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When he was hot, he was carrying a near-40% K rate. That requires you to be extremely successful (read: lucky) on the balls you put in play to remain serviceable, and that's assuming that the reason you're striking out is unrelated to your ability to make solid contact

My fear is that he might hit like Rios and field like Magglio

QUOTE (greg775 @ Jul 26, 2014 -> 12:49 AM) Geezus. That pisses me off. I'm so sick of some aspects of life in America (this world). Good god, what has this world come to that a human being would deny that medical service??? Sickening to me. I'd rather be unemployed than be that worker who f***ing denied that service. I have principles and trying to save the company money on that one is disgusting. Greg, you'd enjoy the documentary Sicko by Michael Moore. While many of the things it points out about the American system were remedied by the ACA, it's still very insightful and it seems like it will provide the kind of heartstring-pulling that you're aiming for

QUOTE (farmteam @ Jul 26, 2014 -> 12:45 PM) Hope everything is ok. What's the plan for whenever Reinsdorf steps down/is no longer with us? Passes to Einhorn/rest of the ownership group? Passes to Michael Reinsdorf? I believe Michael will run the Bulls and the rumor was that he'd probably sell the team/his stake in the team in the case of the Sox. This was talked about recently in the media, so someone will remember better than I do

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QUOTE (RockRaines @ Jul 26, 2014 -> 12:20 AM) I know a lot of posters aren't huge fans of him and that's fine. But I really like him, his work ethic and his personality. I think he could develop into a Magglio type player at his peak. And with Abreu that's a contender IMO. He definitely has the tool-set to be Maggs-like. There are reasons to be concerned about Avi, but there are lots of reasons to be excited, too. I can't wait until I can watch him play every day

Getting AT&T U-verse at my new place in a couple weeks. Landlord doesn't allow satellite so it was down to this and TimeWarner. Getting 470 channels, inc. HBO/SHO/Cinemax/Starz, all regional sports networks, NFL Redzone/MLB Strike Zone/sports miscellany, two DVRs, 45 Mbps downstream broadband for $130/mo. for 12 months plus $200 in Visa gift cards. The same package from TWC would have been ~$200/mo. Free installation too, which could turn into an adventure given what I hear about U-verse installs. They told me to prep for what is supposedly on average a 4 hour installation

That NY offer for Love is like Jeff Luhnow asking for Bogaerts for Bud Norris

If I had to sign Mike Sweetney and Eddy Robinson to $10M contracts, I still wouldn't trade them for Amare/Shumpert/Hardaway

What I like the most about that Abreu homer is the pitch selection. That pitch shouldn't have been hit out of the park. It was a slider that was just barely misplaced. An inch or two down and/or away, and he may have struck Jose out. Abreu's one and only vulnerability at this point is the slider low and away from righties. If he can make them pay in a big way even on the slightest misfire of that pitch, they won't even bother throwing it if they have a second thought about their ability to place it perfectly

He's a super freak, super freak

And nobody seems to bat an eye when women's careers are harmed by their unwillingness to be sexualized on screen

Except he's not getting f***ed by somebody, he's being asked to kiss somebody. It's his right to not do it, but given how small of a request it is and the iffy reasoning for feeling weird about it, it's going to be difficult to sign him up to a series in the future. Maybe movies where he can know the ins and outs of his role and not jump ship as his character develops and he starts to feel weird

A sin tax is an example of a government trying to make the right thing happen (people not smoking cigarettes) without completely eliminating the freedom to do so (banning cigarettes). It's just altering the circumstances that lead to our choice of using or not using

Legal immigration in this country is a joke. I don't blame people for getting desperate given the fact that a poor Latin American child has absolutely ZERO chance of ever legally getting into this country unless they can become somewhat affluent in their home country

Feeling uncomfortable and not refusing to do it are two different things. I had to kiss a girl who I found profoundly...icky...for a school play. I felt highly uncomfortable. I did it, though

We've never been more equipped to deal with this than we are now. It's just a matter of convincing people to take our abundant resources to save these people

They're entertainers. Appearance is everything

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QUOTE (CrimsonWeltall @ Jul 24, 2014 -> 12:37 PM) He broke the rules and took a banned substance that both masks PEDs and arguably is one itself by boosting testosterone. Even if you believe his story, his ignorance and laziness are not good excuses for breaking PED policies. Clomid doesn't mask PEDs, it's the main thing you take after a cycle of steroids to boost your natural testosterone production back to normal. FWIW, you wouldn't take it in other circumstances as there could be side effects. It is primarily used to treat women's infertility and is far, far from a mainstream treatment for men's infertility.

QUOTE (Melissa1334 @ Jul 24, 2014 -> 10:27 PM) You can do the same with the sox , at the top of my head:C-Olivo 2b-Beckham3b-fieldsOf-AndersonOf-borchardOf-SweeneyOf-reedNot going to even mention the failed pitchers lol Prospects=suspects, they don't ALL pan out Yes, but the difference is that the Sox didn't buy into their lineup ever looking like that. Right around the time our lineup was going to shape up like that, it looked totally different and we won a World Series.

Given the timing of everything, it would make sense for the Cavs to hold out until closer to the season when it comes to offering Wiggins. It also makes sense for MIN to leak that Wiggins has been offered to pressure better offers from others

Eaton has been a big disappointment! /Soxtalk, circa a month ago

So he was cleared and now we're waiting on him to be cleared? Sweet.

I'll direct your attention to this Andy Wilkins discussion from last year: http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=89196