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Why should I take what Amy Rosenthal has to say about what’s been happening on campuses and in K-12 schools at face value?

Perhaps one reason for the protest is that the US is fully supporting and arming the country killing the civilians—yes, there are a lot of civilians being killed there—whereas in the case of Ukraine the US is actively arming the resistance against the aggressor, so there’s no need for the kids to protest the government’s and university's actions on that one. I also believe the vast majority of protesters are anti-bombing and anti-supporting the country doing the bombing only, and only a small sliver are actually anti-Semitic or pro-Hamas, and the latter is all anyone in the press wants to report on, because it’s sexy news. Some people might counter that anyone participating in any protest is automatically pro-Hamas. I would strongly disagree with such a counter. As to why it started spreading all of a sudden last week, I believe that was a reaction to police crackdowns on students at campuses all across the country, especially in Texas, where the governor said in practically so many words that he sent troops not because they’re being violent or anything like that, but because he doesn’t like what side of the issue they’re on and that these protesters belong in jail full stop. As for Roe, I seem to remember there were a lot of protests on campus for that one, unless you have info to the contrary? As for guns and school shootings, if US policy had changed and there were a sudden surge in school shootings from almost nothing to being everywhere as a result, I’d think they’d be protesting that en masse. Instead, mass shootings is more of a slow burn issue occurring over decades than an immediate fireball issue occurring across the space of months.

Are you trying to post via iOS, i.e., your phone or pad?

He thinks the act of being sentenced to jail is political gold for him, plus he assumes it will never even really happen, which would be the best of all worlds for him.

Lemonade: It’s better when he says this out loud rather than faking being pro-choice.

Assuming this story is on the level about its effectiveness, this is a great idea and hopefully all schools will be doing this soon. I can’t think of any real down sides to this. Read the story in a private window on your favorite browser.

“We have offered them multiple options to continue carrying their networks. They have declined each one”

It's not as though the market is crawling with All-Star-level hitters just waiting for us to give them a job.

**** Pete Rose.

Tork is borderline useless right now, and that might be generous.

Oh, son of a ...

Oh, for cry-eye ...

That's what +146 means, but it can't be just +146 on a three-way parley, can it? It's got to be +146 for just one of those, doesn't it?

He also identifies as Christian, and to my way of thinking, the right kind of Christian. His mom did a good job.

I think it shows you can't tell just by looking. And you're right: it shouldn't matter. And I don't think it does here. But I did find it remarkable based on his look.

Who's knows, maybe his wife is out of the loop on Ed.

Thirteen strikeouts, six innings, 78 pitches. He’s definitely coming out for one more, and Grid willing, hopefully two.

So I look at Jack Flaherty sitting in the dugout and it’s the first time I’ve seen him without a cap on, and I see his hair, and I’m wondering, is he black? And sure enough, according to Wikipedia, he is biracial and identifies as black. Something I would never have guessed just seeing pictures of him in a ballcap.

Twelve strikeouts, five innings, 65 pitches. Holy Mary, Mother of God.

I’ll take that strike three call on Nootbaar, but man, is Hunter Wendelstedt ever bad.

Could have had a Fister today, but alas, only seven in a row.

So of course I had to look into this ... Pulled down from FanGraphs all teams since 1901, a total of 2,646 in the AL and NL only. Isolated two types of teams: all with with good pitching (better than 95 ERA-) and below average hitting (less than 95 wRC+), and those teams with below average pitching (worse than 105 ERA-) and good hitting (better than 105 wRC+). Of total teams, there are 288 in the first category and only 50 in the second. It's apparently a lot less likely to have good hitting with pitching worse than 105 ERA-, than it is to have bad hitting with pitching better than 95 ERA-. Anyhow, here's how it comes out: 288 teams with good pitching and bad hitting: record of 23,380-21,338 = .523 WPCT 50 teams with bad pitching and good hitting: record of 3,728-3,589 = .509 WPCT So it appears your hypothesis has some merit to it!

I would be interested in your take on the current top 30.

If the idea behind this is boy what a good start for a change, then I would consider March/April taken together, which websites already do, in which case we are already there!

Examples?