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Right, but a pandemic that's already killed hundreds of thousands doesn't get worse because you trust Tucker Carlson more than your mechanic when it comes to what your car needs.

You made the point, now you're saying it doesn't apply to the overall argument. That seems like a waste of time and effort to make an irrelevant argument like that.

My mom's a nurse, and I don't think that kind of analogy really works. Seeing the horrible stuff going on in hospitals right now is not anywhere near the same level of what one would experience in finanace, autos, retail, etc. The cop is the only one that even kinda works. The others really trivialize what medical professionals are going through right now.

If no team is going to make Leury an offer to be a starter, then he won't be that expensive. Nobody is going to offer Leury $5M to be a utility guy. If the Sox think Romy has a chance to be an everyday starter, they need to have him playing every day in AAA rather than being a bench guy with the Sox.

It really depends on whether another team wants to give him a shot as a starter. If not, then I don't see why he wouldn't want to be back with the Sox.

https://nypost.com/2021/08/31/al-leiter-john-smoltz-wont-appear-in-studio-at-mlb-network-after-refusing-vaccine/

He is? Why didn't anybody mention that?

Ever wish a beer stand would come to you so you wouldn't have to go to the beer stand? https://twitter.com/darrenrovell/status/1433386327186321410?s=20

9/2: Magic number = 21 In case you missed it, KC committed NOBLETIGER in the bottom of the 10th last night, after which Cleveland got 2 in the 11th, so the lead holds at 10. Tampa leads the Yankees by 7, Boston by 9 Houston's lead over Oakland is 5. Sox now within a half game of Houston for the 2nd seed and home field advantage for the ALDS. Yankees now lead Boston by only 2 for the first spot, with Boston 2 clear of Oakland for the second spot. Seattle at 3.5 back and Toronto at 4.5 back continue to hang at the very edge of the playoff picture. Over in the National League, the Dodgers have finally passed the Giants for the NL West lead. Cincinnati leads San Diego by a half game for the 2nd WC spot with Saint Louis and Philly both 2.5 back.

The Royals just walked off committed NOBLETIGER against Cleveland in the 10th.

Cleveland didn't score in the top of the 10th.

He needed to play every day. It was the right call.

Yeah, I trust Liam more to come into games with runners on base than anybody else, which is of course not in the job description of a typical closer so I'm glad his usage isn't typical.

Why is Lopez in today when we have two starters down?

Pirates really bad at the 3-6-1 DP,

Looks like JR found his next front office guy.

This was a fun exercise, but in reality MLB expansion would be disastrous. There are aren't enough players to field 30 competitive teams.

According to this story https://www.cordcuttersnews.com/sinclair-is-reportedly-bidding-for-nbc-regional-sports-networks/, Sinclair, the owner of all Bally RSNs that used to be FOX RSNs, and also the owner of Marquee, is bidding to buy all of NBC's RSNs. Furthermore, according to this story https://www.cordcuttersnews.com/whats-happening-with-the-bally-sports-app-and-bally-sports-rsns/, Sinclair has plans to make their RSNs available directly via streaming apps, not requiring a separate cable/satellite/streaming subscription.

Over Tony's cold dead body.

Hamilton is on the 10 day IL not the 60 so they would not need a 40 man spot for him.

That would seem to be adding to the 40 man roster crunch.

Here we are, it's September. Magic number = 22 Sox and Cleveland both won last night, so the lead remains at 10. The AL East is all but over as well. Tampa extended their lead over the Yankees to 8 last night, with Boston 10 back. Houston's lead over Oakland is 5, not a lock but still comfortable. Sox now 1.5 back of Houston for the 2nd seed and home field advantage for the ALDS. As the division races continue to be dull, the wild card chase has gotten white hot. Yankees now lead Boston by only 2 for the first spot, with Boston only 1 clear of Oakland for the second spot. Seattle at 3.5 back and Toronto at 4.5 back continue to hang at the very edge of the playoff picture. Over in the National League, the long predicted overtaking of the Giants by the Dodgers is imminent, with the Dodgers now only a half game behind. Both teams are well clear of the rest of the wild card contenders, so neither is in danger of missing out on playoff baseball. Milwaukee joins the Sox with double digit division leads at 10 over Cincinnati. Philly has won 5 straight and is now within 2.5 of Atlanta in the East. Cincinnati and San Diego now tied for the 2nd WC spot, with Philly and St. Louis both 2.5 back.

Bummer's ground balls finally going to infielders.

This is where we need Engel to PH for Goodwin.

How many flyouts to the wall are there going to be tonight?