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QUOTE (elwood5892 @ Jul 30, 2015 -> 11:39 PM) @ChrisCotillo: A rough outline of what a deal could look like: Ross, Kimbrel to HOU. Marisnick, Appel, prospects to SD. Again, unclear if deal is close. Houston and San Diego working on something apparently The Angels are now 2 games behind Houston again...they might be rethinking their much smaller, under the radar set of moves to patch their offense this week.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 30, 2015 -> 09:48 PM) Nobody knew he was going to get hurt. You give a pitcher a lot of money you will get burned. Look at Detroit. They paid Price 19.75 mill this season and was DYING to get rid of him. Blame baseball owners and GMS; why blame Danks. He f***ing got hurt. If the Sox sign Shark you'll be just as mad at him when he gets hurt with his 18-20 mill dollar contract. Yes but it's a process. Just keep winning series and go on another 7 of 8 run at some point and Sox figure to be OK, unless some of the better teams play to their potential and pull away (o's, blue jays, rangers). Price was pitching great until his last start against his former team....that wasn't the problem, his FA status at the end of the year was. They valued the package they got in return for him and the prospect for Soria and whatever they'll get for Cespedes, Rajai Davis and Avila as a better ROI than the very slim probability of them making the playoffs from 3 games under, Verlander still not back to 100% and Anibal Sanchez a shadow of his former self and no solutions at the 4/5 spots in the rotation. Most importantly, Miguel Cabrera's out (and perhaps the injury is more serious than first reported), and their line-up's not going anywhere without him as the driving force.

Pedro Alvarez is going to be available if the Pirates get an Adam Lind type for 1B...that position's been something of a black hole for Pittsburgh the last couple of seasons. Ｂｕｔ　ｄｏｅｓ　ｈｅ　ｈｉｔ　ｌｅｆｔｉｅｓ？

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/standings/probabili...sp?ymd=20150730 Post season odds right now at 8.7%, but still behind the Tigers (obviously the BP predictor doesn't take into account Price/Soria no longer being on the roster)

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 30, 2015 -> 09:06 PM) Huge Giants/Cubs series next week. 4 games, but as of now, of course MadBum is the only starter they'll miss. Hopefully Giants get someone like Leake before the deadline. White Sox need to send Samardzija there to stop the Cubs...bring back Sanchez/Susac and a top prospect from the low minors. Check out the Giants' schedule the next 20-25 games. BRUTAL.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jul 30, 2015 -> 09:03 PM) Same here. The overreaction after the inevitable loss, while expected, is still mind-boggling. It kind of feels like a "double loss" because we were so close to .500 again, Sale was on the mound, the Red Sox had just completely fallen apart last night...and now today the Tigers are bringing in some legit prospects to breathe new life into that franchise (and if they can bring in someone like Cueto/Greinke it will be more discouraging) and we're kind of stuck out there in no man's land. That and the fact that Tulo/Price/Donaldson/Bautista and the rest of that offense makes the Blue Jays an even more difficult team for the White Sox to pass.

3 1/2 games right now assuming the Twins close out their 9-5 lead late. The exact position of the White Flag Sox and the White Flag Tigers yesterday. Except that White Sox team only had the Indians to contend with, not the Tigers, Rangers, Blue Jays, Orioles, Rays and Twins.

Yep, fortunate timing with Ramirez, Fiers and Carlos Gomez all vacating the premises... Thankfully, even if the Mets aren't going to challenge them from below, there's always the Giants to have faith in to prevent the zombie apocalypse. Astros/Angels 0-0 into the bottom of the 9th in HOU, don't see that very often, even in today's offensively-inert environment.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jul 30, 2015 -> 08:49 PM) Yes, it should have... we were literally inches away from being 3-3 those games, and don't forget we went something like 9-3 right before that 1-5 stretch. Yes, but you can argue with our rs/ra ratio, all the dramatic late comebacks from down 3-4 runs in the first six weeks or so (there must have been five or six of them), the fact that we're playing two rookies on the infield who have never been through a pennant race, there's just a lot of factors arrayed against them (along with the upcoming schedule). Baltimore's been really quiet, and Minnesota hasn't made a move, either. You'd have to imagine they will all come up with something in the next 17 hours or so.

Back to a tie with the Tigers, who managed to close out a slim 9-8 lead (was 9-2) with apparent new closer Wilson. The problem, of course, is that Sox brass hasn't seen how they would compete with top-flight competition (since the All-Star Break) other than the Royals and Cardinals...obviously, they let one of the Cards games get away, but they're simply not in a position to add 2 of the top 20 players in baseball in Price and Tulo. AA is gambling his future as a GM on those deals working out. The White Sox are not in the same position.

QUOTE (Tex @ Jul 30, 2015 -> 08:35 PM) I don't believe we can have people shooting down drones, that's crazy and unsafe almost everywhere. Instead we will start down ways of tracking drones and identifying where they fly, etc. Lots of government regulations, etc. I'd like to here a small government solution. How will they identify stolen/rogue/ill-intentioned drones from the "good" or seemingly harmless ones? Basically the same issues as handguns, albeit even more difficult to track...do we have radar all across the US in less densely-populated areas capable of tracking them effectively? How much would that cost? Seems prohibitively expensive, and if you take the FAA or air traffic control people and mix in drones with their work...or retask the military to it, you're wasting lots of money/valuable resources.

Not much drama early tonight with the Twins leading Sea 5-2 in the 1st, Tigers over Orioles and Jays over Royals big.... Ackley to the Yankees for two AAers. Might supplant Drew at 2B? Or more likely bench guy.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Jul 30, 2015 -> 05:49 PM) You're young, fixed income (like dividends) are not as important for you. Don't buy bonds now, they are terrible. Inflation is higher than most bond interest rates. But instead of focusing on fixed income, you should focus on growth. Index funds are generally good for young people with limited investing experience. Depending on the fund, the expenses should be low and you in theory own a piece of a lot, which is the diversification you want. The simplest thing is just to hold the market, and hopefully not pay upfront loads/fees with your funds. Then you want to have some international exposure, as well as small and mid cap stocks (not just large cap growth)...but the simplest thing is just to hold the market. VTSMX or VFINX (500 Index) are two good choices. You can enter those names at yahoo.com/finance and start looking at their charts to get an idea of how they've done...basically, they go up and down with the market, because they essentially are the entire stock market. Just depends on which mutual funds are available to you to invest in...you can also do a little research online about Jack Bogle/Vanguard Funds and Index Investing. If you want a more conservative fund, try VIVAX, which is more value-oriented stocks, the kind that Warren Buffett would hold. OAKLX and OAKMX are two other choices. Oakmark Funds have been very successful over the years.

QUOTE (maggsmaggs @ Jul 30, 2015 -> 05:49 PM) You're young, fixed income (like dividends) are not as important for you. Don't buy bonds now, they are terrible. Inflation is higher than most bond interest rates. But instead of focusing on fixed income, you should focus on growth. Index funds are generally good for young people with limited investing experience. Depending on the fund, the expenses should be low and you in theory own a piece of a lot, which is the diversification you want. The general rule used to be the opposite of your age in growth stocks, the remainder in bonds. Let's say you're 20, so that would be 80% in stocks, 20% in bonds....and then becoming more and more conservative as you get older, a 65 year old would be 35% in stocks and 65% in bonds. That rule sort of works still as a concept...but most advisors with the bond markets being so bad (as long as the Fed keeps rates at 0) will argue it should be 90-95% in stocks if you're looking long-term and then you can gradually start adding some more conservative investments when the interest rates make bonds more palatable as a hedge. Considering capital gains and taxes, you're aiming hopefully for a 6-12% rate of return per year, so the bond funds will give you protection on the downside when the market dips but they're not going to lead your porfolio to stellar results unless everything just goes sideways in the world.

3-2 Blue Jays in the bottom of the 2nd. You know things are going your way when Dioner Navarro homers.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 30, 2015 -> 05:44 PM) Astros fans freaking out they gave up Phillips Astros trade rumors include players such as Brett Phillips, A.J. Reed, Josh Hader, and Joe Musgrove. Who are the other four?

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 30, 2015 -> 05:38 PM) Ugh, AL has gotten much tougher in the last 24 hours We are 5-1 against that sorry Astros team, haha. It's not always who you play, it's when you play 'em. Certainly the case for White Sox opponents in the last month. They also announced Jed Lowrie is returning and will start at 3B, so that pushes out Valbuena/Marwin Gonzalez but provides you much better defense and more of a contact hitter to go with all those boppers.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Jul 30, 2015 -> 05:24 PM) If anybody other than his mom said they saw this from Morales they gotta be lying. About the only thing you can say is that he was coming into the season with a full year to get back his health and also joining a team filled with a core of players where he wasn't expected to be anything but a complementary piece. That and the fact that joining one of the better teams in either league tends to bring out the best in a player, like when seemingly any journeyman joined the Twins a decade ago, or the Cardinals/Giants/Yankees, etc.

Morales barely misses a homer, then doubles and drives in two runs with yet another two out hit. Now leading the AL in RBI's with 69/70. One of the best signings of the off-season and likely the AL Comeback Player of the Year. 2-0 KC going to the bottom of the 1st. Just as importantly, DET up 2-0 over the Orioles early and still hitting. Just as quickly, Tulo walked and Donaldson ripped a double, so 2nd/3rd, no outs....probably a tie or worse like that. 2-1, sac fly for Bautista, RBI 68. Scored on one of those plays at the plate where the catcher couldn't block the plate...and couldn't make the sweep tag in time.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Jul 30, 2015 -> 05:12 PM) Another milestone! (lol) Carlos Sanchez has been worth roughly .8 fWAR over the last 4 weeks and is back up to replacement level on the year! Seriously though, Sanchez and the Melkman have been critical in this run, hopefully they can keep it up as both are assets not just this year but hopefully the next couple. Hopefully. Listening to the Blue Jays game, it's crazy to think with Tulo, Donaldson and Price, they have probably now have 3 of the top 10-15 players in the majors (Tulo not quite as good as early 2014) and that's not even including Joey Bats and Edwin Encarnacion. And, it being baseball, nothing is ever guaranteed. In fact, the baseball fates might conspire against AA and Jordan4Life just like they did with Beane last season.

The worst thing that could happen would be starting Sale and then having a two-hour delay and him losing the start completely...so that's the only thing we can really root against happening. Having to come back to Boston for yet another off-day or one day trip would suck with our schedule already being pretty full for the final two months. Is there an open day around a series in NY?

The worst thing that could happen would be starting Sale and then having a two-hour delay and him losing the start completely...so that's the only thing we can really root against happening. Having to come back to Boston for yet another off-day or one day trip would suck with our schedule already being pretty full for the final two months. Is there an open day around a series in NY?

The worst thing that could happen would be starting Sale and then having a two-hour delay and him losing the start completely...so that's the only thing we can really root against happening. Having to come back to Boston for yet another off-day or one day trip would suck with our schedule already being pretty full for the final two months. Is there an open day around a series in NY?

Getting Ross is going to cost us a significant amount of prospects, especially in combination with Upton. Maybe if Price had gone to another team than the Blue Jays, but Toronto has a lot of advantages now in fighting for that spot that simply aren't worth making a desperation (see KW) bid to outdo them from a PR perspective. If they're going to do anything, it's jettison Shields and Upton. Does anyone want that contract, which would certainly preclude any talk of Shark or another big name pitcher in the offseason?

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Jul 30, 2015 -> 01:16 PM) Since its all speculation, who would you peg as in Camp Buy or Camp Sell? Speculating on that possibility I would bet that Hahn sees this an offensive outburst, an anomaly in the season and would lean toward selling. KW would be all in, on the other hand. Except the story was that he wanted to sell on Samardzija and reboot/retool about 4-6 weeks ago, before there was any evidence whatsoever of the team coming together, basically the 9-3 run before the All-Star break, and the current winning streak...