John B

John in Japan, with my kids. I'm just here to follow all the Cleveland sports! Laugh!

[John B @jjsnowcat]

@PatMcManamon To top it all... When announcing it's completion Trump said it could not be cut with a sword
Now he thinks someone managed to do it with a box cutter without being seen
Magic!

[John B @jjsnowcat]

@castrovince I read it this morning first thing

Fascinated.

Especially shocked it already happened to JRam.

I guess this summer he will become the first player with no hamate bone in either hand?

[John B @jjsnowcat]

@castrovince @MLB AC. I've been your fan for years as you know.
And if you choose to die on the hill that it wasn't intentional rhetorically chosen elevated word choice then I cede the field to you out of respect.
But my point that as a master of language you know word choice matters stands

[John B @jjsnowcat]

@castrovince @MLB I'm picking a fight because I know you are a master of language, and I know you chose to phrase it in such a way as to generate a reaction.
I know you understand nuance. I know you understand rhetoric. To imply you weren't trying to create an elevated feel of amazement is... 🙁

[John B @jjsnowcat]

@castrovince @MLB You know I'm not someone who trolls AC.

But that line is truly meant to imply amazement and wonder and awe. It's not an Edward R Murrow kind of straightforward statement

As an English teacher I know rhetoric, and as a damn good writer, you do too

so it wasnt "just a fact" ok?

[John B @jjsnowcat]

@castrovince @MLB Clearly you AC. "never seen anything like"... is far more hyperbolic than me implying there have been countless other pitchers who dominated far longer and more successfully than he has.
Ya know I love ya and your writing, but seriously let's wait a bit on implying his greatness

[John B @jjsnowcat]

@JimBrickman Lake Erie Rainfall

Vocal is battle between Never Alone and Love Of My Life

But I also want to hear YOU sing I See The Moon

[John B @jjsnowcat]

@DevotedBrownie @DamballahSports 17th QBR in the nation. I gave you stats. Intangibles? Ryan Leaf was a QB wet dream on paper
Just let the guy play. Nothing u have said counters the argument that WE DONT KNOW HOW HE WILL PLAY NEXT YEAR
Some progress. Some regress. Some plateau
Stop pretending u know the future

[John B @jjsnowcat]

@DevotedBrownie Your lamest defense yet. I said no such thing.
I had zero expectations because the name on your back doesn't mean much.
Some children surpass parents. Most don't. So I just watched him be average. Now I'm waiting to see if improves or plateaus. So just wait. Geez. It's simple

[John B @jjsnowcat]

@DevotedBrownie There is no guarantee.
So just frickin watch how he does next year before drooling over him.
Is that really so much to ask?
Can you just wait until maybe December?
Just let him prove something first. Seriously.

[John B @jjsnowcat]

@DevotedBrownie And there it is again... The name
If his name was NOT Manning his stats would not make u hype him
u are projecting his future based on what you expect from his family name ... But if you believe that is a guarantee of success you're foolin yourself. Some sons succeed. Some don't

[John B @jjsnowcat]

@DevotedBrownie What telling u is wait until he deserves the hype
difference between sucks and average, just like difference between average and great
You can cherry pick ur stats but they don't prove Arch will be the same
I can counter with CJ Stroud.
u can't say Arch is awesome YET. So chill

[John B @jjsnowcat]

@DevotedBrownie C.J. Stroud ... Freshman year vs. Manning. Much better.

And I didn't say Manning sucked. I said he was average. 17th best QB. And I didn't say it... The stats did.
You are just speculating and dreaming that he will improve. You have no data to support that
So let's just wait

[John B @jjsnowcat]

@DevotedBrownie 1. So then let's see what his second year brings before we covet him. Just because Burrows made a giant leap doesn't mean Manning will. That's false logic dude.
2. I could counter just as easily with Ryan Leaf. Tremendous draft stock traded to go get him. How'd that play out?

[John B @jjsnowcat]

@harold784582661 He pretty clearly states "you hurt my feelings" 😭 in the letter

BTW your definition of job allows for any kind of employer abuse doesn't it. 🤔

[John B @jjsnowcat]

@PatMcManamon "bring Chicagoland together"... Oh my

That sure beats building a stadium on the west side instead of downtown.

WtF

[John B @jjsnowcat]

@JimBrickman Being in Japan... Which foreign country have your songs had the most success in, and if you ever played a concert there, what was that like with a passionate but foreign audience?