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Now look at how many the Sixers have: https://www.nba.com/sixers/team/staff-directory Imagine if Dunn, WCJ, and Lauri had been given a proper staff.

I know this is first world problem stuff, but in the likely event that my fiancee and I have to postpone our wedding, I really hope our venue and vendors just let us reschedule vs. eating the roughly $8k in deposits we've already paid.

Meanwhile, who all remembers LIBERATE MICHIGAN?

Look man, I get it. My contract was going to be converted to a staff position before this hit. I'll likely lose my job once it ends next month and have to stock up on seizure meds after I lose my healthcare. My fiancee and I will probably have to postpone our wedding, which we've been planning for over a year, and have already poured a lot of money into. Our honeymoon was the first real vacation either of us were going to have had in 9 years. I got a suicidal brother in California flouting social distancing rules because he and his friends don't care. Ironically, he's a germaphobe, so he's still taking precautions, buts it's infuriating. And trust me, I'd really love to get a haircut right now. But I know I'm one of the luckier one's right now if this is honestly all I'm dealing with. But like I said, I get it. b**** and moan about the haircut - if you need to vent about it and don't feel safe on the general board, DM me. I'll listen to you and won't mock you, and I'm sorry for contrasting you with healthcare workers. Just please think about this next time you say younger generations are coddled or soft, etc. as you used to.

On one hand, you can't get a haircut. On the other hand, healthcare workers will likely be dealing with PTSD from this for years, if not their entire lives. States that opened up early for haircuts will probably have second spikes, burdening those healthcare workers even more. I don't need to link the story of the doctor who died from suicide.

Give me liberty and give everyone death.

It ranks as the third best current uniform, behind the Mariners and Yankees. The only Sox uniform on the list.

Spent 10 years in Nike's corporate office, then in Toronto. VP of scouting for Wizards from 2013 to 2016. Then with 76ers.

Due to player relations, I feel like Eversley was one of the top candidates. He and AK should balance one another well.

I know about the slow, fat Ruth. But the point I'm trying to get at is that due to having to face a larger pool of talent and thanks to better training resources, dieting, etc., players are able to rely on more than raw strength and athleticism now. It's why I added the "no prep time" clause. Ruth is an undeniable GOAT and amazing athlete, but he can only be fairly judged within the confines of the game he played in, like Walsh. So long story short, I'm agreeing with you that oldies belong on rosters ?

It's all good. If I'm taking Maggs due to his peak, then it kind of negates Pierce over Walsh. Babe Ruth would probably, at best, be an average DH in today's league if you transplanted him into the league today, with no prep time or anything. Meanwhile, Reynaldo Lopez would be the most terrifying pitcher alive if he were dropped into the 20s. We have WAR so we can judge across eras. Unless you're talking about Walsh's innings pitched, in which case, that may also be possible in today's game, but no one would risk the great cost that can be seen with Walsh himself.

For some reason, I have an attachment to Billy Pierce, despite having been born in '92. Probably because he was my dad's all time favorite pitcher and my favorite number is #19. If I revised the list, especially in lieu of saying "ah, screw it" and putting Minoso in center, I'd probably take Foulke off, add Pierce to the bullpen and slot Walsh into the rotation.

Here's my list, with a bench. C - Carlton Fisk 1B - Paul Konerko 2B - Eddie Collins SS - Luke Appling 3B - Robin Ventura RF - Maggio Ordonez CF - Minnie Minoso LF - Shoeless Joe DH - Frank Thomas C - Sherm Lollar INF - Nellie Fox INF - Luis Aparicio OF - Jim Landis 1B/DH - Jose Abreu SP - Chris Sale SP - Ted Lyons SP - Mark Buehrle SP - Red Faber SP - Billy Pierce Ed Walsh CL - Bobby Jenks SU - Matt Thornton SU - Hoyt Wilhelm MR - Bobby Thigpen MR - Nate Jones LR - Wilbur Wood LR/SP - Billy Pierce Notes: Minnie is obviously in CF for fit to get Shoeless Joe in the starting lineup. CF is Robert's for the taking. After weighing @michelangelosmonkey's comment, this is moot, but leaving: Ed Walsh was the next man up for the rotation. Lowest career ERA of 1.82. From 1906 - 1912, he averaged 361 IP. He supposedly was going to take a season off to rest his arm, but felt his team needed him, so he showed up anyway he could only manage 38 IP a season from then on. He is also the one who helped design Comiskey Park's dimensions, making it a pitcher's park (at least according to internet hearsay). Cutting Harold sucked, but his only argument over Magglio in RF was longevity. On the bench, Abreu can back up first while providing more power. According to WAR, Thornton is the most valuable White Sox reliever ever. Just to restate how dominant he was for a non-closer.

Let's try to keep this topic on coronavirus, even semi-tangentially. This isn't The Buster Thread. Discussing how Biden or Trump would handle the crisis differently is fine. Biden's options for VP, outside of Whitmer, ultimately are not.

He was an assistant coach in 95-96. I haven't seen the documentary yet (don't have cable or any service playing it last night), so I don't know if the timeline matched up.

Let's get back on topic of the Coronavirus pandemic.

And Appling, by WAR, is a top 10 SS all time who spent 20 years with the Sox.

Yes. One is 19 years long. One is one day long. Trump dubbed himself the "wartime president", so he should actually address it as such.

More Americans died from COVID yesterday than died in the War in Afghanistan.

Shit, play the cards right and you could have some days where half the league is on national TV. When was the last time that happened for major league baseball? People are content starved.

A possible wrinkle to this: If MLB comes back, but the minors don't, how does that affect Franco's development compared to Robert?

James Fegan prompted this:

I've only been to the backfields during the daytime, but don't they have lights?

This is making me laugh my ass off for some reason.

Exactly. ESPN is re-running the 2008 spelling bee.