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Hmm. Under current rules you also get a touch back to the 25 on a fair catch so that would have to be repealed or moved back also or you still would't get a return on most kicks inside the 10.

Nate Cohn with another dive into polling issue in the Times. An interesting outcome he is seeing is that there is a split between web polling and phone polling and it tracks the age of the voter. Obviously pollsters don't like web polling because the sample self-selects, but ignoring the actual outcomes, Cohn says that in web polling he doesn't see any of the supposed drop of in Biden's support among <30-35 voters, that is only showing up in phone polls. I think it's just another bit of evidence that beginning with Millennials, phone polling now probably generates just as self-selected a sample as a web poll because the young generations do not have the same predisposition to answer their phone just because it rings that much of the older generations are still conditioned with. No longer being able to get a reasonably unbiased sample by just ringing phones at random is the 700 gorilla in the corner for the future of political polling.

stat of the day from reviewing Northrups BR page: In 1968 a 770 OPS was good for a 129 OPS+

Yup. It was probably years ago - Al and George in the booth maybe - talking about always having 3 gloves - a new one worn in practice to get it broken in, an already broken in spare, and your game glove. So if you are playing IF/OF/1B with any frequency you're immediately at 9. Wasn't Kelley also an emergency catcher? That would have been another one for him.....

That's what happens when you make yourself toxic to both parties.

I remember when Cade McNamara started playing for MI, everyone was initially struck by his self-confidence and seeming command. But then we started to see he was actually a little off the deep end and detached from reality in his own self-assessment. A lot of fine lines a star has to be able to stay on the right side of. 🙄

I don't think they have shown any reluctance to sign FA's per se, they just don't judge the risk/reward to be so good at the top end of the market so they have shopped mostly mid market or lower -- and that's just a reflection of their basic view that depth is going to win you more in the long run than having small numbers of top of market players. Other than at QB I tend to agree that is probably the right approach.

And Johnny Kane has to go. He can't get through any kind of interview without either making it about himself or breaking down into schoolgirl twittering. He's embarrassing to watch and when, as it usually does, his silly mugging starts stepping on the game play, you've crossed all the lines with me. Enough already.

People's motivations are always more complex than simple explanations, but you really can't help thinking that at least in part, Monte took this gig looking for the payday and figuring it was a bad team and poor management and he didn't have the support of the GM so he was bound to get fired pretty quick without having to put in too much effort. And while all the first part of that is speculation, the last part doesn't appear to be!

I can believe this. Another factor that may be in play is Monroe showing off for Pena. Monroe has on more than one occasion told the story that when they played together they were sort of blood brothers, both aspiring to get into broadcasting and doing mock PBP together. Now that Carlos has joined the group Monroe has even more reason to strut his stuff.

Both Listening and watching games this preseason it's almost like the guys have forgotten how to deal with the pitch clock and. are constantly expecting to have more time. Monroe especially is too long with everything he's trying to say. Obviously a color guy today has to figure out how to break his offerings down into pieces he can slide in between pitches. Plus Jason has a lot more to say than Shepherd used to so Monroe has less time altogether. Also, if we recall, with Step, he would often just let plays go uncalled if someone was still talking, one of the worst aspects of the previous Bally broadcasts. Benotti not so much yet (and hopefully never).

he and Dickerson were also running into one another Sunday. Maybe Dan had gotten used to his sideman not offering a lot in Jim's last couple seasons but they spent much too much time talking over one another Sunday.

I think the unknown for JJ is where the ceiling is on his deep ball accuracy and he just doesn't have enough attempts to have a sure projection. He just wasn't asked to show it much. So maybe he goes to a team that designs the O around what he can do now, which is a fair amount, and they hope the rest develops in a few seasons and they have a top QB.

I suppose, but at least to me Kane hadn't established any expectations for what he might provide.

Time to call Mr Belvedere. (yeah - that's ancient.....)

Benetti was fine. Beautiful voice. Even told us a little about the Red Sox, something you virtually never got from Shep. Monroe had a cold or something - he snuffled into his mike the whole broadcast. Hit the mute when you have to inhale hard Craig. Hard to believe there wasn't a producer in his ear telling him to get it under control or at least getting some sibilance filter going on his mic. Lack of basic audio production competence across the Bally team there.

The Times political div is off in their own world navel gazing at themselves. I loved J. Rubin using her WaPo column to rip a Times' headline writer the other day. They've become an embarrassment to their own allies. Problem is once you get off the political stuff the rest is still pretty much the best.

same as it ever was

still can't figure what they are waiting for with Edvinsson.

I think Tigers minor league hands will be reaching their 'use by' dates earlier under this admin.

It won't be quite so bad on the purely offensive side with Kane now on the team but Kane doesn't replace the face-off, defense, PP kill and general puck possession impact of Larkin.

2 bucks a carton (10 packs!) circa 1963 and the drugstore on the corner had no issue selling them to a minor because they were for my dad (and they were).

SELL! SELL! SELL! (just practicing my panic...)

HaHa! I haven't updated mine in 13yrs and I still get inquiries from it. At this point I leave there just for the amusement.

And whether they or people they know are getting laid off or are worried about being laid off.