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That woman is truly blessed that the situation ended it where it did and that she wasn't raped. Not too many women can say that. It's still a gross shame that she had to endure that. Like Jeff Passan said, I hope MLB takes this seriously but I am very curious to see how they handle this because as she said in the post, she wasn't raped. If Chapman can get 30 games for being involved in a DV case then Sano is looking at something more severe than that. On another note, why wasn't Addison Russell ever suspended?

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Dec 27, 2017 -> 02:01 PM) I really feel for their fans. The giants are in about the same shape as the cubs were when Theo took over. I think SF might even have more bad contracts than the cubs did. I'd call SF desperate but I think it's beyond that now. Look at these contracts. their length and the ages of their highest-paid players. https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SF...contracts.shtml

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Dec 27, 2017 -> 01:33 PM) Nothing overly exciting, but it's baseball. https://www.mlb.com/news/giants-talking-to-...ton/c-264029368 When the time comes for the Giants to rebuild, and it will be soon, that will be one long rebuild. Seriously, that team should be selling, not buying. Reality is going to bite them like a b****. So many bloated contracts on that team. It's almost a blessing that they didn't get Stanton.

This was a great interview and credit to Dan Le Batard for asking Manfred, direct questions and pursuing answers like he did. This whole situation with the Marlins stinks and Manfred had to be aware

QUOTE (hi8is @ Dec 20, 2017 -> 12:04 PM) Yelich = Giolito, Robert, Hansen, + ( no thanks ) We just need to keep stock piling and developing. Any trades for established controlled stars is gonna cost way too much. Yes, the price for Yelich is going to be higher than Machado because of the very team friendly contract that he has going forward but I think his trade value might be damaged because of the team that he is currently on and the fact that it is widely known that he wants to be traded too.

Maybe the Sox can take whatever they offered for Machado and use it towards Yelich

Great article by Jeff Passan https://sports.yahoo.com/dodgers-even-bette...-164801560.html

https://twitter.com/Jim_BowdenSXM/status/941673663316754432

Hope they sign Chris Tillman

So I lied in my original post, while it is entertaining and a super fun watch... while there are things I like, I don't like the movie. I will admit that I saw it last night in a real movie theater with a packed crowd instead of an empty screening room by myself and enjoyed it more. I think that if it wasn't for Mark Hamil people would be looking at this movie a lot differently. It just feels like a really bloated first draft of a screenplay. QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Dec 15, 2017 -> 07:29 AM) The stuff with Finn should have been trimmed down dramatically but other than that nearly every scene is fantastic. Finn and Poe were both really underused in my opinion

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Dec 14, 2017 -> 11:32 AM) What a nice move by both teams. If people hadn't heard, Piscotty's mom was diagnosed with ALS, so he asked to be traded closer to home so he can be near her. That's what I was referring to. Its great that the Cardinals did this.

QUOTE (bmags @ Dec 14, 2017 -> 10:40 AM) Yeah I do think Cards are doing well for a final push, obviously sucks their Stanton trade didn't work out but if Fowler bounces back that's a real nice OF. If Dejong is legit that could be a fun offense. I think the Cardinals are only delaying the inevitable, I think they should be blow it up

Nicely done by the Cardinals. Glad that Piscotty can be closer to home now.

QUOTE (bmags @ Dec 14, 2017 -> 10:34 AM) Sure seemed like his teammates had his back this year with all of that Red Sox mess. I know that the Boston media and fans ripped him and his character to shreds when that whole thing went down but he's an opposing (Latin) player in Boston, what do you expect.

QUOTE (Brian @ Dec 14, 2017 -> 10:34 AM) WHAT'S HULLABALOO? IS THAT BAD? GOOD? OH GOD! WE'RE TRADING KOPECH, ELOY, AND ROBERT FOR MANNY, ARENT WE? NOOOOOOOOOO! Frank Thomas, Aj and Hawk too

https://twitter.com/danclarksports/status/941278096354787328

I hope it's Avi+Rodon instead of a newly acquired prospect

Just got back from seeing TLJ and for something so tumultuous, I feel very optimistic right now. My instant reaction is that despite its flaws and there are many, it's great and really entertaining. My biggest problems is that some of the characters and storylines are absolutely unnecessary because they really killed the film's momentum. I'm shocked that Rian Johnson couldn't think of something better for these characters to do or come up with a better sequence at a particular planet. This movie could've really used one more rewrite. I loved how tight TFA was. Every sequence and character had a purpose/served a role in the story and there was no fluff so it didn't drag. Can't say that about TLJ Another problem I had with the movie was the humor. Star Wars films have always had funny characters and:or moments but they've never came at the expense of emotional moments till now. Mark Hamill was fantastic. Adam Driver and Daisy Ridley are great. Carrie Fisher, wow. The imagery in this movie is incredible, felt very much like watching an old Samurai movie. There are a few sequences in this movie that will be talked about forever. That's all I can say without spoiling it, so I'm going to post in the spoiler. BEWARE

Gary Sanchez is the best hitter on the Yankees. Am I crazy for thinking this?

QUOTE (Jack Parkman @ Dec 12, 2017 -> 07:19 PM) He's not allowed to, so why would he open himself up to tampering accusations? My point exactly

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Dec 12, 2017 -> 07:18 PM) True, but one could easily infer or narrow down who it could’ve been I am not going to argue semantics but now we for sure know one target.

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Dec 12, 2017 -> 07:08 PM) Hahn saying multiple times that we’d be in on it wasn’t confirmation enough? He never mentioned a specific player before

QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ Dec 12, 2017 -> 06:56 PM) Why is everyone acting like we didn't already know this? This confirms it

The fact that they're looking at him now means that they'll be going for his services this time next year.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Dec 12, 2017 -> 06:39 PM) I still feel like I must be taking crazy pills that I'm the only one weary of giving Machado who hasn't come close to being a bonafide middle of the order bat a 300 million dollar contract. You're insane. This isn't some guy who is rapidly approaching the wrong side of 30, next year will be his age 25 seasons. He's not even in his prime which is crazy to think about. And don't let last year's slow first half dominate your judgment too much because during the second half he hit .290/.326/.500. This is a guy who's good for 30HRs+ and 90RBI+ every year and has the ability to play an up the middle position at short and he's already proven to be a gold glove level defender at third. Guys like at, at his age, do not grow on trees and are extremely valuable.