oblong

Anyone watching Hawkeye? I'm digging it.

For real... We need more social workers, counselors, etc. People trained in detecting this kind of thing. But to do that we need more of them and to get more of them we need to pay the field a salary to attract people to it. That means raising property taxes in Michigan. Our millages have consistently been voted down. I have a social worker friend. Got her master's from UM, one of the top schools in that field. He started out in debt and has made under $50K a year for the last 25 years. For most social workers it's poverty level wages. So this is the result. What a great recruiting tool for more teachers. Become proficient in firearms and spend all it takes to do that. Don't forget the gun and ammo. Study psychology and in particular the kind of thing that would make you spot a killer. Learn the field you are going to teach. Learn how to teach..... I'm sure I am leaving out a lot of it.

the rona is scared of business people. It knows they are too important to kill. It only goes after the poors.

Someone’s crazy uncle is off his meds again and been watching Fox all day. Surprised we didn’t hear about the tragedy of their tree.

I like him on the broadcasts too.

For C-MO's grand slam I remember AJ Pierzynsky standing right in his spot at home plate, not budging, for the celebration. Bumping into guys. That's why I like him. He didn't do anything wrong. He's got a right to be there. For Pudge's HR we were with friends in Windsor having a cookout listening on the radio. We went nuts. It was August. For my birthday that year, which was game 4 of the ALDS, my son made me a card with #9 and #28 on it. I still have it. I got a Tigers road jersey that I've worn to 90% of games since then.... probably going to retire it this year. It still fits but getting worn out.

The only big moments I can think of are: Sanchez breaking Lolich's record for K's Sanchez's near no hitter (these two happened 2 weeks apart, I was lucky to be at both games) JD's pinch hit HR off of Chris Sale in his first at bat off the DL Fister striking out X number in a row

I'm not sure anything we saw from 2011-2014 could top several moments in 2006: 1) Magglio's home run 2) Kenny Rogers shutting down the Yankees in game 3 3) ALCS game 4 The post game celebration after the Yankees encompassed 20 years of frustration and losing seasons. Just a week prior the team collapsed against the Royals and lost the division on the final day and it seemed like a great season was being relegated to a flimsy wild card berth and a sweep against the Yankees, especially after game 1. I am not sure anything going forward will ever top that season and over time the WS loss to the Cardinals is longer in the memory bank. We had a sundae with no cherry is the way I view 2006. Would have been nice but not necessary to enjoy.

and beat up police while displaying the "Blue Lives Matter" flag.

So kinda rapey?

I wonder what's different about those two from other federally elected officials in our history to the executive branch.

You are right. We didn’t talk in the gun thread about a guy who didn’t use a gun to kill people. It’s not as controversial because Ron Desantis said it’s ok to drive cars thru parades.

Fox News says that saying someone supported Trump is disrespecting them.

Blacks also had their middle class area wiped out by I-375.

Happy was the dombrowski word of choice

That had nothing to do with player salaries. Owners figure out what people are willing to pay and maximize that value. Over time they got smart and realized corporations and rich people will pay a lot more than they had been paying to be entertained. Your neighbors would have been shut out even if players made $50,000 a year.

So you are using opinions to argue against facts? It’s nice that you have beliefs on how things should be but you can’t really compare MLB to other enterprises as if relates to “entry level”. I don’t care who gets what at the end of the day as long as I get baseball. My costs won’t go up or down. But if I don’t get baseball then I will look for ways to vent about it and seek out appropriate blame. The owners are simply lazy and don’t recognize their role in the attraction of the game. They didn’t build the business. Their efforts don’t make it a better product. They aren’t the guy in the pizza shop making dough and pies every day. They cut a check to buy a property. That’s all.

Wife and I are both runners. When we are near our home and we see a runner we check them out to see if we know them wife is a therapist. If we are downriver where she works and she sees someone in a wheelchair or on crutches or a Walker she’s: 1) checking out to see what kind of gear it is 2) checking to see if they are using it correctly. Very often people with walkers and crutches don’t need them based on how they are being used 3) checking to see if it’s a former patient.

Oh yeah? I’m sure you have all the answers.

It wasn’t a wheel chair. It was a scooter.