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I'm good with criticism of Biden when he deserves criticism. And there are issues: immigration, the speed with which they are dealing with supply chain disruptions, etc. The big problem I have with the media coverage of Biden is pretty well captured by that Politico post I shared about Kamala Harris / bluetooth... There's a zeal on parts of the "mainstream media" to not only find issues where they don't exist, but in the case of the above, just flat out not do any research as to why Harris may take a stance that she does. That's hackery at its worst, it's happened with some frequency during this administration, and in the case of the above, I can't help but compare with the relative ambivalence these same folks had toward data security exhibited during the previous administration, where the principal couldn't go five minutes without his phone.

That would be a first 😆

I didn't realize that being leery of Bluetooth was politically scandalous, but here we are

I'm OK with Morris not being in the Hall.

I will say that, perusing social media, a lot of his contemporaries think he should be there (Carew, Jim Palmer, etc). Obviously true if he was selected through this process. Must be his longevity I guess... he seems borderline to me based on the stat sheet.

I would add that it's the one political issue where requisite knowledge is often treated as a requirement to opine, at least by some. Because people comment on Healthcare, taxes, monetary policy all the time without knowing what the fuck they are talking about.

Jim Kaat?!? Hall of Famer? Crazy

Dan Miller practicing for a future Super Bowl run here lol

Unbelievable

Good.

Community is on edge right now... just terrible

Bouchard has to be the last of the Oakland County Good 'Ol Boys standing, right?

I take back all the bad thing I've said about Jon Heyman lolol

If history is any indicator, the jobs numbers will end up revised significantly next month.

It's too bad all they are gonna get is involuntary manslaughter. That's all I can say

G2 actually touched on this yesterday, but yeah, the question of skillset that ballplayers have is an important one and whether they have translatable skills for post-retirement. Especially the ones with just a high school education. Like, once they retire, what kind of employment can they attain? I'm assuming most, despite making a dramatically higher annual salary compared to the average person during their careers, are not going to be wealthy enough to just not work a day for the rest of their lives. Just logically, that reality I think magnifies the need to maximize value.

It's definitely all about business.... the players, like anyone working any job, are trying to maximize their value. It's not that hard to figure out. What sort of grinded my gears at times during the debate yesterday is that the job of a player is without risk.... that's just a tremendous amount of bullshit. Not every major leaguer was drafted in the first round and signs a big contract, a lot of these guys defer a lot of earning potential and live off very little (perhaps even taking on debt) to get through the minor leagues. Within that context, I'm not shocked that players are going to fight for every dollar they can in a multi-billion dollar enterprise... it's completely rational.

I can imagine an executive for a large gun manufacturer saying this without a shred of irony...

The fact literally came out in the article that ewsieg posted. Still doesn't make it acceptable

One thing is for certain, though... they'd bring in the scabs and still charge the same rates for tickets, beer, merchandise, etc.

Not to mention Bud Selig... somehow Manfred is worse!

Maybe Willi Castro can file a class-action lawsuit...

I'd be more receptive of this argument if states like mine weren't busy eliminating existing regulations on guns (as I mentioned before).

As opposed to Archie's world, where everyone who doesn't agree 100% is a gun grabber? Maybe, just maybe, the only two options in this debate aren't "unfettered access to guns" and "eliminate all the guns".