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Plus you've got the linkagee to the Ageints of SHIELD tv show now to help sustain interest....Im 99% sure List or Lizst is in this upcoming movie.

Thats what most drivers of expensive cars are doing here in China....installing their own internal mini cameras because there are a number of "con artist" pedestrians, riders on electric scooters or bicyclists who will deliberately throw themselves against the side or in front of a BMW Mercedes or Audi and argue in the street for hours while a crowd develops and the guy with money is often forced to pay something to get out of the situation. One video the guy even brought fake teeth aloong to scatter on the street....he got picked up by numerous street cams a well...the officer kept on pointing out there was no blood and they showed him the video so he sheepishly walked away after lying in the street and blocking traffic for 15 minutes. With cameras, 95% of that type of trick/hoax is eliminated.

QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Apr 30, 2015 -> 12:07 PM) They have brought in Mitchell, Thompson, and Hawkins all who were thought to be plus defenders. I like the idea of Stewart taking over for Melky in LF or even Abreu at 1B when/if he moves to full time DH. There are a lot of intriguing options out there. None of the pitchers around that area are very appealing to me, you could reach for Matuela, but only if he comes in at a significant discount from slot value. This may not be the worst draft to not sign your first round pick as the #9 pick next season will likely be a better player than what will be there at #8 this year. Yes it may negatively affect your already light draft pool this year, but only if you were going to get someone under slot. Except Mitchell never had a decent arm and Hawkins was mostly picked for his power potential. Thompson, definitely.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 09:39 PM) They're paying for ventura's earlier headhunting. Except the Rangers and Royals have been first in hbp all season long....since opening day.

http://thedailyrecord.com/2015/04/28/rioti...-investigation/ God help Baltimore if they refuse to bring charges against the 6 officers...just can't imagine it happening with the environment as charged as it is right now. Mosby (State's Attorney) has only been on the job for roughly 100 days.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/avengers_a...amp;sort=rotten All the 33 negative reviews (which won't stop a single person from attending) of Age of Ultron...looks like around $215-225 million for the opening weekend in the US. Still has a pretty impressive 74% positive rate, but not as highly-admired by critics as the first Avengers film. Will start its run in China, May 12th (starts on a Monday night at midnight).

The KC bullpen was mortal in that game....F. Morales gave up a run (and all of Ventura's inherited runners) and Madson's just not the same pitcher as 3-4 years ago before all his injuries. Throwing 92 MPH meatballs. They just brought up Finnegan (who struggled as well the night before), and Hochevar/Medlen are going to be the big additions in the near future.

Happ would be the most often mentioned college bat in this spot.

The White Sox hosted the Blue Jays on April 9, 1997, at Comiskey Park for a game that drew only 746 fans. .... U.S. Cellular Field played host to a pair of sparsely attended games between the Marlins and Expos back in 2004. The teams played two games at the Cell in September 2004 because of Hurricane Frances. Only 4,003 showed up for the first game, and 5,457 came for the second game. http://chicago.suntimes.com/baseball/7/71/...d-without-crowd Safe to say the Twins will beat those numbers.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 05:38 PM) Morales Kendrys, B.Butler, Aoki, Torii Hunter, Yasmani Tomas, Rios....maybe the top realistic options (obviously we weren't going to pay Hanley Ramirez). Or going after Kemp/Ethier/Crawford...Jay Bruce, etc. Coming off 2014, it was the perfect definition of "buy low" on Morales. He's been Crede/Uribe clutch so far for them this year. And they've still managed to cover RF, mostly with P. Orlando...Dyson has been terrible at the plate.

QUOTE (shipps @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 07:42 PM) Caulfield, once again I have no idea on gods green earth what the hell you are talking about. Three days ago, the White Sox were on top of the world, best bullpen on earth, etc. Now we're back in the doldrums, Samardzija needs to be traded before the deadline, Ventura sucks because his team came out flat and the offense is in a malaise, Eaton's not the same player he was in 2014, Abreu can't field and LaRoche should be at 1B, etc. Total 180 degree change.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 07:37 PM) Maddon is on top of all replay calls unlike Ventura. I guarantee Maddon's (Epstein's) not going to go into any replay situation without every possible resource/angle/feed available at his disposal.

If you follow baseball, you have heard of Kris Bryant. If you follow baseball and aren’t a Cubs fan, in all likelihood you are sick of him by now. That’s quite a feat: Bryant only made his major league debut on Friday. But that very fact itself – that his major league debut was on 17 April instead of 5 April, the date of the Cubs’ home debut – is what has fueled the rampant interest in, and speculation about, Chicago’s super-prospect. After all, Bryant did hit .425/.477/1.175 (1.652 OPS) with nine home runs in spring training. How is that not good enough to make a team that just traded its incumbent starter at third base, Luis Valbuena, to the Houston Astros? http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/apr/...w-in-mlb-system There was another one about Kris Bryant changing the face of baseball (Atlantic Monthly), but I'll spare Fathom further. You know it's almost a cultural phenomenon when The Atlantic, Guardian and NY Times are featuring articles about this kid.

QUOTE (shipps @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 04:23 PM) If Shark pitched well today and got a win this thread would be at least 7 pages right now. Yes, the day to day oscillations of SoxTalk during a season...or vicissitudes.

QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 03:58 PM) I can't see anyway the Sox take a high schooler at #8. The Sox have only taken one high school player (Hawkins) with their top pick since 2001. I think they will go get someone at a discount. The draft is pretty deep in that the guy you draft at #30 will grade out about the same as the guys you draft at #8. There are three players that are viewed a little higher, but then it seems there is a mass of players that could go at any time in the rest of the first round. I think the Sox find a college guy that will cut them a break and roll the money saved out to some high schoolers later in the draft. I like the idea of DJ Stewart, probably the best college bat in the class, limited defensively, but should be able to play above average LF in the pros. At some point, I hope the front office does plan on bringing a "above average" defender into the fold....and one who can also hit (consistently) as well, would help. As for the pitcher's build comments, it's always there....it was with Gio and Stroman, there are some who are concerned with Dillon Tate as well (and he's not "tiny" by any stretch of the imagination). I was just reading the early early 2016 draft speculation and one of the top pitchers is compared to Tate stuff-wise, and praised specifically for this very reason, the assumption of a more durable frame. Of course, it also wouldn't surprise me if someone like Tyler Kolek never makes it to the majors at all, with the "perfect" pitcher's frame in the minds of scouts (maybe too bulky for others). http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/pro...p?P=tyler-kolek Doing okay, but lousy peripherals and the SAL is one of the two "lower" full season A ball leagues.

First there was a Sale "guarantee" of victory. Now you have the combination of this post and the "forces of the galaxy" forming to make Jimenez looking like a bargain FA signing (let's not start THAT thread again, haha). Well, hopefully the bullpen post won't also come back to haunt us...but, being Sox fans, you know in your skeptical heart it just might.

OOOPS.

From what I understand, there was a play Abreu should have made (double play ball?) that helped contribute to the big inning...or is that wrong?

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 11:46 AM) Have you considered having a doctor look at it? I did (almost two weeks ago)....x-rays showed no stress fracture, but you really need a bone scan or MRI to be 100% sure. That said, with the pain lessening by the day, and Ptac's explanation, I feel 99% confident no return to the hospital is necessary in this particular case.

QUOTE (ptatc @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 08:23 AM) If it hurts when you move your foot into dorsiflexion and plantarflexion without weight on it, it is not a stress fracture. It is a "shin splint" which mean something along the shin hurts. If it's the inside of the tibia, it's most likely the posterior tibialis tendon, in front of the tibia anterior tibialis. Go to a sporting goods store and get soft stability orthotics for your shoes. Never passively stretch prior to athletic activity. It just increases your chance for injury. It's the right lower outside....so definitely not the posterior tibialis, I looked up all the diagrams and that stretches from the outside across the bone to the front/inside (right?) Is it normal to have shin splints in just one leg?

QUOTE (ewokpelts @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 09:49 AM) Angelos is a cancer to baseball. The games not going to Washington were because he is in a blood feud with the Nationals. Even though he made a boatload of money off the sale of the nationals. Manfred is selig's hand picked successor. He is not weak at all. But he is also the head of a corporation that oversees 30 fran horses with different goals and attitudes. Selig was known to let teams work out issues between themselves and not drop the hammer all the time. Manfred is taking a similar approach. The best part of this issue is that Angelos is losing a ton of money from 6 lost home dates. He will not recoup the losses with the doubleheader or the Tampa "home games". Well, technically 5...he has the May 28th double header, which will count as one game

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 06:10 AM) If this series was really screwed up because of personal dislikes, the MLB Commissioners office is a damned joke. Southsider, you're a smart guy. And can put the pieces together (see below). Jerry Reinsdorf doesn't have a prayer in this showdown. Finally, never underestimate how close Manfred and Angelos are...and never overestimate how much JR apparently is on the "outs" with his bloc losing power in their attempted coup d'etat. “We supported Rob, and we think he’ll do a fine job. The other candidates are excellent, also, and everyone is looking to him to solve the problems that baseball has and to expand on the success of baseball.” Manfred takes over next January, and Angelos says he’s well-qualified. “He’s been at it for 20 years. He came up from the first grade, and he graduated with a Ph.D on baseball. He knows every facet of baseball. He has a way of getting things accomplished, so there are great expectations. “Is he perfect? No. No one is perfect. I think he’ll do a sterling job. I think he’ll follow successfully in the path of the retiring commissioner,” Angelos said. The Orioles have applied to host the 2016 All-Star Game. Selig has praised Baltimore as “a very, very viable contender” to host the game, and on Tuesday said he would pick cities for “a number” of games. Angelos said he was hopeful that Baltimore would be chosen. http://www.csnbaltimore.com/blog/orioles-t...as-phd-baseball

QUOTE (LDF @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 05:23 AM) he didn't try too hard, there is always the FA, rt That was basically AJ, Salty (that would have been a contract disaster), Y. Grandal, M. Montero, maybe Jason Castro and Russell Martin. They weren't going to outbid the Pirates, Blue Jays and Cubs for Martin. Not exactly Murderer's Row, there.

QUOTE (StRoostifer @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 05:55 AM) Thanks for the links Caulfield. I like Angelos and his son even more now. It gets even more interesting. Manfred was an O's season ticket holder, and he was also elected Commissioner of Baseball in Baltimore. One of the main reasons he was in BALT was arbitrating the dispute between the Nationals/Orioles and also dealing with the request from the Angelos"es" (is that the right term?) for an All-Star game at Camden Yards in the near future. $70 million reasons why the Orioles/Angelos and Nationals aren't seeing eye to eye. That panel, consisting of a representative from each of the Rays, Pirates, and Mets, determined that MASN would have to pay the Nationals about $24 million more per year than they have been. This would apply retroactively to past years as well. The end result is that MASN would also owe about $70 million for past years. If the Orioles assume a percentage of that payment equal to their stake in the network (85%), they'll be on the hook for $60 million. The extra $24 million per year that would be paid to the Nationals based on the RSDC decision essentially comes out of the MASN profit stream, which currently flows largely to the Orioles. MASN has posted a $20 million bond with the court for the difference between what MASN has paid the Nationals for 2014 rights fees and what the RSDC said they should be paid. http://www.camdenchat.com/2014/12/15/73921...fees-court-case This situation ranks right up there with the A's/Giants stadium fight, San Jose relocation, etc. You could probably put saving baseball in Tampa/St. Pete and/or Miami right up there on the list.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 05:57 AM) The only thing the O's and Nats have been fighting over this year is who can stay in last place longer. That was true until 2012....both franchises have had a pretty amazing resurgence. Especially the O's, for how many horrible FA decisions Angelos has made. Now Moreno's leading the pack in idiotic decisions, ahead of Illitch, who at least makes business moves with his heart (Verlander, Cabrera, V. Martinez) and has a GM who can cover for his bad impulses (mitigate's a better word, perhaps) with moves like Price, Iglesias, Cespedes, A. Sanchez, Gose, JD Martinez, Simon, Greene, Rajai Davis, etc.