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Where would Chris Bassitt and Rangel Raveo be ranked? Yes, I do realize Chris is over the 50 ip limit for consideration overall. But just for argument's sake. Would he be ranked behind E. Johnson, who's also ineligible?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 5, 2015 -> 07:48 AM) Well at least now you're supporting strong funding for PP and touting the effectiveness of that funding, so I guess that is an improvement. Except for when the government forces private companies to provide coverage, lol. He's probably against his freedom being taken away in the choice to wear or not wear a seat belt as well... Not about policy or morals or right vs. wrong, it's all about philosophy of government intervention/intrusion. Of course, most Republicans are 100% behind the Patriot Act, except Rand Paul.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Aug 5, 2015 -> 07:41 AM) When has PP funding for birth control and the like ever been a problem? Beginning in high school I knew girls/dated girls that routinely went to PP for birth control and it was insanely cheap. That was the last 90's, I really doubt things have changed since then. We're talking about rural areas....let's say Boone County SD (Wounded Knee area) and Appalachia. Or the migrant farmworkers' regions, the remote border with Mexico, etc. Urban/suburban areas have the charitable support to supplement government funding...but I would be shocked to find many PP's on Native American reservations, for example. 98% of them must be in cities of 100,000 or more.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 5, 2015 -> 07:35 AM) You will now be held to this. LMAO. Pick a side . So you're for KW, you're for Hahn...or simply against KW being blamed for everything falling apart when those same offseason moves by Hahn were universally praised as brilliant, winner of the offseason, etc.? Still not seeing what your basic position is, other than arguing with everyone about virtually everything just to play the Devil's Advocate. Other than defending Beckham, Danks, Ventura and Ubaldo Jimenez from criticism, that is.

QUOTE (knightni @ Aug 5, 2015 -> 07:32 AM) By the time that the deadline was there, KC had already traded for Cueto, and Cueto is having a better year than Shark. This is the Hahn argument...when he wanted to fold 5-6 weeks ago. Duffy was injured, Ventura was struggling mightily and Volquez was the only one holding that rotation together. Young, Vargas and Guthrie were all worse for wear. That was the time to strike. They would have been buying half a season as well, compared to just 10-11 starts.

QUOTE (LDF @ Aug 5, 2015 -> 07:23 AM) excellent find. i was surprise on Hahn and houston gm. but i wasn't on KW. his ranking the right there for all to see. As noted, Dombrowski inherited a 119 loss team...which had an adverse effect on his rating. Huntington has built the Pirates into a perennial contender, as has Moore with the Royals. Hart was considered one of the visionary GMs in the game with the Indians in the 90s. He invented the idea of buying out fa years with their young stsr players. At any rate, DD will likely be the first GM/team president to near a $10 million per year salary.

Kenny Williams ala Dan Jennings in Miami. That would be fun.

QUOTE (flavum @ Aug 5, 2015 -> 07:13 AM) Blue Jays are the second wildcard, on pace for 84 wins. I think they'll easily host the wildcard game, if not catch the Yankees. http://espn.go.com/mlb/standings/_/view/wild-card That's a totally different team since the Tulo acquisition, though. Then Price, their confidence just went right through the roof. They'll easily get to 87-88 maybe 89 wins imo.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Aug 5, 2015 -> 07:04 AM) A lot of those numbers seem far too low to me. Something odd there. Interested in watching Kasich. But it really is sad that the candidates numbered 1, 5 and 6 in the current polling aren't even real candidates. How is Huckabee a real candidate the third time around? Isn't he more interested in his media properties? He wasn't worth $5+ million eight years ago.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Aug 5, 2015 -> 06:48 AM) Isn't the myth that most abortions are obtained by poor inner city women, when in fact the biggest chunk are middle class suburban women? Statistically, that has to be true, but that's never the focus of the media. As far as the middle class goes, there's not many left.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Aug 5, 2015 -> 06:40 AM) There is not a single left-wing PAC I'm aware of that is OK with the position of banning abortions after 24 weeks. Not even for rape/incest, late emerging birth defects or where the mother's life is in imminent danger?

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Aug 5, 2015 -> 06:33 AM) Totally agree with the first sentence. As to the second sentence, the bill that just got shot down in Congress would have taken every dollar that was supposed to go to PP and given it to other organizations that do all of the same things PP does except abortions, so that would not have been true in this case. Which is the point we liberals always make...are all those who are pro-life also willing to adopt all these unwanted kids (or they simply can't afford to provide them a good life) and assume responsibility for them through adulthood? If not, the long-term governmental costs in terms of prison/incarcerations and social safety net programs are going to be at least 20x the cost of sex education and condom handout programs, not to mention health care costs for STD treatment. If that doesn't work, there's always the overpopulation, global warming/diminishing natural resources argument.

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Aug 5, 2015 -> 06:30 AM) If you ever run for office, good luck getting funding from any left-wing PAC's with that position. Unless he said six to seven months, when the fetus becomes viable. Doublespeak, of course. You're pro-choice, but you're not expressly pro-abortion. Like when candidates say I would never want my wife or daughter to go through that process (unless life-threatening situation, severe birth defects, etc.) but I don't feel that I have the right as a man to tell a woman what she can and can't do with her body.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Aug 5, 2015 -> 06:25 AM) What I find impressive is that they went all out on acquiring blue chip hitters, yet managed to find a #1 and #3 pitcher basically off the scrap heap. (Yes, I realize they are taking advantage of the NL, but my point still stands) Here's where we bring up Quintana. However, there's no doubt Arrieta's pitching like an ace and Hammel surprisingly effective once again.

QUOTE (CaliSoxFanViaSWside @ Aug 5, 2015 -> 05:57 AM) I wish everyone would just not bring Guillen's name up at all. That was my nice way of putting it when I really wanted to say STFU about him. Would you hire Judas ? Would you hire your best friend who slept with your wife ? Would you hire a guy who tried to extort money from you ?? That's what Guillen is ,was, and shall ever be. Leaving the White Sox for a higher salary is equivalent to betraying Jesus? C'mon, Dombrowski's doing the same exact thing, basically. When he signs for $8-10 million per season with Boston, LAA, Toronto or Seattle, should he be burned in effigy or hung from lampposts in Detroit?

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Aug 5, 2015 -> 06:00 AM) Lmao Caulfield, you sure love to make stuff up. Btw, Almora was born and raised in Florida His father, Albert Sr., played baseball in Cuba before he defected to the United States.[4] Albert began training with his father when he was three years old.[1][4] He's not Hispanic? But, by that qualification, Carlos Rodon should also be listed. There's no discernible difference in Latin American results between the two organizations?

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/did-yo...trade-deadline/ We weren't even close on July 31st to the suggested 1 number...see graphs/chart below.

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/2015/08/...litch/31138765/ Free Press sportswriter takes the Ilitches to task... http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/i...s-end-of-an-era Chrstina Kahrl opinion Jeff Passan Last year a Brown student named Lewis Pollis wrote his senior thesis on just how undervalued front-office personnel truly are. The paper starts off with a stunning claim: one standard deviation of a GM's ability to find players is worth nearly eight wins above replacement – or more than $50 million a year. Essentially, Pollis wrote, a great GM can have almost as big of an impact annually as Mike Trout. Pollis estimated the value between the best and worst free-agent buyers (San Francisco's Brian Sabean on top and ex-Baltimore GM Jim Beattie at the bottom) at nearly $43 million a year, and that's to say nothing of their abilities to pull off trades or draft and develop. Granted, Pollis' numbers pegged Dombrowski below average, dragged down by the 119-loss season as well as other rebuilding projects he took over. In reality, those only strengthened his reputation. He can come into a strong situation and make it stronger. He can come into a dumpster fire and hose it into tranquility. Dombrowski's standing among executives is unparalleled. http://sports.yahoo.com/news/why-dave-domb...-230836111.html http://sabr.org/sites/default/files/Pollis..._It-2014-04.pdf Page 68-69 has the ratings. Hahn was average, KW in the bottom quartile and Neal Huntington, Dayton Moore, Randy Smith, John Hart, Dean Taylor and Jim Beattie as the six worst. Ed Lynch and Dan Evans both fared surprisingly well, as did Omar Minaya.

QUOTE (Thad Bosley @ Aug 5, 2015 -> 12:08 AM) 50 of the last 55, to be exact. But hey! Don't be bitter now, as some others would wag their sanctimonious fingers at you and admonish you for being. Don't be bitter! It's just baseball, dontcha know. A win and a loss - bah! What's the difference! If you don't like the results, why, just go and get another hobby, they would tell you. How dare you expect more! And if it's blame you are seeking to assign, well then, look no further than the mirror, Fair Fan. It is all your fault! You and all of your excuses for not coming out to the ballpark - the Sox' lack of success is all yer fault! Why... Lol - I can't even keep that charade up of that ridiculous mindset, it's so absurd. But yes, to the poster's credit for pointing out, yet another wasted summer. When will it all change for the better? Time will tell, I reckon. A new management team seems like it would be a good start, but then there's still the issue of the "hands-on" owner who would still ultimately call the shots. He's overruled even the current management team over the years over strategic decisions, and look how well that's worked out for us. Oy! Looks like we are in for more of the same as long as the status quo remains in place! Well, at least this year there wasn't ridiculous meeting with the position players like 2006 when Konerko, Dye and Thome all professed they had enough horses in the clubhouse to get it done. Honestly, what players are going to openly tell the GM or owner it would probably be better to add some more talent?

QUOTE (captain54 @ Aug 4, 2015 -> 11:50 PM) That was four years ago and I think most fans' memory is probably a little short in that respect. Remember, Robin was the Anti-Ozzie, and there was gonna be a newer, happier franchise once Ozzie was gone.. Well, it hasn't exactly turned out that way… Yes, Robin has 1 year left on his contract, but I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that Reinsdorf is a smart enough business man, though loyal, to ease Robin out replacing him with Ozzie next year, if it meant a possible uptick in ST sales for 2016... True.. Ozzie doesn't know when to shut up, but neither did DaCoach and the DaCoach is still one popular guy in Chicago..why? because Chicago fans are big and boisterous themselves with their opinions.. I'm not saying Ozzie is the best choice to replace Robin.. But he certainly would be a great choice to maybe generate some interest in this franchise that continues toward irrelevancy in this town.. This is the equivalent of taking Donald Trump completely serious as a legitimate candidate...when both he and Ozzie are mostly just entertainers now. Veeck might have tried it, but it won't happen with KW around. Then again, JR bringing Guillen back might force Kenny to resign out of pride.

QUOTE (Lip Man 1 @ Aug 4, 2015 -> 11:19 PM) Been trying to think of a way to sum up the Sox organization the last 10 years. I can't do it in one sentence but these come close: "One step forward...two steps back." "Loyalty without Accountability" "When in doubt, blame the fans" It's a shame that another summer has been flushed right down the toilet. When all is said and done it'll be six of the last nine of them. Beyond sad now. Mark Hope Doesn't Float To be more precise, five out of the last seven seasons, with only the 2012 team having a realistic chance over the final two weeks. 2011 (Dunn) and the first two months of 2015 were incredibly frustrating for fans who had high hopes after those seemingly productive offseasons. The defensive letdowns, baserunning and fundamentals/execution have been amongst the worst of any recent Sox clubs. To top it off, Sale and Rodon are scuffling and Samardzija's still on the roster. I'm not sure what's more depressing, the Sox or the current state of presidential politics...

According to this metric, Marco Rubio is leading the G.O.P. race, with a net positive rating of sixty-one per cent. Walker is in second place, with fifty-five per cent, and Bush is in third place, with fifty per cent. Of course, if Trump performs well in the debates and avoids any major slip-ups, his numbers could improve. But the reason that political professionals monitor this figure closely is that it often indicates the amount of upward (and downward) potential a candidate has. Once negative impressions get entrenched, they are tough to shift, and, relative to most of the other candidates, Trump already has fairly high negative ratings among Republican voters. (Among the electorate as a whole, his negatives are much higher—the highest of any candidate in either party—but that’s not the point here.) Likeable vs. unlikeable among GOP voters

http://www.nationaljournal.com/magazine/do...umping-20150731 Have to get The Greg's reaction to this one... Sums up the Trump "campaign" as well as any article yet written on the phenomenon. http://opportunitylives.com/three-ways-the...an-trump-trump/ Or this one...

http://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-need...lker-1438730749 Red meat for the base, but what else can Walker do? Will enough members of the middle class be left to buy/consume products when the last remaining unions and public pension plans are dismantled or promised benefits are cut back for the 47% who will never vote for a Republican? Then what? Sell mostly to China, India, Indonesia and Brazil?

QUOTE (Lip Man 1 @ Aug 4, 2015 -> 09:46 PM) Roland Hemond took over the worst franchise in major league baseball in September 1970. There were worse off then even the expansion teams. They had gone through the three worst seasons in franchise history, Comiskey Park was falling apart, they drew 495,000 for the season in 1970 and had very little talent. In two years they won 87 games in a strike shortened season and as Chuck Tanner told me, if Bill Melton doesn't blow out his back the A's dynasty never happens. Hemond build the 72 team, the 77 team and the 83 team. And he did it without any money as Allyn and Veeck were broke. Regarding the minor league system this quote from Veeck to Roland says it all, "sign him for as little as you can, we don't have any money..." And here's another one. Did you know (if not you can read about it Friday) Fernando was down to the Dodgers and the White Sox? He went to the Dodgers because they offered 20 (as in twenty) thousand dollars more. Oh here's yet one more. Hemond had to trade All Star catcher Ed Herrmann in April 1975 to the Yankees because he wanted a 2 (as in two) thousand dollar raise. The Sox couldn't afford to give it to him. Given those circumstances Hemond is one of the three best G.M.'s in franchise history in my opinion. I would have loved to have had Dombrowski as G.M. for most of these past seasons. Mark Amen. There's more to assessing managers and GM's than overall records or playoff appearances. Anyone who can consistently build the best farm system working for the Expos...and then turn around and succeed despite Huizenga and John Henry deserves a Medal of Honor. He was smart enough to get out of Miami before Loria arrived, but did miss the second World Series title come to fruition as a result.