1984Echoes

I think there are other people who are also in other types of bubbles: I would put it: I hope these narrow minded people who live in their college/hang-out-with-friends/work&play-work&play/ politics: "What Me Worry" bubbles come to realize how out of touch they really are, and how their lives are now affected by being so out of touch.

I could see that. It sucks sometimes though... when a team gets burned talent wise because they couldn't adapt to a player or get a player to adapt to the coaching staff. If it's just some pig-headedness... well... I resemble that.

I've been very eager to move on from guys like Schoop, Grossman, even Miggy... Out with the old and in with the new. But if Paredes is not even going to get a real chance... and that includes pushing him behind guys like Goodrum & Willi... that burns me.

I actually should have kept "wasting a pitcher" comments out of there. The main point I was trying to get across is that it may take more time to get a replacement reliever ready/ warmed up than for the opposing team to strike. And I know there are delaying tactics to help the new guy get time to warm up. But if a skipper has the mindset that "my guy needs to get through this" (current reliever) that puts that inning in an SOL condition regardless...

Politics? CYA? Avila's "favorites"? I don't think any of those are bad answers and I believe they're all a bit related too. This is the one thing that could cause me to ask for Avila's head. Not building a potential winner and trading good players due to "politics".

This is where I have always been at.

The other issue is... It takes some time to warm up another pitcher. And warming up that pitcher "burns" him if you don't get him into the game, the same as if he had actually pitched an inning. I'm not certain how much time... 15 minutes WAG? And by then the shooting might already be over.

So that's nice... you may have a couple options/ pathways. I'm going to claim "political persecution by US Christian terrorists".

Montenegro gets you right across the Adriatic from "the heel of the boot". Or Bari, Italy, if you prefer.

Step by Step guide: https://www.yahoo.com/news/step-step-guide-moving-canada-152117931.html

So I would prefer... To give Daz a shot at all his playing time, or at least Hill. Yes, even Hill, who I believe most in here are down on his chances...

Al's a bit dorky looking in that there photo...

So yank their permits and licenses.

That was existential fear. It had a little extra above-normal "kick"...

Quit acting like a fucking 2 year old.

This is what I agree with.

I'd like to see what Livers can develop into. Maybe nothing... but I'd like to see. I'll go with Buddha & Hart... I'm on board with short-term role players while this team develops.

I want Poland to invade Byelorussia and overthrow their government due to "security risks". A direct confrontation with Russian troops in that country. And put in place a Western-leaning transitional government with the promise of new free and democratic elections.

Which... Has got to change if this country actually wants to survive. As a Democracy. As a pluralistic society. As a country that is willing to "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free...".

The second part, the non-bolded part (I actually remembered to BOLD something this time...), I 100% agree with. The first part... I'm just saying I think there needs to be less "convincing" and a whole lot more understanding of the ramifications of any decision, any decision, made... I think if someone actually understands the "consequences", there would be more "OK I gotta hold my nose on this but... gotta do it". Out of civic duty. Out of an understanding of the consequences of having the WRONG person in a position of power. Out of allowing the lesser of two evils into office because the lesser evil is, well, less evil. Out of knowing that you might not get exactly what you want but... getting 50% or 10% of what you want is better than getting 100% of what you DON'T want. Etc... I think I repeated myself about 5 times in that last bit, each in a different manner... But, whichever works.

OUCH!!!

So their consequences are better today than in 2015... yes?

Maybe that's a better country to live in. And... Ireland, England, Scotland, Canada, Portugal, Costa Rica, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands...

I hope that opportunity pops up again some day. And won't be wasted. I think it won't. I hope this country has learned its lesson.

I'm NOT demanding votes. I am not asking for entitlement. Pfife keeps yapping that I'm demanding he vote a specific way. Horseshit. Right above one of those yaps I had answered another of your posts asking "what if someone wanted to vote for a Republican?" and I said go right ahead. That's not entitlement. But here is where I differ. I am stating uncategorically that every vote/ non-vote/ or 3rd party vote has CONSEQUENCES. I don't agree with your statement that "appealing" has to be a part of it. Consequences are the only thing that matters to me (maybe not to anyone else, especially for someone looking to be appealed to...). If this is the kind of country you want to live in, then by all means continue to vote Republican. Or 3rd party. Or don't vote (Republican voters are always more motivated than Dems so a few non-votes for a Republican doesn't block him/ her from gaining office). If you like this country the way it is, by all means, vote Republican. If this is NOT the type of country you want to love in... then there can be no excuses. Not "I'm not motivated", not "doesn't appeal to me", not "not my candidate so I'm staying home", not "not my candidate so I'm voting for the other party", not "my vote doesn't count so I'm voting 3rd party"... There are CONSEQUENCES to all of these decisions. The country that we now have today.