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Let's get another one of those blow outs soon so we can see if Ramirez is fixed or not. I guess unless things get really weird down the stretch, we'll probably be able to play around with the arms quite a bit the last week or so, see who can put together a good stretch.
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We're down 1 with the top of the order plus Bryant. Relax. Worst case scenario we went down there and kicked ass in 2 games to take a road series against the best team in baseball without our ace pitching.
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Alright boys, more runs. This box score is going to be super annoying if they end up coming back. Then again, September Lester. We're fine.
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To be fair, it's the same guy who also hit a home run yesterday.
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Just curious....how are you factoring the double hitter? Mainly for selfish reasons....I've got tickets for next Friday and wasn't sure who to expect.
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September Lester tomorrow....let's make them sweat a little bit.
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I hope Strop's strikeout celebration here makes his White Sox one look like childs play.
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3 guys left on base seems like a pretty poetic way to end this inning.
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If Strop can get out of this, I think you give Ramirez the 8th and possibly the 9th. I'd be shocked with his injury struggles if they let him pitch two. Yeah he pitched yesterday too, so wait until the next blowout (tomorrow probably) to work him in. We got this....more dongs coming.
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If Strop can get out of this, I think you give Ramirez the 8th and possibly the 9th.
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Nah, because there's still like a 30% chance the Cubs lose a game sometime before the end of the year, and you can bet he'll be back then.
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Man I wish that one guy who lost it and went on the homophobic rant was here to see this now... Also, RIP Diamondmind
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Yeah I think you platoon Coghlan and Jackson, tell Soler to be ready for Choate and Siegrist later in the games against the Cardinals. Bigger picture...I want Starlin and Javy playing every day the rest of the year. Both of them should have plenty of energy yet, and if we can hit on even one of them being hot rolling into October, we get really scary on both sides of the diamond.
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Forgive me for interrupting the larger conversation here, but I don't think that's remotely intriguing for Tampa. They seem to be hesitant to give Stamkos a Kane-like extension given their numerous young stars who will need to be paid. The idea of them trading away Hedman to acquire Kane's contract is insane, without even getting into the legal troubles. Let me know if I should just move this to the Blackhawks offseason thread, but.... Yeah, I don't think there's any way they get near that value if a trade happens. Hedman was arguably the best defender in the Finals this year, and has 2 more years at a very reasonable price. We have to remember that Kane is the highest paid player in hockey starting this year. In how many sports does the highest paid player have a lot of trade value (especially since Kane is not a Kershaw or Trout type)? It's pretty likely he didn't have a lot of trade value even before this happened. The teams that supposedly reached out to the Hawks after all this came out were likely looking to get him for pennies on the dollar. Really, assuming the Hawks didn't regret those contracts right after they were signed. If they just cleared out his salary, they'd be a pretty attractive landing spot for Stamkos next offseason.
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I'd rather see Schwarber in LF, Bryant at 3B, Baez at 2B and Miggy catching. I agree. Castro would be odd man out. No room for Cogs either but damn that lineup would have power top to bottom. I was more going for the all (kinda) home-grown lineup, hence the Almora comment. After spending all those months/years building our ideal home-grown lineup, it'd be cool to see it actually happen once, even if it's not the best lineup for us.
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Assuming Soler can come back before the end of the year, just once this year I want to see Bryant/Fowler/Soler in the outfield, Baez/Russell/Castro/Rizzo across the diamond, and Schwarber behind the plate. Hell, call up Almora for that game, and then have Hendricks throw a gem.
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New lineup alert: Jackson (CF) Castro (2B) Coghs (LF) Riz Bryant (RF) Montero Javy (3B) Hammel AdRock (SS)
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Double post
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Yeah just read it. I guess it depends on your opinion of Kane and what you think happened after this all plays out. I think everyone does a certain amount of separating the person from the athlete when they watch sports, as I think everyone generally agrees most athletes are terrible people. Obviously, rape is an entirely different level from 'terrible person'. So if I come to that conclusion, I agree with what the article says. Where I end up falling...I'm not sure yet. He's right though....it becomes really, really difficult to cheer for the Hawks on a game to game basis if you believe the accusations. I go to 8-10 games a year, and probably a third of the goals that are scored...you don't even know who scored them until a few seconds after. Do you want to have to hold back until you get the detail of every play to determine he wasn't involved before you allow yourself to cheer or celebrate? Big picture, you can maybe separate him from the rest of the team and be able to appreciate whatever success the other 21 guys are able to achieve. Moment by moment though....not fun.
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Fortunately this seems to be a different age when it comes to forgetting about these things like Kobe and Roethlisberger benefited from. I would hope we've improved as a society. Then again (and yes, different cases that have gone in different ways)....when's the last time people have brought up Castro's sexual assault issue?
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instead of just knowing that a certain anonymous percentage of players on our favorite team are awful human beings i am so conflicted about sports these days The sad thing is, I'm sure fans will eventually get over it and go back to cheering for him. It might take a few years and/or another Cup run but a large percentage of people are all about redemption stories. I really, really hope it doesn't get to 'redemption story' status, especially if this ends in a settlement where nothing is revealed. Sure, as time goes on, people will be more willing to separate this event from their team (see the Lakers or the Steelers), but I don't want it to ever get to a 'he's overcome so much' angle.
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Like I said in response to Nuts....it's very hard to get a guilty verdict in a rape case. That would give the girl and the prosecution reason to push for a settlement. Looking at it from the other way though, if this went to court and Kane was cleared, because of those same reasons, it's likely his reputation and public image wouldn't change all that much. If he got cleared, would it change any of your opinions on him? If you're Kane, or Kane's team, maybe you accept that your reputation is tarnished, and move to get past it as quickly as possible (while, yes, eliminating any chance of a guilty verdict).
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It's been brought up before how historically, it's incredibly tough to reach a guilty verdict. There's a Blackhawks blog writer (also a lawyer) on Twitter at @regressedpdo that says it a lot better than I can, but there's a decent chance that the prosecution is encouraging a settlement to avoid the possibility that she has to go through a long, very difficult trial, and be left with nothing at the end of it.
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From the article (about what everyone expected): "The reason for the delay appears to involve the possibility of ongoing settlement talks between attorneys for Kane and the victim, two of the sources said."
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Gameday had a part of Ball 2 middle-middle. Which is nice.