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Trump is definitely no good under pressure.

Wink + goofy laugh = busting balls. Didn't mean nothin' by it.

I'm going to predict we move Flaherty and Chafin, and Kelly is 60/40. I say that because catcher is a position of strength, or at least a well-settled position, for almost all the contenders, and as a two-month rental, he doesn't have much value in trade. At best he's a throw-in to pry away a lottery ticket. I don't think anyone will want either Canha or Ibanez. If we did get the killer diller deal for Skubal, I think we keep Flaherty and take the QO pick. I also think any deal we do for Skubal will need not only a top of the system position player, but a numbered starter as well. If Harris did trade Flaherty AND Skubal and got no pitching in return, he will have totally overplayed his hand.

There it is. 😉😝

I like this in general, although if it came to it, I would bring Gipson-Long into the rotation to start 2025 as SP5 over Jobe, as I would prioritize his development behind Jobe’s. This might change, of course, if Jobe sets Florida afire like nobody else in that state next March.

Wenceel is exactly what a good DH/PH/fifth outfielder is: solid stick, adequate-enough defense. Not someone you would start out there as much as a fourth outfielder, who needs either plus stick/average D or average stick/plus D and be able to start against good teams, but someone who won’t kill you when you start him against bad teams or you have to play him out there after pinch-hitting him for someone during garbage time. So my outfield configuration as the roster currently constructed, if everyone is healthy enough, would be Riley-Meadows-Carpenter, Vierling as OF4, Wenceel as OF5. Rest or play Vierling IF/DH/PH and Wenceel in RF versus bad teams when resting Riley/Carpenter; and play Vierling in the OF and Wenceel rest of DH/PH when resting any of the outfielders vs good teams. That’s what it looks like on appear, anyway.

That’s what Jeffrey Skilling’s big brother Tom would look like if he were a politician instead of the greatest TV weatherman who ever lived.

The savvier among the so-called Third World countries have long been adept at playing off the US and whatever is the other big power (Soviets, China) to maximize their haul.

I think that would constitute saying something.

There is no way Taylor Swift is not going to endorse Kamala. Then it’s probably all over but the lawsuits.

Perfect reply, this:

She would definitely be the PILFiest president we’ve ever had.

I guess I would differentiate the kinds of stories you hear about old time players and Hall of Famers in bygone eras, versus hearing about the struggle of a player who may never make the majors, or being solicited for a player’s pet charity, or having to watch some player’s turn on the red carpet. It’s the difference between reading an interesting story taking place in an interesting time, versus the feeling that I am being marketed to.

Wenceel is not Paredes, so that won’t happen, at least not this year.

I don't think we'd get much for him, at least not in a headline deal. He's barely out of the prospect stage himself, so he doesn't have the track record for that. He could possibly sweeten a Flaherty or (god help us) a Skubal deal, but I don't know if either we nor a buyer would want that.

Heads up by McKinstry! Steals a run on the botched throw to first!

Keep it up, Wenceel Perez, and I might start coming around on you. Gotta work on this, though ...

Praise Jesus! I know Morgan Freeman is not a red hat, but at least someone else noticed.

Fun fact: Five of the top six guys in the batting order today have an OPS higher than league average of .708, one other is kind of close (Canha at .701), and Riley is sitting out.

I had hypothesized something along these lines might happen.

I agree votes are valuable in the aggregate, but my individual vote is practically worthless, because the Democrat is guaranteed to win by a mile. Not true in Michigan, which is why your vote is extremely valuable while it still hasn't been thrown out. I will proactively reject any counterargument that starts out with "what if everyone saw it the way you do and decided not to vote", because they don't see it that way, and they won't not vote for that reason. There is exactly zero zeitgeist going in that direction.

"Kamala the Killer"?

I didn't say your vote is entirely unimportant. As far as it goes to help select the 100% of electors in your particular state who will cast the vote for your candidate, it is very important. But once that slate is chosen, your individual vote does get thrown out and no longer counts in the choosing of the president. And if your candidate happens to lose your state, then your vote is completely wasted because it won't matter for your candidate in any way. In my case, my vote is virtually wasted, because in this political era, the Democrats have Illinois completely sewn up. If Illinois were to get to the point where my vote might be as important for choosing our slate of electors as your vote in Michigan is, then it will be practically wasted anyway, because that would mean the Republican is swamping the Democrat nationwide. So please, go vote, and good luck.

I'm listening to the worst goddamn earworm I can imagine at the moment: "Sweet Sally", Ted Nugent, off Cat Scratch Fever. ARRRGH! God, please, either kill me or make it stop!