Facing the giants
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[cheesy accordion music]. $ ....that's a moray ... $ [/cheesy accordion music]
Bah!
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I got what I got
The hard way
The hard way
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So we were both wrong, and they (quietly) hired Tito on Monday. Surprised the heck out of me. He's a good guy, but will need resources to field a winning team. Will the owners supply him with same?MajGenl.Meade wrote:They should try Charles Bronson - he may be dead but at least he'd start even with the team
But if he has a death wish too (or five), Sandy will be first choice. The popular choice at any rate. Those were the days
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Indeed, we were and they did. I think Sandy got within spitting distance though. 
If the organization is stuck in a "been down so long it looks like up to me" mode (and recent years indicate that has been the case), then a total teamectomy would not help. The accelerated bleeding of high price (high value) players since the late 90s, particularly pitchers, illustrates that cyclical pattern - a team of no particular established stars gells and produces great seasons and those players become stars. The big cajones want out to greener pastures and what replaces them are "no particular stars" who don't gell. The fans decry high salaries but want their team to be like the Yankees - for a hugely long time able to bring stars in and decide for themselves who is surplus rather than the other way round
As you say, if Tribe management (owners) are not both generous and smart, we'll end up with also-rans, not-quite-will-bes and close-but-no-cigar. I'm too far away to know who in the minors shows promise and which name players might be available, affordable and able. Unlike J. Damon unfortunately - I really wanted him to do much better.
Still - from here to the gutter would be a step up
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If the organization is stuck in a "been down so long it looks like up to me" mode (and recent years indicate that has been the case), then a total teamectomy would not help. The accelerated bleeding of high price (high value) players since the late 90s, particularly pitchers, illustrates that cyclical pattern - a team of no particular established stars gells and produces great seasons and those players become stars. The big cajones want out to greener pastures and what replaces them are "no particular stars" who don't gell. The fans decry high salaries but want their team to be like the Yankees - for a hugely long time able to bring stars in and decide for themselves who is surplus rather than the other way round
As you say, if Tribe management (owners) are not both generous and smart, we'll end up with also-rans, not-quite-will-bes and close-but-no-cigar. I'm too far away to know who in the minors shows promise and which name players might be available, affordable and able. Unlike J. Damon unfortunately - I really wanted him to do much better.
Still - from here to the gutter would be a step up
Meade
For Christianity, by identifying truth with faith, must teach-and, properly understood, does teach-that any interference with the truth is immoral. A Christian with faith has nothing to fear from the facts
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The Truth about Golf (from one who knows):
Putting is an art, not a science. The variables are infinite. If putting were a science, then the older players would be better at it than the younger ones. The best putters on the planet would be on the Senior Tour. But it is not and they are not.
The best putter in the world can put the ball within 12" of the hole on a typical, straight 20' putt. Add some contours and other factors (grain), and it becomes 18". Getting from 12" or 18" into the hole (on that putt) is the work of the Golf Gods - it's nothing but luck.
When a pro golfer sinks a 30' putt for a birdie, it is a combination of skill and luck, with the emphasis on the latter.
This particular match could have gone either way. The Golf Gods decided that the Euro-weenies should win. They did. End of story.
Putting is an art, not a science. The variables are infinite. If putting were a science, then the older players would be better at it than the younger ones. The best putters on the planet would be on the Senior Tour. But it is not and they are not.
The best putter in the world can put the ball within 12" of the hole on a typical, straight 20' putt. Add some contours and other factors (grain), and it becomes 18". Getting from 12" or 18" into the hole (on that putt) is the work of the Golf Gods - it's nothing but luck.
When a pro golfer sinks a 30' putt for a birdie, it is a combination of skill and luck, with the emphasis on the latter.
This particular match could have gone either way. The Golf Gods decided that the Euro-weenies should win. They did. End of story.
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That was Robby . . .MajGenl.Meade wrote:Indeed, we were and they did. I think Sandy got within spitting distance though.
“I ask no favor for my sex. All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks.” ~ Ruth Bader Ginsburg, paraphrasing Sarah Moore Grimké
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They are all the spitting image... 
For Christianity, by identifying truth with faith, must teach-and, properly understood, does teach-that any interference with the truth is immoral. A Christian with faith has nothing to fear from the facts