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I missed this game because I was taking the 2-hr. drive from my friend’s place in the mountains up north back to Boise and phone coverage was spotty so I didn’t even try to follow the game and I’m glad it turned out like this. What a treat. My friend’s place is in Donnelly, Idaho and it’s a very modest 120-year-old cottage built by Finnish pioneers who moved here after fighting in the Spanish-American War. This is the view from the second floor of the mountains behind the place.

I wouldn't mind more of Carlos Pena. Knowledgeable and concise.

I wish the Biden campaign would focus on Trump being a narcissist and educating people about narcissism. You can find so much evidence in what Trump says and does that shows he only cares about himself, he's never wrong, it's everyone else's fault, he accuses other people of what he is guilty of (the I know you are but what am I defense), he's out of touch with reality and he's enraged if he's called out on anything. He has no feelings, no remorse, no values and no ethics. He projects what he thinks people want him to be. Inside he is a vulnerable, immature kid who is afraid of everything.

This thread is trending into a hoarding direction.

12/11, 12:10 pm text from @microline133 "I'd kind of like to see Fetter get a shot with Jack Flaherty." December 20: Jack Flaherty signs with the Tigers. First two months: Flaherty looks like an ace.

I blame a lot of the heat on these wannbe fanboys who are all over twitter hyping up the local team to be better than they really are so casual fans set their expectations too high. The org didn't talk playoffs for a reason. Sure in a weak division a near .500 team could contend but we're seeing the ALC is not weak. It's not the fault of Scott Harris that 3 other teams are playing better than reasonably expected so our .500 team is good for fourth place. They'd be around 2nd place in 3 other divisons.

I am not used to being around so much optimism. I might even be won over to optimism.

He texted him but Jose sent back 'who dis?' that just made him worse.

you may be right and i may be crazy, but this is not out of the blue for him. he was really, really good his first 2 full years in STL. seen as the future ace to build around. this is what a healthy Flaherty looks like. who one knows how long his health will last.

Fun!

I am not going out on a limb by predicting that there will be a track called 34 on the next album. Hell, there may be a single dropped this weekend.

Sweetness!

Not really. Appeals are all law based, not fact based. The appeal will be about whether the jury instructions were proper, or whether certain witnesses should have been allowed to say certain things. Merchan will have guidelines for the sentence and then discretion to go up or down. If he uses it, and goes above the guidelines, then that can be reviewed for abuse of that discretion. He would have to make a very clear record as to why he was going above the guidelines. But that appeal would only apply to the sentence, not the conviction.

Incredible

Fenway Park - Boston, MA Game Time Weather: Partly Cloudy 71 Listen: 97.1 The Ticket Watch: AppleTV+ Starters: RHP Kenta Maeda RHP Tanner Houck

Axe throwing😁

Hamm gets some love from the official site. 37.2 IP, 6 BB, 51 K https://www.mlb.com/news/tigers-prospect-jaden-hamm-off-to-great-start?partnerID=web_article-share

Like you said in the other thread. Monty is the over I really want to see go. That will show us Gores has totally handed control to Langdon.

Pretty pointless. He was already kneecapped when they said they would hire a POBO.

Trump is a narcissist and having a jury say he is guilty must be sending his rage through the roof. He's not in touch with reality and the more reality punches him in the face, the more unhinged he will get. No matter what he's sentenced to, he will be furious. Imagine Trump doing community service.

Does micro have an hitting idea?

Mine's a ProPlayer;

More JVL (see link above)

What happens if finally gets the position players in place and the pitching staff is no longer in place?

I think you gotta at least stick around and give Baby Doc at least one decent chance to make the big moves when it's time. Those three words are carrying a lot of weight here, because now is not the time, and this winter may not be the time, either. The time will be once the base has been effectively laid down—Keith at second, possibly Jung at third, Greene stabilizes, and especially once Clark in CF and McGonigle at SS are here—and we need just one or two pieces to sign or trade for to make a full-on run for a ring. That might not be until 2027, for all we know. But if by that time the owner has passed on trading or spending to bring solid pieces aboard, and/or we start trading young pieces like Skubal for even younger minor leaguers to put us farther away from contention—then it will be reasonable to give up on the Ilitches.

Currently on my nightstand. The Demon of Unrest by Eric Lawson. I'm still in the early portion of the book (just after the 1860 Presidential Election) but this is as good as Devil in the White City and In the Garden of Beasts. The time between the election and the shelling of Fort Sumpter. From the forward. "I was well into my research on the saga of Fort Sumter and the advent of the American Civil War when the events of January 6, 2021 took place. As I watched the Capitol assault unfold on camera, I had the Erie feeling that present and past had merged. It is unsettling that in 1861 two of the greatest moments of national dread centered on the certification of the Electoral College vote and the presidential inauguration"

agree. If Chris Ilitch was going to be a no nothing owner content to rake in as much cash flow with as little effort as possible he would not have approved the hirings that went on. They just brought on some people a few weeks ago, along with those made in the past year or so, and throw in Jason Benetti while you are at it.... those aren't cheap hires and could have easily not been made and the general public wouldn't have noticed or cared.

I promise you Trump has zero interest in going to Canada, Japan, or Australia.

I had said basically as much for years while we were losing interminably with no end in sight up to the offseason of 21-22, when Little Ilitch showed he would be willing to spend at the right time when we signed Javy and Eduardo. The main reason the spending didn’t work is that Avila didn’t know what the hell he was doing, but that’s not Ilitch’s fault. He trusted his guy, got burned, and to his everlasting credit, ****-canned Avila mere months later when it became clear how terrible the signings turned out. Now that he has signed on Harris, who had new-style GM bona fides coming in and has said all the right things since Day One, I would be genuinely surprised to see Ilitch pull the plug on all future spending and turn us into the Rays at best, and the Pirates at worst. I won’t just assume that’s going to happen at this point. I have some honestly-earned optimism about it.

Be wary of polls coming out in the next few days or weeks. The right is going to flood the electorate in doctored polls to show that Trump is gaining support. It's the same thing they did in the 2022 midterms.

HA. I just moved that into "A" rotation this week on our station.

Ugh. I didn't realize he has 4 years left on his contract. That might change my mind a bit.

zero chance he does not get jail time. will he ever serve that time? don't know

Pearl Jam hits the stage in Seattle in about an hour. I’m sure that Ed will have plenty to say about today’s events. He wrote a song about Trump on their new album. It’s called Wreckage.

For the average defendant, total lack of contrition coupled with continued rejection of the courts legitimacy, would drive severity in sentencing.

My family celebrity meeting was my great grandfather on leave from the Navy meeting Crean in a pub in Dublin. Drinking each other under the table was used to describe the occasion.

Biden can't pardon Trump of state crimes. That's on Kathy Hochul.

I know the voting restriction in Florida was debunked, but I wonder how other countries will react. He’s not allowed in Canada, Japan, or Australia with a felony.

Nikki Haley picked the worst time to endorse Trump.

The judge can consider character such as his numerous gag order violations and the E Jean Carroll case.

A jury of 12 found the courage to do what Congress failed to do twice: Tell the truth about DJT.

Wanna feel better? Look how Eduardo Rodriguez is doing for the Diamondbacks. $80 million for 4 years and he still hasn't pitched for them. He's hurt. I'm glad we didn't extend him...

Some recent books, in no particular order: Tightrope Poverty, By America They Were Her Property Send For Me Forgotten Girls Sunflower Sisters Also a bunch of cozy mysteries Next on my list is The Bookseller of Dachau. I'm thinking I need to read something light and funny... but I keep saying that and keep ending up with interesting-but depressing- material.