Mark Davis

My guess is it would be a reflex if someone woke up in that kind of pain to stand and try to move away from whatever was causing it. I don't know how true some of the reports are but have read people who said the body's tendons/muscles lock up when in that type of trauma so that's why she was locked in that standing position.

I've long believed that we are better off with Assad in charge than the alternative. He's a bad guy, we may not like him, but it's him or the alternative. Well, we don't get to choose the alternative. It may end up being religious fanatics rather than a self interested dictator that you can deal with and deter knowing he is most interested in self preservation.

Why would you want to ban the shift? Banning it merely rewards the current 3 outcome plate appearance. It helps take pure hitting out of the game, learning to go the other way, etc. If a hitter refuses to adjust, he should have to make the choice of hitting into that type alignment or adjust his swing. Everything has changed to launch angle versus going with the pitch, taking a ball the other way, etc. Arraez is a joy to watch for someone who enjoys watching a pure hitter, but those guys are few and far between in the modern game. I already see 90% of the players being straight pull, launch angle type players.

Some people like In-N-Out better than Ruth's Chris as well. But them stating it as fact doesn't change that it's just an opinion. Personally I think the death of the old NL brand of baseball where pitchers spots in the order had to be accounted for while managing your bench and bullpens was a travesty. But to each his own.

Manfred is a joke. He also carries around with him a larger security detail than a sitting President. He's pretty impressed with himself.

If you didn't know this was coming you may have also been surprised that the sun came up this morning. I'll raise my hand and say that in his spot I'd have done it too. But it was foolish to believe he wasn't going to do it. I don't care what he said earlier about not doing it. Anyone should have known that was a lie.

It's Wagner's last year of eligibility. He's been steadily building support so I think he gets in this year but this is his last shot from the writers.

The predominant thought around the parks at that time was for sure Bagwell did. There were a lot of other guys too, but it's foolish for anyone to think the guys voted in were all clean. My personal belief is that you are probably right on the three you mentioned and I'd add Piazza as well to that suspicion. There's no way to know, so it's useless. But the sport looked the other way at the time due to the money. ARod, Bonds, Clemens, etc don't flourish without tacit approval from the teams and MLB. They were the dominant players of their era. I feel they should be in and if there's any shame on it, it should be on MLB. Bonds and Clemens were likely HOF caliber before those mid-90s years.

Wagner likely makes it in. Super nice guy, saw him frequently in Jackson MS in the minors. He was actually a starter back then. As good as he was, his career numbers would have been much better if not for elbow issues. He managed to squeeze more years out of that arm after I thought he was done.

Same here. I think our local one closed 20+ years ago. I think the last time I saw one was in the Tampa airport back in the early 2000s

Can we confirm Old Maid was not CSTU?

I have a good friend who does the sugar daddy thing. He rents, doesn't buy, so he pays monthly but never loses half. Not a bad plan for a single guy with plenty of disposable cash. They do trips together etc, then when it doesn't work for whatever reason, both parties move along.

Or a man with cash. It's a tough economy

Then I'd say anyone feeling this way is putting too much into why people vote the way they do. Also, it's not lost in that statement the condescension that kind of mentality would take. To think you're smarter somehow than everyone on the other side. I tested out pretty well in every test I ever took, but I'd be foolish to think some who scored higher than me don't feel differently than I do. But sadly I think you're probably right in the meaning. And it goes to the topic of media and their bias. I watched an hour of MSNBC yesterday to try to understand some of it. There was a whole lot of why people voted against their interest and they didn't know what was really good for them on one side, and racism on the other. So the inference is, you're stupid or racist, it's just that simple. And to be honest, it's what that type mentality would have to believe. Don't get me wrong, I know plenty of Trump people who feel voting for Harris is dumb. What I'm pointing out is that kind of mentality is dangerous and self defeating. If you live in that headspace you are destined for failure, in relationships or career. Well, unless you can get a job in an information bubble like MSNBC or wherever and then it might be a plus.

There's no doubt that social media is just as bad. Yes I was referring to the older MSM. I'm old now myself at 50 so that's who I tend to think of. Somewhere along the way though we've lost our ability as a whole to distinguish between partisan talk and hyperbole versus fact. I know a 30 year old girl who is posting on X now about how she's encouraging other women her age to not date anyone who could possibly vote for Trump. She "almost" married one now is dating someone who voted for Harris. She's teetering on the edge from some of her tweets and I legitimately feel bad for her. She honestly believes that Trump is going to ban birth control. This is a college educated person who I personally know to be highly intelligent. I'm fine with people having whatever standards they want but my wife sometimes votes differently from me. When I was dating, I never considered who someone voted for. Now many people use that a a disqualifying factor. To me it shows where we've moved as a society in our self segregation, silos, whatever the proper terminology would be. Everyone on the other side is not some evil fascist or communist.

Are we talking about the same media who covered up Joe Biden's decline in mental acuity over the past few years? They speak in hyperbole constantly, they piece together snippets of what people say to make them sound more damning than they are and without any context, anyone who doesn't agree with their political view is evil, racist, xenophobic, homophobic. And we are to be surprised they lied to their viewers? Not only have they misled people, they are directly responsible for a lot of the mental issues people are having dealing with things like this. I've got news for everyone, if you live a few years your side is going to lose an election. If you mentally can't handle it and think the world is ending if your side loses, you should seek help.

We have a true mental illness crisis in this country. It isn't a good start to good mental health for the kids either. Some people I've known for years are having total mental flameouts online. I feel pity for them as many have bought into this MSNBC style of thinking. Their propaganda is responsible for a lot of it. I was for Trump, but was prepared if he didn't win and the sun was going to come up the next day and my life would be fine. If losing any election would do this to you, you aren't well.

She was as much a part of the Trump victory as Steven Miller, any campaign member, surrogate, etc. Her actions and those who backed her on the airwaves were quite persuasive in bringing people to the Trump side. Just look at the NY and NJ results vs historical.

No, somehow my wife wasn't either. Honestly the whole secret voting commercial the Harris campaign made was absurd to me. My wife voted differently than me in the past but she actually enjoys telling me when she disagrees with me. To suggest women are intimidated by their husbands in some large block is ridiculous. Not all husbands, in fact I sincerely hope quite a small minority, intimidate their wives in such an abusive way they would be literally afraid to tell them when they vote different or disagree. It was like they thought some large swath of women voters are in such abusive relationships that they can't even speak their mind. Maybe that exists, but I haven't lived in that reality.

Tough job here for Cedric Richmond. Almost an identical speech that was given at Hilary's party back in 2016 but he's no John Podesta.

CNN finally has called GA

I never thought I'd say it, but Chris Cuomo does a pretty good job over there. I enjoy both him and Dan Abrams in the evenings.

Looking like around a 1% Trump win after California

VA is blue. Unlike 2020 I don't think there are the votes left in GA for her to catch up from the county maps I'm seeing.

Looks like Trump may win the popular vote and could possibly even sweep all seven battlegrounds. NV was always going to be the toughest in my mind with the late Clark mail ballots.