BaconOnAStick

In one moment everyone realized it was time for Hawk to retire. Everyone including Hawk.

Hawk has possibly gone blind.

At least they are getting Sonny Gray to throw some pitches.

When tryin to work a count goes wrong

Gray is not on tonight.

Nice job by Rodon getting out of it.

Oakland is engineered to do that with Billy Burns, it was bound to happen sometime in this series.

Vanderbilt pitchers according to Hawk: Sonny Gray, David Price, Carson Fulmer.......Sonny Gray

5'10" 190 is small?

Jesus... I thought nobody showed up last night bc the Warriors game. There's fewer in the stands tonight. I like the Oakland A's, I hope they stick around.

That thing is absolutely colossal.

That's the point. Basically every player in the NFL is in the league via the draft process, I'm including UDFA's in that because the feeding frenzy for them coincides with the end of the draft. The NBA as well, though to a slightly lesser extent. I dont know hockey at all. Meanwhile half the players in MLB were initially acquired completely outside the draft process. It really undermines the value of picks.

https://panamapapers.icij.org/ To me this is the definitive source.

What shocks me about this is how few players in the majors are actually drafted.

Has Eaton assumed the clubhouse role of "14 year old child" vacated by the dearly departed Drake LaRoche?

Eh its just tax avoidance from the Western guys. The Icelandic stuff appears to the exception as that had something to do with the Icelandic Central Bank and how crazy that got not too long ago, but other than it's just good old fashioned tax dodging. I dont think any of it is breaking news to anyone. The Russian/Chinese (Bashar al-Asad is even on there!) stuff is much more interesting and impactful. Putin has managed to insulate himself from Russia's blatant corruption by saying the system is corrupt but he is not, this drives a stake right through the heart of that. And make no mistake, its blatant corruption; they do things like loan someone $10 and get $50m back in interest (in exchange for some favor) in almost broad daylight but deny it by asking "well... then where is the money?" The crackdown from this, particularly in China, is going to be immense. Somewhere a Chinese 10th grader is doing a report on the Panama Canal and cant find any sources on Google for some reason.

33rd and Canal. Always ample street parking and its a good neighborhood, been parking there for many years and never had anything happen to my car.

Eaton better get over it quickly, this team may actually win a few games this year and he better not be sulking around over some stupid f***ing kid.

Hawk... I mean I feel bad for him.

ROLLINS

No if the Sox lose it'll be because they couldn't hold a 2 run lead going into the 8th

I never bought the hype around this bullpen not for one second. This is going to be an ongoing problem all year.

I know that was only an IF single, but Duke is already giving off a strong Scott Downs vibe this year.

Avila with our first audible "f***" of the season

I already love Lawrie