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QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 1, 2016 -> 09:10 AM) I miss the old days when the kids were left out of things, both by the media and by the politicians. Fwiw, Billy Carter and Jimmy Carter's daughter received a lot more attention back in the day... The whole sordid history of the Clinton family, Roger, the stepfather, etc. Chelsea was also going through that awkward stage in the early to mid 90's, but it seems she came out fine on the other side, and maybe the best thing you can say about her parents' marriage is that they always seemed to do a good job with raising her (compared to, say, the GW Bushes or Reagans). There recently was a Washington Post Christmas cartoon characterizing them as "little monkeys" (Cruz's kids) and the publisher apologized for going too far with that one. http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-elect...monkeys-n484901 I think the most extreme example is the cruel treatment of the Spanish president's children for their appearance, to the point where they were completely shielded.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/splits/_/id/.../skip-schumaker For once, I can agree with you about something. To extrapolate 6/22 into anything meaningful is ridiculous on the part of that writer. Over the last three years, 622 OPS against lefties and 639 against righties. Because of his positional versatility, he still would be a better solution for the White Sox than just sitting Sanchez on the bench to rot away, and he's got a ton of playoff experience as well. Obviously depends on the price tag, which won't be high. My preference continues to be Hernandez or Guerrero though from LA...with Desmond Jennings, Jackson and Fowler one of 3 possible outfield moves.

http://m.mlb.com/news/article/163294364?pa...12572-869959683 Skip Schumaker would be a nice veteran pick-up depending on price... 2B: Skip Schumaker Age: 35 2015 numbers: .242 batting average in 131 games Note: Valuable utility guy (he also played every outfield spot), with an .816 OPS vs. left-handed pitching in 2015. Potential landing spots: D-backs, Royals Fowler attached to White Sox, Cubs and Angels. Nothing about the Sox with either Desmond or Austin Jackson.

Feel embarrassed for Danny Glover and especially DeNiro for accepting those roles in Dirty Grandpa. One of the most poorly-written comedies in recent memory. Guess DeNiro needed the paycheck, but he's actually done some really good excellent work in the last 2-3 years. It's just that you have to wade through 4-5 bad ones to get to one top-notch performance where he's not overacting or hamming it up.

Well, the nefarious interpretation if you're someone that watches tv shows like Scandal is that she is resisting being used for her father to create the imagine of the All-American, perfect family...but we obviously have no way of knowing the context or situation and what caused her reaction. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/...-vulgarity.html Trump is the Mussolini of America with Double the Vulgarity...

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016...terrifying.html Are there any Republicans who disagree with her assessment as it has become increasingly likely Trump's going to sweep Iowa, NH and South Carolina? Trump's ground game is actually a lot better than he's being given credit for... http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/20...ps-secret-army/

Sanders very clearly will win NH. It will be explained away because of the proximity to his home state and favorable demographics. South Carolina and Nevada are another story.

This sounds a liitle like a hybrid of the Japanese system mixed with "employee-owned" stores...such as Hy-Vee Grocery. Who will provide the guarantee, presumably the government, yes? How could they guarantee the quality of linkage between your (vocational) studies and eventual job? Job fit appropriateness. What would you do about areas like fast food and retail nobody wants to work in? Minimum wage? How much? What about non-performing workers? Co-workers would have a "council" to fire them? Are you sure you can prevent it from being just as arbitrary and capricious as when corporate managers lay off workers? Essentially, you're forcing the government to become more entrepreneurial by risking taxpayer revenue...so who would decide what ventures would eventually be profitable enough to invest r+d budgets into? How much of a salary increase in higher responsibility worth? 25%? 50%? 100%? Who decides? And shouldn't there be a higher degree of salary increase available with the jobs requiring the most training, specialized knowledge and expertise, like a doctor, lawyer, dentist, accountant or engineer? Connecting the Constitutional idea of "democracy" with business/commerce/markets isn't going to be possible without rewriting it or passing amendments... And what is your plan for the top 1% or 5% or even 10% to keep them involved and motivated to contribute to the economy? It sounds like your system would almost require salary caps. What about music, arts, sports and entertainment, where the difference between high and low salaries is even more pronounced?

It doesn't feel like they can go through two consecutive seasons where there is no clear direction to add or subtract at the deadline. They're going to have to try to do everything possible to compete this year and simultaneously set themselves up to have an even better chance to win the following season.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ted-cruzs...1?siteid=yhoof2 This is pretty hilarious...Cruz' daughter rejecting a hug from him.

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseba...seball-for-2016 Desmond ranked 12th best starting SS http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseba...seball-for-2016 Eaton ranked 9, Fowler at 11 for CF

If Stephens is really that talented, and we typically hear this fluff from Bell but this time more open to listening to Hostetler/Capra, that's going to be huge for the system. Seems the knock on him from scouts is his relatively slight size and concerns about how long it will take for his sharp curve to return after surgery.

QUOTE (LDF @ Jan 31, 2016 -> 02:51 PM) yeah you mention a name i wasn't thinking about, but i can agree. the one player i was thinking about was maybe a earlier player, they referred to him as a kickback to the old ST Cards team on the dirt kids, never washing the uniforms and sox falling down to the ankles .... but he would put 110% into the game. oh well, PK is a good example. Probably Eckstein or McEwing.

http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/latest-c...of-ted-cruz.ece Some more reading to get you put of the Cruz tent... http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/...ama_129494.html And away from Sanders as well.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jan 31, 2016 -> 01:57 PM) You missed the thread where Leonard Pitts convinced me that Trump's legion of fans were too dangerous to put him in office. So I'm not a Trump guy anymore. I was saying Sanders vs. Cruz would be a fair election. Or isn't it time Bush rally? I just don't see how anybody can justify backing somebody like Hillary. She already got her participation award when they named her Secretary of State. Give her another job like that if we must. Great, now I'm reading all the articles that she is ahead in Iowa and going to win Monday. I forgot about the media charade in which they 'criticize' the Democrat when it doesn't matter, then come out blazing in favor of them when it's voting time. I bet you didn't notice the NY Times endorsed Kasich... The GOP would prefer Trump to Cruz at this point. And Rubio, if he can just go along in third place until Cruz implodes, he still has a decent shot still at winning unless Trump runs the table through South Carolina. Why would anyone vote for Ted Cruz, exactly? http://news.yahoo.com/cruz-campaign-under-...-230709122.html If Obama couldn't work with the GOP, an elected Cruz has even less of a shot at cross-aisle cooperation from Congress. That's actually one of Trump's selling points, the lack of being beholden to special interests on either side and chameleon like nature (Democrat to independent/moderate to Hitler) of his fascinating political ascendancy. From all the recent tea leaf readings (see Nate Silver's site and latest DMR poll), Cruz is falling now...not Trump.

Depends on how much we spend between now and Opening Day, for one thing. Unless there are major injuries in the rotation and/or setbacks with Anderson and Fulmer, they're adding instead of subtracting, with everything pointing to a legit playoff run in August/Sept. and especially 2017. LaRoche, Danks and relievers are the most obvious pieces to start with...Garcia or Sanchez might also be good change of scenery candidates, with Saladino fitting better than Sanchez into the utility role covering all three infield positions.

I think I read somewhere that every major league team either averaged using eight starting pitchers...or actually had a minimum of using eight different starters over the course of the 2015 season.

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Jan 31, 2016 -> 10:48 AM) Bill Clinton was one of the smartest presidents alive? Wow, you can't make this stuff up. What are you basing this on? Rhodes Scholarship... One of the rarest kids to be able to go from one of the three poorest states in the US to Yale Law School, especially since his family had little money and no connections. Encyclopedic knowledge of policy minutae...a true wonk, combined with the unique ability of knowing every single campaign donor's name and treating them like the most important person in the world.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 31, 2016 -> 07:00 AM) You make a Todd Frazier quote thread of your very own, and what does this post have to do with Todd Frazier? Seriously you are lost. The ignore feature is there for a reason. If someone curses at me, I will respond in turn. In all the years on this board, I have never cursed at another poster nor a member of the White Sox. The mods can just delete this thread anyway, nobody really cares about your personal war with me. My posts about developing a hitter, about Desmond and Jackson, about Kiki Hernandez....100% doom and gloom. I know one thing, since 1979, I've never gone out of my way to judge other White Sox fans and tell them how to act and behave.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Jan 31, 2016 -> 06:10 AM) WTF else would he be referring? Besides he mentioned Avila and Navarro and Sale. Avila and Navarro have never been in a White Sox clubhouse either. Do you have a problem with Sale? This routine of yours is so f***ing old and tired. We get it, the Royals are great, anything the White Sox do is bad, and any quote from anyone should be spun to explain why the White Sox suck. If Frazier said the atmosphere was intense, and not laid back. You would have said that was the problem. Why don't you just tell us what Frazier should have said that shouldn't make anyone pause, Does it really help your case to curse? You always complain about being attacked personally but what do you do to others? I haven't mentioned the Royals for a long time, you keep interjecting them deliberately to get a reaction. The only thing I know is that it would be nice if we came into Opening Day prepared to compete and not still in spring training mode. 8-11 5.5 games back 14-15 3 games back 10-15 5 games back 11-11 1 game back 10-18 9 games back 9-14 6 games back 11-10 tied 14-13 up 1 game 12-11 2.5 games back Is there any team in baseball over the last 9 years that has never been more than 1 game over .500 coming out of April? You can curse all you want, but there are numerous posters here who question the leadership and atmosphere around this team. At least I've tried to present numerous solutions in recent days. It's your prerogative to attack all of them if it gives you an exceeding amount of pleasure, but I haven't seen any of your suggestions or solutions other than it would be fine if we sign Cespedes, Upton, Gordon and Fowler. To tell the truth, I was going to leave the board this weekend (until Ventura was fired) but I saw you making more comments once again accusing me of being a Royals' fan, and that I cannot abide. If that was actually the case, you would be able to find me easily on one of their boards. I'm the only one who consistently writes with an ellipsis (....) in most of my paragraphs. Nobody is capable of influencing me to change the team I root for, and there's also no point in following your favorite team and being self-restricted in your fandom because of some random person on the internet. Have at it.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ Jan 31, 2016 -> 02:24 AM) Why trade multiple prospects instead of just giving up one future prospect that the draft pick is? After Anderson, Fulmer and Adams, we might not have any prospects worth $12-15 million, for one thing. But it all depends on the hitter. Unquestionably, we could have Austin Jackson, Kiki Hernandez, Alex Guerrero or Scott Van Slyke for much less than that. And the final aspect is not only that pick itself but the elevated draft pool money that allows us to find another Adams between round 2-10.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jan 31, 2016 -> 01:44 AM) How can you in good faith vote for somebody as sinister as Hillary Clinton? You don't think the smoke around this email thing signals a blazing fire?? How in the world can you want her making decisions for the country? How could I in good faith vote for someone who you could put side to side with Hitler quotations and you wouldn't be able to differentiate which quotes were to attributable to each? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/...olf-Hitler.html Pass that quiz and I'll vote for Trump. Trump, to my knowledge, has no plan about improving education or the economy...and dodges policy questions consistently...he wants to penalize every middle class American by putting a tariff on Chinese imports of 45% and doesn't realize that few of those outsourced low-end manufacturing jobs are returning to America no matter how much he blusters. In good faith, would I want someone who could put the lives of every American at risk if he was in charge of the nuclear arsenal? Someone who is indifferent to God and yet is openly pandering to Christian conservatives in Iowa with the picture of him posing with a Bible...after saying 2 Philippians or Colossians instead of 2nd since he's clearly unfamiliar? With Hillary, you have one of the smartest presidents in history at her side...with Trump, you get a former fashion model.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Jan 30, 2016 -> 11:37 PM) Exactly how many games has he been in the clubhouse for? Something tells me the attitude of the fans and players is a little different than the clubhouse. You are really misrepresenting the discussion or are making drastic assumptions about the clubhouse. If he's just referring to the atmosphere of SoxFest or meeting some of his new teammates for the first time, sure. What is the perception around the league the White Sox clubhouse in your idea...? We've seen a number of stories in the last week or two about lack of leadership, without quotes or pointing fingers at any specific players still with the team.

If Braun gets off to a great start, they can also shed 40% more in payroll. Setting themselves up to be the team to stop the Cubs' run 3-4 years from now.

http://m.mlb.com/prospects/2016/?list=prospects Tyler Jay's at 60, Montas at 95. 6 Twins, 3 Indians, 2 Royals, 1 Tiger 6 Cubs still