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Is not being able to sign the top free agents that big of a problem for many clubs? I am not sure it is. An unintended consequence of these guys going for such big money to just a few teams is you take an unwise option off the table for most teams, something they might be happy about. Under a cap maybe Soto is within range but it would still be for a deal the signing club will wish was off the books for a good chunk of it.

I watched the French Connection for the first time a few weeks ago.

Well you know…. Hes black. Kamala’s black. She’s a Democrat. I guess they were telling us blacks were pedoohiles. Or democrats were? An odd accusation considering they soil their depends over “deplorable”. or maybe he posted it right after a post about MLk Jr day to sort of you know…. Those blacks. “They told us”. I was confused by the post too. Hey look… a black person is accused. We had a black candidate so let’s put it in that thread. but what can you expect from anti woke people. The racism is as subtle as a “Jocko” lawn jockey. I will automatically infer racist and sexist intent when people bitch about it and that tweet is why.

And as we learned in Loki season 2, he was Cooper then there’s this.

That’s what post trump conservatism means though. Those that can’t cope or are left behind… **** em. The systems should be designed to serve those that can afford it and are able to partake in the system without causing too much harm to the system. Anyone that makes a system inefficient or causes a speed bump on the carousel or makes it slow down should be pushed off, discarded, and forgotten about.

there's a reason he was always on Politically Incorrect back in the day as "the guy who looks like Chandler". I've tuned out a lot of these folks who seem to have built a following by being right leaning anti trumpers.... Conway, Nichols, etc. Reading them doesn't really accomplish anything or make me feel smarter. Nothign personal but just hearing people say what I already think is boring. Are they just part of the grifting game?

Saw a tweet yesterday pointing out that not one man has come forward to “collect the clout” of being on the receiving end of what she got famous for. “Think about that for a second” is what they suggested.

Pat Fallon needs his ass kicked hard. He is the worst of our country. Anyody who supports that bull**** is a moron.

off. There's a setting in that really changes the look of a program with it. Makes it look cheap or like a Soap Opera.

we trudged through the next to last episode of The Bear last night... we actually forgot all about it. At first we thought Hulu was broken because we're seeing Scorsese talk about stuff. I stopped it and went backt to make sure I didn't pick the wrong thing. I get that maybe the writers and producers were caught off guard with a third season. But man.... this was like having to finish The Walking Dead. I cared about the characters and want to see what happens but i was glad when an ad popped up because watching Carmy just stare at a dish for 3 minutes while REM played was boring.... It's almost like they were ****ing with us. Like fake art. "Let's just have him bend over and poke at this thing and play a cool song.... they'll say it's brilliant"

Regarding the Mays catch.... it wasn't the catch itself, it was stopping and the throw back in that made it so great, that prevented Larry Doby from scoring from 2nd base. If he had scored then Cleveland probably wins game 1. Willie himself said he had no doubt he'd catch the ball but the deep fence in the Polo Grounds meant runners could take two bases on a tag so he was thinking the whole time about getting the throw in.

Mine got on a running kick recently. Some of them were trollish though. Talking about pace just to get rage engagement. But I have noticed now you can tweak the algorithm now.

Mike Duggan is going to run for Governor in 2026.... as an independent. That's interesting. Guess he feels like can shed any of the lingering stain/resentment the rest of the state still has towards Detroit. He's part of the McNamara machine so it will be fun to watch it play out. Seems to me like they would just split the vote and pave the way for a unified GOP party to win 40-30=30 ish.

Once Trumps nominees leave isn't just a 1 vote majority until those seats are filled?

I get reels/tiktoks on Vegas travel and such for some reason, the algorithm, and one of the things that's suggested on travel from the airport is to not rule out cabs. They have set prices where the ride share is dynamic and you could get hosed. But from memory they are on different levels at the airport so you should check before going down the wrong path. Last 2 times I went I used rideshare. The dynamic pricing is no joke. I was at one end of the strip after a long day and my hotel was at the North end. I saw that rain was on it's way so I booked quickly. In my car after it started to rain I checked again and it was $40.

Employers of non illegals say the same thing, especially after the pandemic. A lot of people voluntarily retired, or hit normal retirement age (Baby Boomers especialy) and that created a big gap in available workers. People realized they didn't need that extra job. Employers whined that "nobody wants to work". No... "nobody wants to work for you". They had to fight for employees and they didn't like it.

the "well armed" might last a day longer than the unarmed.

rgarding the ghost runner... I don't like it... but I don't hate it. I've said it over and over I think it would be better in later innings. GIve us a normal 10th and 11th....

The best response I saw to the "Golden at bat" rule.

Is this game on Hulu? Same thing happened last year. I bring up the app on my TV and I cannot find it anywhere.

I wonder if Charlie Kirk has ever had consensual sex.

The reaction to the pardon by critics is appropriate in normal times. But the cat's out of the bag. We surpassed normal times 8 years ago. The political world had a demarcation line, pre trump and post trump. In the post trump world and with his election once again we've decided rules don't matter anymore. The old standards where a career or admin is ruined is gone.

Could be an overreaction too... like someone suggested it, they discussed it as every suggestion, no matter how dumb, is discussed.... then it leaks. Technically they discused it and it sounds bigger than it really is.

right. Putin wants Ukraine and to today's republican party, Putin gets what Putin wants so the fact Ukraine didn't roll over then he has to start a war and that war is Ukraine's fault and it's the fault of everybody who is supporting Ukraine in their defense. If hey would just roll over then there's no problems. Classic mafia and bully tactics. If these bars and restaurants would just play ball and pay their tribute to the Don then there wouldn't be any killings and bombings.