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QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 1, 2016 -> 11:28 PM) Why? That's the Republican thread? It's a Democratic problem (I mean it should be if not swept under the rug, I mean the tarmac). This meeting with Bill Clinton is one of the sleaziest things I've ever heard of. My gosh. Of course Republicans wish Trump would go away. I've yet to meet a real Trump supporter. Most kind of like his attitude of being non P.C., but it's not like he's turning the PC world around with his brashness. People are still getting in trouble for saying PC stuff all the time. Like nobody dared criticize that guy at the BET awards for hijacking the show ripping whites. “We’ve been floating this country on credit for centuries, yo, and we’re done watching and waiting while this invention called whiteness uses and abuses us, burying black people out of sight and out of mind while extracting our culture, our dollars, our entertainment like oil, black gold, ghettoizing and demeaning our creations, then stealing them, gentrifying our genius and then trying us on like costumes before discarding our bodies like rinds of strange fruit. The thing is, though, just because we’re magic doesn’t mean we’re not real.” You disagree with what he said here? The language is a bit much, but it was meant to be hyperbolic and provocative. And it's not really "white people" per se as he's attacking the "establishment," which often is perceived by blacks to be comprised of predominantly white (and often Jewish) members. Notice he mentions "whiteness" and implies "blackness," not specifically a group of people but a social and cultural construct. I'm not so sure you want to be on the same side as Stacey Dash.

Bud Norris, 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K's against COL for the Dodgers. Jeremy Hellickson shut down the Royals. Expiring contract. Available for a B prospect or two C's.

QUOTE (flavum @ Jul 1, 2016 -> 10:25 PM) Red Sox win. Angels should have tied it on fan interference, but replay didn't overturn it. BS. I was about to guess the replay group in NYC had already gone home but that couldn't possibly be the case, as the Yankees are all still playing in SD. Watched the replay. Clear that ball wasn't out of the field of play. Hard as hell for a home team to evict fans for that one, because it was the second bounced and everyone probably assumed it was out of play already from the original bounce before it caromed in that direction at a totally different angle. Obviously, with Trout running....he scores easily. I can't imagine if David Ortiz hit that ball against the Yankees (trailing by 1 late) and it was, let's say, Bogaerts or Bradley, Jr., running that they would have been sent back to 3rd base with their team down by a run still. Just no way that happens. Never in a million years.

I was actually kind of shocked they were offering SOME $5 tickets for recent games...at least online. Thought $10 was the close to the absolute floor for most MLB tickets these days.

Wonder how many of the bullpen pitchers we've used this year will still be pitching in the majors in 2018? Robertson and Jones. That might be it. Duke, maybe. He'll be looking for a new contract then.

You can just see Sale getting into it with one of those guys like Gomez or Rasmus...Valbuena, etc.

It's funny the "low budget" A's are the ones who shelled out money (originally) for Cespedes, Michael Ynoa and now Lazarito.

At least if Abreu isn't going to hit, it would be nice if he would learn how to stop committing to a stretch position before/setting up too early on throws. Is he really that unathletic that he can't make adjustments w/ bad throws? Feels like a recurring theme in the list of his defensive woes. Tonight, the way the offense is non-existent, it really doesn't matter. But lots of times, it does. Leads to bigger innings and more pitches thrown by the starters....which leads to using the bullpen more quickly than Ventura would like.

Looks like it will be +7 BOS/ +6 HOU / +5 KC / +4 DET and TOR after tonight. Battle to stay in it with NYY, SEA and the Sox.

QUOTE (soxfan85 @ Jul 1, 2016 -> 08:38 PM) Yep, "always" is correct. He has a mental problem. But, he would look nice in a Sox uniform next year Look being the key point. Have you seen his numbers the last couple of years? Austin Jackson might have him beat. Anderson exactly at .300 now. 2 K's, keeping up his roughly 1:3 pace in that department.

$22 million/2 years for Gomez. If Hahn still has the job, that is.

Even the Republicans, at this point, probably just want Trump to go away, the election to be over and the bleeding at the House/Senate level contained. Mexican planes attacking him? Really? At this point, I'm not even sure the John Birch Society would accept him for a membership.

QUOTE (Thad Bosley @ Jul 1, 2016 -> 04:36 PM) Lol - I'd hardly classify as "complete analysis" three sentences essentially saying the Sox will buy or sell based on how they do in July. Okay, when I said "complete," I meant it looks at every team in baseball. So yes, I suppose I could have put it in rhe MLB Catch-All, and it could still be moved there, theoretically. But it also talked about the White Sox. So....? Or maybe the moderators should think about restarting the Trade Winds forum again. It's getting to be that time. Rodney was traded to the Marlins, and Bud Norris to the Dodgers, etc.

QUOTE (soxforlife05 @ Jul 1, 2016 -> 05:39 PM) Weren't we like 7 games up on the Indians at one point? Crazy how far this team has fallen. 14 game winning streak is absurd. 6/7/8 games up on the Indians/Royals/Tigers on May 6th. So we've lost 15 games in the standings to them now since that time. Indians were one game under .500 that day.

Indians' longest winning streak in franchise history (tied with 1951 team, and another in the 1940's). Ryan Goins pitched the 18th and escaped from a bases loaded situation with a DP ball....threw 90. Barney gave up the homer on an 85-86 MPH "fastball." Bauer was supposed to start tomorrow's day game but pitched 5 shutout innings in relief so they'll have to find another starter to go against All-Star Estrada (probably will be the end of their winning streak). Joba Chamberlain, miraculously extricated himself from danger two innings in a row. Pillar made a gave-saving catch. Phillies blew two bases-loaded situations in the middle innings against Tomlin. Indians had numerous chances in extra innings. They used every single reliever except for closer Cody Allen, who wasn't available.

http://m.mlb.com/news/article/187283098/wh...e-deadline-sell

Where is Greg to assume now that Hillary's going down with the AG officially stepping out of the way...?

Former Sox util infielder Craig Grebeck's son Austin playing for Spokane (surprising they didn't draft him).... Looks a bit like Eddie Gaedel up there. http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?sid=m...itting/2016/ALL 708 OPS so far for the Everett Aqua Sox (SEATTLE)....played collegiately at OREGON

QUOTE (shipps @ Jul 1, 2016 -> 07:06 AM) Sure. Anytime you feel you have a chance to list 10 random names why not jump on it right? Names are fun.....names....names....names....and more names. How are they random if they all played for Ga. Tech? I guess nobody here knows they are Fathom's favorite team, apparently. How about this? One of my best friends from graduate school is Director of Scouting for the Atlanta Hawks. What do you want to know about the free agency period?

Never mind. Playing along with the Jarrett Jack/Ga Tech reference. Actually, Marbury's one of the most popular players in history here in China, probably #3 to Yao Ming and Kobe Bryant. Has his own museum, shoe line, official lifetime permanent residency (very rare privilege to be granted)...never thought he would mature into a "good guy" and stick it out here, most imports don't last more than 6 months.

Bruce Dalrymple Mark Price Kenny Anderson Tom The Terminator Hammonds Spider Salley Starbury Dennis Scott They could give the Bulls a run for their money if they don't make any more additions. Throw in Travis Best and Harpring.

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_phenom...ch=the%20phenom Best baseball movie since Moneyball. Top 10 this year. Great performances from Paul Giamatti (like Robin Williams' Dead Poets Society character), Simmons (the high draft pick pitcher with 98 MPH fastball) and Ethan Hawke (similar to JK Simmons in Whiplash). Not really about the game, but about the psychology and mental aspects of pitching and being a professional ballplayer. Some of the dialogue was too clever/cute/literary and pop culturally by a long shot, and it was disjointed in places, but it was a really compelling movie to watch because it's NOT a typical baseball movie but more of a character study. Some of the plot points should have been edited out in the script. The kid's a #3 draft pick in the first round, but he's already reached the major leagues (he's back in Gwinnett/AAA as the movie develops, as he's struggling with the yips, ala Rick Ankiel, having thrown 5 wild pitches in a single inning). Somehow, he's supposed to be pitching in the majors/high minors and going to high school at the same exact time (his g/f is going to Yale but keeps popping in and out of the story), which made absolutely no sense. But it really doesn't take away from the movie because that's beside the fact, it's fascinating to see such a dialogue-based movie about sports. There's even an agent at the end who's kind of a takeoff on the Scott Boras caricature that made me laugh. Bonus points for the kid asking for an autograph wearing a Roberto Clemente Santurce Crabbers Puerto Rican Winter league jersey. And nice to see Paul Giamatti staying close to his father's two loves, literature and baseball...this movie must have been very personal for him to have made.

It will be interesting to see how this all plays out. Lincecum has been hit hard after his first good start, so he's 1/3. Shields had 3 absymal starts (4 going back to SD/SEA) and 2 good/pretty good ones now. http://www.chron.com/sports/astros/article...rom-8334995.php Looking at how well Bud Norris had been pitching recently (the opposite of Shields when we acquired him), the fact that the Dodgers actually received a player from Atlanta AND cash considerations (and his contract this year was ONLY $2.5 million, and a one-year deal) AND the fact that the Braves received a minor league reliever in A ball and another A ball prospect, it's hard not to question what we gave up FINANCIALLY, and ALSO why we had to give up Tatis in the deal, when this deal had a limited time commitment for 2017, and the White Sox didn't even get anything else useful back like Jon Jay or Wil Myers (would have had to include other pieces from the Sox side to make that work).

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/stubhub-new-...-202113927.html Yankees and Stub Hub are "misleading" fans with new deal.

Southside, I wouldn't celebrate too early. As soon as you do, Gonzalez will start sinking like the Lusitania and there will yet another hole left to fill. This season is like whack-a-mole. And beating that Twins' line-up, as it is currently comprised, isn't exactly comparable to facing the AL East, the Tigers/Indians/Royals, or the Rangers/Astros/Mariners. When he can start holding his own against playoff quality teams, that will be the most important sign. For that reason, his last start before this one was more encouraging, even though he laboured through it (and also because Albers gave up 2 of his 3 runs).