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I'm not near them but I think HD 6xx. My son picked them up on massdrop as a gift. The DAC is a Shiit I really liked them both. I've basically been hearing everything I missed in the 70s.

As a mod? Cool.

I can't seem to get excited, good or bad, about any of the OC candidates. Those with more knowledge, what will it take to create an offensive scheme around Fields? Is it really that difficult? It seems like you could look at other QBs like him, see what those teams ran, and pick and choose from there. In other words, maybe the OC job isn't going to be as critical as I was thinking a couple days ago.

Seems like a really solid hire. A bit lacking in work level experience, but excellent in life experience and education.

Why haven't MiLB players unionized? I'm thinking about the people who depend on MLB to earn a living and thinking most of them are deserving raises. If we're going to move insane profits from owners to anybody else I would much rather see those profits moved to MiLB players and the rest of the employees. The MiLB players shouldn't be arguing about sharing a room while at home. Pay them a livable wage and not making housing a part of the deal. That's just a way to keep from paying them a decent wage. The same for the rest of the front office, ticket offices, vendors, etc. And stop giving these teams millions or billions in tax breaks. They should be paying to make the communities they serve better. But instead the guys with the union who are already making wages that put them among the elite money earners in the world will grab millions more and all the folks struggling to earn a living stay the same. It just doesn't seem fair.

Which is one of the qualifying traits along with enjoying the power trip that comes with the corner office. Since we jettisoned SL&P the need for moderators has dropped by 83.65%. We receive very few reported posts, in fact weeks go by between them, there just isn't much modin' and adminin' to do around here so no one has been pushing to add some more help. Plus most members prefer less, not more, moderating. Tray, in five years you have won the day twice for having the most liked content. Including this past November. Why not focus on winning the day more often? Honestly great posters are the biggest asset to this place. Being a mod is really overrated. All you can do is occasionally delete a post or use the luxury suite at the park while hanging out with JR and the rest of the front office. Yeah, the players parties are fun at first, but eventually listening to Anderson talk about his Field of Dreams walk off for the tenth time gets boring.

And is something we should do. If folks aren't going to invest those profits back into their businesses by perhaps paying their employees better wages or improving their communities, they should be paying higher taxes. Now to watch you twist that to fit your narrative.

That's not even remotely what I wrote. Personal greed is killing America and destroying the middle class. Forty years of tax breaks for the richest Americans has shifted the tax burden to the middle class. So no, I'm not OK with that shit. How badly do you always want to twist my words?

I did a deep dive on Neal Young's site. It started as a way to test my new Sennheiser headphones and DAC but ended with a much greater appreciation for Young's career. I also appreciated paying that site directly. I assume that Young gets the bulk of the payments.

You are exactly right. And go a step further. We need a cap on corporate profits. The owners and executives of Amazon, Apple, and even your local dry cleaners shouldn't be allowed to run their businesses just to get big paychecks. The top tax rates should go back to 98% to discourage people from starting businesses just to make themselves wealthy.

If the corporate owners here hadn't squandered the Paycheck Protection Program stimulus funds they received last year we could have afforded the expand the mod squad. Maybe the Build Back Better funds will have the site rolling in dough.

Mercifully I forgot he was ROY.

Thankfully most of us got in before the standards were raised.

It's the city's program to encourage residents to use public transportation. Brilliant. No Texas cities. I wonder if allowing anyone in the state to carry affects that number?

I'm not optimistic either. I'm not certain we really know at this date the areas that will ultimately be the core issues. Two months ago I would have guessed details surrounding free agency were going to drag out. It still seems like the owners are touching the line of not bargaining in good faith. Until they really show a willingness to end this I'm remaining pessimistic about a full spring training.

I think they are closer. Each new agreement will continue to level between players and others. I just don't care if it takes over year or fifty.

The owners could have accepted any of the offers the players made and still made money. It's b.s. they are still dragging their feet trying to win every petty point.

Of the major sports I think football is the sport where coaching, and especially play calling, has the most impact. I'm excited for the first time in a long time for the Bears.

Agreed.

Good point.

What do you think the impact of increasing payrolls and getting their players to free agency quicker will be for those teams?

It's an interesting idea in a time when we don't have much else to discuss. Would having a three or four day break during the regular season be such a bad thing? A 16/14 split could work but the balanced schedule would look different in both leagues. Which I'm ok with, I liked it when each league had a distinct feel.

Housing shouldn't be this complicated. Agree on a stipend and move on.

How do 15 teams play at the same time? One team would not have an opponent. You need an even number of teams in each league.

Exactly. That's says a lot.