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That Trump was a serial abuser of children is already baked into the Epstein files equation, such that if that was all there was on Trump in those files, it could be dismissed with some form of "so what who didn't". So there has to be more than just that in the files implicating Trump, something worse than "merely" sexually abusing children on a serial basis, as though something worse than that is even possible. So I am now coming around to the idea that Trump was an executive principal in the operation. He ran the thing with Epstein from the top. Not the paperwork, of course—that would have been Epstein's job. Maybe more like procurement, dispatch, and disposal.

So, you're saying it totally worked?

The 70s was a very strange time in history during which children were routinely sexualized in popular culture, and there was even a movement afoot to make sex with children easier, such as lowering age of consent in New Jersey to 13—at the urging of the NOW, of all organizations. That was an actual thing.

You mean a guaranteed 100% for sure WS title? Sure.

If we go to the market selling now, we look desperate because we'd be selling everyone (except Riley) low. Plus, teams are not in a position to buy yet and don't even know what they need, and also, they feel no pressure to compete with other teams for us. This is a great recipe for bag-of-balls returns.

Jansen has been actually pretty good lately. Not today. 0-2 pitch. one strike from a win, snatches defeat for the jaws of victory.

ha ha so he did what a jerk i am

Nothing to say. It's simply a nightmare.

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Which two Dodgers OFs?

Of course he has, but decent value doesn't apply when he's on the list, which he has been on well over 50% of the time since July 2024.

I actually asked almost this exact question in another thread, using the example of a pitcher that might actually be on the block, and not Pauk Skenes who obviously will not be. See final paragraph: No answer from anyone on that one.

Getting a few of their regulars back from the list should help some.

That’s one interpretation. 😁

I think A.J.’s job is a lot a lot more secure than that.

That makes two games tomorrow I don’t have to watch. Double the fun.

I myself escape that conclusion. We get pennies on the dollar while he is still hurt.

And he might get it if he didn't fail this test.

I promise you if Agent Orange weren't in charge, CBS Radio News would not be shuttering its doors.

The $64 question is how much any team will pay for two months of even the best guy in baseball. A lot of folks here think it would be a "haul", which I envision people here imagining to be something like an organization's best hitting prospect at the AAA or MLB level who can help us now and their best pitching prospect at the AA level or below who can help in two years and a serviceable pitcher at the AAA or MLB level who can pitch for us now plus a lottery ticket or two. Or is there a haul less than this that people are imagining and would find quite acceptable?

I don't want to be on this boat, but yet, here I am.

I might be more inclined to take a better guy who needs another year or two than a worse guy who's ready right now.

Hao-Yu Lee projects as a third basemen since the low minors, so shoehorning him into second base permanently just so he can learn it is probably a losing proposition for both sides. We could force Vierling into center for lack of a clearly better option, and he does have the range for it, but he has a noodle for a wing and accuracy issues to boot, and you don't want your everyday CF to have the worst arm in the league, necessarily. There are no good answers, I don't think.

I think we might be getting to the point where roster changes are necessary even before guys come off the list. Ben Malgeri at the very least. Corey Julks as a LF would have to displace Riley, and that's not happening, unless we're going to front-burner the Riley Greene First Base Experience, which, I could be talked into. I don't know if it's Max Clark yet, because he's not doing great, but how about Max Anderson? Although his one walk against 58 at bats at AAA probably won't play well up here. But at least this would give us new players to whinge about when they flop around on the field. Who are we going to throw at the bullpen (or, to translate for some, "BP") wall? After all, if Ricky Vanasco, who has a 0.53 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, .161 BA against, and 31 Ks and 5 BBs in 17 iP in Toledo, can get the call and completely face-plant up here, how can we expect anyone else to do any better? These are the times that try fans' souls.

Before last night, there were seventeen different unique stretches in Tigers history in which we went 2-15 or worse across a stretch of 17 or more games. We did so multiple times in 1975 (twice), 1996 (twice), and 2003 (four different times!), but, incredibly, not 2019. Here they all are, and here was each team's final record for each of those seasons. Season Stretch Record Dates Final Record WPCT Finish 1902 2-18 (20G) Aug 10 – Aug 31 52-83 .385 7th, AL 1931 2-16 (18G) May 17 – Jun 4 61-93 .396 7th, AL 1953 1-16 (17G) May 18 – Jun 7 60-94 .390 6th, AL 1959 2-15 (17G) Apr 10 – May 2 76-78 .494 4th, AL 1975 2-15 (17G) Jun 16 – Jun 30 57-102 .358 6th, AL East 1975 0-17 (17G) Jul 29 – Aug 12 57-102 .358 6th, AL East 1982 2-15 (17G) Jun 11 – Jun 29 83-79 .512 4th, AL East 1989 2-16 (18G) Jul 3 – Jul 24 59-103 .364 7th, AL East 1996 1-19 (20G) May 14 – Jun 6 53-109 .327 5th, AL East 1996 2-19 (21G) Sep 7 – Sep 29 53-109 .327 5th, AL East 2003 1-17 (18G) Mar 31 – Apr 22 43-119 .265 5th, AL Central 2003 2-21 (23G) Jun 5 – Jun 29 43-119 .265 5th, AL Central 2003 2-18 (20G) Aug 3 – Aug 23 43-119 .265 5th, AL Central 2003 1-16 (17G) Sep 5 – Sep 22 43-119 .265 5th, AL Central 2017 2-16 (18G) Sep 9 – Sep 27 64-98 .395 5th, AL Central 2019 2-17 (19G) Jul 5 – Jul 28 47-114 .292 5th, AL Central 2021 2-16 (18G) Apr 15 – May 4 77-85 .475 3rd, AL Central