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  1. TheLeviathan
    The Shinto religion was a huge part of the Japanese madness. It was one of the principle motivating factors for the slaughters that commenced in China and other places. Religion has been intertwined with many violent regimes/countries - sometimes it takes a dramatic, violent defeat of their numbers and power for the enlightenment to start. Afterall, how the hell do you get women's rights and sexual freedom started when everyone in power doesn't want it to happen? Sometimes you have to purge the disease before you can start the healing. But I tend to be with Mr. Arko - I think we're going to have to sit this one out. The problem is the people who suffer, typically, are the ones that are our best hope for an enlightened change.
  2. TheLeviathan
    I honestly don't think there is a solution.
  3. TheLeviathan
    But that's just it, he wouldn't be a true loogy. He'd be brutal on lefties but more than competent against righties as well.
  4. TheLeviathan
    Historically his splits aren't great, but this year he's been brutal on left-handed hitters. If he can do that from the pen he'd be tremendously valuable.
  5. TheLeviathan
    Presley was a near call, I see him as the next guy from the current roster. I also think Nolasco starts in the rotation but I don't think that's best for the team.
  6. TheLeviathan
    I think trading Plouffe this offeason should be number one on the list. At least attempting to find a good deal to do that. Open up DH for Vargas, Arcia, and Kepler to fight over and let's really dive into competing with this group. Could be one hell of a fun lineup if they did that.
  7. TheLeviathan
    Ideally I'd love this: Rotation - Gibson, Berrios, May, Hughes, Santana Bullpen - Milone, Jepsen, Perkins, Nolasco, Fien, FA/Trade
  8. TheLeviathan
    Gibson-May-Hughes-Santana should be opening day locks for the rotation. Let Milone, Duffy, Berrios and Nolasco battle for the 5th spot. Nolasco and Milone go to the pen if they fail, Berrios and Duffy go to AAA. May is too talented to slot into the bullpen until he fails as a starter. Don't take a competent to good starter and force him into the pen, that's a tremendous loss of value. The team has plenty of money and options to fix the pen without making that mistake.
  9. TheLeviathan
    As of 9pm yesterday it was Hermann. Hopefully in a year we don't have that opinion. (Or in a week we have a better option)
  10. TheLeviathan
    Honestly, I doubt the strikeouts had a thing to do with the choice. It was more like answering this question: "Who is more likely to tie this game with one swing - Hermann or Buxton?" That's what made the decision.
  11. TheLeviathan
    I'm guessing they thought Rosario had a better chance to get on so hitting him earlier was better for their chances. You make decisions one at a time. You'd probably be here ranting and raving if Robinson had gone to bat, gotten out, and then Rosario had come through with a pinch hit. I'm not in love with the move, but Hermann has a better shot of hitting a game tying home run in that spot than Buxton and that was the logic, for better or worse. The real problem, as others have pointed out, is that it's not Vargas or someone else available in that spot.
  12. TheLeviathan
    And they wanted to contract us.
  13. TheLeviathan
    How much fun would it be to see Berrios dominate the Yankees and bury that curse once and for all?
  14. TheLeviathan
    Playing Escobar at SS next year is a fine plan, as long as the team goes out and addresses the catching position. That sinkhole of production (plus our sub-par 1B production) doesn't leave a lot of wiggle room for other positions to slip backwards.
  15. TheLeviathan
    A pretty fun read from grantland.
  16. TheLeviathan
    I don't know what Escobar needs to do for this club to treat him like the starting shortstop, but it's what needs to happen. Could it be as dumb as wanting his versatility on the bench? I'm at a loss for why it took so long for us to play him more regularly. (Or why, still, Nunez gets semi-regular chances)
  17. TheLeviathan
    Very likely the case, but it is funny the way it has worked out so far. I guarantee if Tulo was killing the ball we'd have nearly hourly reminders of that fact.
  18. TheLeviathan
    Same, there wasn't any one moment, I just sort of grew out of it intellectually. I still give back, in terms of volunteering, to many religious organizations. I think there is a tremendous power for good in religions. You just won't see me in a pew on Sunday (or whenever) because I'm more invested in doing good things for others than involving myself in rituals or some of the straight up nonsense that comes with the organizational element of religion or holy books. I prefer to keep my options open on the idea of a higher force that provides for existence. It's more intellectually satisfying for my curiosity.
  19. TheLeviathan
    Baseball players are really professional whiners. Though credit to the Yanks for not trying to hit anyone with a baseball over it, it's a bit better than most, even if their reaction is still dumb.
  20. TheLeviathan
    Whoa! Can he play catcher?
  21. TheLeviathan
    Last handful of posts have been really thought provoking stuff, thanks guys.
  22. TheLeviathan
    I don't think going after these attacks on the front office with semantics is necessary, that's going way deeper than necessary. I'm with Psuedo, I don't think there is a strict economic argument being made that necessitates this kind of breakdown.
  23. TheLeviathan
    Do the Nats really know why the hell they called him up? Talk about an organizational dumpster fire right now.
  24. TheLeviathan
    I wasn't suggesting it changed, I was suggesting that the role of god acts that way for many people. Likely you learned of god as an authority figure whose discipline was to be both loved and feared, so as a sort of third parent.
  25. TheLeviathan
    I don't know about that, there isn't exactly philosophical consensus on moral character necessarily needing to be intrinsic. We've long looked to extrinsic forces for moral guidance, including other people. Plus, I've always imagined for most people "God" just sort of replaces "mom/dad" as you get older. That relationship (including, to a smaller degree, the "wrath" of parenting figures) is highly influential to shaping moral character.
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