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Talking about expanding idea of religion beyond people's limited imaginations, I have long thought—and actually argued on the old board to this effect—that the pro-choice people could fight against abortion restrictions not on the basis of 14th Amendment equal protection of the right to privacy, which I don't even get how that works, but on the basis of First Amendment protections against the respecting an establishment of religion, because the obvious basis for pro-lifers' efforts is what they imagined Jesus might have said about abortion in the Bible. Their opposition to it certainly not based on any scientific or medical reasons—in fact, it goes counter to medical reasons when they practically force a woman to almost die in childbirth before they would even consider terminating the dangerous pregnancy.

How would kids know what their so-called “strengths” are? They’re just kids! All these little boys thinking they’re girls … they don’t know anything about themselves or the world! If there’s one thing Parkland taught me

I’d love to see a plaintiff try this, but the Court will strike it down lightning quick because the claim will be religion is protected by the Constitution, and gay is not, and gay should never be assumed to be protected by the Constitution, because a bunch of dudes a quarter millennium ago.

Yeah, I think the assumption here is, if they’re stopping this much more drugs at the border now than before before, just think of how many more now than before are getting across. It’s faulty logic—after all, it could be the same amount being attempted or even less, and we’re getting way better at seizing it—but then, their base never did require airtight logic.

Yeah, walks always were his Achilles heel, and it’s always going to be. When he starts walking guys they stop swinging, and his superpower is swings and misses on his curve ball after setting it up. If batters lay off and they get to wait for something hittable, he’s dead. I don’t know if he has to pound the zone or anything, but he needs to get a lot closer than he’s been. It’s a bad time for this to happen, but he’s got about a month to turn it around.

Zach Mac with the jack!

Javier Baez’s throws to first have been on the money tonight.

I was wrong. I’m already done with them. 🤢🤮

It’s July 1 so it looks like there’s a whole new batch of streaming commercials I’m seeing for the first time and will be tearing my hair out every time they come on by August.

And then there’s Jonathan Schoop! I have never seen such a best-of the-year play followed by such a worst-of-the-year play.

Holy Toledo, Javy’s still got it at short!

The other thing is that Eduardo’s underlying numbers are flashing outlier warning lights. Sure, his ERA- is 51, but he’s also getting a little lucky on HR/FB, BABIP, and LOB. That’s why his RA9-WAR is 2.6 but his regular WAR is 1.7–still pretty good, but not quite All-Star level. The one real good thing Eduardo is doing is bringing his walk rate down a couple ticks, better than his 2021 number. Beyond that, his topline numbers are stellar and someone is going to give him the combination to the safe next year. I just hope it’s not us.

I thought given where he was and his likely rebound even to the low projection of 1.1, he was a low-risk sign. I also thought it was defensible to keep Willi. I would not have said the same thing about Schoop.

He has been protected from the law by the human armor that is MAGA nation, which hangs on his every word like it is the gospel of Jesus Christ itself, and which include millions of people who might not die for him, but would definitely like to kill for him—as the post before yours once again confirms.

Are any of her family suburbanites?

I was thinking that, too, that the market might have already priced in sub-3% inflation, but an actual announcement to that effect might draw in the last of the retail holdouts and bring the market up to a new support level.

I think so, too, since when a contract gets traded, the acquiring team just assumes the contract unless other arrangements are made.

Well, if I don’t do it, who else will! 😅

Phillies, Angels, Yankees, Brewers, Cubs, Marlins could all probably use two months of help at third base for a playoff push. Maybe not the Mets so much, since they are abjectly collapsing. I wouldn’t be surprised to see him go back to the Cubs, since he’s a devil they know.

That’s true, and the market for Jeimer was very small—basically us, who didn’t want him around anymore, and Washington.

OK, I see. Since the incentives are definitely a part of his equation, though, wouldn’t that make the difference between the two examples much smaller in this real case?

If your third base options are struggling and you need a guy to push you over the top for this season, getting a guy on an expiring contract who’s arguably the best at that position and plays there only should not be a barrier to making a move.

No, you’re not crazy for saying that. To the degree that healthy pitching is always more valuable than hitting in the trade market, I would agree with this. Lorenzen and Jeimer together in the trade market would have fetched the most in the trade market. Maybe even together. Mets, Brewers, Yankees could all use both a good third baseman and another starter right now. That’s a competitive market right there.

Well, to be fair, you did preface this with “wild ass” … 😉