Tiger337

I lived in a boring white suburban middle class town, so I wasn't exposed to much. Just boring white middle class kids being shallow and treating each other badly. A far as learning how to think, I got a lot out of my education. I got that at home too. I was just commenting on the importance of socialization from schools.

I think home schooling is fine for some kids if they have educated parents with time for home schooling. It also helps if they are involved in sports or other activities. School socialization was an unpleasant experience for me and I don't think I benefitted much from it.

Big Pharma gave us the opioid crisis and ridiculous prices for precriptions that people need to survive. **** them! I understand the point you are trying to make but you are way over generalizing based on a small percentage of hippies you may know.

I have probably forgotten what board I am on at times and said political stuff in here, but I do try to avoid it. The shaming is effective. I mean nobody likes being scolded by screwball. 😃 Plus, we already have dozens of political threads. It's nice to keep his one as politics free as possible.

Of all the stupid MAGA things, what's most likely to destroy our country quickest is not end of democracy, bigotry and the other bad stuff we worry about. It is anti-science/ anti-education/ lack of interest in the truth. I don't think we can last very long as a strong country if we continue down that road.

Bregman's arm has been rated the same the last four years, but like you said, I don't know what that means.

Good questions. BB% usually stays consistent. It's not a skill that someone suddenly loses unless they change their approach. His swing rate was way up which suggests he may have been adjusting to the line-up around him. Since it didn't make him a better hitter, it seems like he'd be better off going back to his old approach.

When Pudge signed, the team was garbage. He made them respectable. This team is already respectable. If they make any big moves, they will be made with the post-season in mind.

Vina always gave 110%. He would run through a brick wall to win a game.

It does matter. The stats don't really matter, but whether he has learned what he needs to learn to start in the majors does matter.

Same as it's been for decades and the middle class keeps shrinking. The economy is always good if you are wealthy. It's never good if you're not.

This particular thread tries to stay away from political trolling. Take it to the election threads.

Nobody said it. He was a reliever last year and they need to limit his innings this year and having him relieve for a period of time might be the best way to do that. your original post quoting the Free Press article said: "Scott Harris hasn't promised Jobe will be in the starting rotation as a member of the 2025 opening day roster". That could mean that he'll be on the roster, but not in the rotation.

Won't make the opening day starting rotation or won't make the roster? As other have mentioned, there is a good chance he'll begin the season as a reliever and then work his way into the rotation.

pitcherlist is a respected fantasy league site. I am not sure how much insight they have into GMs though.

I didn't even know they had a reward for that, but he's the right pick!

Crochet was one of the best pitchers in the game before they started limiting his innings He is also young and has two years before free agency, so I would expect him to cost a lot in terms of prospects. It makes sense for the Red Sox who are all in right now. It makes less sense for the Tigers since I think they are looking longer term.

It has been that way for decades. The other stuff is just "divide and conquer".

or you could go to Truth Social.

The impression that everyone inside govt is corrupt comes from the fact that the most corrupt people are typically the ones that climb to the top and thus have the most influence. Big companies are the same way.

I don't think most posters believe that. Some believe it's a possibility.

Three people here have mentioned that Colvito was their hero. I just missed his career and wish I ddn't.

I saw some massive rats in Boston. I took the commuter rail every day for 11 years which had its share of characters. I learned quickly to avoid the subway as it was just an awful environment. Thankfully, Boston is a great walking city, so you go almost anyway without the subway.

Not that I give a **** about Jay Z, but raping a 13 year old girl is something else that your boy Trump was also accused of doing.

Not even a number.