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QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Apr 5, 2018 -> 08:23 AM) On Engel's defense, dude gets to balls that most CF's don't. The two balls he's dropped this year I don't think a lot of CF's get to. That said, he's here for his defense and if he's going to get to those balls he has to finish the play off and make the catch. On the throw to home, I have no issue with the thought process, if he makes a good throw there he's got a good chance to get the runner, problem is he didn't make a good throw. And ya, Nate was getting squared up pretty good last night but as long as he's healthy, he'll be fine. He well overran that first one and had to reach back over his head. It’s a ball 85-90% of MLB CFers should comfortably get to...didn't require anything close to a Buxton burst of speed. Maybe he was having problems with the dome backdrop...just seems he wasnt tracking it well or just was a bit off with his route.

QUOTE (Greg Hibbard @ Apr 5, 2018 -> 08:47 AM) I assumed with last season's offensive performance he was as good as gone as a major leaguer no matter how good his defense is/was Is there seriously no other option? Seems like another Cody Asche situation from last year. Sure, Cordell...maybe Skole, but they should be playing everyday. Saladino knows his role, has good speed off the bench, posesses a lot of versatility, and had a ton of physical/back problems so they’ll give him at least 3-4 months to see if he can rebound. Seems to get along with all of his teammates. Already 29.

Let?€™s just leave it that the lead would have evaporated at Guaranteed Rate Field in mid July with those swings...nevertheless he got the job done for the day.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Apr 5, 2018 -> 07:45 AM) Bernie goes down to Mississippi for a photo op with Civil Rights Leaders, and during his remarks drags Obama (the first black President if you remember) as a "charismatic leader" but a failure. Oh, Bernie. Whether you like him or not, he's going to make Dems' chances of winning in 2020 very, very difficult if he runs. Biden or Tim Kaine aren?€™t much better for dealing with all the coming technological changes to the world in innovative and insightful ways...really need young blood, 40?€™s or early 50?€™s. I wish the South Bend mayor had a real opportunity to break out. https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/201...-feature-217001 Or Garcetti, LA Mayor... https://www.yahoo.com/news/phil-bredesen-de...-090011825.html We’re going to see a lot more campaigns like Bredesen and Conor Lamb’s... At the time (2008), Bredesen reached out to lawmakers in Washington from both parties as they looked for answers. “I thought there was nobody in that town who had any idea what it was like for these people lying in bed at night and just seeing all these things that they had hoped for, for themselves, for their families, just sort of disappearing because of some crazy Wall Street banker somewhere,” he said. Nobody, Bredesen said, seemed to truly grasp “the fear and frustration” felt by working-class Americans who have never fully recovered even as much of the rest of the nation has rebounded back. He has been particularly critical of his own party, describing Democrats as “tone-deaf” to voters in small-town America, who tend to be more culturally conservative and who turned out for Trump in droves. “The Democrats, nationally, have done a great job of alienating a lot of voters with this kind of holier-than-thou superiority about a certain type of voter,” Bredesen said. “What was Hillary [Clinton]’s term? Oh yes, deplorables.” Long before the era of Trump, Bredesen had been sounding the alarm for Democrats on the party’s messaging. In the summer of 2007, he appeared before the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC), a group of party centrists who had gained influence during Bill Clinton’s presidency, where he said Dems desperately needed to find a way to reconnect with rural and blue-collar workers, especially in the South. “If you asked me what the Republicans stand for, I could tell you in about 25 words: a traditional view of family, a central role for faith, low taxes, an assertive and combative view of American interests abroad,” Bredesen said at the time. He went on: “I challenge you to describe what the Democratic Party stands for in 25 words. You can’t do it. We’re just defining ourselves by what we’re not. We’re just criticizing the failure of others.” ... “I don’t like the way this country and the way the media in this country has made everything about that person,” Bredesen said in an interview, referring to the president. “I think of Donald Trump more as a symptom than a first cause. And I think that symptom is that we as a party, … [and] a lot of Republicans too, have been tone-deaf to a lot of people who have been affected by globalization and technology and have got real concerns.” ... Bredesen frequently mentions the “Walmart test” he has applied throughout his own career and has encouraged others in his party to adopt. In it, he imagines how a voter in Walmart might react if he tried to sell them on a policy. “I just imagine myself stopping a couple in the aisle of a Walmart in Winchester, Tenn., or someplace like that, and explaining to them what I was trying to do, and why and so on,” he explained. “If I could see them nodding their heads, they don’t need to agree or disagree, but if they were saying they could at least understand what I was trying to do, I felt like maybe I was on the right track.”

Where did Robbie Ross Jr. go? Not on the current Knights roster...is it one of those deals where there’s a ten day period where ge could be picked up by another team?

Masters picks? Thomas and McIllroy seem to be the co-favorites, with Watson 3rd...Woods 4th or 5th choice. Justin Rose right up there as well.

QUOTE (pittshoganerkoff @ Apr 5, 2018 -> 06:37 AM) Really nice outing by Fulmer. I didn't start watching until the fourth inning, but I liked what I saw. I hope this was a sign of what he can be. Jones and Soria looked great. I agree with some previous posts - late innings bullpen looks good, otherwise not so much. I heard that the Sox lead the majors in home runs after yesterday's game. That's pretty cool. Not a stat that will last, but it's nice to see the power. Jones wasn't exactly fooling anyone...some of those balls would have been hits or even homers in the middle of the summer.

http://www.espn.com/mlb/attendance Tigers, for obvious reasons, seeing biggest attendance decline...

Start the game at 12-1-2 or forget about it getting finished...

https://sports.yahoo.com/want-see-cubs-wrig...-221623210.html Cubs are creating a “lottery” for a measly 60 fans per game to get in for $10 per seat...how generous of Ricketts. Let them eat cake!

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 4, 2018 -> 08:26 PM) His defense also kicked him in the balls which doesn't show in that line either. Engel’s ball he overran, Avi had a 50/50 ball he dropped...Engel had a terrible throw from CF that allowed both runners to advance in the process. Leury looked good, though.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Apr 4, 2018 -> 08:34 PM) jones and soria are solid to perhaps very good at the back. the rest of it? the sox are going to be in trouble in a lot of 6th innings this year. At least until some new faces are brought in all around to the pitching staff midway through summer. Who are you realistically expecting will improve the pen THIS year upon arrival in Chicago?

First place, baby! (Al Davis/Greg775)

Fulmer hardly deserves that crappy fate tonight...

Double plays killing the Sox...this game should have been safely in hand, let Sanchez off the hook and our relief corps is at best a crapshoot.

Moncada just missed a three run homer by inches...not the greatest luck so far, the weather conspired against him the first game. At least he got the hit, showed the oppo power. Castillo, pull your head out of your a&* on the basepaths.

93-95 is just fine with that movement. The key is confidence in his other three pitches, particularly the changeup.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Apr 4, 2018 -> 06:04 PM) fulmer is looking good, maybe he has improved. the kopech interview bombed eh? The last question, asking a stellar athlete...how do you channel your emotions to the batter? What? Engel elite defense argument taking a beating these last two games.

Benetti has been better tonight...closer game. Fulmer has looked great so far, except for throwing first pitch strikes.

Charlie Blackmon signed an extension with Rockies...was the #4/5 target on a number of FA shopping lists.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Apr 4, 2018 -> 10:42 AM) you are so itching to declare him the best international prospect ever, arent you Nope...another homer, this one off Kluber to tie the game. 92 mph four-seam fb. 5/11

"Tonight's results show we are at risk of a #BlueWave in WI. The Far Left is driven by anger & hatred -- we must counter it with optimism & organization. Let's share our positive story with voters & win in November," he tweeted. In another tweet, Walker added, "Big government special interests flooded Wisconsin with distorted facts & misinformation. Next, they'll target me and work to undo our bold reforms. We need to keep moving #WIForward & make sure a #BlueWave of outside special interest money doesn't take us backward." Big government special interests flooded Wisconsin with distorted facts & misinformation. Next, they'll target me and work to undo our bold reforms. We need to keep moving #WIForward & make sure a #BlueWave of outside special interest money doesn't take us backward. ” Scott Walker (@ScottWalker) April 4, 2018 It's the latest in a series of major election victories for Democrats. cnn.com My question for Governor Walker would be how would he typify the Tea Party movement in 2010, if not "anger and hatred"? I don't recall it being especially optimistic or offering any tangible/specific solutions to problems...

Ohtani now 3/8 after taking all of spring training to come up with those numbers...make that 4/9.

Ohtani was sandbagging all the time, haha. https://www.mlb.com/news/shohei-ohtani-hits...run/c-270714474 Hanging 74 mph inside curveball from Tomlin. (Let's see if he can hit a 95+ mph fastball for a homer for his next trick.) Although the Angels having two superstars makes things incrementally harder for the White Sox (albeit different divisions), it's great for the sport overall to have another Japanese superstar (if that's what he eventually becomes). Maybe he's the type of transcendent personality that inspires a breakthrough in China or India, even.

On the plus side, Avi/Anderson/Abreu continue to excel. Yolmer's doing just fine. We knew Davidson wouldn't hit 120 homers or whatever. In many ways, Anderson and Moncada hitting their ceilings are equally important, as the SS position/leadership is so key to a playoff/contending team. I don't think anyone at this point can be certain that Moncada becomes that 900+ OPS beast like Cano in his prime, so for now I'm tempering expectations to the 750-825 range and hoping that he has a breakout eventually like Buxton the second half last year (of course, they also thought it happened previous to 2018 and it was a mirage.) He's still just 22, and he seems fated to struggle as a RH hitter...that first strikeout against Happ was nearly center cut, granted 94 MPH, but then Avi struggled on similar pitches against Happ as well.