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QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jun 17, 2016 -> 02:57 PM) Now that's simply not true. There are still restrictions on e.g. automatic weapons, short-barreled shotguns. NY state was still able to pass an "assault weapons ban," and that's held up in court so far without a problem. How is it possible that a hand gun ban could be struck down under heller but an assault weapons ban would not?

QUOTE (Tex @ Jun 17, 2016 -> 02:41 PM) The 2nd Amendment doesn't need to be overturned. We've already accepted that laws can be made that restrict gun ownership. To those that say look at the person. Why do we have so many people in the US who use guns to kill so many people compared to the rest of the world? But laws haven't been made, and previous laws that were made were overturned under a new view of the 2nd amendment as unencroachable. Any restrictions are unconstitutional.

I agree with you that it isn't going to happen, but people actually advocating for it to happen puts appropriate pressure. When the only pressure is background checks, it's easy to stall. When background checks are the lesser of pressures from people actually wanting to buy back all guns (me), it may finally start doing something.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jun 17, 2016 -> 02:37 PM) Part of the problem is also what's in the public eye. The public often goes after the low hanging fruit even if it makes little sense in the grand scheme of things. While everyone seems to be clamoring for the ban of "assault style weapons", in reality, handguns are the cause of FAR more deaths than AR-15's. And it's not even close. Odds are the second amendment isn't getting overturned...SO, it's time we turned our attention to consequences (this will curb violent gang related shootings) AND make guns WAYYYYYYYYYYY f***ing harder to get, even for law abiding citizens if need be. At least then, while the law abiding among us may have to wait a bit longer, they'll still get the damned gun...but maybe then we can keep some of these out of the hands of the violent/mentally ill/crazy f***faces that ruin s*** for everyone else. Would you support that at federal level?

This blocking of US agencies from researching gun violence is step 1. I'd be fine with stalling the poor dem senate bill if we are just finally allowed to study it.

QUOTE (Eminor3rd @ Jun 17, 2016 -> 02:01 PM) This is a killer book, one of the best baseball books I've ever read. I've got Ben Lindbergh coming to our ballpark for an event on Sunday, I'm excited to pick his brain about it a bit. That's awesome. Let us know how it goes. I'm basically at the point now where they are finally implementing serious shifts and new theories. Can' t believe this player in the league that homers like every at bat. So insane.

Try has so consistently had "that's decent for his age" numbers and never outright failed that I'm hoping he breaks out in AAA out of the birmingham stadium. I think leaving him in birmingham for another year would be best, though. His slash is fine except for 32% k rate. Sox should press him to get that down to 20% or less before moving him up.

Greensox, that is a good post with a lot of good insight. I wish you didn't always default to attack mode and write with disdain for everyone because your main thesis that we waste young talent to make lateral moves for veterans is obviously pretty strong considering our team the last 2 years.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Jun 17, 2016 -> 01:29 PM) I didn't say to ignore it. But every group seems to have their preferred narrative here and trying to hitch their political bandwagon to whatever that is. Our dear leader didn't waste any time in going after guns, very few words about terrorism, or how this guy came about his anti gay views to such a level to act on them. it was all about the evils of gun ownership. And many liberal politicians, pundits and bloggers followed suit. it sometimes appeared as if they tried to go anywhere that would point away from whatever role his religion might have played in this. You can't ignore any of these. yes, you can't ignore the gun aspect either. But maybe a good question would be HOW did he pass the NICS? Were some agencies not sharing information like they should? Did someone just 'screw up'? That is a good place to start. Oh, and I can build a bomb with no way for anyone to know I had it vs. buying a gun with a paper trail and government background check. When there is a bomb attack a day, we may see the same regulations to certain materials that we see for drugs used for meth. WE have had the whole no regulation on guns thing, and we keep seeing mass murder. So, yeah, maybe the thing we haven't tried may work better then us trying to control enviornmental factors that drive 1 in 25 million people to become mass murderers.

You know what would be nice to help figure out the best way to reduce the mass casualty capacity of many legal guns? If we could study it. The technical pointed questions are a deflection. Some handguns can fire faster than rifles, extended clips can hold more bullets, yes. But the point is not a single gun is dangerous, but why can't we regulate deadly weapons such as guns to reduce their power to inflict mass casualties in these situations? Nothing in the 2A says we can't dictate the ammunition capacity and amount of bullets fired in a certain time frame. If people hack it, they hack it, but at least it would be illegal to hack it. We can of course, do this, and the balance of freedom to own tools that do this vs the risk that it poses to society seems clearly tilted toward regulation. That said, unlike others, I literally do favor a gun buyback and constitutional amendment to overturn the 2nd amendment. I'll settle for less, but it's time. I get there is a nostalgia factor. And I think there is plenty of room to allow people to have guns, but the 2A is so absolute that it obstructs it and I'd favor removing that right of citizenship.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jun 17, 2016 -> 11:51 AM) 1. Zack Collins C 2. Carson Fulmer RHP 3. Spencer Adams RHP 4. Zach Burdi RHP 5. Alec Hansen RHP 6. Adam Engel CF 7. Trey Michalczewski 3B 8. Jordan Guerrero LHP 9. Tyler Danish RHP 10. MIcker Adolfo OF I think this is exactly how mine will look.

I think Miller is a player he'd spend on.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Jun 17, 2016 -> 10:56 AM) Hansen has a much higher ceiling for sure, but he has a lot of work to do to get there. Mechanical adjustments aren't always easy. For now I would say that I would stay with Adams ahead of Hansen, just because he it putting up numbers and at a higher level. But Hansen could easily fly to #1 on the list if his mechanics get fixed, and because of it his numbers rebound. Agree, but after drafts a lot of these guys benefit from us seeing all their highlights but none of their warts. Whereas the rest of the top ten we are worried about their warts and stop seeing their highlights.

I'm keeping Adams ahead of Hansen until he proves it. I'd probably keep Adolfo/Hawkins ahead of Coats. After what Trayce did, keeping out hope for Hawkins.

QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Jun 17, 2016 -> 10:04 AM) Bears signed TE and former Wheaton Warrenville South product Tony Moeaki. Kind of cool that I played against a player now on the Bears. Sucks that he's had so many injury problems since high school. Maybe he'll have a zach miller resurgence.

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Jun 17, 2016 -> 07:55 AM) I just realized I must have unknowingly gotten old around here...I used to be the one giving backhanded comments and getting suspended on a weekly basis...now I'm telling others to stop doing it. :|

At this point I'm assuming the only possible tough signs are the 20-40 round high schoolers, all of which seem to say they aren't signing. Seems like a remarkably straight forward class.

I'm at the point now where Yoshi just started had a meeting with Sam taking all of his advice, but don't know how the game goes. I actually think this book is better that it covers the challenges of actually implementing this stuff, vs a bunch of stories of really insane shifts and the like. It's a really good business/sports book.

I have no idea why that is necessary.

If curbelo...(sorry, forgot how to spell but don't want to go back to other page to look) signs for only slightly over slot, what players do you think they may take a run at with savings?

That's why I like him. Feel like even if he busts he'll be solid trade value. No GM is getting fired for trading for a pitcher with his stuff.

Relieved to hear he was at slot value.

Wow great season from him.

Trump, extending his brilliant money making scheme to the profitable cable tv media market.

I'm learning that by March I should really have sketched out when I'm going to work on things in the summer. I had a checklist, but then you miss a few weeks and you start to realize you probably need to wait a year.