I think we can all agree that DeRay McKesson is a giant tool. Right, and seems to be just a real life characterization of the issue that the "pro cops" crowd wants to point at to validate their view. He's mostly irrelevant outside of the cable news cycles. He's basically Dylan Bundy. If he's being ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYlcAkv5Sx8 http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jun/09/california-salinas-police-beating-jose-velasco-video oh man The police chief said he “absolutely” had concerns about what the video footage showed but urged people to bear in mind what Velasco was alleged to ...

it wouldn't be a reach to say there was probably profiling going on - where, while there were both black and white kids there, he primarily targeted the black kids since there was a far greater chance they were the trespassers, based on the information he had at the time. i don't necessarily disagr...

Yeah he was completely out of line. It has nothing to do with racial issues.

So it really just kind of creates a nonsense debate.

So the argument is being sort of redirected to defend the cop against what people are saying about him in the comment sections.

Anyway, I'm exhausted from discussing it on all fronts. I think were all about as close to an agreement as you're going to get in here that both parties were way out of line and the loss of his job is prob the furthest this should go. But the racial outrage and protest over this is ridiculous and i...

Mueller's trade idea from yesterday: Polanco for Hamels. Then what...more Tabata? While they need a better starting pitcher, sooner rather than later. I trust that situation can sort itself out. The problem I think is that they are stuck forming a lineup around McCutchen, with a bunch of guys that ...

It's not as much the 5-3 record they have against the Brewers. It's the 1-5 they are against the crappy reds. The top of the lineup needs to be more productive. You can survive the ~310 OBP from Alvarez and Marte because they are hitting the ball out of the ball park. But their inconsistencies can b...

So that's now: 12-18 against the division 19-9 against everyone else I think one could write this off as small sample size, but last year they were 36-40 against the division and 52-34 against the rest of the league. Almost half the season are games inside the division. They have to stop getting tro...

Beau Bennett is available.

Silent auction, only reasonable offers please.

2015 keepers are looking like this:

Ryan Johansen
Vlad Tarasenko
Rick Nash
Max Pacioretty
G. Landeskog
R. Josi
V. Hedman
S. Weber
Holtby

10th Spot
Nugent Hopkins/Giordano/Hudler/E. Staal/E. Kane/M. Stone

Another NCAA hitter in the 3rd round, that's three out of the first four picks. The 2015 draft is looking a lot like the 2014 draft. Here is the current stats for the WV Power this year. http://www.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=t_ibp&cid=525&stn=true&sid=t525 Eight of these guys were 2014 picks (8...

http://www.pittsburghsports.net/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=13841&p=174880&sid=9c9b74c4c04833a4ca2f985515cccc44#p174880 good discussion on Newman over here. Baseball Prospectus and Keith Law are two sources that see more than MLB.com and BaseballAmerica.com on Newman. BP: Kevin Newman, SS, Arizona If Clevel...

is stetson allie still a thing? He is in Altoona. And hitting .200 while striking out about 30% of the time. I'm surprised all that "pitch recognition" work he was putting in a few years ago hasn't paid off. I wonder if Pirate Prospects guy has admitted to all of his paid subscribers how idiotic th...

So two SS in the first day after taking one last year? Weird. Didnt we just draft a SS last year? 1. Baseball drafting is strictly BPA. 2. A shortstop prospect that can hit is worth exponentially more than a 1B prospect that can hit. Shortstops are athletes, if the glove doesn't play at SS he's lik...

lol. “For the people who are enamored with the idea with the income, the tax revenue from this, go to Colorado and see if you want to live there,” he said. “See if you want to live in a major city in Colorado where there’s head shops popping up on every corner and people flying into your airport jus...

Sounds like the kind of deal where you'll need to make a cash purchase.

did they move hiim to 1b? Yeah. I don't think many of the reports on his defense have been too positive. So at least he passes the eye test to meow...that's good. He's definitely not going to be a big HR total guy. But he is looking like a guy with a really advanced approach. Hardly ever strikes ou...

Thankfully Shad can comfort himself with the soothing reassurance that all the weirdos will be burning in hell for eternity.

that was pretty ridiculous for the Cards to go to LA and take 3/4 and the Cubs to go to Washington and take 3/4. They're going to need another starting pitcher regardless because there's no way that Liriano and Burnett both avoid stints on the DL. It just seems like stubbornness to keep clinging to ...

Everything + Cream cheese and lox I can't stand Lox. Something must have passed me in the gene pool. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19720113&id=zXsfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NVMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3303,4745580&hl=en My grandfather's family (Cantor) was the other half of Cantor-Smolar Company "smoked ...

Pistons-Lakers was the last finals that I watched.

That was an awesome finals.

If you think Animal Farm is an indictment of communism, you really don't understand it. It is most certainly an indictment of communism. Orwell was a socialist that viscerally disliked the more extreme form of communism that was featured in the Soviet Union. I'm not saying Orwell was a righty (he w...

I am still not convinced that Liriano and Burnett can pitch this well all season. I hope I am wrong, but you got to think the season will wear on them as it goes on. It's impractical to think Burnett will keep that up. But I really like the way Liriano has been pitching, and assume that we can coun...

That was quite a nail biter yesterday. Great that they pulled that out, sometimes it's better to be lucky than good. Aoki's two blunders on the base path saved that game. With the off day today, it's much better to be feeling good about the win for an extra day. Richard still may turn in to this yea...

Total Babes

A recently added #3 to the cycle, as my fiance and I now read a book out loud to each other. It usually takes a little to get through them, but it's a really engaging and fun thing to do with your significant other. :thumb: Indeed. She loves doing accents, so True Grit was the ideal book to do this...