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Exhibit 209527089 as to why it's insane that people sidle up to this guy.... he considers everyone expendable.

This framing in the byline for a poll showing nearly 2/3rds of Americans having an unfavorable view of Trump is just wild...

Part of the issue too is that most of the opinion content out there is based in DC or New York and more than a little divorced from what things are like in the rest of the country. The way COVID (and related restrictions) was (and still is) addressed is a good example... the lived experience of most people putting out the content came from those living in jurisdictions that weren't necessarily representative of the how the rest of jurisdictions were handling the virus (ie. more restrictive than most) and that biased the content based on how it affected them personally Subsequently, at least IMO, the general response and use of restrictions tends to get framed as being more unpopular than they actually were.

Ric Grenell would have been a good guess too...

Regarding Point 2, the relative lack of noise in the post-2020 years doesn't mean that people aren't still really tired of Trump and wish he would just go away.

Mike used to give sermons on "moral relativity" and the like back in the day too, I'm sure.... I remember hearing that stuff when I was being brought up in the 1990s. Even though it was always the case, it just something else at how obvious (and shambolic) it has become at how little people of Mike's tribe actually care about morals or anything like that.

It's really kind of amazing how much a lot of GOPers, particularly ones in Trump's orbit, talk in mob language.

Ahh, yes, the report that he's had 2.5 years to work on lol

Jim Jarvis has been on a bender since getting to Lakeland as well....

Lakeland is actually leading the FSL West standings-wise in the second half fwiw.... (Granted standings don't matter that much)

Meanwhile, the Kansas City Royals.... woof. I still remember listening to a podcast with Keith Law last year where he stated point blank that he thought the Royals were ahead of the Tigers... as hard as the situation has been here, just don't see it.

Lockhart and now Eddys Lenoard.... it's not a bad org to pick up some cast offs from.

Lael Lockhart is probably more of an org guy, but he's been an under-the-wire solid pickup off the Dodgers by Harris' team

It's ironic because they are both Kansans, but his voice reminds me of Jason Sudeikis...

I'll be patiently awaiting comment from Jeff Seidel, but I will not hold my breath

Low key one of Jimmie's best assets was his ability to call out the bad when he saw it. Whether it's because of his stature (ie. being so long tenured with the club) or because he was on radio or otherwise, it's just not something you really get with the other color guys. Particularly on the TV side

As angry as the Fulmer trade made us all at the time.... dude kinda is showing a little value maybe?

I like Bobby Scales more than others probably, but otherwise I agree....

This is 100% true.... he was one of a kind. I'll miss him

Late to dropping a comment, but Jimmie wasn't always the best color guy, but I grew to appreciate him more toward the end..... he had been there basically every step of the way in terms of my fanhood. He'll be missed greatly.

Yeah, I don't think Harris is getting enough credit for taking the arrows on this. Obviously some will come back and say "he shouldn't get credit, that's his job".... OTOH, his predecessor was fine with making excuses.

There was, although that seemed more speculation by the beat writers than anything vetted through a serious legal analysis. I've said it before and I'll say it again: the Tigers know more about what happened than what any of us do. If they were fine letting him come back with no strings attached or were fine "giving him a pass", I'll defer to their judgment. The bigger problem, IMO, is the poor communication that happened at the deadline. And as much as people can yammer on about "players rights" and all, in the real world, going back on a decision like that generally comes with long term consequences.

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A couple of points: Other teams that were suitors for ERod's services may well have been on that no-trade list.... by taking those teams off the table, perhaps it limited the amount of options they had to deal him off even more than we realize. How often are deals actually killed via a no-trade clause? They appear to be mostly used as leverage for players to extract more out of teams, but I honestly cannot recall a similar incident of a player actually killing a deal like this. Even if ERod's a headcase, I'm not sure that, in and of itself, you just limit yourself for an event that is unlikely to occur and yes, I doubt very few, including the fans who are currently the loudest about how this went down anticipated this playing out this way. If there weren't other teams who were making acceptable offers or providing the value that the Dodgers appeared to have been willing to provide, why not make the 'calculated risk' to go for the best possible return as opposed to just accepting something that team considered substandard?