mtutiger

Agreed

I dont even like Monroe all that much, but I've watched most of the broadcasts early in the season and, on its face, it doesn't seem like there are any issues between Benetti and Monroe. This reminds me of Gorosh intimating friction between Harris and Hinch last year, which clearly was never the case. People seeing what they want to see.

I think Benetti is fine working with Monroe.

Blackburn shut down the Guardians in his first start.... worth mentioning

They really did.... another extra inning game would have been really taxing

People get upset that AJ sits Kerry against lefties, but that is a demonstration of why

Canha deposits the BP fastball in the stands.... wow

Wow, TORK sucks, send him to Toledo lol

Man, Skubal versus this lineup isn't a fair fight.

I would have drafted Mayer, if all else were equal, but one can acknowledge logic behind what were doing and that there were extenuating factors (ie. slot bonus considerations). The point is that the Riger types aren't really capable of that level of nuance.

I'm gonna guess that Riger also used to name drop Marcelo Mayer a lot at one time lol

I don't know that it's 90-100%. I suspect a large majority who rate the issue highly are MAGA, but not everyone. So the concern is legitimate. Regardless, with issue polling, it's important to keep in mind that they aren't polling just swing voters, they are polling everyone.

In general, I agree, although the partisan composition of the 20% matters quite a bit.... and I suspect, at least to an extent, that as perceptions of the economy improve, some Trump partisans are shifting their #1 issue away from that and toward immigration.

'Democrats for Border Security' task force seeks to redefine the party on immigration This is a pretty good example of how border security isn't just being ignored by the Democratic Party, fwiw.

I don't really buy the premise that immigration, literally the most discussed political issue of the moment, is being slept on or downplayed here or anywhere.

You would be correct.... that gaffe likely had a far bigger impact on the election than Fetterman's performance did. Despite the overwhelming media attention given to Fetterman's performance at the time.

I corrected that

An anecdote that I think applies here: the 2022 Pennsylvania Senate Election. John Fetterman had a stroke during the campaign which visibly impacted him and, subsequently, caused his opponent and supporters of his opponent (Dr. Oz) to make a significant issue of his health. Surveys that were done of the election showed that while Fetterman generally maintained a lead throughout, voters had significant concerns about his health. In the debate held between the two candidates, Fetterman was perceived to be DOA by many people (including in the mainstream media) due to a shaky debate performance that was undoubtedly influenced by the after effects of his stroke. Fast forward to election day.... I'm watching CNN and the panel received exit poll data. One of the questions asked was whether Fetterman's health or Dr. Oz being a longtime resident of NJ was a bigger issue.... voters said Oz's residency questions were a bigger issue by a 55-45 margin. The panel was stunned by the result (though they shouldn't have been). Fetterman ended up going on to win by 5 points, and it's likely his stroke didn't have much impact at all on Pennsylvanians when they entered the voting booth. This is a good example of why we need to be careful in declaring how elections are going to turn on one thing or another, especially this far out.

Reasonable people can disagree on a message board.

According to the poll, it's the number one issue for 20% of voters. Which, if my math is correct, means that 80% of voters prioritize other issues higher. Just think we need a little perspective here.... it's a big issue, but other issues matter to the electorate as well.

Amazing

Javy will never live up to the contract, but he's one Pete Alonso homer away from helping them win two games 1-0 in this young season.

Part of what makes April the worst month of the baseball season (aside from the weather) is that there isn't enough of a sample size to go along with the hot takes that get fired off about players when they get off to slow starts. Yes, that goes for Torkelson too... he's not the only person in this league who's off to a slow start FFS

It really is.