RatkoVarda

from what I can tell, people a lot smarter than me are arguing that Trump is properly barred under the 14th amendment and people a lot dumber than me are arguing that Trump is not

these Muslims are idiots, only helping shove Biden more and more into the middle - both in reality and in perception. probably does not hurt him at all and may help him a bit.

Michigan court said issue was premature because Trump not yet trying get on ballot for president, just on GOP's ballot. argument is that if GOP wants to put someone who is 32 year old, or Canadian-born, on their primary ballot, they can do that.

No person shall ... hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any state, who, having previously taken an oath ... as an officer of the United States ... to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same ... so, the 14th amendment requires no convictions. Confederates who were booted or barred from fed government did not get a trials where they argued about Northern aggression. any conviction of Trump does not hurt the argument he engaged insurrection or rebellion, but conviction is both 1) not needed under the 14th amendment and 2) not relevant without the 14th amendment.

Flaherty signing official

I see that Danielle Hunter will be an URFA. Wonder what contract he will get.

DC/BH said that Montgomery was great with yards after contact and always falling forward. Now, I cannot unsee it on every DM run - YAC and always falling forward. He's been great.

didnt he get gameball after Changers game? brutal

amounts are the bonuses they just got for their 2023 performances

second year of the $50M pre-arb pool money was paid out. Balt and Det lead with 7 players each. Skubal ($408,478) Greene ($364,464) Rogers ($364,212) Carpenter ($327,659) Foley ($280,922) Holton ($268,895) Vierling ($257,176). Last year, all earned some version of ML minimum 720 to 740K.

Haley, who BTW has never lost an election, I assume would be somewhere within the "normal" range if she was POTUS

speaking of the Athletic, good but very long article about how the Giants never were able to pull the trigger on a big transaction over the last few years and now they are floundering to even keep the LAD at least in sight. NL West is a great microcosm of MLB. Colorado - poorly run team with no clue and no chance; SFG - trying to outsmart everyone while finishing 5, 4, 3, 3, 1, 3 and 4 in the division; SD - spending $ just to spend it with absolutely no plan; AZ - lots of young talent and now spending FA $ to keep it going; LAD - incredibly well run franchise loaded with almost unlimited resources (except the cheat code for post season success)

Mariners just bought last 27% of their RSN that they did not own. Not connected to Bally bankruptcy, but interesting that Ms are one of the most profitable franchises already. Still think that Tigers+Wings gives Ilitch 2 ready made content providers if they go that way. Could promise to not carry any Pistons games as well.

needed to either axe him or extend him, otherwise uncertainty will be used by other teams competing for FAs

Lynn jumped the shark with the AJ opt-out, and it's hard to take him seriously after he just made up that story

Harris cannot help but notice that his old boss is hanging on by a thread.

appears that Turnbull and Flaherty are at different end of political spectrum

KC adds SP Wacha at 2/32.

maybe that is a factor, and having the flexibility to move him up and down is nice, but Faedo is 28 - if he can help as a reliever, just take that IMO

plans can change, but pretty sure AJ said late last season that BB and Faedo are relievers

Detroit rotation: Skubal, Maeda, Manning, Flaherty, with Olsen or Mize, with the other one being a piggy-back reliever for Maeda. Toledo: SGL, Madden, Flores, Hurter, Englert Erie: Jobe and Melton Faedo, Brieske, Montero are now relievers

both things can be true: Vierling has even more to offer the Tigers, and the Tigers would benefit if Harris got someone better than Vierling/McKinstry/Ibanez

no doubt. the issue is not blocking prospects, it is that Vierling, McKinstry and Ibanez are decent, but Harris should be able to find one more guy this winter better than decent