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I'm surprised someone hasn't launched a formal lawsuit (related to this Russian hacking/Putin vendetta) somewhere in the country that they would try to push up through the system (start in a state Trump won where the district court would likely decline to hear it) to the Circuit Court of Appeals/Supreme Court. http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/15/politics/tru...cent/index.html Trump's Commerce Secretary pick agreed with Romney's "47% of Americans are dependent on the government/won't ever vote Republican" comments from 2012 It's basically another version of Clinton's "deplorables" comment, just with GOP-coding.

If there were a ton of legit (internal) prospects being blocked, that would be ONE thing. We're talking guys like Engel, Coats, Tilson, May, Trey M. (and he's not ready), Davidson, Sanchez, Saladino, Narvaez, etc. Or Liriano, for that matter. Out of that whole ENTIRE group, we'd be lucky to get one everyday player with a 2.5-3.5 WAR.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Dec 15, 2016 -> 05:30 PM) At this point, Republicans, outside of the Grahams and McCains, care more about having power than about America. And how much of that is related to being totally opposed to Trump from the very beginning? Along with Rand Paul, they know that they can be a thorn in the side of the administration and "negotiate from the middle." I'll give McCain the benefit of the doubt as a "maverick" throughout his career, but Graham, not so much. It's more political for him.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/palantir-ceo...-155337355.html Peter Thiel's start-up with loads of government connections, barely a unicorn...invited to CEO tech conference. Twitter, while they eventually will be a merger/takeover candidate, mysteriously absent. Decisions like this are adding or subtracting billions of dollars in market value every day. http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/15/opinions/oba...nion/index.html GOP ObamaCare plan a charade

https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverythi...m=.9b876a65f420 25/30 states that voted for Trump won't see much in the way of job growth, tax cut benefits (average is around $900 vs. $300,000 for Top 1%) and will likely lose medical coverage with ObamaCare repeal. Talk about not voting for yor economic interests.

http://money.cnn.com/2016/12/15/news/compa...sure/index.html Treasury nominee involved in 40% of reverse mortgages for elderly....once attempted to foreclose on a 90 year old widow over bill 27 cents in arrears due to confusion about insurance payment, also sent letters asking for proof of residency which homeowners couldn't determine if it was a scam/trick hoax. No response, bank tried to foreclose, even when they eventually determined someone was still living there.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/the-moment-that-...-100008601.html The moment that made Trump possible...Matt Bai

Not even close...unless you trade Q, Robertson, Jones, Cabrera, Jennings, Petricka, Putnam and Lawrie before the deadline. Even then, Moncada, Lopez and Giolito could all make huge impacts...along with Burdi and Fulmer.

Staying up all night long here in China when those Sale and Eaton trades were going down was nutty but wouldn't have missed it for the world.

If she is Thai, she will never understand...good luck! If she's American/European, you've at least got a 50/50 shot. 5 a.m. in Thailand is 5 p.m. in Chicago, more or less. I remember back in holiday time in 2006, the girls I was with from the Czech Republic at the time thinking I was nuts going crazy about the Danks/McCarthy trade. Ostrava, I hardly knew ye. In the Philippines and especially South Korea, Taiwan and Japan...you'll get more understanding. At the very least, you can see tons of girls wearing White Sox caps backwards or ala CC Sabathia for style.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/putin-himself-in...-022916287.html Putin was directly involved in the Russian hacks...had vendetta against Hilary Clinton. http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/14/politics/iva...mily/index.html Ivanka to get her own East Wing office, will assume some of the duties of First Lady/"social hostess," essentially

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 14, 2016 -> 07:19 PM) So is he a pitcher or a hitter? Brooks Kieschnick Heavy! We had Sergio Santos, and Jason Dellaero and Brian Anderson both tried it. Someone with that type of talent, maybe it's better for him to pursue a pitching career and then switch if something goes wrong (see Rick Ankiel).

If they stick with Avi for TOO long (as if that hasn't happened already!) and we don't at least take looks at Coats, Engel, May and Davidson, it will be disappointing. By that point (80-100 games), we might all prefer Courtney Hawkins striking out at a 40% clip just to see an occasional prodigious bomb. It's highly UNLIKELY we'll see another Saladino come out of that bunch, but you just never know. Shields is a sunk cost, so that's a bit of a different situation since that's simply about recouping ROI or cutting bait. At the very least, he can protect the next wave of starting pitching from being brought up too quickly....along with Holland, Gonzalez and Covey or whatever his name is.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 14, 2016 -> 08:28 PM) The NYT times article already said this is exactly what the Obama admin did. But didn't they JUST ask for a new/updated report that's supposed to come out before January 20th? I did read that NY Times article. Between Comey and the Obama administration actions, it's easy to see why the Clintons will be pretty bitter for the remainder of their lives. As an aside, it's got to be jarring for all those aides like Huma Abedin to go from the top of the world to wondering what they are going to do for the rest of their lives, although I'd guess the Clintons will give here a role in the foundation's work, something. A number of long-time trusted aides like Neera Tanden were hung out to dry by wikileaks/Russian hacks of DNC/Podesta. God knows what Anthony Weiner can do...he should probably move out of NY or to another country and reinvent himself. http://theweek.com/speedreads/667301/clint...abedin-election Guess Ms. Abedin will do fine. Not sure why she's being blamed more than Robbie Mook, campaign manager.

Did Ryan Hanigan sign somewhere? He's always had a pretty good reputation defensively. Wonder if we could bring in one of the Molina brothers as a coach? (Too bad we can't bring their arms or amusing lack of foot speed as well.)

What's going to be really interesting is if an even more damning report on the hacks comes out before Obama leaves office. On one hand, it could add to the further troubles already going on with the transfer of power, de-legitimizing Trump and causing him to act even more erratically and confrontational. On the other, can Obama really afford to "just let it go" when someone like this is unprecedented, at least going back to Watergate, and the Constitution sure never conceived of defending against cyberattacks/foreign direct intervention into US elections (to steer them to a specific outcome more favorable to Russia).

So many Japanese phenom/prodigy pitchers (Dice K being the most recent bust) have struggled in America after being overhyped that I would think the Japanese Baseball Federation would want to push for him to come to the States at a time when he will have the best opportunity for success. Other than Darvish, who started out great but has struggled with injuries, there just hasn't been many examples where you could say "that contract was a bargain." The only ones I can think of are Iwakuma with the M's, and their closer about a decade ago (the name escapes me at the moment, Kaz Sasaki?).

If they think they can get more out of Saladino, Sanchez and Lawrie, he (Davidson) might still be blocked...but DH will provide him some opportunities for at bats, particularly if they pull the plug on Avi.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/obamacare-report...-173051792.html ObamaCare, it turns out...is working much better than most people perceived (or were lead to believe) and is projected to save $2.6 trillion over a ten year period now. 13% cost savings, etc. http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/14/opinions/wha...aimo/index.html What tech execs SHOULD tell Trump http://finance.yahoo.com/news/michael-moor...-172111956.html Michael Moore..."Trump's gonna get us all killed"

http://www.marieclaire.com/politics/news/a...istrative-role/ Having too much faith in Ivanka and Jared Kushner being able to solve the Middle East peace problem....surely, nothing will go wrong with those concepts.

The only problem is that the only one of those outfielders who can be projected to (if they hit their ceiling) be a 3-4+ WAR player would be Basabe. It seems all of those other outfielders have limitations in one area or another...to the point where they need to get back at least one more Robles-esque player to make many feel extremely confident about the future of the outfield.

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/news/heres-why...-054109774.html Passan...Here's Why the Future Dodgers Are Downright Scary

http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/13/opinions/cab...nion/index.html The potential danger of too many CEO's without government experience running agencies (some they even want to destroy).

All the lefties!!! Why not...get rid of Gonzalez and/or Shields whenever we get offers too good to pass up OR hold these guys in the rotation to protect Fulmer/Giolito/Lopez until they're ready. Win-win. Hopefully we get our own version of Feldman or Loaiza (2003).

Wouldn't be a surprise to see Engel or May up there as well...especially if Tilson is reinjured or can't hit well enough to hold down the position, and/or if Melky Cabrera is finally dealt. Nothing would be totally shocking, not even Courtney Hawkins getting at-bats if he somehow manages to pull off a hot streak in the minors.