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  1. TheLeviathan
    For the record, I messaged this thread to Brock, but I haven't heard anything.
  2. TheLeviathan
    We are in total agreement there. Still plenty of room on the bandwagon Mike....just sayin.... http://d2a2wjuuf1c30f.cloudfront.net/product_photos/35406534/Kodos_3in_ROUND_original.jpg
  3. TheLeviathan
    If this is a year of development, every inning Sano is in the field better be at the long term position. Whatever that is. If it switches in a year or two I'm going to really sharpen my pitchfork.
  4. TheLeviathan
    That's a good point, but he specifically attacked Clinton for promoting fracking overseas. When she pointed out that fracking was presented as a cleaner fuel than coal as a means of reducing emissions in increments he attacked her for not understanding the severity of the problem and that incremental approaches were insufficient. Of course, he then went on to agree his own plan was incremental without using those words. (Can't do everything at once...I believe is what he said) But Sanders' record as a legislator doesn't give much hope for a guy that can get things done. He's Cruz-like in his capacity to get very little accomplished.
  5. TheLeviathan
    I think she has a progressive platform, but she's also hawkish. I really think the only difference between her and Sanders is the ability to get things done. In terms of mentality and goals I think they are pretty closely aligned. Just my take though.
  6. TheLeviathan
    True, it's fair to argue that many of them say lots of stupid stuff they'll never accomplish, but few of them have an entire campaign built around it. Every time Clinton tries to say "look, you can just march in and say this is how it's going to be, there is compromise" (a rare political truth) Sanders jumps all over it. There is a difference between what you set out as goals and what you can actually accomplish. Just because I want to clean my entire house in one day doesn't mean I can do it. Sometimes you have to start somewhere and get as far as you can. Some days you may clean the whole thing, but sometimes you get bogged down before the dishes are done. That's reality. Is it better that countries are pumping out coal or fracking? If fracking reduces emissions substantially and bridges the gap to solar - that's a good thing, maybe not perfect but good. But if you insist on solar or bust and that gets you nowhere - which is the better choice? To put it simply, walking around demanding all or nothing usually gets you nothing. So on major issues, I'll take incremental over nothing. We all wish we could wave a magic wand and get from point A to point B in one clean sweep, but that's just not how it works. Especially not in politics.
  7. TheLeviathan
    Except a sizable portion of who you target comes down to reliance on scouts. If the contention here is that Ryan has to rely on a lot of people to do his job - that's true. It's true for anyone who is what amounts to the CEO of their company. But that means you are accountable for everything because you are ultimately accountable for the people you choose to listen to as well. I haven't heard any of the Ryan bodyguards marching into threads to de-credit him for Buxton the last few years. This is having your cake and eating it too. And it's really annoying to be honest. (Not that you're doing it, but you're defending those that are)
  8. TheLeviathan
    I think he'll be a very good player, but I think he's going to need some time in AAA first.
  9. TheLeviathan
    The jobs piece is great, but it doesn't change that question. You can't change, overnight, what our energy sources are. And yet Sanders criticized Clinton for being too "incremental". Yet his own plan is incremental as well because it sort of has to be. But somehow he thinks you can get some Russian satellite to just up and quit coal for solar and anything less than that isn't taking the problem seriously. It's as if he thinks the Presidency makes him some sort of wizard able to just make policy happen by merely speaking about the veracity of his ideas.
  10. TheLeviathan
    Boy, it's hard not to watch this debate and see the most stark contrast of all: Rhetoric vs. Pragmatism Bernie just has no idea. The environmental issue was laughable. It's great to want to be aggressive about clean energy and the climate, but when the rubber meets the road that BS just doesn't fly. Other countries aren't going to line up to give up on coal unless you give them viable alternatives. The nation will turn back to coal and oil if you suddenly outlaw fracking and nuclear power. This guy would be a freaking disaster.
  11. TheLeviathan
    For those bristling at this coming after an ill-timed 9 game stretch here, I'd suggest that a large part of the angst here has been building for some time. And, at least in my case, is also fueled by the near certainty that no matter how bad this team is the only person that has the ability to fire Terry Ryan is Terry Ryan.
  12. TheLeviathan
    From my perspective, Bazz seems to be a good player whose body makes it hard to find a position for him. He's not athletic enough for SG and players SF more like a PF. I don't want to trade him, I like how he plays, but he may be a chip to trade to help balance the roster. Who to target with him I have no idea. But I think our shopping list should be something along the lines of: 1) Wing 2) Rebounding 4/5 3) PG
  13. TheLeviathan
    Well said Chief. And I actually like Ryan, but damn does the "everything is just gonna fall into place soon enough, just you watch" arguments that drive me up the wall.
  14. TheLeviathan
    If we play that game we might as well not give a GM credit for much of anything. Even trades come down to scouts and their opinions.
  15. TheLeviathan
    Well, I know this, the start this year hasn't done anything to bolster Ryan's credibility with me. I think he's a good, solid, make-few-mistakes kind of guy and good for a team rebuilding. (Though, some of his biggest choices have not, so far, proven to be nearly as good as we'd like them to be. Hopefully that changes) But taking a team to the next level? I never thought that was his strength and this offseason was about as mismanaged as I could possibly have imagined. So, yeah, 0-9 or not my feelings are about the same.
  16. TheLeviathan
    Damn, this offseason is going to get really interesting really fast.
  17. TheLeviathan
    I'm going with "too many" and an over.
  18. TheLeviathan
    This actually made me laugh out loud, awesome.
  19. TheLeviathan
    I don't have a problem with cliffhangers, I have a problem with cliffhangers that have a 0% chance of being unspoiled by the time the show airs. Like Jon Snow - we all know he's alive, you can't hide him standing around in Stark armor for shooting. Someone is going to get pictures and we'll know.
  20. TheLeviathan
    I was going to suggest reading less of my posts. Glad you found a better alternative.
  21. TheLeviathan
    Even great players at some point got sent down to clean up their game. That should be on the table for Buxton, but it should be Rosario in CF in that case and not Mastro. Either way, do what's right for Buxton....whatever that may be.
  22. TheLeviathan
    Highly doubt it, so is your contention he got hurt during his blown save? Or sitting around in the bullpen the last few days? Because I'd contend the far more likely scenario is that he's been hurt for awhile and the part he really has been making up is that he's "fine". His responses to legit concerns about his velocity were aggressive and now here we sit. Perhaps he should have been the one questioning it. Why does a gutcheck on his health/prep/fitness only have to come after he costs this team games?
  23. TheLeviathan
    Same. I'm going to check some other things to fix this, but it's a continued problem for me as well.
  24. TheLeviathan
    Yeah, I think you said what I'm trying to say better than I'm saying it...or something. But what bugs me is that we keep going down the same road, with the same excuses, the same bristly responses, and the same over-confidence issues. I want Glen Perkins healthy and helping this team and it sometimes seems like the greatest enemy of that is Glen Perkins himself.
  25. TheLeviathan
    No, what makes him hard to cheer for is the end of last year when he's pitching terribly he's whining about his role. It bothers me to read quotes from him in response to his velocity that basically read as "the light switch will flip, you guys are idiots for even being worried" and then he makes all of one appearance before hitting the DL after blowing a save. And of course, an unreported or badly handled injury magically comes up again. Perkins seems to have an accountability problem, something you don't see when you are lights out for three years but as soon as the going gets tough the "Crocodile Tears" version comes roaring back.
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