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I think this one is big in an "inside baseball" kind of way.

I'm seeing some lefties suggest something was up too....

The "it was staged" thing is bizarre. Here's what is required for that: 1) Find someone willing to die by getting shot in the head by a sniper 2) Arrange a location for an event that allows this person to set up (obviously this happened) 3) Get the buy in from local law enforcement and perhaps the USSS so that this person isn't dealt with sooner. Everybody has to keep quiet and not leak. 4) That someone has to be so good of a shot to only nick or barely miss the President without killing him. 5) All of these participants have to agree that innocent people can die 6) During the investigation this remains under wraps

I find most facebook baseball groups are made up of old timers who complain about today's game. They want just two leagues with no divisions, no DH, no wild card teams, pitchers to throw 120+ pitches a game (back when pitchers were real men b/c Nolan Ryan), no batting gloves/sliding gloves/body armor, no shifts, Hank Aaron is the real HR champ, no flashy play (read: too many Mexicans), and you must pledge that Dale Murphy and Don Mattingly should be HOFers.

I still dont know what Bush was supposed to do at that moment that would have satisfied his critics. The criticism was the equivalent of Trump Deragement Syndrome. You have children reading to a President who probably practiced that for a couple of days. Let them have some final moments of peace before the world as they knew it changed forever. People were just piling on.

I wouldn't be surprised if there's a coin flip somewhere in a situation too complicated. The way they've condensed the playoffs with the new wild card I don't think there's room for tiebreaker games. But that's just a guess. I'm not looking it up.

I went to Monteros first start this year and 2 others and I won’t pretend to be an expert on pitching but I always liked what I saw in spurts. Tonight’s game was a fun one to be at.

Old man yells at cloud.

“She wants to do transsexual operations on illegal immigrants in prison”

I hope but I believe the media and most pundits have different rules. Whatever Trump does will be likely disregarded.

they scared https://x.com/cbouzy/status/1833567908561076512

I saw a lot of cops around in the two times I went to Mexico City 20 years ago. Once I got to a corner without a cop, I turned around and went back.

I think they are just selling the current situation rather than saying "Well the guys we tried stink..." Always talk up your current group as if that's what you wanted. Until you move them. Be "happy" for who you have for the "ball club".

I fully expect them to lose 2 of 3 to the Rockies and take 2 of 3 from the O's.

Do you think it's a strategy or just how things worked out based on who was available, who was here, and who has been performing?

season tickets are a big part of a base in attendence and I know there was a big drop over the last few years. That kind of thing lags with team performance and I'd also throw in the Lions success could have made some people make a choice, especially people with both as the LIons raised their prices this year. I could easily see people saying "Well I'll forgo my $2000 investment on the Tigers, go when I want to, and save that money for a couple of Lions games on the secondary market or a playoff game.

I don't think so. Red Wing games get out around 9:20. I agree that games going past 9:30 is an issue with kids in school but I also think at that point in the year those with kids in school that are concerned about being out late already don't go. Kids involved in activities already are lost since they have those things to attend to. The only time I think the 6:40 start times make sense are the games in the beginning of the year when cool weather is an issue. You are already fighting it so give yourself some options. It can get pretty cold in April by 8:30 pm so yeah, get in and get out. But in September when it can still be only light jacket weather at night it's not a problem. It's not until October and the playoffs when you find yourself in hat/gloves season. During the playoff runs I've worn shorts and T shirts to playoff games and dressed like it's the arctic. That's life in the midwest this time of year.

And I’ll add the earlier start times combined with the pitch clock… that means even if you decide to go the game could be over by 8:30. For some people that’s an hour and a half if they can’t get there until close to 7. At that point why bother.

I will be at the Tiger game but thanks to 6:40 start times and the pitch clock I will probably be home in time. I’m sure I will but Sue is right. One candidate will give coherent answers that address the question. The other will just go off on a tangent and ignore and the moderator and press will pretend nothing happened and it’s all normal.

I agree on that side effect. It may be unintended but in general this idea that the police are authority figures rather than public servants and getting people used to seeing them everywhere is a dangerous path. It can be harmless if they are acting as a deterrent, like when you see them at large sporting events. But it’s not a leap to think that can transition to a scenario where they just start questioning your presence and can tell you what to do.

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice was very good. If you liked the first one. It was fun.

We went to see Beetlejuice 2. And had dinner at…. Outback. A place I haven’t been in 20 years. But someone got us a gift card so we had to use it. I saw the game on a TV far away in the restaurant. Outback hasn’t changed at all. Not the menu. Not the decor. Even the prices weren’t much different. We talked about going there on our first vacation together in 1995. It was over $50 before tip and that was my threshold back then for an expensive meal. This meal was $75 with 2 drinks and an appetizer. Beetlejuice 2 was fun. Very fun.