1984Echoes

I'm going with Romad on this... he thinks the 18 fits better and to not even think about 16's. So 18's it is. MIG's however, they're already trained on. So, separate issue. Give them all the non-Russian MIG's. Now.

And if we're talking to them about F-18's... Then why don't we just give the go ahead for all the MIG's floating around? I'm certain they'll figure out how to use them strategically. To protect their own territory. And all the NATO countries want to give them theirs... and we're holding them back. I'm pretty certain they're not planning to invade Russia and run all the way up to Moscow... They could have a MIG AF corps and an F-18 AF corps. I say give the go ahead. Now.

Who said anything about doing something big? I don't expect anything big. The biggest thing they might do at the deadline is to clean house. Which still needs to be done. Out with all the dead weight and call up a bunch of rooks. I'm good with that.

So... I was just checking contracts to see what we already have/ don't have (I wasn't paying my usual amount of attention so I was a little bit behind on this): Braxton Key is signed this year on a 2-way contract (good). Stan Umude is on an Exhibit-10 contract so auto-invite to Training Camp (good). Buddy Boeheim is the other two-way. Jules Bernard looks better. But no commitment to him at this point at all. Let's swap those last two...

PS: I like them both better than Boeheim.

I'd be fine with getting Key and Umude into Training Camp... Maybe they steal a 13th spot... Can always use a shooter.

Yeah... I keep looking for something real. But on the flipside... He still remains unsigned... so...

PS: I would rate Lockheed Martin currently as a Buy Rating.

Well... there's one thing clear about this season: This won't be an ambivalent trade deadline.

Nope.

I don't think the F-16's are absolutely necessary; but would be very helpful, on offense. I say not necessary as their air defenses are still awesome. Russian pilots are afraid to venture into Ukrainian air space so they shoot from Russian territory. So I don't think they are critical as a defense. What is more critical, today, is HIMARS and rockets that have further range than the 40-mile ones being supplied to them today. They have 12 HIMARS. Give them 150 HIMARS and the Russians are retreating back to their 2014 lines, or all the way back into Russia. The F-16's would certainly help that, but I think the HIMARS and longer range missiles (I think we have up to 200 mile range missiles for the HIMARS?) are more critical. Where I think the F-16's are more critical, is an attempt to retake Crimea. Which is an extremely difficult task for Ukraine, a near impossibility without a Navy to speak of (especially in comparison to Russia) and a thin isthmus as an entry point into the virtual island. To invade Crimea, they'll need massive troop transports either by sea or air, and an F-16 force that can control the skies and cover for the invasion. The Ukrainians are worlds away from attempting to retake Crimea. But they could certainly push all of the Russians back into Russia from the Donbas and other eastern parts of Ukraine (sans Crimea).

Funk & Faedo shut down indefinitely. Cisnero to the bereavement list.

I expected this. The "line" you mentioned is the Dnieper River. Those would be the Russian ammo dumps and command centers that are exploding. The HIMARS we gave them are working.

I really don't want to hear (I have actively avoided) any whining, crying, bitching, or anything of the sort... I want DFA's and house-clearing trades. No trade available for a guy? DFA. I can make a list if the Tigers FO needs one.

Sans bat.

Of course not... That was a big if I put in there... Maybe I should have ALL-Capped it...?

We can't have nice things...

I agree 100%

Lots of people who give a damn. Just... NOT... Republicans.

Fire them. Clean out their ranks. Anyone who ended up on Trump's detail was a loyal foot soldier of the Police State. They are Co-Conspirators to Trump's Coup Attempt.

My guess (if we actually get Klingberg): The pairings start out as: Chiaret (L) - Seider (R) Edvinsson (L) - Klingberg (R) Pair each of these two with a vet until Simon shows he belongs on the top line. I don't think it will just be given to him; he'll have to earn it and my best guess is he'll have to eliminate rookie defensive mistakes before Lalonde makes that move. Simon might even have to beat out Maata to get that 2nd pairing (he'll be playing in Grand Rapids until he can do that... no sense in having him in the NHL until he can at least do that...); but once he does, Maata drops to the 3rd pairing. Just guessing. Bold prediction: The first one who sneezes between Hronek and Lindstrom gets traded.

Shush... Republicans don't want anyone to know that this is the true cause of the current strength of inflation, not "IT's ALL the DEMOCRATS FAULT!!!"

I'm not interested in this philosophy. At all.

SIX 1st round picks ? !!!!!!

And I really don't want Susac, a catcher who isn't a very good catcher but has a decent bat. Not the profile I'm looking for...