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http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/29/us/portland-...ions/index.html Portland mayor asks Feds to step in and prevent alt-right demonstrations to prevent further loss of life https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-condemns-f...-165145427.html Trump Free Speech Rally planned

QUOTE (iamshack @ May 29, 2017 -> 08:36 PM) Caulfield, what the f***? The point is that just because Engel's approach looks unorthodox and like he would need to have lightning fast hands to get from starting position to the hitting plane...it doesn't mean it can't work. That's the point about Julio Franco, nobody in God's green earth would teach someone to hit that way, with that heavy a bat (Moncada's even got some detractors worrying about "bat wrap")...but it worked FOR HIM. If they tried to change him, it probably would have messed him up completely. Every hitter needs their own unique timing mechanism, etc.

QUOTE (ptatc @ May 29, 2017 -> 09:53 PM) Nothing you said applies to anything I wrote. Last time I checked, international students on visas are legal. There are plenty of ways to make migrant workers checked and legal. There just needs to be a limit. I worked at one of the IBP plants in high school. It was a great way to make money during the off season and summers. I should have specified transitioning to H1B (business or investment) visas or work visas after school is completed...the Trump administration wants to further limit those numbers, as there are specific numbers allocated per country. The number for Chinese accepted has hit the limits and they've started turning away applications, for example. The other part of this is the pending legislation coming from "California state residents" to limit the number of international students admitted into the Univ. of California system of state schools...with the idea that these "foreign/international" students are BLOCKING local or native California residents from being accepted into the best of those schools because their (Asian) test scores/SAT are significantly higher than the white, Hispanic and African-American student populations. SEE BELOW. https://www.voanews.com/a/california-to-lim...ts/3863065.html

QUOTE (raBBit @ May 29, 2017 -> 10:56 PM) Are you claiming it didn't happen? I don't throw my arms up in the air when someone posts CNN. What's your point if you have one? It happened. Why do you need to deflect. http://www.dartreview.com/eyes-wide-open-at-the-protest/ What the need to get everyone on your side? Your side isn't attractive to many - it's founded in being pretentious and having arrogance. Most of us don't have our political compass formed on how we can put others down to feel better about ourselves. The problem with this is the opposite corollary....most Republicans (not ALL) have never walked in the shoes of those poor people whose programs they are gutting, have no first-hand experience with Meals on Wheels, etc. It's equally pretentious and arrogant to believe that simply getting rid of ALL government programs spending for poor populations because 1) it's difficult to quantify the results and "prove" how beneficial a program is (or isn't), and 2) this idea that we should be dramatically increasing defense spending without any accountability, auditing of programs, we still in Month 5 of the Trump Presidency don't have a clearly-articulated foreign policy or plan going forward, other than to spend 10% or more on defense than in previous years, yet somehow put Americans first, not lecture our foreign "allies" like Saudia Arabia and not get entangled in North Korea, Syria, Iran, Israel/Palestine, Russia/Ukraine, with NATO commitments, United Nations, etc. Spending money...government or private, is not inherently good or bad, but you at least have to articulate a vision of what you're attempting to accomplish or achieve.

I am curious to hear if all those claiming "white privilege" doesn't exist also agree with the concept of charter schools? I'm pretty sure the answer will be yes. http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/201...r-school-215201 PAUL RYAN'S FAVORITE CHARTER SCHOOL I think this is an absolutely fascinating argument, about charter schools/vouchers vs. public schools...and wrapped up in this is improving educational outcomes for mostly African-American and Hispanic students in the US. Having taught for four years in one of the worst-performing public school districts in the US (Kansas City, MO), I understand the arguments on both side and have a lot of sympathy for the cause of WELL RUN charter schools. Reading this article, it made me think a lot of the way students here in China are prepared in KG, primary/elementary and middle school...the "study robot" approach which is so provocative to many parents, with its assorted pluses and minuses. Along with my many examples of "white privilege," I also am grateful that I had opportunity to work for 2-3 years (1999-2002) on a weekly basis with former H&R Block CEO Tom Block's President's Community Service Awards program, as well as his charter school, University Leadership Academy (and finally, the Ewing Kauffman Foundation). He co-founded this particular school with the Helzergs (they were also on the board of the non-profit I worked for, if you know Helzberg Diamonds in the Midwest, which Warren Buffett acquired for Berkshire-Hathaway) and I would be happy to support charters like this one and the ones in NYC as described in the article at the top of the post. One of the most amazing life stories (Tom Bloch) of a billionaire you could ever imagine... https://kcmo.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/kcl...r+the+Best%2522 https://www.kclibrary.org/event/tom-bloch-a...urban-education

Turn them into "bots" for a proposed left-wing media equivalent of Fox NEWS, lol? Deploy them to finally get a significant DEM victory for Ossoff in the GA-6 race? Btw, Reddy...you will enjoy this article (not roaming white privilege gangs related)... http://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/29/b...t-losses-238889

The only "bad" thing right now is we currently are sitting with the 13th pick in the draft (nowhere close to Top 3-5)...but, even more concerning for potential trade deadline deals, we're now being joined by more and more teams in dumping talent on the trade market. You've got the Angels who will have to fold with Trout out 5-8 weeks, the Royals will be starting a huge firesale with Duffy down and blowing yet another game tonight against DET (starting with Moustakas, Hosmer, Cain, Herrera and Vargas), the Astros are so completely burying everyone in their division that the Angels will probably have to think about getting what they can for some of the assets on their roster...not that they have many with huge value. The Tigers have to decide if they want to max out any trade value for the likes of JD Martinez, Ian Kinsler, Avila, etc., or try to hold on and battle with the Indians for the division. The odds of them being able to compete all year long with CLE are slim, and none. Right now, we're only going to be able to deal Swarzak and Holland at higher value. Robertson, although we might have to eat some salary depending on who we trade him to. Cabrera and Frazier are "trending up" in value but still far from the best situation to deal them for prospects. Then you have MiGo and Shields, who hopefully comes back soon.

Greg, his "bunting" has led to the 7th best runs scored/runs allowed differential in all of baseball...and a better record (percentage-wise) than the 2016 team with Sale, Eaton and Nate Jones recorded. As it stands today, we'd have the 13th pick in the 2018 draft. One of the 3-5 candidates for Manager of the Year. Hinch of the Astros would win it, hands down, if the voting were held today.

Well, that wipes Duffy out of the trade market. One less left-handed starter. Erwin Santana (assuming Twins collapse), Greinke (depending on how the DBacks play and how desperate they are to dump that contract), Dan Straily, Ivan Nova, Marco Estrada, Samardzija, Jason Vargas, Triggs (A's), Hellickson, Ramirez (Angels), Darvish, Archer, G.Cole, Cueto, Holland, Jaime Garcia, Andriese and Cobb all have better WHIP numbers than Q (of those who are realistic trade possibilities). Jose is 41st, with a 1.30 WHIP. Tampa Bay is in a very vexing position for management to pick a direction...especially with their overhanging stadium issues.

What was the weight of bat Julio Franco used? Something insane like 44 or 46 ounces. And started it pointed straight at the pitcher....and hit until well into mid 40's, to boot. Never stopped hitting.

QUOTE (Lip Man 1 @ May 29, 2017 -> 06:00 PM) Well counting guys on the DL, you can Covey, Infante and Holmberg to begin with. Those three, plus Ynoa and Beck. I have a feeling Ynoa is staying around as long as possible due to his connection with Luis Robert and their mutual trainer/agent/buscone Edgar Mercedes. Minaya is the other to have come up, if I am remembering correctly.

except for the weird s*** about Caulfield's foreign concubines and Reddy's shirtless picture threats. WTF? Speaking of "concubines"... Trump and Bill Clinton might want to keep their heads down http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016...hillary-clinton The irony is that Donald Trump brought two "models/escorts" into the US (Ivanka and Melania) that resulted in a net immigration gain of six if you add in Donald Trump, Jr., Ivanka, Eric and now Barron. At least my ex had 4 1/2 years of education in Russia, 2 years at UMKC (History and Spanish) and now 2 more years for an MFA at Washington Univ. My current wife has a degree in international politics and philosophy from the #5 university in all of China, is bilingual and our son will also be fully fluent in at least two languages and an expert in the STEM subjects when he comes to the US to start schooling in middle or high school. So my net immigration contribution will ONLY be 50% of Trump's. At any rate, I guess I have some chasing to do to catch Trump in the "concubines and beauty pageant/models groping and grabbing category." Does it count if I was a judge for the Miss Kansas/Miss Teen Kansas pageant fifteen years ago, lol? Guess I have to start my own agency as well as buy a pageant or two, haha. Saving for financial freedom is the No. 1 priority for millennials — 63% of millennials said they’re saving a set amount of money to enjoy their desired lifestyle. This is a stark contrast to older generations: the majority of the Gen X and baby boomer generations prioritize their savings specifically to leave the workforce and retire. “Young adults tell us they are willing to do whatever it takes to achieve freedom and flexibility, even if it means working for the rest of their lives,” said Aron Levine, head of Merrill Edge. So where does that money go to if it’s not being funneled into retirement accounts? According to the Merrill report, 81% of millennials spend their money on traveling. Eating out and exercising are the two other activities millennials listed before they’d save for retirement. These spending habits point to a shift in the way millennials use their money for personal fulfillment, compared to older generations. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/millennials-...-195619131.html

Trey hit a homer, yay? Some Fincher dude, as well. Kanny rained out.

Kahnle Swarzak Abreu Avi Holland Robertson We'll get just one, though...most managers would probably take Kahnle the way he's going now. Leury Garcia even merited consideration a week ago. Davidson hasn't played enough, but his hr/ab number is quite impressive.

21,636 average after today...moved up to 27th. 27,148 was the Memorial Day crowd. Now within 100 per game of CLE and CINCY. Average in 2016 for whole year was 21,828....but we still have prime drawing months with Red Sox, not to mention June and July to raise the average numbers. 26th last year, but we will be 25th by end of homestand with 75% of home schedule remaining. http://www.espn.com/mlb/attendance

Waiting for this Rabbit argument: Having a casino, however, does not automatically make a tribe rich or mean that its tribal members receive casino payouts. The National Indian Gaming Association reports 562 tribes in the U.S. Only 223 of them have casinos, and of those, only 73 give per capita payouts. In fact, the research shows that casinos need to be within 50 miles of a metro area (with 10,000 or more residents) to be highly profitable. In our experience, the rural casinos do not have enough traffic to generate large profits — they do create a few tribal jobs. http://www.nativepartnership.org/site/DocS....pdf?docID=1441 Waiting for Reddy's response on this one...at least now we've discovered the board isn't NEARLY as liberal as alleged, and can acknowledge that.

Delmonico hot again, hit his 9th homer...Knight down late by 1. Moncada single and a walk.

True team effort by the White Sox. Need Jones, Putnam and Petricka back before the bullpen burns out...but only thing to do is enjoy it for now.

Astros in the process of putting up 8 and maybe more on the Twins in one inning. 11 now, Beltran homer, still not over in the 8th. 3 1/2 gb if things stand in both games. 8-2 lead turns to 13-8 reversal.

https://www.milb.com/milb/news/chicago-whit...900/t-185364810 Bump...article on 15 k game with lots of positive quotes.

https://www.inc.com/chris-matyszczyk/united...ul.html?ref=yfp United Airlines President Says If You're Uncomfortable In Coach, It's Your Own Fault The airline appears to have no sympathy with your discomfort.

Where the heck did Aaron Altherr come from...talk about below the radar ROY candidate for Phils.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CH...le-scores.shtml Looks like they drew over 20,000 about 13-14 times last season from Mon-Thursday. Mostly in the 20-22000 range. But it didn't happen the last two months of the season...only the Yankees and Cubs in July.

“The belief in shared values has been shattered by the Trump administration,” said Stephan Bierling, an expert on transatlantic relations at Germany’s University of Regensburg. “After the inauguration, everyone in Europe was hopeful that Trump would become more moderate and take into account the positions of the G-7 and of NATO. But the opposite has happened. It’s as if he is still trying to win a campaign.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/follow...m=.48092f0c4aae 100 8th graders refuse to meet/take a picture with Paul Ryan http://www.teenvogue.com/story/eighth-grad...paul-ryan-photo http://addictinginfo.com/2017/05/28/paul-r...with-him-video/ Steve Bannon has a new threat to confront: Deep State Saboteurs in the Federal Government https://www.yahoo.com/news/white-house-offi...-213833997.html

QUOTE (ptatc @ May 28, 2017 -> 10:39 PM) This statement is wrong on so many levels. Do you know how few starters actually throw 95 and higher? This is by no means the norm. Is Dylan Covey the answer? Can someone find the average velocity for MLB starting pitchers this year? It has to be 92-93. In 2008, the average major-league fastball registered 90.9 mph. Last season (2013), the average fastball reached 92.0 mph. This article was written at the beginning of the 2014 season, btw. http://triblive.com/sports/mlb/5423918-74/mph-velocity-cole. So it should be close to 93 for the mean or average by now. http://m.mlb.com/statcast/leaderboard#avg-pitch-velo,r,2017 I'll go back to my argument that 92-94 is much closer to average than it was a decade ago. It's obviously one of many reasons for increasing numbers of pitching injuries, Tommy John surgeries, etc. I will take Lopez over Fulmer in an argument over who has the longer career as a starter. We shall see. The more pitchers throwing even harder, the easier it is to time pitches that are 91-94. It's like 84-86 mph batting practice for many hitters.