Dan Gilmore

Wow is right

The $9+ burrito one was Pitchbot, no?

Here’s hoping Biggs doesn’t have your home address. 😎

“Why I aughta!”

I’m sorry that you are tired of hearing that, maybe take a nap. It’s true. Coming into office during a global pandemic that has killed millions is a huge mess. Whether you’re tired of hearing it is of no concern to me. I have never posted any graphs here on any topics. You quoted me. Build your strawman on some other turf.

When the Trump administration arrived in 2017 there was a task force with virus epidemic systems spelled out. A playbook on how to deal with the type of situation that happened a few years later. The Trump folks tossed it out-like so many things they trashed purely because it as a product of the Obama people. That was bad enough, but as others have mentioned, the focus during Trump’s time in office was keeping the stock market high, not containing the virus spread. Yes, the vaccines were developed quickly by scientists, but at the same time Trump himself was saying really stupid shit about bleach and hydroxycloroquine and bright lights. Always downplaying the dangers- We’ll be done by Easter, or we’ll be rockin’ by July. Biden has made mistakes, but he has been in the position of cleaning up a massive mess that Trump made worse in many ways. The vax skepticism has cost tens of thousands or more lives in the US and Trump failed miserably in terms of advocating for it. He strives on creating chaos and could have used his influence in a positive way. He did the opposite.

Do any of the cards have pine tar on them? Asking for my friend, Billy.

She’s thirteen, of course she hates you (sometimes). I mean, we all do 😎

What Rob said.

DC Ticket Scalpers?

I’m onboard. Ignore activated.

That makes sense to me, and also the probability that the decision was not based on one criteria. Family time, plenty of money, pain/health issues, covid, scheduling-travel. And maybe he has a plan for the next phase that he is excited about. Since we are all just speculating, how about he’s always wanted to have a cattle ranch in Montana (or raise dental floss)? Travel the world? More power to him and his family.

Not sure how well documented this is, but my understanding was the the sense of being thirsty ebbs as you age. When my dad was in his nineties we had to be sure he drank enough liquids. https://health.clevelandclinic.org/drink-up-dehydration-is-an-often-overlooked-health-risk-for-seniors/ Not saying the over hype on the other end is valid (and yes, QB science and research is BS).

Enjoying the snow?

I have seen a couple of commercials based on A Christmas Carol that seem totally screwed (scrooged?) up. The Mercedes Benz one shows the past and present as dirty and filled with suffering -okay. But the future has “him” getting into a luxurious MB and then the camera takes us out into the bright sunny open road. Leave the Cratchet family behind - no Christmas feast for them, maybe some exhaust fumes lingering in the air instead. Scrooge, or any wealthy person can and should wrap themselves in a hundred grand of leather and steel and floor it. Leave reality behind, no lessons learned, no compassion for others, no awareness. Who wrote and approved of that ad? Assholes. Merry Christmas

While I think giving other posters derisive names is generally poor form, in the case of our recent conspiracy nutjob I am willing to make an exception. His links and posts are full of lies that in our current times are dangerous to our society. Therefore, I dub thee: Wiz Drips I am reminded of a quote from Dame Edith Sitwell that applies to him: ”I am patient with stupidity, but not those who are proud of it”

I wouldn’t expect Garneau to make the team out of (Spring?) Training unless one of the other two is dinged up.

I had hopes for Daz, but so far they haven’t turned out to be much. Hill’s D is so good that I can put up with marginal O, just not sure of his healthiness. So both are flawed. As is Reyes. Moving to Canada? Sounds okay. Based just on stats, Reyes is an okay option among three suboptimal choices.

Lettuce not quibble about spelling.

Borrowed it from Herb

Bill, Sparky or both?

I need to dig up the old Bill James Baseball Abstract (1987? - I should have it somewhere) in which he reviews all the managers. In the reviews he suggested what profession each would have if not for baseball. He had Sparky as a house painter, I think.

I’ll go back to my previous post: Archie, and other people that continue to spout the lies about the validity of the 2020 election have no honor. They are liars, and do not believe in the US constitution or the rule of law. They are anti-American by default. They deserve nothing but contempt.

1/2?

It’s hard for me to figure out how unified the two sides are. As others have mentioned, the players are a large and varied group. The owners are much fewer, but do they all have the same commitment to a siege? Can anything be read into the pre-lockout FA signings? Does Texas ownership want things resolved more quickly than, say, the Yankees? Does a team like the Padres feel they blew it last year and then are content to let 2022 fade away? What about the Tigers, they have to feel excited about an improved team? Or are most owners, Tigers included, willing to write off short term pain to exert their power? Is there a mechanism to start talks or mediation?