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  1. TheLeviathan
    The screen pass was a weird call in a 2 minute drill.
  2. TheLeviathan
    That was a beautiful throw.
  3. TheLeviathan
    It's a tad conservative to be sure. I've also concluded Tom Compton is horrible.
  4. TheLeviathan
    I'm not sure you'll ever see specifics. That would be seen as an unnecessary shot at Terry Ryan.
  5. TheLeviathan
    27-10 Vikes
  6. TheLeviathan
    We've heard rumblings that they've had to spend a lot of their time fixing the systems behind the curtains. By all accounts I've heard, the Twins were running two-bit operation. To use an analogy, it sounds like everyone else was streaming and the Twins were still adjusting the rabbit ears and coax cables.
  7. TheLeviathan
    Winfield Sr.was one of my all time favorites, looks like the Apple didn't fall far from the tree. I also grew up near Norseland, so hard not to like seeing Annexstad succeed. That Russel Wilson impression he pulled on the 13 yard first down was stupidly fun.
  8. TheLeviathan
    Helluva game.
  9. TheLeviathan
    Clearly we were making a playoff run adding Logan Forsythe. And all it meant was giving away the husk of Brian Dozier! We even fleeced them out of a prospect to upgrade!
  10. TheLeviathan
    And better candidates. There is a reason MN's government functions really well, even with a few crazies scattered in among the elected reps. This was a really great post too.
  11. TheLeviathan
    That's always what I go back to. Slate isn't known for being a right-win news source and there it is laying out the benefits. The EC is the easy scapegoat and, yes, it has flaws, but it isn't the problem.
  12. TheLeviathan
    A wave in 2018 to take back at least half of Congress is primarily valuable as a means to 2020. This momentum needs to continue. Luckily, Trump frequently reminds us all of what a massive prick he is. The Dems don't even have to drum up outrage when he's busy providing plenty of fodder.
  13. TheLeviathan
    Right, I don't believe there is some vast conspiracy. I think Sessions is one of those people that want to accomplish things they believe in despite whatever obstacles Trump's buffoonery throws their way. He likely knows that public insults are the best thing Trump can do. So he's absorbing them out of principle. (And we should probably give him some credit for that)
  14. TheLeviathan
    You've got two losses to NO there....
  15. TheLeviathan
    Ideally Dems get out and vote intelligently from here on so we don't have to worry as much. This Presidency should be enough to make everyone alert permanently. I admit this is anecdotal but I know three people who avoided voting in the past who are now registered Dems ready to vote in Nov. And going forward.
  16. TheLeviathan
    Who am I to argue with well reasoned cynicism about politics?
  17. TheLeviathan
    I am also good with trying a more hybrid system. I think that could be an improvement and would force both parties to start considering wider swaths of the country.
  18. TheLeviathan
    A straight popular vote has drawbacks too.
  19. TheLeviathan
    SF, the Giants, Bears, and the Panthers are no slouches either. They aren't in the tier of teams you listed, but any of them could make a case for being the third or fourth best team in the AFC.
  20. TheLeviathan
    I don't think the electoral college is a joke. I think that's a convenient excuse, one both parties treat as a convenient whipping post when they lose. If I know the way to win a football game is only to score touchdowns, I don't get to complain after the fact that they didn't count my field goals. The Hillary campaign did a poor job strategizing to win the way you win the Presidency. They have no one to blame for that but themselves.
  21. TheLeviathan
    The circumstances with Buxton were unusual, yes. No one disputes that. However, the behavior by the Twins - protecting team control by manipulating service time - is universally common. In my opinion, that leads to a more likely outcome in this hypothetical.
  22. TheLeviathan
    Except, I do have evidence. I'm not inferring when I state that teams value control and GMs acknowledge manipulation. Yes, I'm inferring from the hundreds of examples that those values were applied in those situations, but I have strong reasons and logic for doing so based on those facts. You are purely speculating, I am not. Dismissing my examples, that have real facts beyond them, because it doesn't fit with your version of events is not good form. You can disagree, you just do so in the face of stronger evidence. And here's Keith Law adding more evidence to the pile: Keith Law 1:27 Completely disagree with it, and I think he should file a grievance - I think more players should fight these manipulations, because teams do it with impunity right now.
  23. TheLeviathan
    From Passan: I hate doing it,” said one of the many general managers who has engaged in service-time manipulation. “But if I didn’t, I wouldn’t be doing my job.” It stands to reason teams care about this all the time. Let's stop treating the Twins as an exception. You can still disagree with the move without making them a villain relative to other teams.
  24. TheLeviathan
    Cute, you have no evidence but take issue when I post an example. What you have is a narrative (Twins = outlier) and nothing but speculation. Whereas I have examples and the very real value of control to teams to support my contention. Yeah, I'd drop the tangent too.
  25. TheLeviathan
    11-5, deep playoff run
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