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Making room for someone, it would appear ...

After an extra innings game where he was catcher for the whole game? Uh, no, I agree with the decision to not play him. That said ... Adrianza at 1B? I guess the manager felt Cron needed a day off? It is what it is. But I do think not playing Garver is good. He's available to pinch hit if need be.

Last night's game ... whew ... it's over, we won. Had a lot of very good reviewed calls help us on our way. The game recap has it all so no need to rehash here, other than to say ... The Joy of Victory ... And the Agony of Defeat ... And the 'I think I can' will of determination (look at the eyes) ... Onto today's game. I like the match up ... Berrios vs Anderson. Berrios had a bit of a rough outing last time up, but he will give us his best. Coming off the news that he will go to the All-Star game in place of the IL'd Odorizzi, I hope he's pumped up to shine. And Anderson ... a rookie ... who has not yet faced the Twins. I hope that last night's game didn't take too much out of the Twins, but whatever it took out of us, it took out of them. Hoping that we can muster more coming off a victory than they can muster coming off a defeat. Lineups: TWINS 1. Max Kepler (L) RF 2. Jorge Polanco (S) SS 3. Nelson Cruz (R ) DH 4. Luis Arraez (L) LF 5. Miguel Sano (R ) 3B 6. Ehire Adrianza (S) 1B 7. Jonathan Schoop (R ) 2B 8. Jason Castro (L) C 9. Byron Buxton (R ) CF José Berríos (R ) P A's 1. Marcus Semien (R ) SS 2. Matt Chapman (R ) 3B 3. Matt Olson (L) 1B 4. Khris Davis (R ) DH 5. Mark Canha (R ) RF 6. Ramon Laureano (R ) CF 7. Robbie Grossman (S) LF 8. Chris Herrmann (L) C 9. Jurickson Profar (S) 2B Tanner Anderson (R ) P Weather in Oakland: A nice day for a game. And I will leave you with this, America the Beautiful. May we work for and honor whatever that means to each of us. Happy 4th, everyone! Be safe, wear sunscreen, designate a driver, enjoy your picnics, BBQs, and the day with your friends and families. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlHMQEegpFs Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame. “Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!” cries she With silent lips. “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” -Emma Lazarus, The New Colossus

And I was happily reading this thread, thinking the Twins won all through last night.

Maybe the media doesn’t treat them equally and report them equally is because their activities are not equal nor as wide spread, not as organized, nor as evil. Sorry, while I don’t condone the means, fighting fascism, white supremacy and naziism is not evil. Fascism, white supremacy and naziism is, on the other hand, evil. Again, you are equalizing something that isn’t. Antifa activities are not on the scale nor as wide spread as the other. We will just have to disagree because what you ask is equalization where there is none, imo.

I think that might go beyond mind boggling to scary.

I didn't think the original post that sparked this discussion was very clear on that. That was more what I objected to. And I don't condone violence nor am I justifying it, as was suggested (not by you), it's just different from all aspects of it, except that the result is violence. Whether or not media is intentionally shielding one or the other, I can't say. Maybe they are from an appearance stand point. Or maybe they, too, give more time to the worse of the two? Again, I don't know. I know on my FB page I rail far more on the activities of white supremacists and American nazis, and groups of this nature, than I do antifa. Part of that is that one has a much larger proliferation of activities and membership than the other. Again, that speaks to one being very organized on a lot of different fronts, where the other just seems to show up here and there. It's not that I don't decry their methods, there are just way fewer instances. In that regard, I'm not sure how to ... give them equal attention in the press and by various political candidates. All in all ... I don't think you and I are really that far apart here, except perhaps on some of the finer points.

Kaine did because Virginia had a Democratic governor who would appoint his replacement. I think that was partly why he was chosen.

In terms of balancing the ticket, then, wouldn't Castro be a better compliment to Warren, and Buttigeig to Harris?

Both parties, really, when you look at all the numbers, are very imbalanced in how they are represented in Washington. And probably very imbalanced in how they are represented state to state.

I think I said it should be reported, and stopped. And I think I said I don't condone it. But you are still equalizing it, and it is not equal. By saying and believing that they are not equal entities is NOT justifying it. You want it justified by the equalization. I'm sorry you fail to see the difference.

As I said above, I don’t condone the violence. But I also don’t think they are equal. The ‘whataboutism’ in how this was originally presented I think is wrong. I think that we can believe the violence is wrong and that it should be reported and that we should work to find other solutions, but I also think that it’s a false equivalency equating the two groups ... the right has nazis and white supremacists, the left has antifa. That is a false equivalence. They do not share opposite ends of the same stage, not one iota. One group is highly organized with a hateful, evil purpose. They openly recruit and build and have a specific mission with specific targets. And they have a place in one of the political parties and seek to have their agenda enacted governmentally. The other just shows up to combat the other. They have no place in anyone’s political party, nor do they want a place. They aren’t organized. Again, I don’t condone it, I don’t think it’s the right way and is misguided, but the two are in no way equals. And Van (sorry, van, but you did), served this up as one big dose of ‘whataboutism’ that is a false equivalence. At least that’s how I see it. And one is worse than the other. I’m not justifying violence of any kind by saying that, either.

You would know ... and then some a lot.

Yikes, Odo is off his game tonight.

Depends on if you weigh 350 or 150.

<sputters awake> I nodded off there. Woke up because I dreamt a dinosaur was yelling at me and called *me* an old lady, that extinct nutter.

Even unhealthy skepticism isn’t necessarily hating. But it is less good than healthy skepticism.

I still don’t have to work tomorrow.

What?

I don’t have to work tomorrow so I can stay up and watch the game to the bitter end.

Mistakes happen.

It’s weird how annoying things become more so than they are until it’s all we see and hear. Hush, Chief!

Sounds like there’s a vuvuzela there, too. Maybe they are confused and thinks it’s the World Cup. Or maybe they came to the game from a World Cup watch party.

Let’s not call fellow posters as haters. To be fair, I think Sano has given some reason to lose faith. That’s far from hate. Such a strong word. And Aggies? You miss the spittoon and you’re outa here!

You need to say something like this at every Sano at bat.