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That didn’t age well. 5-4 Rays. Going to have to be really strategic about bullpen use with no off days, Cash needs to manage the game of his life to avoid 0-2 hole.

If we’re not willing to pay Springer (who would only cost money), we’re not going to do the same for Blackmon and surrender useful talent to boot.

Pulling Deivi Garcia after a 1-1 tie game out of the first for JA Happ totally changed the momentum of this one...Rays all over the Yankees, who are self-destructing. Also, Stanton on a huge tear this postseason.

You can add "immigration policy advisor" Stephen Miller to the positive Covid list.

Now do you go Montas, Fiers, Luzardo?...tough call for G3. With Minor in right now, that option is pretty much off the table.

Springer is pretty much hitting his way off the White Sox list this postseason...

Before late January, 2021...or 2024? If he can at least battle Harris to a draw this week, he still has a puncher’s chance four years from now. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-29/trump-s-convention-offered-peek-at-2024-republican-primary Arguably, Pence and Pompeo have the most to lose in a Nov. 3rd blowout, along with Donald Jr. and Ivanka. Nikki Haley probably goes to the head of the 2024 pack in that scenario, perhaps Paul Ryan, Cruz and Rubio, Kristi Noem...who knows what the world will look like by then? Then you have Hogan, Baker and DeWine who will come out of Covid the strongest governors, along with Noem.

Not St. Louis even with the Rams...Boston has always been more identified with Red Sox and Celtics, although one could argue it’s even now with the Pats as well. LA is definitely not a professional football town. Atlanta, the Braves and Falcons might have a slight edge on the baseball side. Detroit has been Tiger town the past 15 years. Of course, the Red Wings as well. Toronto, the Blue Jays have owned city until recent Raptors’ success.

All depends on pitching health. Could be Clevinger, Lamet and Gore in MLB debut...could just as easily be Paddack, Richards/Davies, bullpen game. Meanwhile, LAD lead with Buehler and Kershaw yet again. Rosters are due at 11 a.m. EST.

https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-trade-candidates-offseason-2020-2021 Almora/Schwarber (RF) E.Escobar/K.Calhoun L.Lynn Tauchman/C.Frazier S.Marte R.Iglesias J.Hader H.Renfroe D.Duffy

At some stage, hopefully sooner rather than later, the Thai government will have to re-open its borders and find a way to ‘manage’ the Covid-19 situation rather than remain in a travel bubble of its own making. The longer the government doesn’t re-open to something akin to general tourism, the harder it will be to re-boot the former Thai tourism powerhouse. You would think with a compulsory wearing of face masks, some diligent respect for social distancing and constant reminders of good hygiene and hand washing, most of the risk factors for Covid-19 can be mitigated. Testing before travel and upon arrival also provides an extra level of defence. There are well established ways to avoid a virus beyond the blunt tool of simply closing borders. Sure locals, who have been living inside this Siamese Bubble for 6 or so months, will also have to manage their own prevention with potential new cases coming into the country. The recent complacency will have to be replaced with a new vigilance. The mandatory 14 day quarantine, clearly a major sticking point for many travellers, has been cobbled together to appear as little more than a money-making exercise for a select group of wealthy hoteliers, rather than a well-grounded public health policy. Appointing a government-owned private company as the intermediary for travel arrangements also smacks of turning Covid travel into a profit centre for a single business entity. The 10 room guesthouse in Patong and the bike tour company in Chiang Mai are making nothing from this exercise. The two reoccurring themes behind every announcement about possible re-openings are “fear” of a new wave of Covid-19 and “we’re just waiting for a vaccine”. Whilst the Thai government’s success in containing Covid-19 relatively early is something to be proud of, it has been replaced with an irrational fear to develop a useful, science-based plan to re-open the borders. And while the hopes for a Covid-19 vaccine are shared by millions, the history of successful coronavirus vaccines is not good. In fact there has never been a workable vaccine for any of the five other coronaviruses. The urgency and clear need for a vaccine for Covid-19 has forced scientists to fast-track their development and testing, and clinical trials are currently underway. But, even if they work they will only be partially successful and many people simply won’t get the vaccine, either through choice, poorly-informed fears or lack of access. So waiting for a vaccine could be a LONG wait… it simply may never happen. Thailand’s travel and hospitality industries, and they ARE industries, are in a perpetual limbo. Whilst everyone is happy to see a development like the Special Tourist Visa, it is not even a remotely sustainable model for Thailand’s tourism industry beyond the immediate short-term. It’s time to replace fear with professional management of this inconvenient virus. https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1186070-hard-truths-about-travelling-to-thailand-right-now/?utm_source=newsletter-20201006-0539&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news

If only 35-40% of police are trying to enforce a policy, that will also fail. Just like if half the teachers hold students accountable and the other half gives them free reign to do whatever they want, what will happen to the overall discipline in that school? The exact same thing is happening on a macro scale across the entire country.

Nobody likes China, Vietnam... but authoritarian responses (Singapore another solid example) have been among the best. (Otoh, can we at least be South Korea, Germany, Australia/NZ?) Of course, just a strong leader like Russia, Turkey, India, the US or Brazil alone hasn't led to ideal responses, either. One common thread, though, is allowing the country's scientific community to lead.

Or child safety seats in cars... we allow judgement or discretion to be utilized in society, but only to a certain extent. For example, not forcing those in the back seats of a vehicle to be belted.

Oblivious...intentional...motivated to incite hatred/fear, does it matter? https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/01/opinions/nathan-bedford-forrest-connor-towne-oneill-carr/index.html One thing I found quite fascinating what that even Pulaski, Tennessee, birthplace of the KKK...turned the historical marker denoting that event backwards and reaffixed it to the building where the first meeting was held. So now its just blank. Of course, those are fighting words (“That’s racist!”) when cast in the direction of Trumpists, but every bit of evidence collected would suggest it’s around 20-25% of the current GOP base who would test in one dimension or another of this category with a scientifically constructed “blind” survey instrument.

In Trump’s mind, giving up power to Pence would 1) demonstrate personal weakness, when his entire brand is the opposite, and 2) undermine world financial markets and unsettle foreign leaders (not sure how much more he can do on that front.) I doubt anyone has the ability, other than Ivanka, to reason with him in this regard. He just runs roughshod over everyone in his orbit. That said, if he was to decide in this state to launch an attack against the Venezuelan presidential palace, I’d love to think there are rational people left to stand in his way...it’s not like he can just commandeer the nuclear football and launch an ICBM attack.

Until now, staffers had gotten no word about whether to come into work or to remain home given several of their colleagues tested positive for coronavirus. Stunningly, the email states they should not contact the White House testing office if they have symptoms. "As a reminder, if you are experiencing any symptoms such as sore throat, cough, fever, headache, new loss of taste or small, muscle aches, chills, diarrhea, or difficulty breathing, please stay home and do not come to work until you are free of symptoms," the email, viewed by CNN, read. "Affected staff should inform their supervisors and seek care from their primary care provider." The email instructed staff to go home if they develop symptoms and contact their primary care provider about getting tested. "Staff should not go to the White House Medical Unit clinic for any Covid-19 testing inquiries," the email read. Officials with possible exposure to someone who has Covid-19 were told to notify the management office and "ONLY return to work when you have been cleared by the White House Medical Unit." www.cnn.com “That Presidential SUV is not only bulletproof, but hermetically sealed against chemical attack. The risk of COVID19 transmission inside is as high as it gets outside of medical procedures. The irresponsibility is astounding. My thoughts are with the Secret Service forced to play,” Phillips tweeted.

The whole problem with this “by the city....by the county, by the area” isolation idea....there’s not one single area to my knowledge completely locked down in the entire United States, so everyone can go back and forth and keep passing the virus forward. Enforcement has been spotty, at best. Too many confrontations with non-mask wearers have ended up in serious consequences or even death for those doing their best to self police various establishments without law enforcement presence. Since, according to Trump, the police are “All on my side,” why would anyone expect policies to be consistently carried out at Federal, state and local levels? There’s a pretty direct correlation over the last 4-5 months (after the initial NYC spread caused by European travelers) between Trump 2016 states, is there not? And why would we expect that to change, going forward? Hence, the spread will continue unabated.

Of course, now he will still act like nothing happened...refuse to be open to any policy changes and attempt to force the debate to go ahead late next week. He’s either going to have the greatest desperation political comeback in history or crash and burn so completely that even our staunchest allies will be taken aback by the foolhardiness of the US in 2020. Even a serious illness is being turned into a reality show prop to boost the ratings...perfectly timed for the evening news and to calm world stock markets before reopening Monday (China is closed through Thursday for National Holidays.)

If even 15% of people are irresponsible, we’re only left with herd immunity to fall back on. And 15% is probably being generous... Even with that, does “responsible” mean giving a risky/rushed vaccine to family members before all the Phase 3 trials are even completed and side effects fully studied? The whole situation has become so muddied and politicized that there’s simply no way forward with somewhere between 40-60% now opting to wait on a proven vaccine instead of being sacrificial guinea pigs for multibillion dollar pharmaceutical companies.

See Clinton, Bill...second point. To hear a certain someone talk, Obama cut it to practically zero, lol.

Exactly what the Chinese do. Five to ten years in prison and massive fines for spitting or coughing on someone if you knowingly have the virus. This was all the way back on January 28/29. Coronavirus infected are trying to spread the disease by deliberately SPITTING at health care workers in Wuhan, claims South African teacher trapped in the city Jessika Bailing, a teacher trapped Wuhan, made the shocking claims She said she had heard of patients spitting at doctors to contaminate them Ms Bailing, 23, said a viral video showed a patient spitting on elevator buttons Coronavirus can be spread from person to person via a simple sneeze or cough (something a certain Georgia governor wouldn’t realize until months and months later) https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-7942647/Coronavirus-infected-trying-spread-disease-SPITTING-health-care-workers.html Current finable offenses in Melbourne, AUST 8 p.m. curfew: $1,652 fine, repeat offenders can be fined up to $10,000 Mandatory mask-wearing: $200 fine Breaching isolation orders after testing positive for COVID-19: $4,957, up to $20,000 for repeat offenders Being with more than one other person One visit to the grocery store per household per day. Must be by yourself. Spending more than one hour outside for exercise purposes only Traveling more than 5 kilometers (3.1 miles for you Americans) away from your home. This is enforced with vehicle checkpoints for cars and bicycles.

I honestly don’t think he sees it as racist. To him, China and Russia and I guess North Korea and Iran are our enemies, so why wouldn’t they be plotting to destroy the US, or manufacturing a virus and unleashing it on their own people first since their must be a secret antidote to keep the death numbers around 4,500. For example, Russian or Ukrainian internet troll farms are still working to subvert the election (again). But that’s far too nuanced for Fox News to get into WHY Russia and China desperately want Trump to remain as US president.

Those approaching retirement can now buy a type of “insurance” to guard against reduced Social Security benefits. The product — a rider on an annuity — is the first of its kind, but some experts expect similar offerings to follow as worries over the future of the entitlement program grow due to the pandemic. “The largest unaddressed fear is the Social Security reduction,” said David Duley, founder and CEO of PlanGap, which has received regulatory approval for the new product in 44 states. The surplus in the fund that pays out Social Security benefits will be depleted by 2031 — a year earlier than previously forecast — largely due to mass layoffs during the pandemic, according to the Congressional Budget Office. After that, the fund could pay about three-quarters of benefits for retirees, a major hit to the largest source of retirement income for most Americans. “People are in this stage of their lives where they’re 45 and 50 and are questioning what will happen if Social Security [cuts] take place,” Duley said. https://www.yahoo.com/money/social-security-insurance-company-offers-product-to-protect-against-surplus-running-out-135159461.html

Imagine Biden was ill. Trump and attack ads would be mocking him 24 hours per day. Imagine Fox News and the Trump family’s Twitter glee. Once again, imagine this was reversed and Biden had to pull out of a debate? It would be no different at all from the time when HRC came down four years ago with pneumonia and stumbled into the limo. She was eviscerated by the GOP. He‘s already accused Biden of diminished mental capacity, being heavily medicated, being fed speeches, using a mystery ear microphone during the debate...