TheLeviathan
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What Gleeman/Gordon conversation are you guys circling around for reference?
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I completely agree with your thesis, but I will note that I think TV ratings are a bad way to judge popularity. TV viewership is simply not what it was 5 years ago much less 20. I don't know if I know a better measurement, just that TV ratings are in a really dicey place right now.
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I understand frustration and a lack of satisfaction. What I'd like to see is less bitterness from a "you either fail or you succeed" sort of mindset. You can't be everything to everyone and some recognition of that would be nice. As you said, clearly strides are being made. Loki tried....maybe it failed....but trying something heretofore untried is something to be appreciated. Other elements of their efforts on representation also deserve appreciation. Perhaps sharing that dissatisfaction along with a genuine appreciation for the effort would help the criticism feel constructive rather than impossible. But that requires nuance and social media sucks at that. And that is where the battle is waged unfortunately.
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I feel like, had they said nothing about their goals, we'd be celebrating today about how the MCU just hitched their next decade to a brilliant black actor to carry the franchise as the binding force. Instead we're trying to figure out if the show was everything for everyone because they acknowledged the character's gender fluidity in the comics. The response seems to not only miss the best parts of the show, but be counterproductive to the next group of producers and talents who want to broaden representation. If the same people are always outraged and upset, it seems defeatist to keep going down that path. Whether the story ending landed with you or not, Jonathan Majors was ****ing incredible. It's exciting to think about what he'll bring. That should be the celebration. Instead the Vulture articles and the one Mike posted are just bitter and unfair. It sucks.
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Definitely and I agree with what you said about non-readers in struggling to understand what they saw with him. That missed the mark just a little bit. They should've given a short glimpse at the kind of variant of himself he was worried about. We got introduced to Thanos in bits and pieces too, I wonder if this scene will look better when we have more context as the future goes on. Not that it helps now for those that didn't quite connect with the character.
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The Trade Deadline - Who Stays, Who Goes?
TheLeviathan replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
Instead of paying that money for Simmons to occupy at-bats in a losing season and walk after the year, you pay that money for a lottery ticket young player and at-bats for another player that will be with you next year. It's asset management. -
I can see why the criticisms with Sylvie and the other side characters being undeveloped are valid. Many in the TVA were underdeveloped because their nature was kept as a mystery for much of the show. I'd say to that.....six hours isn't a lot of time to develop those characters if they are meant to be mysterious. Still, I get it. Where they lose me is in calling Loki a six hour Kang reveal. There was very real, very well done development of Loki's personality and motivations. He started the show as the Loki from the battle of New York and ended it a very much changed person. I don't think that criticism had any validity at all. And the last thing in that review I take away is that if I'm a producer or actor in hollywood I would never mention my intentions about representation on the front end. It is abundantly clear in a variety of reviews for this show that it merely opened the door for critics that have zero intention of ever being satisfied to launch into nonsensical soapboxes. I believe strongly in representation and telling stories that will help everyone feel a part of the fictional worlds of entertainment, but the vocal crowd that opines is simply unreasonable. And their unreasonable nature will influence the experiences of many unfairly and, I worry, influence the willingness of entertainment to take chances and be bold representing all walks of people.
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Sorry for burying this under Loki! It'll be interesting to see how this shakes out in the coming years. I am not in or near a situation lile this so I don't have much to contribute beyond this bump.
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I'm not sure it's fair to use the dysfunctional Wolves as any example, but you can't just wave a wand and build a winning culture. Nor is "culture" an achievement you build once and then just have in your back pocket. First you have to identify and acquire talent able to win and give them opportunity to develop. A few wins can be the difference between Anthony Edwards and Jarrett Culver. No amount of buzzing about culture is going to save you with that talent disparity. Of course you have to eventually worry more about wins, but not in a season that is already a disaster.
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True, they are talking F4 in the near future.
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He is the perfect follow-up villain after Thanos. And a perfect bridge to the guy who is likely on deck. (Looking at you Doctor Doom)
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I won't spoil anything, but if anyone is confused by how eccentric our villain was I'll be happy to give a history lesson! Love what they did and the door they just opened. It was menacing in a Willy Wonka sort of way. I'm excited to see how Marvel continues this direction.
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You might have had me agree with your sentiment but the NBA and NFL drafts are monumental fan engagement moments year in and year out for a great many fans.
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Two things: Yes, picking higher is no guarantee of correct choices. What it guarantees is more available options. We should be prepared to further cut Lewis some slack. The poor kid has missed so much time he will need patience when he returns too.
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I agree on Ober's usage, but if we change "6" to "5" in his post does it significantly change the idea? I think it was more just to let these kids pitch at some point. (Assuming the club feels it developmentally ok of course)
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Do you need more examples to show how a few games can move a team significantly in the draft order or are you just stuck in a perpetual state of missing the forest for the trees? You pick a year and I can show how a few games, inside the top 15 picks, can make a significant difference in draft position. 2012 you say? 4 losses between pick 4 and pick 10. 5 losses between picks 5 and 10 in 2009. You throw a dart and I'll make the point again and again: a handful of extra wins can be a significant disadvantage. That is but one side effect of going "all out" to have a better last two months. It's a bad priority with real side effects that can harm the team.
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Or, more accurately, I'm going to make it to your house safely either way but I don't care if I get there in 5 minutes or 15 minutes because there is no real urgency. The urgency is gone. I can't get there in 5 minutes if you gave me a warp engine. The damage is already done. So I'm going to get some errands done that could help me save some time next time we're in an urgent situation. I'll still drive safely and responsibly. I'm not stripping the tires for wagon wheels and cutting the brake line, I'm simply resetting the priorities because there is no more urgency. I can't be ready this time, but I might next time if I take some steps towards it rather than driving like a bat out of hell when it's already too late. Also, it sorta makes me (the driver) a little more cognizant about how I got myself in a situation where I couldn't get to your house in 5 minutes when it was urgent. Hopefully next time you want me there in 5 minutes I'll be better prepared for it. No better time to be working at that than now! You know, rather than rushing off after something that was already a failure/disaster.
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That difference in wins and where you pick is rarely dramatic. In 2019 the team who picked 4th and 9th were separated by 3 losses. 5 losses between 6th and 11th in 2018. In 2017 it was 6 losses between 6th and 11th. So my point stands - a handful of losses can cause you to topple a handful of spots in draft position. And no, a 78 win team does not have some FA advantage. That's silly, let's stop that completely unprovable idea. If a FA is considering offers from two teams that couldn't hit .500, the actual number of wins they had the year previously is utterly irrelevant compared to much more impactful variables. If it even registers at all.
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I am also shocked. He was still a good player. Maybe they expect those minutes over the years to catch up to him?
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The desire is to have the right mindset where wins are extremely insignificant compared to other things better inclined towards the future. And no, I won't be complaining. They already stink and stink to watch, I want some hope that they won't next year. Not empty wins from JA Happ.
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So this year they would've counted for 15M, but now they'll count for 4.6M so they save 11.4M this year on the cap Next year: they save 2.4M but carry 13M in dead cap Year after: $0 savings, 15M dead cap 4th year: 13.4M in savings, 1.6M in dead cap Next three years: 1.6M in dead cap hits I hope Billy has big plans for that 11M!!!!
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That allows this team to keep Dumba and be players in FA. It will hurt next year and the year after on the cap, but after that it's a huge relief for the team in terms of opening roster spots. It's just a lot of dead money but maybe the new TV contract will make that hurt less.
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Whoa...I am shocked by that.
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The difference between 73 wins and 80 losses can literally be the difference in 6th and 12th. Being a 73 win and a 78 win team is also not nearly tangible enough to decide anything for a free agent if we're being blunt. That point isn't a variable that is going to matter. It's about mentality. "All out" and "finish strong" are bad ideas. "Emphasize player development" and "let players struggle and work through it" and "sell what makes sense to sell" are good ideas. The disaster already happened. This about rebuilding, not trying to decorate our burned out condo so we feel better about ourselves.
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I mean, I was about to post we should hire 9 beer league softball players but.....
