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QUOTE (Jack Parkman @ Dec 20, 2017 -> 09:15 PM) I never contradicted myself. Mainstream politics =/=Hate Speech. If you don't understand that I can't help you. I believe they are two separate things, hate speech is unacceptable under every circumstance; in that aspect I don't believe I am contradicting myself. You absolutely did. You first said never, then you started making exceptions. So you are OK with exceptions but only if you deem them OK. That would be contradictory. The reality is that you 100% don't under the idea behind freedom of speech. There is no where in our constitution that protects you from the consequences of your own actions. No one else is obligated to suffer because of your beliefs. What you are asking for is the right to be an asshole, and then everyone else has to accept the consequences of your assholery. That isn't how this works. I don't have to suffer loss because of your recklessness and stupidity on social media, and neither does anyone else. It doesn't stop your right to be stupid, only the rights of others to not have to suffer because of it. Your leap from the private sector to the public sector is a whole other ball of wrong.

QUOTE (Jack Parkman @ Dec 20, 2017 -> 05:10 PM) Where did I say that there are no consequences for one's actions? Of course I know that actions have consequences, whether positive or negative. You don't mess with people's livelihood over petty s*** like political disagreement. Laws are there for a reason. If you're not breaking laws, there is zero reason for one to be fired for having personal beliefs. If businesses can't separate a person's personal and professional life, and you think it is okay to not have them be two completely separate entities, then I can't help you. What my employees do in their free time is none of my business. QUOTE (Jack Parkman @ Dec 20, 2017 -> 05:13 PM) Nazis are unacceptable to 99.99% of people. That is a different case all together. Nazism has no place in a just society. Way to contradict yourself. Again.

QUOTE (Jack Parkman @ Dec 20, 2017 -> 04:40 PM) That is a bulls*** excuse authoritarian leaders of whatever organization/government use to wield power and control the masses. It is mind control/brainwashing. The fact that most people actually believe the above post is and indictment on the amount of critical thinking that people use. It is used to bring normalcy to an unjust economic/political system. This is a candyland answer for those who want to live in anarchy with no consequences. The first thing you teach a child is that their actions have consequences. The attempt to try to link the private sector to government here is almost as bad.

Jerry Crasnick‏Verified account @jcrasnick 2h2 hours ago Tommy Milone's minor-league deal with the #Nationals will pay him a base salary of $1.2M if he makes the big-league club, plus $1M in incentives.

QUOTE (Jack Parkman @ Dec 20, 2017 -> 03:52 PM) I wasn't talking about Finfer's joke directly, but more to the idea that personal politics can cost you your job, if you make it public. I lost a job because I posted my own political views online and because my boss was disagreed with my post he fired me. It had zero to do with whether or not I did my job well, he didn't like that I called out corporate CEOs for lining their pockets instead of paying a living wage to their employees. That kind of behavior is dangerous. Nothing about our freedoms protects you from the consequences of your own actions.

QUOTE (bmags @ Dec 20, 2017 -> 03:23 PM) It's over folks https://twitter.com/DanClarkSports/status/943591957992894464 #Orioles aren’t going to trade Machado - weren’t happy with the offers. Now they just need to address the horrendous rotation, strengthen the outfield, add some left-handed bats into the lineup, and replace Zach Britton... �� Yeah, no surprise at all dealing with Angelos.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Dec 20, 2017 -> 02:13 PM) I dont think Ben Finfer getting fired for making a bad trump joke is going to turn the USA into a fascist dictator government, but thats just me. Also true.

QUOTE (Jack Parkman @ Dec 20, 2017 -> 02:09 PM) I'm sorry, I completely disagree. This kind of MO is what leads to fascist dictatorial takeovers of government, by putting pressure on the citizens for compliance by socioeconomic ostracism. The left has argued for decades it is the only way to enact change.

Bob Nightengale‏Verified account @BNightengale 1h1 hour ago The #Rays, of course, now will be trying to trade Denard Span if they can.

Patrick Finley‏Verified account @patrickfinley 60m60 minutes ago #Bears announce the Jordan Howard, Kyle Long (IR), Tarik Cohen and Akiem Hicks are Pro Bowl alternates. Cohen and Long are 2nd alternates. Hicks is a fourth alternate — which is a crime. They didn't specify on Howard, but he sounds like a 1st or 2nd.

Jon Heyman‏Verified account @JonHeyman 58m58 minutes ago jhoulys chacin, brewers are finalizing agreement @Ken_Rosenthal 1st

Roch Kubatko‏Verified account @masnRoch 4h4 hours ago BTW, asked Duquette about Machado/trade stuff: "I’m not sure we’re going to focus on that much more after tomorrow." I'll repeat, though, that they can always double back if huge offer comes in. #orioles

Pour out a little liquor for our banner. Tommy Viola‏ @Tommy_the_V 3m3 minutes ago Cody Asche recently signed with the #Royals. He hit .292 with 14 homers & 57 RBIs with @KnightsBaseball last year.

JJ Stankevitz‏Verified account @JJStankevitz 2m2 minutes ago Kyle Long's neck surgery yesterday was on a herniated disc, John Fox says.

Its not my money either, but this a win/win for both teams. The Dodgers could open up the cash to bring back a Yu and push themselves down into a luxury tax reset. Instead of saving say $20 million over two years, the Dodgers are looking to save tens of millions a year MORE once they head back into luxury tax space. We could be talking $100 million or more in savings because of this one deal. The Sox should explore as the Dodgers have so much talent in all levels of their minor league system. We could still using some position players especially in the OF and 3B. A guy like Jeren Kendall was connected to the Sox a lot during the draft period. Lux is another who was connect to them at various points. Also wouldn't mind looking as some the crazy catching depth they have in their system.

QUOTE (Jack Parkman @ Dec 20, 2017 -> 01:18 PM) This is inherently wrong. You should be able to voice your private political views, when not at work, without being fearful that you could lose your job. This is thought control to the nth degree. If organizations are so incredibly "image concious" that speaking publicly( whether on social media or calling into a political show on the radio) about politics, when not at work, is such a workplace "no-no" that you can lose your job there is something really really wrong with US corporate culture in general. The ramifications are incredible. The only thing that should matter is whether or not you are doing your job, not political ideology when off the job. I mean, this is your employer saying "shut up and do what you're told, otherwise starve to death" The only thing that should matter is whether or not you do your job. Obviously, extremely hateful ideology is an exception,(think Nazis) but just voicing reasonable political viewpoints on the web and losing your job is a slippery slope that leads to bad places, somewhere that we don't want to go in this country. In the 21st century when people lead full on boycotts over who an employer employs, this is a complete fantasy land. We live in a society of social warriors, and expecting a company to take a hit because of who their employees are outside of work isn't realistic at all. We have gone there long ago... especially since you contradict your own words by creating exceptions.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Dec 20, 2017 -> 12:25 PM) It's just stupid. Maybe not as stupid as the Pizza Hut employee who put the joke on the box. But it is the same in the sense it seemed they wanted to get fired. If anyone is unaware of the Pizza Hut story, someone ordered a pizza online and asked that the store write a joke on the pizza box. The joke was what do a gynecologist and pizza delivery driver have in common. If you don't know the answer, you can google it. It would boggle the mind to think someone actually thought putting that on a box and remaining employed was something that was going to happen. Yeah, you have to realize there are just some things that you can't talk about with a public persona. Especially because you know your employer has already laid down the law here and targeted people much more important than yourself in this exact regard.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ Dec 20, 2017 -> 12:50 PM) Wow, ZIPZ sees 4 war for Yelich and 1.9 for Eaton. Selling Eaton after that magical 6 WAR season was a stroke of genius. He'll be lucky to put a 4 WAR season before he retires. I get the sense that guys coming off of major injuries like that are about impossible to project for statistical modeling.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Dec 20, 2017 -> 11:41 AM) There are at least 2 more congresspersons who have used a slush fund account provided by the US taxpayer for paying out sexual harassment claims, since 2012, whose identities we do not currently know. Of course they do. That way it is all hidden from the public.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Dec 20, 2017 -> 10:39 AM) I doubt he would want to hang at Charlotte very long. Didn't pitch at all last year and was like James Shields at his worst in 2016. Don't really know what kind of prospect a team would give you on a flip even if he had some success, but I would imagine it wouldn't be an interesting one. Probably one you could just buy with what you would have to pay Lincecum. He's pretty much a waste of money IMO. Just remember his glory days. Most deals like this have an opt out built in to them. For a guy who didn't pitch in 17 and only pitched less than 80 IP in both 15 and 16, he almost has to be willing to take some time at AAA if needed. No one is going to offer him a major league deal, and they are going to want to see him be both healthy and effective before staking a rotation spot to him. He is probably going to be looking at around six figures with a promise of a couple of million if he can make a team and pitch for some amount of time.

QUOTE (WhiteSoxLifer @ Dec 19, 2017 -> 08:58 PM) I'm sure you would but the sox already passed on him once This doesn't mean the Sox were or weren't the best offer last time around. It doesn't even mean they weren't interested. None of us know that.

QUOTE (Tony @ Dec 19, 2017 -> 06:56 PM) I honestly can't think of a downside to giving him an opportunity. In my mind, the positives far outweigh the negatives. This. Offer him a minor league deal with a couple of million in incentives if he can pitch for the big club.

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Dec 19, 2017 -> 03:02 PM) No doubt that's a big part of the magic. Clearly they were movies ahead of their time. But A New Hope just felt like this epic adventure in a vast new world filled with all sorts of mysteries and interesting characters. The problem I have with this new trilogy (so far) is its the same basic formula but without bringing anything fresh to the table. They have this vast universe of unlimited potential and they're simply going to recycle Stormtroopers, Death Stars, & evil Sith Lords again & again. Take us someplace new with the story for f***'s sake. And invest just a little bit of time into making these worlds feel like actual places and not just the "salt mining" planet. These never have to be the deepest of movies with overly complicated plot structures, but try to wow us with fresh new stories, characters, & worlds that let our imaginations run wild like they did as kids. Maybe the next trilogy will be able to succeed in that regard by not having any tie-ins to the existing films. You do that, and you get a meltdown from the traditionalists.

MLB Trade Rumors‏ @mlbtraderumors 38m38 minutes ago #SFGiants make their first MLB addition of the offseason, re-signing catcher Nick Hundley: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017/12/giants-sign-nick-hundley.html …://https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2017...-hundley.html …

QUOTE (Chicago White Sox @ Dec 19, 2017 -> 02:19 PM) I enjoyed the movie for the most part, but have also given up on the idea that Star Wars will ever be special again. They'll continue to recycle the same story lines over & over (this started with episode 6), they'll continue double-down on the cheese & tone-breaking humor, they'll continue to ignore character development for all but a handful of characters, and they'll continue to make lore & background info generally less important. These movies have become Disney family-fun popcorn films and that's fine. I think people need to accept that the magic from A New Hope & Empire Strikes Back is pretty much gone and not to take it personally. These are at least far better movies than Lucas' new trilogy. Can't really expect much more from Disney TBH. To be fair, those were generation changing movies. No one has made a Star Wars impact of a movie since Star Wars. A few might have visited the neighborhood, but none of moved in. These movies were to movies what The Beatles are to music.