1984Echoes

And it looks like the Jan 6th committee is talking about specifically recommending charges against Trump, not just some of the coup-attackers... He's going to become a major, major hot potato...

I doubt it. Trump will be taking more hits/ stains on his qualities as a presidential candidate that the GOP is going to try and hide from, not flaunt, his legal problems. They already lost big when trying to tie themselves to Trump's fraudulent fraud claims and now, they are going to try to tie themselves to Trump's legal problems? They got their judges... I think at this point they do the opposite and avoid judiciary commentary like a hot potato; instead, resting on their 110 conservative/ Trump-political-hack-specialist judges that they placed in the system... Just my 2 cents.

... are attracted to Donald J. Trump, because... Birds of a Feather.

Zadina drops to 16th. And McIsaac all the way to 78th. Veleno surprisingly jumps up to 24th. Berggren basically steady at 35.

That appears to be the specific reason he got dumped. Some major discord when he traded Brown away...

Crap... I totally forgot about Olson. He'll start out at AAA with the other 3 IMO and make whatever 2023 MLB starts they can squeeze him into...

PS: As for Dems... I think Cheney is not ideal but, would be viewed as a "fair-minded" partisan rather than a Trump or Freedom Caucus (or fascist forces) Republican... she might get more than just a few Dem votes...

Maybe on Scalice... but he's much more willing to reach across the aisle which might be about as good as it gets. Agree on Cheney... that was just a pipe dream comment...

Quite possibly. But there would be a very simple reason for that and it would NOT be partisan politics: It would be what's called: "Track Record."

Liz Cheney or Steven Scalice for Speaker please...

We don't get 3 "kiss and make up" 1st rounders from MLB for that?

I like this ideology/ method... A little more fleshing out: I think Madden, Flores & Bergner will start out in AAA, and get any MLB starts based on turn-in-the-rotation, etc... Hurter, I think, won't make AAA until at least mid-season and therefore would be more of an end of season consideration... and might be a bullpen consideration at that (Hurter), not necessarily lined up to get a start or two... Just my 2 cents.

I'm OK with signing another vet starter... although I don't feel any particular leaning towards what level that starter is (not related to anything you've posted, just adding an extra 2 cents...). I think the next vet starter would be primarily for, as you've stated it, insurance. And to me that really could be anything so I won't sweat whoever that guy might turn out to be as much as... just glad if we add one more "guy" just to have in the mix...

Next question... based on Harris's comments as SoCal pointed out... How much MLB time do we see in 2023 for Wenceel Perez? Switch-hitting infielder with speed, and some developing power, and no noticeable split variances...

Is there a Lottery Party or should I just down a few shots screaming "CHEERS!" after each one?

Italics are my comments/ info.... But I wanted to address this in the form of some Q&A... feel free to participate if interested: The Question is: who will be 2023 Wentz and Brieske? And, hopefully we don't get this deep in 2023, but who might be a Garrett Hill if it comes to that? Because... the answers to those questions, IMO, are intriguing. I think all 4 of these guys will make it to AAA in 2023: Wilmer Flores, Ty Madden, Austin Bergner & Brant Hurter. The first two being higher end potential (probably MUCH higher potential than Wentz & Brieske), and Bergner & Hurter being back-end rotation talents like Hill. I think all 4 of these guys will be ready to make MLB debuts if called upon, although probably closer to mid-to-end of season rather than at the beginning.... Any comments/ thoughts?

I'm not certain about MAGA but he sounds like a serious deuchebag... whatever his politics may be...

I think this is the most likely scenario. I don't see a trade happening. And... I approve this message.

Hmmmm... This might not go over very well...

On the flipside: Especially growing up in Detroit... I had a massive love affair with Motown. I can't get enough of it and have expanded from there to Atlantic Blues, 70's R&B and modern R&B, trip hop, electronica (with R&B singers). Also Jazz, bebop, hard bop, etc. I adore Marvin Gaye, the Temptations, Etta James, Billy Holiday, Sam Cooke, Jr. Walker and the All-Stars, Macy Gray, Doris Troy, Miles Davis, Wynton & Branford Marsalis, Diana Ross, and the Supremes, John Coltrane... also Sade, Manu Dubango, Habib Koite, Bamada, and other African musicians. And I haven't even begun to scratch the surface. But disco still sucks.

I was too young to know that at the time... I just thought disco sucked (too heavily invested in Black Sabbath, Zep, the Who etc... to appreciate anything disco...). Wasn't it a WRIF-Rock show that "electrocuted" disco lovers (nor really, just sound effects...) on the air? "Hello? Who is this? Do you love disco?" "Yes." "BZZZZZZZZZZZZZT!!!"

I nominate The Waterboy... At which point we will go 14-0 for the remainder of the season.

It's on his Christmas wish list: "Santa, can I be dictator of America for life please? I've been a good boy this year, ask Nick Fuentes and Kanye West..."

The defense today is much better than at the start of the season though... Much, much better. Add a few top-notch defensive playmakers in next year's draft... and maybe a key defensive FA and... They might actually have a really, really good defense next year. IMO.

I'm not going to stress out about the move Harris made... Just picking through some of the logic...