Community drug counselor (LPC). Astros, Beatles, fountain pens, Mr. Rogers, Wendell Berry, restorative justice, mutual thriving. Opinions my own. Enn 9. He/Him
"Whatever happens,
those who have learned
to love one another
have made their way
into the lasting world
and will not leave,
whatever happens."
--Wendell Berry
Do not take the side of the party in power. Do not expect the party in power to be on your side or worth defending.
This is a tweet about baseball… and… only baseball….
Business owners maximize revenues regardless of expenses. What a team spends on a player doesn’t affect what they charge fans. Advocating players get paid less achieves nothing except for a desire that owners keep a larger portion of revenues.
The biggest issue baseball fans want solved to strengthen the game is fixing the payroll disparity that leaves too many fans without hope of their team competing for a World Series title. Every other major U.S. sport has tackled this problem, and every year more small market teams in those leagues have a chance to win. The salary cap and floor proposal levels the playing field, allowing us greater flexibility to address longstanding player priorities while sharing baseball revenue with the players 50/50.
Today, in addition to proposing the largest ever increase in the minimum salary, earned by over half of MLB players, we accepted two landmark changes to free agency that have been in place for 50 years. We agreed to both the MLBPA’s proposal to provide earlier access to free agency, and their proposal to eliminate the qualifying offer system, a provision players view as a drag on free agency. We also proposed to eliminate deferred compensation and to create a new “Cornerstone Player” provision similar to the NBA’s “Bird Rights” to give every team a fair shot at retaining their fans’ favorite star players.
We will continue working with the MLBPA during the bargaining process to improve the game for teams, players and fans.
*Therapist Mode*
Resist the urge to try to see your need for support—your humanity—as a personal failing. Everyone offering support now is only able to do so because someone else is actively supporting them. It is up to you now to ACCEPT that help
I hate that we live in such a digital panopticon where people can just record you and post you to the worldwide web and get you fired at a whim. That being said, how are you an executive at JPMorgan and dumping trash on the ground to steal a public trash can?
This is KC, short for Kitty Cat. My dad found her under his ranch house. She was not built for feralhood despite her deeply-held beliefs to the contrary
Whew, think I had blacked out here. Felt like I was back in 2014 or something with this one. Disc golf, nearby friends, libraries, unfounded hope in democracy... Christianity….
A whole other life
YOU CANT SAY WE ALL LIVE IN A YELLOW SUBMARINE WHEN WE DO NOT, ALL LIVE IN A YELLOW SUBMARINE. WERE GOING TO GET NASTY LETTERS SAYING WHERES MY YELLOW SUBMARINE WHY DONT I HAVE A YELLOW SUBMA