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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

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

Shams also reporting the pistons are in negotiations for Langdon's #2 guy from the Pelicans.

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.

If Harris trades Skubal this year, or even next year, I will literally eat one of my baseball caps.

He’s started his own party called the Green Coal Energy Party. Their goal is to safely and efficiently turn coal into green currency for his family business. The energy part is what they expend waterskiing behind their yacht.

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;

I did a cursory 10 minute check on Twitter Trending on Katy Tur and I think the criticism is pretty weak. Just seems like a circle jerk.

just hope they dont have a deal already set with someone else

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

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.

Well it is the end of May so let's check in once more, this is just for May: AAA Jung .238/.355/436 104 WRC+ Malloy .281/.426/.458 136 WRC+ Bigbie .270/.393/.365 108 WRC+ Dingler .361/.388/.623 152 WRC+ AA Lee .258/.342/.485 132 WRC+ ( I always forget that he is only 21 so this is pretty impressive just unfortunate he has one position 2B ) Workman .232/.316/.394 102 WRC+ High A Gold .233/.324/.478 120 WRC+ Anderson .245/.273/.396 85 WRC+ Campos .313/.356/.613 161 WRC+ (32% K rate though 😬) Graham .200/.360/.257 91 WRC+ Low A Clark .284/.394/.386 131 WRC+ McGonigle .325/.414/.494 158 WRC+ Briceno .382/.462/.471 172 WRC+ (SSS due to injury) Campbell .198/.307/.267 74 WRC+

Toledo L 9-2 Meadows 1/4 2K Malloy 0/4 RBI 2K Jung 0/4 2K Dingler 1/4 2K 2B Hurter .02IP 3H 3ER 2BB K Lange 1IP K Erie W 10-1 Workman 3/6 3RBI 2K 2B HR Lee 2/4 BB 2K Bergner 5IP H ER 2BB 11K WM W 6-5 Anderson 0/3 RBI BB Campos 2/4 2K 2B CS Gold 0/4 4K Pacheco 3/4 3RBI K 2HR Smith 6IP 3H ER 3BB 8K Lakeland L 15-5 McGonigle 1/5 RBI 2B Clark 1/3 RBI BB K Gil 1/4 Campbell 1/4 RBI 2K 2B Minton 1.2IP 4H 5ER 4BB 3K

Baseball is hard

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.

Now we just need to hear from Kwame Kilpatrick.

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.

I read Bless You Boys by Sparky in grade school for a book report.

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

Also Newsmax Correspondent: “People are really worried because if they can do it to him, they can do it to anybody …” No no, pal, you got it all backwards. They already can do it to anybody. Now we know they can do it to him, too. The system does work.

From here on out, Donald Trump needs to be referred to as convicted felon Trump.

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...