Thankfully the Phillies did not try any of that woke analytics nonsense tonight and instead stuck with Aaron Nola (a true competitor). Analytics teams don't win in October. Donnie Baseball know this
Feliz cumpleaños to Kendry Chourio, who turns 19 today!
Chouiro’s 115 strikeouts at the Class A and High-A level over the last two seasons were 18 more than any other pitcher 18 or younger. 💪
#RaisingRoyals👑
@royalsminors Same number of playoff games won in that time though. But Astros are on the downturn of a long window, Royals are playing grabass like normal
@pattyb_09@mromanin@tipping_pitches The league can control payroll without a salary cap but the owners want to screw the players and cap what they can make so they get a windfall. They will end up increasing the CBT after a short lockout. Check back in with me once this happens
@pattyb_09@mromanin@tipping_pitches You're ignoring the reality that some owners just choose to spend much less which is what I just described to you in the history of my team since the mid 90s really. But there are more ways to win which again you already know if your a Rays fan
This image was sent to me from the field. These are messages US servicemen in the Persian Gulf have scribbled on the dust of an aircraft flap.
"Be a good guy and do what Israel tells you to"
"Operation Epstein Fury"
"Peace deal #64 incoming... ALL THIS FOR THE HOLY LAND"
I have no frame of reference, I can't compare it to the sentiments of US soldiers in previous conflicts. But I suspect these are new sentiments, or at least a new willingness to express them this openly and directly.
But as one serviceman told me: "What people in the media don't understand when they compare past conflicts to this one, is this operation has no morale behind it. That makes a world of difference to service members deployed to undesirable locations indefinitely."
Read that last part again: No morale. Deployed to undesirable locations INDEFINITELY.
My own conclusion: When a war has no morale behind it, winning means that you simply end it. There is no other "winning" in such an unjust war.
@pattyb_09@mromanin@tipping_pitches I'm a royals fan, we currently have a home grown superstar signed to the largest contract in team history. We just refuse to spend much beyond that. And that in large part is the story of the royals since our original owner died. A cap won't change that
@pattyb_09@mromanin@tipping_pitches Welcome to the internet. I'm not willing to support wage suppression in favor of enriching owners and you are. Fundamentally we will never agree. You buy the propaganda of ownership and I don't