Tiger337

People that commit those kinds of crimes are always wealthy and connected. That is why they don't get punished and that's not right. They should be punished more often. Why are you so sure that the penalty was exorbitant? Isn't he being asked to pay back what he gained from his criminal behavior? As for the politics, if Biden or Obama had committed those crimes, the Republicans would have been all over them. You know that 100%. Politics is nasty and Trump is an easy target, because he thinks laws do not pertain to him.

I think he should have been punished severely for his financial crimes a long time ago. If they had did done this 20 years ago it would have been better. I don't feel bad for him at all. He's getting what he deserves. I think they didn't try to convict him in the past or succumbed to his delay tactics, but they are more motivated now due to politics. I understand that the timing makes it look bad to some people, but I am confident that his crimes are real and his presidential ambitions do not give him immunity. They should start nailing some other big fraudsters now BEFORE they think about running for President.

The remaining free agents will do better in May.

I have no idea if Ohtani was involved in gambling, but the story about his money getting stolen by his interpreter sounds unlikely. It's easier to believe that he was paying his interpreter's gambling debts. They probably won't be able to prove any wrong doing on his part (if there was any), but his name is going to be dragged all over social media in all kinds of conspiracy theoriies. His image may be tainted and perhaps his marketing appeal takes a hit.

The timing is politically motivated, but he's been scammimg people his entire life. This should have been done a long time ago. Also, what Chuck said!

Torkelson will get off to a slow start, but end up with 40 home runs.

i was told that gambling was a positive thing for baseball and that it was foolish to think there might possibly be conflicts of interest.

Getting old is when you forget his name.

He was their best reliever last year.

As an independent, I actually do think Trump is being targeted for political reasons, but he did the crimes and he deserves the consequences so **** him. They should have gone after him decades ago instead of waiting for his third presidential election. By independent, I mean I have zero loyalty to the Democratic party. The things they pretend to believe in mostly line-up with my beliefs, but I will vote against their candidates at any time if I don't like them. Now is not that time.

Not bold enough!

It's time for your bold predictions for the 2024 season. No projections, probabilities, confidence intervals or qualifying statements allowed. Just your bold predictions.

He'll probably take pitching decisions to the wire, but I imagine there will be another round of cuts soon. There is really no mystery about the position players. There is often some procedural decision dictating the timing of cuts though. Edman might know more about that.

I remember I once filled in at some big meeting of Bureau of Substance Abuse Researchers and directors because the big guns from Massachusetts couldn't show up. They were so worried that I would say something stupid because I was just a programmer. They told me to wear a suit and tie, don't say anything and take notes. I didn't wear a tie, but other than that I followed instructions. Some loud mouth director from Texas made a joke about beating his wife. His joke was received with no admonishment, just some nervous laughter and some oohs. I just sat there and shook my head.

But then FanDuel threatened to pull out of their agreement and the players were re-instated.

Next Thursday would be perfect timing!

Why not both?

The polls don't suggest that people are being reached. I know it's early, but if people hate Trump as much as you say, you would think that it would start showing up in the polls. Yes, the polls could be wrong, but I'm not making that assumption.

A lot of the people who vote for him don't think he's going to do that stuff. I still hear a lot of "He's a jerk but he's good for the economy, gets things done"

They aren't missing anything. The media needs him.

He lost in 2020, in part, because we had the biggest health crisis of our lifetime and he didn't give a ****. Then the whole country shut down and everyone was miserable. Now, it's Biden's turn to be blamed for everything. I just hope people are not that dumb.

Foreign governments have more to gain from Trump being President than anyone else, so they are probably the best bet.

The real bosses of this country like having Trump in charge of this government thing, but they didn't get wealthy lending millions to deadbeats.

I have read all his books, including ones not in the series. Sometimes, it is easy to figure it out. Other times, it's more difficult. I enjoy the characters too, especially Cork. In some of the later books, I will say that Cork's mentor - the wise old man - gets a little too much play and it becomes unrealistic.