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  1. gunnarthor
    First, good for him. Second, I imagine next years Twins are going to look a bit different. Hope we win this series.
  2. gunnarthor
    he was pretty impressive. Hopefully, he gets a full season in next year.
  3. gunnarthor
    The part in the quote above pretty much sums up the problem. You don't understand why that is problematic. It's on you to learn why. Educate yourself on racial issues in America because, frankly, that paragraph suggests you are happily ignorant while talking on an issue you don't understand. Judge Frank, in his decision, stated “A comment — even joking — that infers that an African-American man is fortunate to not have been shot ‘yet’ by a police officer would be problematic. Such a comment ignores the historic context of law enforcement actions against African-Americans.” That's a federal judge calling out police behavior here in Minnesota. In my first post, I gave you a link to a very important decision that was made recently. I suggested you only read three pages. Apparently, that was too difficult for you. I'm not sure what else people should be doing for you. Your posts tonight have been willfully ignorant of the issues people are discussing, full of strawmen that others have continued to point out, and extremely defensive.
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    QI = qualified immunity and it is one of the biggest problems we have in getting rid of troublesome police officers. The link discusses it pretty fully. My "favorite" example of QI was where a part-time police officer raped a woman in a mall parking lot (and was convicted for it!) but the court found that because of QI, her claim of unlawful arrest was thrown out. A police officer telling a person of color "I haven't shot you. Yet" is a world of difference away from a white guy telling a black guy that. You understand that, right?
  5. gunnarthor
    I disagree. I will say that the legal community has seen some amazing push back by judges on the concept of QI over the last few years that is something I never thought we'd see and this is because the public, through protests, videos of officers acting out of control, emotional pleas from victims and, yes, athletes, is making changes. Frankly, if they weren't, much of the opposition to these actions would go away. This order is 72 pages long but read the first three pages. It's devastating. That order - out of Mississippi - was huge in legal circles and is a potential bet to get to the Supreme Court. Judge Frank here in MN denied a motion to dismiss against an officer who told a person of color that he hadn't shot him "yet". The order called the officer's actions racist. I have several more cases like these on my work computer, judges taking note of current events to call into question how police treat people of color in America. These are real changes that are happening because protests have been non-stop on these issues.
  6. gunnarthor
    I have no problem calling out racist posts and racist posters. I'm a civil rights attorney. I happily do it. Our office's unofficial motto is "we'll sue the racism out of you." But why wouldn't we get those reports? ESPN reported on that exact thing on other teams. Do you think the Twins beat reporters don't want to pursue that line of a story? Or are you implying that the voices in the locker room are cowed? I'm not sure you'll find a lot of support for either of those ideas, but perhaps I'm mistaken.
  7. gunnarthor
    Might depend on what your "unpopular" or "controversial" opinion is. Some opinions absolutely deserve to be disregarded. But right now your entire argument is based on strawmen baseball players not wanting to go along with their teammates and we've had no reports that any Twins player felt that way.
  8. gunnarthor
    This is really well said, Stu. I'm extremely proud of our professional athletes - MLB, NBA, even NASCAR - who are addressing issues that need to be addressed. Good for them.
  9. gunnarthor
    The players have managed to work hard enough that the comparison to your job is completely irrelevant. You are a replaceable cog. They are not. They have power. They used it. I've been very impressed by professional athletes these last few years - they've been, often enough, better leaders than our politicians. I'm very proud of the Twins today.
  10. gunnarthor
    Apple's 4-1 stock split reorganizes the Dow. Exxon is kicked out - it had been in the dow for 92 years. Back in January I bought Exxon for my IRA because it just hit a 10 year low in case anyone wants to follow my stock picking advice. https://www.investopedia.com/shakeup-dow-industrials-exxon-out-5075621?utm_campaign=quote-yahoo&utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=referral&yptr=yahoo
  11. gunnarthor
    Dumb question but are the minor leagues playing this year? On Whitefield (and I know i mentioned this before) but I have a friend who is an international scout for the Royals based in the pacific. He covers SE Asia and Australia and urged the Royals to sign Whitefield. When the Twins nabbed him he sent me a note saying the Twins robbed him. He used colorful language.
  12. gunnarthor
    Man, if I knew ... I think there will be a pretty big correction and the market will come down significantly but I could be completely wrong. But it seems like we are doing about as much wrong on covid-19 as we can, that investors will get spooked during election season, that federal efforts to keep the stock market high are temporary measures that don't address the underlying problems. We've been hoarding cash since March and aren't planning on making any large buys until after November. But keep in mind, I panicked and sold shopify so I know nothing.
  13. gunnarthor
    This is pretty well said. It's 2020. We should want people to feel comfortable at the park and feel included in our society. Getting rid of a stupid statute is an easy thing to do.
  14. gunnarthor
    The fact that he was segregating his players into the 60s suggests he was racist. His comments in 1978 that were widely reported suggest that he was racist by the standards of the 1970s. I'm honestly surprised that so many people care about a 10 year old statute.
  15. gunnarthor
    Just now seeing this thread. I think Nick should be thanked for his well thought out post.
  16. gunnarthor
    Hunter is really interesting. In 12 of his 17 seasons he was good for 3+ WAR* each year. That's actually kind of rare both in actually number of seasons but also in % of seasons played. Tim Raines - who earned 20 more WAR in 19 seasons - only had 11 seasons of 3+ WAR (58%). (I am not saying Hunter was better than Raines). Hunter was a solid starter for a very long time but he never had those dominate seasons - Raines had 6 seasons better than Hunter's best. I think Hunter is a solid Hall of Very Good type. I also think Hunter's personality and obvious leadership will help him a bit in the voting. He was the big personality on all of his teams. I also liked that he talked about race in ways that made white audiences uncomfortable. One of my favorite Twins of all time. * It's also worth noting for Twins fans that WAR really changed how people viewed Hunter. IIRC, when he was leaving the Twins to the Angels, Aaron Gleeman said that the Angels paid too much, that Hunter wasn't that valuable and, as evidence, pointed out that Hunter had yet to have a 3 WAR season. But b-r changed their WAR calculation and Hunter was one of the biggest beneficiaries, gaining 11 WAR in their new formula.
  17. gunnarthor
    I'm glad you did well!
  18. gunnarthor
    Yeah, I keep seeing things I missed but I have no idea what to do right now. All this unemployment, significant chance of a second wave, election year craziness. And the market is rocking? I've talked to some investment guys and they don't know. One guy thinks everything is ok but most everyone else says it's crazy. I dunno. I've definitely missed out on some buying opportunities but my wife and I will just continue to hoard cash for a bit.
  19. gunnarthor
    My father in law actually has told me a (supposedly) true story of a friend of his that was trading in cattle futures. He made a bunch of trades and a lot of money but you are supposed not be left holding the trade when it comes due. He was on vacation and forgot about it and got a call asking where he wants all this cattle to go to.
  20. gunnarthor
    Jesus, I should not have sold my stake in Shopify
  21. gunnarthor
    I thought this article was about right - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-15/all-the-views-of-how-the-stock-market-lost-its-grip-on-reality I think there will be better places to buy in the next few months but I've been pretty good at not timing the market so what do I know?
  22. gunnarthor
    Any of Carew, Mauer and Killer would be a valid #1. Great seasons by all and all three are legit HOFers. I'd probably give the edge to Mauer because I saw him that season and it was an amazing feeling seeing it all come together.
  23. gunnarthor
    I think you are right (although with my betting performance in the last year, that's probably the kiss of death). An adviser at Wells Fargo told that they expect some falls, some more buying opportunities, followed by more downs. They seemed pessimistic but they are also based in Florida.
  24. gunnarthor
    Man, I hope some of you are making money off this market. For the life of me, I can't figure this one out. I was sure the jobless numbers would kill the market but it's still rallying.
  25. gunnarthor
    I'm not sure Mauer is the most intelligent guy you could have picked. If you were going with 'eye' or something, I could get on board. It might depend on how you view him but the two views on Mauer seem to be that 1) he was the greatest Twin ever, don't criticize him or 2) he was a bum who wouldn't change his swing to tap into his power or even after opposing teams figured him out.
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