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IMO, it's really a case where, had Chris basically said that the results thus far were disappointing but we're working to correct it, it would have generated almost no news. His response generated far more and, subsequently, was quite negative.

James Quarinchak in.... make him pay!

Another poor route from Willi in this game lol

Not sure if this classifies as "chasing", but hard to remember a time they had this kind of success against Bieber

I've been short Miguel in terms of being an All Star because of the lack of power, but I'm coming around on it lol

Yikes Willi

That's kinda what I was waiting to see. The fact that he didn't comment on legal options is a red flag.

The Reds did take Nick Quintana for Tucker Barnhart, and the Tigers did get Reese Olson for Daniel Norris, so maybe there's hope. My thought though is that, post deadline, they need to figure out a way to move on.

If there wasn't a legal basis to deny an FOID card, that would clearly suggest an issue with the law more than anything else imo. And I'm not clear that there are steps that were missed along the way that would have led to that basis. At least from everything I've read to this point.

lol

The Firearm Services Bureau, which is part of the Illinois State Police. But again, we don't actually know whether didn't do their job! There has to be a legal basis for a government agency to deny an FOID card, otherwise that agency risks ending up in a lawsuit or being sued.

FWIW, here's a comment from a Lake County attorney quoted in the Tribune: https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-highland-park-gun-trace-20220706-3z6krxp2irb4pi7cj6y3ak3r4e-story.html Setting aside the comment about ISP's Firearm Services Bureau being bureaucratic as hell (that's Illinois for you), when you cut through the noise, there might not have been a legal basis based on law for denying him an FOID card. That suggests less a failure of "government agencies" and more that current laws need to be looked at and strengthened.

Yeah, probably better to take a wait and see. I guess my point is that, while it's a terrible look for ISP, I don't know that we have enough information at this point to know whether, legally, there was a basis to deny Crimo III an FOID card. That kinda nuanced view isn't gonna work in the world we live in though.

As an aside, I also love how Archie blames "government agencies".... is it that hard to call them the police, or do you have to turn in your "blue lives matter" card the moment you criticize law enforcement?

From the article: Maybe buddha or someone who understands Illinois law better can interject, but I don't believe the Illinois State Police legally could have just denied his application for an FOID card without an actual arrest on his record. Maybe we'll learn more information, but the villians in this case seem to be the family, who largely seemed to circle the wagons at critical junctures when Crimo III interacted with the police, and who decided to sponsor Crimo III when he was eligible to get an FOID card.

Hope Vest didn't make it all the way to Omaha before having to fly back lol

IIRC, the scuttlebutt at the time of the trade was that, from the Rays' perspective, Meadows was coming at a higher cost in future years and that clearing him out would create room for Josh Lowe. (Who thus far hasn't performed well at all, but that's neither here nor there) I do think that they liked Paredes, otherwise they wouldn't have gotten him in the trade. But along with all the conspiracies about how the Rays "knew" something was up with Meadows and they needed to dump him on an unsuspecting buyer, there is a lot of revisionist history about Paredes role in the trade. At the end of the day, he wasn't the straw that stirred the drink, so to speak.

I don't think it's gonna happen now because I suspect he's seen, at least theoretically, as a trade chip. But if he's still treading water (or worse) later in the month and Baddoo is still stinging the ball down in Toledo, it's hard to justify keeping him on the team. I suspect they think they can get a lottery ticket for Grossman at a minimum, but IDK.

Definitely the most memorable player of that late 90s, early 2000s era and probably the best as well. He strikes me as a guy who would have been remembered differently had he been around and at his prime during the 2006-2014 era. Completely forgot about this, but this is spot on... he frequently brought up "Big Bob" during broadcasts when he was paired with Lewin. In retrospect it was sorta weird, but one gets the impression that Gibby must have liked that crew off the field.

Tigers are now 6-2 against Cleveland this year... Wild

I really hate it when you're winning.

Will Vest's lucky day lol

Good point, oops!

Sure enough... 3 whole innings of them in fact lol

At this rate, Terry F is gonna be sending out a position player in this one lol