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QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Jul 7, 2015 -> 10:04 PM) I still think they gave up on Micah way too quickly. Was his defense really costing us a lot of runs? I really can't recall him be THAT horrible in order to sacrifice him for a .160 hitter Well they didn't KNOW Sanchez would be completely inept offensively. He has been a decent contact hitter in the minors. Sanchez has played just about 2x the amount of innings that Micah had this season, yet Sanchez has played 4x worse so far. Micah at a -0.3 WAR, Sanchez at a -1.1 WAR. Sanchez's defense is not setting off his horrendous offense. Micah's offense was nearly setting off his horrendous defense. You could argue Micah was on pace for -0.6 WAR given the same playing time that Sanchez has had, but that's still nearly twice as "good" as Sanchez. For the love of god, dump/trade Sanchez and let Micah AT THE VERY LEAST bring some excitement to the fans.

Micah homered in his last AB. 4/6, HR, SB. He is hitting .309. His OBP is around .370. I wonder when Hahn is ready to sacrifice some defense at one of the least important defensive positions on the field for some MUCH MUCH MUCH needed offense and energy. Even if Hahn is ready to call his season over, I'd rather have Micah learn defense at the major league level than Sanchez learn hitting a the major league level.

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ Jul 7, 2015 -> 09:23 PM) Any chance Davidson can be a platoon player against LHP? Can't do much worse than the current options have done. Only if you are giving up on him as a prospect. It doesn't help his development to become relegated to platoon player.

Tim Anderson is 1/2, BB, 28th SB. Micah is 3/5, SB. Davidson is 1/2, HR, 3 BB. 45 walks now on the year. He has reached the elusive "OBP 100+ pts better than AVG" benchmark.

QUOTE (Big Hurtin @ Jul 7, 2015 -> 08:03 PM) To expand on this, if you have a smartphone or tablet, there are good wifi analytic apps available. Wifi Analyzer is a good Android one, and it's free. Yeah, that's the app I used to determine the best location for our booster, which does a great job extending our signal, but at the cost of speed. I also used the Ookla Speed Test to see what kinds of speeds I was getting with our current set up and with a Netgear AC1750 Nighthawk I bought last week just as a test. With our regular Linksys G-300 (Yes, G!!) I was getting 0.06 MB/S on my phone, and 0.3 MB/S on my PS4 in my room, which is located about 12 feet away from the router (up 1 floor, couple feet to the right). Even with the Nighthawk, I was only getting 2.1 MB/S on my PS4 and 1.1 MB/S on my phone. We are paying for 50 MB/S (but I assume that's only realistic on a hardwired connection). EDIT: I should mention I am converting the mbps reading that the Ookla app gives in to MB/S, which is 1/8th the number. Routers are rated for mbps, even though internet companies sell it in MB/S. It's kind of tricky.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 7, 2015 -> 04:32 PM) I had to listen to the first 3 innings on the radio, and it was fascinating as there were audible groans when the Blue Jays made outs that were strikeouts. I boo'd every damn pop up and groundball. I would have preferred Sale get 10 Ks and the Sox lost, but oh well.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Jul 7, 2015 -> 05:48 PM) Why is relocating it not possible? Because that's where the computer and the giant computer desk with hutch is located, and also we have a gateway telephony modem that makes it more difficult to move as well. We *could* put the router on the other side of the basement, but then we'd have to run a cable across the hardwood somewhere. It's not worth the hassle.

So were getting D Mike Matheson back from Florida for Sharpie, right??

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jul 7, 2015 -> 01:46 PM) There are a few things you can do to improve signal quality in your home. 1) Placement of the router itself. If at all possible, a central location where all rooms are of equal distance from the router is optimal. Keep the router away from metal (if you know a wall is full of water pipes, move it away from that wall a bit.) 2) Name both the 5ghz and 2ghz SSID's the exact same name. IE: Don't name one Chiliheads 2ghz, and the other Chiliheads 5ghz. Devices that can connect to the faster 5ghz band will do so, but if that signal is unable to penetrate the walls or degrades, it will drop down to the 2ghz band of the same name, automatically. 3) For the 2ghz band, the channel you broadcast the signal is important, as some of the frequencies are saturated. For 2ghz broadcast, channels 1, 6 and 11 are the only channels that don't overlap, so they're usually optimal, however, I'd avoid channel 6 since it's the default and most people use it...so go with 1 or 11. 4) For the 5ghz band keep in mind with the higher frequency, while faster, it does not penetrate walls well. Depending on your building, you will have to experiment to find the proper (most unused channel) in your area. 1) Not possible. 2) Good tip 3) I've read a lot that Channel 1 is default, so if you think Channel 6 if default, then I'll go with 11. 4) Yeah, I've read that and that sucks, although I'm not sure I even own a single device that can connect on 5Ghz. My PS4 and LG G4 can not, and both my laptops are 6 years old.

So the internet in our house kind of sucks. We also have to use a booster because the router is in the corner of the basement. Apparently out router is rated at G300. Not even N-technology. So I decided to throw money at the situation. I just bought a TP-Link AC1750 Archer C7 router, and then 3 16dBi antennas to replace the stock antennas. Anyone have any thoughts, worries, experiences with what I'm doing? It seems the main problem in our house is range. I've read that using a booster can cut your speed in half, so I'm hoping that those high powered antennas will help. My only worry is that I THINK the 3 external antennas on the router are on the 5 Ghz band, which can't even be used on a lot of devices in our house. The 2.4 Ghz band antennas are internal. HOWEVER, the antennas I bought are rated for 2.4 Ghz, so I'm wondering if the 5 Ghz signal from my router is connected to the antenna, thus swapping antennas would change the band, or does the 5 Ghz signal come from inside the device and changing the antenna won't change the frequency? I'm guessing it's the later, but the 3 antennas were only $12 anyway, so I'll just keep them anyway for future devices I have that can actually utilize the 5 Ghz band.

I was at the game tonight. The crowd was great. Cheering every strike from Sale and going nuts for every strikeout. I am so disappointed that he didn't get 10 Ks while I was there. I've seen so many big and historic games and I thought for sure this would be another notch in my belt. Oh well, it was a very fun game to be at.

QUOTE (fathom @ Jul 6, 2015 -> 10:23 AM) If I didn't like the first season of True Detective, I would have stopped watching this season probably 30 minutes into the first episode. It seems like a challenge to watch this right now. Agree 100%. I did give Brink a shot though, and I love it. There have not been very many laughs so far, but I find it really interesting and I like all the characters. I've gotten myself caught up.

Just kidding, it's 2015 homeboy.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jul 3, 2015 -> 04:00 PM) Does anyone notice anything interesting about this? https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CJBJyazVAAAqUAF.jpg:large OMG!!! They are hinting that Beckham is gone!!!!!!!

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Jul 2, 2015 -> 11:52 PM) Based off everything I have heard from the podcast and everything I think 90% of everything is real. They put ads in the paper or craigslist for the panels and stuff where they need an audience for. But it really seems real to me and even if it isn't I still love the show and the guys are just funny people. QUOTE (daa84 @ Jul 3, 2015 -> 02:55 AM) just my opinion, but I don't think there's a chance impractical jokers is real. I also don't think the vast majority of what many people think of as "reality TV" is real either I have the IJ app, and they answer fan questions and one of the fans asked about being recognizing them and ruining their bits. They said they do a lot of stuff in wide open areas and plant "security" all over the places to look for people who identify the guys and pull them aside so they don't spoil it. And the popularity of the show means its harder for them to get through segments without someone figuring them out, but it all makes sense to me. I believe it's real.

I would take Swihart, Betts, and a couple lottery ticket pitchers.

How about we give you Quintana for Martinez and Grichuk. No? Ok bye. By the way, no idea how Grichuk already has a 1.9 WAR this year in 47 games. He has 7 HR, .276 AVG, above average defense, only 21 RBI, only 3 SB, only a 4.3% BB rate and a 30% K rate. I don't get how hes' on pace for a 6 WAR full season. I mean, his offense is very similar to Avi Garcia's this year. Avi grades out very poorly as a base-runner and defender, but even Avi's O-WAR is a LOT worse, and his wRC+ is 40% lower. Is it all park factor?

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Jun 26, 2015 -> 10:53 AM) I said I do not see him coming up this year. He has had a big work load already in 2015. Not being call up the clock would not start. This team is garbage. 0 reason to call him up until after Super 2 passes next year, assuming he progresses as well/fast as Rodon.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jun 30, 2015 -> 10:16 PM) Nice, those are good games. I don't know what your specific interests are, but some of the other best PS4 games in my opinion are Battlefield Hardline, NBA 2K15, NHL 16 (will be one), and hopefully Star Wars Battlefront when it comes out. Far Cry 4 is a must-have.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Jun 30, 2015 -> 10:18 PM) Watched Impractical Jokers for the first time today... I spent most of the episode laughing. Great show Awesome show. I love it.

Watch Heyward pull his balls right out of his fly and steal 2nd.

I'll take some bad Beckham/Flowers defense so Robertson gets no earned runs and the Sox can still gain a half game on the Phillies.

Ah s***.

We are 1 basehit away from the perfect Chris Sale start. 8 innings of dominant baseball, and the bullpen loses the game and we get 1 loss closer to that sweet sweet #1 pick.

He's ok.