LittleHurt05

It's a cool stat but his first season in the majors was at 27 years old and he got called up in April, which is just as important.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 24, 2017 -> 03:10 PM) Worst FA signing in Chicago sports history? Did you forget that time Adam Dunn had the worst season in the history of Major League Baseball?

Ferentz just earned another 10 year extension

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 23, 2017 -> 06:07 PM) The dreams of every Republican since 2001. How do you think this happened? The Republican Voters want "those people" to know their place. Nothing fired up their base more than that. You are so full of s*** and ignorant, It's mind blowing. Step off your bubble of a college campus and walk in the real world for one single day and maybe people can actually have adult discussions with you. Go vote my family death in the hospital again, isn't that how It works?

If athletes are supposed to "stick to sports", do the same people now think POTUS should "stick to politics"?

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Sep 20, 2017 -> 11:35 PM) Littlehurt and Jerksticks, Do you not see the overarching problem here? I bet a crazy higher percentage of Americans want the following: Better insurance at a lower cost. The goal of Obamacare was to deliver that, but somehow it isnt working. The worst part, is the solution is relatively simple. The US govt could easily fix Obamacare, could easily pass laws that would make the majority of Americans happy. But for some reason it wont. Irrespective of the D or R, why are we all fighting each other when most of us all want the same thing? Everyone knows that the new Republican plan will be worse for the majority of people. Its not going to have cheaper insurance, its not going to be better and its not going to cover more people. Yet many in our country openly encourage it for unexplained reasons. There is plenty of money to be made in the insurance game even if they were to do "outrageous" things like 1) cap the amount your premium can increase every year as long as you consistently have had coverage, 2) provide access for independent contractors to competitive insurance plans, 3) ban lifetime caps, 4) ban preexisting conditions as long as you have had consistent coverage. and 5) provide coverage for those who cannot afford it. A lot of the fundamental flaws arent in the insurance, it is in companies bending rules to avoid calling their worker an "employee." Lets say on average I speak to a business a week about how they can attempt to misclassify their employees as independent contractors. Under the law of IL, pretty much every worker should be an employee. But the owners dont want to pay things like "workmans comp" or "overtime" or "insurance" or "withholding taxes" or anything that hurts their how much money they are making. Its not because their company cant afford it, its because they want to make more money for themselves. In my entire career as an attorney, I have had 0 clients/consultations where following the rules would cause the business to go under. Yet weekly I get people who are trying to bend things to their advantage. Now there is no way to stop people from bending rules, no way to stop people who can afford it from paying people who know how to bend rules, but what we can do is put in place a system where it gives regular people some minimum level of benefits. Maybe that is too crazy, maybe that is a way out there suggestion. I dont really know. But unless we all start working together its going to get worse. Obviously I have no way of seeing what the Republican bill is, but I can tell a s*** show from a mile away. When the best thing that are said about something are the equivalent of "We said wed do something so we have to do it" or "If your car is going over a cliff you get in any car you can find" you know its going to be horrendous. I mean personally, if my choice is a) go over a cliff and die instantly or b) get in a car where Im going to be tortured for the rest of my life as well as anyone I ever care about with no chance of escape, Im picking A. But thats just me. Anyone with even a hint of business acumen would have known that companies would do that. But it never mattered, because it's not about the people. It's about votes and filling your friends' pockets.

QUOTE (JenksIsMyHero @ Sep 21, 2017 -> 10:47 AM) I'd love to hear it. Seconded

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 21, 2017 -> 02:49 PM) Yes but Kansas blows it in a one loss and you are out format. The Cubs get the 7-game series to do their damage; ditto Cleveland. I really feel they survived the dog days where they couldn't get up for games after being in a WS. Now both teams are on fire. I feel like Cleveland will lose again cause the Cubs will be loose in the WS and Cleveland tight. Except one college basketball game is more equal to 5-7 games of baseball. It's why the White Sox can sweep the 95 win Astros but it doesn't mean they are better in any way shape or form.

The Yankees are gonna win 90+ games and lose a one game coin flip to a .500 team. ?

The White Sox finally got Chris Sale into the playoffs!

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Sep 20, 2017 -> 10:45 PM) There's always spoilers around. Yeah, I get that. We don't know the actual timing on the make out session vs. the phone call either. But wouldn't be surprised if the producers were the ones who let that leak early.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Sep 21, 2017 -> 06:24 AM) I wonder if Lucks shoulder is destroyed Without Luck, the Colts roster is more barren than the Bears.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 20, 2017 -> 10:28 PM) I think the Cubs and Indians are locks for the WS and the Cubs win again. Parade deuce. Cubs and Indians obviously were not into it until recently. They survived the doldrums and are ready to roll again. They have the most talent, folks. Just Like Kansas is a lock for every Final Four. Different sport, same playoff lottery

Those eating challenges are just the worst, I just fast forward through those now Tony just digs himself a bigger and bigger hole in the phone But how did Twitter know that they hooked up already? And where was Camilla in that episode?

Following Joe Sheehan on Twitter had made baseball 150% more enjoyable.

QUOTE (illinilaw08 @ Sep 20, 2017 -> 05:37 PM) I don't think the bolded is true. For one thing, the ACA has plenty of tax increases to the wealthy - tax increases that every R plan attempts to roll back. The ACA is many things, but it is not a giveaway to the rich. And to the extent that the insurance companies like it, that's simply because the Ds didn't have the political capital to push for a real single payor system. For another, it's simply too broad. I acknowledge that there's an income level that saw their premiums go up under the ACA. But you can't possibly say with a straight face that there aren't middle income, and small businesses who benefitted from the pre-existing condition ban, or letting their kids stay on their health plan until 25, or the elimination of lifetime caps. Healthy, young, and middle income (who didn't get coverage through their employers) were those that lost under the ACA - those who had the good fortune to not need to consume healthcare. Because the quality of the healthcare doesn't really matter when you don't use it except in the event of a catastrophe. The bolded is part of the point I was making. Many smaller insurance companies were forced to close due to the ACA requirements, which leads to the larger companies profiting more and more. And now they are freely able to restrict their policies to different users, that aren't part of their large corporate customer group plans. Blue Cross cut off the majority of their network to individual buyers, and there aren't really any other choices in the Chicago area. I understand your point about the healthy and the young, I guess somebody always has to lose, but middle income people without employee coverage did use health care in the past, now they are the ones who have had it taken away and are have very little options, which isn't fair.

QUOTE (GoSox05 @ Sep 20, 2017 -> 11:32 AM) During the Korean war, we killed close to 30% of the North Korean population. A war today could be worse. Well yeah, this isn't the 1950s anymore. There will be no "war" with North Korea and that has been true for years. If they really attack anyone, they are gone off the map. End of story, no matter who is in charge, Obama, Trump, or The Rock. That's the main reason they haven't attacked anyone, just acted tough.

QUOTE (illinilaw08 @ Sep 20, 2017 -> 04:11 PM) Serious question - what do any of the Republican plans do for you? Maybe you can get catastrophe coverage, so you pay lower premiums, but less is covered? Or am I missing something? I don't think you will find many people in this forum who think that the ACA is perfect. I think you will find a lot of people in this forum that think government's involvement in health care should be to expand access and reduce cost. Rather than working to fix the ACA, Republicans have continually pushed policies over the last year that will reduce the number of people covered, and will not lower the cost of coverage. I'm not supporting any of the current Republican plans. I'm arguing against all these blanket statements that Republicans are out to only help their friends and kill everyone else while Democrats care about the health of every American from the bottom of their heart. No, the ACA helped their poor constituents and their rich friends, while taking away health benefits and access from many of the people in the middle and small businesses. And how many workers had hours cut or lost their jobs due to the ACA. But it's all about which party is right, not what the right thing to do is.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 20, 2017 -> 03:46 PM) Evil and Cruel is what every Republican other than Donald Trump has campaigned on since 2009. The wrong people are getting covered. Health Care is a privilege, not a right. Sure we will take away your health insurance backup plan, but we'll also take it away from those undeserving blah people. This has been their platform every single election. They will cut health insurance costs by reducing the things health insurance covers and making sure expensive people receive no coverage unless they are rich enough to pay for it on their own. Evil and cruel is what every Democrat has campaigned for on insurance since 2009. Health care is a right for the poor and the rich. But if you are in the middle of that group, you better work for one of our friends large corporations or you will lose most of your coverage and doctors access, but premiums will still skyrocket.

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Sep 19, 2017 -> 04:32 PM) I love peanut. Easily a top 3 most likeable, most awesome Chicago athlete ever.

Not looking good, buildings collapsing, at least 50 dead.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Sep 19, 2017 -> 02:00 PM) Video from a high rise shortly after the quake: https://twitter.com/dlprager/status/910213018566328320 I think Mexico is supposed to have pretty strong building codes, so hopefully the damage is minimized. It was amazing when Santiago had like a 8.6 earthquake and there were maybe 7 deaths, because of their extra strict building codes.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Sep 19, 2017 -> 02:07 PM) wasnt there a really large earthquake off the coast of Mexico when the hurricanes were hitting a few weeks ago? Yup, it was an 8.1, almost 100 deaths.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Sep 19, 2017 -> 10:15 AM) I just wanted to post exactly this. I hope he is in the line up tonight because I am excited to see if he can stand up to NHL size. Sorry, gonna have to wait, not playing tonight. Looking at this roster, not much reason to even watch tonight. https://twitter.com/MarkLazerus/status/910151611305086981

QUOTE (RockRaines @ Sep 18, 2017 -> 08:23 AM) I'm a little worried that second line is going to be very weak physically although rich with talent. Putting Anisimov and Sharp on the third line is a good decision though. Probably could use a bigger body on that second line. I'm very intrigued to see if DeBrincat makes the roster to and see what he is capable of. I know to keep expectations low though.