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I'm sorry, I just can't imagine you being an effective advocate. Multiple people in this thread are telling you that you have an attitude problem, and you respond that your efforts don't get far because you "tend to get in front of close minded people" and your spiel "challenges their worldview." Because they disagree with you? You want to tell Iwritecode that he's close minded because he doesn't think your coding idea will be at all useful? Come on, man. Can you not see why nobody would be persuaded by your style?

I help my neighbors. We babysit each other’s kids and dogs and even houses, we lend each other stuff, and I chased some douchebags two blocks when I caught them egging his car. Then I walked back and I helped him clean that junk off. I also help my friends, my family, and so on when needed, to the max of my ability. I am fiercely individualistic, but I am a collectivist with the people I care about. You want my collectivism/altruism to help you. Well, I don’t know you. And I’d rather not have a different neighbor in a crappier neighborhood because part of my paycheck went to you. Sorry.

Why would anyone do that? I mean, yes, it'd be cool, but is there a deficiency in the number of people who can code which could be filled by quadriplegics? That's the only thing that matters.

By society, you mean government, and by government, you mean you need tax money. My tax money. Does your disability mean I should have less money to feed, clothe, educate, and house my kids? Is that just?

I don’t like Renteria as a manager, but he’s had terrible cards his entire time with us. Trying to fill five positions with some combination of Alonso, Yolmer, Engel, Cordell, Castillo, and Tilson is like using makeup to conceal a direct hit from a 12 gauge. Let’s see what he can do with an actual competent MLB roster. Now, the minute Eloy bunts or some Ryan Goins equivalent starts twice in one week without a significant injury, then flame away.

LOL. Sure thing, buddy.

Because a company has a purpose, which is the sole reason it exists. If that purpose is not to take care of society's stragglers, then it's going to find a person for the job and not find a job for the person. They don't care about that, and it's not their responsibility.

So we are a team that won 201 games in the last three seasons, got something like ten homeruns from our cumulative RFers last year, and had a GM who has now given us a lineup where a 24 year old with a .786 OPS with an easily concealable weakness will likely be our worst starter, and...people still complain? Gratitude. The feeling many of you are searching for is gratitude.

There's just no spot for him. And he's a near 24 year old who topped out at Kanny two years ago. If he ever makes it to the bigs, it'll be a minor miracle. Unless it's for us- in which case, something terrible happened. If this is something he still wants, trade him. For his good and ours.

Arenado is not a top 5 MLB player if you take him away from Coors. Why do people not understand this?

Well, baseball is a team game, so...

1. Yolmer Sanchez, for having the highest three year bWAR of remaining FA batters. 2. Tim Beckham, for his pharmaceutical expertise. 3. Addison Russell, for his exemplary treatment of the fairer sex. 4. Yonder Alonso, because Alex Call had to have been worth something, dammit. 5. Pedro Strop, because washed up Cubs are always fun! Jokes aside, let's buy low on Taijuan Walker. He's only 27.