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The Angels knew of the arrest, TLR offered to quit, and they kept him on. Fortunately most teams aren't responsible, so there would have been jobs.

Hahn is in the best position possible. If they win, it's his players. If they don't, it's because of the manager he wasn't involved in hiring. Why would he leave until this plays out? JR and TLR took this on their shoulders. Players won't be responsible, the front office won't be responsible, it's all on the octogenarians.

So Jerry is afraid of his own people? That's interesting. Most owners in that situation would just fire the employees instead of paying them. I'm not certain if that means JR is really smart or really dumb.

And how he handles this will have an impact if or when he interviews with one of the other 29 people that controls those jobs.

Exactly. Has anyone asked him what he thinks about 7 inning games and runners on 2nd in extra innings? I'm guessing he's not a fan. I'm certain the team's PR folks have told him to stay clear of those topics.

I'm way more cynical than you guys. I don't believe anyone with a profit motive. For all I know over drinks and cigars. . . "Jerry, we all agree he's the guy, but this is the kind of move that if it backfires, it would destroy our careers. " "It's all on me. We'll tell everyone I was the only one that knew. I'm the owner, it won't hurt my career." Lol and back slaps. It's all a giant orchestrated PR game they are playing which has made them millionaires.

I do to, although I was near rock bottom so it doesn't take too much. Which means the PR campaign is starting to work. They just need us to sip the koolaid.

We were thinking of heading to our camper. Here at the sticks and bricks I have a generator, two propane stoves, a griddle, grill, sleeping bags, and enough food to last weeks. I feel sorry for folks that can't take care of themselves. Yesterday I heard three or four generators humming in my neighborhood. It goes back to my days in Illinois and seeing folks complaining when tornadoes caused power outages. Generators are cheap. Everyone should own one for emergencies. As they say country boy can survive.

I prefer Rush Limbaugh, 70, former Kansas City Royals Announcer . . . it's the only time I could listen to him.

I'm just watching the orchestrated publicity campaign that's getting started. I'm certain they have consulted top firms and devised this strategy.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2021/02/17/tony-la-russa-chicago-white-sox-manager-spring-training/6763758002/ Pujols is a fan. I'm assuming this is another in a series of PR opportunities for the team and Tony. I'm guessing it will be at a fever pitch by the time players report.

Yeah, Colorado City is huge with over 4,000 residents. It's like having the mayor of Caseyville, Illinois representing Illinois politicians.

Balta, why did you ever move to Texas? You hated it before you ever got here. Haters gotta hate.

Do you prepare for a once in a hundred year event? What backup do you have in place for 100 days over 100 degrees? That's our norm in south Texas and our power grid handles it without a hiccup. Try that in Chicago. Most homes rely on electric heat here because we don't heat very often. The systems are built around summer cooling. Why invest billions of dollars in a system that might be used once every 50 or 100 years?

23 hours without electric. House was down to 41 degrees. It's baseball weather

Thank you. It's been 25 years since I drove regularly in snow. We're all staying home. The biggest challenge is most of Texas heats with electric. Our electric grid is in a stage 3 emergency situation which means rolling random blackouts. We have about fifteen minutes of electricity every hour. Most of the wind turbines are off line due to freezing.

I wonder if this changes anyone's mind about TLR and relationships with players.

Tried to get him cheap.

Hendriks was captivated and charmed, particularly by La Russa. They knew each other from ARF, the Animal Rescue Foundation founded by La Russa and his wife, Elaine, in which Liam and Kristi donated their time and money. “Tony would come down to our clubhouse in Oakland and we would talk," Hendriks said. "I loved his mindset on the way he manages. He knows how to run a bullpen. I mean, he was the one who established that closer’s role with Denis Eckersley. “I appreciated his old-school vibe. If a guy is pitching well, let him pitch. I told him I always want that ball.’’

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2021/02/15/liam-hendriks-white-sox-free-agent-contract/4486039001/ I posted this elsewhere but it probably needs its own thread.

This snow and ice should keep people distanced for a few days. But many of the vaccination locations are shut down.

Yuch. Several inches of snow overnight. Lost electric several times. Fortunately not for too long each time and the house stayed warm. This is a student holiday and teacher workday. I was going to be on Zoom conferences all day anyway. My landscaping is taking a pounding. I'm estimating $1,000 and a couple years growth time will be lost. The growth time is the saddest. No instant fix at any cost.

Twentyfive years ago the first words of Spanish I learned was adios frio. There was ice outside of my glass. The only salt I wanted was on the rim of a margarita.

We just spent over 24 hours below freezing and it's getting worse. I've seen forecasts of it getting down to 9 by tomorrow afternoon here in south central Texas. I can't believe I would be out ice fishing in this shit. I'm huddling in my upstairs staying warm. Holy crap y'all must really be suffering up nort' I did buy a new shirt. It's a big ol Texas flag with Secede? Y'all Better Hope We Don't Invade across the front. Now I realize you'll stop us with this cold weather crap.

When it gets around freezing here in Texas some school districts use a weather day and keep everyone home. I'm reminded of my first experience with this and hearing all the districts that closed but we were open. I was getting ready for my commute on possibly icy roads when a coworker responded to a social media post I made complaining about leaving my warm home to drive on frozen streets. He pointed out how our school building was the only warm building some of our students had to go to. The poorest of our families do not have furnaces to keep them warm. Perhaps a small fire. Perhaps they have enough blankets. I wiped the tears and drove my humble ass to school and said a thank you for all my blessings. It's inconceivable to me that we still have folks in America that risk dying when it's too cold or too warm. Stay warm y'all.