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Mental blunders....why is Jennings even bothering to look at Kendrys Morales, who isn't going anywhere in a million years? Kind of embarassing to be drawing attention to yourself like Melky has been doing recently when you should be worried more about winning the game.

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Aug 8, 2015 -> 06:39 PM) Ok, then you are giving up more valuable pieces from the minor league system. Melky and Robertson are fine and produce enough that they can be part of this. Just have to continue to bring in the players that they think can win with. Preferably a 3B. There were lots of options....guys like Volquez, Brett Anderson, Colby Lewis, Chris Young, Liriano, etc.

White Sox continue to beat themselves. Not sure why Melky Cabrera is clowning around so much on the basepaths and talking to the Sox dugout...almost got thrown out running past second. Just not the necessary level of focus and concentration. Soto has no business getting thrown out since he's not going anywhere with Abreu at the plate. Royals lead all of baseball in tallying runs in the next half-inning after their opponents have scored. Sloppy.

QUOTE (dpd9189 @ Aug 8, 2015 -> 05:03 PM) Where can we get an Addison Russell? I want one of those. We could have had Iglesias. Not the pop/overall upside, but a better defender.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 8, 2015 -> 04:37 PM) Only when I feel it'll help the Sox win. Packed stadium, hot night, struggling KC team wanting to feast on Chicago to get well, inconsistent pitcher who could be taken deep by Hosmer and Morales ... I wanna win Actually, the Royals are probably needing to be challenged again...the fact that Minnesota has collapsed has allowed them for the first time all season to take the foot off the gas pedal and relax a bit. Hitting their batters intentionally is only going to wake them up again and get someone like Abreu or Eaton hurt.

Looks like it was THIS close to being Hamels pitching for the Giants...surely they'll add to their starting staff in the offseason with all the money coming free in terms of dead weight contracts, but it would have given them a real shot this year. So the odd/even year jinx continues, it would seem.

Guthrie is terrible this year and always on the verge of being dumpedfrom the rotation, which means another Chen-like shutout? Fwiw, with the way Toronto is playing, and with how inconsistent Y.Ventura has been, the Blue Jays have to be considered the favorites in the AL at this point. Of course, the same was said about the A's this time last year. Even the aARP Yankees are sentimental favorites, so that's new. Kind of ironic, because year after year the local sports talk station in KC always organized protests (typical small market team can't compete against the Evil Empire stuff) whenever the Yankees and their legion of fans came to town.

QUOTE (Cknolls @ Aug 8, 2015 -> 10:29 AM) Why are you comparing Presidential debates to Primary debates? Can you just get over your partisanship for just one minute to objectively look at even the smallest of metrics such as ratings? Seriously. We get it, you don't like R's. They don't walk on water like Narcissus. Noted. Actually, probably for the first time in my life, I would probably vote Kasich over Clinton. But I'm skeptical he will ever be allowed to emerge from the pack. http://www.newrepublic.com/article/122478/...worst-nightmare This article strongly supports the idea that too much GOP exposure/debating is bad and why...

We talked about Jeter already...another example is Tom Brady. You don't have to stop enjoying life as a professional athlete, it comes with the money/fame/power. That said, alcohol use turning into abuse often leads to problems. Hard as it is, you have to understand the limits. Just because many things are possible to do doesn't always make them right. Then again, many athletes live on that edge of everything falling apart and enjoy the risk. It reminds me of the story of James Hunt, the British F1 driver.

QUOTE (Brian @ Aug 8, 2015 -> 06:03 AM) The dumbest thing on the internet these days is people saying one cause is more important than the other. "I can't believe people are mourning a lion but don't care about the men killed in Chattanooga!" You're allowed to care about more than one cause and anyone who says something like the above is bigger idiot than anyone. But it plays well with the base! The irony here is that Trump doesn't have a religious bone in his body and was pro choice not so long ago.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 8, 2015 -> 01:34 AM) Good comparison to Idol. Yes the ratings were ALL about Trump. His comments today about Ms. Kelly would have ended anybody else's campaign. We'll see if it ends Trump's. He said "blood was coming out of her eyes or blood was coming out of wherever." One organization dis-invited him from a Saturday function. Trump's camp has attacked the organizaion leader in saying he's weak and being politically correct is what is wrong with the USA. This was pretty graphic amazing comment though, about a woman's period and hormones affecting her behavior as debate host. I doubt it affects anything but like I said, anybody else in America would be buried by that comment. They'd meekly apologize then slink away forever. Kudos to Trump for always surviving his mouth! It's only adding more time to the Trump clock...but it does create an interesting dynamic for Atlanta. Do they all act as if Trump doesn't exist, attack in absentia...what's the strategy? Not sure if they'll know enough about Trump's post-debate polling numbers. Hard to imagine Bush and especially Walker surging to the lead. Part of the original interest in Walker is the belief he will do well in Iowa due to hailing from a neighboring state. At some point, he's going to be expected to kickstart some momentum his direction. Hard to do that with the main focus remaining on Trump. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/06/opinion/...ebate.html?_r=0 I will agree with one aspect...they were really poignant questions probing for gotcha responses. Other than savaging Trump and taking it easy on Rubio (his abortion answer doesn't stand up well with his record), it was better than most expected from Fox. It did get a defense of using bankruptcy laws and the Clinton to the wedding admission/bragadoccio, which makes her look complicit (along with the Clinton Foundation) with sleazy politics.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Aug 7, 2015 -> 03:22 PM) Unfair how. Those are real quotes that Donald has said and if you don't think that Hillary would use it against him, you are delusional. I loved how the commentators here got to the heart of some of the major concerns / appeal factors that exist with some of the candidates. Whether Trump and some of his comments or Bush (and his well last name) or Carson and his issues with foreign policy, etc. They asked real questions and contrary to what Caufield's nonsensical argument this was like no primary debate in the history of this country. And the questions that were asked were like none that I've seen in my lifetime of following this stuff. And almost none of the questions were answered... Take away Trump and Christie, what was actually that interesting? Just wait and see the tv ratings when Trump is no longer on the panel, they'll regress to mean. Rubio did well with his questions, Kasich as well...and Bush stumbled a bit about the Bloomberg charity involvement. The same exact panel, minus Trump, had a forum on Monday night and nobody was paying attention. Everyone simply wanted to see whether Trump would attempt to be serious or not, and who he would offend or piss off...not unlike watching Simon Cowell eviscerate a poor singer on American Idol. The interest in the first Perot/Clinton/Bush debate was much higher, because for the first time in modern history a third party candidate had a real opening to actually win. http://www.museum.tv/debateweb/html/histor...2/headlines.htm The last Bush/Perot/Clinton debate had 91 million viewers, at a time when the U.S. population was lower. Romney/Obama was around 67 million. Palin-Biden 70 million.

Fwiw, that guy in Norway (Anders something) who killed 69 on that summer youth camp island only got a 21 year sentence...

The Giants are very resilient. They'll tinker with some August small moves. Still would be shocked if they're not right there til the end. The only surprise is the reason for falling short will be pitching and not hitting. As far as Schwarber goes, that would have been an excellent question for Hostetler...he might not have pinned it down to one, but who were the top 2-3 (we know Hoffman early) that the Sox were considering if Rodon was off the board?

The Giants are very resilient. They'll tinker with some August small moves. Still would be shocked if they're not right there til the end. The only surprise is the reason for falling short will be pitching and not hitting.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/fantastic_four_2015/ 9% and comparisons to Cat Woman. Is it true that it takes 70 minutes to introduce the villain? Never thought it was possible Jessica Alba would be missed or made to look good (acting wise)...

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Aug 7, 2015 -> 10:10 AM) What seems odd to me is that why did this take so long to get out if it happened Saturday night? One theory would be the negotiating/blackmailing conspiracy....that the woman involved didn't get a satisfactory resolution and decided to push the case forward (or her attorney, who smelled a high publicity case).

It was a little better than average. If you took Christie and Trump out, nothing really stood out... Too many candidates, not enough time for each. For example, 1992 was really compelling because you had Clinton, Perot (who was leading at one point and seemed plausible) and Bush, Sr. Another great one was Lloyd Bentsen lecturing Dan Quayle that "he was no Jack Kennedy." Obama debated too intellectually, like a law school professor he was, instead of connecting to people like Clinton could always do. If you go back and watch the JFK/Nixon debates in the 1960 election, you'll be amazed how little substance there is now in comparison. As a Democrat, having Gephardt, Gore, Dukakis, Gary Hart, Paul Simon, Biden, Jesse Jackson in 1988....that was a lot of political talent in one room.

Derek Jeter has managed it quite well...how many models/actresses has he bedded? Never one scuff on his pristine rep like Tiger or A-Rod. Perhaps the key is dating women who are independently wealthy and high profile enough that these types of situations are more unlikely to occur. The point isn't about the sex, it's how you carry yourself on and off the field, and whether you're consistent in your behaviors.

QUOTE (bmags @ Aug 7, 2015 -> 08:52 AM) You think there were better republican candidates that lost in 2008 and 2012? There's another argument as well. Not only did the long (16+ months) process make Obama a better debater and general candidate, playing out almost all of those states until the very end of primary season gave the Dems the advantage for the ground/organizing game later in the fall. Not only that, but the opportunity (additional time for finetuning) to improve their technology/social media to the point it ran circles around GOP efforts.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 7, 2015 -> 07:38 AM) The challengers always want more debates than the front runner. In 2004 John Kerry asked Bush to "debate every week". Frankly, I can't make a better argument for fewer debates than "look at how it worked for the Republican candidates the last 2 times out". The process actually worked well to eliminate Cain, Bachmann, Perry, etc. Gave Gingrich second life and spiced things up. Both McCain and Romney ran terrible general campaigns, and the combination of Palin and the economic catastrophe in Sept/Oct 2008 gift wrapped that election, although Obama was likely to win anyway without two more GOP attributed "mistakes." Hard to say that Romney didn't improve a lot as a candidate with all the extra prep, but for some reason, he ran like he was afraid of his own record and the dog on the rooftop/dancing pony/car elevator tags were never conquered...along with his 47% will never vote GOP no matter what off the cuff remarks.

Interesting no mention of Hawkins. There were hints (contact skills, specifically mentioned Anderson but not Courtney, and the whole thing about social networking which plagued Hawkins in his second season)...one gets the idea he wouldn't have been the pick if Hostetler was running things at that time.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Aug 7, 2015 -> 07:18 AM) Couldn't stomach watching the entire debate last night but watched some clips this morning and Kasich's answers on Medicaid and gay marriage show that he isn't afraid to challenge the hardcore right-wing of the party. He's far and away my first choice from either party right now, but I believe that if he gains much momentum at all, the Koch machine will take him down well before he can get near the nomination. The Koches should turn to Rubio. He has youth (contrast with Hillary is like Obama vs. McCain/Romney), more experience than Obama now...Florida is put into play, he will draw at least 50% more Hispanic votes than the last two elections. The immigration issues, and his real beliefs (Tea Party or more moderate, such as abortion rights) must be overcome. Of all the candidates, he and probably Kasich and then Bush (who's already raised $120 million) come across as the most likeable. It's a quality Hillary lacks, but her husband and Jeb's brother possess, that touch with everyday people. Rubio was relaxed and confident, that's important.

The only ones who looked presidential to me were Kasich and Rubio. Kasich hopefully doesn't end up like Huntsman...wiped out for being too reasonable/moderate and actually having command of policy issues and speaking articulately and authetically. Walker just seems to be lacking in gravitas...he was very evasive about foreign policy and the BlackLivesMatter/racial bias in policing issue. As noted, Wisconsin doesn't exactly have an economic miracle story to back him up. Austerity policies tend to have that effect. Carson was non-existent the first half, not even sure why he's running for office besides cracking one liners. Besides Kasich and Rubio, Bush is the only one with half a clue about actually governing/policy. Huckabee (religious right), Cruz (his usual spiel) and Paul did nothing to expand their constituencies, serving up a tired set of bromides but not suggesting any real solutions to actual problems everyday Americans are facing. Kasich with Rubio as VP would be a difficult ticket for the Dems to beat. Ohio would be lost, and Florida as well.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Aug 6, 2015 -> 08:31 AM) Oh yea, September call up numbers are to be taken at their face value. And Semien sure has proven that wrong this season with is 100 error pace and rapidly falling batting average, slugging percentage, and OPS SOMEONE CALL DAN JOHNSON Brilliant, Adam LaRoche has an ops not even close to Semien, but we wouldn't be better off with a 23 year old at DH making close to the league minimum. You probably thought Royce Clayton was a much better defender than Valentin because Jose had a lot more errors. Why do we have advanced metrics if it's 2015 and we're still going by error totals? I guess some on this board know more about baseball than Billy Beane.