Brock Beauchamp
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If I was to invest in a stock right now, it'd be Apple. The market's valuation of them is nonsensical and their P/E is absurdly low. It'd be a good idea to get into them before their quarterly report in a week or so.
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I'm getting killed. I've lost over 20% of my market value in the past 6-8 weeks. I've aggressively invested in individual stocks over the past few years. Had 70% gains overall, now down to about 35% gains. Oh well. All my stocks are long-term investments with the exception of Apple, which is in freefall for no good reason. But they pay a decent, if underwhelming, dividend so I'm not sure whether I'll sell next time they appear to peak or hold on to them indefinitely. But man, Netflix has been killllllllling it for me. Invested in them 13 months ago.
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Let's Make a Deal & Save the Hot Stove Season
Brock Beauchamp replied to tvagle's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
It's a risk but it's a risk I'd be willing to take if I was Milwaukee. Lucroy's value is at an all-time low. He flat-out stunk for the first half of 2015 as he battled an injury and then had a decent partial season before the concussion. Now he's a huge question mark, one I'd sit on for at least half a season in hopes he rebuilds some value. -
Let's Make a Deal & Save the Hot Stove Season
Brock Beauchamp replied to tvagle's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
I suspect Milwaukee isn't anxious to trade Lucroy at this point. They were probably leaning in that direction on September 1st but after the late-season concussion, they're probably looking at a deadline deal for him after he proves to the rest of baseball he can still play behind the dish. They still have two full seasons of control over Jonathan. If they hold on to him until July or even next offseason, they can still get value for him. -
Let's Make a Deal & Save the Hot Stove Season
Brock Beauchamp replied to tvagle's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
It's not giving up on Stewart but it's certainly selling low on him. If I was the Twins, I'd have to think long and hard about what you believe Stewart will become in the future. Same goes for Milwaukee. It's likely Milwaukee would ask for more of a sure thing than either Stewart and Arcia. Given the make-up of the current Twins system, I'm not sure what that might be. Gordon is too much and Kepler is way too much. Berrios is basically untouchable at this point. -
Let's Make a Deal & Save the Hot Stove Season
Brock Beauchamp replied to tvagle's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
So the Twins get Lucroy and only give up a pile of overpaid junk? Sign me up. Milwaukee may feel differently, though. -
Meatsauce is a personality from KFAN.
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http://abcn.ws/1Su0r2j Huzzah! It's not perfect, as you still need a cable connection or a proxy to view local games but it's a step forward.
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While the second Avery trial is murky as hell - like Levi, I understand how anyone could feel he's guilty or innocent - the Dassey trial is what really stuck with me after I finished the documentary. I wasn't surprised when Avery was convicted but the Dassey thing still has me shaking my head. There's a lot more to the story but damn, the kid got a raw deal. There's no other way to look at it. Even if he's guilty, he didn't receive his due process.
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Players Tribune: Torii Hunter Reflects
Brock Beauchamp replied to Seth Stohs's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
Fantastic article. -
Out of many things that bother me, this is perhaps what bothers me the most. Any just and fair system needs checks and balances to overcome possible corruption at any single level... And that simply didn't happen, particularly with Dassey. The judge did the right thing by removing his lawyer but then he allowed that tainted evidence to stay in court. If a person's own counsel doesn't fairly represent them, then it's on the judge. The system failed Dassey nearly every step of the process, just as it failed Avery in a similar fashion in 1985.
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It's possible. The 24 hours news cycle has had some ill effects on the presumption of innocence.
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I believe there's a greater presumption of innocence today than at any point in our history... The courts are certainly more "fair" than they were in the past. But that doesn't mean the system is just. It's terribly flawed and I hope people take stock in this documentary to implement change because it does a good job of showing how a stacked system can wreak havoc on the lives of people who don't have the means to fight back. While watching this documentary, I was constantly battling with the depressing thought of "if Avery's skin was a few shades darker, most of America wouldn't give a **** about him and they wouldn't be talking about this perceived injustice."
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HE NEVER STOPPED SMILING. He's #2 on the douchebag list for me and not far behind Krantz. The guy sat there and smiled while the judge booted him out of the case for screwing over his client. ARRRGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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While many of us disagree on specific points of the documentary, I think everyone here can agree on one thing: Ken Krantz is a giant douche. Good God, that guy. I cringe every time I think of him. Everything about the man is revolting, even his voice.
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The lawyers would have to spend half the trial explaining what a "voicemail" was and how a phone works. That sounds terribly inefficient.
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Yep, and the prosecution intentionally hampers the jury pool... As my wife put it, "the prosec can't shut up" (I think that's the nickname she used for the prosecution). It's in the interest of the DA to let all those juicy, lurid details seep into the public consciousness and taint the trial. It makes their job easier and it's ****ing terrible. But I don't know how you stop it while maintaining transparency in the legal system.
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From my understanding how the courts work, it's really hard to move a state case outside the state. I'm fine with the case happening in Wisconsin but it probably should have been moved to the other corner of the state where the jury pool is both larger and less aware of the media leaks surrounding the case. Maybe Madison, Milwaukee, Racine... Whatever. Not rural Wisconsin and certainly not within earshot of the county where the crime was committed.
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Okay, this goes for everybody in the thread. Stick to the arguments made by other posters and keep your view of the other posters to yourself. Next person to step over the line gets a warning. This isn't a hard rule to follow, folks. Take a deep breath.
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It's an interesting aspect of our jury system that few talk about. By the end of a trial - certainly a trial of this length and rigor - juries are tired. They're underpaid. They just want to get back to living their lives. One strong voice can dominate the entire process through brute force. It's basically 12 Angry Men in reverse. Is that what happened with Avery? Dunno, hard to say, but it's a point worth discussing.
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I haven't seen anyone say that. Levi and I certainly don't have that opinion and have stated it more times than I care to revisit. If that last sentence was directed toward either Levi or myself, maybe you should take a break from this thread because that's a blatant strawman argument.
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Tone it down a bit. We're all having a reasonable discussion that highlights good points from multiple sides of the argument. Stop referring to those who don't agree with you as naive and whining. Most of us "arguing" with you agree the justice system is flawed and police are too easily corrupted, yet you continue to act as we're ignorant of the world around us. We disagree with the specific details and the presentation, not the point at large.
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I'm not saying what *should* be done, I'm saying part of the president's job is to keep the rest of government in check, specifically the House (as the American people have a long tradition of electing opposing parties to the presidency and Congress). He's one man with a lot of power to negate the radical ideas that often come out of Congress, which is elected by small groups of people and tends to be more polarized as a result. Our presidents tend to be more centric because it requires a lot of people from varied backgrounds to help him/her win an election. That's a good thing, as it slows down bad ideas and prevents populism. If the president is a populist with an aligned Congress, we're ****ed. Sure, some good ideas may be implemented... But we're going to see a lot more bad ideas than good come out of that situation. Even when this happens and good things come of it - Lincoln, FDR - the country teeters on the brink of some far-reaching, terrible policy (both presidents frequently abused their power, thankfully they also happened to be good, decent men of conscience... And I'm not a fan of hoping and praying a man with too much power will retain his common decency).
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I avoid terms like "fascist" because they're overused to the point of being meaningless. But Trump? He's basically a baby fascist. You just described how fascism starts in a nation. It's a combination of protectionism, government-controlled markets, militarism, and jingoism... Basically, Donald J Trump in a nutshell. It's why I refuse to acknowledge him as a legitimate candidate for President. He's a "legitimate" candidate in the mold of George Wallace: a blemish on our history that we'll be ****ing embarrassed to admit happened 50 years from now.
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I don't detest the NL system but I think it leads to inferior baseball most of the time. For every time you get to see an interesting double-switch, pitcher hit, or move you weren't expecting, you have the privilege of watching a pitcher with a .400 OPS take 50 painful-to-watch swings at a baseball. It's about the sheer numbers. If there were more interesting moves in the NL game, I'd enjoy it more... But what will improve the game with the most frequency is adding a DH in an attempt to avoid giving away 11% of your team's plate appearances.
