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Hardly Springer, Altuve, Correa , Bregman nor Bryant, Baez, Schwarber, Contrares, Almora
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Reecnt White Sox draft picks : 2014 Carlos Rodon, 2015 Carson Fulmer, 2016 Zack Burdi, Zack Collins, 2017 Jake Burger , 2018 Madrigal
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Pat, id like to see Madrigal is a pipsqueek .but Altuve was/is too , so you never know.
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my eyes do not even "see" Mexicans as they are so integrated , been here so long , and in large numbers . They are everywhere , and work their asses off . Whole mexican villages moved here and all live in certain apartment complexes. I worked in a largely mexican suburb of Wheeling, Il . Was great tacquirias everywhere , super mercados . Got my carnitas right next door to my office.
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Yes , 3 million, larger than el paso, sd
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No love for Madrigal? And does Chicago really have a larger Hispanic population than NYC, Houston, or Miami?
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they keep repeating the narrative they are rebuilding and their minors cubards are loaded, but beneath the vaneer is particle board
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also i think its a case of the Emperors New Clothes on Sox prospects depth. They are not like Houston or the Cubs. How many of their youth will ever be an all star ? After Eloy any slam dunks? Roberts is a project, zack collins is 24 and still not going to be called up. Like other teams (braves) they have some nice pitching at milb level. I just look through all levels , and dont see any fantasy impact bats . One plus is extremely smart Omar Vizquel moved up to AA manager
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also i think its a case of the Emperors New Clothes on Sox prospects depth. They are not like Houston or the Cubs. How many of their youth will ever be an all star ? After Eloy any slam dunks? Roberts is a project, zack collins is 24 and still not going to be called up. Like other teams (braves) they have some nice pitching at milb level. I just look through all levels , and dont see any fantasy impact bats . One plus is extremely smart Omar Vizquel moved up to AA manager
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Er, Machado in this case.
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The management are bewildered that Harper agreed to a better contract than they offered? I guess they put a lot of value on that street name. Since I donโt think theyโre that stupid, this should be a clue to the fans about who is actually pulling the ball away.
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They need to import better weather and an ocean.
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The management and fans are pissed, deflated , sort of bewilldered . They brought in best friend Jon Jay, Brother in law Alonnso, manager speaks spanish . Chicagoland is 2nd largest hispanic community after LA. Large Porto Rican village (not dominican but food and culture similaraties) . Their contract offer was insentive orientated , not as guarenteed 300 million as SD. They probably would have named a street after him at some point. White sox are the charlie brown of teams
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So you know when you open AtBat and go to the โNewsโ page? I have to admit that still opens to the Red Sox for me, with the Braves, Nats, and Giants in the other โfavoriteโ slots. So, yes. And Iโm glad to hear the CWS fans are pissedโI hope itโs at the right people, the White Sox management who were never going to sign either of these guys.
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no, one week no vitamins or pain killers, nothing. no beet juice even, nothing that thins the blood
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Pat , do you watch or follow any other team or division at all??
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I donโt think the NL east is the โbestโ division, but it sure could be the most interesting. Though in the last day the Braves are trying to make it less interesting, with Folty and Gohara joining Soroka on the sidelines and Touki learning that maybe walks arenโt that bad if the alternative is getting knocked around by the Tigers mighty offense. Iโm worried about โwinningโ the Keuchel sweepstakes if these injuries, esp Folty, are serious.
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I wonder if SF feels as jilted as White Sox nation does. I see Giants as last place behind Arizona and SD finishing 3rd.
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I think AL-East is still stronger at the top 2 teams and even with the Marlins the NL-E is stronger at the bottom (come on, the O's, really). Overall, you have to give it to the Division that's stronger at the top. Nats might win 100 games, don't see anyone else in NL-East doing it. Yanks and Red Sox could both win 100 games.
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Is the NL East the best division in baseball? 3 really good teams and whatever the Mets might be. The abject shittiness of the Marlins probably drags them below the ALE.
Houck Trea on
February 28, 2019 11:53 PM
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I bet Charles has had some at somepoint
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Its paczki season !! Very unhealthy , but decadent. For those of you that have access to them. I get as many as i want after surgery.
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They'll walk the hell out of him
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DC has best pitching in nl east, i have them at 94 wins and nl east champs
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Nice work by the schedule makers; PHI opens against the Braves, then @WAS, 5 games against the Nats by April 10. Will any of the Nats Ps knock him down? I could never tell if he was a popular teammate.
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Harper is a Phillie fyi
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I donโt really participate in the beer talk. I like to drink it, but Iโm damn sure not trying to make it ow wait in line for it or drive across state lines for it. Iโll grab a yunegling out of the fridge if I have a thirst
Houck Trea on
February 28, 2019 4:35 PM
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To get back to baseball, Kloobs I still think you're wrong about pitching prospects having negligible value!
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Thanks Joe, no need to send the pdf, it's freely downloadable.
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Worked half a day today, heading out for bike ride now. Just wanted to close the loop on this topic Kloobs. And have a little more tolerance, I have to put up with far more beer talk than you have to put up with Se talk. And just to be clear, I'm not asking for even one word of the beer talk to be withheld in the future.
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And Kloobs, I suspect Joe is still on leave.
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Thanks Joe, no need to send the pdf, it's freely downloadable.
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What the hell has happened to this message board? Could yโall like create a text chain or slack channel for this discussion
Houck Trea on
February 28, 2019 4:14 PM
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DHA is actually transferred from the brain of the mother to the brain of the fetus if maternal dietary intake of DHA is insufficient, and it's that transfer from the maternal brain that is now believed to trigger post-partum depression.
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And I guess I'd be remiss not to point out that the positive correlation between maternal seafood consumption and childhood outcomes is also likely influenced by the enhanced access to long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (for example DHA, a deficiency of which is now implicated in post-partum depression) and other nutrients found in seafood, in addition to Se.
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Best recent gateway to the entire literature: Ralston, N.V.C. 2018. Effects of soft electrophiles on selenium physiology. Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 127:134-144. I can send you an electronic copy of the paper if you'd like.
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errr... freshwater fish consumption
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MLB Network's Jon Heyman reports that Bryce Harper is headed to the Phillies.
ESPN's Jeff Passan hears that it will be a 13-year, $330 million contract with no opt-outs, a new North American sports record for overall dollars committed to one player. Harper will also receive a full no-trade clause. There was a last-minute push by the Giants and Dodgers, but reports have pegged the Phillies as the highest bidder for weeks, maybe even months, and they've finally landed the 26-year-old superstar he
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Citations, please. Enquiring minds want to know.
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...err, my adult son who is reproducing and my adult daughter who may begin sometime in the near future.
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... for their pre-pregnancy fresh fish consumption, just to be safe? Don't know if anyone in this league is still reproducing, but I find these finding interesting even for my son and daughter.
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... increasing fetal brain selenoenzyme activity. The seafood provides a benefit that Se supplement tablets cannot because of biochemical differences critical for the selenium to pass the maternal/fetal blood brain barrier. Importantly, while seafood nearly universally has health beneficial Se to Hg ratios, the ratios are highly variable in freshwater fish and therefore no reliable public health generalizations are possible. Seems like maybe pregnant women should substitute seafood for...
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OK, the last part of the Hg paradigm revolution: Recent work has found that increasing maternal seafood consumption during pregnancy is associated with a 10 pt IQ benefit in their children, in addition to improved neurological development, motor development, verbal intelligence, perception, social behavior, reduced inattention (future baseball fans no doubt), and diminished hyperactivity. This appears to be due to almost all seafood having a molar excess of Se over Hg therefore substantially...
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The current situational sounds very nice. I only got to try their stuff because someone muled a keg out West for a festival and brought some cases of cans too.
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My wife and I tried to visit Monday Nightโs โgarageโ brewery on the westside beltline trail recently but they were closed for a private event (we had to drink kombucha instead, quite a let down). Their barrel aging is mostly there. Iโm surprised you got any of this out there. The โSituational Ethicsโ is very...situational, depending on what barrel theyโre using. Current one is a rum barrel gingerbread spiced imperial stout, 13.8%. โHotlantaโ might still be available in cans, I?
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The IPA was everything you dream of in a Hazy flavor-wise but no haze and a clean west-coast mouthfeel. Super dank and fruity, but not like drinking milk-beer. The stout was like a 8% smoky coca cola. Sounds weird, I know, but excellent stuff. Too bad I won't be finding it out here again anytime soon.
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While we are recommending beers, for those of you in Atlanta or in their distribution area, you probably already know, but... I just had a chance to try two beers from Monday Night Brewing and they both blew me away. A 4X Dry Hopped IPA called "Don't Call it Hotlanta" and a Bouron Barrel Aged Cinnamon Stout called "Situational Ethics"
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For West Coast IPA style lovers ( brent) , may i reccomend Ballest Point's Fathom. Its semi sessionable at 6%, good balance, easy drinking ,golden, clear, strong hop presence. You can have 4 or 5 and not be in the bag.
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