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But why do YOU care?

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@MLBNetwork Ed Brinkman

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@JonahDispatch Smart, serious people are too smart and serious to run for office.

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@pschofie79 @HistoryBoomer You get 4?!?

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@ThatEricAlper When Tedeschi Trucks Band covered The Letter. It’s one of my favorites and they cover it regularly, but, but it was my first concert of theirs and it just hit the spot.

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@ThatEricAlper Sympathy for the Devil comes to mind.

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@ralphDrussoATH Like this blue one here?

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@charlescwcooke I actually think the gubmint is way more scary

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@WaymooMoody @FrankAlessio2 Also, isn’t it nice to have polite, well reasoned exchanges when no one has the urge to call someone names?

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@WaymooMoody @FrankAlessio2 For sure. I’m not passing judgment on either, just noting the change in lineup philosophy. Cruz is similar to Wood/Ohtani in terms of raw power and speed. At the trade deadline, if they could get a “traditional” 3 or 4, that could really help. I predicted Wild Card for them.

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@FrankAlessio2 @WaymooMoody The 3 hitter then is now the 2 hitter. Or 1 if the Dodgers or Nationals. Who is the 2 hitter? (Not a Pirates fan.) That’s who one might compare to Clemente, Cutch, Barry, etc. BTW, those mentioned are pretty high bar.

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@Steelscores @WaymooMoody I would call it optimistic. It’s not crazy.

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@bonchieredstate @charlescwcooke Platner v Massie

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@krystalball @charlescwcooke @grahamformaine Stugotz voice “The paper of record.”

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@TheDiceWizard @Bencjacobs @charlescwcooke Check the tattoo for confirmation

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@ThatEricAlper Vs. and Daughter

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@itsrosesm

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@VinnysCorner1 If you give me Magic, MJ, Bird and Kareem, I can be the 5th and make the finals.

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@HawkEmDownChris Jim Palmer - retired division
Max Scherzer - active division

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@TheRealPendro @lebatardshowfan @LeBatardShow Ditto