarah Palin phenomenon (too much exposure, too quickly..media eventually turns on everyone), although I personally believe Ocasio-Cortez is much smarter and has more empathy towards her constituents. The only winning argument that supports socialism is the parallel with China’s 30 years of economic growth, but I don’t think any politician in the country can pull that one off. Trump has actually made a lot of headway with the “these Crazy Dems want totally open borders!” and abolish ICE argument. Somehow, that’s helping him more than some of the most outrageous abuses along the border or in Puerto Rico after the hurricane are hurting.

Knowing Sale, he got hurt throwing 100 mph against the White Sox...

You’re not going to get that for Rodon until he proves to be 100% all the way through next year’s trade deadline...

https://sports.yahoo.com/sister-mary-jo-sobieck-steals-show-white-sox-game-epic-first-pitch-023727941.html

Yet somehow the A’s went from the best team in baseball at the end of 2014...to one of the best teams in baseball again with just three years in between, in one of the more talented divisions in baseball. They traded Samardzja...we had three top 30 talents to help springboard our rebuild.

Minaya strikes again...Miami winning, SD down by 2. Goodbye, Dave Martinez.

Yet another called strike 3 outside the zone...yeah, the previous pitch was high, but clipped the top of the zone.

Oops, an Angels pitcher from long ago. Yes, The Dark Knight of former yore, now a Red... Covey has never beaten the Royals in six career starts, fwiw. Might be a good thing, with the Padres lapping at our heels.

Why do I have a sinking feeling our big offseason move will be signing Brian Harvey?

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/troubling-shocking-americans-increasingly-crowdfunding-medical-bills-130357884.html GFM always seems to provoke emotional arguments...over funeral expenses, funeral expenses for people who died in reckless fashion, homeless vets who receive “too much generosity that should be allocated more evenly,” then you have FBI’ers like McCabe and Strozk earning $500,000 and rising for anti-Trump reasons. The biggest scam of all was $7.3 million going to Jill Stein for an election recount which obviously hasn’t occurred.

149 BA since ASB sinking towards the Mendoza Line. 6 k’s clear of Gallo, 172 to 166.

Guess we get to watch another 7-8 starts from The Coven.

Robert and Madrigal both with two hits...unfortunately Nick doesn’t keep the 1.000 ops...reality closer to 673. Morrison trying to give the game right back. Each team scores 3, tied at 11 going into 11th.

Battle of two Rule 5 picks...Keller has quietly been a revelation on a terrible team, with a startling groundball rate and very few homers surrendered.

Depends completely on the state of the Indians...

And yet we’re nominating geriatric Joe Biden? He’s the best they can come up with? He wasn’t even close to winning in 1988, when he was in his prime years... Glad Reddy is on the same side as Kayleigh McEnany https://mobile.twitter.com/kayleighmcenany/status/1030496721569280000?ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^1030496721569280000&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Freason.com%2Fblog%2F2018%2F08%2F17%2Falexandria-ocasio-cortez-bans-reporters