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Saladino stinks. Very surprising to me.

Trade Robertson now for gosh sakes. He is a stud.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 12, 2017 -> 03:29 AM) Well, you had Kevan Smith, Willy Garcia...Yolmer already pinch ran. Asche was the other. Great options there, Gregster. You would have done what there? If you PH Willy Garcia (righty-righty), he's still a significantly worse defender in CF than Leury. Terrible options. Sad we have such a roster. Smith would have struck out. Asche would have struck out. Willy Garcia? He probably would have struck out.

I don't know who could have pinch hit, but that was Robin-like letting those two stiffs bat.

Omar and L. Garcia? What a roster trying to win a game. Joke.

Omar are you serious? He's not a big leaguer, but still.

Don't steal.

Do batters on good teams hit to all fields? Or do all hitters try to pull each and every time they bat? Good eye Davidson.

Hopefully that 20 year old in Class A they were talking about will be a stud.

That dumbass in the front row has a Mets Tebow jersey. How stupid.

Pretty weak when you score six runs and can't win at home. This Sox team blows chunks.

Glad to see Davidson and Anderson get hits. Davidson must be in a bit of a slump if he's down to .250. I haven't paid close attention since he had an Avi-like batting average. Gorgeous home run; beautiful bloop by TA. Surprised Anderson couldn't get a double out of that.

QUOTE (Kalapse @ May 12, 2017 -> 02:12 AM) He's clearly pressing. That surprises me. He has it made. Finally gets to play everyday and there should be no pressure playing for a non contender in a great city of Chicago. Yet there's no pressure with the small crowds. Very confusing. He should be raking.

Benetti has this thing about Stoney's birthday. He's asked him about it two games in a row now. I love Benetti but you can tell he's a snowflake generation guy bringing up birthday's all the time. Look, men Stoney's age don't care about their birthdays anymore.

I can't believe Baltimore and Washington, who can't be blowing games, won't overpay big time for Robertson NOW. Our lousy team does not need him. If this is a rebuild, I hope Hahn has a plan regarding getting 3 studs for David Robertson.

QUOTE (fathom @ May 12, 2017 -> 12:33 AM) He looks awful at the plate this year. No one to blame but himself when he loses playing time next month It's so sad. What happened to him? He looked like he could hit .300 in his sleep. Now he's miserable stiff. Amazing.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 11, 2017 -> 04:00 AM) What Balta is saying, basically: Did you vote for Moran or Roberts? Your member of the House, not sure where you live in KS, would either be Yoder (KC/Johnson Cty) or Jenkins (closer to Topeka). Did you vote for either of them? I have to be honest and say I didn't vote for either. I abstained. QUOTE (Middle Buffalo @ May 11, 2017 -> 04:04 AM) I'd love to know who Greg voted for President. I'll say this about Greg - he may be infuriating with his lack of consistency politically, but at least he's a respectful poster. Some people in this thread would do well to emulate his overall demeanor. Thank you. QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 11, 2017 -> 04:11 AM) Greg didn't vote for Trump or Clinton. I had to write somebody in cause I didn't like either candidate. Write-in candidate. yes sir.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 11, 2017 -> 12:33 AM) Next step; if you've voted for any Republicans at the level of the national House/Senate, you also have voted in favor of this bill. Brownback is a dope. QUOTE (caulfield12 @ May 11, 2017 -> 03:16 AM) Perhaps the other reason you label yourself Republican is for longstanding moral/religious reasons (going back to the culture wars of the 80's and 90's). We can also argue which side the Catholic Church is on, depends where you grow up. In Boston or NYC, you're definitely a Democrat. I am an Independent.

QUOTE (illinilaw08 @ May 10, 2017 -> 10:29 PM) That was more in reaction to the fact that you identify as a Republican voter on the economy, but actually support the Democrats' policies on the economy. I guess today's discussion proves I'm not a Republican. I guess I need to start calling myself an Independent. Frankly I haven't done that or considered that mainly because of this board. I think most considered me Republican. I guess I'm an Independent.

QUOTE (illinilaw08 @ May 10, 2017 -> 08:49 PM) So, a number of the policies that you liked about Sanders would horrify a rank and file Republican on the economy. But, I challenge you Greg, if you care about those issues, then you need to look into your Representatives' policies on this stuff. The President is obviously important, but they don't make laws. That's Congress. Figure out whether your Congressman and Senators actually supports the positions that mean the most to you, and vote for the ones that align with your values. Don't vote based on "feel." There are a lot of people out there who I like getting a beer with. And most of those people would be absolutely terrible at enacting legislation and advancing policy. First point: Well, yes, but do Democrats agree on all issues with certain Democratic candidates? Your second graph is well taken. Good points.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ May 10, 2017 -> 09:28 PM) Also greg, there is not a debate board tally anywhere here. People aren't like "oh greg posted, let's just beat him up and get points". You post things, tell us you barely pay attention to politics except for Rush, then get surprised when people come back at you and ask you to explain yourself. People patiently explain their points to you and try and have debates with you and you come back with bulls*** third person replies like "well people agree with greg" More generalizing here. Not true.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ May 10, 2017 -> 09:22 PM) Greg, these things taken together do not form any sort of coherent ideology. You like all of the extremely-not-Republican things Bernie proposed on the economy, but you like the way Republicans handle the economy? And you venerate Reagan, who is basically the icon of everything anti-Bernie? Yes. The political world today is complicated. So there are Republicans (me) and Democrats (almost all of this board). So we have an election in which individuals have been chosen by the parties. Ideology is fine, but these are real people running. You've got Hillary (I cross her off immediately) and Bernie in the primary. I want Bernie and he loses. You've got Trump on the other side (I cross him off immediately). I want Kasich and he loses. Now you've got Hillary vs. Trump. I can't live with myself voting for either. So toss ideology out the door. These are 2 rotten, historically bad choices. What's a person to do?

QUOTE (illinilaw08 @ May 10, 2017 -> 08:05 PM) Ok, I'm going to push this point a bit. What policies of Sanders do you like? What policies of the Republicans do you like? It's absolutely possible to be an independent. You don't have to be married to one of the parties or the other. But responsible voters should know what they are voting for! I was in favor of his free college education for all. College kids debt sucks especially when so many degrees assure nothing in the workplace. Tax wall street for free college was brilliant idea. I was in favor of raising the minimum wage. He basically was at war with the 1 percenters. I like that. He wanted marijuana legalized. I like that. He didn't like the way campaigns were funded. I like his theories on health care. And yes superfically I did "feel the bern." Hey not everybody is an issues person. You can "feel it" as well. As far as Republicans I've always liked the way they handle foreign policy and the economy. And I feel Reagan is god, small g. p.s. Jimmy Carter today says he voted for Bernie Sanders. Maybe greg wasn't so wrong. Hmmmmm.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 10, 2017 -> 08:57 PM) You don't like Hillary for being a major b***/a**hole to people. Yet you couldn't be call yourself part of the party that has made this health care bill their number 1 priority. You don't like people being bad to other people but you would not vote against people who were saying that my family should not be able to have health insurance no matter how many times we begged you to pay attention. So yeah, you deserve to have your words aimed back at you. Your priority was feeling good about your vote, and in the process you were an a**shole to anyone who had a preexisting condition. And you were ok with that and still are. So embrace it. Be proud of your bill and your vote. This is where the board smells blood and defeats me in a debate again. Again, I admit defeat in a debate format.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 10, 2017 -> 08:43 PM) If you call yourself a Republican, then that means you care about something the Republicans are doing more than this, and you are willing to be ok with this in exchange for whatever that is. Preventing investigations, deporting people who look the wrong way, dismantling climate change regulations, whatever it is - you're ok with this because that is a higher priority to you. You are allowed to make that choice. And I'm equally allowed to call you on it. The Republican Party has been saying this ever since 2009 - if you aren't wealthy and you get sick with something you can't afford, you don't have the right to make other people pay for your treatment. You should have either been wealthy or not gotten sick, and it's your fault if you can't afford your treatment. If you call yourself a Republican, that has been your party's defining statement for 8 years, and therefore it's a statement you are ok with. I guess I could be an Independent. Times are changing in government. QUOTE (illinilaw08 @ May 10, 2017 -> 08:45 PM) Why do you consider yourself a Republican? Why do you like Bernie Sanders? The policies of the Republican party, and the policies of Bernie Sanders are pretty much the exact opposite of one another. I guess I could be an Independent. Times are changing in government.