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James Shields starting for Charlotte in ten minutes... Zack Collins apparently heard the criticism aimed in his direction!!

QUOTE (fathom @ Jun 3, 2017 -> 03:48 PM) Cafardo with some concerning comments about some teams cooking on Q and questions about his health. He seems fine to me https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/06/cafa...p;post-id=93654 I'd be slightly concerned too if they're planning to cook him. Dad gum cannibals!!!

Unless you want to blame Cooper for Q....blame Hahn, too. Holland and Pelfrey have been better than expected. The White Sox bullpen thrived actually until this week behind a back four that amazingly included Kahnle, Swarzak and Jennings. Eventually they were due to hit a wall like last year. Overused. Plus the defense has been pretty bad behind them.

http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?sid=m...itting/2017/ALL The Collins k's are alarming, but an 848 ops coming into today is more than respectable. It's actually within hailing distance of Moncada and Delmonico. Still, that's the second time we took the "best college hitter" in a decade, with Beckham the first. Rodon and Fulmer the best college pitchers those draft years.

No Rodon updates? The magical mystery medical tour continues?

QUOTE (bmags @ Jun 3, 2017 -> 03:23 PM) Josue is Vlad Jrs cousin Apparently he is Gabby/Gabriel's brother...who had 18 homers in 2014 as a 20 year old at High Desert but has stalled out in AA. Hasn't been over a 700 ops the last three years at any stop. Still "just" 23 but clock's ticking.

Cubs' burnout might be setting in by then... On second thought, Nah.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jun 3, 2017 -> 03:09 PM) What's the question http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?sid=m...itting/2017/ALL Josue is his brother? I saw him play for Clinton a couple of summers ago...looked close to his spitting image frame-wise. Then there's a Gregory (ss) and of course the Blue Jays' version.... http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?sid=m...layer_id=665872 (DSL Mets now)

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Jun 3, 2017 -> 11:03 AM) Awesome! See, they didn't need to sign any piece of paper to do good. They didn't have to send $7 billion to foreign entities to waste to do good. keep it up. But when the electric bills triple and you have occasional power blackouts, just remember, your choice. WASHINGTON — The Government Accountability Office said Thursday that it could not complete an audit of the federal government, pointing to serious problems with the Department of Defense. Along with the Pentagon, the GAO cited the Department of Homeland Security as having problems so significant that it was impossible for investigators to audit it. The DHS got a qualified audit for fiscal year 2012, and is seeking an unqualified audit for 2013. The report released by the GAO on Friday indicates serious accounting problems at two of the largest government agencies: the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security. The Department of Defense has a net cost of $799.1 billion to the federal budget, while the Department of Homeland Security has a net cost of $48.7 billion. “The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) cannot render an opinion on the 2012 consolidated financial statements of the federal government because of widespread material internal control weaknesses, significant uncertainties, and other limitations,” the agency said. “As was the case in 2011, the main obstacles to a GAO opinion on the accrual-based consolidated financial statements were: Serious financial management problems at the Department of Defense (DOD) that made its financial statements unauditable. The federal government’s inability to adequately account for and reconcile intragovernmental activity and balances between federal agencies. The federal government’s ineffective process for preparing the consolidated financial statements." http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/18/g..._n_2507097.html Mountains versus mole hills. Yet Trump wants a $64 billion increase, McCain argues $640 billion is more appropriate.

QUOTE (bmags @ Jun 3, 2017 -> 02:56 PM) Good rundown thanks! Excited for Guerrero. He's the cousin of the Blue Jays' Guerrero who some are already calling the best pure hitting prospect in the game?

Looks like Royals and White Sox will be tied for last at 6 games under after today... Guess we have to root for the Twins, Tigers and Royals to all hang in the division race as long as possible.

Davidson dp ball ruins that inning...Avi still at .328 but less XB hits recently.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-latam-li...m-idUSKCN0WH1BZ Article about lithium, the "white petroleum," mines in Chile, Argentina and Bolivia What is the progress of the brine-based lithium field in Wyoming that was discovered in 2013? http://business.financialpost.com/midas-le...ry-demand-rises Declining lithium prices, rising demand for batteries Tesla’s gigafactory is the 900 pound gorilla in the room, when it comes to production of lithium-ion batteries — or so CEO Elon Musk would have us believe. Musk’s pursuit of a domestic solution to the problem of relying on Asian battery manufacturers to supply the power modules to his automobile products inspired his decision to build his gigafactory, which he envisions as a way to bring battery production costs down. But his isn’t the only “giga” scale factory that will be hoovering world lithium supply. There are major battery production plans on the drawing boards of other multi-national heavyweights like Samsung, LG Chem, Sanyo, Primearth EV Energy (a joint venture between Toyota and Matsus***a in Japan), and A123 Systems. When all these major manufacturers are taken into account, the current estimates for future lithium demand— currently in the range of an additional 100,000 tonnes per year — might look a little light.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Jun 3, 2017 -> 11:56 AM) Man it must be brutal in the sun out there in that league. At least in the Caribbean you get the moderating ocean breezes and nice coolish evenings. Probably not many day games. Said on the schedule all games begin at 10:30 a.m.

Schwarber grand slam...now up to .166. Against the Cards and Leake, that will get an outfield seat painted where it landed in LCF.

These cities and states are vowing to stick to Paris accord The governors of California, New York and Washington State created the United States Climate Alliance to convene states upholding the Paris Agreement. States Governors who have proclaimed their continued support for the accord include: Charlie Baker, Massachusetts. (Republican in bigly Democratic state) Jerry Brown, California Kate Brown, Oregon Andrew Cuomo, New York John Hickenlooper, Colorado David Y. Ige, Hawaii Jay Inslee, Washington Dannel P. Malloy, Connecticut Terry McAuliffe, Virginia Gina M. Raimondo, Rhode Island "California will resist this misguided and insane course of action," Brown said in a prepared statement. Cities A group of mayors said they "will adopt, honor, and uphold the commitments to the goals enshrined in the Paris Agreement." The group includes: Mayor Martin J. Walsh, Boston Bill de Blasio, New York City Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Eric Garcetti, Los Angeles Jim Kenney, Philadelphia Mitch Landrieu, New Orleans Ed Murray, Seattle Sylvester Turner, Houston READ THE FULL LIST, LETTER HERE http://www.4029tv.com/article/these-cities...-accord/9966980 https://mic.com/articles/178859/french-pres...roll#.r8aJKPWGx Waiting for Trump to tweet back at Macron after getting trolled with video and almost having his hand broken in long handshake

http://www.milb.com/roster/index.jsp?cid=633 LUIS Robert could be starting his White Sox career today...in fact, all the games already started at 10:30 am in the Dominican. He will wear #26 to start out. http://www.dominicansummerleague.com/www/b...-baseball-city/ (Schedule for this month) http://dominicansummerleague.com/www/estad...6/withesox.html (DSL White Sox team statistics)

CNN Reporter Jim Acosta Slams EPA Chief On Climate Change Denial https://www.yahoo.com/news/cnn-reporter-jim...-201832741.html Earth to Trump: F**k You!’ President’s Paris Climate Pact Withdrawal Inspires Amazing Headlines https://www.yahoo.com/news/earth-trump-f-k-...-144934581.html https://www.yahoo.com/news/white-house-stil...-204101485.html He has called it an “expensive hoax” invented by the Chinese. He has denied it exists, denied that he denied it exists, and also managed to say humans share “some” of the blame for its existence. “He” is President Donald Trump, and “it” is climate change ― a subject White House officials apparently avoid discussing with him, lest anyone ask them about where he stands on the issue. Anne Hidalgo, the mayor of Paris and Chair of the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, urged Mr Trump to reconsider his “short-sighted” decision. “The years to 2020 will be crucial in determining if the worst effects of climate change can be avoided,” Ms Hidalgo wrote in an editorial for Newsweek. “American leadership on this urgent challenge is needed now more than ever.” However, she added that regardless of Mr Trump’s action, “the great cities of the world, in particular the 12 American C40 cities, remain resolutely committed to doing what needs to be done to implement the Paris Agreement”.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Jun 3, 2017 -> 09:06 AM) Sure, let's see those states come up with the remaining $7 billion or whatever the amount was. Once California tries to go to its single payer route for insurance they wont have money for a pack of gum, much less any climate stuff. My whole big complaint here is the money. It's one thing to send LNG to some s***holes so they can stop using coal. Send food to a nation having problems feeding its people. But we send them money, you never know how much gets siphoned off at every stop along the way. The UN has a very bad history of this. Hell, every government has a very bad history of this. It's always about the money. States are free to curb their emissions all they want. They don't need a signature on some piece of paper to do that. Have at it! My objection is always that we end up sending ungodly amounts of money to unaccountable people where it gets stolen and misused. Invest in solar! Explore for more natural gas! Keep phasing out coal! (Phasing out, not stopping cold turkey) Keep researching nuke power! Capitalism will get us there once someone figures out a way to make money, without stealing it from other governments. The point of the $3 billion (out of $10 total) the US has contributed isn't the biggest issue here...it's the common commitment of all the countries of the world to work in this particular issue and share strategies/best practice, like California is doing with China and vice-versa. Do you really think it will be hard for all the billionaires in Silicon Valley, Oregon and Washington, or New York State/NYC to come up with this money? Nope. Michael Bloomberg alone has already committed $15 million from his own private foundation...none of it will come from US states that are running significant budget deficits. But the money is there. Heck, venture capital firms are willing to invest hundreds of billions in innovative clean/green tech concepts. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-pent...E9AH0LQ20131118 US Pentagon waste Not to mention $30-60 billion waste/fraud/corruption/embezzlement during the Iraq War alone. Foreign Aid is always less than 1% of the budget. The majority of the assistance is private as opposed to government. In fiscal year 2014, the U.S. government allocated the following amounts for aid: Total economic and military assistance: $43.10 billion Total military assistance: $10.57 billion Total economic assistance: $32.53 billion of which USAID Implemented: $17.82 billion[4] Usage of money for support Edit Aid from private sources within the United States in 2007 was probably somewhere in the $10 to $30 billion range. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) estimated that net private grants from the United States to developing countries totaled $12.2 billion that year.[5] A private think-tank, the Hudson Institute, gave the following figures for U.S. private assistance for 2004. Category Amount[6] Total U.S. Private Assistance $71.2 billion Foundations $3.4 billion Private and Voluntary Organizations (e.g., NGOs) $9.7 billion Universities and Colleges $1.7 billion Religious Organizations $4.5 billion Corporations $4.9 billion Individual remittances to family members $47 billion

9th. Percentage points ahead (or behind, depending on your perspective) of the Pirates.

In other words....pro-environment progressive states, governors, mayors/municipalities, multinational corporations can all come together and basically create their own even tougher environmental standards than the Paris Accords. The entire world GDP is between $70-80 trillion per year. USA at $18.6 trillion and China at $11.8 trillion with roughly five times the population. 0.64% * 18.6=$11.9 trillion So basically Trump can do little to stop the equivalent of the second lagest economy of the world (already within the US) from fighting back against his environmental policies. That only leaves Trump with $6.7 trillion. California GDP alone is $2.6 trillion, along with New York at $1.44 trillion. Those two get you fairly close to all the Trump states. Texas is actually second at $1.65 trillion, but the Bush Family is clearly no fan of Trump. Add those three, you get $5.7 trillion in economic activity. Jerry Brown and the governors of New York and Washington said they would establish a coalition of states committed to upholding the Paris accord, while 27 California state senators sent a letter to Brown, urging him to convene a climate summit with “like-minded states and subnationals from around the world, to ensure that we continue to charge ahead without forfeiting all of our historic progress to date.” California has long served as a model on climate change policy, sharing extensive regulatory experience with bureaucrats abroad. Severin Borenstein, an energy economist at University of California, Berkeley, said, “What California does isn’t just sort of closely watched. In some cases, it is just photocopied into other states and other countries.” “The absence of a real federal policy has created a vacuum, a hunger overseas for what are Americans doing on climate change. And into that hunger, Jerry Brown offers a menu,” said David Victor, professor of international relations at the University of California, San Diego, and author of the book “Global Warming Gridlock.” “He’s just kind of nominated himself. But I think that’s the nature of the business.” In his feud with Trump, Brown has been aided by the president’s myriad domestic controversies and low public approval rating – and by the freedom a governor can exercise in his final term. When he last visited China, in 2013, California was emerging from a budget crisis and Brown devoted much of his attention to trade-related concerns. This time, he is expected to focus almost exclusively on climate, participating in a global climate summit and meeting with high-level Chinese officials, possibly including President Xi Jinping. Gov. Jerry Brown, America's unofficial climate change ambassador in the Trump era, heads to China http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-sac...0601-story.html

Moved up to 9th pick. Progress.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jun 3, 2017 -> 12:14 AM) The question is ... when Trump gets impeached and removed from office, is that an out of jail card for Kathy Griffin? I mean we know Trump is not going to last. So the moment he gets the hook from office, does Kathy get to go on tour again? You've probably seen every one of her concert dates have been canceled by the hosts. How are the Dixie Chicks doing today? They were A List stars when they got into political hot water. She will probably write a book...if there are enough people who care about this supposed confrontation with Trump on the left to buy it.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jun 2, 2017 -> 10:01 PM) Not at all...I'm arguing the exact opposite. Encouraging we all become better human beings is great, but that isn't going to cut it. We need more regulation/law. From the GOP Congress? Deregulation is the only word that comes to mind, unless the issue is marijuana to one of the social/moral touchstones.

Have gone from +28 to +9 in a heartbeat this week. Soler has been even worse than Schwarber, wow he's struggling. And Judge hit his 18th homer tonight.