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QUOTE (greg775 @ Dec 16, 2016 -> 10:42 PM) I think it's pretty rare for a baseball player to b**** and moan after winning a world series. I mean, Aroldis, you disagree with the way you were used? Most baseball fans will laugh at you cause the way you were used helped your team win a ring. Can you guys remember any player b****ing after a WS title? Closest thing to Chicago might be George Bell b****ing during the playoffs about the way he was being used. That was not so special. Miguel Montero.

http://gothamist.com/2016/12/16/trump_ivan...63fff8e-1605013 Tea with Ivanka for $78,000...with the money supposedly going to charity...no possible conflicts there! I was hoping Greg would pick up the torch now that any possibility of Chelsea running is all but gone. Otoh, there's an increasingly higher likelihood Ivanka sees herself as the heir apparent...with Melania seemingly content to remain out of sight with Barron. There's probably 50%+ of America who would vote for just because she seems non-threatening yet is articulate, is attractive and has been artificially enhanced to make her the perfect pseudo-Barbie for modern times in the GOP. Tomi Lahren, Conway, Coulter, Ingraham, Karina Pierson...all cut from the same cloth. Other than Rachel Maddow, who does the left counter with from a feminine perespective?

But those guys like deGrom and Syndegaard are pure power pitchers and typically have the shortest shelf life. It's unlikely with those four and Matz (that a trade goes down), but the reason for not making the deal shouldn't be where Q would arbitrarily rank in their starting rotation.

https://www.yahoo.com/style/princesses-terr...-170037397.html Princesses are terrifying. So is Ivanka Trump.

Shouldn't we be comparing it to Saving Private Ryan with the realism of the D Day/Normandy/Omaha beach landings?

And Nate Jones might be the most valuable after Q, not to mention Jennings and possible rebounds from Petricka or Putnam.

How many Trump voters are just sitting there saying, "Doesn't matter because my mutual fund is up 20%!!!" 1 in 4? 1 in 5?

Danks is really reminiscent of Jim Parque at the end...you just kind of feel sorry for the guy, except for when you look at his checkbook. At least he got paid big time, compared to, say, Daniel Hudson.

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?).