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  1. Richie the Rally Goat
    True, but history suggests Dozier hits and fields very we'll as a 2b and doesn't at SS. I know, I know, SSS, but I think that the combination of Dozier-Rosario will be worse, than the combination of Escobar-Dozier in terms of the sum of runs allowed and runs scored. I do think that a package can be made with Rosario that could net the Twins a true long term solution at SS and be able to keep a very strong Dozier at 2b.
  2. Richie the Rally Goat
    I could not agree more that minor leaguers should be represented directly at the bargaining table. It would be better for the entire baseball economy for drafted players to be treated more like international free agents though it would probably increase ticket prices. The difference between MiLB and MLB testing policy, is MLB has the Unionized mechanism for determining probable cause, where the minor leaguers do not, so it is random, however both have the same mandated follow up random tests that Rosario fell under this time. Where I disagree is, the players negotiated the contract, and we don't know how the drug of abuse clause entered into the agreement. It may be that the players wanted (or still do want) drugs of abuse to be tested for the safety and integrity of the players and the association. They may be protecting themselves in ways that other sports are not. I support the collective bargaining process even as an anti-union, pro management person because I do feel that unions exist for very important reasons, and the process does work in those instances.
  3. Richie the Rally Goat
    Funny, according to the MLB Players Association, they are tested for THC http://mlbplayers.mlb.com/pa/pdf/jda.pdf Maybe MiLB baseball players don't have a vote, but they are protected and legislated under the same collective bargaining agreement as the MLB players and choose to enter into the agreement contractually under their own free will. I don't care if pot is legal or not, if a person enters a contractual obligation, it's up to them to hold up their responsibility. You'll notice several legal and prescriptive substances in the list of drugs of abuse such as synthetic THC and Codeine. Whether pot should be tested for, it was the players association that voted to approve the contract under drug of abuse, not PED. It's a safety and addiction issue contractually. Employers should have the right to protect themselves, their properties, and their customers, as well as the players should have the right to collectively bargain player contracts that are in the best interest of the players association. For all we know, it was the players association that bargained this issue into the contract. I think if the players wanted alcohol to be a tested substance of abuse, it should be included as well. On the freedoms and liberties issue, I think pot should be legal. It's so prevalent and socially accepted that it's unreasonable to treat it differently than alcohol.
  4. Richie the Rally Goat
    Sweet Music
  5. Richie the Rally Goat
    only one?
  6. Richie the Rally Goat
    I predict under
  7. Richie the Rally Goat
    You ask a good question. I'm no doctor, but pot is prescribed in some instances for glaucoma treatment. I presume this is for improving eyesight in some way. Were it legal, there may be a reason to ban pot. There are legal OTC substances that are banned by MLB because they are PEDs or masking agents. It's plausible.
  8. Richie the Rally Goat
    What in the heck us Darcy Kuemper doing behind the net with 'Lanche crashing?
  9. Richie the Rally Goat
    1) keep Florimon on the bench and Escobar starting at SS for the foreseeable future, maybe rest of the season. 2) Dozier is the second baseman, don't fix one hole by creating another. 3) Let Rosario develop at 2B, trade him for the best player available, hopefully a SS prospect.
  10. Richie the Rally Goat
    Missed the boat on Aledmys Diaz huh?
  11. Richie the Rally Goat
    Agreed on the selfish and reckless part. It shows very poor judgement to break your contract, especially knowing the stakes. He 100% deserved the suspension. I think the team can do more to help him, and themselves, by holding on to him and providing the EAP. As far as I know, this isn't a safety issue yet. He was tested and suspended, following the rules. That's as far as it needs to go.
  12. Richie the Rally Goat
    I think it's good policy to punish him, he broke the rules and the law. Many employers test for all kinds of substances, as they should have the right to do so. Especially union approved/negotiated contracts.
  13. Richie the Rally Goat
    I have fired highly productive warehouse workers who came to work hung over because I and the company I worked for, valued the safety of the group over the production of one person. While I agree that the market will solve the problem, employers testing employees for drugs and alcohol is a market reaction. No employer can afford to find out from its customers or prospective employees what the ramifications are. Remember, this is a union decision, it's the players that chose this as much as the owners. Should the employer, or the state, be a nanny? No, but then an employee, citizen, or participant shouldn't break contract or rules, but they do. Rosario knowingly and willingly broke his contract. Rosario deserved to get suspended
  14. Richie the Rally Goat
    While this isn't the case, what if you're a surgeon, is pot on your own time ok then? Is it wrong if your employer tests then? Do you wait until someone dies to let the results speak for themselves? Rosario knowingly and willfully signed a contract, it's up to him to follow the contract.
  15. Richie the Rally Goat
    (Totally derailed, sorry) If the FBI or Justice Dept thought they had jurisdiction, wouldn't there have been arrests by now? Sure there are ongoing lawsuits, but that's not jurisdiction, that's precedence.
  16. Richie the Rally Goat
    He still signed a contract and has an agent to help him understand it. If smoking pot was that important to him, why did he take the job? 20 years old though he may be, he made the decision knowingly and willfully to sign the contract and break it. It doesn't matter if he or I like it, or think it's just, he made a decision.
  17. Richie the Rally Goat
    I could care less that the kid smoked pot, but the lack of judgement is concerning.
  18. Richie the Rally Goat
    It's true, but you also need depth. In the case, I think there's plenty of depth to risk losing an under-performer, but it's a slippery slope. Injuries can take care of this problem for you whether you're prepared or not.
  19. Richie the Rally Goat
    and Johnson is 29 years old in AAA, not exactly high upside, so if he works out, he's on Pelfrey's turn in the rotation so he's easy to slot quickly, if being moved around hurts him, you aren't wrecking a high value prospect.
  20. Richie the Rally Goat
    I really enjoy your writing AJ. I'm rooting for you on the diamond as well. MiLB, MLB, or office worker, we all can take something away.
  21. Richie the Rally Goat
    This puts Johnson on Pelfrey's rotation schedule if his spot doesn't move again when he goes back to Rochester... Hmmm...
  22. Richie the Rally Goat
    The only way Meyer gets called up before September is if a rash of injuries occurs. Deduno and May are ahead of him on the rotation list.
  23. Richie the Rally Goat
    Concussion symptoms?
  24. Richie the Rally Goat
    He's at a Wild game, at least it's not a 'Lanche hat. Don't care, he's not going to wear a Twins hat in public if he's trying to be incognito.
  25. Richie the Rally Goat
    Agreed, the FO will pay the man his due to keep him.
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