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Thames is the bigger story, going from an MLB flameout and Korea to the best player in baseball for two weeks (Tuffy Rhodes/Chris Shelton shout outs), but Avi's having a heckuva two weeks as well for himself.

How did everyone miss on Eric Thames, btw? Milwaukee has a sharp eye, they got a ton of mileage out of Guerra as well last year.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Apr 17, 2017 -> 04:56 PM) I am not liquid so I couldn't do it either but I'm with you. Huh? Republican presidency typically means less tax, less regulation. The market has soared due to consumer confidence as a result. It has Little to do with Trump himself but switching from Obama Admin policy to a republican (in name) led White House When war breaks out somewhere around the world, let's check back. The fear was Trump would destabilize the world, throw out NATO, befriend Russia...the odds of a significant conflict have increased significantly since January 20th.

QUOTE (JenksIsMyHero @ Apr 17, 2017 -> 07:27 PM) He had "terrible injuries." This United guy didnt. But now injured while committing a crime, either. 98% of the world and 90% of lawyers believe United was in the wrong.

Abreu is going to be painful to follow at this rate...thank god for the minors. And they really need to sign Robert.

Charlotte is pissed off after 0-7 and back at home. Lightning attack. Won't use the German word, lol...

Who would the Pirates trade, other than McCutcheon? They already traded Melancon last year, for example.

QUOTE (Joshua Strong @ Apr 18, 2017 -> 04:29 PM) No way was this going to be easy for the Sox. If the Sox get a workout, I think they'll do everything they can to land him. Didn't they already have a private workout 2-3 weeks ago?

The Civil Rights leaders were also terrorists when girls/children marching with them were attacked by fire hoses and police dogs. Okay, so if it's perfectly legitimate to attack this woman, then when would it not be societally acceptable? If she weighed under 100 pounds? Under 16 years old? 14? Disabled/in a wheelchair? Special needs? Imagine this was your daughter, would you still REALLY be on the side of the white supremacists/fascists? Now they're photo shopping bottles in her hand to present her as more dangerous and justify assaulting her? She's a terrorist but the others are simply free speech advocates? What does Antifa even want in terms of their agenda, if they are supposedly terrorists? I don't recall Greg ever mentioning being afraid of a random Antifa attack outside his local Lawrence Applebee's. It seems they are mostly confined to California and one well-publicized incident in DC around the Inauguration. White supremacy is less pervasive and threatening, somehow?

Librarians School Ivanka Trump After Tone-Deaf Tweet Oops! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ivanka...48d001f?ref=yfp

https://www.yahoo.com/news/mnuchin-warns-ta...13--sector.html Mnuchin warns of tax reform delays...possible Congress will never pass a bill this year, except for the omnibus to keep the government open which will need Democrats on board

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 17, 2017 -> 09:33 PM) This Korea thing is shaping up as an early test of Trump and the differences bet he and Democrat presidents. Trump appears to be ready willing and able to bomb Korea, which IMO is not a good idea. However I feel a vibe that he'll do something pretty radical. The Democrats IMO would never come close to pissing off china in this regard. Should be very interesting to follow this powerderkeg. It would be unwise for anybody to be visiting South Korea anytime soon. I feel like this is more serious than we're being led to believe right now. Hillary Clinton made a name for herself in China and Russia speaking out against human rights violations and for women's rights. She also advocated for bombing the airfield in Syria. That said, I think there's definitely a much more aggressive pose in terms of giving up on ultimatums and sanctions. There's finally a sense in 2019...2020, they'll actually have an operational nuclear ICBM striking the West Coast of the US. For what it's worth, Bush's policies the last 2-3 years of his lame duck term were probably equally ineffective as Obama's. Of course, you can argue they didn't start a war on the peninsula. Let's see what the Trump administration ends up choosing to do with the continued provocations. They've been so outspoken it will be hard to totally back down after all this belligerence in recent weeks.

He's very tall and rangy, but supposedly has blazing speed....you can watch an extended batting practice session on youtube, around 18-20 minutes. He reminds me of Devon White with more power, but you might not necessarily know who that is/was. Definitely will get his power from arm extension. Eric Davis is another physical comparison that came to mind right away.

The funny thing is Greg described himself as a Republican before Obama. Trump has been nothing but a typical Republican in terms of his flip-flops and policy changes the last 2-3 weeks. Except for being softer on abortion than Pence (also, LGBTQ rights, due to Ivanka and Jared), there would be little or no difference between the two others than the tweets and SNL skits. (Well, they did make fun of Pence for never eating alone with another woman, so there's that.) If you like GOP orthodox policies, he's now your man. Of course, NOT why he was elected at all.

Hansen 6/5/2/1/6

The most intimidating DH in the league comes through with a 3 run blast... If not for Abreu, this would probably be close to a game. Of course, they wouldn't have left Montgomery in to start this inning, in all likelihood.

QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 17, 2017 -> 06:59 PM) Robin had an 0-41 in April, part of May 1990. He got hits before that. Yeah, it just seemed like he started off his career that way because of being the Golden Spikes winner, had that Ted Williams-esque hitting streak at Oklahoma State, whereas May will go down as a lesser version of Jerry Owens who wouldn't have been in the big leagues if not for the rebuild/tear down. Much more fun being a White Sox fan back then (with all the talent in the pipeline)...plus, there was the new stadium to look forward to (at that point).

LOL at the idea that Trump and associates haven't been involved in character assassination in regards to all the women who have accused him in the last 20-30 years. Trump takes up so much air we don't even have any time to focus on Ailes or O'Reilly because the political situation is so charged (nationally and internationally) on a daily basis. In the end, all of these issues succeed in distracting and getting nearly everyone to focus on the unimportant TMZ element of politics...when's the last time since the health care vote that we've had a substantive political decision about actual policies? It's very rare.

May actually got a hit? It would have put Ventura back in the news with some quotes if he got close to Robin's career start...

How long can they keep trotting Abreu out at first?

Not exactly the typical Buehrle kick save there... Holland at least keeping our "offense" in the game.

May now 0 for 22. Never thought Leury Garcia would be the best solution to any personnel issue.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Apr 17, 2017 -> 04:27 PM) He looked skinnier at the end of last year as well and he looks thinner then he has before so far this spring. I think it's helped get his bat through the zone a little quicker. Some guys can bulk up and not lose quickness through the zone but for Avi it always looked like he was a little too stiff in his trunk. Maybe he did less weightlifting and more band and flexibility training this offseason. There was a very interesting interview I heard with Robbie Cano about his new offseason training plan. His trainer ordered him not to touch a weight for two months and to only work on band and core flexibility work. He said he feels better now than he has in half a decade. Puig this year would be another example of bat speed returning at a much lighter weight.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Apr 17, 2017 -> 04:35 PM) Lol...really wish I would have bought in after the story broke. Would have been some easy money. So did thinking the stock market would collapse in the months after Trump emerged victorious...many sold or exited the market to safe haven investments like gold, CD's or bonds.

If it's settled out or court, we will likely not find out. NDA, etc. I'll go with $3-5 million total between all three entities being sued so far. https://www.overlawyered.com/2006/09/the-bu...king-that-isnt/ Let's not forget the case of the UK burglar who fell through the skylight in the middle of breaking into a high school...fell through, sued the school and light manufacturer, and ended up with nearly $1 million in lifetime benefits.