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  1. TheLeviathan
    No, but we aren't in a position where we have to trade for or acquire Robbie Grossman. And since we already have him, I don't see the point in having another. And at least Grossman can hit a little. Ramirez can't even do that anymore.
  2. TheLeviathan
    Chief is right - he is a major defensive liability. Or at least feared to be (with some legit reasons for believing so), so what do you want the team to do? If we were throwing butchers out at other positions on the field I don't think we'd see a thread like this where people are so willingly dismissive of the issue. Personally, I'd like to see him playing more, but the manager is completely justified in being concerned about that too.
  3. TheLeviathan
    If we add to our roster we need to add players that can bring a glove to their job too. Hanley hasn't been able to do that for a long, long time.
  4. TheLeviathan
    Look no further than the second half of last year. We have the makings of a great lineup with very good hitters like Mauer, Rosario, Kepler, Dozier, and possibly Sano and Polanco. But you add in a dynamic force like Buxton and it takes it to another level. We need that. I'm not sure this team is a WS contender if either Sano or Buxton flames out.
  5. TheLeviathan
    I hope we have more reasons for articles like this going forward, but we're at 1,000 ABs....it's time to start showing something more than this at the plate or the optimism about the future is just a pipedream.
  6. TheLeviathan
    We also let our kids run free at parks and have a good time, though they're a bit young yet to venture on their own. The real dangers are elsewhere.
  7. TheLeviathan
    Suicide remains an issue too unfortunately. The world has changed a lot since many of us were kids. When I was in high school things like Napster and being able to play 4 players on Bond was a marvel of technology. Now 9 year olds think nothing of playing with dozens of people across the world on FortNite. Kids can be in an intense social encounter without another human in the same room as them. Parenting is a problem, but it's also ridiculously more difficult than ever and many good, attentive, well-meaning parents end up with kids that make terrible decisions.
  8. TheLeviathan
    I'm playing devil's advocate here.....would that actually be better? I have gone back and forth on this issue about glorifying the shooter. Perhaps a different approach back when Columbine happened that would've changed things, but now I worry if the mainstream media pushes his name out of the headlines it will only embolden those that would appreciate his glorification to make an even more profound martyr out of the shooter. That they'll revere and emulate the shooter even more because society has once again shunned him. I guess I look at this Incel phenomenon and wonder if we're already past the point where this helps.
  9. TheLeviathan
    Well, if nothing else this thread produced a post in which howie said something slightly negative about Terry Ryan. I now have a solid reason to endorse this move.
  10. TheLeviathan
    Handwriting isn't going away, it's still a fundamental part of learning to be literate. But we should also be realistic about the purpose and the future use. The necessity of hand-writing is only going to further diminish for adults. Personally, I don't feel the need to romanticize it's value beyond the early learning process.
  11. TheLeviathan
    I'm on board with that. I just would be curious to see how many times that has been part of the lead up to one of these situations. Not that it matters, there is no freaking way that ever gets by the NRA. Though I kind of find it funny to hear hard right-wingers pushing it.
  12. TheLeviathan
    Yeah, it was hard not to read your quote there Vanimal and think you and I have very different impressions of working with kids. And of parenting. Part of the problem, IMO, is that we are at a point where seemingly stable kids can go completely off the deep end in rapid fashion. What was once just crushing to us for an hour, or a day, or a weekend (like a rejection or a fall out with a friend) is now so catastrophic for a number of reasons that kids have equally catastrophic reactions. I wouldn't call that a parenting problem as much as a cultural one and you can only insulate your kid from the culture so much.
  13. TheLeviathan
    I guess I'm not sure on the answer to this, are the suggestions to hold parents liable about negligence or more than that? From the bits and pieces I have heard, it seemed to be more.
  14. TheLeviathan
    I think the problem is that many adults purposefully train their children with their guns and give them access to those guns for a host of reasons that are largely well-intentioned.
  15. TheLeviathan
    Maybe I'm confused, but you seemed to suggest he had a path to ABs at DH. I just don't see how. And we're past the point of having designated pinch hitters lying around on MLB rosters.
  16. TheLeviathan
    Why would he play unless he's better than Grossman? On a short bench, keeping a guy who can only play first and only hit against lefties seems like a bad fit. I mean, if they gave up cash and stick him in AAA for depth...fine. But I'm just confused why he'd be worth a roster spot.
  17. TheLeviathan
    You mean you think he's better than Grossman? That's an awfully optimistic expectation.
  18. TheLeviathan
    Can he play the outfield? If not, I'm not sure how much him being right-handed really helps us.
  19. TheLeviathan
    I take away from it my concern as well - parents are now liable for any act of their child. There are times where that may be appropriate, but it is largely out of their control. Stepping down the path to making parents guilty in these cases sets a dangerous course on a possible slippery slope.
  20. TheLeviathan
    Your distinction is correct and I should've chosen my phrasing better. It isn't gun ownership we need to treat like smoking...but the gun culture.
  21. TheLeviathan
    I think the dilemma comes in your use of the word "providing". Several of these school shooters have simply taken the guns and/or shot their parents before their act. I guess if the parent says "Don't forget your gun on your way out!" that's one thing, but a kid taking them without their knowledge? Or purchasing/stealing them and hiding them from their parents? I just don't know how we go down that road without serious problems to our idea of justice.
  22. TheLeviathan
    I wasn't making a value judgment on the NRA's stance, simply stating the lay of the land. You won't get any NRA sympathy for me, but we have to consider what solutions we can accomplish as long as they are around and have the kind of power they have. Until we can neuter them at the ballot-box (a preposition I'm not sure is possible) they can't be ignored. I've long thought we have to fight gun ownership like we fought smoking. Make it so disgusting and unthinkable to the next generation that it all but dies out in those generations as time passes. Unfortunately, that's a long-term fix (hopefully) and doesn't help much in the short run.
  23. TheLeviathan
    And not a single one of those things implies he doesn't "like" hitting. Which is what Thrylos said. All you restated is that Byron struggles more with his offense and it comes less naturally. That isn't the same thing as not "liking" or "liking to work at it". (The latter being the real problem, taking someone's preference and turning it into a question of work ethic) You should go back and read the original quote. You don't even seem to agree with what you're defending.
  24. TheLeviathan
    I can't imagine the NRA will stand for letting gun owners get charged for crimes they didn't commit themselves. It'll never happen. (The right-wing came out with this talking point first, I bet they shut that down real quick once they realize the implications) I'm also not sure it should. That's a fuzzy line to start walking.
  25. TheLeviathan
    C'mon man. Picking your favorite thing is not a statement of devaluation of other things. Period. That's the unfair conclusion that was drawn and what my analogy was meant to show. If you want to say "Buxton should work on hitting" - ok. Say that. Dragging up some quote, making an unfair inference, and using it to go after him is just silly and indefensible. You're trying to defend it, but you have yourself in a pretzel to do it.
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