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No fight in those at bats. Gotta get these easy outs out of the lineup. Yonder does not deserve the at bats it will take for his extension to kick in.

I mean i guess id rather take my chances on a leury or yoan base hit than the double play potential.

McCann could be day to day and we dont even know it. I dont think Ricky is that dumb to where hed bench one of his best hitters for more than 1 game.

Bumgarner is just young enough that he may have some good years left, with injuries hopefully behind him. He could be our Lester. I'd definitely have interest in bringing him aboard.

Seriously, there's nothing shadier than walking around my retail establishment and sometimes flashing this sign to specific co-workers. I'd look like the biggest moron on the planet. Thanks for the link, by the way. I hadn't heard that the NZ guy made that gesture.

We have two episodes left, so indeed anything could happen. A couple things: 1) Varys didn't back Ned in season 1 because of the same reason Daenarys got mad at him for orchestrating assassination attempts on her: He had no other choice. Part of the small council, under a microscope, and he knew Ned was going to lose. No reason to back the losing horse here, although he probably regretted that war was waged over it. When he heard of Daenarys exploits in Essos, and her general "mission statement", he had good enough reason to bail and back her, especially when it became clear that Cersei would not be a good ruler. 2) Jon's honor above all else attitude could certainly spell his doom. I don't necessarily think he's in a significantly better spot than Ned was. It's yet to be seen, but I could fathom that if Dany catches wind of Varys and potentially Tyrion backing Jon for the throne, she could try to take him out. Sansa's unwillingness to bow to Dany will be a huge issue, as well. I actually think Jon is in a terrible spot and if I were him I'd hightail it back beyond the Wall and spend the rest of my days with Tormund to avoid the coming conflicts about his heritage/claim/and Sansa's stubbornness when it comes to Dany. 3) I really think Tyrion and Varys are trying to instill the benefits of not killing the innocent, not their enemies. A Lannister army or Golden Company is an enemy. Cersei knows Dany doesn't want to kill innocents, and is backed by supporters who don't want to kill innocents, so she brought innocents into the Red Keep to give Dany less reason to burn it down. Dany definitely believes she's destined for the throne, and that could be her downfall. She will definitely kill enemies, and possibly even kill innocents as well at this point.

Unreal. When did that hand gesture become a symbol for white supremacists? My co worker and I play the "The Circle Game" (https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=The Circle Game) at work and have been for years. Now I guess we shouldn't anymore because someone will see it and take it the wrong way. Fuck you 4chan for making this troll joke in the first place, and fuck you white supremacists for actually aDoPtInG iT LiKE ThE m0r0ns YoU aRe. Thank you random Cubs idiot fan for finally bringing this to my attention so I don't get in trouble at work randomly.

TAs new legion of fans will see him voted in, IMO. Especially if he keeps hitting. Moncada and Abreu should get in on the bench at their current paces.

That's the vibe I'm getting as well. Lots of people gunning for her right now.

It seems completely within Cersei's character to just murder them all right there. I'm a bit surprised that didn't happen. I wonder what Jamie's really up to. Dany's gonna lose her shit. Should be a crazy final two episodes.

This would have been a 4 game sweep, easily, if not for Delmonico lucking into one. Sometimes you can count on the Sox to play up or down to their competition, but not now. They are just straight up bad.

Leave it to the White Sox to draw awesome crowds on a great weekend and completely shit their own pants offensively, defensively, and pitching-wise. I was one of the unfortunate souls at the game yesterday. Still had a blast because I checked out of that game after the 3rd or 4th inning or whatever it was. The White Sox team embodying the persona of the front office/owner with regards to not signing Manny. "Fuck the Sox fans". There better be a big fucking payoff at the end of this. They better be right.

Holy crap, Castillo couldn't be more obviously trying to frame that last pitch. He caught it in the upper corner then moved it to dead middle of the plate.

Can we convert Bummer into a starter? /desperation

LOL Benetti dropping the Family Guy quote.

If this rebuild fails, I am firing baseball.

The defending World Series champs just bunted. Have they lost their minds?

This aged well.

Delmonico is so lucky to still be in this at bat. Just awful.

Oh man Cordell got a hanger. That ball should be in the seats.

I don't want to be the guy who makes excuses for everyone, but he did seem to be obviously dealing with a blister. I think I'll give him a pass for today instead of b****ing about him.

What a long ass inning. Carlos started under 40 pitches if I recall correctly.

Leave it to Ricky and Nicky... ?

Suicide squeeze attempt by Nicky, ball was in dirt so he didn't offer. Jose dead to rights on his way to home.

Nicky makes up for it with a base hit. And makes RR look even worse!