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QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ May 11, 2016 -> 09:40 AM) Modern day slavery based on what? Paying 16 year old kids exorbitant amounts of money to play a game that they choose to play? Thats not how slavery worked. In a country where the median income is around $1300 annually, a $35K plus bonus is more money than most people in the DR ever see. Yes there is a lot of shady stuff, the Sox can attest to that from their own dealings. Whenever there is a large amount of money on the table there is going to be corruption, baseball has allowed that system to flourish with the current system, a hard cap would do nothing to remove that corruption. We dont't know how much of that money is actually going to the players. These guys essentially leave their families at a young age, go to a compound (plantation) and just work on playing baseball in the hopes of being good enough to be signed (bought) by a major league team. Showcases are basically slave auctions/markets, where (I'm going to guess 98% white) American men bid on children from a third world country. Even after they sign, they go to a compound and just work on baseball.

Ron Fowler doing his best to kill Shields's trade value. http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/san-die...failures-060116

https://variety.com/2016/film/news/brie-lar...vel-1201786876/ Brie Larson is in talks to play Carol Danvers.

QUOTE (IowaSoxFan @ Jun 1, 2016 -> 03:26 PM) My wishlist as of now: 1.10 Corey Ray - Lou, CF - seems to be slipping and this would be a really good fit in a lot of ways 1.26 Alec Hansen - OU RHP - Guy entered the year as the choice to be 1.1 could be a good spot to save some money on a guy and have him rebound for you at some point. Back in the rotation and has 29 K's in his last 20IP. 2. Matt Manning - HS RHP - Athletic multi sport athlete that the Sox tend to love. Would eat all of the money you saved on Hansen and more. Spencer Adams v2 3. Ronnine Dawson - LF OSU - Guy with a lot of athleticism and ability. Has a solid power/speed combination. Hit .329/.423/.617 this season with 13 HR and 20 SB. 4. Spencer Van Scoyoc - HS LHP - Runs fastball up to 92 with a plus breaking ball. 5. Joel Booker - Iowa CF - Senior hit .370/.421/.532 with 23 SB's. Need to start saving money and this guy could help while not breaking the bank. Corey Ray is not going fall past the top 5. Alec Hansen at 26 maybe a reach, and there's no way that Matt Mannig is going to fall to the second round.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ May 31, 2016 -> 09:57 PM) It is forced, there is no need for it. We don't know if it is, maybe the plan was to always have him in the movie. So I would wait till you see the movie before you call it forced.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ May 31, 2016 -> 09:45 PM) That would be a strange and forced addition to the movie. He was never implicated to be involved with the Resistance/Rebellion prior to when he met Luke It wouldn't be strange. I don't know if this is still canon or not but he was a notorious drug dealer who ran drugs across the galaxy, it not ridiculous to think that he would cross paths with the Empire or the Rebel Alliance. Remember his line in A New Hope when Obi Wan ask him how fast the Millennium Falcon is, "I've outrun Imperial starships. Not the local bulk cruisers mind you, I'm talking about the big Corellian ships now."

Since Rouge One is undergoing reshoots and the role of young Han Solo has been filled, I would be shocked if Alden Ehrenreich is not in the movie.

The Nice Guys was amazing. I would've liked some some back story about the characters and the little girl was hilarious. There's a lot of hidden jokes in the movie, like the one about asparagus. It's a shamed that it bombed because that means there's going to be fewer original movies for the time being. X Men was great as well, not as good as X2 but I think that it's as good as the original film and better then First Class. I think the movie could've been better if the creative team resisted the urge to play to Jennifer Lawrence's star power because her role felt very forced. Oscar Issac was great, the costumed looked way better in action than it did in the photos. I wished that they kept his voice distorted for the entirety of the movie. The new cast was very solid too. And my favorite part was the Hugh Jackman scene. Something that bother was that they let scenes drag on for too long, if they would've trimmed the ending of some scenes down, the movie would be like 5-10 minutes shorter. It reminded me a lot of the 90s cartoon show. Obliviously the villain of the next film is going to be a certain Sinister character, hopefully with the next film being set in the 90s the next film will go back to the serious tone of the first two films and use the AIDS epidemic as a backdrop for the story since mutant blood is going to be some sort of MacGuffin. Hopefully Bryan Singer stays with the franchise, I know he said that he would like to go back to original films but I can't imagine someone better suited for the franchise. If not as a director but as a writer/producer.

It would be kinda poetic if the Sox end this losing streak with a come from behind win. EDIT: SPELLING

QUOTE (Alexeihyeess @ May 31, 2016 -> 08:49 PM) I dont think the Sox will win this game if Robertson pitches. I'm completely done with Robertson. He's the #1 player on this team who has to go, Sox have to find a Bobby Jenks if they want to compete at all this season. I really hope I'm wrong.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 31, 2016 -> 08:39 PM) 9th inning looks to be the real problem for Robertson. Are you overreacting to one bad save or do you think that the Sox have a tall task in the ninth? It's hard to tell.

Let's win this game.

I think Rick Hahn is one of the smartest GMs in the game. There no way that those Syndergaard to the Sox for Ramirez rumors were true.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ May 31, 2016 -> 08:07 PM) He got thrown out of his start very early. His pitch day. I think Terry Collins said this is his side day too.

QUOTE (soxfan2014 @ May 31, 2016 -> 08:03 PM) Not watching. But wtf is he coming in for? Lol To get some work in, I think he pitched less than three innings and didn't throw a lot of pitches in his last start.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 31, 2016 -> 07:57 PM) In a perfect world with their current roster, Anderson could be like Chone Figgins and play everywhere around the diamond. But it's extremely scary to move him around and not let Tim get 100% comfortable at SS. Theoretically, he should be able to play 2B, but then that means you're giving up on Lawrie. Maybe you rotate them at DH. Kind of a tough situation when you're trying to compete but also develop your 2017 team simultaneously. It would be a shame to see them convert him to CF before we find out how he would do at the MLB level playing SS. 98-99% sure they won't move him off SS, though stranger things have happened with Sox prospects. I think the Sox are going to give Tim Anderson every opportunity to stick at short stop this season before they think about moving him off the position.

Good work by Putnam. It's been a while.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 31, 2016 -> 07:56 PM) Btw, thanks for the extended ST video. How tall is Reyes When he signed he was listed at 6-4, BA has Tatis Jr. at 6'3 and Reyes looks a few inches taller.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 31, 2016 -> 07:52 PM) A part of me wishes Anderson was able to transition into a CF. I feel confident in Saladino becoming a league average SS. Me too, a move to the outfield (LF/CF) would allow him to just focus on his bat.

QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ May 31, 2016 -> 07:50 PM) Robin is such a f***ing idiot. You going to use a pinch hitter and a right handed pitcher is coming into the game. J.B. Shuck is the logical choice. But no, he decides to use Jerry f***ing Sands. I know Sands is here to mainly hit LHPs but he has come through as a pinch hitter for the team before, while Shuck was at AAA.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ May 31, 2016 -> 07:48 PM) Chuck GarfienVerified account ‏@ChuckGarfien Who knows when the White Sox will bring up Tim Anderson, but they've got a really good young shortstop right now--Tyler Saladino. The better Saladino plays more time Anderson gets to refine himself at AAA, I still expect him to get the call around the ASB

It's nice to see the players show some fight, I fully but the slump on them. It's hard to manage when your team is collectively struggling at everything.

Franklin Reyes is huge.

QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ May 30, 2016 -> 12:02 PM) Regional match ups just came out. Southeast Missouri State is facing Mississippi State. Could be a Lucchessi vs. Hudson match up on Friday night, everyone should be watching I would be pleased if Hudson falls to the Sox, I think he could be a solid #3. I've seen John Lackey as a comp and Nathan Eovaldi. While I'm praying that Jason Groome falls to the Sox, or they end up with Mickey Moniak, I would be so exited if the Sox ended up drafting Blake Rutherford. Up until the start of the season, a lot of draft experts and sites had this guy going #1 overall or #2 overall. He's been in the spotlight since he was 16 and he's definitely struggling from prospect fatigue. I think people are overblowing the age thing, everyone always knew he was a little older but because of his skill level and agree could play full season ball next year for the team that drafts him. Having Rutherford in the system would bring a big boost to the farm.

QUOTE (raBBit @ May 31, 2016 -> 04:20 PM) Trammel, the first link, getting big helium right now. I know, he fully committed himself to baseball and his tools just took off, it also doesn't hurt if you're a freak athlete. I could see him going in the first half of the the first round proper but because he carries the stigma of being a two sport athlete, I could still see him going in the supplemental round despite his monster campaign. Texas, Minnesota, Houston and Toronto are fits. Pittsburgh loves to draft multi sport guys and I wonder if the Sox with Hostelter's ties to the Georgia area and his preference of high school players would consider taking him at 10, if not 26.