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It all kind of seems anti-climactic. It's been over a decade of build up for me though. So many theories and arguments. I couldn't really give a shit about King's Landing. I always liked the Starks and the mystical aspect of the story. It's hard to believe it's over.

Melisandre bro, Melisandre. Edd's always been super popular with the fans too.

I think there's some intangible elements to Abreu that would be hard to replace, considering all the Latin/Cuban players/prospects we currently have. I also question how much real value he's ever had over the last 2 years.

We always have at least 1 All Star. I'm fine with hanging onto Abreu as long as he's not blocking Eloy or Collins. I'd keep Collins as a part time C/part time DH. I'd want his bat in the line up everyday. The Sox need some more guys that are going to take walks and see a lot of pitches.

I have no idea what's happened to the board over the last year, but it's borderline unreadable these days. Too many Tom Longo's.

I could also see Theon being Azor Ahai. It lines up with the prophecy of Azor Ahai being reborn from salt and stone, "what's dead may never die," and his redemption/Reek arc. I believe he's also the 5th most prominent character behind Tyrion, Jon Snow, Dany and Arya.

Azor Ahai hasn't been ignored at all. It was a prominent part of Stannis's arc on the show. Melisandre has been a major character since S2. I know who Brynden Rivers is. I was just mistaken in thinking the name Bloodraven is passed down to each Three Eyed Raven.

I'm pretty sure the name Bloodraven is passed down. The Azor Ahai stuff hasn't been kept to a minimum its just been a few seasons since its been a focus.

Bran is Bloodraven. Bloodraven is kind of the opposite of Night King. They're in direct opposition of one another. He's tied into the network of Weirwood trees. He can see everything that trees can see. He can see the entirety of human history. He's kind of like a God. They actually talked about it in the last episode. In the books, he becomes part of the root system of a tree. It's like a throne that grows into his body. Bloodraven and the Night King are kind of like the manifestation of God and Lucifer among the Old God's. In GOT, all the Gods are real - The Old God's, the New God's, The Lord of Light and the Many Faced God (the God of death). They're all represented in Winterfell right now. Beric for the Lord of Light and Arya for the God of Death. Azor Ahai is like the manifestation of the Lord of Light. He's like their Jesus. Whoever that person is, will kill the Nights King. It could be Jaime, as he is the "Kingslayer" and it would complete his redemption story, but Jaimes redemption story will probably end with him killing Cersei. It could be Jon Snow, because he's like the Jesus of this story. We'll find out I guess. I'm basing this all off memory of the books. I haven't read them in years though.

I'm not sure Arya dies yet. She has the 3rd most POV chapters in the books behind Tyrion and Jon Snow. She'll die, but I'd be pretty surprised if it's this early. The Faceless Man aspect has to have some kind of pay off.

If Bran dies, humanity dies. Well, he's no longer Bran. If Bloodraven dies, humanity dies. Also, I'd bet money Varys never dies in both the show and books.

Worth the risk.

Has anybody seen Lambert pitch? I'm curious to see if he can change velocity and tempo with that curve. It looks like an interesting pitch. There's a lot of load for what looks like a very slow curve with some nice bite. My concern would be that there's more deception than movement that major league hitters would pick up on and start laying off or raking it.

So you think you have the right to dictate their slang? Sometimes my gf endearingly calls friends "b****es," but if I did, I'd get smacked. I'm okay with that. I understand the language is exclusive. I know better than to tell her and her peer group how they should address one another.

Do you not understand the context? Language related exclusivity among groups and cultures isn't exactly unique.

He nails it.

I said your posts make you look racist. Maybe you'll read them later and realize how bad they look.

Which is why I said "based on your posts." If he's not racist, he's doing a real bad job showing it.

The best course the MLB should take is to issue an apology to Tim Anderson, reinstate his pay and promote him as a league ambassador to attract more black kids to baseball.

This is a false equivalence. Cracker isn't in common usage among white males.

It's a slippery slope when an organization run by mostly white men attempts to define the context in which young black men can use slang. If I was part of MLB, I'd want no part of it. There's a power dynamic involved that MLB should steer clear of. It seems like the NBA gets it. It's not surprising baseball is about 15 years behind.

You missed a key word in my very short post - "some".

You have no say in whether or not it's used.

It's pretty clear some white people are really threatened when they can't dictate the way black people speak.

Among young people, Latinos probably use it more than black people and I've never seen a black person really care. It's as if MLB intentionally goes out of their way to alienate young black men. Who the fuck are they to tell black people how to talk?