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    The team confirmed that he was.
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    I dont know how to fix the problem or to rid ourselves of the ideology that Trump birthed, particularly with regard to the 2020 Election and election denial, but one thing I do believe is that ignoring it isn't a viable solution. I get the anxiety you have, I wish politics were more high-minded in this day and age, but the environment just is what it is.
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    Correct, they had grounds. Although that was obviously not going to happen since it later came out and was confirmed that he forfeited money for the time away. But regardless, it's more that there's this baked-in assumption that whatever reasons Eduardo stepped away for are illegitimate and, by extension, the completely unfair view that because of this situation, he couldn't even be counted on when he did come back. It's telling that people won't speak to any of that when it is brought up.
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    Probably not likely. But Biden's speech is an acknowledgment that the majority of Americans (Dems, majority of I's, some R's) don't favor that ideology and don't want the political violence that it entails. That we saw on J6. Trump dead-enders aren't the intended audience and aren't the overall majority... the speech was intended for the rest of us as an appeal to go out and vote against the crazies at the ballot box. Whether it works or not remains to be seen, I worry that he mixed a little too much domestic politics into it, but the GOP framing of it has been largely inaccurate as well.
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    In terms of slippery slopes, what comes of the election of the ideology described in the speech for offices in various states? Election deniers are running in Michigan, for instance? Any concern about that?
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    You show up in November and vote against the ideology? That's largely what I heard in the speech, but someone correct me if they heard otherwise.
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    IMO, whether he ghosted the team or not is sort of beside the point. It's more that there's this baked-in assumption that whatever reasons Eduardo stepped away for are illegitimate and, by extension, the completely unfair view that because of this situation, he couldn't even be counted on when he did come back. None of it made any logical sense, especially since it later came out that he wasn't being paid... it just reeks of being reactionary. Regarding Austin Meadows, I wish him all the best of luck. I dont know know the particulars of what he is dealing with, but he has the right to privacy in working through them
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    Avila was also a terrible GM and someone most people wanted fired. Forgive me if I dont take his word for it.
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    Maybe. But as much as I dont like Avila, no rational person would have ever bought into the idea that he wouldn't come back to finish out his contract. It wouldn't have been in his interests, especially since it appears he wasn't being paid during his time away. Sometimes I feel like the only person on the board who isn't surprised he came back this year or believe that his reasons for being away may not have been completely nefarious.
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    Maybe he deserves criticism for ghosting, but there was a universe of unfair speculation that emanated from his departure, much of which never came to pass. Including those who assumed he wouldn't make the end of his contract. Clearly we don't appear to be on course for that.
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    Sure. But also it was an assumption of many that he would be gone or wouldn't be a factor for the remainder of his contract. Despite any lack of knowledge or insight on his situation. In the meantime, he appears to be back and contributing
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    Would have been nice if this consideration was given to ERod.
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    It shouldn't deserve scorn regardless... hopefully he recovers.
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    What is hilarious about this debate is how, basically, anybody who is Joe Manchin or left must submit to being called Communists or groomers or whatever. But God help you, have mercy on your soul, if you say anything about those candidates or supporters who do not respect the outcome of free and fair elections. That's a bridge too far. It's such a load of crap, and it is telling that no one will speak to the double standard.
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    The speech spent a great deal of time confronting candidates and an ideology tailor made to divide Americans. Such as candidates who do not respect the outcomes of elections. Does that factor in at all to your assessment?
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    At least a few times during the past four years that I have been in coversation with someone who has said something really nasty about people who believe a certain way (such as that Trump should have been impeached in the first impeachment), and then after mentioning that I believe that way and giving my reasons, they back up and say "I wasn't talking about you, just those other people". It's really what social media has done to us.... and I acknowledge that there's issues on both sides, but it seems like it's only one side that ever gets held to any sort of standard.
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    Really, the situation isn't that hard to figure out: Trumpism, as an ideology, is a large enough slice of the GOP that it makes it popular within the party and often times leads to Trump-style candidates winning primaries. While simultaneously, the ideology is a lot more unpopular among the general pubic. Biden wasn't calling anyone a "basket of deplorables" or whatever; he was acknowledging the 65% or so of us who don't like Trumpism and warning of the dangers of the ideology. He walked a fine line in that speech and, overall, while it wasn't perfect, I think he did fine. In terms of electoral impact, I don't know that it makes a bit of difference tbh.... very few things move the needle at this point, and I suspect that economic indicators plus Dobbs are where the terrain remains.
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    I thought the speech was fine.... it wasn't perfect, he should have stuck with the topic as opposed to transitioning into a stump speech halfway through, but I think it was pretty clear who he was and wasn't talking about. Despite how right wing sources will choose to cover the speech in the aftermath. Having said all of that, I do find the asymmetry in expectations for those on the left side of the spectrum to be amusing.... Trump and the Extreme MAGA types can call anyone who disagrees with them Communists and Socialist Scum and whatnot and very few notice, probably because it is just expected and accepted. But the moment Joe Biden gives a speech calling out an ideology becoming increasingly mainstream that doesn't respect the outcome of elections that don't go their way? That's apparently a bridge too far. I guess I'm just disinterested in the pearl clutching about civility from politicians and public figures who don't practice what they preach.
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    It's worth remembering there was a portion of the fanbase that, not that long before freaking out about the Rosenthal report regarding Skubal being on the table for trade rumors, were musing aloud whether Skubal was a flash in the pan because of a string of bad starts.... nonetheless, he ended up pitching a lot better following that stretch leading up to the deadline and before his injury. I suspect we are in the midst of one of these stretches with Lange as well (hopefully sans injury anyway). Development isn't linear, and a bad month isn't, in and of itself, going to make or break him.
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    He's also really talented and has nasty stuff. If he can learn to control that (which he did a decent job of until recently), he's probably a closer in this league. It would have been hard to part with him, particularly if he was bringing back lottery tickets.
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    Andrew Chafin, in particular, is the one I don't get.... veteran guy who can clearly pitch in tough situations, who can reliably go for an inning or even slighlty more per outing, and who you paid a lot of money in the offseason to pitch. They've gotten better about using him to his abilities, but early were wayyyy too content with letting him pitch 0.2 innings in too many outings IMO.
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    Some folks are coming out of this looking like lunatics, and I dont think Joe Biden is one of them...
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