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There was a lot of rural purple this election. In general, a candidate truly concerned with the people in rural areas will resonate and get elected. If you combine the last 50 years between both Senate positions, South Dakota has been represented by a Democrat for 55/100 of those years, with by far the least popular Senator up for re-election in 2020, the state could certainly vote blue.
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Utah sounds like it will be won by a Republican, but I want every vote counted, so if that means one race lost, then so be it.
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My wife, who has come in and out of the last few seasons, watched a couple of episodes with me and asked, "so when do we find out Zoey isn't actually dead as some sort of twist?" I laughed, and then I realized that the current writing was absolutely in line with that being a plot line point.
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Non-Twins Off-season news, tidbits and transactions
biggentleben replied to ashbury's topic in Other Baseball
Neither player was top 3 for me on my ballot, but still impressive. I don't know what they do with Andujar. He makes Sano look like a Gold Glover at 3B. -
Non-Twins Off-season news, tidbits and transactions
biggentleben replied to ashbury's topic in Other Baseball
I ate pheasant yesterday. It was tasty. -
I'd echo diehard. In running with my Pyrenees and my German Shepherd, post-run reinforcement would work with the Pyrenees, whereas immediate reinforcement was needed with the German, so I'd bring along a leash (living on the farm allows for runs without a leash for a dog. My little dogs need a consistent bit of force when on a walk or run - the pug to keep the right pace and the poodle to stay on path. They didn't need that right away, though, so I get where you're coming from.
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He's preparing for a 2020 loss and enraging his base.
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Which would be intriguing seeing as the video reviews have shown the second video as doctored on YouTube...
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They did get them, though. Just because they didn't win does not mean that huge strides were not made. When you're trying to lose weight, after losing 5 pounds, when you lose just 2 the next month, do you give up because it's not the 5 anymore, or do you keep at it with the long-term goal in mind?
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You haven't seen it on yours? I've seen it all over the last 24 hours... "We need to love our veterans and we need better mental health care."
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WaPo put out a side by side that went viral....thankfully.
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Some very interesting discussion on NPR's "Up First" this week following the election, and also on some local radio programs, regarding post-voting polls and feelings. Essentially, running on Trump wouldn't have helped Democrats. In large part, "progressives" struggled in this election in red or purple areas. Those who were more moderate and were focused on their individual area's key pressure points fared much better, even if they didn't win. That is something that has been requested of the other side for years, but perhaps if both sides can learn to run candidates that moderate rather than further divide along with focusing on real issues that matter to their voters, not talking points on various cable news networks, there could be a huge change in our engagement from voters overall, especially from those who are younger and will be affected by the policies set forth by the persons being elected.
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With my streaming, I saw very little of the TV ads, more of the Facebook/Twitter memes that have become part of the modern campaign. However, the fact that the new SD governor is nicknamed "Candy" in DC because of how often she's been called out for playing on her phone during committee hearings was out there quite a bit.
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In reading the rural thing, I'm not in agreement there at all. A Democrat damned near won the governorship in South Dakota! While the folks we send to DC have often been able to be the best politician, regardless of party, governors have almost always been from one party. A handicapped Democratic candidate who was open about his positive relationship with the reservations (something most politicians won't touch with a ten foot pole) won him votes from a lot of farmers. Of course, a flat-out lie by his competition released Friday before the election in ads and multiple papers gave him little time to refute, and it was blasted all over social media and rallied those farmers who did not do the research. Many who found out afterward that the ads were a lie were infuriated and have said they would have shifted their votes. That's older farmers around the coffee shop, let alone the younger ones who do more research on the topics. Rural markets can be won by someone who is authentic, genuinely has rural concerns in mind (really all they'd need to do is mention how Trump's policies have killed economics around the farm with a few easy-to-understand numbers, and it'd go over very well as these folks have lived it), and is willing to admit their faults. One of the biggest feedbacks that folks gave on Obama here that didn't like him was that he came off as elitist. While you and I may appreciate his ability to orate, more down-to-earth speaking has its place as well.
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Also, WTH South Dakota?! A chance to finally have one of the most useless politicians in the state's history out of any office, and instead she's put into the freaking governor's chair, in large part by Facebook. And they wonder why young people cannot get out of the state fast enough....
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My every day. My wife and I were in tears watching that segment. **** anyone who thinks that **** is okay. Sorry not sorry for my language.
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I know I keep harping on Mason, but that's one thing he did. He kept on a couple coaches from Wacker who he knew were very highly regarded. He had already found a gem in Kansas in David Gibb and made him the D-Coordinator by bringing Gibb with him to Minnesota. It's okay to have guys smarter than you on your coaching staff. In fact, that should be a sign you have a competent staff. If you could drill each position group and coordinate all three facets better than anyone under you as a head coach, you're bound for bad things.
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Odorizzi's OPS allowed 3rd time through is something like 1.150, and that's for every player facing them the third time, not just the "heart of the order". It's not the third inning...it's the third time facing each batter in the lineup.
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I've really enjoyed the discussion on this. It's a big reason why I felt I had to write it up. I went to talk with a Marlins guy about their system, and we spent nearly three hours breaking down the merits of this system in the Twins minors due to the lack of pitchers out of options, depth of #4 type starters, etc. One thing is certain - there will be no certainty in how the team is deployed, which is a very fun thing for Twins fans as they truly could miss something by stepping out of the room for another beer rather than missing just another lefty brought in to face a lefty move.
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The other end of this is that you don't have to stack with all three spots all year. Perhaps Pineda shows healthy and back to his best form in his prospect days. Then you have him work as any other starter. As far as other teams doing this, the Dodgers, Braves, and Red Sox did this in the playoffs this season with a pitcher "prepared" from the 4th inning on with a starter that was intended as a piggyback setup of two starters executing the start of the game, not just calling the bullpen whenever the starter would falter, so teams have thought with this concept in the past and even in the postseason. It's a utilized system by a few organizations in the minor leagues as well, especially in A-ball as pitchers are building stamina.
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You don't think Stephen Gonsalves, Fernando Romero, Adalberto Mejia, Jake Odorizzi, Michael Pineda, Zack Littell, et al can produce six guys who are league average? The league average point would give you six base runners on average. That means if they complete 18 hitters and record 12 outs, they're getting 8 innings per full pairing, requiring one bullpen inning. That's why I stated that with the ability to rotate through a number of relievers, you could keep a fresh arm available.
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Read what I wrote. I said "a $200 million payroll to cover that depth" not that $200M was spent on the rotation.
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2018 MLB Postseason Discussion Thread
biggentleben replied to Otto von Ballpark's topic in Other Baseball
I could possibly understand that, but the East has some solid talent with the Mets pitching, the Phillies excellent arms and young bats had their streaks, and the Nationals finished very strong. Being able to withstand all of that is difficult, and while I don't think the Braves were at the same level as the Dodgers, I truly believe they have a chance in that series with Dansby Swanson healthy because their depth was killed when he was not available. I know it's a fun thing to try to provoke the Braves fan since the VodkaDave days, but Cleveland's team was just not good this year all around outside of two players and their starting staff. I'm not sure how that's arguable. -
Depending on how it's structured, the Twins could have a 12- or 13-man pitching staff with the proposal. You would have Berrios and Gibson, then three spots paired up, which would be another 6. If you thought the stacking could go 5/4 in two of those three spots, you could pretty easily hold 4 relievers on top of that. Part of what would make it work is that the relievers the Twins have all have options left. They could shuffle through a group of 6-8 relievers for those 4 spots pretty well.
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The Twins will have a $200+ million payroll to cover that depth of starters?
