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https://mobile.twitter.com/hashtag/Stockhol...-115854156.html Looks like he's from Uzbekistan. 39. Some very graphic pictures in this feed. Be warned. The suspect in Stockholm's deadly beer truck attack is a 39-year-old native of Uzbekistan who had been on authorities' radar previously, Swedish authorities said Saturday. The prime minister urged citizens to "get through this" and strolled through the streets of the capital to chat with residents. Prosecutor Hans Ihrman said the suspect has not yet spoken to authorities and could not confirm whether he was a legal resident of Sweden. Anders Thornberg, head of the Swedish Security Service, said security services were working with other nations' security agencies to investigate the attack, but declined to elaborate. https://www.yahoo.com/news/swedish-authorit...-065945086.html

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/201...y-theory-214999 "President Not-Obama" Obama continues to be dogged by critics of his tentative and professorial foreign policy...even from his own former staffers. Amazing something so symbolic can get almost everyone on board, but that's been true for generations of Americans. Never thought Brian Williams would become such a missile attack fan boy.

LOL. How does one join the 1% club? $1 million or more in investable assets? White privilege "victim"? Raised in the suburbs? $2.5 million in assets, including primary residence? Maybe Chicagoans have a different idea than native Iowans...so my numbers are probably on the low side.

QUOTE (soxforlife05 @ Apr 7, 2017 -> 10:52 PM) Moncada would look awful nice in CF. 7 for 11 to start the year in AAA He had just 177 at-bats in AA last year. No matter what he's hitting, he won't be up any earlier than the end of May. Saladino shifts to 3rd when Frazier is gone, or potentially becomes a supersub if they think Delmonico should the starter there. Sanchez and Leury move on to greener pastures. Leury might actually stay for awhile simply because he can also play the outfield and has better speed. Moncada won't be moved off the infield unless his defense forces a change. All reports say the raw tools are there with repetition and experience. Remember, he played mostly 3rd last year.

Basically, if the player doesn't have the capability of putting up at least a 2.5-3.0 war at any key position...or slots as a 750-775 or lower 1B/DH/LF, he's just filling filling roster space, suppressing the winning percentage for draft positioning and/or buying time for Moncada and Collins. So that only leaves you Anderson, Abreu (since they can't or won't trade him) and possibly Saladino...with the two already mentioned. You sign Robert, you've got 5-6 useful pieces (three dynamic athletes and Saladino a step behind) and aren't that far off from being a very competitive team in 2019, if not the second half of 2018. But it obviously depends just as much on the young pitching and Rodon.

QUOTE (SCCWS @ Apr 7, 2017 -> 09:30 PM) Realizing that Leury, Davidson, Delmonico and May are all AAA calibre players. The jury's still far from out on Delmonico. Hayes, for that matter. That said, if he can't stick at 3rd, his chances go down quite a bit.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 7, 2017 -> 09:15 PM) Poor guy doesn't seem to stand a chance of making any $$ in this game. He has earned $15,000 so far this week...

It is strange you don't order him to take at least one pitch, especially with the top of the order coming after. It's not like he has earned a green light. Probably just overeager. Makes me miss Jerry Owens. Almost.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Apr 7, 2017 -> 08:57 PM) Was there an attendance figure released tonight? 14004 I think.

Steverson must be in possession of the Steele/Russian hotel videos.

Hopefully Anderson can at least start learning how to spoil off speed stuff in order to get more fastballs. Abreu lets the cookie go by and chases outside of the zone. Sigh.

Putnam when he's going good might be the most underrated player on the roster...but he deserves the opportunity to pitch for a contender that needs 6th/7th inning help.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Apr 7, 2017 -> 08:27 PM) Would you rather have Buxton or TA? Tough call but I'd have to go TA. Probably Buxton because Saladino would be a pretty darned solid SS...but we don't have a game-changing outfielder other than Basabe. If you guaranteed Robert was coming on board, would have to rethink it. Buxton has certainly had longer periods of flailing away offensively...but the huge 30/30 potential and more walks. That said, Anderson has the quickest hands on the team and should be a 15-18 homer guy pretty consistently. Anderson has yet to fail.

So much for Byron carrying over his hot ending to last year. They will be 4-0 with Dozier and Buxton both scuffling. Positive sign for MN. And that outfield defense in LF and CF can make up for lots of pitching mistakes.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 7, 2017 -> 08:18 PM) Benetti just needs to focus on talking about baseball and not make 50 corny jokes a game. He's much better announcing football and basketball where he's more serious That and always deferring to Stone and asking him to explain things even non-pitchers should be able to grasp. Feels like he is trying too hard to teach a community college class on baseball for dummies that everyone's auditing.

So much for the theory that fundamentals will change overnight with Renteria. Of course, it doesn't help to start every game with two abysmal defenders. Another tailor-made double play opportunity missed. Given them two extra outs/bases this inning.

"The odds are long, but here we go. Jose Quintana does his usual thing. James Shields suddenly starts pitching like the James Shields of at least 2014. Derek Holland makes 30 starts and has that one big year that's maybe buried deep inside him. Miguel Gonzalez is solid. Carlos Rodon suddenly turns into Steve Carlton, with the best slider in the game. Then Yoan Moncada comes up in June and is an immediate star. Boom. Print your playoff tickets." For Greg's optimism club. Yes, Moncada walks a lot more than expected, to an earlier point.

QUOTE (Baron @ Apr 7, 2017 -> 07:23 PM) Correct I remember a few years back the DRS was atleast bearably bad. Seems Viciedo had more outfield assists from LF than RF, fwiw. The problem is the LF gets considerably more action.

QUOTE (Baron @ Apr 7, 2017 -> 07:23 PM) Correct I remember a few years back the DRS was atleast bearably bad. Seems Viciedo had more outfield assists from LF than RF, fwiw. The problem is the LF gets considerably more action.

Hopefully Hawk on the road next week will give up the idea Abreu is ever going to be a competent 1b. He is what he is...have to accept it.

QUOTE (Scoots @ Apr 7, 2017 -> 07:21 PM) Just a thought...i guess more realistically I would rather see May in C.F. with Luery Garcia in right, with Avi at DH. I would rather have the bett3r defense out there than the slim potential upside offensively with the left handed bar in Asche up there. Idk. That's fine, but they're not going to invest 300-350 at bats in Leury to determine he's the last guy on the roster. Just throw those AB's to anyone else, except Hawkins. Engel's not ready, so probably Liriano next. The other problem is four DH's in Avi, Abreu, Davidson and Asche.

QUOTE (Scoots @ Apr 7, 2017 -> 07:14 PM) Who would YOU rather have as DH? Avi or Abreu? I say DH Avi and try Davidson out in RF...i know he doesn't have the build of an outfielder but it can't be worse than Garcia. You need to give Davidson an opportunity to build some confidence that he belongs in the majors (offensively) before you even consider an in-season position change so dramatic.

At least Holland looks pretty good. He's always had that quiet swagger when he was going well with the Rangers.

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Apr 7, 2017 -> 07:04 PM) My entire perspective was that you had no idea. So prove that you have inside info. That's all. The outrage follows similar ISIS-inspired attacks through European cities like London, Berlin and Nice, when vehicles were used as weapons of terror. And they referred to him as a "maniac." There's your proof. https://gma.yahoo.com/sweden-edge-following...-211700440.html

Too bad there wasn't a bet of the Quebec mosque attack...