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I was just wondering whether the ubiquity of firearms in America contributes to some level of nonchalance leading to how Hollywood treats guns in production, as though having a firearm around is no big deal, not really. Guns are so common in real life, and so many people you know have one, maybe it’s like they’re thought of as little more than a toy. Some of the same people I know who gravely intone on the one hand how serious a responsibility having a gun is, will still wax childishly on the other hand about all the features and potential some new gun they just acquired has. I’m a little unnerved when they do. I’ll bet movie capitals in other countries don’t treat even prop firearms at all nonchalantly during production.

I know, Rosario would not be a good pickup, but he’s a hot commodity at this moment, and I think some people might be into it. That’s the joke. Bet he still gets a couple years and eight figures from someone, unless he completely collapses in the Series. I wouldn’t want that to be us. Fun fact, though: Rosario has achieved at least 1.1 WAR in each of his first seven years in the majors, including the short 2020. That’s pretty rare.

Eddie Rosario, Detroit Tiger, anybody? 😜

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Yes, exactly! I remember when I first started going out on dates as a teenager, driving my first car (a ‘73 Vega, I kid you not), having to slam on the brakes and instinctively reaching over as the driver to protect my passenger, the way my mom did for me when I was little. My date had zero understanding of why I did this. She thought I was making a move on her in transit. There was no second date.

I would have completely agreed with this a year ago, but I’m gonna give them at least this year to prove that they have gotten smarter about roster management such that they can make actual sustainable gains beginning with next season. I don’t need them to make a “big splash” to win me over, but I do want them to prove out their born again philosophy, which has been remaking the front office, with the acquisition of first-division big league talent this year.

Bunker is on a mission.

Debate 101: Team Resolved is responsible for providing the research on their own claims, not the opposition. No exceptions.

Actually, didn’t Trump claim that he actually won the popular vote in 2016 but for fraud? So, yeah, it’s not fair when all your votes are not belong to them.

I will feel a hell of a lot better when it can be proved that it doesn’t work.

Isn't it hilarious that literally (by which I mean literally and not figuratively) everything they accuse their enemies of doing are the very same things they do themselves?

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I think MTG is in it for the money.

Oh Jesus, you can't unsee that.

We've arrived at the point in history where people in control can work up a narrative about a major incident for public consumption, can obtain cooperation from most of those below them who want to maintain their employment and/or profession in good standing, and anyone else who goes off message publicly can be effectively dismissed as an attention-seeker, crackpot, malcontent, any number of things. This has happened and can again. I am not all predicting any this of will happen. I'm just answering your point, is all. And anyway, Christopher Walken was watching.

I'm just reacting to the idea the police could never cover anything up.

Are you new around these parts? 😏 The police will do whatever is in their best interests, as always.

That’s a big part of it, due to the 162-game schedule. Another big part is that it’s a lot harder for a player to single-handedly lead his team to victory in baseball on an everygame basis, like one can in football (quarterback), hockey (hot-hand goalie), and basketball (superduperstars).

Stint in the penalty box for you! 😉

The other thing here she is skating around is that the hobbled Mookie was still a four-win player in 122 games, and Cody Bellinger is born again hard in the playoffs. This appears to be a narrative of convenience.

By tens of millions and/or a year or two, I believe so.

The original story I saw included a sheriff’s office quote that they were filming a scene. Doesn’t mean that’s true and that he wasn’t really just screwing around. It’s also possible that he accidentally mishandled the gun while picking it up, and also possible that he legitimately threatened the cinematographer in the manner of phony tough guy act gone awry. This is one of those things where we may never know what actually happened. There’s too much money tied up in the guy and in the business for them to let the chips fall where they may with the media.

He’ll release a statement under the imprimatur of 45th President of the United States, in the same manner he “eulogized” Colin Powell.