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http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports...ep13-story.html

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/rapinoe-kneel...-003056979.html Rapinoe continues to show solidarity...

Sully was really good but not quite ready to hand the Oscar to Hanks quite yet. Fwiw, at least Eastwood picked a more universal, "everyman" hero this time. That will work in his favor, compared to American Sniper.

http://www.royalsreview.com/2016/9/15/1293...p-of-the-royals Have to go halfway down to start. Interesting insight on why MCU can never be great...the lack of a unifying musical theme or memorable soundtrack. Never had even thought about it, but makes a lot of sense in terms of the movie-going experience.

The problem is assuming that Jennings won't falter, that Putnam and Petricka will return seamlessly like Nate Jones and that Robertson's problem was related to overwork and nothing else. Putnam was a reclamation project and Petricka wasn't nearly as effective as he was earlier in his career where it even looked like he could be a closer. The wild card is Burdi. If he's as good as advertised and not starting in Winston-Salem or Birmingham, thry should be okay, but they probably need to find another lefty with as many lefty hitters as there are in the AL Central.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Sep 15, 2016 -> 08:48 PM) What is the point of testing if we have Anderson there? Unless you're talking about the bat. Saladino was the 3B starter a good chunk last year. Right. We still can't definitively rule out Lawrie as the starter for next season, unless they trade Frazier for minor leaguers, and that still might give us Davidson at 3b.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 15, 2016 -> 02:51 PM) I guess cause the ratings blip you speak of is not important in this case. You are a smart person. You must see what greg sees. Total love of Hillary/Bill in the media. Why else would they censor a SCOOP? They got Bill to say Hillary faints often and they edit it out?? The media just has to have a Democrat in the oval office. I don't know why they aren't more like Limbaugh. Yes he wants a Republican in there, but he knows a Demo makes for better shows cause he hates Demos. Now if a tradiitional Republican gets in there (Trump is a different story; he's not really a Republican) Rush's show is affected cause he can't blast the Republican. If it's a Democrat however, like Bill or Obama or Hillary ... look out. He can rip away and it's much better talk radio. Why do the networks want Hillary so much? This incident is appalling. Sure, for Limbaugh, Fox, O'Reilly, etc. But how would that be beneficial for the "biased" left reporting class who are supposedly supporting her cause? Their lives would be made much easier and entertaining with a Trump presidency. You said it yourself. Trump sells. Hillary is boring, not charismatic, shrill and almost nobody can stand to see her give lengthy policy speeches because she inevitably gets compared to Bill and comes up sorely lacking. For example, Trump just came out with some controversial statements on birth control/abortion. Typically, the Right Wing of the Republican Party would eviscerate one of their candidates for such a remark. Limbaugh could later turn on him and say he was against him the whole time but just desperate to get rid of the Clintons that he swallowed his tongue for the good of the party, Supreme Court and future elections.

QUOTE (Dunt @ Sep 15, 2016 -> 07:16 AM) Who was the last elite closer to be taken in the top 3-5 picks? Go ahead, I'll wait. Tyler Jay wasn't far off. If you look at the packages for Giles and Kimbrel, would you take those or the #5 pick?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 15, 2016 -> 09:08 AM) Which is crazy, because with pretty much every conflict or failed nation state going on around the world right now, Hillary was in favor of bombing it at some point. And which Republicans weren't? Besides Ron/Rand Paul, that is. Besides, I keep reading all over the internet that such a strategy is exactly what we should be following in North Korea and Iran, because the only thing evil dictatorships respond to is fear/dominating firepower...and somehow I have a feeling you won't see any Democrats advocating that strategy, or bombing China, Russia, etc. Btw, which Republicans are in favor of boots on the ground in Syria, Egypt, Yemen, Libya, Pakistan, Ukraine, etc.?

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 14, 2016 -> 09:21 PM) How dare CBS protect Hillary by editing comments. https://radio.foxnews.com/2016/09/13/video-...rotect-hillary/ So now the networks get a scoop yet they want Hillary as President so badly they censor their own interview. For the life of me, I don't know why CBS wants Hillary as president so badly. CBS has some explaining to do! With Trump drawing higher ratings and much more coverage, why would they want Clinton? Bigger point, there's a much higher likelihood of war or some random conflict escalating with Trump, and that will play for even higher ratings.

QUOTE (Lemon_44 @ Sep 14, 2016 -> 10:10 PM) I'm not sure Atlanta would do this trade because they are a mess right now and don't know if they have the "need" for Sale that some contenders do. Is this a fair trade? Sale to Atlanta for Freeman, Inciarte, and Tehran. That gives the Sox a young pitcher, a CF, and a left handed middle of the order bat. Inciarte-CF Eaton-RF Abreu-1b/DH Freeman-1b/DH Cabrera-LF Frazier-3B Anderson-SS Lawrie-2b Catcher Q Tehran Rodon Gonzales Fulmer/Shields Moving into new stadium next year, those guys are all part of their core...Teheran would cost the position player equivalent of Rodon (obviously Anderson isn't going anywhere). Something like Ozuna from the Marlins.

QUOTE (Hatchetman @ Sep 15, 2016 -> 06:50 AM) trivia: Saladino stole 33 out of 37 in 2015 combined AAA/Majors. Unfortunately minor league numbers didn't hold up for Micah Johnson at all. Once you get to AA and above, it's a different story.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/the-hypocrisy...-045857175.html Passan rips LaRussa to shreds, defends Kapaernick and Adam Jones...

Well, better than Randy Quaid in Vacation or Independence Day...

Thank god for Malcolm X and the Black Panthers or MLK would have been Kaepernicked as well. And at least he's not advocating for a violent overthrow of the government, burning the flag or trying to steal Kate Upton away from Verlander. Maybe he should have simply refused to pay his taxes, claiming the Federal government doesn't have the right...that would have made him a hero to many. Chelsea Clinton would be massacred because her hedge fund running husband lost a lot of his investors' money...that would be used over and over again. http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/0...tors_money.html If you're going to do that, at least be successful like Romney or Buffett.

QUOTE (Lemon_44 @ Sep 14, 2016 -> 05:32 PM) 24 teams passed on Mike Trout too. If Burdi is better, then he should close. Not saying he's going to be better but using the fact that 25 teams passed on him is irrelevant. Yes, but high school position prospects from NJ are a lot harder to assess and project. At least compared to closers for legit Division 1 programs with lots of exposure.

QUOTE (b-Rye @ Sep 14, 2016 -> 06:34 PM) Trade Carson Fulmer , avisail Garcia for Jonathon villar, cash, ryan Braun Sign Matt weiters 2/15m Resign Austin jackson 1/1m Sign Doug fister 2 yr/15 m 3b- Jonathon villar Cf- adam Eaton Dh- Jose Abreu Lf- ryan Braun 1b - Todd Frazier Rf- melky cabrera 2b- Brett Lawrie/saldiano C Matt weiters/navarez Ss Tim Anderson Bench Navarez Saladano Austin jackson Matt Davidson or Justin morneau Charlie tilson Sale, quintana, rodon, fister, gonzalez Closer - birdie, setup Robertson, Jones, Putnam , Jennings, ynoa, khanle, petricka, shields (dfa, very short leesh) I think this team can contend without spending tons of cash or trading prospects. Dump the losers (albers, shields, shuck, Turner for good), it has good speed, lots of power, decent defense except corner ofs, good pitching, a decent bench. Maybe sign some free agent minors depth so injuries don't cripple the team like 2016. You're adding four more older players (or injury prone ones) and Villar is the only impact player. That really just delays the inevitable rebuild by yet another year or more. Not to mention the undesirability of adding more PEDs cases to the team. And why would the Brewers want Avi Garcia? He was made for AL play...if that.

The rumor still is that Braun and Puig will be flipped in the offseason. Came within 20 minutes of it happening this time around.

Avi Garcia is the fastest, according to some brilliant minds...that's where you get all these arguments about quickest to top speed, fastest, best range, best top/cruising speed, explosiveness, fast twitch muscles, quick vs. fast, etc. Someone claimed Saladino had the best times to 1b out of the RH batter's box. Infield hits would be another indicator. Eaton's a leader there. Anderson's much more likely to hit into a DP.

Fisk was the better overall player because of position, but at that point in their respective careers, Baines was in his prime and Fisk was nearing the end. Unless you can argue another team would have given up the same package the Rangers surrendered. Of course, as a DH, those players forever be handicapped statistically until they come up with a better stat than WAR. That's how you could also argue a month ago that Avila was "better" than Abreu.

QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Sep 10, 2016 -> 09:39 PM) God sucks being stuck with Anderson We still don't know if Saladino is capable of everyday play or how well he'd do at SS for 7-10 days. Do we?

QUOTE (JUSTgottaBELIEVE @ Sep 14, 2016 -> 08:36 AM) Haha ok and how are the White Sox going to be better next year by trading Sale and rebuilding? Your hypothetical situation is 100x more improbable than mine in which they can compete next season with the right signings this offseason. You keep forgetting the Royals have a mutual option on Volquez, so that might not get very far. And the odds of the Sox signing Fowler aren't that great, either. And Wieters will draw a lot more interest than Austin Jackson did for Boras Corp. http://www.boston.com/sports/boston-red-so...oncada-a-chance Red Sox need to give Moncada a chance...The Globe is coming after prospect haters.

QUOTE (JUSTgottaBELIEVE @ Sep 14, 2016 -> 07:55 AM) A) your whole argument with SS2K is based on the notion that trading Sale will result in more wins next season which will lead to an increase in attendence so yes you did actually say it without saying it. If you don't think the Sox will win more games next season by trading Sale then why are you even arguing? B) of course you left out Fowler and I stand by my opinion that these 4 acquisitions plus an improved bullpen absolutely put the Sox in a position to compete next season. Already stated this before but the Sox are 7-20 when Ranaudo/Shields/Danks start. Give me an average starter in place of these dopes and that results in a 13-14 record in those games (not asking for much). Consequently, the team is 6 wins better with just that one move: 76-68 or 3 GB of the wild card. Again, that's just addressing 1 spot on the 25 man roster while leaving the rest untouched. The problem is you can do the same thing with the Royals and Tigers. Strip away KC's fifth starter and they're on a pace for 94 wins and the playoffs despite everything else (tepid offense, Soria, injuries, Yost). Take away Sanchez and Pelfrey, the Tigers suddenly become one of the best teams in baseball despite JD Martinez, Castellanos and Maybin missing time.

There's really nobody up to be excited about. Tilson and Narvaez are the only one who factor into 2017....Carlos Sanchez and Coats are filler, unless someone's really still on the Leury Garcia bandwagon. Actually, the biggest concern of most fans might be Avi Garcia turning in another "false positive" reading and steering the front office into status quo inactivity for 2017, other than swapping out managers.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/the-legend-of...-001630360.html And a marketing bonanza as well. No, not Tebow. Shohei Otani.