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From the Rozner article: Doesn't matter if you believe in it or not. It does work. Sure, it's not guaranteed to work, but it's better than what we were doing before.

I've been waiting for Last Man on Earth to get cancelled for quite some time.

Greg isn't familiar with any MLB players unless they play for the Sox or Royals.

Just be good every year. It's so simple! All this time owners and managers have been trying to figure it out. Just be good every year! i can't believe nobody else has thought of this before! Quick somebody get Hahn on the phone!

It didn't and they weren't. Relying on catching lightning in a bottle and hoping a bunch of players have career years all at once is a really bad way to build a champion team no matter what the sport.

Enjoyed the first season of this. There were definitely some loose ends that can be explored in season 2.

It took them 88 years to win a WS the "old way". They've only even won this "crappy division" 3 times in 23 years doing things the "old way". They never even snuck in with a WC spot using the old way. Are you really trying to convince us that the old way was working?

Same. They've been talking about it for years but in the last few weeks it's finally started to sound like it might become a reality. I still have the little toys they made and almost all of the comic books. I also have a figure of Death and Rufus.

First 2 episodes are free even for non-subscribers.

BIL could also mean his wife's brother.

The article I read quote someone as saying she should have "gotten permission" from multiple people from that culture to wear it. Which essentially is exactly what happened once it went viral and a bunch of Chinese people supported her. It's like people are just looking for a reason to be angry at trivial things.

The reporter in the video said he was legally allowed to live there.

You can get a one month free trial.

I came thisclose to playing football in 7th grade, which was when I would've been about 12. The school sent out a flyer and I tried to convince my parents to let me play but then I discovered that it would take time away from the other 2 sports I was already invested in which were bowling (in the fall/winter) and softball (in the summer). When I got to HS I debated on going out for the team a few times but I had grown my hair out pretty long and would've had to cut it, so I never did.

The show isn't bad, but the book is really, really good. It gets a little bloated in the middle though.

Figures it was that simple. I was trying to put it in as a link.

Is there a way to embed youtube videos?

How exactly would you quantify number of lives saved?

Ford will stop selling every car in North America except the Mustang and Focus Active Interesting... cars like the Fiesta, Focus and Fusion (which is what I currently have) and the Taurus will be no more.

It's funny because flu symptoms and the symptoms of a common cold are not that much different. So it's possible he just has a cold and has "flu-like" symptoms. I went to a walk-in clinic one time because I thought I had the flu and felt like death. Turned out I had bronchitis. ?

Is there any way to change the number of posts per page?

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Apr 17, 2018 -> 03:47 PM) Dear Mods, when you go back in and edit a completed post...you get those weird symbols for the quotation marks and especially any apostrophes when the post reloads. I think it's you. You're the only person who's posts I've ever seen those symbols show up on.

“It’s important to understand this is a one-time event. You only turn 50 once,’’ Kaval said. “The way I look at it, we’re giving back to the community. We’re going to have a great fun time at the ballpark together and we’re going to get a lot of people excited about the very bright future of A’s baseball in Oakland.’’ The A’s recent past has been bleak, with three consecutive last-place finishes, and the prospects for this season don’t look much better. Even more troubling for the fans has been the team’s penchant for trading away its stars just as they’re about to start getting expensive. In the last few years alone, the list of players who fit that profile includes Josh Donaldson, Yoenis Cespedes, Sonny Gray and Josh Reddick. On top of that, the club has explored moving to Fremont, some 25 miles to the south, and also further south to San Jose, as it seeks to build a new ballpark. An ownership group now trying to bring a big league team to Portland is sure to look into the A’s availability, even as the team proclaims it’s “rooted in Oakland.’’ That instability has eroded a fan base that has long been known for its devotion, if not necessarily its large numbers. “Their problems are bigger than giving away free tickets and diminishing any kind of value,’’ said Bob Dorfman, a sports marketing expert based in San Francisco. “(The free admission) certainly could build interest in the team with casual fans who may not otherwise go to a game. They may take this opportunity to be there for this is and say, ‘Hey, this is a better experience than I thought.’’’ Dorfman points out the A’s wouldn’t typically draw a big crowd on a Tuesday night – likely in the 10,000-12,000 range – so it’s not like they’re forsaking a large payout. That’s part of the reason he likes the freebie initiative, though the larger issues remain. “I think the intentions are good,’’ Dorfman said. “Ultimately, it’s got to come down to a better, consistent team and a cool place to play.’’ Since Kaval’s arrival in November 2016, the A’s have taken steps to make the Coliseum more appealing, improving the food offerings at the concession stands, setting up an outdoor plaza with food trucks and establishing unique new sections such as the Treehouse and the Farm. The club has also focused its search for a stadium locale in Oakland, and plans to announce a site by the end of the year after its top location option became unavailable in December. The expected revenue from a new ballpark, with a hoped-for opening date in 2023, would be critical for the A’s hopes of holding on to talented young players like third baseman Matt Chapman, first baseman Matt Olson and lefty Sean Manaea, instead of continuing the practice of trading them away. “We want to make sure they’re the players who open the new ballpark,’’ Kaval said. “We have a great young nucleus. We’re doing everything we can to make sure we can lock them up and they can be here for a long time. That’s not something that happens overnight, but that is a commitment.’’ edit to see if weird symbols show up.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Apr 15, 2018 -> 09:34 PM) Good thread. I'm shocked teams haven't gone to six man rotations yet. What's going to happen is 6-man rotations and at least 8 relievers on a team as rosters will be expanded a bit. There are so many bad pitchers on the non contenders now. Man, baseball has a lot of issues coming up. The key is to speed up the process, but the umps want no part of it. To do that you call the correct strike zone and you forbid more than 2 mound visits per game by anybody, infielders, catchers, managers. You also do not allow the hitters to leave the batters box once he steps in to start the at bat. If an ump sees a player re-do the velcro on the glove it's a strike. And it has to be called automatically. If a player disagrees (further delaying the game), he is automatically ejected. Baseball has to speed it up especially with all future changes to the game going to slow it up even more. I would think in a year or two, no starter will be allowed to face a batter a third time. So that means the starters go anywhere between 3 to 5 innings max. The premise of the article is litrerally that the pace of play IS NOT the problem.