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Anyone care to speculate what the players preferred? Would they really have wanted to drive to the stadium and play?

I love a double header.

And to be fair there are a lot, the vast, vast, majority of citizens staying home and not contributing to the riots. This is a battle between a tiny population of both groups.

I believe if one looked at the Sox fan site forums ten years ago there were several options. We were the underdogs, the small guys. We have suspended and banned members far less than some sites, a little more than others. In the end, we've hit a balance that attracts passionate, knowledgeable fans, that can disagree without it turning ugly every time. It seems to be a winning formula and without much hyperbole I believe we are the best Sox board out there. It's 2015 and we are still surviving well after forum popularity has declined. One thing remains constant, the better the record, the better we get along. Nothing like a slow start or a prolonged losing street (three days?) for things to get testy.

I'm not certain that MLB needs to get "facts out there" in this situation. They should be exploring multiple options, listing them just adds to the uncertainty and speculation. The leadership should be internal. Let's look at unintended consequences of a couple options. The O's forfeit the series. Next time, teams will fight to play games in this situation potentially placing fans and players in a dangerous situation. Play the games in Washington, Chicago, anywhere there is an empty stadium. Deep economic loss to the area. Remember how MLB owners argue that a stadium adds to much to the local economy? They can't have it both ways, losing a home game has the opposite affect. Teams shouldn't be punished for doing the right thing especially when it involves the health and safety of players and fans.

QUOTE (3GamesToLove @ Apr 28, 2015 -> 10:22 AM) It's very difficult to just move a game to an alternate site on short notice. There are staffing issues and ticketing problems. It might seem the perfect solution, but there are hoops to jump through. QUOTE (flavum @ Apr 28, 2015 -> 10:23 AM) They've had ample time since 5pm yesterday, in my opinion. Just thinking about tickets. If you have tickets for Section 201 Row D Seats 15 and 16 and those seats do not exist in the other park, or are substantially different, where do people sit? Do you exchange tickets at the gate? How long would that process take? It seems like it would take more than a day for logistics. Parking, etc etc.

Who in their right mind would want to be a cop in this environment? Now take away any job protections. What mythical person are we left with to take the job? And that IS a problem. By making the job attractive for a quality candidate, you also leave open the poor candidate to stay. I'm not certain there is an easy solution. But making the job less appealing to quality candidates doesn't seem like a step in the correct direction. Also, have we now set a pattern that any event like this must must be met with a violent protest bigger than the previous? This is not a good path either. It's dangerous for everyone. There was a great point that I think was kind of tossed aside earlier in the thread. When we think that the protesters are protesting white power we tend to over simplify. This also points to people who do have power versus the powerless. Money = power in America. When there are no legitimate and useful means for average citizens to see results they take to methods outside the "system". So we have looting and violence. There are lots of problems here that all need to be addressed.

QUOTE (3GamesToLove @ Apr 22, 2015 -> 01:39 PM) Obviously injuries affected his career, but shortened? The guy is in the top twenty of all-time games played! QUOTE (ptatc @ Apr 22, 2015 -> 01:41 PM) Most definitely. I still believe that he could have been an HOF and one of the best players of that generation without that knee injury. It didn't just shorten his career but really limited his hitting and play in the field for more than half of his career. I sit corrected. Poor word choice by the English teacher.

If there were one perfect ballpark design, we'd all have one.

Interesting. Then one of the authors we have done work for would be considered an employer, he paid my wife as an employee. (There was a unique circumstance that helped us both out) This will also include anyone who employs full time housekeepers, nannies, etc.

Not this season.

I'm happy to hear him so comfortable with his position on the team. I'm guessing by game 30 the team is .500

I have always been a huge Baines fan. His class and professionalism was always top tier. I wish injuries hadn't shortened his career.

QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Apr 22, 2015 -> 11:58 AM) The big fail IMO is the actual replays and that is on the league. Both teams should look at the exact same thing the guy reviewing the play would be looking at. Nothing more, nothing less. Great point. I was really shocked that it wasn't already standardized.

We do not want people to think and make decisions. Instead we want numbers and procedures and strategy that is bound in research. There needs to be a balance. You have to include the players in this. Of everyone associated with the Sox, who had the absolute best view of the play? Ramirez. Who is not part of the process and still won't be? Ramirez. I hate to bring his name up but Oz's managing from the gut probably would have had his ass out of the dugout as soon as he saw his player's actions, not waiting on someone viewing it from various TV angles.

This probably belongs in the video game thread but is anyone playing WGT? I'm almost addicted right now.

I'm new here

All of a sudden I am only seeing the first post in a thread the rest are in a nested outline below. How do I adjust the settings?

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Apr 21, 2015 -> 12:36 PM) Pics, or it didn't happen. And I'm talking starting at the conception. uhh... PS: CONGRATS. already uncovered http://www.soxtalk.com/forums/index.php?sh...p;mode=threaded

QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Apr 21, 2015 -> 11:24 AM) We have people on Soxtalk who can do our eEnglish homework. My kids are destined to be numbers people (born to a mommy & and daddyies who are both CPAs, haha). fixed like a stray dog

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 21, 2015 -> 10:56 AM) But I'm sure the SF Giants fans will put him in their Franchise Four. Mays, McCovey, Marichal, Bonds, Sandoval, Will Clark, Orlando Cepeda, maybe Jeff Kent (although everyone hated that dude)....Lincecum and Bumgarner will get some consideration as well. Probably. However, I could see MLB dictating that they do not. Same with Pete Rose for example.

QUOTE (3GamesToLove @ Apr 21, 2015 -> 07:42 AM) Because he is one of the greatest players of all time? Just a wild guess. I'm of the camp that sadly we will never know how great he would have been if he was honest. Including him in the greatest of all time disrespects guys like Thomas who didn't cheat.

Thomas is a lock, modern and great stats. I will be shocked if a banned player would make any MLB or team sanctioned list. So no Joe. I'd love to see Minnie for his all-time contribution to the team. After that there is a fine list that I would be happy seeing any two on.

Congratulations! Have you reserved a soxtalk alias for him? I was looking through the registered names and Mydadcantspell is available. Will you be doing his homework?

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Apr 20, 2015 -> 04:18 PM) Oh, no, I did not mean to insinuate that ALL cops in Mexico are corrupt, however, the Mexican police are pretty well known for corruption from the top down, complete with cartel involvement. For a country that has a complete ban on guns, they seem to have just as many as we do. And from everything I know, most people work for small companies (with less than ~25 people). While I don't know the numbers for Mexico, here are the US numbers as of 2011: In 2011, according to U.S. Census Bureau data, there were 5.68 million employer firms in the United States. Firms with fewer than 500 workers accounted for 99.7 percent of those businesses, and businesses with less than 20 workers made up 89.8 percent. I'm wondering how they determine "employer firm". For example my wife and I edit books and have a business. We generate less than $5000 per year, teaching and coaching are our "real professions". Is our business included in employer firms? Owner/Operators are firms, so that could account as well. Interesting.