The year that looked back upon and decided you became a Sox fan.
Truly a special moment.

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It was! My return to baseball fandom!

It was a long break but it worked out in the end.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

well, this thread has been successfully hijacked.

Not that it matters, the importance of spring training 2016 is far greater.

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Ба́бушка гада́ла, да на́двое сказа́ла—то ли до́ждик, то ли снег, то ли бу́дет, то ли нет.

when are you due to graduate?

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Obama gave a prime-time keynote at the 2004 DNC and was talked about constantly on the Daily Show from 2004 onward.

I see it was on CSPAN back in 2004. I was wrong.

Seven people knew who Obama was in 2004. I watch the Daily Show (almost) daily... they cover a lot. First of all, I doubt he was talked about constantly in 2004 before he was even in the Senate. Secondly, hundreds of politicians are touched on on that show. Doesn't mean they are known.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

Szczur just killed a ball. His second of the spring.

Some of these guys will need to be moved for impact pieces. It is nice to see so many young kids playing so well.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

SZCZUR!!! DINGER!!!

Alcantara follows with a strikeout

szczur? he has to be 35 years old by now. seems like he has been tearing up spring trainings for a generation.

You're only 10 years off. He was drafted in 2010 out of Nova. So this is only his 4th spring training.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

well I'm glad he is making a good impression.

Ditka

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You know me like that.

I cant remember the last time I watched a Cubs spring training game. Been a long time since I was interested in the Cubs. This should be fun.

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CSFMB 2014 Nascar Pick 'em Champion

We don’t have a trillion-dollar debt because we haven’t taxed enough; we have a trillion-dollar debt because we spend too much. — Ronald Reagan

Bryant with his 2nd 2 HR game in 3 days.
Ho hum....

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yeah I am sure each of those was against a pitcher that will be in AA this year

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

Every single HR was against a player that was recently cut from his HS team. One was a girl.

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Hi obsessed....Bryant....Bryant.....not chubby Cuban....Bryant.....not 1 year and gone...Bryant.....like my band....Bryant....Walgreens is the root of all evil...Bryant....

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Kenny Williams fell for the banana in the tailpipe

This again? Look at what happened last time.



And so...

Jesse Hahn http://www.baseball-reference.com/playe ... je01.shtml
Evan Scribner http://www.baseball-reference.com/playe ... ev01.shtml

Both are major leaguers. Both should break camp with the major league team.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

Bryant didn't even start in this game.
Otherwise he'd have had 3 for sure

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Edwin Jackson is also a major league pitcher.

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So far Bryant has homered off of:

Brett Marshall (cup of coffee in the majors)
Trevor Bauer (major leaguer)
Matt Lindstrom (of great Chicago White Sox fame)
Cesar Ramos (veteran major leaguer)
Jesse Hahn (highly regarded pitching prospect, did well in majors last year)
Evan Scribner (journeyman bullpen arm in major leagues)

Every single player has been in the majors.

edit: Frank, I'm not the one who keeps saying the Cubs are hitting home runs off of 'AA' pitchers. Maybe it should be said that the home runs are not being hit off ace pitchers.

Then I would just look up how most of Jose Abreu's home runs last year came off of scrubs. Most home runs come off of non top tier pitchers. Crazy how that works!

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

2005. Did you also know Edwin Jackson is a major league pitcher?

I did. He probably gives up his share of HRs.

Which teams has he given up HRs for?

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IMU my statement was completely tongue in cheek

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

I clearly missed that. No harm no foul.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

Eight major league teams including the Chicago White Sox.

Pretty sure he has given up hrs to more than 8 teams.

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Bryant's power is nice but more interested in Hendricks. Man if he can keep doing what he did last year....

You read poorly.

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Rick Hahn is the best GM in baseball.

Pitchers really dont care about spring training. Last year Quintana had an ERA above 20 in spring training then went on to finish top 10 in WAR.