1984Echoes

Let's check the scorecard: Russia - stated objective to replace the Kyiv government: FAILED. Russia - stated belief to swiftly defeat Ukraine: FAILED. Russia - stated objective to take control of the entire Donbas: FAILED. Russia - stated objective to absorb 4 Ukrainian oblasts (provinces) in their entirety: FAILED. Russia - stated objective to dominate the Black Sea: FAILED. (Lost their FLAGSHIP the Moskva) Russia - International reputation after their incessant occurrences of rape, torture, genocide, destruction of maternity hospitals and the bombing of newborns, and other infants, pregnant mothers, churches, museums, apartments, and hospitals and the kidnapping of a million Ukrainian children and other citizens: FAILURE. Russia - stated objective to push back against NATO: FAILED. (Sweden and Finland are no longer neutral and will shortly join NATO, and Ukraine is on the verge of obtaining a "roadmap" to join NATO... EXACTLY what Russia did NOT want) Russia - Putin's reputation: COMPLETE and TOTAL ABJECT FAILURE. Russia - China's "knows no limit" support of Russia: FAILURE (zero military or economic assistance). Russia - Military: FAILURE. Russia - military logistics: FAILURE. Russia - soldiers/ officers military competency reputation: FAILURE. Russia - reputation within it's own version of NATO (CSTO): FAILURE. (Kazakhstan - looking towards China and distancing itself from Russia in every possible way, the other "stans" - also looking towards China, Armenia - enraged at the lack of support against Azerbaijan's attacks against them) Russia - desire to weaken NATO. FAILURE. (NATO is re-arming itself, defeating Russia on the battlefield (NATO weaponry, Ukrainian soldiers), proving their weapons systems are superior, no longer taking Russia as a benign competitor but as an active danger/ threat against all of Europe, swiftly reducing dependence on Russian arms supplies (all of Eastern Europe...) since those systems are being sent to Ukraine and being replaced with Western weaponry and therefore, getting ALL NATO countries swiftly onto the same platforms, interoperability, etc...). Russian economy - damaged this year, next year, and for at least the next 10 years by Putin's stupidity. FAILURE. Russia's population - declining. And now worsened due to the war, and millions of young Russian men, and anyone with money, fleeing the country. This affects both GDP/ economy (with the brain and capital drain) and adds to their declining population problem. 120 million and counting DOWN due to the rampant fascism/ corruption/ war stupidity in their country. FAILURE. Russia versus Ukraine - the propaganda war: UKRAINE WINS. Russia versus Ukraine - Russia's ability to militarily win AND maintain control over Ukrainian territory: UKRAINE WINS 3 TIMES (Kiev, Kharkiv, Kherson). Russia versus Ukraine - Ukraine turns west (EU, potentially NATO) versus Russia forces Ukraine to fold back under Russian political control: UKRAINE WINS. Russia versus Ukraine - battlefield reputation: UKRAINE WINS. Russia versus Ukraine - current inventory of weaponry and the supply logistics to conduct war: UKRAINE WINS. Russia versus Ukraine - Moral compass or international moral reputation/ support: UKRAINE WINS. I think I have a few more but it's late and I'm getting tired... (of all this WINNING...) Good night, and good luck.

I'm still jonesing for Edvinsson to make it up here to Detroit and to get paired up with Seider... Actually... I don't think that happens this season... maybe next year in 2023-24...

Ditto. I'll take a 2nd or 3rd round RB that can be worked into the rotation...

I think you have a vivid imagination. You are seeing things in your mind that aren't really there... Sort of like a mirage...

You should have no expectations whatsoever for 2023. Except for the organization to heal itself. Both on and off the field. The record doesn't matter in 2023...

Stephen Miller is very sad that he didn't get an invite...

But doesn't that mean Russia is winning the war? Oh... wait...

Erdogan already said he is accepting of Finland; and Sweden is moving as fast as they can to meet Erdogan's demands. Which they've agreed to do. Namely, pushing parties related to the PKK (I don't know if that's real or just in Erdogan's mind that they are but...) Sweden has already agreed to stop supporting them. I think both countries have already agreed to remove military equipment restrictions they had placed on Turkey...

Crap. Wrong team with the game-winning FG...

Chark and Swift.. exactly who we expected to score us these points...!

So far... so good!

That was a bad penalty by Jacobs but then... Rodrigo & Anzalone team up for the INT!!! Holy cow!!!

Despite T&P's stream of protestations...

Still on target...

You're licking his boots. So obviously, you are under Putin's propaganda influence since you are incapable of distinguishing military facts versus Putin's stream of horseshit. BTW: How do Putin's boots taste?

I'm calling for the upset. Lions 30 Bills 28... Lions win on a last second FG...

Just a guess but... I think Bertuzzi and Zadina are running out of time to prove to Stevie Y that they should remain Detroit Red Wings past this season... Just a guess...

Sure... that's probably true... But he was just barely above Mendoza until hitting Erie last year so visions of Rey Rivera were dancing in our heads which might lead to that kind of discouragement/ thinking...

I don't know if you would know this... But before 2022, how close was the Tigers Org to giving up on Parker? Any idea on their thinking?

I'm guessing that's a hobby, not a philosophy.

Maybe just... motivation?

This (bolded) can NOT be the case. They already attempted to bring him back next year, at a lower cost. That means they made some kind of monetary offer to him for next year, even if they couldn't agree on his value. That immediately moots the possibility that they think his chronic injury is a problem. No one is going to try and bring back a player they are certain will deteriorate, off of a recent terrible performance year... at any cost.

Yeah... I mean, I was puzzled too as you can tell by my earlier posts on Candy... I wanted him tendered instead of Non... Just hewing to my usual optimism and looking for that silver lining. I'm hoping it's more a "prove it to us" offer level rather than a "we know we can get you cheap" offer... It doesn't bother me if they think he "could" get back to a 2 win or better guy but they feel that Candy has to be motivated to achieve that and therefore a "prove it" offer instead... I don't know, just fishing...

The alternative theory is that Harris is applying a specific $-value to projected performance, and sticking to it. It may not be perfect... and can lead to the charges you have levied... but I think in the long-term, it bodes well for the Org in not overpaying so often for underperformance...

I'm already on board with that... It'll just be for 1 year so...