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  1. USAFChief
    Governor Christie has gotten back into the race. The vice-presidential race.
  2. USAFChief
    The Clinton campaign will fund him.
  3. USAFChief
    I'm no Trump fan--in fact I still don't think he'll be the R nominee--but in fairness, he in no way condoned, or endorsed support from the KKK. He was asked a question about support from David Duke out of the blue. It's unfair to any candidate, including Donald Trump, to expect him to know names like Duke off the top of his head. Hell, I follow politics to some degree, and I have the memory of an elephant, and I didn't remember who David Duke was at first. There are a million and one legitimate reasons to bash Trump. I don't think we need to invent more.
  4. USAFChief
    Then by all means, keep beating it. Harder. Perhaps this will be the first dead horse in history to change it's mind.
  5. USAFChief
    My guess would be if he moves off third for the entire season, that will end his third base career.
  6. USAFChief
    My guess is TR was being honest when he said he wanted to add, not subtract. He feels the Twins are better with Plouffe at third and Sano in right. Hence, he wasn't shopped. I think people are going to extraordinary lengths to find convoluted reasons for something that is simple and has been stated by the GM.
  7. USAFChief
    "Too much time on my hands" wasn't PDiddy. It was Styx.
  8. USAFChief
    If its not a DP situation, he doesn't slide that way, because his goal would be to get to the bag as quickly as possible, and stay on the bag. And they've also eliminated the SS "taking liberties." No more neighborhood play. A force play has to be a force play, just like every other force play. Also a good thing. Look, I'm old school. I want the game played hard, I want pitchers pitching inside, I want hitters knocked off the plate. And I want my base runners sliding hard into second base in DP situations. What I want eliminated is base runners sliding into fielders, on purpose, when the fielder isn't in the path to the bag. Don't slide late, don't jump into his legs, don't roll block. Don't alter your path to initiate contact. Simple. Slide hard, into the bag. That's a runner's right. If the fielder is in your way, knock his arse down. But slide into the bag, so the fielder can avoid you, if he so chooses.
  9. USAFChief
    yes.
  10. USAFChief
    He "showed" his work: "every indication from the club," and a lack of traffic from "rumor hounds." Now, that's not definitive, but that was the evidence cited. Often, trades do come out of nowhere, but perhaps just as often, there's speculation on sites like MLBTradeRumors for days or weeks before a trade happens. So I think it's fair for someone to take a lack of such speculation, coupled with statements from the club, as an indication. Fair to disagree, as well, but certainly not reason to attack another poster for his interpretation.
  11. USAFChief
    I still don't think Donald Trump will be the Republican nominee. Maybe I'm naive, but that can't really happen, can it?
  12. USAFChief
    I AM an old BYTO guy. It's no help. I don't know what's going on either.
  13. USAFChief
    We aren't, who you thought we were.
  14. USAFChief
    I agree that if this is a temporary move, it's a really bad idea. If Sano is moving off third for good, RF is a good place to put him. Corner outfield defense isn't critically important.
  15. USAFChief
    If so, he picked a poor method.
  16. USAFChief
    Don't think I ever said that, but in case I did, "easier" and "far easier" are two different things.
  17. USAFChief
    Your humor...it's dry. Your brow...it's high.
  18. USAFChief
    stop your nattering, woman.
  19. USAFChief
    Don't be such a nabob of negativity.
  20. USAFChief
    The Twins only have 3 off days in April (and 3 in May.) They'll break camp with five starters, like most everybody, and use them, like most everybody. The days of skipping fifth starters in April are virtually gone. But I agree I doubt they keep Berrios when they break camp.
  21. USAFChief
    A is Milone in Rochester?
  22. USAFChief
    I would call the DP on that slide by the new rule. The runner altered his path and didnt contact the ground first.
  23. USAFChief
    MLB has announced new rules for slides into second base in DP situations. Tough rule to write, but I think it's a good start. I like the parts about not altering the path to intentionally contact the infielder, being able to AND attempting to contact the bag, and putting the neighborhood play to rest. Also some tweaks to pace of game. http://m.mlb.com/news/article/165429062/pace-of-game-changes-new-slide-rule-adopted
  24. USAFChief
    And I look back fondly on my four years at Willmar State Junior College.
  25. USAFChief
    Wow, I must admit, I didn't even know Yale offered such a thing.
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